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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

Hardback. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 388 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442251861
ISBN
9781442251861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Hardcover. This new book on the Brontes concentrates on the way in which the literary interests and expressions of Charlotte and Emily were built up. It makes use of recent research into background and reading matter to investigate the development of the authors' poetry and novels. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1989th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333421970
ISBN
9780333421970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Paperback. This new book on the Brontes concentrates on the way in which the literary interests and expressions of Charlotte and Emily were built up. It makes use of recent research into background and reading matter to investigate the development of the authors' poetry and novels. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 152 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1989th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333421987
ISBN
9780333421987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.10

Hardcover. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403901125
ISBN
9781403901125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809319992
ISBN
9780809319992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Terhune, Alfred McKinley; Terhune, Annabelle Burdick. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629780
ISBN
9780691629780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 390.88

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

€ 21.99
€ 19.40

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

€ 28.63

paperback. The reign of Queen Anne was a period of significant progress for the country, but the Queen has received little credit for these achievements. This biography seeks to shatter the image of a weak and ineffective monarch and establish her as a personality of integrity and invincible stubbornness. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300090246
ISBN
9780300090246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.13

Hardback. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Sandy Koufax was one of the most talented pitchers in US baseball, wowing fans as a hard-throwing left-hander. This biography includes interviews with childhood friends, Brooklyn Dodger teammates, opponents and journalists of the period. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGR; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878331574
ISBN
9780878331574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.32

Hardback. Based on dozens of interviews and covers such highlights of the legend's career as his 1978 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his 1964 performance in the Pro Bowl, and the remaining of the Packer practice grounds at Nitschke Field in 1997. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332717
ISBN
9780878332717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.96

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
€ 34.17

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

€ 142.32

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
€ 14.33

paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220865
ISBN
9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

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
€ 37.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322363
ISBN
9780940322363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.28

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
€ 14.33

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

€ 26.10

Paperback. All of Lear's finest nonsense rhymes are reproduced with the author's illustrations. The volume also contains, and makes available for the first time in decades, Lear's exuberant travel writing. Editor(s): Swaab, Peter. Num Pages: 265 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486. Selected Nonsense and Travel Writings. 265 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Swaab, Peter. All of Lear's finest nonsense rhymes are reproduced with the author's illustrations. The volume also contains, and makes available for the first time in decades, Lear's exuberant travel writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 29. Weight: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547597
ISBN
9781857547597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.88

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

Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810876927
ISBN
9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.11

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