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Paperback. John Gross is the son of a Jewish doctor who practised at the time of the Second World War. His parents were the children of immigrants, steeped in the language and traditions of a European past, yet outside the home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books. Looking back on his childhood, Gross reflects on this double inheritance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422266
- ISBN
- 9780099422266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481116
- ISBN
- 9780801481116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011503
- ISBN
- 9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.81
€ 33.99
€ 32.81
Hardcover. Sidney Bechet ranks among the greatest of the early masters of jazz, up there with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Born of a Creole family in New Orleans, and very conscious of the evils of slavery, his genius flowered at an early age. He is acknowledged as the greatest ever player of the soprano saxophone and he also played th Num Pages: 204 pages, pictures. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992686345
- ISBN
- 9780992686345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.69
€ 23.99
€ 20.69
Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725478
- ISBN
- 9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56€ 57.18
€ 62.56
€ 57.18
Paperback. Biography of Oscar Wilde. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Paladin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0008738
- ISBN
- 9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler, SS-Reichsfuhrer, Nazi Interior Minister, and Chief of Police, whose name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651740
- ISBN
- 9780199651740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.60
€ 45.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Explosive true-crime paperback original from the publishers of FRED AND ROSE (112,000 copies in print). Testimony of the most important supergrass in British crime for 30 years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751522419
- ISBN
- 9780751522419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Hardcover. A compelling biography of Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani, the pre-eminent Muslim scholar and fervent campaigner for democracy and unity in India. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685790
- ISBN
- 9781851685790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.19
€ 41.19
Hardback. Two Owls at Eton - very British, very witty, yet always close to the rawness of the natural world - is a story to delight everyone - whether they ever trod those playing fields, or have never wished to set eyes on the place. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; BM; JNLP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786060303
- ISBN
- 9781786060303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. The uplifting best selling memoir of 2014 with a brand new chapter. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473608597
- ISBN
- 9781473608597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Rich Smith undertook a daring crime spree across the United States - a journey to break the dumbest American laws on the statute books. Here, it is illegal to: lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory (South Dakota); play a trumpet with the intention of luring someone to a store (California); and, catch a fish with a lasso (Tennessee). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0007921
- ISBN
- 9780552154062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A unique testimony to modern literature's most celebrated and enduring marriage. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828786
- ISBN
- 9780753828786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887964
- ISBN
- 9781845887964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Hardcover. The poet and author Robert Graves (1895-1985), now best known for his historical novels "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God", thanks to the legendary BBC TV adaptation, was recognised as one of the better Edwardian and First World War poets. This biography tells his story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791941
- ISBN
- 9781905791941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dru, Alexander. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971226
- ISBN
- 9780865971226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. 2008 reissue of the 19th century classic. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552399
- ISBN
- 9780199552399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.73
€ 11.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310343837
- ISBN
- 9780310343837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 67 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608. JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943-45. 224 pages, Over 67 black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight: 608.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404467
- ISBN
- 9780887404467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.47
€ 42.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181805
- ISBN
- 9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. This book tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782111771
- ISBN
- 9781782111771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.52
€ 14.99
€ 11.52
Paperback. A compendium that brings together thirty-three murderous tales - one from each of London's boroughs - that not only shocked the City but made headline news across the country. It contains the stories behind these heinous crimes, including George Chapman, who was hanged in 1903 for poisoning three women. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451244
- ISBN
- 9780752451244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445614984
- ISBN
- 9781445614984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Hardcover. 'Lost Tommies' brings together never-before-seen images of Western Front tommies and their amazing stories in a beautiful collection that is part thriller, part family history and part national archive. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 303. Weight in Grams: 2030.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008103316
- ISBN
- 9780008103316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.95
€ 52.99
€ 38.95