History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Filled with more than 200 stories and packed with photos, The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown is the most hilarious homage to the national pastime ever assembled, and a fitting testament to the Hall's motto: "Fame and shame are part of the game." Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778454
- ISBN
- 9780762778454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.69
€ 15.99
€ 13.69
Nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s is illustrated here with accurate captions that describe each one individually. The relationship between the board games and the professional game of baseball is described with tips to help date each and rate their condition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 325 color photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407673
- ISBN
- 9780887407673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.88
€ 48.99
€ 31.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Kuenster, Robert. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566638630
- ISBN
- 9781566638630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.29
€ 10.29
Paperback. Looks into the early history of the baseball game and of the 150-year-old debate about its beginnings. This title tackles one stubborn misconception after another, debunking the enduring belief that baseball descended from the English game of rounders and revealing an explanation for the notorious myth - the Abner Doubleday-Cooperstown story. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262553
- ISBN
- 9780803262553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
hardcover. Spans archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, and no more than two standard scales (1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000) are used to represent most regions. This title provides information about every place or feature in the Barrington Atlas. Editor(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Num Pages: 1448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 341 x 89. Weight in Grams: 3764. 2 volumes
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691049458
- ISBN
- 9780691049458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 340.00
€ 340.00
Hardback. This book examines the impact of the Revolution of 1905 on the nature and contours of community and self among Jews (and Poles) in Warsaw, Europe's largest Jewish center at the turn of the century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763837
- ISBN
- 9780804763837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Paperback. The Baroque period stretched from the end of the 16th to the second half of the 17th century. In this book, 13 scholars develop a portrait of institutions, ideologies, intellectual themes and social structures as they are reflected in Baroque personae, or characteristic social roles. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226856377
- ISBN
- 9780226856377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415628
- ISBN
- 9780752415628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Hardback. Barbecue: A History examines barbecue's history and place in American society using both historical and contemporary sources. The book examines all aspects of barbecue-both outdoor grilling and traditional slow cooking; restaurant and home cooking; international barbecue; specific foods; and the idea of the barbecue as a gathering. Series: The Meals Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442227538
- ISBN
- 9781442227538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.59
€ 68.59
Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893846
- ISBN
- 9780226893846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.80
€ 25.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. The story of historic district on the south bank of the Thames and beyond - the original playground of Londoners, complete with inns, bear pits, brothels and theatres. Num Pages: 304 pages, 79 illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442. London's Original District of Sin. 304 pages, 79 illustrations (some col.), maps. The story of historic district on the south bank of the Thames and beyond - the original playground of Londoners, complete with inns, bear pits, brothels and theatres. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445613840
- ISBN
- 9781445613840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.45
€ 23.45
Hardback. As readers of Russian literature know, the nineteenth century was a time of pervasive financial anxiety. Russians of all classes were enmeshed in networks of credit and debt, and borrowing and lending shaped perceptions of material and moral worth. Sergei Antonov recreates this imperial world of borrowers, bankrupts, lenders, and loan sharks. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971486
- ISBN
- 9780674971486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 51.31
€ 56.39
€ 51.31
Hardback. A history of the Bank of Scotland. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBTB; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2078.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748607570
- ISBN
- 9780748607570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.67
€ 106.67
Hardback. This first comprehensive, illustrated history of the banjo in its many forms. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVRL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495011245
- ISBN
- 9781495011245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.78
€ 35.99
€ 35.78
Paperback. Offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation Editor(s): Pennell, C. R. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KJ; 1QSA; 1QSM; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814766781
- ISBN
- 9780814766781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. Beginning in the fall of 1920, Aleksandr Antonov led an insurgency that became the largest armed peasant revolt against the Soviets during the civil war. This book presents a tale of brutality, domination, and revolt, placing readers at the frontlines of the complex and history of the Russian civil war and the consolidation of the Soviet state. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; HBW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943433
- ISBN
- 9780822943433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.00
€ 73.00
Paperback. * A fascinating study of the spectacular explots if robbers and outlaws from Robin Hood to Jesse James. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 8, b&w. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002020
- ISBN
- 9780349113029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Offers research and critical interpretations about British outlaw traditions and the way they have been imagined and presented in both the Middle Ages and the centuries since. This volume focuses on the ways in which rogue-heroes have been used by literature, film, and other areas of popular culture and imagination. Editor(s): Phillips, Helen. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; BTC; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708319857
- ISBN
- 9780708319857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007673
- ISBN
- 9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007651
- ISBN
- 9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99