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paperback. Explorer, novelist, writer and film-maker, Sir Laurens van der Post was one of the most influential figures of our era. Here, in conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez, he records his ideas and insights into a wide range of issues and personalities, forged by a lifetime of vast experiences and challenges. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428725
ISBN
9780099428725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Hardback. .
Publisher
Evro Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910505069
ISBN
9781910505069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 45.94

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hutchinson
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091796341
ISBN
9780091796341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.80

Paperback. Updated edition - 25 years on Num Pages: 496 pages, 4x Plate Sections. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; BGSA; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473606883
ISBN
9781473606883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Explorer and adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes explores the concept of fear, and shows us through his own experiences how we can push our boundaries in everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 page colour insets. BIC Classification: BM; JMQ; KJMB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473618008
ISBN
9781473618008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. In August 1808, Sir Richard D Henegan landed in Portugal as part of the British army sent to stop the French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and put an end to Napoleon's Imperial ambitions. He provides an account of life in the army, describing not only the dangers of fighting, but also the existence for the soldier in Wellington's army. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880408
ISBN
9781845880408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Hardcover. An appealing account of a career in diplomacy from one of England's most distinguished ambassadors Num Pages: 328 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670. Around the World in 40 Years. 328 pages, ill. An appealing account of a career in diplomacy from one of England's most distinguished ambassadors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; JPSD. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight: 670.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907642555
ISBN
9781907642555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. In 1903, Roger Casement, then a British consul, left his consular base on the Lower Congo River and made a journey through the regions of the Upper Congo to investigate at first hand reports of alleged atrocities. This edition brings together Casement's report, together with his diary of that year. Editor(s): O Siochain, Seamas (Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland). Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; 3JJC; BG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTZ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781900621991
ISBN
9781900621991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: BG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508. 264 pages, 70ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; TRP. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight: 472.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853102851
ISBN
9781853102851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. A dedication to Stephen Spender, who in 1932 wrote almost a million words of journal entries between his September Journal in 1939 and his death in 1995. It provides a picture of the various lives Spender brought together in a autobiographical form. Editor(s): Feigel, Lara; Sutherland, John. Num Pages: 816 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1050. T
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571237579
ISBN
9780571237579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.59
€ 6.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 300. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1718.
Publisher
Evro Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910505045
ISBN
9781910505045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.09

Paperback. The definitive autobiography from the nation's best-loved broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238. Some Shelf Wear Very Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KDK0015969
ISBN
9780752881751
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The definitive autobiography from the nation's best-loved broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780752881751
ISBN
9780752881751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Some shelf wear but overall a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion
Edition
Ireland and airport ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEC0001480
ISBN
9780752891446
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. With an Introduction by a leading modern scholar, this outstanding biography of one of the key royal figures of the modern period also provides a unique inside view on many of the major events of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 2760 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 257. Weight in Grams: 5239.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859944
ISBN
9781848859944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 778.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509815494
ISBN
9781509815494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 766. 8vo.Good clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market
SKU
KEX0290783
ISBN
9780283072574
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardcover. This edition will replace the long out-of-print edition of Edward Edwards published in 1868. It contains the full text, in the original spelling, with modern punctuation, of all known surviving letters, 240 in all, compared with Edwards' 160, in most cases taken from the original manuscripts, many never before published. Num Pages: 466 pages, 6 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895279
ISBN
9780859895279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.24

Paperback. Sir Walter Scott's two-volume biography of the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), first published in 1826. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0011482
ISBN
9781108034180
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.75

Paperback. Sunday 20 November, 1825. With these words the author began what many regard as his greatest work, a diary which was to turn into an extraordinary day-to-day account of the last six years of his life, years of financial ruin, bereavement, and increasing ill health. This title presents memoirs of his contemporaries. Num Pages: 978 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 53. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862418281
ISBN
9780862418281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

paperback. A dazzling collection of essays by the bestselling author of What I Loved - thought-provoking, engaging, illuminating reflections on what it means to be human Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Sceptre
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444732658
ISBN
9781444732658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. By the bestselling author of WHAT I LOVED, an intimate and enlightening account of her search for the key to her mysterious nervous disorder, which brilliantly illuminates the connection between mind and body. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340998779
ISBN
9780340998779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; JFFH2; JKSB1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583949320
ISBN
9781583949320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Shirley Leach lived in a world of extreme comfort, wealth and status. With every good thing life had to offer, she was due to marry the man she loved - a man who, in turn, adored her. But all this was to change in a single moment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062512
ISBN
9781786062512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

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