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Biography

Paperback. With a novelist's insight and eye for detail, A.S. Byatt examines the relationship between Wordsworth and Coleridge against the background of the great changes of their times - in society, politics, education and literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 208. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005994
ISBN
9780099302230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy with shelf wear, some nicks and tears on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st ed.
SKU
KSS0005986
ISBN
9780860683520
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Condition
New
SKU
KSS0005765
ISBN
9781605985572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313. 8vo. Illustrated. Near fine copy in slipcase
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Folio Society London
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KSG0022657
ISBN
9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper, yellowing of pages but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Doubleday
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0007596
ISBN
9780385081405
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0007592
ISBN
9780094792708
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper, yellowing of pages but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
William Morrow
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KKD0007590
ISBN
9780688032067
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KKD0007394
ISBN
9780571132676
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 39. Weight in Grams: 746. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0007390
ISBN
9780007486960
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New e.
SKU
KKD0007340
ISBN
9781862078161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Meaning Systems. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; GPFC; GTE; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270354
ISBN
9780823270354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

Paperback. "Smart and defiant. Rich with characters and anecdote and heart. A great success." --Anthony Swofford, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393329285
ISBN
9780393329285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. Covers Isabel Allende's three books "City of the Beasts", "Portrait in Sepia: A Novel", and "Daughter of Fortune". This book includes four interviews in which Allende discusses her spiritual adventure and political interests. Editor(s): Rodden, John. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702110
ISBN
9780292702110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition, Paperback edition of Brill hardcover.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035143
ISBN
9780268035143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069000
ISBN
9780252069000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and was a key leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 maps, 24 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The O'Brien Press Dublin
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172617
ISBN
9781847172617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. First published in 1993, this work is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. It includes an afterword by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862079083
ISBN
9781862079083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.28

paperback. Looking back not only at author's own much younger self, but also at the other writers who shared Paris with him - James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald - he recalls the time when, poor, happy and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099285045
ISBN
9780099285045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595342515
ISBN
9781595342515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. The defining experience of author's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. A marriage of history, remembrance, poetry and vivid first-hand observation, this title is a work of wisdom and compassion from one of the great voices of our age. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959206
ISBN
9780241959206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780099365006
ISBN
9780099365006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Boris Becker shot to fame in 1985 when at seventeen years old, he became the youngest player ever to win the men's final at Wimbledon. This autobiography talks about his marriage, his illegitimate daughter, and his painful divorce. It reveals his emotions at the end of his tennis career, and his battles with pills and alcohol. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500274
ISBN
9780857500274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. In this in-depth look at the complex and fascinating star who came from a childhood of abuse and, despite all odds, rose to fame as a brilliant actor, comedian, and writer, Fruchter also offers hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Chase's years in Hollywood. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518052
ISBN
9780753518052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. With "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu" Marcel Proust achieved a perfect rendering of life in art, of the past created through memory. It is both a portrait of the artist and a discovery of the aesthetic by which the portrait is painted, and it was to have a seminal influence on 20th-century literature. This title presents the life of this writer. Num Pages: 816 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pimlico
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674799
ISBN
9780712674799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.93

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