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Paperback. Arthur Schopenhauer devoted his adult life to the articulation of a philosophy for the world, a philosophy that would benefit mankind by providing a solution to the riddle of existence. This biography provides an introduction to the life and work of the nineteenth-century German philosopher. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230214
ISBN
9781780230214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621900580
ISBN
9781621900580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.00
€ 53.76

Paperback. This book offers a fresh and unbiased account of the life and work of an enigmatic, challenging writer who continues to polarize opinion today. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237169
ISBN
9781780237169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.30

Hardcover. Presents an absorbing study of Knighton-Hammond's life and work, bringing the achievements of this artist to a wider readership, and establishing his name among the major British painters of the 20th century. This book also includes reproductions of many of his best works. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 275 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718828240
ISBN
9780718828240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781785370090
ISBN
9781785370090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 8.34

Hardback. Traces the clandestine Comintern activities of a German communist and his associates between the two World Wars. The study examines the founding, expansion and collapse of a revolutionary institution and reveals Ewert's political strengths and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819192585
ISBN
9780819192585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Hardcover. The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-59) reconceptualized economics as a theory of economic welfare and a logic of policy analysis. Misconceptions of his work abound. This book, an essay in demystification and the first reading of the entire Pigouvian oeuvre, stresses his pragmatic and historicist premises. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230252714
ISBN
9780230252714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.02

Comprehensive and elegantly composed, this biography makes clear the scope of Arthur Cayley's prodigious achievements, firmly enshrining him as the "Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age." Num Pages: 784 pages, 57, 50 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880117
ISBN
9780801880117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JHBK; WQN; WQY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342072
ISBN
9781625342072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.80

Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581697
ISBN
9780099581697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 165 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694223
ISBN
9781894694223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JM; ANB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Germany
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903131484
ISBN
9783903131484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.39

Hardcover. As prominent members of the Victorian cultural and artistic world, Sir Charles and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, along with their nephew Charles Locke Eastlake, enjoyed the friendship and support of influential figures. This biography brings the personality of each of the Eastlakes into focus while exploring their important contributions. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 black-&-white illustrations + 5 colour images. BIC Classification: ABQ; ACV; AGC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857095074
ISBN
9781857095074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.86

hardcover. Kay's local study of the debate over cultural modernism in Imperial Germany makes a significant contribution both to the study of modernism and to the history of German culture. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; AFC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802009227
ISBN
9780802009227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.72

Paperback. This chilling collection is sure to appeal to all those interested in the shady side of Suffolk's history. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451329
ISBN
9780752451329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages of colour & 156 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894959407
ISBN
9781894959407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 90 b/w photos & 39 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Apogee Books Science Fiction Canada
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897350270
ISBN
9781897350270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The heart-warming tale of a wartime childhood. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0011055
ISBN
9781409148098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The heart-warming tale of a wartime childhood. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0002333
ISBN
9781409148098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898461
ISBN
9781894898461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Arnold Sommerfeld Num Pages: 471 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PHM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461474609
ISBN
9781461474609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.44

Paperback. In this text, Allen Shawn puts aside ultimate judgements about Arnold Schoenberg's place in music history to explore the composer's world in a series of linked essays that are searching and suggestive. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 124 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011014
ISBN
9780674011014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.46

Hardback. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. Selected unpublished correspondence written between 1903 and 1950 includes the responses of the addressees. Gives a vivid picture of the historical controversies between the composer and other major figures in the field. Num Pages: 340 pages, Fr.Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824522
ISBN
9780810824522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312232894
ISBN
9780312232894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.76

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