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Paperback. The story of the woman who rose to be Director-General of Britain's Security Service, MI5, in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1996. Stella Rimington worked to Director level in all main fields of the Service's responsibilities, counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism, Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGA; JPSH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KAK0012808
- ISBN
- 9780099436720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The story of four sisters, Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, great-grandchildren of Charles II, whose extraordinary lives spanned the period from 1740 to 1832. Underlying the drama of their aristocratic existence is a story of everyday life. Winner of the 1995 Fawcett Book Prize. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Book Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477112
- ISBN
- 9780099477112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.12
€ 19.99
€ 15.12
hardcover. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165. Weight in Grams: 732. Signed by the author. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022545
- ISBN
- 9780701165383
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322899
- ISBN
- 9780940322899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.94
€ 31.99
€ 22.94
Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880221
- ISBN
- 9781589880221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.86
€ 34.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. When Stephanie Klein thought she had everything she could possibly have wanted from life: a good job, a successful husband, a Manhattan apartment and a baby on the way. By the time she hit thirty it was all gone, and she was left to start again. This book features the weblog she kept of her new found freedom and sexual adventures. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- SKU
- KNW0008563
- ISBN
- 9780091908997
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AS; AVG; BG; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556524936
- ISBN
- 9781556524936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.03
€ 24.99
€ 23.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527241
- ISBN
- 9781556527241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.22
€ 19.22
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Howell, Vanda. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 269 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939994448
- ISBN
- 9781939994448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38
Paperback. Asquith's administration laid the foundation of Britain's welfare state, but he was plunged into a major power struggle with the House of Lords. Asquith was Prime Minister on the outbreak of World War I, but his government fell in 1916 as a result of the 'Shells Scandal'. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950578
- ISBN
- 9781904950578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. This is the first new biography in English for nearly eighty years of Italy's foremost writer and thinker, and weaves into a single thread the whole of Dante's life and works. The aim is to make an account of Dante's life accessible to students and to the curious and intelligent but non-specialist reader. All quotations are fully translated. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898454
- ISBN
- 9780859898454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.80
€ 42.80
Paperback. From the bestselling author of Black Poppies, the untold story of one of Britain's most versatile singers who thrilled audiences around the world during the 1920s and 30s. This is a celebration of an extraordinary career, and places Dove in historical context with artists of her time, such as Adelaide Hall, Dame Cleo Laine and Dame Shirley Bassey. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ANB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Jacaranda
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909762350
- ISBN
- 9781909762350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
hardcover. As T. E. Lawrence did for the Arab world and Richard Burton did for the heart of Africa, Knud Rasmussen opened the landscape and culture of the Arctic. Stephen Bown, biographer of Roald Amundsen, follows Rasmussen's thrilling expeditions, including a three-year sled ride from Baffin Bay to Alaska, Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, two 8-pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780306822827
- ISBN
- 9780306822827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.21
€ 29.99
€ 24.21
Hardback. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an influential poetry critic. This book examines his work, situating him among peers. It examines the social context of his aesthetic choices, examining events ranging from teen culture to the Cuban missile crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125949
- ISBN
- 9780231125949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780810851597
- ISBN
- 9780810851597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.89
€ 112.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527463
- ISBN
- 9781556527463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.33
€ 25.99
€ 23.33
Paperback. In this remarkable introduction, Stephen D. Smith describes the inspiring journey he and his family took in creating the first Holocaust center in Britain. This story was written in response to many questions. It replies with a powerful challenge to all who think that never again is really worth the struggle. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652294913
- ISBN
- 9789652294913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.90
€ 19.00
€ 15.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; LAT; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334. 240 pages. When Steve and his partner Wilf set up their legal practice, they aren't expecting the high life, but they aren't expecting such weird and wonderful lowlifes, either. This book recounts their sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic and other experiences. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; LAT; WH. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight: 332.
- Publisher
- Central Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901853773
- ISBN
- 9781901853773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
hardcover. An examination of the career and work of Humphrey Repton, landscape gardener of later Georgian England. It charts Repton's vision of England, how his style changed and persisted over time and from place to place, how he influenced his profession, and how he fashioned his social identity. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 318 pages, 30 colour plates, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; AMV; BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 245 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Trade
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300079647
- ISBN
- 9780300079647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 46.96
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Paperback. Brings together insights gleaned from dozens of original interviews, long-lost recordings, and the Morrison's journals to create a portrait of a misunderstood genius. This work brims with details on various phases of Morrison's life, from his troubled youth in a strict military household, to his coming of age in the avant-garde scene of 1960s LA. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091900427
- ISBN
- 9780091900427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
hardcover. 150 stunning photographs charting the career of Irish motorbike legend Martin Finnegan. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 100 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 260 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856408427
- ISBN
- 9780856408427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623171148
- ISBN
- 9781623171148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.70
€ 24.99
€ 22.70
Hardcover. After the Titanic: A Life of Derek Mahon is a portrait of an artistic life in motion and stirring reflection on the capacity of great poetry to fashion something lasting of our deepest fears and insecurities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717164417
- ISBN
- 9780717164417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 25.77
€ 40.00
€ 25.77
Paperback. Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913-60) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography explores the connections between his literary work, his philosophical writings, and his politics. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of an extraordinary man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075679
- ISBN
- 9780226075679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09