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Biography: literary

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221608
ISBN
9780571221608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172491
ISBN
9780691172491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447877
ISBN
9780801447877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477942
ISBN
9780801477942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.43

Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic "Darkness at Noon", Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. This title gives an account of Koestler's turbulent private life. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 57. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255993
ISBN
9780571255993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.90

Hardcover. Biography of the influential, lesser known member of the W.H. Auden circle. Peter Stansky tells the fascinating story of Edward Upward's conflict between art and life. At the same time he colourfully provides significant insight into English society during the twentieth century and explores the special nature of English radicalism. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392843
ISBN
9781910392843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. Presents a study of the work of Sean O Dalaigh/John O'Daly, the great 19th-century scribe; compiler and collector of manuscripts, editor, anthologist; and, founder of societies for the publication of Gaelic literature. This text includes an analysis of his sources, manuscript compilations, printed editions and connections in the literary world. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cork University Press
Edition
Chead Choiriu ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184073
ISBN
9781859184073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Paperback. A biography of W B Yeats, it covers the second half of Yeats' life, taking in his controversial political involvements, continued supernatural experiments, his extraordinary marriage, a series of love affairs, and the writing of his greatest poetry. It also weaves together his life and work. Num Pages: 832 pages, 32pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1306. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0024921
ISBN
9780192806093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 48.00

Hardback. A voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries. This title collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the world - children, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, con artists, and even a former president. Editor(s): Rasmussen, R. Kent. Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261341
ISBN
9780520261341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034924
ISBN
9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612194219
ISBN
9781612194219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. A celebration of George Eliot's life, work and greatest novel, exploring through a mixture of literary biography, deep reading and personal memoir how Middlemarch answers fundamental questions about life and love Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085160
ISBN
9781847085160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley Laura. Num Pages: 552 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147413
ISBN
9780691147413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Hardback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley. Num Pages: 584 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151984
ISBN
9780691151984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811225168
ISBN
9780811225168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485530
ISBN
9781611485530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807033807
ISBN
9780807033807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Hardback. The first biography of one of contemporary British literature's most gifted and controversial authors. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 42. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781849017015
ISBN
9781849017015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 510 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720613179
ISBN
9780720613179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.46

Hardback. Illustrated biography with never before published photographs and letters, marking Edward Thomas's centenary. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911253273
ISBN
9781911253273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

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