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Hardcover. Examines the career of Belgian landscape architect Jean Canneel-Claes (1909-1989), establishing his place in the modernist movement. This title examines the social context and the aesthetic and theoretical influences that shaped Canneel's work. Num Pages: 360 pages, 161 illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
First Edition, 1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822943709
ISBN
9780822943709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.75

Hardcover. Beginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in 1895 against a besieging force of thousands of tribesmen. He was celebrated as a hero, but this was only one chapter in what was an extraordinary life. This book is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, and soldier. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black and white images. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274624
ISBN
9781862274624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Christian Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870613067
ISBN
9780870613067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. "A portrait of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement in New York City through photographs taken in 1955 by Vivian Cherry, a documentary photographer, accompanied by excerpts of Dorothy Day's writings selected and edited by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy"-- Editor(s): Hennessy, Kate. Series: Catholic Practice in North America. Num Pages: 152 pages, 65 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AJCP; BGX; HRCC7; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 7112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271368
ISBN
9780823271368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Marquette Univ Pr
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874620610
ISBN
9780874620610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.52

Hardback. A fresh look at Hellman's restless life, her extraordinary plays, and her autobiographical myths Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustration. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164978
ISBN
9780300164978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. A heroine of the Civil Rights Movement tells the remarkable story of her life, her work, and what it means to be both black and a woman Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586482862
ISBN
9781586482862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Bess was the other Duchess, Georgiana's best friend, who with Georgiana and her husband, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, formed the infamous menage a trois at Devonshire house Num Pages: 256 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550052
ISBN
9781781550052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War. Editor(s): Sheridan, Dorothy. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BG; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126172
ISBN
9781842126172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. This text is the culmination of a lifetime's research on the part of the author. In a revised edition, it brings together all the threads in her previous writings on Soane, combining a concise biography of the architect with a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of his works. Num Pages: 304 pages, 225 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357029
ISBN
9781900357029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322776
ISBN
9780940322776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.04

Paperback. The exhilarating tale of two society girls from New York who leave home to teach on the Western Frontier in 1916. Num Pages: 320 pages, b-w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439176597
ISBN
9781439176597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. These two journals provide a unique picture of daily life with William Wordsworth, his friendship with Coleridge, and the composition of his poems. Editor(s): Woof, Pamela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536870
ISBN
9780199536870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Tracks Publishing,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935937579
ISBN
9781935937579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. 168 pages. Covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where the author's love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight: 236.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953915
ISBN
9781841953915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.18

Hardback. Anderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DSBD; DSK; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405230
ISBN
9781421405230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.72
€ 54.88

Hardback. Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407180
ISBN
9781421407180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.50
€ 58.98

Paperback. The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24 b/w plates, (3 x 8pp), With index. BIC Classification: BG; WNC; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006387305
ISBN
9780006387305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.45

Hardback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750969789
ISBN
9780750969789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423456
ISBN
9780226423456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.63

Paperback. A complex, analytical yet accessible portrait of Bert Hoffmeister, who won more awards than any Canadian officer in the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811491
ISBN
9780774811491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. What do you do when your wife abducts your children? This title is a provocative journey through complex and controversial territory: child murder, tsunami, international conventions, hatred, cultures at war. It goes to the heart of relations between parents and children, men and women, and between races - to the heart of what it is to be alive. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552680
ISBN
9780099552680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Hardcover. A guide to the English burial places of over 350 prominent historical and royal figures, including Diana, Princess of Wales, with a brief biography of each, ninety illustrations and a useful index by county of the various graves mentioned. It is suitable for those who are interested in the lives of famous people. Num Pages: 416 pages, 90 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 484. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Constable London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008779
ISBN
9781845293055
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Life of one of the greatest British Prime Ministers - by an author who knows the scene from his years as a senior Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet. Num Pages: 448 pages, 43. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823842
ISBN
9780753823842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.12

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