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Paperback. Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. This biography features round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper cartoons depicting boxers. Num Pages: 286 pages, photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786439942
ISBN
9780786439942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Paperback. Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926, Jack Dempsey began his boxing career as a skinny boy of sixteen, riding the rails and participating in hastily staged saloon bouts against miners and lumberjacks. This biography charts the life and career of a man widely regarded as one of the toughest ever to enter the ring. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071485
ISBN
9780252071485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100583
ISBN
9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Translator(s): Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with slight shelf wear and sunning to cover and spine but remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000396
ISBN
9780140444124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt. This book presents a tale of war, culture and political intrigue during the reign of the legendary Harun al-Rashid from "The Thousand and One Nights". Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288. Clean copy with slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Saqi Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000360
ISBN
9780863565502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Murray
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000274
ISBN
9780719556739
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A biography of Edward Hay Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250. 19th Century Ireland. 165pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781845889920
ISBN
9781845889920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.76

Paperback. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0007788
ISBN
9780861211241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0201943
ISBN
9781841313887
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0036131
ISBN
9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Multiple-component retail product. Over 9,000 entries outline the lives and careers of prominent Irish men and women, including writers, scientists, politicians and musicians. Editor(s): McGuire, James; Quinn, James. Num Pages: 9672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 272 x 209 x 190. Weight in Grams: 7072. 9 vol plus 2 supplement vols = 11 vols complete. Clothbound covers showing very light shelfwear, else as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Dublin / Cambridge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KTJ8038937
ISBN
9780521633314
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 895.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: AFKV; APB; BGF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691296
ISBN
9780816691296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Random House Uk
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017342
ISBN
9780091791964
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017341
ISBN
9781851588053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Round Hall Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017153
ISBN
9780947686673
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On the day that Homes was born in 1961, she was given up for adoption. Thirty years later, out of the blue, Homes was contacted by a lawyer on behalf of her birth mother, and they began to correspond; her biological father contacted her soon after. These two individuals and their effect on the adult Homes are strange and unexpected. Num Pages: 238 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080110
ISBN
9781847080110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The life and poignant death of one of Britain's bravest women. Eileen Nearne, or Agent Rose, was one of forty women sent into France by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill's top secret wartime 'spooks' organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; BT; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016814
ISBN
9781445641454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sammon Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016811
ISBN
9780954003104
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light nicks and shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
The Catholic Book Club
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016511
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016490
ISBN
9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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