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Biography: literary

Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139380
ISBN
9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. The compelling love story of two extraordinary individuals - Nancy Mitford and Free French commander Gaston Palewski - living in extraordinary times. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827734
ISBN
9780753827734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089291
ISBN
9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Series: Inspirations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 353 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Argyll Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006178
ISBN
9781906134693
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. With special attention to Emily Dickinson's growth into a poet, this literary biographical study charts Dickinson's hard-won brilliance as she worked, largely alone, to become the unique American woman writer of the nineteenth century. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137033055
ISBN
9781137033055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Linda Wagner-Martin brings a wealth of new information to this detailed portrait of Hemingway and his world, concentrating particularly on his friendships with women and the history of his four marriages. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276963
ISBN
9780230276963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Marianne Moore eventually found her way to New York with her mother whom she continued to live with until her mother passed, a familial devotion so intense that William Carlos Williams complained that it was 'pathological' and prevented her from marrying any 'literary guys'. Moore never married. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301829
ISBN
9780571301829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. A collection of biographies: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness. Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 x 8 page colour/black and white insets. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464.
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141003108
ISBN
9780141003108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476853
ISBN
9780801476853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Patrick Joseph McCall (1861 - 1919) was a musician best remembered for his epic ballad of the Insurrection of 1798, "Boolavogue". His ballads stand as the soundtrack for much of the history of the area. This title records the life and work of PJ McCall, artist and poet, and his influence on the Irish musical tradition. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886950
ISBN
9781845886950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488. 352 pages, Illustrations. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224082402
ISBN
9780224082402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 6.19

Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005461
ISBN
9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Quartet Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780704374348
ISBN
9780704374348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; BGFA; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370606
ISBN
9781681370606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780300205411
ISBN
9780300205411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 color + 56 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223644
ISBN
9780300223644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 color & 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338816
ISBN
9780764338816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551526003
ISBN
9781551526003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241243671
ISBN
9780241243671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Presents a sequence of early recollections, beginning with the dazzling lights and sounds of my first footings on earth in a steep Cotswold valley some three miles long. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953273
ISBN
9780241953273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; DNF; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beacon Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001912
ISBN
9780807001912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Features an American memoir of growing up in New York with eccentric uncles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNW0008264
ISBN
9780747579328
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285330
ISBN
9780520285330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 73.24

Paperback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285347
ISBN
9780520285347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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