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paperback. As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, the author reveals in this warm and humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was! He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on half title page.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
288
SKU
KTG0012799
ISBN
9780140275421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Takes you down the thin cobblestoned streets of the Belgian border town of Bouillon. This book offers exquisite meditation on place, time and memory is an illicit peek into other people's countries, into the spaces they have populated with their memories, and might just make you revisit your own in a new and surprising way. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587033
ISBN
9780099587033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Keatinge, Benjamin; Woods, Aengus. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003209
ISBN
9780716529101
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of Pamuk's friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art. Translator(s): Dikbas, Nazim. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571327355
ISBN
9780571327355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War One with a total of forty victories. His character, inspirational leadership, organisational genius, development of air-to-air tactics and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains an important figure in the history of air warfare. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690239
ISBN
9781910690239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561122
ISBN
9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811209953
ISBN
9780811209953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

hardcover. This volume contains the newly transcribed and annotated text of one of Oscar Wilde's unpublished notebooks that functioned as a major ante-text of Historical Criticism (1879). The notebook illuminates Wilde's practices of research and composition, contains the unused materials Wilde studied, and shows his wit and imagination at work. Editor(s): Smith, Philip E. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688012
ISBN
9780199688012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195410
ISBN
9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
1st THUS
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780921689423
ISBN
9780921689423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.62

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019233
ISBN
9780241123928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 13.00

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on inside cover.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Paladin
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0015559
ISBN
9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Biography of Oscar Wilde. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Edition
New
Publisher
Paladin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTG0008738
ISBN
9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Keywords: Biography - Ireland - authors -
Format
Hardback
Publisher
New Directions Books U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0178873
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232532012
ISBN
9780232532012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Marking the twentieth anniversary of his assassination in 1980, this volume explores the prophetic spirituality of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. Series: Modern Spiritual Masters. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570753091
ISBN
9781570753091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781987915167
ISBN
9781987915167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Hardback. The inspiring story of the legendary couple whose wildlife films transformed America's perceptions of exotic places. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762763603
ISBN
9780762763603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283461
ISBN
9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

paperback. An epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work. It shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; APFB; APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502838
ISBN
9780099502838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The reason for the decline of Orson Welles' career is a hotly debated issue. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the audacious filmmaker alive. In 1947, Welles left America for Europe and lived for the best part of twenty years in self-imposed exile. This biography tells the story of this man. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462613
ISBN
9780099462613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. A biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of "Citizen Kane". Num Pages: 656 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462514
ISBN
9780099462514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616674
ISBN
9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. The biography of The Specials' Neville Staple. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845135423
ISBN
9781845135423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

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