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paperback. Since his death in 1896, William Morris has come to be regarded as one of the giants of the Victorian era. The author has managed to encompass all the different facets of Morris' complex character, shedding light on his immense creative powers as artist and designer of furniture, fabrics, wallpaper, stained glass, and as a poet, and novelist. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255597
ISBN
9780571255597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Filtered through some of its colourful and eccentric inhabitants, from Lady Caroline Lamb in the 18th-century to Princess Diana in the 20th, this work is a portrait of Britain as both empire and the customs and certainties of the old order came to an end. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228607
ISBN
9780571228607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. Fiona MacCarthy's definitive biography republished by Byron's own publisher. Num Pages: 688 pages, 2 x 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444799866
ISBN
9781444799866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Best known as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. This book paints a portrait of her extraordinary life against the turbulent medieval background of crusade and schism, scientific discovery and cultural revolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HRCS1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571302437
ISBN
9780571302437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. A respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381606
ISBN
9780857381606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Hardback. Fiorenza's father, an Italian diplomat stationed in Hungary, refused to adhere to the Fascist Italian Social Republic and was arrested by the Gestapo. He was deported to Mauthausen, where he shared the daily horrors of the Shoah with Jews and political prisoners like himself. Translator(s): Cocciolillo, Berenice. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BGHA; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130348
ISBN
9780874130348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.41

hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BM; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 273 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613219652
ISBN
9781613219652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.82

Hardback. An aristocratic member of a prominent Philadelphia family, Sidney George Fisher was a prolific man of letters. He kept a detailed diary that chronicled not only daily life in America's second city but also the key political, social, and cultural events of the 19th century. This book talks about the Fisher's diary written during the Civil War. Editor(s): White, Jonathan W. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823227273
ISBN
9780823227273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Terhune, Alfred McKinley; Terhune, Annabelle Burdick. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643472
ISBN
9780691643472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.56
€ 209.85

Hardback. Editor(s): Terhune, Alfred McKinley; Terhune, Annabelle Burdick. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643199
ISBN
9780691643199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 325.76

Paperback. A collection of life stories of Russian women in the first half of the twentieth century. It brings together the testimony of Soviet citizens and emigres, intellectuals of aristocratic birth and Soviet milkmaids, housewives and engineers, Bolshevik activists and dedicated opponents of the Soviet regime. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Sheila; Slezkine, Yuri. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJG; 3JJH; BT; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Later Printing
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019499
ISBN
9780691019499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 45.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illustrations ports. facsims. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BJ; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893839
ISBN
9788772893839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14
€ 45.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756352
ISBN
9781876756352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Proctor, Minna. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114. .
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811226875
ISBN
9780811226875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. "My name is Flora Jessop. I've been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero, and I'd like to think they're right too. If I am a hero, maybe it's because every time I can play a part in saving a child or woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I'm saving a little piece of me, too. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC99; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470565469
ISBN
9780470565469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. An account, in her own words, of Christina Keith's ground-breaking education scheme among First World War soldiers. Keith, a Scottish lecturer, left behind the world of academia to live and work among soldiers of all social backgrounds. Her memoirs offer a fresh perspective on life with the army in northern France. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white plates, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953665
ISBN
9780750953665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Until Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio on Eight Street in Manhattan in 1914 - which almost two decades later evolved into the Whitney Museum - there were few art museums in the United States, let alone galleries for contemporary artists to exhibit their work. This memoir tells a success story of three generations of women. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BM; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611454024
ISBN
9781611454024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575376
ISBN
9781927575376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081288
ISBN
9781844081288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644353
ISBN
9780816644353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
DeVorss & Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875167831
ISBN
9780875167831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.78

Paperback. This book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day. The authors drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands, and include original photographs and a full family genealogy. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761861577
ISBN
9780761861577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 52.52

Hardcover. The story of the first brothers to capture the world heavyweight title, Leon and Michael Spinks, who fought their way out of the projects, took on the biggest names in boxing (including Ali and Tyson), and made millions of dollars.. But one brother would find himself strung-out, back in the projects. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762783007
ISBN
9780762783007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.14

Paperback. Presents an Iraq War memoir of then-Captain Seth Folsom, commanding officer of Delta Company, First Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, US Marine Corps. This book focuses on Folsom's maturation as a combat leader - and as a human being coming to terms with loss of life on both sides. Num Pages: 424 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971065
ISBN
9781597971065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.71

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