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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 13.99
€ 13.44