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Paperback. Written when George Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGL; DNF; HBTB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184388
- ISBN
- 9780141184388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC99; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 68
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- F First Paperback Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595243
- ISBN
- 9781898595243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198706854
- ISBN
- 9780198706854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370939
- ISBN
- 9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. Focusing on the non-elite in the Roman world, this book builds an account of the everyday lives of the masses, including their social and family life, health, leisure and religious beliefs, and the ways in which their popular culture resisted the domination of the ruling elite. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643106
- ISBN
- 9780745643106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Paperback. Manorial records Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860772993
- ISBN
- 9781860772993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712368
- ISBN
- 9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008210007
- ISBN
- 9780008210007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.96
€ 23.99
€ 15.96
Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257689
- ISBN
- 9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.66
€ 83.99
€ 64.66
Paperback. This book is a richly detailed exploration of the complex and cosmopolitan urban culture inhabited by the Presbyterian elite of late-Georgian Belfast, which will prove to be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the political, cultural and intellectual histories of both Ireland and Britain during the age of reform. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940124
- ISBN
- 9781786940124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.93
€ 37.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, 2maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582355590
- ISBN
- 9780582355590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210156
- ISBN
- 9780805210156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.38
€ 25.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Dana Arnold presents an analysis of the social and cultural significance of the country house, the focal point of Georgian architecture, landscape and society, exploring the meaning of this distinct cultural form using a wide range of examples and approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages, 159 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMKH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934701
- ISBN
- 9780750934701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. A concise introduction to the Russian Revolution and its origins dating back to the emancipation of the Russian peasant serfs in 1861. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415307345
- ISBN
- 9780415307345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Paperback. "A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340662
- ISBN
- 9780393340662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.60
€ 19.99
€ 19.60
Hardcover. Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Series: Hatchments in Britain. Num Pages: 132 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Phillimore & Co.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850330854
- ISBN
- 9780850330854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. An authoritative, illustrated account of saints, shrines, and pilgrimage in Britain that will appeal to all those interested in the history of the Church and medieval history in general. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCR; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814023
- ISBN
- 9780747814023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718000
- ISBN
- 9780198718000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. An authoritative and accessible history of the cultural miracle that is the written word. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848873636
- ISBN
- 9781848873636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. This is the story of a cultural phenomenon which embraced Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, and more. Documenting a time of self-destruction and peverse innocence, this text has contributions from both stars and groupies. Num Pages: 544 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: AVGU; HBTD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349108803
- ISBN
- 9780349108803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
paperback. Examines methods of information management in ancient and medieval Europe as well as the Islamic world and China, focusing on the organization, composition, and reception of Latin reference books in print in early modern Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: GLC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300165395
- ISBN
- 9780300165395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.34
€ 30.99
€ 22.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091292
- ISBN
- 9780719091292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857943092
- ISBN
- 9781857943092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16