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Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859371
ISBN
9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 54.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 293.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801016578
ISBN
9780801016578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. This is a biographical study of Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, last Governor of Nyasaland. He was posted to Northern Rhodesia as an administrative cadet in 1931. He moved to Nyasaland in 1960, during which time he became Governor-General. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; BG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644610
ISBN
9781860644610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.14
€ 137.06

Paperback. Born in Usk, Gwent, in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace left school at fourteen and in his mid-twenties spent four years in the Amazon collecting for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose all his finds in a shipboard fire in mid-Atlantic. This title reveals Wallace as a courageous and unconventional explorer. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665773
ISBN
9780712665773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620408254
ISBN
9781620408254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. A collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula throughout the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. It features tales that uncover many cases that have been long forgotten and are supported by illustrations which describe these events and the people featured in them. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450070
ISBN
9780752450070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and bears on ideas of characterization and the individual. This volume considers both the form and the content of biography across the ancient world, and is particularly interested in the frontiers with other related genres, such as history. Editor(s): McGing, B.; Mossman, Judith. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125128
ISBN
9781905125128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653268
ISBN
9780859653268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. A moving, fascinating memoir of Penny Armstrong's years as midwife to an Amish community in rural Pennsylvania. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780662008
ISBN
9781780662008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101. .
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222105
ISBN
9780811222105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.02

Hardback. A biography of one of the most impressive and influential figures of nineteenth-century Scotland, Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748611850
ISBN
9780748611850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.14
€ 145.97

Paperback. Lady of Sudeley Num Pages: 144 pages, 32 b&w and 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937207
ISBN
9780750937207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. A collection of local tales and murder cases from across the county of Lancashire. This title includes more than 60 archive photographs, reward notices and drawings. It contains chapters recounting true cases of theft, violence, villainy and murder, supported by a range of sources (including newspapers and court reports). Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443584
ISBN
9780752443584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. James Brindley, the first great canal business, provided the spark that ignited the Industrial Revolution, united the nation and set Britain on course to become the world's first superpower. This book retells Brindley's story, the legacy he left behind and why it is relevant today. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; BGH; TNF; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752432595
ISBN
9780752432595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811202268
ISBN
9780811202268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b/w photos & 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881774224
ISBN
9789881774224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Includes stories behind some of the most notorious murders in the history of Greater Manchester. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950916
ISBN
9780750950916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Linda Stratmann's well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the shadier side of Essex's past. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458502
ISBN
9780752458502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006530749
ISBN
9780006530749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. A biography of Geoff Bradford Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465289
ISBN
9780752465289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

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