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Hardback. The Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century. This work presents a comprehensive discussion of Kramers' scientific work, and reprints twelve of his most important papers. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 line illus. F024 6x9. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021416
- ISBN
- 9780691021416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56€ 88.35
€ 116.56
€ 88.35
Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016490
- ISBN
- 9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. This biography of Sir Hans W. Singer, giving a detailed account of the way in which the "twists of fate" led him to becoming a leading development economist, contains a thematic synthesis of all his major theoretical and conceptual work and of the many initiatives in which he has been involved. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGB; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333711309
- ISBN
- 9780333711309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.54
€ 123.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Rare Bird Books United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985490270
- ISBN
- 9780985490270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.51
€ 19.51
hardcover. This volume covers letters written in the three years from March 1924 to March 1927. Editor(s): Boulton, James T.; Vasey, Lindeth. Series: Cambridge Edition of the Letters of D.H. Lawrence. Num Pages: 736 pages, 27 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780521231145
- ISBN
- 9780521231145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.05
€ 168.05
Paperback. Volume 4 contains the 848 letters collected here, written between June 1921 to March 1924. Editor(s): Roberts, Warren; Boulton, James T.; Mansfield, Elizabeth. Series: Cambridge Edition of the Letters of D.H. Lawrence. Num Pages: 672 pages, 17 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521006958
- ISBN
- 9780521006958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.57
€ 93.57
paperback. This updated edition takes account of new materials and new scholarship on Keynes that have appeared since 1980. It analyzes Keynes' intellectual origins and characteristic modes of thought so as to put Keynes' contributions to economics and economic policy-making into perspective. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333586624
- ISBN
- 9780333586624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Paperback. This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201014
- ISBN
- 9780631201014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.31
€ 56.31
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Num Pages: 598 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810128316
- ISBN
- 9780810128316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardcover. Biography...John FitzGibbon, Earl of Clare. 502pp
- Publisher
- Irish Manuscripts Commission
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874280583
- ISBN
- 9781874280583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.00€ 45.55
€ 50.00
€ 45.55
Paperback. A unique portrait of the life and death of a writer who inspired a generation Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084958
- ISBN
- 9781847084958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913836606
- ISBN
- 9780913836606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283461
- ISBN
- 9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. In her diaries Lady Anne Clifford documents both the great and the trivial events of her long life. They cover her life from her childhood days, when she witnessed the funeral of Queen Elizabeth I, to her last months, when she recalled her past life from her room in Brougham Castle. Editor(s): Clifford, David J. H. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750931786
- ISBN
- 9780750931786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982703
- ISBN
- 9781909982703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392288
- ISBN
- 9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 700 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3H; BGX; HRAX; HREX; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Publisher
- Snow Lion
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559392754
- ISBN
- 9781559392754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.62
€ 51.99
€ 43.62
Paperback. Imagine visiting a tourist town for a break and being picked up by the police because you are not a local, then finding yourself with a rope around your neck in a public execution? Iran comes under close scrutiny as the author tries to come to terms with life where freedom of speech, movement and to wear the clothing of one's choice does not exist Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; BT; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Memoirs Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909544161
- ISBN
- 9781909544161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.46
€ 25.99
€ 22.46
Hardcover. A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; BM; HBJF; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774168260
- ISBN
- 9789774168260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.09
€ 42.99
€ 37.09
Hardcover. This novel tells the story of Catherine, the slave concubine of a cruel white overseer on Greenside Estate, near Falmouth, whose ruins attest to the tensions of the slave society in Jamaica in the years before emancipation in 1834. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 2ABM; BTP; FA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Pub
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558762862
- ISBN
- 9781558762862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.26€ 78.13
€ 86.26
€ 78.13
Paperback. Cyrille Regis migrated from the French Caribbean to a racially divided West London in the 1960s, developed as a semi-professional footballer and subsequently moved to a top-flight Football League club, but still faced racial hatred. This book describes the battles Cyrille faced as a child and teenager before he turned professional. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260. 288 pages, 30 illustrations. Cyrille Regis migrated from the French Caribbean to a racially divided West London in the 1960s, developed as a semi-professional footballer and subsequently moved to a top-flight Football League club, but still faced racial hatred. This book describes the battles Cyrille faced as a child and teenager before he turned professional. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233003269
- ISBN
- 9780233003269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.38
€ 9.38
Paperback. Tells the story of brave Arctic explorers who died in their attempts to seek the North-West Passage and North Pole during the years 1845-1877. Among them was Jim Hand from Bray, Co Wicklow. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BTH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845889456
- ISBN
- 9781845889456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.24
€ 21.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. The first ever biography of Manchester United's teenage superstar. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; 3JM; BGS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 154. 8vo.Good clean copy.Standard paperback edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- KEX0290929
- ISBN
- 9781785780974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Cyriac of Ancona (1391-1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, along with several letters and other texts illustrating his early life. Translator(s): Bodnar, Edward W; Foss, Visiting Professor of History Clive (Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC); Mitchell, Part-Time Lecturer in Laws Charles (Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. University College, London King's College London King's College London Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. King's College London King's College London). Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674599208
- ISBN
- 9780674599208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.28
€ 38.99
€ 33.28