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Paperback. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev, to work for Soviet intelligence. In return, her family were allowed to join her. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017648
ISBN
9780141017648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.

Much less well known is the fact that, up until 1979, Negri was a university professor teaching in Paris and Padova. Translator(s): Emery, Ed. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BJ; BM; HPS; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644264
ISBN
9780745644264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.12

Hardback. n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt, is an international bestseller.

Much less well known is the fact that, up until 1979, Negri was a university professor teaching in Paris and Padova. Translator(s): Emery, Ed. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BJ; BM; JKVP; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644257
ISBN
9780745644257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. There are approximately 200 letters, including some newly found and published for the first time in this volume. The collection begins with the letters that the young Gramsci sent back to his family when he was a student in Cagliari and ends with the last letter he wrote before his arrest in 1926. Editor(s): Boothman, Derek. Translator(s): Boothman, Derek. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907103964
ISBN
9781907103964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Hardback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644110
ISBN
9780745644110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 55.38

Paperback. * This major new biography recounts the extraordinary life of one of the most creative figures in Western culture. * Antonio Forcellino is one of the world s leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640068
ISBN
9780745640068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Hardcover. Clean copy with shelf wear, some nicks and tears on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st ed.
SKU
KSS0005986
ISBN
9780860683520
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'The fullest and most sophisticated account of the most charming and approachable of English kings' OBSERVER Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814031
ISBN
9780753814031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. The bestselling historian's biography of a decisive figure in England's history. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 136 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
1008
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813317
ISBN
9780753813317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. The long-lost 1978 diary charting Antonia Fraser and Harold Pinter's only visit to Israel is an enchanting document of a time, a place and two people Num Pages: 176 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 208 x 2. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786071538
ISBN
9781786071538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A unique testimony to modern literature's most celebrated and enduring marriage. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828786
ISBN
9780753828786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. An inspired evaluation of women leaders in war by a bestselling historian Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGH; HBT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126363
ISBN
9781842126363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717136438
ISBN
9780717136438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the airline Latecoere - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. This autobiographical narrative combines encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures. It includes the story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. Editor(s): Rees, William. Translator(s): Rees, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183190
ISBN
9780141183190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289791
ISBN
9780099289791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0305360
ISBN
9780140077612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Wells. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New edition
SKU
KST0024793
ISBN
9780140077612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199675296
ISBN
9780199675296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Hardback. With the same unremitting intensity he brought to Jarhead, Anthony Swofford describes his search for identity and meaning in the years after he returned from serving as a sniper in the gulf war. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455506736
ISBN
9781455506736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. The most significant account of being a soldier at war since Michael Herr's DISPATCHES. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTG0007967
ISBN
9780743239196
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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