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Diaries, letters & journals

paperback. In 1813 George Walton joined the Rifle Brigade at a recruiting party outside St Philip's Church in Birmingham and subsequently kept a journal of his daily life throughout the years of his army service until 1839 when he retired. Editor(s): Coleman, Peter. Num Pages: 94 pages, 7 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Dimension: 171 x 253 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Brewin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858585482
ISBN
9781858585482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.83

Hardback. Diary of a Child Called Souad presents Nawal El Saadawi's earliest piece of creative writing. An autobiographical piece of fiction, the book explores the early years of a woman who later became one of the most challenging writers and activists of her time. Translator(s): Amin, Omnia. Series: Giants of Contemporary Arab Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137589354
ISBN
9781137589354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

Hardback. The letters of Bartolomeo Fonzio--a leading literary figure in Florence of the time of Lorenzo de' Medici and Machiavelli--are a window into the world of Renaissance humanism and classical scholarship. This first English translation includes the famous letter about the discovery on the Via Appia of the perfectly preserved body of a Roman girl. Editor(s): Daneloni, Alessandro. Translator(s): Davies, Martin. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BJ; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058361
ISBN
9780674058361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Gelles, Edith B. (Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University). Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; BJ; DN; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534658
ISBN
9781598534658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.98

Paperback. 'What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.' This title features profound and lyrical letters the author wrote to a young friend with advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241252055
ISBN
9780241252055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.74

Hardback. This extensive index continues the editors' policy of indexing all concepts to provide intellectual access. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; Veit, Helen E.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 7, 5 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 64. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Supplement
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420196
ISBN
9781421420196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.36
€ 112.38

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848680067
ISBN
9781848680067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 44.57

Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955061
ISBN
9781904955061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Unicorn Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910500453
ISBN
9781910500453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. "Each week the editors of Slate, one of the first and best on-line literary magazines, ask a different person to keep a diary. The Slate Diaries is a selection of some of the best of those diaries." Editor(s): Kinsley, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; JFD; JP; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 459. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRA0012670
ISBN
9781586480073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. During the troubled time of war, many ordinary people move away from the safety and comfort of home to the harrowing theatre of war. This account follows the life of a Second World War B-17 bombardier, Fred Lull, from the beginning of the war to its conclusion through the letters he wrote home to his mother. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464688
ISBN
9780752464688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. Originally published: Hans von B'ulow. Die Briefe an Johannes Brahms. Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1994. Editor(s): Hinrichsen, Hans-Joachim. Translator(s): Klohr, Cynthia. Num Pages: 170 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882157
ISBN
9780810882157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.77

Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465180
ISBN
9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. The letters in the second volume of Gillian Hughes's pioneering edition vividly reflect Hogg's varied social experience and shed new light on his own writings and those of his contemporaries. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616732
ISBN
9780748616732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.88
€ 109.07

Hardback. This volume, ninth in the Yale Research Series of Boswell's correspondence, contains more than 150 letters, verse epistles and other items. Editor(s): Hankins, David; Caudle, James J. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; BJ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618057
ISBN
9780748618057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.29
€ 164.82

Hardback. A new, corrected and enlarged edition of the record of James Boswell's quest over more than twenty years to amplify his knowledge of his major biographical subject, Samuel Johnson. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613847
ISBN
9780748613847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.35
€ 159.25

Hardcover. .
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916194
ISBN
9780813916194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.51

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

Hardcover. This volume presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress. Congress passed legislation that established a national bank and federal excise, and increased the size of the army. Washington also gave a lot of time to the new federal city on the Potomac. Editor(s): Twohig, Dorothy; Chase, Philander D. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917498
ISBN
9780813917498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300702
ISBN
9781896300702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War Translator(s): Strauss, Edward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; BM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212488
ISBN
9780300212488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780436205569
ISBN
9780436205569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Shanley, J. Lyndon. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169347
ISBN
9780691169347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.77

Paperback. BIC Classification: BJ. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
BIS Publishers B.V. Netherlands
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063694210
ISBN
9789063694210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

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