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Biography

Paperback. A selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141045191
ISBN
9780141045191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Providing an insight into the mind of one of the leading intellectuals of the modern age, this title chronicles the cultural, moral, and political journeys of this renowned critic and artist at the height of her powers. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954461
ISBN
9780241954461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Bntam Edition
SKU
KKD0001275
ISBN
9780553405699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Num Pages: 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480. A Pianist's Yearbook. 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight: 494.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835578
ISBN
9781843835578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985701
ISBN
9780141985701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 page black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026138
ISBN
9780141026138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. As prominent members of the Victorian cultural and artistic world, Sir Charles and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, along with their nephew Charles Locke Eastlake, enjoyed the friendship and support of influential figures. This biography brings the personality of each of the Eastlakes into focus while exploring their important contributions. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 black-&-white illustrations + 5 colour images. BIC Classification: ABQ; ACV; AGC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857095074
ISBN
9781857095074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. First memoir on bestselling giants of art history (and great eccentrics), Hugh Honour and John Fleming by their friend and neighbour over 60 years. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783341115
ISBN
9781783341115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. * Now a major film starring Winona Ryder, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave * A clear-sighted and unflinching memoir of an eighteen-year-old girl about her two year stay in a psychiatric hospital for depression Num Pages: 192 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860497926
ISBN
9781860497926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; WSZG. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
NeWest Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455600
ISBN
9781926455600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; JM; MQVB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975344
ISBN
9780141975344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. An impressionistic study of Bruce Chatwin's life and work by one of his friends. It is not a biography, but a collection of Clapp's own memories of Chatwin and those of his friends and colleagues. Both a solitary and a socialite, he has been described as the person who reinvented travel-writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 175. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRA0010579
ISBN
9780099733713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Harry H. Corbett rose from the slums of Manchester to become one of the best-known television stars of the 20th century. Widely respected as a classical stage actor, he became a leading light in Joan Littlewood's theatre workshop until his life was changed forever by the television comedy Steptoe and Son. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
History Publishing Group
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752487878
ISBN
9780752487878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270428
ISBN
9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0303320
ISBN
9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. The tempestuous life of the notorious Countess of Warwick, mistress of Edward VII Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909772
ISBN
9780749909772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. An account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential painter of modern times. It tells the story of his life, the historical context of society at the time, and his relationships with Renoir, Sisley and Manet. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754819530
ISBN
9780754819530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823476
ISBN
9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844745173
ISBN
9781844745173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. BIC Classification: BM; HBLW. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206820
ISBN
9783838206820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.84

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