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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
€ 35.72

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
€ 35.63

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
€ 29.42

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

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

€ 59.52
€ 40.64

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

€ 59.52
€ 40.93

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: 390.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446746
ISBN
9780140446746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

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

€ 108.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 872 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
872
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674387836
ISBN
9780674387836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.61
€ 104.27

Paperback. The international bestseller from a prize-winning poet and critic. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447289470
ISBN
9781447289470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

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

€ 17.74

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
€ 16.41

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
€ 12.80

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
€ 23.50

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

€ 20.91

Hardcover. Covers the first half of the life of Dr James Hillman, who is considered by many as the world's foremost post-Jungian thinker. This title follows Hillman from his youth in the heyday of Atlantic City, through post-war Paris and Dublin onward to Zurich and the Jung Institute, which appointed him its first Director of Studies in 1960. Num Pages: 528 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 54. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611454628
ISBN
9781611454628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.17

Paperback. Revealing, moving and brilliantly funny, Graham Norton tells the story of his life through the things he loves in his brand new memoir. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 381 x 24. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444790283
ISBN
9781444790283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.19

Hardcover. This book is the first study of the Irish composer James Wilson (1922 - 2005). A founding member of Aosdana, in the 1950s and 60s Wilson was a key figure in the Music Association of Ireland and played an important role in developing the structures that support composers and musicians in Ireland today. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051367
ISBN
9781782051367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810876927
ISBN
9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813220161
ISBN
9780813220161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589799592
ISBN
9781589799592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.74

Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368235
ISBN
9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223508
ISBN
9780934223508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.91

Paperback. The definitive story of the father of modern football, Herbert Chapman. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600798
ISBN
9781474600798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

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