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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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