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Image for Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam and the Quest for Pakistan in late Colonial North India by Venkat Dhulipala / Cambridge University Press

Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam and the Quest for Pakistan in late Colonial North India by Venkat Dhulipala / Cambridge University Press

By: Dhulipala, Venkat / Cambridge University Press

Price: $66.67 CAD

Publisher: Delhi, India, Delhi, India: Cambridge University Press ( CUP ), 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2015

Seller ID: 158750

ISBN: 1107052122

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 530 pages, ---"This book examines how the idea of Pakistan was articulated and debated in the public sphere and how popular enthusiasm was generated for its successful achievement, especially in the crucial province of U.P. (now Uttar Pradesh) in the last decade of British colonial rule in India. It argues that Pakistan was not simply a vague idea that serendipitously emerged as a nation-state, but was popularly imagined as a sovereign Islamic State, a new Medina, as some called it. In this regard,...
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Image for WALLS: Travels Along the Barricades ---by Marcello Di Cintio -a Signed Copy ( West Bank / Ceuta / Melilla; Western Sahara; Indo-Bangladesh Fence; Nicosia / Lefkosa; US - Mexico Border; Belfast; The l'Acadie Fence, Montreal )

WALLS: Travels Along the Barricades ---by Marcello Di Cintio -a Signed Copy ( West Bank / Ceuta / Melilla; Western Sahara; Indo-Bangladesh Fence; Nicosia / Lefkosa; US - Mexico Border; Belfast; The l'Acadie Fence, Montreal )

By: Di Cintio, Marcello (signed)

Price: $35.43 CAD

Publisher: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2012

Seller ID: 155377

ISBN: 0864926634

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy, in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed awith inscription by the author, 287 pages, ---"In this ambitious blend of travel and reportage, Marcello Di Cintio travels to the world’s most disputed edges to meet the people who live alongside the razor wire and answer the question: What does it mean to live against the walls? Di Cintio shares tea with Saharan refugees on the wrong side of Morocco’s desert wall. He meets with illegal Punjabi migrants who have circumvented the fencing around the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. He visits fenced-in villages in northe...
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The Death of the Red King ---by Paul Doherty -a Signed Copy ( Rufus the Red / William II )

By: Doherty, Paul (signed and inscribed) ( AKA: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, Ann Dukthas, C L Grace, Paul Harding )

Price: $35.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Greenwich Exchange, 2006, 1st edition, First Printing: 2006

Seller ID: 157954

ISBN: 1871551927

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, feels unread, signed and inscribed "S_____ T_____ Best Paul Doherty", 180 pages, ---William II of England, nicknamed "Rufus the Red King" was killed by an arrow loosed by one of his own men. By concentrating on both old and new evidence, the author demonstrates that the king's death is highly suspect. Through the eyes of Anselm, the great philosopher and secret admirer of the Red King, the author develops a much more chilling interpretation of the Red King's death, any image directly beside this listing is the a...
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HMS Ganges: Tales of the TROGS (and Nozzers ) -by John Douglas ( T.R.O.G.s - Trained Rating of Ganges )( H.M.S.)( RN / Royal Navy related)( Old Boys' Association )

By: Douglas, John

Price: $26.91 CAD

Publisher: England, Penmarth, Cornwall, UK: Second City Publishers / John Douglas / Douglas House, 1995, 1st Edition, First Prinitng: 1995

Seller ID: 161710

ISBN: 090681605X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------trade paperback, about 5.75w x 8.25h inches, a Very Good to Very Good+ copy with a wee bit of light rubbing, 263 pages, b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.
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HMS Ganges: Roll on My Dozen -by John Douglas -a Signed Copy ( H.M.S.)( Old Boys' Association )( RN / Royal Navy related)

By: Douglas, John (signed)

Price: $26.91 CAD

Publisher: England, Penmarth, Cornwall, UK: John Douglas / Douglas House, 1997, 3rd Edition, 1st Prinitng: 1997

Seller ID: 161711

ISBN: 0906816068

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------trade paperback, about 5.75w x 8.25h inches, a Very Good to Very Good+ copy with a wee bit of light rubbing, 167 pages, signed by the author, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.
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Image for From Insult to Injury: My Life of Fun, Mayhem and Murder in the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1955 - 1988 -by Ivan F Duncan, Chief Inspector RUC ( Retd )( Northern Ireland / Police / Policing Autobiography / Biography )

From Insult to Injury: My Life of Fun, Mayhem and Murder in the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1955 - 1988 -by Ivan F Duncan, Chief Inspector RUC ( Retd )( Northern Ireland / Police / Policing Autobiography / Biography )

By: Duncan, Ivan F, Chief Inspector RUC ( Royal Ulster Constabulary )( Retd )

Price: $41.11 CAD

Publisher: England, Donaghee, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK: Figments Publishing, No Date (circa 1990 ), 1st Edition, First Printing: 1990

Seller ID: 162945

ISBN: 1901227030

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, about 6w x 8.5h inches, a near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 186 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///
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Image for East Belfast Historical Society Journal Vol. 4 # 2 2005 (inc. Short History of The Belfast Ropework Company; Early Cycling; Ballymacarrett Library's First Century; Shipbuilding 1791-1974; Pigs on the Woodstock; The Major Bus Co.; etc)

East Belfast Historical Society Journal Vol. 4 # 2 2005 (inc. Short History of The Belfast Ropework Company; Early Cycling; Ballymacarrett Library's First Century; Shipbuilding 1791-1974; Pigs on the Woodstock; The Major Bus Co.; etc)

By: East Belfast Historical Society Journal; Wesley Thompson; Eileen Johnston; Charles Ludlow; William Neill; J M Becket; Noel M Brown; James Davidson; Norman Kennedy; Wm Montgomery; Lynn Wilson; Billy Kirkpatrick

Price: $42.53 CAD

Publisher: United Kingdom, Belfast, Northern Ireland: East Belfast Historical Society Journal Volume 4 No. 2, 2005, First edition, 1st Printing: 2005

Seller ID: 165440

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, 96 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for Remembrances of Life and Customs in Gilbert White's, Cobbett's, and Charles Kingsley's Country with Illustrations of Considerable Local Interest -by J Alfred Eggar

Remembrances of Life and Customs in Gilbert White's, Cobbett's, and Charles Kingsley's Country with Illustrations of Considerable Local Interest -by J Alfred Eggar

By: Eggar, J Alfred ( Charles Kingsley related)

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1925, 1st Edition, 1st Printing of the revised edition: 1925

Seller ID: 158260

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------hardcover, about 5 x 7.5 inches, tan cloth with black lettering, a solid Very Good copy with light wear and rubbing, a bit of light soiling, 206 pages, b&w photos, the section at the back of the book is dated 1925, the earlier edition had 199 pages and was from 1924, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for History of Icelandic prose Writers, 1800 - 1940 / ISLANDICA: An Annual Related to Iceland and the Fiske Collection in Cornell University Library, Volumes xxxii and xxxiii - 1800-1940 -by Stefan Einarsson ( 32 / 33 )

History of Icelandic prose Writers, 1800 - 1940 / ISLANDICA: An Annual Related to Iceland and the Fiske Collection in Cornell University Library, Volumes xxxii and xxxiii - 1800-1940 -by Stefan Einarsson ( 32 / 33 )

By: Einarsson, Stefan, Professor of Scandinavian Philology The Johns Hopkins University / Islandica Annual

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: Ithaca, New York, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1948, 1st edition, First Printing: 1948

Seller ID: 159131

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------softcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a solid Good to Very Good copy, some light wear and rubbing, a bit of age toning to the spine, some small nicks, 269 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for The Jews of South Carolina, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day ( Jewish History in SC )(includes chapters on Moses Lindo; Beth Elohim congregation )

The Jews of South Carolina, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day ( Jewish History in SC )(includes chapters on Moses Lindo; Beth Elohim congregation )

By: Elzas, Barnett A

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: USA, Spartanburg, South Carolina ( SC ): The Reprint Company, Publishers, 1983 Reprint of the 1905 1st Edition, First Printing: 1983

Seller ID: 143982

ISBN: 0871520923

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, a Near Fine copy, no dustjacket as issued, reprints in facsimile the rare 1905 edition, 352 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, fold-outs are intact, contents include: Preface; Beginnings 1670 to 1750; Organization 1750 to 1775; Moses Lindo; Francis Salvador; The Recolutionary Period; Joseph Salvador; 1783 to 1800; 1800 to 1824; The Reformed Society of Israelites; 1824 to 1860; Religious Development 1824 to 1860; The War Between the States; Smaller Communities; Modern Period 1865 to 1905; Miscellaneous Biographies; APPENDIX A: The Act for Making Aliens Free; B: Direct...
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Wahre Geschichten aus dem Mittelalter. Kleine Schicksale selbst erzählt in Schreiben an den Pabst

By: Esch, Arnold

Price: $24.07 CAD

Publisher: Germany, Munchen ( Munich ), Germany: Verlag C H Beck, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2010

Seller ID: 149697

ISBN: 3406601332

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 222 pages, b&w illustrations, entirely in GERMAN, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Children's Exodus: A History of the Kindertransport ( Jewish Children's Transport from Nazi Germany )( Pre-WWII )

By: Fast, Vera K

Price: $28.33 CAD

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: I B Tauris & Co., 2011, 1st edition, First Printing: 2011

Seller ID: 162450

ISBN: 1848855370

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 5.5w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 270 pages, b&w photos, ---"In the months leading up to the outbreak of World War Two, Britain rushed to evacuate nearly 10,000 Jewish children from the Nazi occupied territories. Through the unprecedented cooperation of religious and governmental organizations, the Kindertransport spared thousands of Jewish children from the terror of the Third Reich and provided them with host families in Britain. "Children's Exodus" offers an in-depth look at the people and politics behind the various c...
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Image for The Sinclair Saga - Exploring the Facts and the Legend of Prince Henry Sinclair -by Mark Finnan -a Signed Copy ( Voyage to Nova Scotia and New England in 1398 )

The Sinclair Saga - Exploring the Facts and the Legend of Prince Henry Sinclair -by Mark Finnan -a Signed Copy ( Voyage to Nova Scotia and New England in 1398 )

By: Finnan, Mark (signed and inscribed)

Price: $35.43 CAD

Publisher: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS: Formac Publishing, 1999, 1st Edition, 1st Printing: 1999

Seller ID: 165796

ISBN: 0887804667

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------trade paperback, a Near Fine example, signed and inscribed "For Shannon Mark Finnan", 154 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---"In this book Mark Finnan explores the facts and legends that surround Scotland's Prince Henry Sinclair and his possible voyage to Nova Scotia and New England in 1398. ---Sinclair was Admiral of the Seas during the latter half of the fourteenth century, a master mariner whose travels took him to England, Norway, France, Italy and the Middle East. His ships sailed westwards to Iceland and Greenland in the wake of his Viking forefathers. But a ...
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Image for Forgotten News: The Crime of the Century and Other Lost Stories -by Jack Finney (inc. Murder of Harvey Burdell and the Trial; The Sinking of the SS Central America ([aka The Ship of Gold / Formerly the S S George Law ]; Stock Exchange, Etc)

Forgotten News: The Crime of the Century and Other Lost Stories -by Jack Finney (inc. Murder of Harvey Burdell and the Trial; The Sinking of the SS Central America ([aka The Ship of Gold / Formerly the S S George Law ]; Stock Exchange, Etc)

By: Finney, Jack Finney, Jack ( Walter Braden Finney )

Price: $25.49 CAD

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Doubleday, 1983, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1983

Seller ID: 164154

ISBN: 0385177216

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket with a bit of very light rubbing, the majority of the book is devoted to the murder of Harvey Burdell and the ensuing trial nad outrageous incidents, another section is devoted to the sinking of the SS Central America; as well there is a short story about Christmas and the Stock Exchange as well as some other brief items, 290 pages, b&w illustrations, Finney makes the events of the late 19th century come alive especially in regards to the infamous murder trial, any image directly beside this listing is the actua...
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Image for Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt and the Sudan: An Illustrated History of Selected Covers, Cards and Autograph Letters from the Collection Formed in the Nineteen Seventies ( Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund & Philatelic Auctions )( Stamps )( 19th C./ 1970's )

Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt and the Sudan: An Illustrated History of Selected Covers, Cards and Autograph Letters from the Collection Formed in the Nineteen Seventies ( Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund & Philatelic Auctions )( Stamps )( 19th C./ 1970's )

By: Firebrace, John; ; Foreword By James Grimwood-Taylor / The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund and Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Price: $70.93 CAD

Publisher: England, Bristol / Derby, UK: The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund / Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1997

Seller ID: 159138

ISBN: 0952717735

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------softcover, about 8.25 x 11.5 inches, a near Fine copy, 218 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations, contents include: Foreword; Introduction; Map of Egypt and Sudan; The French campaign 1798 - 1801; The British campaign 1801 ( The Indian Contingent; Alexandria ); The Arabi Rebellion 1882 (The Indian Contingent ); The Mahdi 1881 - 85; Colonel Hicks' Disaster 1883; Suakin 1884; The Nile Expedition 1884 - 85 ( The Canadian Voyageurs; The Frontier Force 1885 - 91 ); The Suakin Expedition 1885 - 86 ( The Indian Contingent; The New South Wales Contingens 1886 - 91 ); The Captives...
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Down Among the Meths Men -by Geoffrey S Fletcher ( London Skid Row / Methylated Spirits )

By: Fletcher, Geoffrey S

Price: $48.21 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Hutchinson, 1966, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1966

Seller ID: 163781

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good dustjacket with with some short closed tears, 94 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Early American Doorways (includes Some Canadian Doors )

By: Frary, I T ( Ihna Thayer )

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Virginia, Richmond, Virginia: Garrett and Massie, 1937, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1997

Seller ID: 148683

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy bound in heavy brown cloth (almost like a burlap), paste down on front board and spine, no dustjacket, a bit of sunning to the spine, a bit of very light edge wear, name stamp on front blank endpaper, 193 pages, packed with b&w photos, includes 6 doorways in Canada,, contents include: Old Doorway Hunting; New England States; The Middle and South Atlantic States; West of the Alleghanies; The Southwest; Canada, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for Green Coats and Glory: The United States Regiment of Riflemen 1808 -1821 / Old Fort Niagara Association ( Benjamin Forsyth / Thomas Adams Smith / Daniel Appling related)( War of 1812 related)

Green Coats and Glory: The United States Regiment of Riflemen 1808 -1821 / Old Fort Niagara Association ( Benjamin Forsyth / Thomas Adams Smith / Daniel Appling related)( War of 1812 related)

By: Fredriksen, John C / Old Fort Niagara Association

Price: $63.83 CAD

Publisher: Youngstown, New York, Youngstown, N.Y.: Fort Niagara Publications, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2000

Seller ID: 165849

ISBN: 0941967220

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, a Near Fine example with a very slight bump to the upper corner, 80 pages, illustrated with photos and b&w illustrations and a colour illustration on the verso of each cover, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for The FRESCOBALDI: A Florentine Family -by Dino Frescobaldi and Francesco Solinas ( Florence, Italy / Wine / Tuscany ) ( Medici / Lorenzo Lippi related)

The FRESCOBALDI: A Florentine Family -by Dino Frescobaldi and Francesco Solinas ( Florence, Italy / Wine / Tuscany ) ( Medici / Lorenzo Lippi related)

By: Frescobaldi, Dino; Francesco Solinas; Introduction By Antonio Paolucci ( with Texts By Roberta Bartoli; Roberto Contini )

Price: $141.93 CAD

Publisher: Italy, Florence, Italy: Casa Editrice Le Lettere , 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2004

Seller ID: 163200

ISBN: 8871668707

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 9.75w x 12h inches, a Fine example, in a Fine dustjacket, looks and feels new and unread, 325 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations throughout ---overseas shipping (anywhere outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional charges, ---"The Frescobaldi are a prominent Florentine noble family that have been involved in the political, sociological, and economic history of Tuscany since the Middle Ages;. Originating in the Val di Pesa in the Chianti, they appear holding important posts in Florence in the twelfth century. In the struggles of Guelfs and...
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Palazzo Sani: Gia Micheli - Sede Della Confcommercio Di Lucca

By: Giambastiani, Massimo; Iacopo Lazzareschi Cervelli, Introduction By Umberto Tenucci

Price: $42.53 CAD

Publisher: Italy, Lucca, Italy: Titiana Editrice / Pegaso Group / Lucca, 2004, 1st edition, First Printing (presumed): 2004

Seller ID: 147125

ISBN: 8889245050

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------large (quarto) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in an attractive Very Good+ dustjacket witrh a bit of very light rubbing, 79 pages, colour and b&w illustrations and photos, ALL TEXT is in ITALIAN, the story and history (?) of a building in Lucca, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Category: History