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Biography
Paperback. Antonia Augusta - daughter of Mark Antony, mother of Claudius, grandmother of Caligula and great-grandmother of Nero - spent her life close to the seat of power and was an important figure in Imperial Rome. This biography uses inscriptions, coins, papyri and sculpture to illuminate her life. Num Pages: 290 pages, 109 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Libri Publications
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901965056
- ISBN
- 9781901965056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.94
€ 35.94
Paperback. This American educator dedicated his life to raising the Negroes' living standard. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1100. Good reading/reference copy with some staining. Some scoring in ink
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KRA0012629
- ISBN
- 9780673393524
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844744732
- ISBN
- 9781844744732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. The one empire he most coveted, the land that he wanted for his primary home, was the empire of art."-from Henry James: The Imagination of Genius Num Pages: 672 pages, 76, 76 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862717
- ISBN
- 9780801862717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.33
€ 40.99
€ 33.33
Hardcover. A biography of John Paul Jones Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862273757
- ISBN
- 9781862273757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Hardback. The letters in the second volume of Gillian Hughes's pioneering edition vividly reflect Hogg's varied social experience and shed new light on his own writings and those of his contemporaries. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616732
- ISBN
- 9780748616732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.90€ 108.36
€ 111.90
€ 108.36
Paperback. From cases as famous as the execution of Andrew Hardie and John Baird for high treason in 1820, to little-known crimes such as that of eighty-four-year old Allan Mair, hung for the murder of his eighty-five-year old wife, Mary, in 1843, this book sheds light on Stirling's criminal history. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752462721
- ISBN
- 9780752462721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442136
- ISBN
- 9780752442136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Nightwood Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889713079
- ISBN
- 9780889713079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.40
€ 23.99
€ 21.40
Paperback. Moving on to describe the harsh lessons learned in 1940s and '50s schooling and subsequently describing his teenage years in the merchant navy, this book explores how growing up in the post-war years was both a challenge and a lot of fun. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458403
- ISBN
- 9780752458403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardcover. Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434153
- ISBN
- 9781850434153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78€ 59.02
€ 64.78
€ 59.02
Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the past five decades. Volume 1 covered his early life. This volume finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings. It also illuminates the glamorous circles he moved in, and his relationships. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- V9781780890081
- ISBN
- 9781780890081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323255
- ISBN
- 9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.89
€ 40.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. An independent woman of ancient Egypt brought to life from obscure papyrus records, by the author of Djekhy & Son. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166778
- ISBN
- 9789774166778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Hardback. This volume, ninth in the Yale Research Series of Boswell's correspondence, contains more than 150 letters, verse epistles and other items. Editor(s): Hankins, David; Caudle, James J. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; BJ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618057
- ISBN
- 9780748618057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.79€ 163.72
€ 170.79
€ 163.72
Paperback. Gripping, real life stories of yachts lost at sea from the author of the bestselling Total Loss. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408112007
- ISBN
- 9781408112007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. In 1940, against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain, 66 Squadron's commanding officer, Squadron Leader Athol Forbes, asked ten of his pilots to record their experiences of flying one of the greatest aerial battles ever waged. This title presents the accounts of pilot officers and sergeant pilots from various walks of life. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456430
- ISBN
- 9780752456430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. The incredible story of legendary Algerian musician, Maurice El Medioni Editor(s): Reinhardt, Max. Translator(s): Walton, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924426
- ISBN
- 9781910924426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Hardback. A new, corrected and enlarged edition of the record of James Boswell's quest over more than twenty years to amplify his knowledge of his major biographical subject, Samuel Johnson. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613847
- ISBN
- 9780748613847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.90€ 156.28
€ 164.90
€ 156.28
Paperback. A biography of Lenin. It examines his legacy in the light of the complete and total collapse of the ideology he espoused. It seeks to separate the myth from the fact, and let the real Lenin emerge from behind the opposing shrouds of deification and condemnation, revealing the creator of the 20th century's most influential yet bloodthirsty beliefs. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791262
- ISBN
- 9781905791262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916194
- ISBN
- 9780813916194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.73€ 42.15
€ 117.73
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island. 176 pages, Illustrations maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579588
- ISBN
- 9780907579588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources, 'Essex Villians' is a veritable who's who of the county's most notorious villians. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465746
- ISBN
- 9780752465746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Kat Ward was the first victim to speak out about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Jimmy Savile. Her book is a unique, harrowing and immensely moving perspective on one of the biggest news stories of the last decade. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 273 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0014640
- ISBN
- 9781786060297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99