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Hardcover. These documents illuminate the conduct of British trade in the Caribbean when slavery was at its height and Jamaica was the wealthiest territory in Britain's Atlantic empire. Detailing the commercial and plantation interests of two Bristol families, the volume sheds light on how fortunes were created by merchants striving for social improvement. Editor(s): Morgan, Kenneth O. Series: Records of Social and Economic History New Series. Num Pages: 726 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJQ; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1303.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
726
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264058
ISBN
9780197264058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Paperback. Travel for pleasure developed greatly in the 18th century, and here Jeremy Black examines travel on the Continent, the so-called "Grand Tour". Num Pages: 384 pages, 64 b&w and 20 colour illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750931694
ISBN
9780750931694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. History of British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 223 x 2. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046336
ISBN
9781849046336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 52.77

Paperback. First published in 1985, this is a scholarly analysis of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the 18th century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415609821
ISBN
9780415609821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Paperback. Covering the Golden Age of the British Cruise Ship, Ian Collard takes us through the transition from liner voyages to cruising as we know it today. Num Pages: 128 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; 3JMG; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445621388
ISBN
9781445621388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. Traces the history of the British Empire through the use of primary and secondary documentary sources. This volume also examines the phenomenon of British imperialism, while taking into account the range of debates that have invigorated the study of imperialism. Editor(s): Samson, Dr Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192892935
ISBN
9780192892935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HRHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504783
ISBN
9780674504783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.18

Paperback. Offers explanations as to why motor manufacturing followed the British motorcycle, bicycle and cotton industries into oblivion. This book chronicles the 109-year life of The Rover Group from its production of hand-made bespoke automobiles for the fortunate few to the arrival of mass production to provide cars for the many. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTK; KNDR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807681
ISBN
9780747807681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Hardback. A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QSB; HBJD1; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839477
ISBN
9781843839477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Here, now fully updated for the twenty-first century, is the complex and fascinating history of the formation of the British Women Police. Full of drama, intrigue and humour, it also captures, through well-authenticated primary material, the colour and manner of the times. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx. 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JFSJ1; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
NAG Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719814228
ISBN
9780719814228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Jeremy Black considers how the ocean affected British exploration, defence, trade, commerce and the role of the navy, as well as the attitudes and perceptions of the British people themselves. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300103861
ISBN
9780300103861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. Old-fashioned seaside holidays inspire a great deal of nostalgic affection among British people. Focusing on the hundred year period from 1870 to 1970, this title takes a journey through the promenades, deckchairs and sandcastles to discover how ordinary people spent their seaside holidays. Series: Shire History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807278
ISBN
9780747807278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.07

Paperback. Toys have been made in Britain for hundreds of years, but it was in the twentieth century that the British toy industry reached its peak. Names such as Meccano, Chad Valley, Dinky, Scalextric, Bayko and Hornby dominated the trade at home and abroad. This book tells the story of the British toy industry and its products. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KND; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808244
ISBN
9780747808244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardback. * A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. * Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule. * Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the evolution of a powerful national mythology. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222606
ISBN
9780631222606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

hardcover. This is an account of the origins and directions of the Broad Church liberal movement of the 19th century to about 1880. Tod Jones shows the development of the Broad Church movement by sketching the complex web connecting both important individuals and generations of great thinkers. Editor(s): Jones, Tod E. Num Pages: 364 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBT; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106112
ISBN
9780739106112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.34

Paperback. Readable but rooted in current scholarship, this introductory guide to book history tries not to privilege any one disciplinary perspective or historical period. Rather, the guide and its accompanying anthology aim to help the reader to find his or her bearings within the field, and to provide a map with which to navigate book history more widely. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810871
ISBN
9781554810871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 556 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJG; HBJM; HBTB; JFFA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927322260
ISBN
9781927322260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813543505
ISBN
9780813543505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram in the American colonies. But it was not bales of cotton that awaited him, but plants and seeds. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502371
ISBN
9780099502371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBT. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
9780718197285
ISBN
9780718197285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

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