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hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918969
ISBN
9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.74

hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917061
ISBN
9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.36

Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916514
ISBN
9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.24

Hardback. A conservative social ideologue, Sarah Palin's political career in Alaska was marked by a progressive fiscal approach that is at odds with her current right-wing Republican identity. Num Pages: 222 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612341859
ISBN
9781612341859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Church House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781400104
ISBN
9781781400104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as 'Purple Rain', 'Sign o' the Times' and 'Parade' regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780571232482
ISBN
9780571232482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 205 illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; WGCB; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Motorbooks International
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760338957
ISBN
9780760338957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Matt Seaton's critically acclaimed memoir about his obsession for cycling and how that obsession was tamed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841151045
ISBN
9781841151045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. This is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change things Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGX; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212542
ISBN
9780857212542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. In Somebody to Love, biographers Mark Langthorne and Matt Richards skilfully weave both Freddie Mercury's incredible pursuit of musical greatness with Queen, his upbringing and his endless search for love with the story of a terrible disease that swept across the world in the 1980s. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911600046
ISBN
9781911600046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

paperback. The intimate biography of the charismatic Tour de France winner Marco Pantani and the world that caused his downfall. Now updated. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600774
ISBN
9781474600774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. England's brilliant wicket-keeper reveals all about life at the heart of the action on the cricket field. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471127908
ISBN
9781471127908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.45

Paperback. An hilarious and illuminating collection of the most cutting, witty and spite filled resignation letters in history, now in paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472122100
ISBN
9781472122100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. Unearths new evidence to provide a richer understanding of the life of the Labour minister Ellen Wilkinson Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719087202
ISBN
9780719087202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Broadway Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804138673
ISBN
9780804138673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. A tragic but hopeful story of single fatherhood about to be turned into a tear-jerking Hollywood film, starring Magic Mike's Channing Tatum. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473632875
ISBN
9781473632875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967447
ISBN
9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The fascinating, insightful and at times hilarious memoirs of one of the most gifted and enigmatic British footballers of the last 25 years. Num Pages: 352 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007310920
ISBN
9780007310920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226133157
ISBN
9780226133157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Paperback. 'Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. Master of Wembley. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.' With these words, inscribed beneath the statue of England's World Cup-winning captain, the nation remembers Bobby Moore. But what do we really know about this iconic figure? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224091732
ISBN
9780224091732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. The autobiographical account of the author's climb up Mount Everest. Ten expeditions from around the world were preparing for the final climb when a devastating storm hit Everest, leaving eight climbers dead. This is a look at all that happened on the mountain that day. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour and 8pp b&w halftones, maps, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BT; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099255727
ISBN
9780099255727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence - it's all in a day's work for London-based PC Matt Delito. Series: The Confessions Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0006554
ISBN
9780007497454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Join England and Lions legend Matt Dawson for a perceptive and entertaining journey through 125 years of rich Lions rugby folklore. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755366026
ISBN
9780755366026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Hardcover. The Maximalist considers Tony O'Reilly's life and influence, exploring the events and personalities behind his decline from a position of enormous wealth and influence to one, today, of relative penury. Num Pages: 564 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; 3JM; BGB; KJH; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717167210
ISBN
9780717167210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.85

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