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Paperback. Victorian Britain made sport 'sporting' - respectable, rule-bound and a nationwide obsession. Ancient sports, such as archery and fencing, were revived. New sports, such as tennis and cycling, were invented. Foreign sports, including polo, judo and lacrosse, were imported. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806660
ISBN
9780747806660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival resources, this book brings to life the educational, medical, and social reformists who lived and worked in Victorian Bloomsbury and who led crusades for education, emancipation, and health for all. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154474
ISBN
9780300154474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Presents an account of the men who 'made' Britain. Ranging from Brunel to Telford, this book takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto unimagined lengths, through to the 'invention' and mastery of gas and electricity. It examines the creations that made Britain's empire great. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750946575
ISBN
9780750946575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.75

Multiple-component retail product. Contains a set of 9 maps of England and Wales taken from early black and white Ordnance Survey sheets. Series: Victorian Maps, England and Wales 1897 S. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 950 x 635. . New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2005
Edition
Folded
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590430
ISBN
9781873590430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Multiple-component retail product. Contains a set of 9 maps of England and Wales taken from early black and white Ordnance Survey sheets. Series: Victorian Maps, England and Wales 1897 S. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 930 x 635 x 4. Weight in Grams: 104. New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2005
Edition
Folded
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590461
ISBN
9781873590461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Paperback. An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. This book will be set out as a how-to guide of advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592861
ISBN
9781781592861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349308552
ISBN
9781349308552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174464
ISBN
9780691174464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardcover. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime. It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values. Editor(s): Davis, Jim. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221598
ISBN
9780230221598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.55

Paperback. A study of Victorian political thought on France and the French. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349422180
ISBN
9781349422180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Hardcover. This study offers an analysis of the technological and entrepreneurial features of the Victorian telegraph service, together with the companies which ran it until nationalization in 1869. It shows a historical reconstruction mainly based on original and unedited documents belonging to a variety of archives. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; KJVN; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137406514
ISBN
9781137406514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

A portrait of Victorian society and culture, this text presents aspects of the age through profiles of pioneering figures. It covers attitudes to a range of issues from education, health and self-help to civic ideals and sexual identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582292895
ISBN
9780582292895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

paperback. Victorians on Screen investigates the representation of the Victorian age on British television from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. Structured around key areas of enquiry specific to British television, it avoids a narrow focus on genre by instead taking a thematic approach and exploring notions of authenticity, realism and identity. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD1; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349348893
ISBN
9781349348893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007548385
ISBN
9780007548385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Featuring 30 of England's greatest test-match victories since 1967, this work includes matches from the 2005 Ashes Series. It includes some moments in English cricket with foreword and commentaries by Christopher Martin Jenkins, with matches from the Ashes series of 2005, and the 2004 romp against New Zealand at Lord's. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; HBT; WSB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752434155
ISBN
9780752434155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DS; DSBH5; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319548210
ISBN
9783319548210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224. The Perfect Way to Preserve Your Family's History. 132 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTG. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 10. Weight: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Linden Publishing
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781884956256
ISBN
9781884956256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Habsburgs, Vienna's fortunes have swung between survival and expansion. This book looks at everything from the Baroque architecture to the contemporary slow food scene. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd revised and expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955450
ISBN
9781904955450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410183
ISBN
9781572410183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Traces the vital and varied roles of science through the story of three generations of the eminent Exner family, whose members included Nobel Prize - winning biologist Karl Frisch, the teachers of Freud and of physicist Erwin Schrodinger, artists of the Vienna Secession, and a leader of Vienna's women's movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226111735
ISBN
9780226111735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

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