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Paperback. Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath. Updated for the paperback edition with new text and pictures. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829264
ISBN
9780753829264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750925808
ISBN
9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. The first major biography of Pope Francis traces the life of this revolutionary thinker from his childhood in Argentina to the world leader he is today. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113483
ISBN
9781760113483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877471
ISBN
9781780877471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. A valuable portrait of one of the most powerful managers in American musical history. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 1 line drawing, 4 charts, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037412
ISBN
9780252037412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Sinclair-Stevenson London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031051
ISBN
9781856191838
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 26.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; BTH; HBJF; HBTB; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447253365
ISBN
9781447253365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardcover. Edgar Award-winner and internationally bestselling novelist tells of his improbable conversion from agnostic Jewish-intellectual to baptized Christian and of the books that led him there. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718017347
ISBN
9780718017347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. The thrilling true story of the real Great Escape, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the escape. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444760668
ISBN
9781444760668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Over the Easter weekend in 2015, a gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Nigel Cawthorne digs deep to question the motives and methods behind diamond theft. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784189785
ISBN
9781784189785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Ledbetter, James; Roth, Daniel B. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
9781586489014
ISBN
9781586489014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.75

Hardcover. 155 p. illus. 21cm. Original cloth. Fine copy in worn and torn d.w.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Heinemann London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0047455
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 155 p. illus. 21cm. Dust wrapper. A good copy. Some wear to the dw.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Heinemann London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0047622
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Was Charles Dickens the secret lover of young actress Nelly Ternan? How would a man of his renown have hidden such an affair? This book offers a complete account of the scandal that threatened to ruin Dickens - now dramatised as The Invisible Woman, a 2014 BBC film starring Ralph Fiennes. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205282
ISBN
9780300205282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.19

paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216 260pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189598
ISBN
9780141189598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. These two journals provide a unique picture of daily life with William Wordsworth, his friendship with Coleridge, and the composition of his poems. Editor(s): Woof, Pamela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536870
ISBN
9780199536870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.39

Paperback. Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007460687
ISBN
9780007460687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062309921
ISBN
9780062309921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.52

Hardcover. Keywords: Subjects - Biography - Gladstone
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Methuen & Co London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1936
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0191458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes the interviews, given between 1962 and 1980, that speak about the development of the author's thought, explaining why and how he wrote his many books, paying tributes to philosophers, linguists, novelists, poets, painters and film-makers who have inspired him, and discussing how his life became dedicated to an exploration of semiotics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CF; HPK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528340
ISBN
9780099528340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Motor mouth, loud mouth, tubby DJ, overpaid ego: What is the truth? Who is this man they call 'The Saviour of Radio 1'? Here, the author dissects the world around him and tackles various subjects. He talks about how he went from teenage DJ on a psychiatric hospital radio show to become the nation's favourite breakfast show DJ on BBC Radio 1. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of colour. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0021997
ISBN
9780091914189
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551549
ISBN
9781871551549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307889768
ISBN
9780307889768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313. 8vo. Illustrated. Near fine copy in slipcase
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Folio Society London
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KSG0022657
ISBN
9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

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