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Hardcover. The exclusive world of one of the twentieth century's most glamorous and alluring women, as seen through her private homes and gardens. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DST; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 258 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2206.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847843213
- ISBN
- 9780847843213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.07€ 45.64
€ 59.07
€ 45.64
Paperback. Aims to get to the truth of Marco Polo's claims. Covering his early life, his extraordinary twenty-four-year Asian epic and his reception in Italy on his return, this book places the intrepid Venetian in context, historically and geographically. Num Pages: 320 pages, . BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934213
- ISBN
- 9780750934213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.47
€ 14.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there are some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China? Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light scoring on one page, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014764
- ISBN
- 9781905791057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The extraordinary life of one of the great travellers of world history Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847247674
- ISBN
- 9781847247674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGH; JKVP1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509829408
- ISBN
- 9781509829408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.54
€ 16.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. Takes you behind the scenes of some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. This book features historic events both accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603094009
- ISBN
- 9781603094009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.07
€ 24.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. Offers account of author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603093002
- ISBN
- 9781603093002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.10
€ 18.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the publication of "A la recherche du temps perdu" one hundred years ago, this title portrays in abundant detail the life and times of literary voices of the twentieth century. Series: Henry McBride Series in Modernism & Modernity. Num Pages: 992 pages, 47 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191790
- ISBN
- 9780300191790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.07€ 46.67
€ 59.07
€ 46.67
Paperback. With "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu" Marcel Proust achieved a perfect rendering of life in art, of the past created through memory. It is both a portrait of the artist and a discovery of the aesthetic by which the portrait is painted, and it was to have a seminal influence on 20th-century literature. This title presents the life of this writer. Num Pages: 816 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674799
- ISBN
- 9780712674799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168074
- ISBN
- 9780691168074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. The inspirational story of Rob Young, who has set numerous endurance records, including running 370 marathons in a year Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471152870
- ISBN
- 9781471152870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.00
€ 23.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. The facts are shocking. The treachery is chilling. The fallout ongoing. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BT; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 39. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733635939
- ISBN
- 9780733635939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to the previous owner. Good copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear, remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Blackwater Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0012185
- ISBN
- 9780861214068
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer. Num Pages: 448 pages, Black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; ASD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040226
- ISBN
- 9780141040226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is the story of the life of Mao. It is full of revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing completely unknown Mao. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507376
- ISBN
- 9780099507376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588664
- ISBN
- 9780199588664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
paperback. In a re-evaluation of Mao Zedong's leadership, Feigon seeks a more informed perspective on one of the most important political leaders of our time. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781566635226
- ISBN
- 9781566635226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33
Paperback. Revolutionary and ruler, Marxist and nationalist, liberator and despot, Mao Zedong takes a place among the iconic leaders of the twentieth century. In this new book, Maurice Meisner offers a balanced portrait and in-depth account of the man who defined modern China. Series: Polity Political Profiles Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631073
- ISBN
- 9780745631073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. Describes Mao Zedong s life and thought in relation to the Chinese revolution and twentieth-century history. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347958
- ISBN
- 9780822347958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810712
- ISBN
- 9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. "Manx Murders" is a mysterious collection of murder cases committed on the island over the last 150 years, from the brutal murder of a spinster one dark night on a lonely track near Ramsey to an equally savage attack on a widow in her garden in the busy centre of Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840186925
- ISBN
- 9781840186925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.79
€ 20.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. MANUEL - Portrait of a Serial Killer tells the full story from start to finish, from his birth in the USA and his love of gangster movies to his life of crime that would ultimately end on the gallows after one of the most sensational trials in legal history. Num Pages: 382 pages, 8pp Colour Plate Section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785300790
- ISBN
- 9781785300790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Based on new interviews with key figures this is the most authoritative and explosive account of the life of Charles Manson. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857208941
- ISBN
- 9780857208941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Hardback. Recreates one of "Once Upon a Time" stories, blending it with the real-life story of a fashion designer Manolo Blahnik. This book adds a twist to the tale of the "Elves and the Shoemaker" through Manolo Blahnik's drawings that evoke the past, envision the future, and, evidence the footprint he's made on fashion history. Illustrator(s): Blahnik, Manolo. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061917301
- ISBN
- 9780061917301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53