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Hardcover. The private and public writings in this volume reveal the early relationship between renowned Civil War diarist Sarah Morgan (1842-1909) and her future husband, Francis Warrington Dawson (1840-1889). This is a selection of their letters along with articles that Morgan wrote for the "Charleston News and Courier". Editor(s): Roberts, Giselle. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325910
ISBN
9780820325910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.23

Paperback. Biography...John Hennig. 96pp
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9781903631386
ISBN
9781903631386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170168
ISBN
9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Spanish Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857230788
ISBN
9788857230788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. This collection of biographies in Western literature is devoted to women. It affords a glimpse of a moment in history when mediaeval attitudes toward women were beginning to give way to more modern views of their potential. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011304
ISBN
9780674011304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003477
ISBN
9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.67

paperback. Num Pages: 78 pages, 18 colour and one b/w. BIC Classification: 3JB; AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 116 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pallas Athene United Kingdom
Edition
Illustriert.
Number of pages
78
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680284
ISBN
9781843680284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Translation of: Vite de' piu eccellenti architettori, pittori et scultori italiani. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537198
ISBN
9780199537198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Through character sketches and anecdotes the author depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint, and Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444605
ISBN
9780140444605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. The first ever translation into English of Lampedusa's correspondence. It Includes recently discovered, previously unpublished letters and unreleased photographs of London by Lampedusa himself. This edition is enriched by new unpublished material not available in the previous hardback edition. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. 236 pages, Illustrations, ports. The first ever translation into English of Lampedusa's correspondence. It Includes recently discovered, previously unpublished letters and unreleased photographs of London by Lampedusa himself. This edition is enriched by new unpublished material not available in the previous hardback edition. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight: 274. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846881374
ISBN
9781846881374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781490841496
ISBN
9781490841496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.21

Paperback. Legendary trainer of Red Rum tells his remarkable life story in his own inimitable style Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w, 1 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755313730
ISBN
9780755313730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Peter 'Ginger' Baker is a legend. A pioneering drummer who transcends genre, he's done much to popularise world music with his fierce passion for the rhythms of Africa. He is that rare thing - both critically acclaimed and globally successful. He has also lived a life more rock'n'roll than most. Num Pages: 291 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
291
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844549665
ISBN
9781844549665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.85

Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491977
ISBN
9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Paperback. Heart-pounding real-life tales from the military's most experienced snipers, the best of the best snipers in action today. Gunfights, long distance shots, stalking, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599218557
ISBN
9781599218557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Friedrich Gilly was an important figure in Berlin's architectural tradition. In addition to presenting five of Gilly's most influential essays, this volume contains archival records that clarify the intellectual context in which Gilly developed his thoughts on architecture. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 260 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892362813
ISBN
9780892362813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. Gillis J. Harp places Brooks's religious thought in historical, cultural and ecclesiastical contexts while clarifying the sources of Brook's inspiration, thus making this a rich portrait of this figure and a transitional era in American protestantism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HRCC2; HRCC9; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699612
ISBN
9780847699612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.67

Hardback.

Life lessons from leaders in diverse career fields who followed their dreams and found success--just in time for graduation

Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 colour photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419715709
ISBN
9781419715709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. This volume is about how London was perceived by Wenceslaus Hollar, the artist/engraver who drew London before and after the Great Fire of 1666. It is because of his panoramas that we know what Old St Paul's was like, before it was completely destroyed and subsequently rebuilt by Wren. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; AFH; AGB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667579
ISBN
9780712667579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. * Inside the financial crisis as the bankers themseves rode the boom and fell with the crash, from the first UK journalist to predict it * Updated for this edition Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JFFX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121895
ISBN
9780349121895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

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