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Hardcover. Talks about the myriad military and political matters with which Washington dealt during the long war for American independence. This book documents a time of unusual optimism for Washington and his army. It tells how following the victory at the Battle of Monmouth, he received the welcome news that a French fleet had arrived in American waters. Series: Revolutionery War S. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925790
ISBN
9780813925790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.74

Hardcover. Describes how Washington moved his army north from White Plains, New York, into new positions that ran from West Point to Danbury, Connecticut. His purpose in doing so was threefold: to protect his army, to protect the strategically important Hudson highlands, and to shore up the equally vital French fleet anchored at Boston. Editor(s): Chase, Philander D. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926841
ISBN
9780813926841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.74

Hardcover. Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching New York City for signs that the British were about to evacuate North America. The British had different intentions, however, dispatching the first of several amphibious expeditions to invade the Deep South. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927213
ISBN
9780813927213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.74

Hardcover. Part of the "Revolutionary War Series", this work documents a period that includes the Continental Army's last weeks at Valley Forge, the British evacuation of Philadelphia, and the Battle of Monmouth Court House. It begins with George Washington's army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, celebrating the alliance between the United States and France. Editor(s): Crackel, Theodore J.; Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionery War S. Num Pages: 832 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925226
ISBN
9780813925226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.95
€ 79.13

Paperback. George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191546
ISBN
9780141191546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904563518
ISBN
9781904563518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. With an anthology edited by Tom Wolfe and E. W. Johnson Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330243155
ISBN
9780330243155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Abridged edition of a diary written by Anna Rosina Gambold, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Editor(s): McClinton, Rowena. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220959
ISBN
9780803220959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak. Editor(s): Mosley, Charlotte. Num Pages: 830 pages, 40 b/w illus, 32 b/w plates (32pp). BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 644.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841157740
ISBN
9781841157740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.53

Hardback. "The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; RBKF; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803244986
ISBN
9780803244986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Anne McEntegart wanted to support the War Effort so she left London, and her life as the wife of an officer, to work on the land and deliver milk in the New Forest. In doing so, she kept a Wartime diary full of evocative descriptions of her work alongside the Land Girls. Illustrator(s): Cocker, Paul. Editor(s): Robson, Emma; Edwards, Martin. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Regional Magazine Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907998065
ISBN
9781907998065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865507
ISBN
9781408865507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

paperback. Editor(s): Gorodetsky, Gabriel. Num Pages: 632 pages, 72 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 274 x 49. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221701
ISBN
9780300221701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Hardback. Political letters sent to The Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 256 pages, no internal images. BIC Classification: BJ; JP; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121547
ISBN
9781472121547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardcover. Revealed for the first time here is the correspondence that Percy French, one of Ireland's most influential songwriters, wrote to his fiancee and second wife-to-be, Ettie Sheldon, between May 1892 and January 1894. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516606
ISBN
9781843516606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 20.49

Paperback. Fascinating insight into the tempestuous life of one of our great poets through his letters, including those to the two great loves of his life. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227252
ISBN
9781780227252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. Through brilliant social analysis, the author exposed lynching as part of a larger framework of subjugation in which white people used violence as a deliberate tactic to combat black economic progress in the southern USA. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBTS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106821
ISBN
9780143106821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450777
ISBN
9781625450777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. H Rochester Sneath no longer exists. And if you wished to put your son's name on the waiting list for Selhurst School, near Petworth, Sussex, you might have a little difficulty. It doesn't exist either. But, as this collection of Sneath's letters, and the replies, proves, you can fool most of the people most of the time. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906659332
ISBN
9781906659332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Scutchfield, F.Douglas; Holbrook, Paul Evans. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813155708
ISBN
9780813155708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Scutchfield, F.Douglas; Holbrook, Paul Evans. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813153520
ISBN
9780813153520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, 13 halftones, 4 charts, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014725
ISBN
9780674014725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.01
€ 190.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 746 pages, 8 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1951
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
746
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014756
ISBN
9780674014756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.01
€ 190.49

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