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Paperback. An unforgettable portrait of the Austro-Hungarian author of The Radetzky March, this biography in letters - selected here for the first time by Michael Hofmann - is classic European literature at its finest Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083418
ISBN
9781847083418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781400077533
ISBN
9781400077533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.45

Hardback. Her performing days numbered, Josephine Baker did something outrageous: she transformed her chateau into a theme park whose main attraction was her Rainbow Tribe--12 children from around the globe, adopted as the family of the future. Matthew Pratt Guterl concludes that Baker was a serious activist, determined to make a positive difference. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047556
ISBN
9780674047556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.26

Paperback. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551423
ISBN
9780099551423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Joshua Chamberlain is arguably the most well-known figure in Maine history and this highly accessible biography provides a brief look at his life. Filled with photos, maps, and illustrations, this concise history of a Maine icon is ideal for anyone with even just a passing interest in Maine or the Civil War. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 163.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932894
ISBN
9781608932894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.59

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
€ 12.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCV9; MJNA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 301.
Publisher
BroadStreet Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781424551408
ISBN
9781424551408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.31

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

€ 12.99
€ 11.66

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
€ 24.35

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

€ 20.99
€ 18.06

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

€ 12.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. In this, her bestselling journal, May Sarton writes with keen observation and emotional courage of both inner and outer worlds: a garden, the seasons, daily life in New Hampshire, books, people, ideas-and throughout everything, her spiritual and artistic journey. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co. London
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393309287
ISBN
9780393309287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.31

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

€ 21.66

Paperback. Previously published: Boise, Id.: Syms-York Co., Inc., 1921. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620874059
ISBN
9781620874059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.09

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
€ 25.44

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
€ 16.27

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

€ 27.23

Paperback. A firsthand account of previously almost inaccessible eastern Greenland Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JF; BJ; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Independent Publisher United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982170304
ISBN
9780982170304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.86

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

€ 231.55

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