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Hardcover. A four-volume edition of Horace Walpole's "Memoirs of the Reign of King George III". It provides Walpole's text in its entirety, unabridged and unexpurgated, with an introduction and annotation designed to help reassess the value of the memoirs as historical evidence. Series: The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 137. Weight in Grams: 3178.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
1040
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300070149
ISBN
9780300070149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.57
€ 167.15

Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593500
ISBN
9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott tells his life story, from his childhood in Houston and growing up in Los Angeles, to his early professional career, creation of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, and his work to build and serve L.A.'s black community. Editor(s): Isoardi, Steven. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362715
ISBN
9780822362715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. An autobiography of Horace Silver, composer, pianist, and band leader that takes us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to fame as a musician in New York, to his comfortable life 'after the road' in California. Editor(s): Pastras, Phil. Num Pages: 282 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426. The Autobiography of Horace Silver. 282 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Pastras, Phil. An autobiography of Horace Silver, composer, pianist, and band leader that takes us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to fame as a musician in New York, to his comfortable life 'after the road' in California. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGFA. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253926
ISBN
9780520253926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Hope Solo is the face of the modern female athlete. She is fearless, outspoken, and the best in the world at what she does: protecting the goal of the US women's soccer team. Her outsized talent has led her to the pinnacle of her sport - the Olympics and the World Cup. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062136756
ISBN
9780062136756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A frank, illuminating and incandescent memoir by a trailblazing scientist; a moving portrait of a longtime collaboration in work and life; and a book that casts a whole new light on the natural world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JMP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006208
ISBN
9780349006208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care system Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471129834
ISBN
9781471129834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Powerful true-life stories of children who were saved by the British care system Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471129889
ISBN
9781471129889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised poet, he was already dying of TB when, aged 28, he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before he was exectuted on May 4th, 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172693
ISBN
9781847172693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Archipelago Books United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671404
ISBN
9780914671404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer 'Sonny' Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of a prizewinning rocket. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGT; TBX; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008166083
ISBN
9780008166083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. The Great Depression had turned the American dream into a bitter tragedy. That's when Elsie and Homer's epic adventure began .. A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a passenger. This is a tale where everything is true,except the bits that are made up. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJG; BM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008154240
ISBN
9780008154240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. Muhammad Musaddiq was the first of the great charismatic anti-colonial campaigners of the post-war world. As Prime Minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953 he nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and led the nation's defiant attempt to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860642906
ISBN
9781860642906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.38

Hardcover. A comprehensive look at the life and poetry of Sa'di - the poet of life, love and compassion. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684731
ISBN
9781851684731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.41

Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272873
ISBN
9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.69

Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272774
ISBN
9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. Suitable for students of everyday life, this title brings together a collection of the diaries of overland women. It speaks through letters and diaries of the women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272743
ISBN
9780803272743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Welker, Holly. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; BK; HRCC9; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081781
ISBN
9780252081781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.55

Hardback. Editor(s): Welker, Holly. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; BK; HRCC9; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252040344
ISBN
9780252040344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.15

Hardcover. Appointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world", the first Paris police chief faces an epidemic of murder. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239782
ISBN
9780393239782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 color + 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVC; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209723
ISBN
9780300209723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; APB; APT; BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062457141
ISBN
9780062457141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Busty babe Holly Hagan has had viewers of Geordie Shore glued to their screens ever since the first series. Filled with genuinely touching stories and inside accounts of what they don't show you on TV, Holly has laid herself bare, physically and emotionally. If you think you know all there is to know about Holly from Geordie Shore, think again. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183363
ISBN
9781784183363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BJ; HRAX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 2. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180528
ISBN
9780231180528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 61.00

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