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Paperback. H Rochester Sneath no longer exists. And if you wished to put your son's name on the waiting list for Selhurst School, near Petworth, Sussex, you might have a little difficulty. It doesn't exist either. But, as this collection of Sneath's letters, and the replies, proves, you can fool most of the people most of the time. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906659332
ISBN
9781906659332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHN0000361
ISBN
9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien's 125th Anniversary. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 b/w plates (8pp), Index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008207779
ISBN
9780008207779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War. Num Pages: 304 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007748693
ISBN
9780007748693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0008917
ISBN
9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A cradle-to-grave study of Yehudi Menuhin, one of the known and loved of the twentieth century's classical musicians. Menuhin was born in New York of Russian Jewish immigrants. He demanded to play the violin when only four and proved prodigiously gifted; newspapers were soon dubbing him 'Miracle Boy'. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8pp integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001787
ISBN
9780571206797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary sources, unpublished family correspondence and radio interviews, this book offers a portrait of Yehudi Menuhin - one of the classical musicians of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 41. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571325320
ISBN
9780571325320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. William Richard Morris, Lord Nuffield, an astute businessman and mechanic, produced the first small economical car to be produced in large numbers. His special talent enabled him to contain the right parts and to assemble them, and so the first Morris Oxford car appeared in 1913. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 22ill. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747802037
ISBN
9780747802037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.54

Hardcover. A memoir describing the life of a young woman growing up in unusual circumstances, as well as a discussion of political and sociological effects of troubled times upon ordinary people.A" After an early childhood in pre-war Antwerp, the author, her formidable grandmother, and mother fled to England in 1940, upon Germany's invasion of Belgium. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235735
ISBN
9781936235735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.34
€ 99.46

paperback. Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as "Camille", "Queen Christina" and "Grand Hotel". This work tells the story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de Acosta. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712659499
ISBN
9780712659499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Hugo Vickers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the royal family, and has had a fascination with the story of the Duchess of Windsor since he was a young man. There have been a number of books about the duchess, but this book brings a new perspective on the story by focusing on the later years of exile. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099547228
ISBN
9780099547228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. From her privileged aristocratic childhood, to the abdication and the problems with Diana, this book questions how the Queen Mother faced her challenges and crises, assess her role, how powerful she was, and how she coped. This is a personal portrait of one of Britain's national treasures. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 53. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099476627
ISBN
9780099476627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
491
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319219837
ISBN
9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806125
ISBN
9781609806125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. 'This is the most gripping book I've read in ages .. It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.' Roddy Doyle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007148110
ISBN
9780007148110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418. Ten Scientists' Diaries. 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. In this volume a young generation of first-class scientists - most of them Royal Society Young Fellows - kept diaries over several months which reveal, with an unusual honesty, the frustrations, comic ironies and occasional breakthroughs in the charged and highly competitive world of science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Central
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903319980
ISBN
9780903319980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. The poems and performance art of Hugo Ball and his contemporaries were the beginnings of Dada. This work includes Ball's diaries, the original Dada manifesto and a critical introduction. Translator(s): Raimes, Ann. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 324 pages, 14 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; ACXD7; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204409
ISBN
9780520204409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. Today, hypnotism is recognized as an effective therapeutic tool and its importance is growing. This book shows how hypnotism reached its present status of acceptance, through two centuries of pioneering effort by several fascinating personalities. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JMTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805045
ISBN
9780761805045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.02

Hardback. Today, hypnotism is recognized as an effective therapeutic tool and its importance is growing. This book shows how hypnotism reached its present status of acceptance, through two centuries of pioneering effort by several fascinating personalities. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JMTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805038
ISBN
9780761805038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854907
ISBN
9781903854907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.89

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