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Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016490
ISBN
9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Rare Bird Books United States
Number of pages
365
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985490270
ISBN
9780985490270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.18

Paperback. This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201014
ISBN
9780631201014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784614102
ISBN
9781784614102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.46

Paperback. A unique portrait of the life and death of a writer who inspired a generation Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084958
ISBN
9781847084958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913836606
ISBN
9780913836606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283461
ISBN
9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. In her diaries Lady Anne Clifford documents both the great and the trivial events of her long life. They cover her life from her childhood days, when she witnessed the funeral of Queen Elizabeth I, to her last months, when she recalled her past life from her room in Brougham Castle. Editor(s): Clifford, David J. H. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750931786
ISBN
9780750931786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. Kenneth Teegarden served as general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for many years. He was a central figure in planning and explaining the new "design" of the church through the Commission for Brotherhood Restructure. This work presents an account of Teegarden's life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 104 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC99; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653396
ISBN
9780875653396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392288
ISBN
9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 700 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3H; BGX; HRAX; HREX; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1075.
Publisher
Snow Lion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559392754
ISBN
9781559392754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.14

Hardcover. A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; BM; HBJF; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168260
ISBN
9789774168260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.78

Paperback. Cyrille Regis migrated from the French Caribbean to a racially divided West London in the 1960s, developed as a semi-professional footballer and subsequently moved to a top-flight Football League club, but still faced racial hatred. This book describes the battles Cyrille faced as a child and teenager before he turned professional. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260. 288 pages, 30 illustrations. Cyrille Regis migrated from the French Caribbean to a racially divided West London in the 1960s, developed as a semi-professional footballer and subsequently moved to a top-flight Football League club, but still faced racial hatred. This book describes the battles Cyrille faced as a child and teenager before he turned professional. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233003269
ISBN
9780233003269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.45

Paperback. The first ever biography of Manchester United's teenage superstar. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; 3JM; BGS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 154. 8vo.Good clean copy.Standard paperback edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KEX0290929
ISBN
9781785780974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Cyriac of Ancona (1391-1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, along with several letters and other texts illustrating his early life. Translator(s): Bodnar, Edward W; Foss, Visiting Professor of History Clive (Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC); Mitchell, Part-Time Lecturer in Laws Charles (Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. University College, London King's College London King's College London Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. King's College London King's College London). Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599208
ISBN
9780674599208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781447227069
ISBN
9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 241 x 9. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867187
ISBN
9781921867187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666337
ISBN
9780940666337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420. Clean copy
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0224721
ISBN
9780755319084
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 220. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRA0006653
ISBN
9780755319091
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The international bestselling memoir of the most idolised Beatle, John Lennon - by his first wife Cynthia. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340895122
ISBN
9780340895122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. From wartime England to Nixon's America and beyond, Helms was witness to some of the seminal eventsNVietnam, Watergate, and especially the demoralization of the CIA in the 1970s for political purposes. This memoir reveals a world where appearances always had to be questioned, where rumors and gossip carried the weight of intrigue. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442221314
ISBN
9781442221314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.58

hardcover. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508101
ISBN
9780742508101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.61

Paperback. A biography of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): Beecher-descendent, zealous reformer, exhilarating lecturer, prolific writer, scandalous divorcee, "unnatural mother," international celebrity, and life-long controversialist. Num Pages: 568 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738897
ISBN
9780804738897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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