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Paperback. The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
(Reissue)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007428199
ISBN
9780007428199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Hardback. The first in-depth look at the life and career of Joss Whedon - creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and one of the most influential figures to emerge from American popular culture during the last quarter-century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8-page b/w plates section. BIC Classification: APTD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 734. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KAK0008166
ISBN
9781845137199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A widely praised memoir about a young woman who dared to follow her dream Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASZW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860496950
ISBN
9781860496950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Michael Davitt's "Jottings in Solitary" consists of his drafts on many topics, written while a prisoner in solitary confinement in Portland Convict Prison, 1881-2. Published here for the first time, they contain an autobiographical fragment and a frankly annotated list of Irish MPs of the time. Series: Classics of Irish History S. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPVH3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 123 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
(reprint).
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621915
ISBN
9781900621915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155592
ISBN
9781903155592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quercus MacLehose Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906694197
ISBN
9781906694197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Born in a little Maine village in 1814, Osborne Russell ran away to sea at the age of sixteen, but he soon gave up seafaring to serve with a trading and trapping company in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1834 he signed up for Nathaniel Wyeth's expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Columbia. Num Pages: 241 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803251663
ISBN
9780803251663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226572611
ISBN
9780226572611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. A truthful, personal and insightful exploration of the state of arts funding and carrying on in the face of adversity, by the renowned founder of Out of Joint. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; AN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421790
ISBN
9781848421790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Hardback. Mercers journal is the most outstanding eyewitness account of the Waterloo campaign ever published. As the bicentenary of Waterloo approaches, this beautifully prepared, scholarly edition of Mercers work will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to know what it was really like to fight in the final, great battle against Napoleon. Editor(s): Uffindell, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 60 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged, Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848843653
ISBN
9781848843653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Gives an account of everyday life in Algeria during decolonization. This journal captures the heartbreak of a writer profoundly aware of the social and political turmoil of the time. It is suitable for those interested in the history of European colonialism and the tragedies of contemporary Algeria. Editor(s): Fouillade, Claude. Translator(s): Wolf, M. E.; Fouillade, Claude. Num Pages: 340 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BJ; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780803269033
ISBN
9780803269033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. Series: Hakluyt Society, Extra Series. Num Pages: Includes 20 maps and 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; HBLL; HBTM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
978
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472453235
ISBN
9781472453235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.12

Hardcover. Keywords: Stephen Spender. 510pp. Pages quite browned
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
SKU
KNW0012000
ISBN
9780571136179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. Captain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. This new edition of his Journals publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication. Editor(s): Jones, Max. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 halftones, diagrams, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BJ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536801
ISBN
9780199536801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A personal account of extended consciousness. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905047000
ISBN
9781905047000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. "Columbia is lost; there are no survivors" -- President George W Bush, 1 February 2003. Ramon's life stands as a beacon to those who despair of triumph in a difficult world. Num Pages: 64 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BG; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652293169
ISBN
9789652293169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Recalls the author's working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London. This book describes the overcrowded tenements of Brick Lane and Whitechapel, the smell of pickled herring and onion bread, the rattle of sewing machines and chatter in Yiddish. It also relates stories of his parents, who fled from Russia in 1914. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189307
ISBN
9780141189307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060772628
ISBN
9780060772628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Eva Figes and her family fled the horror of Nazi Germany when Eva was only six, forced to leave behind them friends, relatives and their housemaid, Edith. Ten years later, Edith suddenly re-emerged in their lives. Having miraculously survived wartime Berlin, she had reluctantly emigrated to hostile, volatile Palestine. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080684
ISBN
9781847080684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Best remembered for his operas and his War Requiem, Benjamin Britten's radical politics and his sexuality have also ensured that he remains a controversial public figure. This title presents a selection of his diaries that offer readers an insight into this complex man. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238842
ISBN
9780571238842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Merlin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st.ed.
SKU
KTJ0047786
ISBN
9780863279010
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Features the biography of Jovan Ristic, one of Serbia's leading political figures during the second half of the nineteenth century. At the height of his career between 1868 and 1880, Ristic became one of the most successful negotiators during Serbia's dialogue with other European powers and the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335836
ISBN
9780880335836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Now, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281074297
ISBN
9780281074297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. The biography of the greatest woman golfer to ever play the game of golf. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 450.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429274
ISBN
9780752429274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

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