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Hardcover. Includes 111 letters and a note written by Miss Carter, dating from 1737 to 1804. They provide an understanding of the person whom her nephew Montagu Pennington wishes to portray in his memoirs. They show how generous and dependable a friend she was; how faithful in keeping contact; how witty she could be; and how serious. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139129
ISBN
9780874139129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Hardcover. Traces the life of Nelson Glueck, who played a central role in shaping the American Reform Jewry in the third quarter of the twentieth century and, with his mentor William Albright, was a trailblazer in biblical archaeology. This biography presents the achievements and adventures of a man whose life straddled two distinct Jewish worlds. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HDDH; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878201198
ISBN
9780878201198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.67

Paperback. In the hope of shedding light on questions that continue to spark debate among historians and students of Lincoln, Brooks Simpson presents Think Anew, Act Anew, a concise and inventively annotated collection of documents written by Abraham Lincoln that focus on the interrelated themes of slavery, union, emancipation, and reconstruction. Editor(s): Simpson, Brooks D. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959757
ISBN
9780882959757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Frederick Fell United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883910269
ISBN
9780883910269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc Washington
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895264312
ISBN
9780895264312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. A story of the Bailey family's escape from the gruelling Corbin Glow mines in 1930 to find a better life in Letcher, Kentucky. This account recounts the lives of the mining people whose religion and 'family values' buttressed and sustained them. It is three dimensional account containing humour, but lacking sentimentality. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335362
ISBN
9780897335362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. Continues: A ship in the harbor. Chicago, Ill.: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2009. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897336161
ISBN
9780897336161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337243
ISBN
9780897337243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337458
ISBN
9780897337458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 649.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337533
ISBN
9780897337533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897339193
ISBN
9780897339193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wings Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727468
ISBN
9780916727468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.43

Hardcover. Written in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wings Press
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727956
ISBN
9780916727956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916968335
ISBN
9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920576816
ISBN
9780920576816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the tax. In his quest for the means to liberate his boat, he takes any work he can get. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Sheridan House
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924486302
ISBN
9780924486302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Paperback. The is the story of lifetime adventure between man and boat, capturing some of the best elements of traditional sail. The narrative moves through a backcloth of change from the area of Liverpool Docks to Felixstowe and the forging of strong links with Holland in joint classic boat events. Illustrator(s): Kemsley, Walter; Wainwright, Jon. Num Pages: 336 pages, line drawings, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818037
ISBN
9780953818037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Nova, Lily; Lourie, Iven. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Artemis Books United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780964518193
ISBN
9780964518193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Num Pages: 245 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Titletown Publishing, LLC United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982000991
ISBN
9780982000991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.97

Paperback. Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimoreinto a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984213504
ISBN
9780984213504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
LibertyTree Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780988655614
ISBN
9780988655614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. The extraordinary story of a child prodigy and his remarkable entrepreneurial accomplishments If anyone has "been there, done that" in starting and managing businesses, it's William Saito. Saito is a truly unique personality, and his remarkable story, An Unprogrammed Life, is the compelling tale of a young entrepreneur. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118077030
ISBN
9781118077030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.84

Paperback. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white photograph, 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250034007
ISBN
9781250034007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. The amazing and forgotten story of Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250099815
ISBN
9781250099815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.33

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