The middle east first edition
List the middle east first edition
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1st edition as shown in photoharry potter and the half-blood prince 1st edition in very good conditioncomes with the dust cover as shown in photos
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Oxfam bookshop victoria pristine first edition of iris murdoch's 25th novel see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themlawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengeagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulethe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgeterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews in
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Item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiona scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this worksome pencil writing on front free endpaperthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingspublished by john murray, londondiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsplates are brightoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiesapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrytitles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesome rubbing to front inner hingeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4pages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxing
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Job lot middle east & egyptian coins silver/nickelmiddle east egyptian coin 25 piaster silver/nickel alloy datedmiddle east coin egyptian 1 pound piece silver & nickel alloya wonderful middle east egyptian coin 25 piaster silver/nickel alloy datedmiddle east arabic coin iraqi 50 fills 3 palm silver/nickel alloya beautiful middle east coin a lovely antique silver alloy 1 piaster with a eagle on one side & dated with iraqi writing on the otherthe coin weights a total of:7the coin comes with special deliverythe coin is in excellent condition & is sold as seenpostage availableon one side a circulation of writing in arabic & on the other date with 25 piastera wonderful iraqi coin with 3 palm trees on the front & 50 fills dated in arabicthe coin is in excellent condition very fine (vf)the item would make a lovely addition to any numismatics coin collectionfor sale: antique coin syrian 1 pister date grade silver/ nickel alloythe coin is in excellent condition & depicts a ship on one side & arabic lettering on the other the coin is marked 1 pound issuethe coin is made up of nickel alloy & measures a total of 2the coin measures 2paypal acceptedthe coin weights a total of 8the coin weights a total of: 4the total diameter of the coin is 25g the total diameter of the coin is 2cmthe coin is in excellent condition & is sold as as seenthe total weight of the coin is 5the coin would make a lovely additional any numismatics collection collection & is sold as seena wonderful egyptian 1 pound coin made up of silver & golden alloy
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place this thoroughly updated edition of global security in the twenty-first century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the worldthis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially education he builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, and transnational crime sean kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the middle east, asia, and eurasiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morekay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global security writing in an engaging style, kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global security
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Oxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the greatthe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, captmapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturesjames cook) and influential cartographersmapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timethese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Job lot middle east & egyptian coins silver/nickelmiddle east arabic coin iraqi 50 fills 3 palm silver/nickel alloythe coin comes with special deliverylebanon coin lebanese 5 piastres high copper/nickel grade coinon the reverse is a lovely tall standing tree & more delicate lebanese writingthe coin is sold as seen & in excellent condition the item would make a lovely vintage collectors piece for any numismatics collectionpostage availablea wonderful iraqi coin with 3 palm trees on the front & 50 fills dated in arabicthe coin is in excellent condition very fine (vf)the coin is dated in arabicfor sale: egyptian coin 50 piaster dated bust of cleopatra copper/nickel alloya beautiful lebanese copper nickel 5 piaster coin datedpaypal acceptedthe coin is in excellent condition & on one side has the bust of cleopatra & the other 50 piaster & arabica lovely copper/ nickel alloy coin would make a lovely addition to any numismatics collectiondepicting viking rowing boat & writing in lebanesea brilliant egyptian coin 50 piaster dated bust of cleopatra copper/nickel alloythe total weight of the coin is 4the total diameter of the coin is 2the coin is in excellent condition & is sold as as seenthe total weight of the coin is 5the coin would make a lovely additional any numismatics collection collection & is sold as seenthe coin measures 2the coin weights a total of 6
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Antique middle east coin piaster lebanon coin copper- nickelfor sale: a beautiful antique middle east coin from lebanon dated & made of copper nickel marked one half piaster & republic of lebanon with a reef on one side & arabic on the otherpaypal acceptedthe coin has been in circulation & is in great conditionthe coin measures a total of 2cm in diameter & shows signs of wear & of agethe coin weights a total of: 3the coin would make a lovely addition to any numismatics collectionthe item is sold as seenpostage availableon the reverse can be seen the marking 1/2 piaster in arabic
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Job lot middle east & egyptian coins silver/nickelmiddle east arabic coin iraqi 50 fills 3 palm silver/nickel alloythe coin comes with special deliverypaypal acceptedthe coin is in excellent condition very fine (vf)for sale: a wonderful iraqi coin with 3 palm trees on the front & 50 fills dated in arabicthe total weight of the coin is 5the coin would make a lovely additional any numismatics collection collection & is sold as seenthe coin measures 2
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Bank note middle east egyptian 25 piasters bank note middle east egyptian 25 piastersthe note is sold as seen & is in excellent conditionthe writing is in arabica beautiful egyptian bank note marked central bank of egypt depicting eagle on the front & temple with stars on reverse
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In doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twain" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm
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One of the first uofficials to visit war-torn afghanistan, she reached out to disease-stricken african nations and tirelessly advocated for women in the middle east and dissidents in burmaas first lady of texas, laura bush captures presidential life in the frantic and fearful months after 9-11, when fighter jet cover echoed through the wallslaura bush's compassion, her grace, and her uncommon willingness to bare her heart make this story deeply revelatory, beautifully rendered, and unlike any other first lady's memoir ever writtenshe masterfully recreates the rugged, oil boom-and-bust culture of midland, her close relationship with her father, and the bonds of early friendships that she retains to this daybush, whom she had last passed in the hallway in seventh gradean only child, laura welch grew up in a family that lost three babies to miscarriage or infant deaththree months later, 'the old maid of midland married midland's most eligible bachelor'oxfam bookshop cheltenham in a captivating and compelling voice that ranks with many of our greatest memoirists, laura bush tells the story of her unique path from dusty midland, texas to the world stage and the white housesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe writes openly about the threats, the withering media spotlight, and the transformation of her roleafter graduating, she became an elementary school teacher and, at the age of thirty, she met george w
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first edition "east of gettysburg stuart vs custer" david f riggs, excellant condition £30 read more
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Lucky luke, first edition , softcover, publisher dupuis(see photos) the middle inner block is loose, half of it is still attached (see photos)funny is the misspelling of the name draftsman on the first page of moriss instead of morrisare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare album in fair conditionthe back is missing a bit above and belowfurthermore, the album is still in good conditionshipped with track and trace read morethe front and back cover of the album have some creases, stains and damage, but are neat in themselvesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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middle east coin egyptian 1 pound piece silver & nickel alloythe total diameter of the coin is 2the item is sold as seenpostage availablethe coin weights a total of 8the coin is in excellent condition & depicts a ship on one side & arabic lettering on the other the coin is marked 1 pound issuefor sale: a wonderful egyptian 1 pound coin made up of silver & golden alloy
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Job lot 2x middle east & egyptian coins silver/nickelpaypal acceptedon the reverse is a lovely tall standing tree & more delicate lebanese writingthe total weight of the coin is 4the coin is dated in arabicthe coin is in excellent condition & on one side has the bust of cleopatra & the other 50 piaster & arabicthe coin is sold as seen & in excellent condition the item would make a lovely vintage collectors piece for any numismatics collectionthe total diameter of the coin is 2for sale: egyptian coin 50 piaster dated bust of cleopatra copper/nickel alloya lovely copper/ nickel alloy coin would make a lovely addition to any numismatics collectiona beautiful lebanese copper nickel 5 piaster coin datedpostage availabledepicting viking rowing boat & writing in lebanesea brilliant egyptian coin 50 piaster dated bust of cleopatra copper/nickel alloythe coin measures 2the coin weights a total of 6
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Lesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international sceneoxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purposefocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaverybulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely readeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read more"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddam
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The new middle east what everyone needs to know (r) by james l%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsgelvin (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days
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The studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color
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middle east - persia - iran - israel - syria - saudi arabia - kuwait - jordan - bahrain - qatar - palestine various condition - very nice collection high catalogue value the photos provide a good impression of what you will receive will be packaged with care and shipped by registered post read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationhas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesoxfam shop hebden bridge the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedwire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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In 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationhas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationoxfam shop kendal case good cd's very good the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapsin 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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The first world war threw the imperial order into crisisnew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadminor signs of shelf wearcolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves created
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N legal deposit: - isbn: edition info: first edition mention 8eln legal deposit: edition info: color: blue duotonen legal deposit: isbn: edition info: limited edition of 800 copies sold exclusively during the angoulême festivaln legal deposit: edition info: mention "first edition" on page 2this limited edition also contains the complete dialogue cutout by jean-david morvanqueen of wolves - ttb legal deposit: - isbn: edition info: noted "first edition"the dream catcher legal deposit: - format: normal format isbn: - plates: 46 edition info: this facsimile of nicolas keramidas' notebook presents, in its original size and presentation, the original storyboard of luuna volume 8, to be published intwilight of the lynx / pmatt cover with selective varnishplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe twilight of the lynx / dedication - pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe night of the totems - pthe circle of mirrors - pn = close to new state 2n legal deposit: - isbn: tlnoted "first edition"in the footsteps of oh-mah-ah / pnoted "first edition" and "angoulême "are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe source of time - pn legal deposit: - isbnour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith 15 pages of "scenario, cutting and dialogues" at the end of the albumplease look at the photos, the corners are very sharp / pcover colors: garcia bruno 7
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Included here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peopleswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever before
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Owner name dated on first free endpaper of first seriesthe fifth series (, first edition) has six platesthe first series (, sixth impression) has seven platesthe second series (, first edition) has five platesthe fourth series (, first edition) has six platessome tanning to first and last endpapers particularly series sevenoxfam bookshop lymington a scarce seven volume set of 'memories of the months' by sir herbert maxwell, some of which are first editionthe seventh series (, first edition) has five plates the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesthe sixth series (, first edition) has five plates, the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesthe third series (, first edition) has six plates the protective tissues of which are foxed and which in turn has lightly affected some of the platesthe green colour does vary with three volumes in a more olive-type green and three veering towards a more bottle-type greenall spines are bumped at the tops and bases, the front board of vol ii is bumped at the top edge, the front board of vol v has a short yellowish line near the right edgewith prefaces by the authorillustrated with tissue-protected plates many of which are photogravure, some from photographsbinding is good on all volumesgreen cloth covers with gilt titles on the fronts and spinessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresir herbert eustace maxwell, 7th baronet of monreith, kt, pc, frs, frgs () was a scottish novelist, essayist, horticulturalist and conservative politician who sat in the house of commons from tomaxwell's memories of the months comprised seven series through toall page edges are untrimmed, some still unseparated
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middle east hello! - no499, dated 8 jan excellent conditionplease email any questions
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Line: le secret du boucanier, first edition of the first album of the series, april , jeune europe n ° 39, dargaud editorcorentin the kingdom of black water, first edition of , dargaud editor, very very good conditioncorentin et le prince des sables, first edition of , jeune europe collection n ° 68, editions du lombardwapi et le triangle d'or, original edition of , a story from the newspaper tintin h 27, dargaud editorflamme d'argent: the shield of light, original edition of the 2nd album in the cuvelier and greg series, une histoire du journal tintin collection n ° 24, the lombard editions, very good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe album is in very good condition, opening fold, slightly horned bottom corner, impeccable 4th cover, superb spine, superb notebook with no trace of reading, no writing, no stains or tears, very smooth bottom of the pagesthe quality of the paper is superbalbum near mint condition, probably never read or even opened, just to note a trace of an old price tag at the bottom of the 4th coverline: the caravan of wrath, original edition, young europe collection n ° 89, lombard editionsthe album is in fairly good condition, its main flaw being the traditional opening fold on the 1st cover, otherwise the cover is quite complete and has few other folds (a fold on the bottom corner of the 4th cover), the back rouge is complete and is not rubbed on the caps, the notebook is in great condition with no reading, no writing, no stains, no tears, the pages are not crumpledthe album is overall in good condition, the cover is slightly rubbed, the back is complete without wear, a sticky paper to hide a name title page, the notebook itself is in excellent condition with no writing, tears, stains or other marks readingvery good general conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecorentin and the cobra sign, edition, young europe je 60 collection, lombard editions
82 €
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The book was published by bloomsbury in and contains on one of its first pages the complete number series ‘’, which means that this is the first printing of the first edition ever printed of this bookthis is an extremely rare original first edition, first printing, of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, softcoverthe combination of first edition, first printing and the spelling errors makes this book highly sought-after by serious harry potter collectorsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe book also contains the following spelling errors (corrected in later printings): - page 36: anglesea (eventually changed to anglesey) - page 38: two weeks holiday (eventually changed to three weeks) - page 40: clicked her break (eventually changed to clicked her beak) - page 92: as a big as a bucket (eventually changed to big as a bucket) - page 147: droobles (eventually changed to drooble's) - page 198: baited breath (eventually changed to bated breath) (see pictures) there is no writing in the book, it has been kept in a non-smoking and pet-free environment, there are no tears in the cover and pages and no stainsthe book has a slight crease in the cover (bottom right in the top and bottom corner), but is otherwise in good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe book is slightly browned due to its age (see photos)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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