Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. It's America during Prohibition and shy young George Finch is setting out as an artist - without the encumbrance of a shred of talent. George falls in love with Molly, whose imperious stepmother Mrs Waddington insists he's not the man to marry the stepdaughter of one of New York's most fashionable hostesses. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514145
- ISBN
- 9780099514145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Hardcover. A charming retelling of the Christmas story by the author of Mary Poppins. Printed on board, with beautiful illustrations, this will be the perfect gift book for Christmas. Illustrator(s): Tyler, Gillian. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 96 pages, 17 b/w line drawings integrated. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005713
- ISBN
- 9780349005713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover. Set in south-west Scotland in the immediate aftermath of the 1707 Union, The Black Dwarf was intended to be a story about the first, abortive, Jacobite uprising of 1708. Instead it developed into a gothic tale of the supernatural. Editor(s): Garside, Professor P. D. (University of Edinburgh). Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604517
- ISBN
- 9780748604517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.25€ 128.95
€ 135.25
€ 128.95
Paperback. "Originally published in the USA under the title Brinkley Manor"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339789
- ISBN
- 9780393339789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.23
€ 14.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. Frederick, Earl of Ickenham, remains young at heart. So it is for him the act of a moment to lean out of the Drones Club window with a catapult and ping the silk top-hat off his grumpy in-law, the distinguished barrister Sir Raymond Bastable. Unfortunately, things don't end there. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099514077
- ISBN
- 9780099514077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. In the Angler's Rest, drinking hot scotch and lemon, sits one of Wodehouse's greatest raconteurs. Mr Mulliner, his vivid imagination lubricated by Miss Postlethwaite the barmaid, has fabulous stories to tell of the behaviour of his far-flung family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514046
- ISBN
- 9780099514046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. Jeeves is on holiday in Herne Bay, and while he's away the world caves in on Bertie Wooster. For a start, he's astonished to read in "The Times" of his engagement to the mercurial Bobbie Wickham. Then at Brinkley Court, his Aunt Dahlia's establishment, he finds his awful former head master in attendance ready to award the prizes at school. Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513940
- ISBN
- 9780099513940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.10
€ 10.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513841
- ISBN
- 9780099513841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. 'Does one desire the Yule-tide spirit, sir?' 'Certainly one does. I am all for it.' Featuring aunts, engagements, misunderstandings and hangover cures, this collection brings together a baker's dozen of P G Wodehouse's finest short stories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784750787
- ISBN
- 9781784750787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. In the bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest, Mr Mulliner tells his amazing tales, which hold the assembled company of Pints of Stout and Whiskies and Splash in the palm of his expressive hand. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514060
- ISBN
- 9780099514060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Trapped in Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably give way at the knees. For among those present were Florence Craye, to whom Bertie had once been engaged and her new fiance 'Stilton'. And that biggest blot on the landscape, Edwin the Boy Scout, who is busy doing acts of kindness out of malevolence. Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513766
- ISBN
- 9780099513766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
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€ 10.98
Paperback. Bertie Wooster has been overdoing metropolitan life a bit, and the doctor orders fresh air in the depths of the country. But after moving with Jeeves to his cottage at Maiden Eggesford, Bertie soon finds himself surrounded by aunts - not only his redoubtable Aunt Dahlia but an aunt of Jeeves's too. Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513971
- ISBN
- 9780099513971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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€ 10.95
hardcover. Contains further stories of members of the Drones Club and several adventures related by the Oldest Member of the golf club. This title contains stories including: "The Shadow Passes", "Bramley is so Bracing", "Up From the Depths", "Feet of Clay", "Excelsior", "Rodney Has a Relapse", "Tangled Hearts", and, "Birth of a Salesman". Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841591575
- ISBN
- 9781841591575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.29
€ 15.99
€ 12.29
hardcover. Set at Rudge Hall, home to the obese miser Lester Carmody, and at Healthward Ho, a health farm run by 'Chimp Twist, along with his cohorts 'Soapy' and 'Dolly' Molloy. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841591490
- ISBN
- 9781841591490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. This edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors. Editor(s): Philbrick, Nathaniel; Philbrick, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1QSP; FC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437966
- ISBN
- 9780140437966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
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€ 9.31
Paperback. Written in the days of gladiators and emperors, this book covers all you need to know about where to meet a new beau, how to handle illicit affairs and how to maintain your allure. It also contains the companion volume The Cure for Love - in case things don't work out. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518822
- ISBN
- 9780099518822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.55
€ 9.99
€ 8.55
Paperback. Presenting an account of the author's childhood in Czechoslovakia, this title features the tales of the his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192833
- ISBN
- 9780141192833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
paperback. Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing skill in a range of literary styles. The stories include: "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Happy Prince". Editor(s): Small, Ian. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141439693
- ISBN
- 9780141439693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.75
€ 19.99
€ 9.75
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008195588
- ISBN
- 9780008195588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.05
€ 19.99
€ 8.05
Paperback. These fantasies and true-to-life fables were created by Oscar Wilde for his own sons. Here is the tale of the Prince who is not as happy as he seems, of the Selfish Giant who learns how to love children, and of the Star-Child who suffers bitter trials when he rejects his parents. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; YFA; YFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 62. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003066
- ISBN
- 9781853261237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99