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Paperback. A selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141045191
ISBN
9780141045191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Providing an insight into the mind of one of the leading intellectuals of the modern age, this title chronicles the cultural, moral, and political journeys of this renowned critic and artist at the height of her powers. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954461
ISBN
9780241954461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Bntam Edition
SKU
KKD0001275
ISBN
9780553405699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Num Pages: 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480. A Pianist's Yearbook. 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight: 494.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835578
ISBN
9781843835578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

Paperback. * Now a major film starring Winona Ryder, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave * A clear-sighted and unflinching memoir of an eighteen-year-old girl about her two year stay in a psychiatric hospital for depression Num Pages: 192 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860497926
ISBN
9781860497926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; JM; MQVB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975344
ISBN
9780141975344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. An impressionistic study of Bruce Chatwin's life and work by one of his friends. It is not a biography, but a collection of Clapp's own memories of Chatwin and those of his friends and colleagues. Both a solitary and a socialite, he has been described as the person who reinvented travel-writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 175. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRA0010579
ISBN
9780099733713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Harry H. Corbett rose from the slums of Manchester to become one of the best-known television stars of the 20th century. Widely respected as a classical stage actor, he became a leading light in Joan Littlewood's theatre workshop until his life was changed forever by the television comedy Steptoe and Son. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
History Publishing Group
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752487878
ISBN
9780752487878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0303320
ISBN
9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. The tempestuous life of the notorious Countess of Warwick, mistress of Edward VII Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909772
ISBN
9780749909772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. An account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential painter of modern times. It tells the story of his life, the historical context of society at the time, and his relationships with Renoir, Sisley and Manet. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754819530
ISBN
9780754819530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823476
ISBN
9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. The scandalous love triangle at the heart of the Victorian art world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 black and white, 10 colour. BIC Classification: ACV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715641446
ISBN
9780715641446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Unzipped is the legendary 70s rocker's utterly candid account of the highs and lows of a life lived hell for leather. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour pictures integrated. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340937518
ISBN
9780340937518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFJB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062346209
ISBN
9780062346209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; PSAK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465054954
ISBN
9780465054954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085221
ISBN
9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A wonderfully honest and beautifully-written memoir from one of the most intriguing football managers of the last 25 years. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472211491
ISBN
9781472211491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Juggernaut Publication
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789386228093
ISBN
9789386228093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0201819
ISBN
9781843510178
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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