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hardcover. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Pages age toned but remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
London : Heinemann
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0023954
ISBN
9780434695218
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.46

Paperback. The first comprehensive biography in a generation of the great explorer Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747071
ISBN
9781780747071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Taking account of the research, to which Vivaldi himself has made important contributions - including the discovery in 1973 of an unknown set of violin sonatas - this book examines the life and works of this remarkable musician, in their Venetian, Italian, and international settings. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones, 32 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198164975
ISBN
9780198164975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.91

Paperback. Aims to recreate the turbulent times through which William Shakespeare lived: the age of the Reformation, the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder Plot and the colonization of the Americas. Drawing on a range of sources, this work takes us back into Elizabethan England to reveal a man who is the product of his time. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563521419
ISBN
9780563521419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Three years into his solo adventure in rural France, Michael Wright has everything he ever wanted: a ramshackle house, several manly power tools, a cat, a grand piano and a vintage aircraft. Yet the lovelier his life becomes, the lonelier he feels. Three unfulfilled wishes return to haunt him. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrated map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553819380
ISBN
9780553819380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Nice copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KST0027132
ISBN
9780861219681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This startling biography explores the remarkable life of an iconic figure of the twentieth century, Vaclav Havel, author and dissident, who became the first president of the Czech Republic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857898524
ISBN
9780857898524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with sunning and some minor nicks, remains intact. Publishers sticker on front pastedown, covering inside flap of dustwrapper, otherwise good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Pergamon
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0013359
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Fine copy with minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Pergamon
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0015227
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314478
ISBN
9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810119598
ISBN
9780810119598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.19

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gill & MacMillan, Limited, Dublin, Ireland Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First
SKU
KEX0245058
ISBN
9780717127573
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, and light nicks & tears to dust jacket. Gift inscription to ffep
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Thames & Hudson London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000287
ISBN
9780500011812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Very good copy with light wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
HarperCollins Distribution Services
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0018538
ISBN
9780586053881
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Scarce biography of Brian O'Nolan/Myles na Gopaleen. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Signed and inscribed to Ivor Browne. Very good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
self-published Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031540
ISBN
9780956367013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Some shelf wear inscription on endpaper
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0097312
ISBN
9780863221064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
SKU
KTG0010337
ISBN
9780853426370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0005003
ISBN
9780853426370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers. Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192813206
ISBN
9780192813206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.99

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