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Hardcover. Biography on a grand cultural level, here is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404374
ISBN
9780871404374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. This "admiring and absorbing biography" (Deborah Solomon, The New York Times Book Review) charts Sam Wagstaff's incalculable influence on contemporary art, photography, and gay identity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490958
ISBN
9781631490958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.61

Hardback. Presents a different view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some truths about this controversial composer. This book tells what Wagner did, said, and wrote. It suggests that an estimation of Wagner does not lie in an all too easy condemnation of his many provocative actions and ideas. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 table, 31 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254534
ISBN
9780520254534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 46.48

Hardcover. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. The perfect introduction to the Master. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. Includes newspaper cutting of review of the book in The Times
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0007672
ISBN
9780008105693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616086145
ISBN
9781616086145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity. This title offers a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962169
ISBN
9780241962169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardcover. .
Publisher
After the Battle United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900913952
ISBN
9780900913952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 47.41

Hardback. Series: Border Lines S. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrationsports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854112606
ISBN
9781854112606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854112613
ISBN
9781854112613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.22

Paperback. A modern account of the greatest cricketer of all time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659596
ISBN
9781445659596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Accessible introduction to the life and times of one of the towering figures of the American Civil Rights movement Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335056
ISBN
9780745335056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.55

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349949854
ISBN
9781349949854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 82 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630761707
ISBN
9781630761707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.72

Paperback. This is a biographical account of Yeats' life detailing his early family life, his schooldays, his London years, his rise to literary fame, his relationships and marriage, his Oxford period and his career in public life. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333497548
ISBN
9780333497548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.45

Paperback. Translator(s): Wood, John M. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999766
ISBN
9781906999766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. A biography of W B Yeats, it covers the second half of Yeats' life, taking in his controversial political involvements, continued supernatural experiments, his extraordinary marriage, a series of love affairs, and the writing of his greatest poetry. It also weaves together his life and work. Num Pages: 832 pages, 32pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1306. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0024921
ISBN
9780192806093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 48.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101. .
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222105
ISBN
9780811222105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Revilo Language Cards United Kingdom
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897609521
ISBN
9781897609521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Emilie du Chatelet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds. In the Chateau de Cirey, the two brilliant intellects scandalised the French aristocracy with their passionate love affair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528890
ISBN
9780099528890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644714
ISBN
9780691644714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.98

paperback. A publishing phenomena in the 1970s and 80s. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: BG; VXFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Omnibus Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751522402
ISBN
9780751522402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051948
ISBN
9781927051948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125923
ISBN
9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

paperback. Documenting the changes occurring since the 1984 study, this edition provides a collection of life histories from the women of Mutira. Two new introductory chapters frame the life histories within the context both of significant macro-level transitions in Kenya and current thinking on gender. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; BG; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555876029
ISBN
9781555876029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.84

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