Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort had nine children who despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. This title tells the story of their lives in terms of world impact, their own personal achievements, and in their roles as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 229
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454726
- ISBN
- 9780752454726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. His last years were clouded by alcoholism, ill-health, and the suicide of his only son and heir. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553190
- ISBN
- 9781781553190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Hardcover. The first proper biographies of the three younger sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, each whose lives were wrecked by tragedy Num Pages: 176 pages, 32 black and white. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554357
- ISBN
- 9781781554357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Hardcover. This is an account of Queen Victoria's relationships with the Emperors, Empresses of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Victoria had close connections with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became the German Emperor in 1871 and with the exiled former Emperor of the French after the fall of the French Empire in 1870. Num Pages: 208 pages, 64 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555507
- ISBN
- 9781781555507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.69
€ 24.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. George V's children Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934688
- ISBN
- 9780750934688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.33
€ 15.99
€ 13.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJP; BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522853346
- ISBN
- 9780522853346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.16
€ 69.16
Paperback. Boudica has been immortalised throughout history as the woman who dared take on the Romans - an act of vengeance on behalf of her daughters, tribe and enslaved country. Her known life is a rich tapestry of wife, widow, mother, queen and Celtic quasi-Goddess. This title describes her life, her adversaries, and the turbulent era she bestrode. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091898205
- ISBN
- 9780091898205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.06
€ 21.99
€ 16.06
Editor(s): Calotychos, Vangelis. Num Pages: 258 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHM; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474657
- ISBN
- 9781611474657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.57
€ 133.57
Paperback. Sent to the Congo (Zaire) in the 50s, as fieldworker for a Belgian cultural agency, Vansina helped to found the field of African history as a scholarly speciality. This memoir describes Vansina's life and career on three continents, against the background of the collapse of colonialism in Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; BGHA; HBTQ; HBTR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299143244
- ISBN
- 9780299143244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.95
€ 29.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700602421
- ISBN
- 9780700602421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.05
€ 52.05
Paperback. Remy Cazals provides a critical edition of this little-known text accompanied by a biography of its author, who became inflamed by the passions of the Revolution, and who was guillotined in 1794. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 104 pages, 80pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DCF; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895354
- ISBN
- 9780859895354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. The wonderful biography of Winifred Holtby and her friendship with Vera Brittain, now reissued as a Virago Modern Classic Series: VMC. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088706
- ISBN
- 9781844088706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. A film tie-in edition of Vera Brittain's classic autobiography, published to coincide with the major motion picture adaptation starring Dominic West, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan and Kit Harington. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film tie-in edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005928
- ISBN
- 9780349005928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226590
- ISBN
- 9781780226590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.84
€ 26.99
€ 18.84
Hardcover. Good copy showing light age and shelfwear. Spine and cover lightly faded. Light foxing to preliminary and final pages. Binding exposed between front board and ffep, and final pages, due to wear. Remains a nice reading copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMO0002295
- ISBN
- 9780297858317
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 44.99€ 31.67
€ 44.99
€ 31.67
Paperback. Vera Chirwa's story is one of betrayal, imprisonment, torture and exile. Yet it is also a story of hope, inspiration and extraordinary bravery. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842779668
- ISBN
- 9781842779668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Hardback. An English edition of the only biography of Agrippina Vaganova (1897-1951, first published in Russian in 1989. It tells the story of one of most important dance teachers of the 20th century, who created a system of teaching ballet that spread throughout the former Soviet Union and beyond. Translator(s): Siegel, Vera M. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 b&w photos, notes. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813028316
- ISBN
- 9780813028316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.57
€ 34.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 141 x 47. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953478088
- ISBN
- 9780953478088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.29
€ 21.99
€ 19.29
paperback. Easily accessible to readers new to the Victorian era, and to the history of medicine Num Pages: 215 pages, 20 integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; JKSN1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword History
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473855670
- ISBN
- 9781473855670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.28
€ 16.99
€ 6.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; ASD; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895811575
- ISBN
- 9781895811575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.82
€ 26.99
€ 18.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 313 x 17. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dementi Milestone Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985037505
- ISBN
- 9780985037505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.51
€ 46.99
€ 30.51
Paperback. A thoroughly researched, balanced new biography of author, journalist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235783
- ISBN
- 9781780235783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.95
€ 16.99
€ 13.95
Paperback. Veronica Franco was a 16th-century Venetian beauty, poet, and protofeminist. This collection presents the eroticism and eloquence that set her apart from the chaste, silent woman prescribed by Renaissance gender ideology. Translator(s): Jones, Professor Ann Rosalind; Rosenthal, Margaret F. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259871
- ISBN
- 9780226259871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.04
€ 41.04
Paperback. Growing up in Yorkshire and then County Durham, the boy who would be Reeves somehow managed to escape the attentions of 'Randy Mandy' and get a crash course in pig castration, before having encounters with Jimi Hendrix and the Yorkshire Ripper. Written by one of Britain's most exceptional comedy talents, this memoir is witty and inventive. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x8 b/w illustration sections. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753512258
- ISBN
- 9780753512258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82