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Biography: general
Hardback. This is an account of the life of German nationalist and revolutionary Charles Follen. His life embraces many historical issues, he conspired in the first political murder of modern German history, fled to Switzerland, then America where he was instrumental in the importation of German ideas. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674110113
- ISBN
- 9780674110113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.58€ 68.03
€ 75.58
€ 68.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408837764
- ISBN
- 9781408837764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001644
- ISBN
- 9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571269440
- ISBN
- 9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.85
€ 17.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. Written in a simple style, with context boxes, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Al-Ghazali. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HPDC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166. A Concise Life. 104 pages, 20 illustrations. Written in a simple style, with context boxes, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Al-Ghazali. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HPDC; HRH. Dimension: 197 x 142 x 6. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740304
- ISBN
- 9781847740304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.13
€ 11.13
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of England's most famous monarchs, Alfred the Great, from his birth to the discovery of a piece of his pelvis in a cardboard box in a museum in Winchester Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445649641
- ISBN
- 9781445649641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.12
€ 20.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811209953
- ISBN
- 9780811209953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.20
€ 12.20
Paperback. Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs. Translator(s): Rosengrant, Judson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810804
- ISBN
- 9780753810804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.43
€ 23.99
€ 16.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Edward. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018484
- ISBN
- 9781903018484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.49
€ 46.99
€ 38.49
Paperback. This book tells the first story of the life and works for Scott Joplin. In its expanded second edition, the book goes far beyond the original publication in uncovering details of the composer's life and insights into his music. Num Pages: 456 pages, 65 images and 140 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740321
- ISBN
- 9780199740321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.60
€ 73.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HR; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035228
- ISBN
- 9780268035228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.47
€ 30.47
Hardcover. Covers the years from the author's birth in 1941 to 1975, when he received his doctorate in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt. This book portrays his childhood growing up in the northeast Washington, DC, neighborhood of Brookland (the neighborhood's alias was 'Little Rome' because of all the Catholic church-related institutions it encompassed). Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035167
- ISBN
- 9780268035167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.47
€ 30.47
Hardback. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, 10+ bw photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857283498
- ISBN
- 9780857283498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Hardback. Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911273
- ISBN
- 9781439911273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Hardback. An attempt to draw together the important details of Woolf's working life in a single volume, allowing the reader to trace her development as novelist, feminist and literary journalist against the background of the age. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333388556
- ISBN
- 9780333388556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.25
€ 181.25
Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000465
- ISBN
- 9781902304991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A detailed, informed biography of Edouard Manet, this study attempts to expose the character of an artist who maintained a sharply-defined duality between his public and private personas. Weaving his art, life and history into a smooth tapestry, the author offers a portrait of a complex artist. Num Pages: 524 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075440
- ISBN
- 9780226075440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Crescent House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461499
- ISBN
- 9781909461499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Edward Casey, an Irish Cockney from Canning Town, was no war hero. Yet his account of four years of war service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers provides an interesting chronicle of personal insecurities, Irish unrest and military tourism. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181881
- ISBN
- 9781859181881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Hardback. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 388 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442251861
- ISBN
- 9781442251861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95