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Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001644
- ISBN
- 9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571269440
- ISBN
- 9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.85
€ 17.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of England's most famous monarchs, Alfred the Great, from his birth to the discovery of a piece of his pelvis in a cardboard box in a museum in Winchester Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445649641
- ISBN
- 9781445649641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.55
€ 20.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811209953
- ISBN
- 9780811209953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.42
€ 12.42
Paperback. Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs. Translator(s): Rosengrant, Judson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810804
- ISBN
- 9780753810804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Edward. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018484
- ISBN
- 9781903018484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.16
€ 46.99
€ 39.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HR; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035228
- ISBN
- 9780268035228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Hardcover. Covers the years from the author's birth in 1941 to 1975, when he received his doctorate in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt. This book portrays his childhood growing up in the northeast Washington, DC, neighborhood of Brookland (the neighborhood's alias was 'Little Rome' because of all the Catholic church-related institutions it encompassed). Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035167
- ISBN
- 9780268035167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Paperback. Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission in the face of imminent death. Begun as a series of letters to Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company - "The Hornets" - relates his experience of the war in frank detail. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BM; HBWS2; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476666099
- ISBN
- 9781476666099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.36
€ 28.36
Hardback. Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911273
- ISBN
- 9781439911273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000465
- ISBN
- 9781902304991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A detailed, informed biography of Edouard Manet, this study attempts to expose the character of an artist who maintained a sharply-defined duality between his public and private personas. Weaving his art, life and history into a smooth tapestry, the author offers a portrait of a complex artist. Num Pages: 524 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075440
- ISBN
- 9780226075440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Crescent House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461499
- ISBN
- 9781909461499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Edward Casey, an Irish Cockney from Canning Town, was no war hero. Yet his account of four years of war service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers provides an interesting chronicle of personal insecurities, Irish unrest and military tourism. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181881
- ISBN
- 9781859181881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846823121
- ISBN
- 9781846823121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.00
€ 21.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PB; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465064953
- ISBN
- 9780465064953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655451
- ISBN
- 9781445655451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.43
€ 28.43
Hardback. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 146 color illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; BGT; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072558
- ISBN
- 9780674072558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Hardcover. Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898676
- ISBN
- 9780859898676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.46
€ 141.46
Paperback. One of France's most high-profile writers and a Nobel Prize-winner, Albert Camus experienced both public adulation and acrimonious rejection during his career, which was cut short by a fatal car accident in 1960. Edward J. Hughes unravels the life of a complex personality whose work and stance were the subjects of intense interest and scrutiny. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780234939
- ISBN
- 9781780234939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The King's Ranger explores not only military history but also such aspects of the American past as colonial migration, upheaval in the backcountry.. and the formation of new settlements in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219087
- ISBN
- 9780823219087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392783
- ISBN
- 9780141392783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy and is regarded as the greatest philosophical genius since Immanuel Kant. In this book, the author traces the complex relationship between the philosopher's life, his work and his time. It describes Wittgenstein's eventful life, his numerous trips, and his friendships. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893208
- ISBN
- 9781861893208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.96
€ 25.96
Hardback. Keywords: Biography
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press New Mexico
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0191397
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99