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Paperback. The most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for the first time his collected correspondence - which has been unavailable to all previous writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007113224
ISBN
9780007113224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Robert Louis Stevenson loved to conjure up a dashing, romantic lineage for himself, dreaming that he was descended from the colourful outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. This work gives a concise account of his life - his family background, childhood and adolescence in a Calvinist, hard-working household in Scotland, and his final years in the South Seas. Num Pages: 114 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267217
ISBN
9781905267217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

Paperback. The biography of a giant in the history of blues music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075285
ISBN
9780252075285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Robert Hart was the Ch'ing government's Inspector General of the Maritime Customs Service. These journals follow on from "Entering China's Service" and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy and inspecting treaty ports. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 half-tones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674775305
ISBN
9780674775305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.90

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595555748
ISBN
9781595555748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Hardcover. The poet and author Robert Graves (1895-1985), now best known for his historical novels "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God", thanks to the legendary BBC TV adaptation, was recognised as one of the better Edwardian and First World War poets. This biography tells his story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791941
ISBN
9781905791941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. Series: City Lights/Grey Fox. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Edition
NONE, Expanded
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865907
ISBN
9780872865907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.63

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: by H.A. Taylor. With a foreword by J. Ramsay Mac Donald. 288 p. port., illus. 24 cm. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, with brightly gilt titled spine, and tight binding. Spine sunned, cloth very slightly worn." Keywords: "Donald, Sir Robert,"
Publisher
S. Paul
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0045884
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226214016
ISBN
9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. The most highly acclaimed modern biography of Scotland's most famous poet reissued for the 250th anniversary. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414. 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. Very few poets excite such fanatical, worldwide devotion as Robert Burns (otherwise known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's Favourite Son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire or simply the Bard). This biography evaluates Burns' songs and poetry and discusses the importance and quality of his satirical verse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294694
ISBN
9781845294694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Lenfestey, James; Smith, Thomas R. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Har/Dvdr
SKU
V9780816677702
ISBN
9780816677702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988665
ISBN
9780295988665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.08

Hardcover. Celebrated in their time and still popular over a century after their deaths, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett had a unique relationship which is reflected in their work. Both were distinguished as poets before they met, and they learnt from one another without ever sacrificing their individuality. This book deals with their life and work. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597522
ISBN
9781841597522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. The name of Robert Adam is equated with taste, style and elegance. As visionary in the decoration of interiors as he was ingenious in the design of exteriors, Adam was more often responsible for the renovation, alteration or completion of existing buildings than for the creation of entirely new ones. Series: Lifelines S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMB; AMR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806035
ISBN
9780747806035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Hardcover. 221pp. Index. Illustrated. Cover is moisture damaged
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0825827
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a combination of photographs and text covering Robbie Williams' 2001 UK and European tour. This work provides a portrait of Robbie's life - the backstage dramas, the writing sessions, the exhaustion of touring, the bonding with the band, the meat-hungry press packs, the times with friends, the moments alone.. away from the crowds. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ebury Press
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011090
ISBN
9780091884734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy with light very light shelfwear. Williams
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KST0025311
ISBN
9780233000138
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 270pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KON0820846
ISBN
9780233000725
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855755027
ISBN
9780855755027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Who is that hairy guy in the green Speedo? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Blackfriars
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349134185
ISBN
9780349134185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

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