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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780142437247
ISBN
9780142437247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

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. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9781853260087
ISBN
9781853260087
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.00

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
€ 13.37

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 202 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486432151
ISBN
9780486432151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90. Series: Dover Thrift S. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight: 92.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486264738
ISBN
9780486264738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.36

Paperback. Wellington Redburn is a 15-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin boy is far harsher than he ever imagined. A sea journal and coming-of-age tale, he provides an insight into the mind of one of America's novelists. Editor(s): Beaver, Harold L. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140431056
ISBN
9780140431056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

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

€ 30.99
€ 28.83

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

€ 7.01

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
€ 14.21

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
€ 9.45

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
€ 10.81

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
€ 15.00

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
€ 16.42

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

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

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
€ 9.15

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

€ 5.78

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
€ 9.15

Paperback. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 599 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 302.
Edition
Reprint
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet Classics
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451532282
ISBN
9780451532282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.88

Paperback. Tells the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, this book reveals an enquiry into character, faith and the nature of perception. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 148 x 45. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105954
ISBN
9780143105954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Vavere, Natasha. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (LA) ELT advanced. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Parapara Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911326045
ISBN
9781911326045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Tells the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant white whale that has taken his leg, and upon which he has sworn vengeance, at any cost. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198958
ISBN
9780141198958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107606
ISBN
9780143107606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W Glyn. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Dedalus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ist
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232921
ISBN
9781909232921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

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