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Hardcover. Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the last of the universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy. This biography leads us through Bernini's feuds and love affairs, scandals and sins. Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First edition, second printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226538525
ISBN
9780226538525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.26

This is the first book-length study on the Anglo-Jewish writer Bernard Kops, who became famous as part of the new wave of British drama with the production of his play The Hamlet of Stepney Green in 1958. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611476569
ISBN
9781611476569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.71

Paperback. Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion. Three decades on from his retirement, he remains the last Frenchman to win the Tour de France. This book deals with his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224092050
ISBN
9780224092050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0046807
ISBN
9781905483884
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bernard Berenson: Formation and Heritage explores the intellectual world of Berenson (1865-1959), who put the connoisseurship of Renaissance art on a firm footing at the turn of the twentieth century. Essays explore his relationships with various cultural figures including William James, Jean Paul Richter, Katherine Dunham, and many others. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACND; BGA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427853
ISBN
9780674427853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Lavrentii Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism, haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union. This is a biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010939
ISBN
9780691010939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects. Num Pages: 468 pages, 56, 26 maps, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890949
ISBN
9780801890949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.56

Hardback. The much-awaited story of celebrated singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist George Benson, with a foreword by Bill Cosby. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306822292
ISBN
9780306822292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, 156 photos. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396617
ISBN
9780888396617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.06

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633039
ISBN
9780691633039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604563306
ISBN
9781604563306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.65

paperback. Rescuing Franklin from the cliche of the genial codger, the bestselling author of KISSINGER celebrates the most advanced and earthy of the founding fathers in a riveting biography that brings Benjamin Franklin to life. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp 4-c insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743258074
ISBN
9780743258074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. The only edition of the celebrated Autobiography that includes the long-missing and recently identified "Wagon Letters." Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393935615
ISBN
9780393935615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615841
ISBN
9780700615841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.88

Paperback. A great man on an even greater stage: Benjamin Franklin arrives in London at the very moment it becomes the epicentre of the greatest power in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227351
ISBN
9781780227351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Written by a leading authority on colonial America, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small space one of the most protean lives of American history. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195368703
ISBN
9780195368703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ibooks United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596870161
ISBN
9781596870161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333846
ISBN
9781590333846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.73
€ 71.61

Paperback. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer and a bon vivant. This biography offers a compact and provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300101621
ISBN
9780300101621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900307
ISBN
9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537366
ISBN
9780099537366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781846142338
ISBN
9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714847719
ISBN
9780714847719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.25

Paperback. Included in the Sunday Times' 100 Makers of the 21st Century as 'the next Sir Laurence Olivier', Benedict's star is only set to shine brighter as he join luminaries Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Day-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins as one of Britain's most defining actors. This is his illuminating biography. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183325
ISBN
9781784183325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.02

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