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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Henry Spencer Ashbee (1834-1900) was a prosperous and respectable Victorian gentleman. But he was a gentleman with a secret. Within the well-appointed chambers of Gray's Inn, Ashbee concealed an astonishingly vast collection of erotica and pornography, thousands of volumes strong. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571209040
ISBN
9780571209040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Progressive Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930852887
ISBN
9780930852887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The classic account of Hitler's fall from power, first pubilshed in 1947, reissued with a striking new cover Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447218616
ISBN
9781447218616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812969870
ISBN
9780812969870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b & w illustrations, maps & line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Crown
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780609809648
ISBN
9780609809648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Revealing the naturally courageous nature of 'Lady Lindy', that made her one of the most daring of twentieth-century women Num Pages: 176 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750979481
ISBN
9780750979481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736494
ISBN
9781613736494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966491302
ISBN
9780966491302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.27

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550793
ISBN
9781781550793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.77

Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198802440
ISBN
9780198802440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307889768
ISBN
9780307889768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

paperback. Moving from the Middle-Eastern campaigns of the First World War to bohemian Berlin in the 1920s, to the horror of the concentration camps and the trials in Belsen and Nuremberg, this book tells the story of two German men whose lives diverged, and intersected, in an unusual way. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 202 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559054
ISBN
9780099559054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455976
ISBN
9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Lenin was an enigmatic leader, a resolute and audacious politician who had an immense impact on 20th century history. This biography is a reliable introduction to one of the key figures of the post-Tsarist Russia and the revolution. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415206495
ISBN
9780415206495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.40

Paperback. An unprecedented report from the front line of the war on terror by the serving President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416527787
ISBN
9781416527787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241293928
ISBN
9780241293928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307742162
ISBN
9780307742162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Yerkes' impact upon London was seismic and his legacy controversial. He made his fortune in the Chicago Street railways but his shady deals and turbulent private life led him to London seeking a new playground, having married his latest mistress, 40 years his junior. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; KFF; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446226
ISBN
9780752446226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. The life, times and historical legacy of the man who created modern Europe. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 326.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381620
ISBN
9780857381620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

hardcover. An insightful study of the inner life of the Zionist leader responsible for the creation of the state of Israel Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180459
ISBN
9780300180459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531427
ISBN
9780714531427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC; JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867307
ISBN
9780872867307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. This biography draws together inscriptional and literary evidence, as well as academic research, in order to examine the reign and politics of the emperor Hadrian. In examining both his private and public life, it touches on his building programme, the Jewish war and his personal relationships. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415228121
ISBN
9780415228121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HRCC92. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 4. Weight in Grams: 79.
Publisher
Crossway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433551895
ISBN
9781433551895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

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