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Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853157434
ISBN
9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Paperback. Using photos from two collections donated to the West Highland Steamer Club, the best are shown here in this new book on West Highland Steamers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 6. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445644172
ISBN
9781445644172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 176pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
DSV Hamburg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KON0819684
ISBN
9783881421959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, 245. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTK; HDW; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871184518
ISBN
9781871184518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.01

Paperback. Bruce Durie provides an accessible guide to genealogy and family history in Wales. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465999
ISBN
9780752465999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

paperback. Henry Wells (1805-78) and William Fargo (1818-81) first worked together when they broke the Post Office monopoly on mail service along the Erie Canal in the 1840s. This title presents the story of Henry Wells and his drivers; his accountants; and, how they built a lasting empire in a business most entrepreneurs thought too risky to try. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 274 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283039
ISBN
9780803283039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629148
ISBN
9780745629148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.10

Hardback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629131
ISBN
9780745629131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardback. Puts the Renaissance Faire back at the historical centre of the American counterculture Num Pages: 359 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771389
ISBN
9780814771389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.42

Hardcover. The welfare state arouses controversy whether attention is focused on its recent past or future development. Experts in welfare history draw together research in essays in this work, combining broad policy surveys and detailed case studies. Editor(s): Fawcett, Helen; Lowe, Rodney. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333675137
ISBN
9780333675137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 269.89

Hardback. Weimar was a centre of the arts during the Enlightenment. This book offers a complete history of Weimar, from its meteoric eighteenth-century rise from obscurity through its glory days of unbridled creative expression to its dark descent back into artistic insignificance under Nazi rule and, later, Soviet occupation and beyond. Num Pages: 472 pages, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170566
ISBN
9780300170566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

Hardcover. Presenting a re-evaluation of the documentary sources, this study is based on the physical examination of weights and measures in the National Museums of Scotland and other collections. Num Pages: 866 pages, 315 b&w and 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBT; PDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 200. Weight in Grams: 2728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901663884
ISBN
9781901663884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.49

Paperback. Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jefferson (Thomas) University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943549392
ISBN
9780943549392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.31

Hardback. The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676057
ISBN
9780199676057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JF. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676064
ISBN
9780199676064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.62

Num Pages: 256 pages, 750+ color photos. BIC Classification: HBT; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1602.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325748
ISBN
9780764325748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.93
€ 53.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828161
ISBN
9780774828161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. Offering insights into a lost world of: people's dress, their interior decoration and their view of their relationship, with the natural and supernatural worlds, this book portrays the pleasures of ancient Egypt life in textiles. It explains the work by providing a historical and mythic context, as well as technical explanations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 103 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDA; AFW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Krannert Art Museum,US United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781883015312
ISBN
9781883015312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Series: Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; ACBK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348490
ISBN
9780820348490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Hardcover, grey and white spine. 60pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macdonald & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
SKU
KON0819304
ISBN
9780356025131
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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