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Biography
Hardcover. The first and only account of the Chequered Flag race team and its charismatic founder, Graham Warner. Accompanied by 150 photographs, many previously unpublished, this is a unique story of a fascinating life in motorsport. Num Pages: 130 pages, 140. BIC Classification: BGS; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845844134
- ISBN
- 9781845844134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.96
€ 40.99
€ 35.96
Hardcover. Tells the story of a young writer's experiences as a Spitfire pilot in training and during the Battle of Britain, and of the life he led after being shot down. This book describes carefree days at Trinity College, Oxford, training as a fighter pilot, aerial combat and then, after being shot down and cruelly burnt by the flames, of a slow recovery. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pippin Publishing Corporation Canada
- Edition
- Commemorative edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887511035
- ISBN
- 9780887511035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JB; 3JD; BM; WNCB; WNGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408868027
- ISBN
- 9781408868027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes' epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years. Num Pages: 848 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 54. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007204588
- ISBN
- 9780007204588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.00
€ 26.99
€ 18.00
Paperback. Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and Britain's finest soldier, who rose from genteel poverty to lead his country to glory, cementing its position as a major player on the European stage and saviour of the Holy Roman Empire. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007225729
- ISBN
- 9780007225729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.76
€ 21.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Winner of the 1989 Whitbread Prize for Book of the Year, this is the first volume of Holmes's seminal two-part examination of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of Britain's greatest poets. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007204571
- ISBN
- 9780007204571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.15
€ 19.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Timely reissue of the second volume of Holmes's classic biographies of one of the greatest Romantic poets. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports.,. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007204564
- ISBN
- 9780007204564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain's greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington's remarkable life and extraordinary campaigns are recreated with Holmes' superb skill in this compelling book. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007137503
- ISBN
- 9780007137503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008168728
- ISBN
- 9780008168728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340825563
- ISBN
- 9780340825563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGR; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300228700
- ISBN
- 9780300228700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 colour illustrations, 8 colour plates, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970204
- ISBN
- 9780750970204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.30
€ 18.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. A romantic account of the several years that the author spent working behind the counter at Bristol's Revolver Records - a business run from the heart rather than the head. It evokes a golden moment in British cultural history, and celebrates the magical abandon that music offers us. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPN; AVGP; BM; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571311804
- ISBN
- 9780571311804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. From his birth in the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of right-wing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo (1854-1936) lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japanese history. This biography underscores the profound influence of Korekiyo on the political and economic development of Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 377 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036208
- ISBN
- 9780674036208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.31
€ 27.99
€ 24.31
hardcover. The sudden disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater nearly 75 years ago led to perhaps the most famous missing persons case of the 20th century. "Vanishing Point" is a revealing look at New York as the Jazz Age gave way to the Depression, and one of the most intriguing stories in the annals of urban America. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566636056
- ISBN
- 9781566636056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.13
€ 25.99
€ 23.13
Paperback. Traces the course of a spring which rises on an Iron Age hillfort and gradually broadens into a brook, flows through a nearby village and hamlet, skirts a solitary farmhouse and its orchard, before draining into water meadows and a lake where the wildfowl nest. This book presents the details of this ancient landscape, its people and the habitats. Illustrator(s): Tunnicliffe, C. F. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w engravings. BIC Classification: BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213006
- ISBN
- 9781908213006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The crimes of Jack the Ripper have gone down in history as some of the most brutal and violent ever committed. Providing detailed analysis of the attacks and the investigation, this book also considers acts committed before and after that could also have been the work of the same person. Num Pages: 128 pages, 86 specially-commissioned & archive photographs, 1 full-colour area map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780095073
- ISBN
- 9781780095073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.96
€ 25.99
€ 21.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556438998
- ISBN
- 9781556438998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.83
€ 35.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887483288
- ISBN
- 9780887483288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. First Lady, Liberal, Conservative, President? Editor(s): Kreitner, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536350
- ISBN
- 9781784536350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40