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Biography: general

Hardcover. Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-74), an artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. This title tells the story of her arresting life and times. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 colour plates, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AFKB; BGH; HBJD; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226520810
ISBN
9780226520810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 43.03

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
€ 10.58

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bock, Janna. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 228 x 279 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Capstone Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781491465561
ISBN
9781491465561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Series: Costume Society of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKT; BGB; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729247
ISBN
9780896729247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.77

Hardcover. Meet Union J - the X Factor's newest boy band sensation. This is the full account of George, JJ, Josh and Jaymi's story so far. Num Pages: 256 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0001454
ISBN
9780007529490
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Rebecca Haile lived in Ethiopia until she was 11 years old. When the Emperor was deposed by a military coup, her father was shot. Barely surviving, he escaped with his family and settled in Minnesota where they struggled with the strain of their changed circumstances. This book brings into focus the consequences of political upheaval in Ethiopia. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; BG; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335560
ISBN
9780897335560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Autobiographical stories from Rebecca Front, the award-winning actor of such shows as THE THICK OF IT and NIGHTY NIGHT. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226118
ISBN
9781780226118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. Presenting Harold Weston's account of his intimate relationship with the wilderness, this title combines an informal history of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve with his own experiences there as a painter and woodsman. It includes Weston's letters and Journal entries, along with illustrations, and explanatory notes. Editor(s): Foster, Rebecca. Num Pages: 272 pages, 68 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AGB; BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608998
ISBN
9780815608998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.35

Paperback. Describes Mao Zedong s life and thought in relation to the Chinese revolution and twentieth-century history. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347958
ISBN
9780822347958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Sama Editorial and Publishing Services Pakistan
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789698784713
ISBN
9789698784713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. One of the brilliant scientists of his day, Humphry Davy was acclaimed for his work as a chemist, notably for the isolation of iodine, and later the invention of Davy safety lamp. This book provides and account of the life and achievements of this man. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; DSBF; DSC; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissued EditionIssue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845883829
ISBN
9781845883829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750927383
ISBN
9780750927383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183380
ISBN
9781859183380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
50
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595281
ISBN
9781898595281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.00
€ 63.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 840. Story of Hanns Joachim Scharff Master Interrogator of the Luftwaffe. 352 pages, 150ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight: 846.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302619
ISBN
9780764302619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book "Environmental Conservation", when the term 'environment' was little known and 'conservation' to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This work gives an account of how Dasmann's thinking developed around issues that are important today. Num Pages: 269 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; RNB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229785
ISBN
9780520229785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781911214601
ISBN
9781911214601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.34

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493017805
ISBN
9781493017805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.10

hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRCC7; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233045
ISBN
9780823233045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.54

hardcover. Based on an major recent discovery-the Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Da Capo Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306811197
ISBN
9780306811197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.03

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