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Hardback. The fifth of six volumes that will present in their entirety Frances Burney's journals and letters from July 1786, when she assumed the position of Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, to her resignation in July 1791. This volume brings together the letters and journals of 1789. Editor(s): Sill, Geoffrey. Series: Court Journals & Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262076
- ISBN
- 9780199262076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.73
€ 274.73
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001564
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001565
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback. On 23 Jun 2011 the convicted double-murderer Levi Bellfield was found guilty of the murder of 13-year-old school girl Milly Dowler. Milly disappeared on her way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey in 2002. Six months later her body was discovered many miles away. A police investigation, the manhunt in Surrey's history, got nowhere. Num Pages: 336 pages, Full colour eight page photo inset. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952818
- ISBN
- 9780241952818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Jack Johnson battled his way from obscurity to the top of the heavyweight ranks and in 1908 won the greatest prize in American sports - one that had always been the preserve of white boxers. At a time when whites ran everything in America, he took orders from no one and resolved to live as if colour did not exist. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224092340
- ISBN
- 9780224092340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850361438
- ISBN
- 9780850361438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Describes life as captain of Austro-Hungarian U-boats in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, emerging by turn as the Imperial Austrian naval officer, the witty observer of international politics, and indefatigable and heartbroken patriot opposing the Allied enemy. This title offers a combination of human interest, and life-and-death adventure. Translator(s): Campbell, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 photographs, map, figure. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803213500
- ISBN
- 9780803213500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.96
€ 23.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. * Includes 12 original essays by leading scholars on major classical social theorists. * Covers the key figures who shaped social theory, such as Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as additional classical theorists such as Harriet Martineau and W.E.B. Du Bois. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105941
- ISBN
- 9781405105941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05
€ 60.05
Paperback. * George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119113
- ISBN
- 9780349119113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.65
€ 16.99
€ 12.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062346896
- ISBN
- 9780062346896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. A history of football of the period that saw the abolition of the maximum wage, and the beginnings of the likes of George as boot-room apprentices to the star-studded era of sideburns, collar-length hair. This book follows the drama of each season (1963 to 1973) in league, cup and abroad, pondering the key themes from each year. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KST0023356
- ISBN
- 9780091906085
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is a collection of the anecdotes, tales and general excessive humour that George Best is renowned for. It recounts saucy tales, inside stories and embarrassing incidents from George himself, Bobby, Dennis, Nobby, Gazza, Fergie and Posh and Becks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRA0003893
- ISBN
- 9780091890346
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. George Best needs little introduction. A legend in his own lifetime, he is undoubtedly the greatest footballer the UK has ever produced. Blessed with an extraordinary gift he brought a beauty and grace to the game never before seen. But Best was unable to cope with the success and fame his football genius brought. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091884703
- ISBN
- 9780091884703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. The autobiography that Carlin had nearly completed before he died, "Last Words" chronicles the late comedian's illustrious career and includes commentary from Carlin's fellow comedian, Hendra. Num Pages: 320 pages, chapter opener photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439191101
- ISBN
- 9781439191101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.55
€ 20.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; BTC; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509824328
- ISBN
- 9781509824328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. Written by the author of "The Pocket Book of Patriotism", this book focuses on key British figures in history. From King Arthur and The Venerable Bede to St Patrick and William Wilberforce, it talks about their careers, highlighting key historical events, reinforced by quotes from the figures themselves, along with their hobbies and interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, in good dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001538
- ISBN
- 9780091909017
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. With "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu" Marcel Proust achieved a perfect rendering of life in art, of the past created through memory. It is both a portrait of the artist and a discovery of the aesthetic by which the portrait is painted, and it was to have a seminal influence on 20th-century literature. This title presents the life of this writer. Num Pages: 816 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674799
- ISBN
- 9780712674799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Hardcover. Tells the story of George Daniels, the master mechanic, who was born into poverty in London but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. This revised edition also contains a section that illustrates and describes over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself has made over the years. Num Pages: 162 pages, 150 colour, 85 b/w illustrations, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGTA; TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856676802
- ISBN
- 9780856676802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.02
€ 46.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812984873
- ISBN
- 9780812984873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.81
€ 19.99
€ 16.81
Hardcover. Praise for George E.P. Box and An Accidental Statistician I found most interesting the parts describing how he developed as a statistician, the intellectual influences on him, and the genesis of the ideas for which he is so well known.. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; PBT; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118400883
- ISBN
- 9781118400883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.50
€ 45.99
€ 35.50
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Mercier in association with Eaton Dowd Management Consultants
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- SKU
- KEX0182555
- ISBN
- 9780853428947
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396426
- ISBN
- 9780888396426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.14
€ 25.99
€ 18.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BM; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803276819
- ISBN
- 9780803276819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.36
€ 27.99
€ 27.36
Paperback. A great man on an even greater stage: Benjamin Franklin arrives in London at the very moment it becomes the epicentre of the greatest power in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780227351
- ISBN
- 9781780227351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88