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leather_bound. Chronicles Bewick's life through the medium of photography with interconnected text. Limited edition hardback in blue cloth slipcase. Quarter leather over blue cloth boards, with cloth and gilt title inlay to spine. Slipcase showing the slighest of shelwear, otherwise as new
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arlen House Dublin
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031289
ISBN
9781851320103
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 250.00

Hardback. Offers a comprehensive reconsideration of the life and literary works of Paulinus of Nola (ca 352-431), a Roman senator who renounced his political career and secular lifestyle to become a monk, bishop, impresario of a saint's cult, and prominent Christian poet. This title traces Paulinus' intellectual and spiritual journey. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 404 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217096
ISBN
9780520217096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.94
€ 53.41

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. The operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti has reached a level of superstardom usually only reached by film and pop stars. His concerts are attended by thousands, his records selling millions. This is a portrait of this extraordinary artist, covering the major events of his public and private life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 coloured photographic sections. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099641810
ISBN
9780099641810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The sequel to the bestselling Paw Tracks in the Moonlight. Illustrator(s): Morris, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 224 pages, illustrations. Illustrator(s): Morris, Richard. When the author and his wife return to Owl Cottage, the memory of his beloved cat, Toby Jug, still lingers on. On impulse, he buys four Maine Coon kittens and names them Pablo, Carlos, Luis and Max. Set against the wilds of the Northumbrian coast, this book charts the ups and downs of life with the author's mischievous new cats. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Dimension: 175 x 130 x 19. Weight: 214.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849016407
ISBN
9781849016407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. The heart-warming story of one man and his cat that has already been a huge local bestseller in Durham. Num Pages: 224 pages, Integrated colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 168. 224 pages, Integrated colour illustrations. When Denis O'Connor rescues a three-week-old kitten from certain death during a snowstorm, little does he know how this tiny creature will change his life forever. Against all odds the kitten - who he names Toby Jug - survives and forms an unusually strong bond with his rescuer. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Dimension: 182 x 141 x 18. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849011198
ISBN
9781849011198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422335
ISBN
9780821422335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422328
ISBN
9780821422328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

A prominent member of the Manhattan Project, Robert Serber was one of a team of scientists who assembled the bombs on Tinina Island for transport to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also one of the first Americans to walk among the Japanese ruins after the catastrophe. This revealing self portrait is the story of Serber's life before, during, and after World War II. Series: George B. Pegram Lectures S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 67 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWMN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105460
ISBN
9780231105460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.28

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764215612
ISBN
9780764215612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. How do you find your way through the broken pieces and the pain to peace? This title helps you: gain an understanding of the patterns and pathologies that families unconsciously pass down through the generations - until someone breaks through; and learn how to put your personal puzzle together, and dare to claim the peace that you truly deserve. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848504882
ISBN
9781848504882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFJX; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Quest Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609401
ISBN
9780835609401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. 'An elegant, absorbing book.' Washington Post Num Pages: 500 pages, 43 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780521639897
ISBN
9780521639897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.42

Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227309
ISBN
9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. A pioneer in the commercialization of religion, George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) is seen by many as the most powerful leader of the Great Awakening in America: through his passionate ministry he united local religious revivals into a national movement before there was a nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BG; HRCX1; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096162
ISBN
9780691096162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians, and the writing of his masterpiece, The Tin Drum, in Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507598
ISBN
9780099507598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.84

Paperback. The extraordinary life of the Georgian era's most famous whore Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067764
ISBN
9781782067764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

CD-Audio. From the bestselling author of Is It Just Me?, Miranda Hart, comes the hilarious account of her life with her close companion Peggy, a gorgeous white bichon frise. BIC Classification: BGF; WH; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
CD
Publication date
2016
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444769159
ISBN
9781444769159
CD
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Now in paperback, this fabulous biography of Peggy Guggenheim charts the life of the infamous, multi-talented art collector and personality 'An engrossing and fond portrait of an extraordinary woman' Sunday Express Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080601
ISBN
9781844080601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300224290
ISBN
9780300224290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.68

hardcover. Very good copy showing minor age and shelfwear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Talbot Press Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025898
ISBN
9780854520862
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES number 1 bestseller -- the extraordinary life story of the greatest footballer ever to play the game. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 x 16 plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416511212
ISBN
9781416511212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardback. A coming-of-age (and mastering-the-art-of-homecooking) memoir told through hilarious stories, recipes, and luminously beautiful illustrations, from the writers of the acclaimed blog Pen & Palate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455535057
ISBN
9781455535057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald published her first book aged sixty. She went on to become one of the greatest of English novelists. Her remarkable life spans most of the 20th century, and moves from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, from a demanding intellectual family to hardship and poverty, from a life of teaching and obscurity to a blaze of renown. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546597
ISBN
9780099546597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

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