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hardcover. Features a translation of the diaries of Seamus Ennis, fulltime collector of music and song with the Irish Folklore Commission describing his work, the people he met, the material he gathered and his communication with the head office of the commission in Dublin. This book also illustrates life in the Gaeltacht during the Second World War. Num Pages: 613 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1278. E. scarce. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cork University Press
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031445
ISBN
9781859184370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 280.00

Paperback. The first hilarious volume of comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker's memoir, and now the inspiration for the major BBC series CRADLE TO GRAVE, starring Peter Kay. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228778
ISBN
9781780228778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker charts his 30 years in showbiz. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828939
ISBN
9780753828939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. In this title, he gives an account of his experiences in Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BM; DSBH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955796
ISBN
9780241955796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. A memoir of Sarah Palin - the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate. It recounts her political experiences, her time as Mayor of Wasilla and as the first female governor of Alaska, as well as her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign. It includes her insights into the personal challenges she's faced. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 652. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRS0014083
ISBN
9780061939891
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lyons Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791330
ISBN
9780762791330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.56

Hardcover. The laugh-out-loud third volume of Danny Baker's memoirs, following the bestselling Going to Sea in a Sieve and Going Off Alarming. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
W&N
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780297870135
ISBN
9780297870135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGA; BGFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553446685
ISBN
9780553446685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226088
ISBN
9781780226088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Picking up from where his first memoir left off, Dr Tom is back with more of his gloriously eccentric stories. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021863
ISBN
9781906021863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. "One of our great essayists and journalists--the Dean of American Rock Critics, Robert Christgau--takes us on a heady tour through his life and times in this vividly atmospheric and visceral memoir that is both a love letter to a New York long past and a tribute to the transformative power of art."--Front jacket flap. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062238795
ISBN
9780062238795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062238801
ISBN
9780062238801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. A prodigal Tar Heel legend returns. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 26.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592287840
ISBN
9781592287840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on FFEP.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KTG0002421
ISBN
9780905169941
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is recognised as a giant of world literature; an exceptionally prolific and versatile writer. This heavily-illustrated biography by one of the world's foremost Goethe scholars is an ideal introduction to seminal figure in literary history. Translator(s): Boerner, Nancy. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 169 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 195 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323514
ISBN
9781908323514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitler's most loyal acolytes. But how did this club-footed son of a factory worker rise from obscurity to become Hitler's malevolent minister of propaganda, most trusted lieutenant and personally anointed successor? This book answers these question. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 47. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523697
ISBN
9780099523697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399285
ISBN
9781782399285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX6; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801017063
ISBN
9780801017063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Pugin was one of Britain's greatest architects and his short career one of the dramatic in architectural history. This book draws on letters and drawings to recreate his life and work as architect, propagandist and romantic artist as well as the story of his three marriages, the bitterness of his last years and his sudden death at 40. Num Pages: 624 pages, 8pp b/w, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280999
ISBN
9780140280999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. The definitive look at one of the seventies' foremost punk bands: how they almost (but not quite) found fame. Series: Exploded Views. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452844
ISBN
9781552452844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.04

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sphere
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Export ed
SKU
KNW0007747
ISBN
9781847443182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Blending biography, studio history and film criticism, this comprehensive work on Franics Ford Coppola contains interviews with the director and his colleagues and examines Coppola's production journals and screenplays. Num Pages: 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123042
ISBN
9780813123042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.32

Paperback. From his harrowing childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his parents to a lifetime of alcoholism and self-mutilation to the peak of fame and success as the longest-tenured cast member of � �"Saturday Night Live� �", the author delves into the darkest corners of his life both in front of and behind the camera. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062064561
ISBN
9780062064561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Hardcover. In these memoirs, Father Theodore Hesburgh chronicles the transformation of Notre Dame from a somewhat mediocre midwestern university into a major teaching and research institution. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010386
ISBN
9780268010386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

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