Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Examines the life and work of Lionel Tertis, almost solely responsible for the rise of the viola in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 40, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750. The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola. 456 pages, 40, 40 black and white. Examines the life and work of Lionel Tertis, almost solely responsible for the rise of the viola in the twentieth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 33. Weight: 734.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837909
- ISBN
- 9781843837909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.73
€ 40.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. A wild and witty self-portrait of the author, America's 'Pope of Trash', told through intimate profiles of his favourite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472116154
- ISBN
- 9781472116154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Thus begins John Water's autobiography. Opening with his upbringing in Baltimore, it covers his friendship with his muse and leading lady, Divine, detailed accounts of how Waters made his first movies, stories of the circle of friends/actors he used in these films, and finally the "sort-of-fame" he achieves in America. Num Pages: 256 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Thunder´s Mouth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560256984
- ISBN
- 9781560256984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. The is the story of lifetime adventure between man and boat, capturing some of the best elements of traditional sail. The narrative moves through a backcloth of change from the area of Liverpool Docks to Felixstowe and the forging of strong links with Holland in joint classic boat events. Illustrator(s): Kemsley, Walter; Wainwright, Jon. Num Pages: 336 pages, line drawings, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953818037
- ISBN
- 9780953818037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.03
€ 17.03
Paperback. The autobiography of astronaut John Young. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049335
- ISBN
- 9780813049335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.44
€ 42.44
Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646591
- ISBN
- 9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.44€ 53.71
€ 58.44
€ 53.71
Paperback. In this candid and moving memoir, John W. Evans articulates the complicated joys of falling in love again as a young widower. Should I Still Wish chronicles Evans' efforts to leave an intense year of grief behind, to make peace with the natural world again, and to reconnect with a woman who promises a life of abundance and charm. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295223
- ISBN
- 9780803295223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.67
€ 21.99
€ 21.67
Hardcover. This collection of letters previously only available in an extremely rare private publication released over a century ago gives a fascinating first-hand account of life on campaign and of the experience of battle. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848327740
- ISBN
- 9781848327740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 7.28
€ 22.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. An examination of some of the Britain's most notorious and shocking cases. It includes such cases as: Hannah Carey, beaten to death by her husband at Warfield in 1851; young Hannah Gould, whose throat was cut by her father in a frenzied attack at Windsor in 1861; and, Minnie Freeman Lee, whose body was discovered in a trunk in 1948. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750951296
- ISBN
- 9780750951296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.34
€ 24.99
€ 21.34
Paperback. Once a Grand Duchess Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750935210
- ISBN
- 9780750935210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.27
€ 14.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Princess Victoria Melita Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934695
- ISBN
- 9780750934695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the count but also made national news, including the cases of Charlotte Dymond, whose throat was cut on Bodmin Moor in 1844, and Emily Tredrea, strangled at St Erth in 1909, both by their jilted suitors, and Mary Ann Dunhill,murdered in a Bude hotel in 1931. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947077
- ISBN
- 9780750947077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. In 1997, Grant Hadwin committed an act of violence - he destroyed the Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands. The tree was a scientific marvel, beloved by the Haida people who believed it sacred. This book tells the story of what pushed him to such an act, an environmental protest which acts as a metaphor for the challenge the world faces. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPR; BT; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099515791
- ISBN
- 9780099515791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp colour + maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJPR; BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962589
- ISBN
- 9780340962589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Charlie Hall was born into a working class family in 1899. In 1920 he left England to start a new life in New York. Incredibly, within a few years he had moved to Hollywood, and was appearing in films with some of the greatest silent comedy stars of all time. How did this come about? This book answers various questions about Charlie Hall. Num Pages: 208 pages, 74 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 526. A Biography of Charlie Hall. 208 pages, 74 b/w illustrations. Charlie Hall was born into a working class family in 1899. In 1920 he left England to start a new life in New York. Incredibly, within a few years he had moved to Hollywood, and was appearing in films with some of the greatest silent comedy stars of all time. How did this come about? This book answers various questions about Charlie Hall. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 241 x 187 x 12. Weight: 508.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858584836
- ISBN
- 9781858584836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.83
€ 21.83
Hardback. A selection of essays on the arts in Britain, written by John Tusa, a notable controversialist, who spoke for the need for the arts. In these essays, he tells the true story of arts philanthropy and seeks out the ways in which the arts can be made to blossom in a cultural and political climate. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114244
- ISBN
- 9781845114244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.59€ 48.64
€ 52.59
€ 48.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 202 photos. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Jeske, Otger, u. Matthias Mader. I.P. Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783940822048
- ISBN
- 9783940822048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.80
€ 26.99
€ 18.80
Hardback. Sports radio personality JT the Brick's poignant memoir of losing his best friend to cancer - a crash course in what really matters in life and how to live when you know you're going to die. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455527908
- ISBN
- 9781455527908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.94
€ 25.99
€ 17.94
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893019
- ISBN
- 9780718893019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.46
€ 56.46
hardcover. Clean copy. Thompson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simpkin Marshall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1923
- SKU
- KST0030200
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biographical account of John Milton. It features readings, chronologies, and attention to symbol from etymology to archetype. The work seeks to take the reader into the most interior stirrings of a 17th-century mind. Series: Studies in the English Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190211
- ISBN
- 9780813190211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.88
€ 53.88
In this study, John T. Shawcross uses extensive new archival research to scrutinize several misunderstood elements of Milton's life, including his first marriage and his relationship with his brother, brother-in-law and nephews. He also examines Milton's numerous royalist connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122915
- ISBN
- 9780813122915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.39
€ 53.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 842 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1932.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 842
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897592
- ISBN
- 9788772897592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.14€ 69.28
€ 84.14
€ 69.28
paperback. Drawing on little-known sources, including newly-translated editions of Catherine's love notes, John Alexander has produced a balanced appraisal and biography of one of the most powerful, infamous and colourful figures in modern history. Series: Oxford Lives Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 24 pp black and white plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0023785
- ISBN
- 9780195061628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49