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Biography: general
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138939967
- ISBN
- 9781138939967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.88
€ 184.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949351
- ISBN
- 9781583949351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
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
€ 17.95
Paperback. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372. 400 pages, Illustrations. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight: 374.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876859
- ISBN
- 9781848876859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
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
€ 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
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. A brand-new biography of one of the most extraordinary figures of Antiquity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381637
- ISBN
- 9780857381637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752498591
- ISBN
- 9780752498591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920283
- ISBN
- 9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.89
€ 115.89
hardcover. The emotional and moral centre of this collection is the series of letters written during Arnold's first American visit, during which he ranged from New York and New England to Madison, Chicago, Richmond, Washington, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919997
- ISBN
- 9780813919997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.10
€ 114.10
hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918969
- ISBN
- 9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.74
€ 113.74
hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917061
- ISBN
- 9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.36
€ 114.36
Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916514
- ISBN
- 9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.24
€ 115.24
Hardback. A conservative social ideologue, Sarah Palin's political career in Alaska was marked by a progressive fiscal approach that is at odds with her current right-wing Republican identity. Num Pages: 222 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341859
- ISBN
- 9781612341859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.53
€ 26.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as 'Purple Rain', 'Sign o' the Times' and 'Parade' regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571232482
- ISBN
- 9780571232482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 205 illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; WGCB; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760338957
- ISBN
- 9780760338957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.22
€ 26.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Matt Seaton's critically acclaimed memoir about his obsession for cycling and how that obsession was tamed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841151045
- ISBN
- 9781841151045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89