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Biography
Hardback. Presents a different view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some truths about this controversial composer. This book tells what Wagner did, said, and wrote. It suggests that an estimation of Wagner does not lie in an all too easy condemnation of his many provocative actions and ideas. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 table, 31 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254534
- ISBN
- 9780520254534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.78€ 46.81
€ 58.78
€ 46.81
Hardcover. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. The perfect introduction to the Master. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. Includes newspaper cutting of review of the book in The Times
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0007672
- ISBN
- 9780008105693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616086145
- ISBN
- 9781616086145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.16
€ 27.99
€ 25.16
Paperback. Presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity. This title offers a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241962169
- ISBN
- 9780241962169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036675
- ISBN
- 9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.98
€ 50.98
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- After the Battle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913952
- ISBN
- 9780900913952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.84€ 47.84
€ 52.84
€ 47.84
Hardback. Series: Border Lines S. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrationsports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854112606
- ISBN
- 9781854112606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.43
€ 27.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854112613
- ISBN
- 9781854112613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.24
€ 22.24
Paperback. A modern account of the greatest cricketer of all time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445659596
- ISBN
- 9781445659596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.32
€ 15.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 2009. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356965
- ISBN
- 9780817356965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 82 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630761707
- ISBN
- 9781630761707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.63
€ 22.63
Paperback. Large folio. Illustrated. good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- SKU
- KEX0291498
- ISBN
- 9780907328155
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Wood, John M. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Temple Lodge Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906999766
- ISBN
- 9781906999766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.83
€ 26.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. Keywords: W. H, Smith. 380pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul/University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- SKU
- KNW0011992
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 46.99€ 5.38
€ 46.99
€ 5.38
paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220865
- ISBN
- 9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. A biography of W B Yeats, it covers the second half of Yeats' life, taking in his controversial political involvements, continued supernatural experiments, his extraordinary marriage, a series of love affairs, and the writing of his greatest poetry. It also weaves together his life and work. Num Pages: 832 pages, 32pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1306. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0024921
- ISBN
- 9780192806093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
hardcover. Very good clean copy showing light shelf wear. Dust jacket present and in good condition. Clean and clear pages
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Paperview U.K. U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024935
- ISBN
- 9771751094006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
hardcover. 200pp. Great Biographies Series
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Paperview U.K. U.K.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- SKU
- KHS1018545
- ISBN
- 9771751094006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. In 2007, a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2 - XH558 - took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. This work describes what it was like to tame the first prototypes and to master the unusual characteristics necessitated by the Vulcan's shape. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b/w photos, 4pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BM; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502300
- ISBN
- 9781906502300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873512138
- ISBN
- 9780873512138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.09
€ 24.99
€ 23.09