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Biography

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

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

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
€ 32.93

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

€ 18.99
€ 16.23

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

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

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
€ 18.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399163340
ISBN
9780399163340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, America's most famous diplomat. Editor(s): Costigliola, Frank. Num Pages: 768 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393073270
ISBN
9780393073270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.90

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

€ 29.99
€ 26.32

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 90 b/w photos & 39 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Apogee Books Science Fiction Canada
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897350270
ISBN
9781897350270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213272
ISBN
9780520213272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Publisher
Trafalgar Square Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st US
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570767104
ISBN
9781570767104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Paulist Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809122981
ISBN
9780809122981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. 229pp. Index. Plates. Usual library markings. Cover is slightly worn
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
1st
SKU
KON0825770
ISBN
9780582103726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 228p. Paperback. P.B.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Longman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0557657
ISBN
9780582103719
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An insider's account of life with Sinatra during the heady years of the Rat Pack that's as cool, original and dazzling as the man himself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pan
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
9780330412292
ISBN
9780330412292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573229890
ISBN
9781573229890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957759
ISBN
9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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