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Paperback. Preserving on Paper is a critical edition of three seventeenth-century receipt books-handwritten manuals that included a combination of culinary recipes, medical remedies, and household tips which documented the work of women at home. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DSB; HBT; MBX; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520038
ISBN
9781487520038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.30

Paperback. Of many slave narratives published before the Civil War, this is one of the few written by a woman. It blends and manipulates several narrative techniques, including those of sentimental novel, of autobiography, and of the classical slave narrative. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 117 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195066708
ISBN
9780195066708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.97

Paperback. A monumental work, decades in the making: the first atlas to illustrate the entire scope of the transatlantic slave trade Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 189 color maps; 5 b/w + 36 color illus.; 61 color graphs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 306 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212549
ISBN
9780300212549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.79

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

€ 43.99
€ 41.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294807
ISBN
9789652294807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold life Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554685
ISBN
9781781554685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841654126
ISBN
9781841654126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.07

Hardback. This book examines how the French Revolutionaries remade the pre-1789 system of property by removing public power from the sphere of property and excising property from the realm of sovereignty. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBTV2; LAZ; LNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199778799
ISBN
9780199778799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.25

Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 219 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839071
ISBN
9781843839071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.95

Hardback. In Partisan Journalism, Kuypers guides readers on a journey through American journalistic history, focusing on the warring notions of objectivity and partisanship. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442225930
ISBN
9781442225930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Jenni; Vice, Sue. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853039594
ISBN
9780853039594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.86

Paperback. New view of the crucial role of fashion discourse and practice in Weimar Germany and its significance for women. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372. Discourses & Displays in German Culture, 1918-1933. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 254 pages, black & white illustrations. New view of the crucial role of fashion discourse and practice in Weimar Germany and its significance for women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ1. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135162
ISBN
9781571135162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 299 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471876257
ISBN
9781471876257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. Illustrates the graphic history of the Nazi attempt to destroy the Jews of Europe during the Second World War. This title contains maps, text and photographs that depict the fate of the Jews between 1933 and 1945, while also setting the chronological story in the wider context of the war itself. Series: Routledge Historical Atlases. Num Pages: 304 pages, 333 black & white illustrations, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415484862
ISBN
9780415484862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.55

Paperback. Fran Weatherhead's book forms a portrait to preserve a rapidly changing profession which has helped to define the character of the Norfolk coast that will be sure to please both fishermen and locals. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457987
ISBN
9780752457987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 132 x 3. Weight in Grams: 76.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
48
Publication date
2012
Edition
Pmplt
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604867046
ISBN
9781604867046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481871
ISBN
9780801481871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.12

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162180
ISBN
9780231162180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.72

Paperback. Explores how knowledge was obtained and demonstrated in Europe when standard methods of inquiry took shape across several fields of intellectual pursuit. This book looks at production and consumption of knowledge as a social process. It focuses on how various methods came to interact with practices of craftspeople to create new ways of knowing. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Schmidt, Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763293
ISBN
9780226763293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Sheet map. This map traces the entire 305-mile journey from Paddington to Penzance with descriptions of what could be seen from the window of The Cornish Riviera Express and information about the line, its construction and its use in the days of steam. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402301
ISBN
9781908402301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. William Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett's political and social beliefs. Num Pages: 576 pages, map, explanatory notes, further reading, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435795
ISBN
9780140435795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. Drawn from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, and based on their extremely successful exhibition of the same name, Small Lives offers an eclectic survey of Irish childhood as captured by the camera. Editor(s): O'Connor, Aoife. Num Pages: 224 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780717154623
ISBN
9780717154623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. An exciting collection of essays revealing the tremendous diversity of women's experiences in Ireland's past. For the first time, this unique book draws together key articles published in the field over the last two decades. Editor(s): Urquhart, Diane; Hayes, Alan. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460 General Irish HIstory. 242pp
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780415199148
ISBN
9780415199148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. This ethnographic analysis of violence that broke out in a South African gold mine soon after apartheid ended in 1994 shows how violence comes to be blamed on ethnic differences retrospectively-and often wrongly. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w photos, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; HBTV; JFFE; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348535
ISBN
9780822348535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

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