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Paperback. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s. This book traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival. Num Pages: 366 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007090
ISBN
9780226007090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717456
ISBN
9780226717456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. This account gives a vivid picture of the romance and realism of coastal trade, initially in a schooner, then in Thames spiritsail sailing barges before and during the war. The author tells of the havoc wrought by barges caught out in severe gales and the hazards of plying trade in wartime. Num Pages: 176 pages, line drawings, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818013
ISBN
9780953818013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. The story of Bob Roberts and his friend Bully who saved every penny they could to buy "Thelma", a 27-foot Looe smack, and fit her out for an epic voyage. After testing her out in the North Sea, they headed for Panama. But their plans fell apart in the Cocos islands, where they ended up shipwrecked. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818099
ISBN
9780953818099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJPL; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Little Bookroom,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936941131
ISBN
9781936941131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; KNTJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620405079
ISBN
9781620405079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062274793
ISBN
9780062274793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. The Sunday Times top-ten bestseller -- a passionate page-turner by a soldier with something to say Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pan Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330471923
ISBN
9780330471923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, 104pp colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: AJCR; APT; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Camerapix Publishers International Kenya
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874041993
ISBN
9781874041993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307473417
ISBN
9780307473417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Time
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618931146
ISBN
9781618931146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579984
ISBN
9780907579984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621068785
ISBN
9781621068785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.68

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565129993
ISBN
9781565129993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who beat the odds to become an elite paratrooper and lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Num Pages: 304 pages, two 8 page black/white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312563233
ISBN
9780312563233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Sherwood, Jay. Num Pages: 239 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJG; BM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Royal British Columbia Museum Canada
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780772660602
ISBN
9780772660602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. From Busby to Beckham, Greaves to Gazza, Cruyff to Charlton, no one escapes the author's dissection of the game. He shows you why the great Bill Shankly once locked him in a room at the Liverpool training ground and wouldn't let him out, and why the legendary Brian Clough once insisted on getting him drunk before an interview. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 347.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corinthian
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KNW0009737
ISBN
9781906850036
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Illustrated with 24 beautiful sketches by Jacqueline Sinclair, Bobbi's dry and witty way with words cannot fail to amuse and endear you. If you are a farmer's wife, you will find this an unputdownable must read that you will want to share with all your friends. Illustrator(s): Sinclair, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BJ; KNAC; VFV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishers International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910456279
ISBN
9781910456279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.43

Hardcover. 'For years, the illicit love affair between Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and Venetia Stanley was concealed. Shocking events in our family led me to uncover the story of their forbidden love.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BTH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Metro Books,London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015930
ISBN
9781843583721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A Political Life is the compelling autobiography of Norberto Bobbio, one of the foremost political thinkers in postwar Italy. In dramatic and lively prose, Bobbio guides us through some of the most significant events of the twentieth century, charting their influence on his life and work. Editor(s): Papuzzi, Alberto. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGHA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622156
ISBN
9780745622156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

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