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hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024146
ISBN
9780719545979
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705717
ISBN
9781501705717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Homesteader in Iowa, a 49er in the California Gold Rush, and editor of his town-s local paper, Edmund Booth epitomized the classic 19th-century pioneer, except for one difference - he was deaf. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563682735
ISBN
9781563682735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. 8vo . Good clean copy in slightly worn dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Hutchinson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0301573
ISBN
9780090860401
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Hutchinson
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0007072
ISBN
9780090860401
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Hutchinson
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0006497
ISBN
9780090860401
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485400
ISBN
9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.43

Hardcover.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851828630
ISBN
9781851828630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.00
€ 53.95

Paperback. * A brilliant and revealing new biography of the renowned - and controversial - poet Edith Sitwell, out now in paperback Num Pages: 544 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Virago
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499685
ISBN
9781860499685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. The world-famous French singer Edith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. This book suggests new ways of understanding her, her myth and her meanings over time at home and abroad, by proposing the notion of an 'imagined' Piaf. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382578
ISBN
9781781382578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.10

Paperback. A revealing insight into the remarkable life of the First World War heroine who saved hundreds of lives. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784291327
ISBN
9781784291327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035710
ISBN
9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471529422
ISBN
9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.53

Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471362708
ISBN
9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes's magnetic personality worked its magic. Editor(s): Sutton, Alan. Num Pages: 416 pages, 60 illustrations, 30 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 260 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554845
ISBN
9781781554845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. In 1841 the poet John Clare fled an asylum in Epping Forest and walked eighty miles to his home in Northborough. He was searching for his lost love, Mary Joyce - a woman three years dead. In this book, the author walks in the steps of poet John Clare. It is an investigation into madness, sanity and the nature of the poet's muse. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012759
ISBN
9780141012759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Mann, John. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177. 120pp. Keywords: Edgar Turner
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Columba Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781856077163
ISBN
9781856077163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Mann, John. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Columba Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0002785
ISBN
9781856077163
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Fills a serious gap in German historical literature by providing the first political biography of Jung, a leading figure of the anti-Nazi Right. Num Pages: 308 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139665
ISBN
9781571139665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.06

Paperback. The Life of History's Greatest Psychic. 512 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX. Dimension: 182 x 110 x 33. Weight: 404.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
A. R. E. Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780876046043
ISBN
9780876046043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.08

Paperback. Based on exhaustive research in the Poe family archive, Quinn extracts the life from the legend, and describes how they both were distorted by prior biographies. " Num Pages: 866 pages, 48, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857300
ISBN
9780801857300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.95

Paperback. "An amazing story [told] with clarity and intelligence .. colorful and insightful."-Martin Rubin, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 512 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333596
ISBN
9780393333596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Paperback. For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx simply devoured his rivals, their hopes and their careers. His legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined as the 445 victories; including five Tour de France wins and all the monument races; he amassed in his own right. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDB; BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943165
ISBN
9780091943165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956478726
ISBN
9780956478726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.68

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