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Hardback. This second volume of the series covers the interval between George Washington's retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1797 and his death on December 13, 1799. He stayed close to home, where the management and improvement of his farms at Mount Vernon was his major concern. Series: Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917627
ISBN
9780813917627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.02

Hardback. Culled from the six volumes of "The Diaries of George Washington" completed in 1979, this selection of entries reveals the lifelong preoccupations of the public and private man. Num Pages: 640 pages, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918563
ISBN
9780813918563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.64

Hardback. This volume covers the closing months of Washington's first presidential term, opening at Mount Vernon with Washington tending to both public and private affairs. It follows his unease at the growing political factionalism and attempts to ease rivalry between Hamilton and Jefferson. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921235
ISBN
9780813921235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.90

Hardback. Documents the last four months of 1793 where George Washington and his administration remained chiefly involved with maintaining the neutrality of the United States. This volume also records the preparation of Washington's annual message - an extended process that involved input from each member of the cabinet. Num Pages: 712 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927596
ISBN
9780813927596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385524803
ISBN
9780385524803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
1st THUS
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780921689423
ISBN
9780921689423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.62

hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution.

Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813912363
ISBN
9780813912363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.29

Hardback. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332649
ISBN
9780878332649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. An insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, this text reveals to Western audiences the details of monastic education. Georges B.J. Dreyfus weaves together autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings. Num Pages: 460 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HREX; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232600
ISBN
9780520232600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.34

Paperback. At once an affectionate portrait of mid-century Paris and a daring pointillist autobiography, this title translates into English Georges Perec's major works. It consists of 480 numbered statements, all beginning identically with "I remember," and all limited to pieces of public knowledge - brand names and folk wisdom, actors and illnesses. Translator(s): Terry, Philip. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Verba Mundi Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781567925173
ISBN
9781567925173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Examining his tortuous writing methods, his past, his fame, his intimate relationships and his fears of ageing, the author reveals a man trying both to find and to escape himself. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241213131
ISBN
9780241213131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGS; BM; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062195654
ISBN
9780062195654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864398
ISBN
9781894864398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 480 color photos. BIC Classification: BG; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321511
ISBN
9780764321511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. This is the story of Georgie Anne Geyer's rise from cub reporter to foreign correspondent. Geyer transports the reader to Guatemala, Cuba, Egypt, Russia and Cambodia, recounting the history and politics, adventure and exhaustion of the time. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289915
ISBN
9780226289915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. The story of Gertrude Bell; archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447286264
ISBN
9781447286264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. The explosive Sunday Times bestseller that dishes the dirt on life in the Square Mile Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Murray Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755346189
ISBN
9780755346189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854114365
ISBN
9781854114365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.79

Paperback. Like no other cycling book, from no other rider - Britain's Rio 2016 Olympic cycling star shares his unique take on the world of cycling Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784296407
ISBN
9781784296407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 122 photos & 3 illus. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396518
ISBN
9780888396518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

Hardcover. A biography of the Cosways, two fascinating but often neglected figures in the artistic history of England. This carefully researched study emphasises their achievements as artists and their stature in late 18th century society. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 colour and 32 b&w plates. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829445
ISBN
9780718829445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.02

Paperback. * A fascinating exploration of the troubled life of one of America's greatest writers. Num Pages: 656 pages, Integrated: 16. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105451
ISBN
9780349105451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. * Definitive biography of Hollywood's brightest musical star - Judy Garland (1922-1969). Num Pages: 528 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751531602
ISBN
9780751531602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Juan Manuel Fangio's name is indelibly inscribed in the record books and many consider him to be the greatest driver in history. This title chronicles not only various arduous early competitions but also his long journey from humble origins in remote Argentina to the lofty heights of international celebrity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages b/w. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518274
ISBN
9780753518274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

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