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Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928043
- ISBN
- 9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Paperback. Includes essays that intend to restore the social context of ancient Greek drama. This title considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. Editor(s): Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015255
- ISBN
- 9780691015255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 54.71
€ 70.63
€ 54.71
Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188431
- ISBN
- 9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69€ 52.08
€ 67.69
€ 52.08
Paperback. The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. This book tells the story of the Middle Sea itself - a story that begins with the Phoenicians and the Pharaohs and ends with the Treaty of Versailles. Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp colour and b/w illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBT; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133086
- ISBN
- 9781844133086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Concentrates on the Bute West, Bute East and Roath Docks, from their beginnings in the 1840s, through the boom years of the 1950s and '60s to the period of redevelopment and modernisation. This book includes 300 photographs and maps. Series: Maritime Heritage S. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857943054
- ISBN
- 9781857943054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857943092
- ISBN
- 9781857943092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Series: City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036731
- ISBN
- 9780691036731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 54.23
€ 70.63
€ 54.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745762
- ISBN
- 9781910745762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white tables, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019430
- ISBN
- 9780230019430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.66
€ 43.99
€ 36.66
Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119601
- ISBN
- 9780813119601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058797
- ISBN
- 9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. A collection of photographs that documents the dramatic transformation that has taken place over the last one hundred years in the area around Whetstone and the Great North Road. It includes graphic images of Whetstone, Totteridge, Friern Barnet, New Southgate, Brunswick Park, Woodside Park and North Finchley. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750906500
- ISBN
- 9780750906500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 214 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734 144pp. First paperback edition. Illustrated
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- 9780500288313
- ISBN
- 9780500288313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.33
€ 26.99
€ 19.33
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306817922
- ISBN
- 9780306817922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.76
€ 19.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823071
- ISBN
- 9780753823071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. An insightful look at the varying types of food eaten during the Great War and the differences in quality between the ordinary troops on the front lines and the officers. The book explores the accounts of men cooking and eating on the front line and the difficulties they faced. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 120 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827455
- ISBN
- 9781473827455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.01
€ 49.99
€ 44.01
Paperback. With an introduction to the world of bells and bell-ringing, this book explains how bells are made and how a ringing installation works. It explains the nature of change ringing, which has mathematical as well as musical aspects. It provides insights into the ringing community, and more. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AMN; AVRJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814337
- ISBN
- 9780747814337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Hardcover. Improbably located in the heart of the Jewish ghetto on the Lower East side of Manhattan, the "Neighborhood Playhouse" and its brief yet influential tenure offers a fascinating story from the annals of theater history. This book provides an account of the Neighborhood Playhouse's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631552
- ISBN
- 9780815631552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.95
€ 42.95
Paperback. ". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary British society, and represents an overdue and welcome intervention in the field. " Stuart Hall ". richly detailed with masses of examples of what sport is and has been in our past. " City Limits. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745605074
- ISBN
- 9780745605074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806846
- ISBN
- 9781902806846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.49
€ 46.99
€ 38.49