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Biography: literary

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807072745
ISBN
9780807072745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.39

Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Hardcover. Rhys Davies (1901-78) was among the most dedicated, prolific and accomplished of Welsh prose writers. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946713
ISBN
9781908946713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mariner Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544245617
ISBN
9780544245617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.35

Hardback. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857575
ISBN
9780810857575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.80

Paperback. A collection of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086115
ISBN
9781844086115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

hardcover. One of America's most important classics, a beautiful special edition hardback of the first and best-loved volume of Maya Angelou's bestselling seven-volume autobiography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005997
ISBN
9780349005997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. The second title in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085026
ISBN
9781844085026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * The fifth volume in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085057
ISBN
9781844085057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career. This book presents a selection of May's drawings along with the letters written by the two Alcott sisters during their trip. Editor(s): Shealy, Daniel. Num Pages: 368 pages, 78 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330099
ISBN
9780820330099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Hardback. From Pulitzer Prize winning poet Maxine Kumin, a timeless memoir of life, love, and poetry." Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 136. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393246339
ISBN
9780393246339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. Agatha Christie's widower's recollections of his archaeological triumphs and life with Agatha. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007331246
ISBN
9780007331246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. The authorized biography of a literary legend, written with unique access to all of Sassoon's previously unseen papers Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447243281
ISBN
9781447243281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Hardback. This is the first book-length biography of Tudor writer, soldier, and courtier Thomas Churchyard (c.1529-1604), a figure well-known yet long neglected in early modern studies, who lived, wrote, and fought under five different monarchs and enjoyed an unrivalled fifty-year literary career. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black-and-white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199684304
ISBN
9780199684304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.11

Paperback. Tells the story of Ian Fleming at Goldeneye in Jamaica, where all his novels and stories on James Bond were written. This book includes interviews with Ian's family, his Jamaican lover Blanche Blackwell and many other islanders. It deals with Ian Fleming's life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591740
ISBN
9780099591740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Edward Thomas was perhaps the most beguiling and influential of First World War poets. This book is an account of his final five years, centred on his extraordinary friendship with Robert Frost and Thomas' fatal decision to fight in the war. It also evokes an astonishingly creative moment in English literature. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245994
ISBN
9780571245994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardcover. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 39. Weight in Grams: 746. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0007390
ISBN
9780007486960
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A beautifully written and produced celebration of the life of Beatrix Potter, one of the nation's best-loved authors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 x 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784975647
ISBN
9781784975647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486984
ISBN
9780007486984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardback. Translator(s): Philcox, Richard. Series: SB - The Africa List. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423764
ISBN
9780857423764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735329
ISBN
9781613735329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Salu, Mary; Farrell, Robert T. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478871
ISBN
9780801478871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. A literary testament showing how Mary Lee Settle's great novels followed the map of her remarkable life. Editor(s): Freeman, Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393057324
ISBN
9780393057324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

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