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Biography: general

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Biography: general

Paperback. This incisive biography begins withthe spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410744
ISBN
9780815410744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.80

paperback. This definitive biography of Anne Boleyn establishes her as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. A full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research. Focuses on Anne's life and legacy and establishes Anne as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134637
ISBN
9781405134637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. A comprehensive and authorised biographical companion to the works of Agatha Christie covering books, films, TV and plays - revised and updated edition. Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b/w plates (32pp), Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531722
ISBN
9780006531722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Hardback. Taking issue with history's harsh treatment of a woman who ruled under difficult circumstances, Adams convincingly recasts Isabeau as a respected and competent queen. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801896255
ISBN
9780801896255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.35

Paperback. Thousands of black cowpunchers drove cattle up the Chisholm Trail after the Civil War, but only Nat Love wrote about his experiences. This autobiography Of Nat Love includes encounters with Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid, a soon-after view of the Custer battlefield, and a successful courtship. Num Pages: 162 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803279551
ISBN
9780803279551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365537
ISBN
9781626365537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.95

hardcover. Num Pages: 567 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 43. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823209927
ISBN
9780823209927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.12

Paperback. A selection of Vincent Van Gough's letters, based on an entirely fresh translation, revealing his religious struggles, his fascination with the French Revolution, his search for love and his involvement in humanitarian causes. Editor(s): Leeuw, Ronald de. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140446746
ISBN
9780140446746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. Despairing of his volatile, unstable wife, T S Eliot, at 44, resolves to put an end to the torture of his eighteen-year marriage. He breaks free from September 1932 by becoming Norton Lecturer at Harvard. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
960
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316342
ISBN
9780571316342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 41.05

Hardback. Features letters between Eliot and his associates, family and friends - his correspondents range from the Archbishop of York and the American philosopher Paul Elmer More to the writers Virginia Woolf, and Ralph Hodgson - that shows the ways in which his Anglo-Catholic convictions could, at times, prove a self-chastising and even alienating force. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316328
ISBN
9780571316328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 41.25

Hardcover. Presents correspondence that charts Eliot's intellectual journey towards conversion to the Anglican faith in 1927, as well as his transformation from banker to publisher, ending with his appointment as director of a publishing house of Faber & Gwyer, in late 1925, and the appearance of "Poems 1909-1925". Editor(s): Eliot, Valerie. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 912 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
912
Condition
New
SKU
9780571140817
ISBN
9780571140817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.81

Hardcover. A collection of letters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is the first edition to be published since 1929, and since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. This volume contains 308 letters by the artist to friends, family and patrons, all accompanied by detailed notes. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 318 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300087338
ISBN
9780300087338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. This is a part of a collection of eight volumes of nearly 2800 letters. Volumes I and II reveal Stevenson's struggles to achieve success as an author - including his time as a student, his work, and his travels. They also introduce the people who became his chief correspondents for life. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300060218
ISBN
9780300060218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.83

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes III and IV cover the period from August 1879 to June 1884. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061871
ISBN
9780300061871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.91

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes III and IV cover the period from August 1879 to June 1884. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, illustrations port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061888
ISBN
9780300061888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.83

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes V and VI cover the period from July 1884 to September 1890. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 474 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061901
ISBN
9780300061901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.91

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 496 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300062137
ISBN
9780300062137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.66

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 456 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300062144
ISBN
9780300062144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

Hardback. The second installment of Harvard s critically acclaimed five-volume edition of Robert Frost s correspondence contains letters from 1920 to 1928, 400 of them gathered here for the first time. His 160 correspondents include family, friends, colleagues, fellow writers, visual artists, publishers, educators, librarians, farmers, and admirers." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 243 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726642
ISBN
9780674726642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. This final volume marks the twilight years of this American writer's life. These letters, including many to Henry David Thoreau, William Henry Furness, Margaret Fuller, and Thomas Carlyle among others offer an intimate portrait of Emerson. Num Pages: 515 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 10
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101837
ISBN
9780231101837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 112.02

Hardback. This is the penultimate volume in the continuation of Ralph L. Rusk's 1939 edition of Emerson's letters. Vol 9 covers the years 1860-1869, when Emerson switched from using small, local publishers to the prestigious firm of Ticknor and Fields. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 9
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081023
ISBN
9780231081023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 112.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 653 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 8
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075169
ISBN
9780231075169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 111.05

Hardcover. Volume three of a collection of surviving letters written by Peter le Page Renouf covering his varied career from his days as a student in Oxford until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. This volume covers Renouf's years in Dublin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621908
ISBN
9781900621908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.85
€ 51.29

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cathcart, Kevin J. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558033
ISBN
9781904558033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.85
€ 51.10

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