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Paperback. Born into poverty in Ireland in the 1940s, John J. Mahon stands only 4ft 9in tall. He went to sea as a steward on a passenger liner aged 17, and later served in various ships as a donkeyman, greaser and engine-room hand. This is his story. Num Pages: 393 pages, 12 Black & White. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906266196
ISBN
9781906266196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.32

Paperback. A memoir in which the author shows us how the pivotal points of his life have been enmeshed with movie moments. It presents a humorous appreciation of the distinctions between movie scenes and life's realities. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335805
ISBN
9780897335805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Mann, John. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Columba Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0002785
ISBN
9781856077163
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Mann, John. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177. 120pp. Keywords: Edgar Turner
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Columba Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781856077163
ISBN
9781856077163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BM; JFSF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970917
ISBN
9781907970917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective with thirty-seven years of dictionary experience and twenty years as Chief Editor of the world's most important dictionary Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141008
ISBN
9780349141008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear. SIMPSON
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Unabridged edition
SKU
KRF0043707
ISBN
9780330449991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The third bestselling volume of memoirs from John Simpson. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 430. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. SIMPSON
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
On Demand
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0022538
ISBN
9780330487351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The third bestselling volume of memoirs from John Simpson. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 430.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
On Demand
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0010361
ISBN
9780330487351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective with thirty-seven years of dictionary experience and twenty years as Chief Editor of the world's most important dictionary Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 344 x 35. Weight in Grams: 638. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009001
ISBN
9781408706602
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The best-selling second volume of John Simpson's entertaining autobiography, updated with a new chapter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pan Books
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRA0011044
ISBN
9780330355674
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The best-selling second volume of John Simpson's entertaining autobiography, updated with a new chapter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380. some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pan Books
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0097062
ISBN
9780330355674
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tracing the life of the author's father, this title follows him through his childhood in the west of England, his successful 25-year career in the Indian Army prior to the country's independence in 1947, and his final years in Devonshire, where he raised a family while the symptoms of Huntington's disease gradually set in. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos, b&w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832642
ISBN
9780856832642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. In this candid and moving memoir, John W. Evans articulates the complicated joys of falling in love again as a young widower. Should I Still Wish chronicles Evans' efforts to leave an intense year of grief behind, to make peace with the natural world again, and to reconnect with a woman who promises a life of abundance and charm. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295223
ISBN
9780803295223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.77

Hardcover. Traces arc of one of millions of American immigrant families, survivors of WWII. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; BM; DCF; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Aquila Polonica
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720218
ISBN
9781607720218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. The extraordinary and moving story of professional footballer Johnny Sherwood's survival after being taken prisoner by the Japanese at the surrender of Singapore in World War 2. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black & white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444790337
ISBN
9781444790337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. Seventeen obituaries of recently deceased Fellows of the British Academy: Shackleton Bailey; James Barr; William Beasley; Lord Blake; Julian Budden; Lord Bullock; Robert Carson, Laurence Cohen; Charles Feinstein; Henry Gifford; Peter Holt; Emrys Jones; Robert Megarry; Edward Oates; Maurice Wiles; Brian Woledge; Austin Woolrych. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 420 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; HB; HP; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264348
ISBN
9780197264348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.64

Paperback. Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld' Includes interviews with Iain Sinclair, Paul Fournel and Richard Long Lyrical essay in the great tradition of psychogeographers Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; BM; DNF; HBTB; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749272
ISBN
9781910749272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472109422
ISBN
9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. When writer Jon Katz met Maria Wulf, a quiet, sensitive artist he felt a connection with her immediately, but a formidable obstacle stood in the way: Maria's dog, Frieda. A rottweiler-shepherd mix who had been abandoned and living in the wild for several years, Frieda was ferociously protective. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957445
ISBN
9780091957445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

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