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Paperback. Begun in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was the country's first major east-west thoroughfare. This title traces the story of The Mother Road from origins to decline, including the roadside attractions and cottage industries it spawned and the efforts to save and restore it. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811329
ISBN
9780747811329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Why do Ghanaians suppress the history of enslavement? This book tackles this question by analyzing the slave trade's absence from public versions of coastal Ghanaian family and community histories, its troubled presentation in the country's classrooms and nationalist narratives, and its elaboration by the transnational tourism industry. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349763
ISBN
9780226349763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. The Civil War thrust millions of men and women rich and poor, soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free onto the roads of the South. During four years of war, Southerners lived on the move. In the hands of Sternhell, movement becomes a radically new means to perceive the full trajectory of the Confederacy s rise, struggle, and ultimate defeat." Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088177
ISBN
9780674088177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

paperback. Most of this collection pertains to records of some 25,000 slaving voyages between 1595 and 1867, while other papers offer quantitative analysis in the ethnicity of slaves, mortality trends and slaves' reconstruction of their identities. Editor(s): Eltis, David; Richardson, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780714643908
ISBN
9780714643908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.36

Paperback. Routine Violence focuses on the violence of routine political practices - the drawing up of political categories and the writing of national histories. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804752640
ISBN
9780804752640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Covering the geographical area of medieval Europe, including Eastern Europe, this comprehensive volume talks about different aspects of medieval warfare. It also presents information on battles and sieges, and generals and leaders. Series: Routledge Companions to History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 black & white tables, 18 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415413954
ISBN
9780415413954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138878068
ISBN
9781138878068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.64
€ 35.40

hardcover. Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2AB; BK; DNF; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138210943
ISBN
9781138210943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Hardcover. First edition - Good copy in torn dustwrapper - KAW0047 - 318pp. - Scripts,
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Scripts
Number of pages
318
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
SKU
KCK0001981
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Midland Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Volume 8
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857801569
ISBN
9781857801569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Midland Counties Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857802344
ISBN
9781857802344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. "Includes advertisement. 1 v. maps 28 cm. Publishers cloth. Good copy with clean if slightly dust rubbed blue cloth and gilt title and motif on front board, well defined edges and firm binding, clean and crisp pages. Keywords: Roads
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cape Times limited
Publication date
1930
SKU
KEX0126747
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. Offers a fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446684
ISBN
9780752446684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 217 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; AMKL; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 302 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nationalmuseet Denmark
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776021382
ISBN
9788776021382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

hardcover. Rather than envision themselves as agents of state-sponsored repression, the royal book censors of eighteenth-century France wished, through their reports and decisions, to guide the literary traffic of the Enlightenment and expand public awareness of progressive thought. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763592
ISBN
9780804763592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardcover. Clean copy in fine in dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf New York
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0023771
ISBN
9780394497211
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Disbound. [Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland. Sixth Report of the Commissioners. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty] 4pp. Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into and report on the operation of Acts dealing with Congestion in Ireland, the working of the Congested Districts Board, and the Land Commission under these Acts, and the Relations of the Board with the Land Commission with the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction; what areas if any outside the Districts now scheduled as congested, require to be dealt with as congested; what Lands are most conveniently situated for the Relief of congestion; what changes in Law or Administration are needed for dealing with the problem of congestion as a whole, for facilitating the migration of surplus population from congested areas to other lands, and generally for bettering the condition of people inhabiting congested areas. Together with [Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland. Appendix to the Sixth Report. Minutes of Evidence (Taken in County Sligo and County Leitrim, 17th to 27th April, 1907), and Documents relating thereto] 376pp. Contains a wealth of information about the Land, People, Occupations and Culture Relative to the Report. Counties named in the report are Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon. Keywords: Local History, 20th Century Ireland, Population, Land Law, Congested Districts. Disbound, housed in a protective file
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Printed by Alexander Thom for Her Majesty's Staionery Office
Publication date
1907
SKU
KON0825099
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 145.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 600 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333736
ISBN
9780764333736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.29
€ 56.32

Paperback. Judith Millidge here describes the handful of British royal jubilees, how they have been celebrated, the similarities and differences between them, and illustrates examples of the myriad souvenir products that accompany these events. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811671
ISBN
9780747811671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardback. Focuses on the London's royal buildings. This title includes the glorious palaces of kings and queens, their places of worship and repose, the parks they laid out and the institutions they patronised. It features pictures of Royal London with finest details. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814385428
ISBN
9789814385428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An expert guide to the people and places that have contributed to London's royal heritage from Buckingham Palace to William and Kate's wedding. Scandal, dungeons, pomp and circumstance, all are here in these fifty true stories from all corners of the city. A must-have for Londoners and visitors alike with an interest in all things royal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Colouful Tales of Pomp and Pageantry from London's Past and Present. 192 pages. An expert guide to the people and places that have contributed to London's royal heritage from Buckingham Palace to William and Kate's wedding. Scandal, dungeons, pomp and circumstance, all are here in these fifty true stories from all corners of the city. A must-have for Londoners and visitors alike with an interest in all things royal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; WT. Dimension: 167 x 111 x 15. Weight: 190.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780590707
ISBN
9781780590707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. A gripping history of the elite brigade of the Royal Navy Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; JWF; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314867
ISBN
9780755314867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, 300 B&W archive photographs, contemporary colour photographs, maps and plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HBJD1; HBTK; HBW; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 264 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Folly Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992855444
ISBN
9780992855444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.02

Paperback. Looks at the relationship between monarchs and their doctors and reveals the complex and influential position that they held. This title includes topics ranging from the instigation of the royal doctor in medieval times and up to the present day, and the tales of secrets, murder, medical incompetence and revolutionary operations. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454696
ISBN
9780752454696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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