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Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years, he was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225877
ISBN
9781840225877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100669
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100668
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100667
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100665
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTK0100664
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780007580422
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In this book, he gives an account of his captivity. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106708
ISBN
9780143106708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup's harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s introduction and detailed explanatory footnotes. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393264241
ISBN
9780393264241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780486411439
ISBN
9780486411439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486789620
ISBN
9780486789620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.92

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 10.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175928
ISBN
9780691175928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APT; HBTB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509914
ISBN
9780226509914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy Maritime History.The Sea.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Dorrance Pub Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0254560
ISBN
9780805978063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Before Thomas Edison, light and fire were thought to be one and the same. Turns out, they were separate things altogether. This book explores how our sudden interconnectedness, both physically, as through the railroad, and through inventions like the telegraph, changed our concept of time and place forever. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892728169
ISBN
9780892728169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442226388
ISBN
9781442226388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Poonawala, Ismail K. H. Num Pages: 220 pages, b/w pictures. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJF1; HBTB; HRHP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 38. .
Publisher
OUP India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198092209
ISBN
9780198092209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

paperback. Editor(s): Konu, C. Ornek; Sunar, C. Ungor; Ornek, Cangul. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349459902
ISBN
9781349459902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Paperback. Portrays the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). This collection includes maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
247
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208452
ISBN
9780872208452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project. "..a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." (The Wall Street Journal) "Illuminating .. " (New York magazine) Num Pages: 442 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719541
ISBN
9780814719541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. In 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as history would have it, folly. The author lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. Num Pages: 446 pages, 13 colour plates, 69 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301266
ISBN
9780226301266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Features the tugs and towing barges that have moved cargoes on the Humber's inland waterways from early in the twentieth century to contemporary times. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press LTD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752438047
ISBN
9780752438047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

In architecture, music and literature, in paintings, films and television series, in print and on the internet, the Tudors are a hugely popular commodity. This volume is the first to study this phenomenon in depth, assembling foremost scholars in multiple fields to examine why the Tudors still make such an impact. Editor(s): String, Tatiana C.; Bull, Marcus. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 350 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264942
ISBN
9780197264942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.44

Hardback. Part of "The Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture", this title examines the cultural history of the court and its possible interpretations from the early 1500s to the end of the reign of Elizabeth I. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911182
ISBN
9781575911182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.33

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