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paperback. The untold history of Welsh Witches and Wizards and how they were tracked down by a vengeful community. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBT; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752428260
ISBN
9780752428260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.74

Hardcover. This study discusses the contribution of individual men to the emancipation of women between 1850 and 1920. These include the pioneer of feminism, J.S. Mill, the allies of Josephine Butler, the men who risked imprisonment for making available information on contraception, and sympathetic writers. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737330
ISBN
9780333737330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Paperback. Victorian Britain made sport 'sporting' - respectable, rule-bound and a nationwide obsession. Ancient sports, such as archery and fencing, were revived. New sports, such as tennis and cycling, were invented. Foreign sports, including polo, judo and lacrosse, were imported. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806660
ISBN
9780747806660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. A cultural and literary history of London, looking at the capital's development from Roman times to its modern-day role, as financial and tourist metropolis. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955214
ISBN
9781904955214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTM; JPSF; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118789
ISBN
9780813118789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Hardback. Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 52, 8 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231641
ISBN
9780230231641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Paperback. Looking at a time when beer was often a nutritional necessity, was sometimes used as medicine, could be flavored with everything from the bark of fir trees to thyme and fresh eggs, and was consumed by men, women, and children alike, this book presents a detailed history of the business, art, and governance of brewing. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219999
ISBN
9780812219999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112735
ISBN
9780230112735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Paperback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644936
ISBN
9780745644936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.55

Hardback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644929
ISBN
9780745644929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 353.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859182321
ISBN
9781859182321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Hardcover. Hardcover, black spine. 128pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Souvenir Press London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0819751
ISBN
9780285502468
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. At one time British ships carried half of world's trade, transporting every conceivable freight from and to all four corners of the globe - and in times of crisis its tremendous merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. This title relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812326
ISBN
9780747812326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Furious and bloody: 400 years of shipboard rebellion Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781841197371
ISBN
9781841197371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Cardiff has a long and momentous maritime history. This title delves into the maritime past of Cardiff and Penarth, providing an account from the first stirrings of seaborne trade and the cargoes of wool, hides and butter, to the threat of piracy, and from the rapid development linked to the export of iron and the later trade in coal. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBTM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752435688
ISBN
9780752435688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

The core of this book consists of a business-by-business guide to the pharmaceutical industry's records. Each entry includes a brief history of the company, a summary of its surviving archives and a bibliography of related publications. Editor(s): Turton, Ms Alison. Series: Studies in British Business Archives. Num Pages: 572 pages, bibliography, chronology, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCR; HBT; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754633525
ISBN
9780754633525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.52

Editor(s): Fawn, Rick. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415842532
ISBN
9780415842532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.70

Paperback. This lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear. Num Pages: 192 pages, 175 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426204562
ISBN
9781426204562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294104
ISBN
9789652294104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. From the 1920s through the 1960s, scores of small, independent record companies nurtured distinctly American music: jazz, blues, gospel, country, rhythm and blues, and the 1950s offspring of R&B, rock n' roll. This title profiles ten such companies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; AVX; HBTB; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214348
ISBN
9780253214348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Num Pages: 240 pages, over 150 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325854
ISBN
9780764325854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.71
€ 39.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJPK; ACV; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693191
ISBN
9780816693191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 354 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMG; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326929
ISBN
9780764326929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom throughout American history, Pregnancy and Power explores the many forces-social, racial, economic, and political-that have shaped women's reproductive lives in the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798287
ISBN
9780814798287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

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