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Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, 55 b/w illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226393
ISBN
9780300226393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea that became "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Num Pages: 288 pages, 5pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
3rd edition
SKU
9781848564961
ISBN
9781848564961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.86

Paperback. Offers a tale of a young couple who in the late 1970s, on impulse, became the new landlords of the most remote, bleak and lonely pub - The Tan Hill Inn - located in the desolate landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782431558
ISBN
9781782431558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633616
ISBN
9780816633616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227309
ISBN
9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Presents a study of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, beginning with his work in Oak Park in the late 1880s and culminating in the construction of the Guggenheim museum in New York and the Marin County Civic Center in the 1950s. This book provides an introduction to Wright's remarkable accomplishments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 color plates. 392 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027456
ISBN
9780691027456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 57.49

Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571231911
ISBN
9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

paperback. Deals with Oscar's astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London's sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, in this book, the author argues that Oscar's Wilde's life and work can only be fully understood and appreciated in terms of his sexuality. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone U.K.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025432
ISBN
9780099415459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. A biography celebrating this trailblazer of British football, while also shedding light on the myths and truths that surround one of British football's greatest forwards. Fully authorised by the Ford family and supported by Aston Villa, Sunderland and Cardiff City. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 319 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640563
ISBN
9781445640563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.85

Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647418
ISBN
9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.53
€ 62.96

Paperback. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647425
ISBN
9780226647425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412675
ISBN
9781770412675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537366
ISBN
9780099537366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Tells the story of those who ended up on the end of the hangman's rope at Norwich Castle Prison, Norwich City Prison on Earlham Road and the later Victorian Norwich Prison on Knox Road. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458656
ISBN
9780752458656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. Drawn on a vast array of originial sources - among them witness statements, coroners' reports and court records - to produce a revealing insight into the East End's darkest moments, this title looks at nine cases: the still mysterious Ratcliffe Highway Murders of 1811; Henry Wainwright, Israel Lipski, and many more. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950695
ISBN
9780750950695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A collection of ghastly tales from around the county of Lincolnshire dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. It includes dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and heinous homicides. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457680
ISBN
9780752457680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. Chronicles the darker side of life in the London between 1870 and 1900. This book features murderers and footpads, pimps and prostitutes, riots, rebels, bizarre funerals, disaster and peculiar medicine. It is illustrated with engravings, newspaper reports, photographs and original documents. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; GBCY; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948593
ISBN
9780750948593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Explores life in the Victorian police force from the time of Jack the Ripper, from training to discovering a murder. Num Pages: 288 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655208
ISBN
9781445655208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.53

Paperback. Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career. Num Pages: 896 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666565
ISBN
9780712666565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Comedian, teatime talk show host and all-round entertainer, multi-award winning Paul O'Grady is a popular figure on British television. This biography reveals the highs and lows of Paul's life. It also explains how Lily Savage was born as a way to make more money - and help Paul take his mind off the horrors he saw every day as a social worker. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Blake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844545773
ISBN
9781844545773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104157
ISBN
9780226104157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Learn from the master how to turn yourself into an action hero - the author of The Game turns his hand to survival Num Pages: 432 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 30. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KIN0033228
ISBN
9781847677600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The story of a boy from a poor farming background, whose books have become million-copy sellers and whose insights have changed lives across the world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212948
ISBN
9780857212948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910551172
ISBN
9781910551172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

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