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Paperback. Celebrating 200 years of the humble bicycles, in stunning photographs Num Pages: 144 pages, 104 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 170. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750980050
- ISBN
- 9780750980050
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. For millennia, mankind has devised ingenious and diabolical means of inflicting pain on fellow human beings. This deplorable but seemingly universal trait has eaten away at mankind's very claim to civilisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459479
- ISBN
- 9780752459479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCPC; HBT; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147383
- ISBN
- 9780691147383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.16
€ 49.99
€ 36.16
Paperback. The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007107100
- ISBN
- 9780007107100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477594
- ISBN
- 9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Examines the evolution of Western European economies through the lens the recurring scarcity and depreciation of small change. This book tells the story of how monetary technologies, doctrines, and practices evolved from 1300 to 1850; of how the 'standard formula' was devised to address the dilemma without causing inflation. Editor(s): Mokyr, Joel. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 tables. 9 halftones. 42 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116358
- ISBN
- 9780691116358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 42.14
€ 53.17
€ 42.14
Paperback. Study of one of the most influential aristocratic families of medieval England. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3H; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270095
- ISBN
- 9781783270095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.79
€ 33.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307338785
- ISBN
- 9780307338785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.02
€ 20.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Birmingham has been a key innovator in the gun trade since the seventeenth century and the Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof house operates to this day. This book tells the story of the technology and history of gun making. Covering the period 1720 to 1950, it sees the mechanical engineering technology of the 'lock, stock and barrel' firearm change. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752432373
- ISBN
- 9780752432373
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Translator(s): Burchell, Graham. Series: Michel Foucault: Lectures at the College De France. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986559
- ISBN
- 9781403986559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. A concise but revealing history of the bicycle over 200 years Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGC; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445648828
- ISBN
- 9781445648828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843446040
- ISBN
- 9781843446040
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. The Black Death is considered by many to be the great watershed in medieval history, as it ravaged a continent, killed millions and decimated economies. The author sees in this catastrophe the birth of technologically advanced societies, struggling to create labour-saving devices. Editor(s): Cohn Jr., Samuel K. Series: European history series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; MBN; MBX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674076136
- ISBN
- 9780674076136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.76
€ 31.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. The Black Hole of Auschwitz brings together Levi's writings on the Holocaust and his experiences of the concentration camp, as well as those on his own accidental status as a writer and his chosen profession of chemist. Editor(s): Belpoliti, Marco. Translator(s): Wood, Sharon. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632414
- ISBN
- 9780745632414
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Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTV; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585550
- ISBN
- 9781568585550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.55
€ 25.99
€ 20.55
Hardback.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813011745
- ISBN
- 9780813011745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.14
€ 92.14
Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099586944
- ISBN
- 9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282186
- ISBN
- 9780520282186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119598
- ISBN
- 9780810119598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.98
€ 32.98
Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223767
- ISBN
- 9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15