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Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes III and IV cover the period from August 1879 to June 1884. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, illustrations port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061888
ISBN
9780300061888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.83

Hardcover. This is a part of a collection of eight volumes of nearly 2800 letters. Volumes I and II reveal Stevenson's struggles to achieve success as an author - including his time as a student, his work, and his travels. They also introduce the people who became his chief correspondents for life. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300060218
ISBN
9780300060218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.83

Paperback. A collection of letters written by Robert Louis Stevenson throughout his remarkable life. Selected from the eight critically-acclaimed volumes of Stevenson's letters, the letters have been annotated and put in context by the editor, an authority on Stevenson's life and work. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300091243
ISBN
9780300091243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Driven to the South Seas by ill health, Robert Louis Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the 'stirabout of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilisations, virtues and crimes'. This book gathers together all of his South Sea fiction. Editor(s): Calder, Jenni. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416430
ISBN
9780862416430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.79

Hardcover. Irving Fisher was one of the greatest and certainly one of the most colorful American economists. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863058
ISBN
9781557863058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 3. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231034999
ISBN
9780231034999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

paperback. A biography of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246. Paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tempus Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233537
ISBN
9780752447278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091937515
ISBN
9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Number of pages
304
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857890047
ISBN
9780857890047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.11

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845442
ISBN
9781848845442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

hardcover. This volume includes alphabetically arranged entries for all of Melville's works and characters, and for his family members, friends and acquaintances. It gives special attention to the 19th-century women who influenced Melville. An chronology overviews the main events in Melville's life. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 985.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313290114
ISBN
9780313290114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.28

Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826744
ISBN
9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

hardcover. The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history. Num Pages: 656 pages, 8pp colour plates + 4 b&w maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781908800008
ISBN
9781908800008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.49

paperback. The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; BGR; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575400061
ISBN
9780575400061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardcover. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. This book presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. It explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226202686
ISBN
9780226202686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197421
ISBN
9781845197421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper sunned with some minor nicks and scuffing. Inscribed by previous owner on FFEP, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Writers and Readers Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0012756
ISBN
9780906495353
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tells the story of the infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland's far north-east. Built in the 1880s as part of an ambitious humanitarian plan to use convict labour to construct a 'harbour of refuge' on the town's wild, storm-battered coast, it became what some call Scotland's gulag. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845025380
ISBN
9781845025380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. A tale of a boy reared in the poverty of the Gorbals who became one of the world's most extraordinary safe blowers. He spent more than 40 years in jail. A daring escaper, he broke out of Scotland's grim prison fortress of Peterhead five times - three times in one year! A likeable rogue, he was a gentle man who in peacetime shrank from violence. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 pp. plate section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226. The Extraordinary True Story of the Safe Blower Who Became a War Hero. 212 pages, 8 pp. plate section. A tale of a boy reared in the poverty of the Gorbals who became one of the world's most extraordinary safe blowers. He spent more than 40 years in jail. A daring escaper, he broke out of Scotland's grim prison fortress of Peterhead five times - three times in one year! A likeable rogue, he was a gentle man who in peacetime shrank from violence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Black & White Publishing
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023461
ISBN
9781845023461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Detectives work the streets - an arena of action, vice, lust, greed, aggression, and violence - to gather shards of information about who did what to whom. This work examines the moral ambiguities of the detectives' world as they shuttle between the streets and a bureaucratic behemoth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032323
ISBN
9780674032323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. With detractors ranging from paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould to modern-day creationists and advocates of intelligent design, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) is better known as a divisive figure than as a pioneering biologist. This biography rehabilitates Haeckel - focusing on his science and art. It also gives an account of Haeckel's eventful life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712161
ISBN
9780226712161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Since the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr, has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authority. Booker T Washington pursued a different strategy to lift his people. This biography reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060371
ISBN
9780674060371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once a major reassessment of Malthus's ideas and an intellectual history of the origins of modern debates about demography, resources, and the environment, giving historical depth to our current planetary concerns. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728714
ISBN
9780674728714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554887392
ISBN
9781554887392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

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