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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
€ 9.51

Paperback. The first ever history of magic books - or grimoires - from the ancient Middle East through to the modern day, from harmless charms and remedies to sinister pacts with the Devil. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 black and white halftones, 17 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590049
ISBN
9780199590049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. This is a history of the University of Hertfordshire, relating the challenges and achievements of sixty years in further and higher education. At the same time, through its focus on a single institution, the book illustrates the importance of the post-1992 higher education sector in advancing the knowledge economy and cultural life of the country. Editor(s): Davies, Owen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; HBJD1; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907396830
ISBN
9781907396830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. The Empire Reformed describes how, in the era of the Glorious Revolution, imperial leaders and colonial subjects created new political bonds based on their common desire to save English America from the designs of French "papists" and their "savage" Indian allies. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222838
ISBN
9780812222838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. Editor(s): Bloore, Peter; Martin, Edward. Num Pages: 289 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838326
ISBN
9781843838326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1250 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 224 x 70. Weight in Grams: 2942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Edition
Regular edition
Number of pages
1250
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295910
ISBN
9789652295910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.61
€ 72.50

Hardcover. A history of world's fairs and expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010. Num Pages: 282 pages, 200. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 270 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2264.
Publisher
Papadakis United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906506094
ISBN
9781906506094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 48.08

Paperback. An authoritative and enlightening guide to the origins of over 16,000 English surnames and their development over the centuries. Different forms of names are cross-referenced for ease of use. Includes a fasinating historical and linguistic introduction to the subject, and an appendix on tracing the origins of family names. Editor(s): Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed of 3. Revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806635
ISBN
9780192806635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JFSC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650777
ISBN
9780691650777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.29
€ 140.02

Paperback. The fourth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, P. J. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895231
ISBN
9780859895231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.84

paperback. The sixth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, P. J. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 2AFC; HBJD1; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896108
ISBN
9780859896108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.20

Paperback. The eighth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, P. J. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896825
ISBN
9780859896825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138817739
ISBN
9781138817739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

Paperback. A lavishly illustrated history of the Canadian Rangers and their evolving role as defenders and stewards of Canada's remote regions. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 1316 pages, 30 maps, 134 photos, 23 in colour, 4 charts, 13 tables, 16-page full-colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JPS; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
1316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824538
ISBN
9780774824538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. This book should appeal to all aficionados of the romance of the sea as well as to specialists in Spanish and Latin American colonial history."-Benjamin Keen, author of A History of Latin America Translator(s): Phillips, Carla Rahn. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32, 20 black & white halftones, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881831
ISBN
9780801881831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Garcia Loaeza, Pablo (Associate Professor of Spanish, West Virginia University Associate Professor of Spanish American Literature and Culture, West Virginia University Associate Professor of Spanish, West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University); Garrett, Victoria L (West Virginia University). Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271065489
ISBN
9780271065489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. A historical account of concepts of honor in Mexico during the mid-to-late nineteenth century and the role of those concepts in the development of the public sphere. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 illustrations, 7 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346456
ISBN
9780822346456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Hardback. A historical account of concepts of honor in Mexico during the mid-to-late nineteenth century and the role of those concepts in the development of the public sphere. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 illustrations, 7 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346531
ISBN
9780822346531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.14

Paperback. A new paperback edition of the thought-provoking collection of images of Ireland's revolutionary period, with commentary Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781781172889
ISBN
9781781172889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.93

Paperback. Explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. This book considers the place of slaves in Plato's "Meno", Aristotle's "Politics", Aesop's "Fables", Aristophanes' "Wasps", and Euripides' "Orestes". Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167893
ISBN
9780226167893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.39

Hardcover. The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465094134
ISBN
9780465094134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.73

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341982
ISBN
9780230341982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.15

Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465007660
ISBN
9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630. The Work of Farming. 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. Palladius wrote in the 5th century AD. His is the latest of Roman agricultural texts and perhaps for that reason was the treatise most widely distributed in the medieval world, being translated into Italian, Catalan and Middle English, among other languages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight: 620. Translator(s): Fitch, John G.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018927
ISBN
9781903018927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.75

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