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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

paperback. At first sight Harry Haller seems a respectable, educated man. In reality he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage encounters - accompanied by, among others, Mozart, Goethe and the bewitching Hermione. Translator(s): Horrocks, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192093
ISBN
9780141192093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099283621
ISBN
9780099283621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. Alienated from society, Harry Haller is the Steppenwolf, wild, strange and shy. His despair and desire for death draw him into an enchanted, Faust-like underworld. Through a series of shadowy encounters, romantic, freakish and savage by turn, Haller begins to rediscover the lost dreams of his youth. Translator(s): Creighton, Basil. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241951521
ISBN
9780241951521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2008 Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812974782
ISBN
9780812974782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
(38th printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984612
ISBN
9780141984612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195858
ISBN
9781612195858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. The classic story of Moby Dick, the whale pursued relentlessly by the crazed Captain Ahab. Num Pages: 600 pages, 100 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 255 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520045484
ISBN
9780520045484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

paperback. Collected in this volume are Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd-presented in the best texts available, those published during Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author. Editor(s): McCall, Dan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Norton & Company
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393976410
ISBN
9780393976410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

paperback. From the foreword to the selected bibliography this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive documentary source for the study of Moby-Dick. Editor(s): Parker, Hershel. Series: Norton Critical Editions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Norton
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285000
ISBN
9780393285000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Set in 1797, Billy Budd is a tale of satanic treachery, tragedy and great pathos that explores human relationships and the inherently ambiguous nature of man-made justice. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2232033
ISBN
9781853267499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Features Captain Ahab who is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred and suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. This title is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 44. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199603
ISBN
9780141199603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. Written by the author of "Billy Budd, Sailor" and "Moby-Dick", this novel is unfinished, although published in his lifetime. Set on April Fool's Day aboard a Mississippi steamer, the novel is a gloomy satire on American life and the state of distrust that exists between human beings. Editor(s): Matterson, Stephen. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445473
ISBN
9780140445473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 201 x 50. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143124672
ISBN
9780143124672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Publication date
1981
Edition
59642nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213119
ISBN
9780553213119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Tanner, Tony; Dugdale, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554850
ISBN
9780199554850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he has no idea of the horrors awaiting him out on the vast and merciless ocean. The ship's strange captain, Ahab, is in the grip of an obsession to hunt down the famous white whale, Moby Dick, and will stop at nothing on his quest to annihilate his nemesis. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511182
ISBN
9780099511182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Milder, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538911
ISBN
9780199538911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Horace Walpole was letter writer so energetic and fertile that his collected correspondence occupies forty volumes. His letters provide one of the most vivid pictures we have of the late eighteenth-century Britain. This collection contains 434 letters, arranged under sixteen headings for ease of reference. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152326
ISBN
9781857152326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. A story of the war between man and mammal, in which the author explores his obsessions with good and evil, love and solitude, speech and silence, using his technical knowledge of sailing and the sea to tell a story which is at once minutely realistic and powerfully symbolic. Num Pages: 574 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150407
ISBN
9781857150407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. 'Call me Ishmael.' So begins the author's masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. As Ishmael is drawn into Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to slay the white whale Moby-Dick, he finds himself engaged in a metaphysical struggle between good and evil. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps, illustrations, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437247
ISBN
9780142437247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826643
ISBN
9781509826643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series of popular classics, this edition is thoroughly edited and extensively annotated, features an insightful foreword by Jay Parini and includes pictures and a comprehensive section on Melville's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496447
ISBN
9781847496447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 45. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007925568
ISBN
9780007925568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

Paperback. Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008182205
ISBN
9780008182205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

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