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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Dore, Gustave. Series: Anthem Travel Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 180+ halftone engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. A Pilgrimage. Series: Anthem Travel Classics. 280 pages, 180+ halftone engravings. Illustrator(s): Dore, Gustave. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311935
- ISBN
- 9781843311935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.23
€ 14.23
Hardcover. Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Num Pages: 400 pages, Over 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2498. 400 pages, Over 400 colour illustrations. Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTP1. Dimension: 246 x 314 x 32. Weight: 2486.
- Publisher
- British Library
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712358798
- ISBN
- 9780712358798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.24
€ 53.36
€ 42.24
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€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AMX; HB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784422561
- ISBN
- 9781784422561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.50
€ 24.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Outlines the history of London's sewers from the nineteenth century onwards, using a variety of colour illustrations, photographs and newspaper engravings to show their development from medieval spaces to the complex, citywide network, largely constructed in the 1860s, that is still in place today. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; TBX; TQSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814313
- ISBN
- 9780747814313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. This is the story of the many industries found in London during the industrial revolution and beyond. It looks at long lost breweries, synthetic dyes, plastics, leatherworks and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487281
- ISBN
- 9780752487281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JHBL; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 6th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747805595
- ISBN
- 9780747805595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
paperback. This is a one-volume history of the city of London from Roman times to the late-20th century. London grew from a backwater in the Classical age into an important medieval city, a significant Renaissance urban centre and a modern colossus. Series: A "New York Times" notable book 1995. Num Pages: 448 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Text and illustrations are crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031945
- ISBN
- 9780674538399
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. "London Voices, London Lives" addresses a question of great current importance for urban policy: what kind of a place is London in the 21st century, and how does it differ significantly from other parts of urban Britain? It addresses these questions in a unique way: over one hundred ordinary Londoners provide their answers in their own voices. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HBTD; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349835
- ISBN
- 9781861349835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.77
€ 40.99
€ 38.77
Hardcover. Surveying an unusually wide variety of material, ranging from the Victorian triple-decker novel, to Modernist art and architecture, to Pop music and graffiti, this book suggests that the tube-network is a transitional form, linking the alienated spaces of Victorian England to the virtual spaces of our contemporary consumer-capitalism. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 colour plates, 4 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318597
- ISBN
- 9781846318597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.75
€ 141.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBT; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1220. 1931-1945. 208 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBT; WGC. Dimension: 284 x 221 x 18. Weight: 1180.
- Publisher
- Capital Transport Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854142603
- ISBN
- 9781854142603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Sheet map. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402295
- ISBN
- 9781908402295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.23
€ 12.23
Paperback. This groundbreaking investigation into the lives of London's underclass was undertaken by Henry Mayhew in the 1850s. His interviews with street traders, beggars, and thieves results in a work as vivid as a Victorian novel. This new selection includes original illustrations and an illluminating introduction and notes. Editor(s): Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 24 black and white illustrations, and a map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697571
- ISBN
- 9780199697571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. An account of life below the margins in the greatest Metropolis in the world and a portrait of the habits, tastes, amusements, appearance, speech, humour, earnings and opinions of the labouring poor at the time of the Great Exhibition. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; DNJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840226195
- ISBN
- 9781840226195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.11
€ 7.11
Paperback. From costermongers to ex-convicts, from chimney-sweeps to vagrants, the underprivileged of London are brought to life in this book, where their plight is expressed through a blend of first person accounts and statistics. It originated in a series of newspaper articles that grew into a four volume account of the working-classes of London. Editor(s): Neuburg, Victor. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432411
- ISBN
- 9780140432411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. In 1901 no other city matched London in size, wealth and grandeur. Yet it was also a city where poverty and disease were rife. In the worlds of work and popular culture, politics and crime, through war, immigration and sexual revolution, this history shows how the city shaped their lives and how it in turn was shaped by them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 337 x 44. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847924537
- ISBN
- 9781847924537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.50
€ 33.99
€ 24.50
paperback. London in the nineteenth century was the greatest city mankind had ever seen. Its growth was stupendous. Its wealth was dazzling. This was the London of Blake, Thackeray and Mayhew, of Nash, Faraday and Disraeli. In this book, we witness the city's metamorphosis over the course of the century through the daily lives of its inhabitants. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 244 x 51. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847924476
- ISBN
- 9781847924476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.77
€ 40.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about London's rock 'n' roll venues. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMGC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658193
- ISBN
- 9781445658193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.14
€ 30.14
Paperback. A nostalgic look back at the docks of London the 1960s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 220. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445665849
- ISBN
- 9781445665849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474227490
- ISBN
- 9781474227490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 30.91
€ 32.00
€ 30.91
Hardcover. Seeks to define exactly what it is that makes Britain's capital the international urban HQ for creativity and innovation. Why and how has the city become a creative universe of its own making? This book unlocks the secret passions, undress social mundanities and address outrageous profanities. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; AJCR; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 332 x 319. Weight in Grams: 4674.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970713
- ISBN
- 9780500970713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 56.72
€ 68.77
€ 56.72
Hardcover. Series: Amazing and Extraordinary Facts. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBW; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 130 x 17. .
- Publisher
- Rydon Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910821084
- ISBN
- 9781910821084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752474854
- ISBN
- 9780752474854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
paperback. Describes London from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century, noting magnificence in both epochs. This title includes chapters on the history of silence and the history of light, the history of childhood and the history of suicide, the history of Cockney speech and the history of drink. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099422587
- ISBN
- 9780099422587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.94
€ 29.99
€ 23.94