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Paperback. Gathering the major medieval sources for the first time, this work traces Robert of Arbrissel's multifaceted life from humble origins to dramatic death and burial. The book consists of two biographies, Robert's surviving letter, an account of Robert's preaching and two critical letters. Editor(s): Venarde, Bruce L. Translator(s): Venarde, Bruce L. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 155 pages, notes, map, chronology. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC2; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213545
- ISBN
- 9780813213545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.23
€ 27.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: A; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- 21 Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901785159
- ISBN
- 9781901785159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196047
- ISBN
- 9780300196047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.64
€ 43.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Robert Mitchum was one of Hollywood's best-loved actors. This book reveals, Mitchum was one of the few Hollywood icons whose real-life exploits were yet more compelling than his on-screen persona. It offers the life story of a man who redefined cinematic cool. Num Pages: 752 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571210107
- ISBN
- 9780571210107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. Taking account of the latest research, this study shows how Stevenson lived an incredibly active life, during which he travelled widely, wrote a large amount of fiction, essays and poetry, and was always eager to journey on to the next place or embark on a new literary project. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 101 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638880
- ISBN
- 9780333638880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. As well as being the author of children's literature, Stevenson's travel writing - an insight into life of the South Sea islands - has also grown in reputation. This volume brings together interviews and recollections from a range of material, portraying the life and times of the author. Editor(s): Terry, R.C. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333650998
- ISBN
- 9780333650998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.30
€ 39.30
Paperback. Robert Louis Stevenson loved to conjure up a dashing, romantic lineage for himself, dreaming that he was descended from the colourful outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. This work gives a concise account of his life - his family background, childhood and adolescence in a Calvinist, hard-working household in Scotland, and his final years in the South Seas. Num Pages: 114 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267217
- ISBN
- 9781905267217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Hardback. Robert Hart was the Ch'ing government's Inspector General of the Maritime Customs Service. These journals follow on from "Entering China's Service" and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy and inspecting treaty ports. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 half-tones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674775305
- ISBN
- 9780674775305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.27
€ 44.99
€ 37.27
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595555748
- ISBN
- 9781595555748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.25
€ 26.99
€ 24.25
Hardcover. The poet and author Robert Graves (1895-1985), now best known for his historical novels "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God", thanks to the legendary BBC TV adaptation, was recognised as one of the better Edwardian and First World War poets. This biography tells his story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791941
- ISBN
- 9781905791941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. Series: City Lights/Grey Fox. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Edition
- NONE, Expanded
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865907
- ISBN
- 9780872865907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226214016
- ISBN
- 9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. The most highly acclaimed modern biography of Scotland's most famous poet reissued for the 250th anniversary. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414. 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. Very few poets excite such fanatical, worldwide devotion as Robert Burns (otherwise known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's Favourite Son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire or simply the Bard). This biography evaluates Burns' songs and poetry and discusses the importance and quality of his satirical verse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight: 408.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294694
- ISBN
- 9781845294694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A fresh, illustrated colour guide to the important and life-changing time Robert Burns spent in Edinburgh, with drawings and photographs of key people and places in the city by David Alexander, and Jerry Brannigan. Burns was in Edinburgh at the time of the Enlightenment (1786-1787. This new guide shows that time in a new way. Illustrator(s): David, Alexander. Num Pages: 208 pages, throughout colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849341714
- ISBN
- 9781849341714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Lenfestey, James; Smith, Thomas R. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Har/Dvdr
- SKU
- V9780816677702
- ISBN
- 9780816677702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. The name of Robert Adam is equated with taste, style and elegance. As visionary in the decoration of interiors as he was ingenious in the design of exteriors, Adam was more often responsible for the renovation, alteration or completion of existing buildings than for the creation of entirely new ones. Series: Lifelines S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMB; AMR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806035
- ISBN
- 9780747806035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Paperback. Offers a combination of photographs and text covering Robbie Williams' 2001 UK and European tour. This work provides a portrait of Robbie's life - the backstage dramas, the writing sessions, the exhaustion of touring, the bonding with the band, the meat-hungry press packs, the times with friends, the moments alone.. away from the crowds. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0011090
- ISBN
- 9780091884734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855755027
- ISBN
- 9780855755027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Who is that hairy guy in the green Speedo? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Blackfriars
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134185
- ISBN
- 9780349134185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Most people know Roald Dahl as a famous writer of children's books and adult short stories, but few are aware of his fascination with medicine. Taking examples from Dahl's life, and illustrated with excerpts from his writing, this book uses Dahl's medical interactions as a starting point to explore some extraordinary areas of medical science. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGT; DSBB; DSK; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383391
- ISBN
- 9781781383391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10