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Sheet map. At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world - the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This title shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: HBTP1; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Facsimile map
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402134
- ISBN
- 9781908402134
Condition: New
€ 12.23
€ 12.23
Sheet map, folded. Series: George Bradshaw Railway Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJC; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Historical Images Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918058
- ISBN
- 9781844918058
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181805
- ISBN
- 9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Hardcover. Which college was the first in the world to award a degree in jazz? Which state had the most drive-in movie theaters? Who was the first person to push a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose? Who invented Frito Pie? This book describes achievements of Texans and their state. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 photos, bib. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653853
- ISBN
- 9780875653853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.62
€ 11.62
Hardback. Brahmanical Theories of the Gift constitutes the first critical edition and translation into any modern language of a d nanibandha, a classical Hindu legal digest devoted to the culturally and religiously important topic of gifting. David Brick has included an extensive historical introduction to the text and its subject matter." Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJF; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088481
- ISBN
- 9780674088481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.42€ 50.42
€ 54.42
€ 50.42
Hardback. Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971462
- ISBN
- 9780674971462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.99
€ 48.99
€ 40.99
Paperback. The sometimes shocking, always fascinating history of brainwashing, from the bestselling author of COCAINE Num Pages: 448 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: HBT; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340831618
- ISBN
- 9780340831618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Karin Friedrich locates Brandenburg-Prussia in its historical, political, religious and economic context, from the demise of the Teutonic Knights to the Napoleonic crisis. Synthesising debates, the study focuses on key themes such as absolutism, foreign politics and the Enlightenment in order to provide a fresh reassessment. Series: Studies in European History. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535657
- ISBN
- 9780230535657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67
Paperback. Harris's Brandywine is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account. Num Pages: 528 pages, 35 images and 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611213225
- ISBN
- 9781611213225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.97
€ 29.99
€ 26.97
An entertaining history of a famous Oxford college, celebrating its 500th Anniversary: a cast of thousands, from Earl Haig to David Cameron, from John Buchan to Jeffery Archer, from Prince Obolenski to Colin Cowdrey. Num Pages: 574 pages, 4 colour plates; 104 black and white plates; plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199544868
- ISBN
- 9780199544868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 203.21
€ 203.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 236 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; AJCR; HBJK; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. Weight in Grams: 1778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349300
- ISBN
- 9780764349300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.59
€ 53.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Showcasing the twentieth century's best writing on the topic of air combat from World War I through the Gulf War, Brassey's Air Combat Reader examines the evolution of air combat strategy and tactics. Series: History of War. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887525
- ISBN
- 9781574887525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.86
€ 10.86
Sheet map. A map of the Elizabethan London. It offers an insight into the geography of the capital and lives of its inhabitants. It features the infamous Tower of London, a bear baiting arena, the Charterhouse monastery, the monument at Chary-ncros, Old St Paul's Cathedral and even local wildlife in the grassy fields north of Holborn. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 475 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 46. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402271
- ISBN
- 9781908402271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 5.28
€ 20.99
€ 5.28
Hardcover. Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, is an interesting and controversial figure of the late Georgian and early Victorian British Army. It is said he commanded in more battles than any other British soldier of this period, save for the Duke of Wellington. Series: War and Military Culture in South Asia, 1757-1949. Num Pages: 464 pages, 40 b/w illustrations, 10 maps maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294611
- ISBN
- 9781910294611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 41.44
€ 53.29
€ 41.44
Hardback. This book is the first full-length modern study of the Diggers, who were among the most remarkable of the radical groups to emerge during the English Revolution of 1640-60. The book also provides a reassessment of the Digger leader Gerrard Winstanley, a figure who has attracted great interest in recent years. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719061028
- ISBN
- 9780719061028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
First edition - 4to. Very good copy - REL0163 - 128pp. - The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne Australia
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Hawthorn Press Melbourne Australia
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KCK0002918
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 125.00
€ 125.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762723720
- ISBN
- 9780762723720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.81
€ 14.99
€ 12.81
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820667
- ISBN
- 9781842820667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos, maps & letters. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991108
- ISBN
- 9781926991108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Hardcover. An award-winning pastry chef's foolproof recipes and fresh take on the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies to toaster pastries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 84 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; WBN; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239867
- ISBN
- 9780393239867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.82
€ 37.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. In January 1991, eight members of SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: Bravo Two Zero. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 20th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168823
- ISBN
- 9780552168823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A sweeping survey of Brazilian representations--encompassing literature, art, propaganda, mass media, and other realms--across five centuries of evolving identity, brimming with powerful photographs. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 408 pages, 79 b&w illus, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292718579
- ISBN
- 9780292718579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. This is a systematic account of Brazil's historical development from 1798 to 1852. The book analyses the process that brought the sprawling Portuguese colonies of the New World into the confines of a single nation-state. Editor(s): Barman, Roderick J. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723305
- ISBN
- 9780804723305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. 232pp. First English language edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- SKU
- KHS1030297
- ISBN
- 9780140214963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99