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Paperback. Edward Casey, an Irish Cockney from Canning Town, was no war hero. Yet his account of four years of war service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers provides an interesting chronicle of personal insecurities, Irish unrest and military tourism. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181881
ISBN
9781859181881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Crescent House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461499
ISBN
9781909461499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A detailed, informed biography of Edouard Manet, this study attempts to expose the character of an artist who maintained a sharply-defined duality between his public and private personas. Weaving his art, life and history into a smooth tapestry, the author offers a portrait of a complex artist. Num Pages: 524 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075440
ISBN
9780226075440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000465
ISBN
9781902304991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911273
ISBN
9781439911273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Paperback. Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission in the face of imminent death. Begun as a series of letters to Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company - "The Hornets" - relates his experience of the war in frank detail. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BM; HBWS2; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476666099
ISBN
9781476666099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.36

Hardback. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, 10+ bw photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857283498
ISBN
9780857283498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.26

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988665
ISBN
9780295988665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.08

Hardcover. Covers the years from the author's birth in 1941 to 1975, when he received his doctorate in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt. This book portrays his childhood growing up in the northeast Washington, DC, neighborhood of Brookland (the neighborhood's alias was 'Little Rome' because of all the Catholic church-related institutions it encompassed). Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035167
ISBN
9780268035167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HR; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035228
ISBN
9780268035228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. This book tells the first story of the life and works for Scott Joplin. In its expanded second edition, the book goes far beyond the original publication in uncovering details of the composer's life and insights into his music. Num Pages: 456 pages, 65 images and 140 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199740321
ISBN
9780199740321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Edward. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018484
ISBN
9781903018484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs. Translator(s): Rosengrant, Judson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810804
ISBN
9780753810804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811209953
ISBN
9780811209953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Hardback. Keywords: Biography - Ireland - authors -
Format
Hardback
Publisher
New Directions Books U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0178873
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The fascinating story of one of England's most famous monarchs, Alfred the Great, from his birth to the discovery of a piece of his pelvis in a cardboard box in a museum in Winchester Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445649641
ISBN
9781445649641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Paperback. Written in a simple style, with context boxes, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Al-Ghazali. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HPDC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166. A Concise Life. 104 pages, 20 illustrations. Written in a simple style, with context boxes, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Al-Ghazali. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HPDC; HRH. Dimension: 197 x 142 x 6. Weight: 166.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740304
ISBN
9781847740304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.42

Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571269440
ISBN
9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001644
ISBN
9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Presents a personal chronicle of Fanny, a young girl growing up Jewish in a small midwestern town. This novel charts Fanny's emotional growth through her relationship with her mother, the shrewd, sympathetic Molly Brandeis. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252069468
ISBN
9780252069468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

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