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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Simon Forman was one of the extraordinary personalities of Elizabethan and Jacobean London. Like most doctors, he was also an astrologer, reading the stars for all and sundry. This book uncovers Forman's private world, that of a compulsive womaniser who kept a coded diary, a record of promiscuity as colourful as the journals of Pepys and Boswell. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; VXFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. Light shelf wear, else as new.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0021070
ISBN
9780099289623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who disclaimed his peerage to become Prime Minister in 1963. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950677
ISBN
9781904950677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759472
ISBN
9781894759472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; JPSH; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Edition First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240376
ISBN
9781634240376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE. Editor(s): Crewdson, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 123 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224824
ISBN
9781780224824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674214880
ISBN
9780674214880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.39
€ 70.98

Paperback. Series: Squint. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998934
ISBN
9781908998934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

hardcover. Through his virtuoso research into Creighton's own voluminous papers, Donald Creighton captures the twentieth-century transformation of English Canada through the life and times of one of its leading intellectuals. Num Pages: 496 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BGH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649477
ISBN
9781442649477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484858
ISBN
9780801484858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729372
ISBN
9781560729372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.87

Paperback. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729303
ISBN
9781560729303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. An accessible, engaging introduction to the life of first lady Dolley Madison and the pivotal role she played in establishing an atmosphere of unity and civility in the young nation Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780813347592
ISBN
9780813347592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9789384757809
ISBN
9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943402
ISBN
9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. "John Myers Myers has written Doc's story with a skill that matches the sureness of a bullet from Doc's gun."-Dallas Times Herald. "As for the general reader, he'll eat this up and beg for more."-San Francisco Chronicle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803257818
ISBN
9780803257818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. He was a dentist from the South believed to have gone west because of tuberculosis, a man who went on to become a gambler, a faro dealer, and one of the most feared (and fearless) gunfighters of his time--a close friend of Wyatt Earp and a key participant in the famous 1881 shootout at the OK Corral. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470128220
ISBN
9780470128220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.38

Hardback. Dmitri Shostakovich was one of the great composers of the 20th century, the first major Soviet composer and a figure of some controversy. This third edition is an up-to-date catalogue of the composer;s works. Num Pages: 720 pages, bibliography, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844322
ISBN
9780810844322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1400. The Extraordinary Life of Maria Cosway, Celebrity Artist and Thomas Jefferson's Impossible Love. 584 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 39. Weight: 1400.
Publisher
Column House
Number of pages
584
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9782839901536
ISBN
9782839901536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.57

Hardcover. A historical memoir that offers a portrait of a remarkable life, told first from the perspective of a young girl in Erie, Pennsylvania, Paris, and Washington before World War I, and then from her husband's postings as US naval attache and then as US ambassador to Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan during the cold war. Editor(s): Kirk, Roger. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608912
ISBN
9780815608912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Disraeli: The Romance of Politics examines the relation between Disraeli's novels and his political career and illuminates both in a way not previously attempted. Num Pages: 622 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627062
ISBN
9781442627062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.28

Hardback. A fresh, vivid look at Disraeli's life, achievements, and temperament that casts doubts on his much-touted commitment to Jewish rights Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGX; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137514
ISBN
9780300137514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Hardcover. Series: Anthem Perspectives in History. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311904
ISBN
9781843311904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Paperback. A 'gripping, succinct and lethal' (Matthew Parris, THE TIMES) reappraisal of the life of Benjamin Disraeli, the most celebrated and colourful politician of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828328
ISBN
9780753828328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630281
ISBN
9780691630281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.35
€ 82.84

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