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Biography

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, nicks and bumps to cover but remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0016347
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006904
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Previous owner's signature on first page
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Penguin edition.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KON0835878
ISBN
9780140113495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Penguin edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0009317
ISBN
9780140113495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518335
ISBN
9780500518335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. In this devastating and brilliant new book John Simpson offers a compelling and cogent analysis of the West's relationship with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, past and present. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0009296
ISBN
9780330418904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. "Professionally rebound in attractive quarter leather over modern marbled boards binding, raised bands, gilt tooling, brightly gilted twin leather title labels on the spine, top page edges gilted, clean and crisp pages with bright text." Keywords: Authors - Ireland - Biography
Format
Hardback
Publisher
John Murray London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0037588
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 320.27
€ 260.00

Paperback. Sir Stanley Matthews was the most famous and revered England football player of all time - a living legend Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp colour photos, 24pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 51. Weight in Grams: 402. 8vo Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0263063
ISBN
9780747264279
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. "Frontispiece - Spine Faded . 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Original Blue Cloth. A good clean copy. 1st Edition".
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Collins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1954
Edition
1st
SKU
KON0522890
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 320p. D.W. H.B. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Collins, St. James' s Place, Lon
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KON0557751
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0004506
ISBN
9780717121502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. With eccentric characters (including her father, "The Wee Wild One") and rich stories, Schwertfeger has painted a fresh picture of Northern Ireland as she lived it and as it remains today as a touchstone for all who have roots in this storied country. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027004
ISBN
9780299198800
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. What it means to eat, sleep and bleed GAA, from a legend of the game. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780717169344
ISBN
9780717169344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 6.93

hardcover. Keywords: William Whitelaw 279pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
AURUM PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st ed.
SKU
KNW0011868
ISBN
9781854100283
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

paperback. Stock market multimillionaire at 26, federal convict at 36, he partied like a rock star, lived like a king, and barely survived his rise and fall as an American entrepreneurial icon. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGBA; JKVK; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Two Roads
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001427
ISBN
9781444778120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Navigating family tensions and the trials of growing up, the author describes the close-knit community of North Yorkshire and his family's place within it: the shepherd probing the head-high snowdrifts for his flock; the pub landlord obsessed with military uniforms; and the village doctor lost in his love for the purple moorland. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099542353
ISBN
9780099542353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. With an introduction by Xiaolu Guo. A classic memoir set during the Chinese revolution of the 1940s and inspired by folklore, providing a unique insight into the life of an immigrant in America. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447275220
ISBN
9781447275220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Hardback. In her eagerly-awaited new book, Alice Taylor salutes the women whose energy and generosity made such a valuable contribution to all our lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177889
ISBN
9781847177889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Hardback. The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective with thirty-seven years of dictionary experience and twenty years as Chief Editor of the world's most important dictionary Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 344 x 35. Weight in Grams: 638. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009001
ISBN
9781408706602
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. The sequel to the bestselling A STREET CAT NAMED BOB continues the remarkable adventures of James and Bob showing - through new stories - how Bob's extraordinary street wisdom has shown James the meaning of friendship, loyalty, trust - and happiness. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; VFJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
9781444777574
ISBN
9781444777574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Reveals why it is that: too much science is bad for our health '70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of Hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever; we must work harder to get rid of cricket; and the author likes the Germans (well, sometimes). Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: WGCB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 254. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. CLARKSON
Edition
4th Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0022476
ISBN
9780141017891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reveals why it is that: too much science is bad for our health '70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of Hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever; we must work harder to get rid of cricket; and the author likes the Germans (well, sometimes). Series: The World According to Clarkson. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: WGCB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250. Good, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0005467
ISBN
9780141017891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. CLARKSON
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Global
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0022536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner's markings on inside cover, half title page and title page.
Condition
Used, Good
Number of pages
192
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0011522
ISBN
9780753700891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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