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Hardback. One of the few books available on the HG units, this book covers the commanders, Knights Cross Holders, uniforms, insignia, standards, flags, pennants, and recruitment. Num Pages: 208 pages, 210+ photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404733
ISBN
9780887404733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Based on conversations with directors and actors who knew her, this book is a study of the British post-war dramatist, Sarah Kane. It covers all her major plays and productions, as well as unpublished material and reviews, and looks at her continuing influence after her tragic early death. Series: Theatre: Theory, Practice, Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719059568
ISBN
9780719059568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300229721
ISBN
9780300229721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Paperback. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 2 May 1536, and tried and found guilty of high treason on 15 May. Her supposed crimes included adultery with five men, one her own brother, and plotting the King's death. She was executed on 19 May 1536. This title tells the story of Anne's fall. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712640176
ISBN
9780712640176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270057
ISBN
9781783270057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.78

Paperback. One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile - This was the list of sick animals presented to the author on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951. And his time at the zoo didn't get any less strange or entertaining. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502605
ISBN
9780857502605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Journeying to Cameroon, the author and his wife collected numerous mammals, birds and reptiles, including Cholmondely the chimpanzee and Bug-eye the bush-baby. This title offers an account of his attempt to set up his own zoo, after years spent gathering animals for other zoos. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955826
ISBN
9780241955826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac's pleasure was torture and murder. He taunted the authorities with mocking notes telling where he would strike next. The official tally of his victims was six. He claimed 37 dead. He was never caught. This book tells the inside story of the hunt for the hooded killer, and finally reveals his possible true identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845765316
ISBN
9781845765316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. The pains of the ageing cricketer revealed in the hilarious sequel to RAIN MEN (about the appalling Captain Scott Invitation XI - named after the model of heroic failure). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119151
ISBN
9780349119151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Hardback. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813160887
ISBN
9780813160887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97

Paperback. Works about Zhou Enlai are heavily censored in China. This work offers a portrait of the real Zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of Chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the Long March and the Cultural Revolution - no thanks to ideological or personal purity - but because he was artful, crafty and politically supple. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586486457
ISBN
9781586486457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. This first comprehensive account of the early life of longtime Chinese premier Zhou Enlai shows how the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of his formative years established clear patterns for his future personal and political orientations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727006
ISBN
9780804727006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. A biography on Zhou Enlai, one of the most important and yet debatable political figures in the Chinese Communist Party. This work provides an analysis on the complex personality and controversial actions of Zhou, both as a person and a leader of the CCP. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962807
ISBN
9789629962807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.83

Hardback. This first comprehensive account of the early life of longtime Chinese premier Zhou Enlai shows how the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of his formative years established clear patterns for his future personal and political orientations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723022
ISBN
9780804723022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.12

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553039
ISBN
9781781553039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751564709
ISBN
9780751564709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559305
ISBN
9781875559305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Fascinating, provocative and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. First paperback edition of the controversial number one New York Times Bestseller by Reza Aslan. The hardback edition has sold over 250,000 copies in the US to date. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
The Westbourne Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908906298
ISBN
9781908906298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551640723
ISBN
9781551640723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617039072
ISBN
9781617039072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Hardcover. An intimate look at the famed designer and his work, revealing his artistic process and influence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; AKB; AKTH; BGF; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849420
ISBN
9780847849420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.65

Hardback. Pierre Berge, longtime partner of Yves Saint Laurent in life and in business, remembers their years together in Morocco in this charming, intimate illustrated journal. Illustrator(s): Mynott, Lawrence. Num Pages: 92 pages, 78 colour and 40 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Abrams
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419713491
ISBN
9781419713491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. This is an illuminating new critical biography of Yves Klein, which will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in the fascinating life of the radical and iconoclastic twentieth-century French artist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232935
ISBN
9781780232935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295051
ISBN
9781935295051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 51 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395948
ISBN
9780888395948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. In his radically new analysis of an extraordinary life, Damian Flanagan moves away from the stereotypical depiction of Mishima as a right-wing nationalist and aesthete and presents him as a man utterly obsessed with time - time-keeping devices and symbols - arguing that this compulsion was at the heart of the author's literature and life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black & white. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233451
ISBN
9781780233451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.30

Paperback. This volume captures the philospher and public icon's battles with injustice, ignorance and cruelty through more than 400 letters. They express his views on a wide range of subjects and tell us much about the social and political history of the time. Editor(s): Perkins Jr, Ray (Professor of Philosophy, Plymouth State College, New Hampshire, USA). Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Open Court
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812694505
ISBN
9780812694505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. This volume captures the philospher and public icon's battles with injustice, ignorance and cruelty through more than 400 letters. They express his views on a wide range of subjects and tell us much about the social and political history of the time. Editor(s): Perkins Jr, Ray (Professor of Philosophy, Plymouth State College, New Hampshire, USA). Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812694499
ISBN
9780812694499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Edmond-Paul, Mary. Num Pages: 327 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578212
ISBN
9781877578212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBWJ; JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171328
ISBN
9780231171328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.17

Paperback. Revisiting the bomb-sites and boozers of his childhood and adolescence, the author takes the reader on a tour of a cockney heartland which is at once irresistibly mythic and undeniably real. He offers insight into the social history of East London, as well as a school of hard knocks coming-of-age story with a powerful emotional punch. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sections. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112457
ISBN
9781782112457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Hardback. Editor(s): Molineux, Will. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929033
ISBN
9780813929033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.59

Paperback. A striking literary biography by a significant and talented young writer Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344. The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives. 384 pages. Tells the story of the communal existence of an astonishingly youthful circle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 205 x 142 x 32. Weight: 290.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809723
ISBN
9781408809723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007305391
ISBN
9780007305391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062112491
ISBN
9780062112491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.95

Paperback. Series: Costume Society of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKT; BGB; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729247
ISBN
9780896729247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.15

Hardback. A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner's early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work Series: J.M.W. Turner: A Life in Art. Num Pages: 552 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AGB; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140651
ISBN
9780300140651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.42

Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009711
ISBN
9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features Julian Clary's story, in his own words - the tale of an awkward schoolboy who became a huge worldwide success on stage and screen. Far more than just another celebrity autobiography or 'funny book', this is a witty account of a unique progression from shy child to comedy icon. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908720
ISBN
9780091908720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Hardback. Young Man in Movieland is the autobiography of Jan Read, a young man from a quiet Scottish town, who seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps. Instead of pursuing a career in chemistry, however, Read's passion for the cinema and a bit of luck led him in a completely different direction. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844490
ISBN
9780810844490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.81

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