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A diary describing the experience of the author in Andhra Pradesh. It reflects on daily events - from explorations of crumbling temples to battles with ineradicable bugs to joyous dinners with friends. It also considers the ancient poetry and myths that remain such an inextricable part of life in contemporary India. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226755762
ISBN
9780226755762
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 441 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403994820
ISBN
9781403994820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.40

Hardback. This original analysis of correspondence between E.M. Forster and Christopher Isherwood illuminates how these two influential writers grappled with WII, their personal relationships, and their creative works. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606753
ISBN
9780230606753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Melanie. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BJ; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1737.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929491
ISBN
9780813929491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.43

hardcover. Documents the period from 1 January through 30 April 1794, a time when Washington continued to focus his efforts as president on preventing the United States from becoming entangled in the continuing war between France and Great Britain. Editor(s): Hoth, David R. Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 maps, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928463
ISBN
9780813928463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.28

Hardback. Documents the last four months of 1793 where George Washington and his administration remained chiefly involved with maintaining the neutrality of the United States. This volume also records the preparation of Washington's annual message - an extended process that involved input from each member of the cabinet. Num Pages: 712 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927596
ISBN
9780813927596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.43

hardcover. Michael Field was the pseudonym used by Katherine Bradley (1846-1914) and Edith Cooper (1862-1913) - coauthors and lovers - for the poetry and verse drama they published. This book presents their love letters, which contain poems and insights into the dramas and their production and are supplemented by annotation and a biographical introduction. Editor(s): Bickle, Sharon. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBF; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927510
ISBN
9780813927510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.85

hardcover. Covers five months that encompass the end of Jefferson's first administration and point toward his second. Editor(s): Hackett, Mary A.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Johnson, Mary Parke; Kreider, Angela; Perry, Wendy Ellen. Num Pages: 634 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926353
ISBN
9780813926353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.15

hardcover. Documents the period from 1 June through 31 August 1793, a time when Washington focused his efforts as president on keeping the United States neutral during the war between France and Great Britain. The greatest challenge came from the presence in US ports of both British and French privateers and their prizes. Editor(s): Crackel, Theodore J.; Patrick, Christine Sternberg. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 figure, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926346
ISBN
9780813926346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.16

Hardback. Covers James Madison's tenure in the office of Secretary of State, a period in which the bulk of his correspondence dealt with US relations with Great Britain, France, and Spain. In addition to his official correspondence, this volume contains Madison's personal letters. Annotation and a detailed index provide access to people, places, and events. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Barber, Ellen J.; Mandeville, Anne; Kreider, Angela; Cross, Jeanne Kerr. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923536
ISBN
9780813923536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.93

hardcover. Ellen Glasgow's originality of mind and fascination with her native South are in display in this selection of her correspondence with women. Covering more than sixty years, Perfect Companionship collects some 250 letters. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923352
ISBN
9780813923352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.14

paperback. These papers from the poet and critic Randall Jarrell include letters from Jarrell to Peter Taylor, publication of which was withheld during Taylor's lifetime. These letters add a further dimension of friendship and intellect to this behind-the-scenes glimpse of American literary history. Editor(s): Wright, Stuart; Burt, Stephen. Num Pages: 576 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
expanded edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921532
ISBN
9780813921532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardback. From Quaker beginnings to the excitement and challenges of life as the First Lady, Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768-1849) led an extraordinary life. This selection of her letters illuminates the story of the women widely credited with setting the standard for successive political Washington women. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921525
ISBN
9780813921525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.55

Hardback. This volume covers the closing months of Washington's first presidential term, opening at Mount Vernon with Washington tending to both public and private affairs. It follows his unease at the growing political factionalism and attempts to ease rivalry between Hamilton and Jefferson. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921235
ISBN
9780813921235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.68

Hardback. In the five-month period covered by this volume of the "Secretary of States Series", Madison and Jefferson work jointly to acquire final possession of, and establish a preliminary government for, the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of May 1803. Num Pages: 720 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921204
ISBN
9780813921204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.27

Hardback. Consisting of some 572 letters, with another 460 calendared, this tenth volume in a series of 12, offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence - with family, friends and colleagues - from the beginning of 1902 through to March 1905. Num Pages: 702 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGHA; BJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
702
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920610
ISBN
9780813920610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.64

Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920283
ISBN
9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

hardcover. Henri Garidel was expelled from occupied New Orleans by Federal forces after refusing to pledge loyalty to the Union. This is his diary from 1863 to 1865, in which he relates the trials and discomforts - physical, emotional, spiritual and professional - of life in a city foreign to him. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920184
ISBN
9780813920184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.73

hardcover. The emotional and moral centre of this collection is the series of letters written during Arnold's first American visit, during which he ranged from New York and New England to Madison, Chicago, Richmond, Washington, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1093.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919997
ISBN
9780813919997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.08

hardcover. The fifth volume of the "Secretary of State" series of James Madison's papers. It covers Madison's tenure in that office from 16 May to 31 October 1803. His correspondence deals with a wide array of domestic and foreign problems, particularly relations with France, Great Britain and Spain. Editor(s): Stagg, J. C. A.; Barber, Ellen J.; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Num Pages: 704 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919416
ISBN
9780813919416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.81

hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918969
ISBN
9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.70

Hardback. This volume of James Madison's papers covers events in his first administration, from November 1811 to July 1812. Two important presidential decisions buttress it: his advocacy of preparedness in November 1811 and his request in June 1812 that Congress consider his case for war against Britain. Editor(s): Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Spangler, Jewel L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Calgary, USA); Barber, Ellen J.; et al. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918594
ISBN
9780813918594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.75

Hardback. This second volume of the series covers the interval between George Washington's retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1797 and his death on December 13, 1799. He stayed close to home, where the management and improvement of his farms at Mount Vernon was his major concern. Series: Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917627
ISBN
9780813917627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.81

hardcover. Covering the first ten months of George Washington's retirement from presidency, this book shows Washington to have been kept very busy. Apart from tending to his domestic arrangements and personal correspondence, Washington was still regularly informed of political developments. Editor(s): Twohig, Dorothy; Chase, Philander D.; Runge, Beverly H.; Grizzard Jr, Frank J.; Mastromarino, Mark A.; Mercer, Elizabeth B.; Warren, Jack D. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1093.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917375
ISBN
9780813917375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.06

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