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Biography
Paperback. The poems have been rendered into vigorous contemporary English. A selection of Michelangelo's letters, many of them to important contemporaries such as Vasari and Duke Cosimo, is accompanied by the 'Life' of the great artist written by his pupil Ascanio Condivi. Translator(s): Bull, George; Porter, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537365
- ISBN
- 9780199537365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.84
€ 15.99
€ 12.84
Paperback. A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007241972
- ISBN
- 9780007241972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Hardback. Michel Winock situates Flaubert in France's century of great democratic transition. Wary of the masses, Flaubert rejected universal suffrage, but above all he hated the vulgar, ignorant bourgeoisie, a class that embodied every vice of the democratic age. His loathing became a fixation and a source of literary inspiration. Translator(s): Elliot, Nicholas. Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737952
- ISBN
- 9780674737952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Offers a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. This book examines the fundamental structures of society, and attitudes to birth, death and sexuality. Editor(s): Vovelle, Michel. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226865706
- ISBN
- 9780226865706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.25
€ 59.42
€ 50.25
Hardcover. Montaigne identified both the power and the charm of a work which introduces us to one of the most attractive figures in European literature. A humanist, a sceptic, an acute observer of himself and others, he reflects the great themes of existence through the prism of his own self-consciousness. This book deals with his life and work. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152593
- ISBN
- 9781857152593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.68
€ 40.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212389
- ISBN
- 9780300212389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212372
- ISBN
- 9780300212372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.98
€ 23.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers. Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192813206
- ISBN
- 9780192813206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.49
€ 18.49
Paperback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0005003
- ISBN
- 9780853426370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- SKU
- KTG0010337
- ISBN
- 9780853426370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Some shelf wear inscription on endpaper
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0097312
- ISBN
- 9780863221064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Scarce biography of Brian O'Nolan/Myles na Gopaleen. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Signed and inscribed to Ivor Browne. Very good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- self-published Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031540
- ISBN
- 9780956367013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Very good copy with light wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Distribution Services
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0018538
- ISBN
- 9780586053881
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, and light nicks & tears to dust jacket. Gift inscription to ffep
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000287
- ISBN
- 9780500011812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Route United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901927085
- ISBN
- 9781901927085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Gill & MacMillan, Limited, Dublin, Ireland Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KEX0245058
- ISBN
- 9780717127573
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119598
- ISBN
- 9780810119598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.86
€ 32.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629145716
- ISBN
- 9781629145716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314478
- ISBN
- 9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Fine copy with minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KKD0015227
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95