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Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845021528
ISBN
9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. The author often thought about this moment, about what it would be like to write his memoirs. He always thought it would make him feel important. It doesn't. If anything it makes him feel a little strange. The truth is, he should never have been this famous guy. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8 page colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284. The author often thought about this moment, about what it would be like to write his memoirs. He always thought it would make him feel important. It doesn't. If anything it makes him feel a little strange. The truth is, he should never have been this famous guy. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8 page colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KSS0014652
ISBN
9780099560234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Harkin, Shaun. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466467
ISBN
9781608466467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Round Hall Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017153
ISBN
9780947686673
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear, remains a very fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Westview Press Inc
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028890
ISBN
9780813338606
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 26.00

Paperback. A memoir that appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165396
ISBN
9780552165396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Reportage resists easy definition and comes in many forms, but it reveals hidden truths about people and events that have shaped the world we know. This book features the author's eyewitness accounts of the atom bomb tests at Bikini atoll and evocations of his encounters with Mao Tse-tung and Winston Churchill. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Panther Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078246
ISBN
9781862078246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Written by Britain's one of the most successful entrepreneurs, this book traces the author's financial and personal achievements from his childhood as a Pakistani immigrant to the phenomenal success of his first company and beyond. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 4pp colour sections. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753515099
ISBN
9780753515099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191652
ISBN
9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Hardback. Citizen Shakespeare is a biography of Shakespeare that reveals the influence and interplay of English history on Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 206 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761820499
ISBN
9780761820499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.00

Paperback. A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor Num Pages: 496 pages, two 8 page b&w insets on text paper. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 3JMC; BTM; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332. illustrations. A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 3JMC; BTM; JWXN. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight: 348.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674418
ISBN
9781847674418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

paperback. The sequel to the bestselling A STREET CAT NAMED BOB continues the remarkable adventures of James and Bob showing - through new stories - how Bob's extraordinary street wisdom has shown James the meaning of friendship, loyalty, trust - and happiness. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
9781444777574
ISBN
9781444777574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The moving, uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Now a major motion picture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473633360
ISBN
9781473633360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. As Street Cat Bob and James spend a cold and challenging December on the streets together, James once more draws strength and inspiration from his extraordinary cat - learning important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473605800
ISBN
9781473605800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The moving, uplifiting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737110
ISBN
9781444737110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Chapman, R. W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1536 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1536
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000131
ISBN
9780199540211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 32.99
€ 20.55

Hardcover. A group portrait of a brilliant circle, at the centre of which Boswell captures the powerful, troubled and witty figure of Samuel Johnson. The book is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends. Num Pages: 1281 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman's Library London
Number of pages
1281
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151015
ISBN
9781857151015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.53

Hardback. A new, corrected and enlarged edition of the record of James Boswell's quest over more than twenty years to amplify his knowledge of his major biographical subject, Samuel Johnson. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613847
ISBN
9780748613847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.17
€ 156.28

Hardback. This volume, ninth in the Yale Research Series of Boswell's correspondence, contains more than 150 letters, verse epistles and other items. Editor(s): Hankins, David; Caudle, James J. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; BJ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618057
ISBN
9780748618057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.03
€ 159.98

Hardback. The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate Editor(s): Strawhorn, John; Hankins, Nellie Pottle. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 420 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606245
ISBN
9780748606245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.66
€ 216.44

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