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Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work reveals him as an increasingly confident taxonomist creating lists that distill his observations about plant leafing and seasonal birds. Editor(s): Petrulionis, Sandra Harbert (Assistant Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, USA); Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 520 pages, 89 line illus. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065410
ISBN
9780691065410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53
€ 101.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780460876353
ISBN
9780460876353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Henri de Monfried is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This book is an account of how de Monfried becomes a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, and is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSL; BG; BTC; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442105
ISBN
9780141442105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.13

Hardcover. Henry Edwards Davis (1879-1966) began his hunting adventures as a boy riding in the saddle with his father on foxhunts and deer drives in the company of Confederate cavalry veterans. This memoir offers an account of a time before paved roads and river-spanning bridges had penetrated the rural stretches of Williamsburg and Florence counties. Editor(s): Moise, Ben McC. Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BM; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570038631
ISBN
9781570038631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Hardcover. Reveals the thinking that changed the Ford Motor Company forever. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Productivity Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915299362
ISBN
9780915299362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.21

Paperback. Presents a memoir of a Holocaust survivor, who settled in Austria after the war, where he became a successful black market entrepreneur. He took special satisfaction at profiting from the misfortune of his former oppressor and became a compulsive philanderer as well. Eventually, he migrated to America, where he led a quiet family life. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981161
ISBN
9780295981161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889203969
ISBN
9780889203969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.80

hardcover. The first of a three-volume set of letters to and from Richardson. The letters shed light on her biography, her artistic methods, her personal life, her friendships, her response to Australian readers and to expatriation, and her efforts to maintain a literary life apart from her personal life. Num Pages: 688 pages, 28halftones. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2ABU; 3JH; 3JJC; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Melbourne Univ Pr Australia
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780522847970
ISBN
9780522847970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.03
€ 60.05

Hardback. The Life of Robert Frost presents a unique and rich approach to the poet that includes original genealogical research concerning Frost s ancestors, and a demonstration of how mental illness plagued the Frost family and heavily influenced Frost s poetry. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658529
ISBN
9780470658529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.60

Paperback. There is no reason why you should have heard of Geoffrey Pyke. After his suicide in 1948 he was described as one of the great geniuses of his time, to rank alongside Einstein, yet he remains today, as The Times put it, 'one of the most original if unrecognised figures' of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPSH; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594130
ISBN
9780099594130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008490
ISBN
9781493008490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. Journey into the history of English and discover how words have entered our language to make it what it is today. Num Pages: 288 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566325
ISBN
9780719566325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Horne, Philip. Num Pages: 850 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Library of America United States
Number of pages
850
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534719
ISBN
9781598534719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435160
ISBN
9780140435160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Dupee, Frederick Wilcox. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 638 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613062
ISBN
9780691613062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.18
€ 78.11

Hardback. Features the letters of Henry James - one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. This work comprises more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a range of topics - from James' own life and literary projects to questions on art, literature, and criticism. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 486 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1103.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803222250
ISBN
9780803222250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Zacharias, Greg W.; Anesko, Michael. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 38. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285477
ISBN
9780803285477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269859
ISBN
9780803269859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Trent Editions United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780905488431
ISBN
9780905488431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.19

Hardcover. Previously unpublished letters that shed light on the personal side of Henry James, and on the times in which he lived and wrote Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472110100
ISBN
9780472110100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.31
€ 67.92

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