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Hardback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215287
ISBN
9780823215287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.68

Hardback. The friendship of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, noted US jurist, and the Irish clerical savant, Canon Patrick Sheehan, operated largely through these letters, written from 1903 until Sheehan's death in 1913. They discussed with equal insight issues such as faith, the economic man, and the classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; HPC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215256
ISBN
9780823215256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.45

Hardback. 17-year-old James P. Sullivan was among the first to answer Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861. This is a collection of his writings about his days in President Lincoln's army, including accounts of the battles of Brawner Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215003
ISBN
9780823215003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.27

Hardback. An account of life in the army during the American Civil War. Corby describes all aspects of a soldier's life in the Irish Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The book includes stories of both the tradegy and hardship, and the hope and humour of war. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 841.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823212514
ISBN
9780823212514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.82

hardcover. Sherlock Holmes was still an undergraduate when Squire Trevor pointed out the direction of his future life's work, telling him that all the detectives of fact and of fancy would be children in your hands. His prediction was right on the mark: so it was then, and so it remains more than a century later. Num Pages: 421 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
421
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823212217
ISBN
9780823212217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3233 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823211883
ISBN
9780823211883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.76

Paperback. Very seldom does one come across so inspiring a volume. . . . It belongs in every Irish-American library. . . . Anyone with an interest in the Civil War and/or the history of the Irish in America should own a copy of this very fine work. -Irish Edition Editor(s): Kohl, Lawrence Frederick; Richard, M.C. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823211647
ISBN
9780823211647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.12

hardcover. Dr. Rosenfeld captures the true Thomas Hodgkin like no one else ever has in this extraordinary biography. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Madison Books United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819186331
ISBN
9780819186331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.20

Hardback. ..offers insights into issues that are rarely addressed. -Library Journal Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819186256
ISBN
9780819186256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.67

Hardback. A featured alternate Book-of-the-Month club selection. Num Pages: 445 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 182 x 40. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Madison Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819180537
ISBN
9780819180537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819178213
ISBN
9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.14

Paperback. This anthology collects 51 of Stein's most experimental poems, stories, portraits, and plays. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412465
ISBN
9780815412465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Paperback. Sheaffer's two-volume biography of American platwright Eugene O'Neill-the second volume of which won a Pulitzer Prize-makes use of previously unknown documents and numerous interviews to present an insightful look at O'Neill's troubled life. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1221.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412441
ISBN
9780815412441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. The Prussian general and military theoretician Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz spent much of his life combatting Napoleon's army, recording his martial insights in the demanding book On War. Parkinson details the events of Clausewitz's life, and aids readers in understanding Clausewitz's writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58. BIC Classification: BG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412335
ISBN
9780815412335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Peary, the wife of celebrated arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, joined her husband on his 1891-92 expedition to the Arctic Circle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411987
ISBN
9780815411987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Meyers illuminates the brief and troubled life of the talented British short-story writer, and reveals the inspirations for her frequently-anthologized tales. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411970
ISBN
9780815411970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. The first explorer to reach the South Pole recounts the rigors of his expedition. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 1QMP; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411277
ISBN
9780815411277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.96

Paperback. The story of World War II from the vantage point of its instigator German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411178
ISBN
9780815411178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.05

Paperback. Filled with provocative new assessments and new facts, this biography presents the contradictory, tormented life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , and one of the great figures of modern literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411123
ISBN
9780815411123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback. As musically creative as his performances are destructive, the Who's main man gets the full biographical treatment from his childhood to his current role as a rock sage. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410706
ISBN
9780815410706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.04

Hardback. Art Pepper (1925-1982) is generally considered the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. Editor(s): Selbert, Todd. Series: Writings on a jazz original. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410676
ISBN
9780815410676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.94

Hardback. Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1842-1909) was the nineteenth century's greatest military historian and author of biographies of Hannibal, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus and Napoleon. Editor(s): Sears, Stephen W. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410300
ISBN
9780815410300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle is remembered as the controversial leader of the Archdiocese of Washington. This biography seeks to explain O'Boyle's apparent contradictions by placing emphasis on his formative years and his training as a seminarian and curator in the rigidly traditional Church of his adopted New York. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813214290
ISBN
9780813214290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.80

Hardback. Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle is remembered as the controversial leader of the Archdiocese of Washington. This biography seeks to explain O'Boyle's apparent contradictions by placing emphasis on his formative years and his training as a seminarian and curator in the rigidly traditional Church of his adopted New York. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813214283
ISBN
9780813214283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.06

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