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Paperback. An authoritative history of the hypersonic career and lasting influence of America s Mach 6 rocket plane, packed with photos and spectacular new artwork, which will appeal to the many aviation fans fascinated by the thrilling, dangerous world of Space Age pioneers." Series: X-Planes. Num Pages: 80 pages, 200 b/w; 50 col. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTW; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472819918
ISBN
9781472819918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. "A tour de force."-Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393331998
ISBN
9780393331998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Hardcover. Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Num Pages: 400 pages, Over 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2498. 400 pages, Over 400 colour illustrations. Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTP1. Dimension: 246 x 314 x 32. Weight: 2486.
Publisher
British Library
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712358798
ISBN
9780712358798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, over 260 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325816
ISBN
9780764325816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 46.67

Hardcover. This volume explores how issues of women and gender were addressed in medieval culture from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 15th century. It pays attention to the form in which these questions were addressed (which varies significantly from period to period and from culture to culture). Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma; Lees, Claire. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312232443
ISBN
9780312232443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.71
€ 56.54

Paperback. A groundbreaking and beautifully written history of ballet, from its origins to the present, by a dancer turned historian and critic - will do for ballet what Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise did for music. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 45. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082565
ISBN
9781847082565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; KCR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169590
ISBN
9780691169590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Examining imperial efforts to police urban space from the late sixteenth century onward, the author shows how the production of urban space was explicitly centered on the politics of racial exclusion and social control. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286047
ISBN
9780520286047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 table, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227591
ISBN
9780807855232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Hitler won support even as he established the Gestapo and concentration camps. What has been in dispute is exactly what the Germans knew about these camps, and how they were involved. The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802910
ISBN
9780192802910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Paperback. Food and feast in Tudor England Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 colour plates, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937726
ISBN
9780750937726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

paperback. Examines culinary writing and practices as forces for the production of social order and, at the same time, points of cultural resistance. This book offers a close reading of a wide variety of sources and genres to uncover the intersections of food, politics, and privilege in American culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284982
ISBN
9780520284982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Hardback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442735
ISBN
9780801442735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Paperback. The story of how machines changed the face of industry and farming in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book is fully illustrated with photographs, drawings and details of places to visit to view these wonderful inventions. Series: England's Living History. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244. Steam, Sparks and Massive Wheels. Series: England's Living History. 128 pages, illustrations. The story of how machines changed the face of industry and farming in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book is fully illustrated with photographs, drawings and details of places to visit to view these wonderful inventions. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTK. Dimension: 210 x 128 x 9. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853069352
ISBN
9781853069352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. New in paperback, this book, is likely to be adopted on many courses covering the Holocaust. A unique but disturbing book - winner of the 1989 European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences. The hardback received enormous acclaim. Zygmunt Bauman is one of the world's leading social theorists. Num Pages: 238 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609300
ISBN
9780745609300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 556 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HBLA; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2230.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
556
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763536455
ISBN
9788763536455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.16
€ 133.01

Paperback. An extraordinary, forgotten story of medical triumph against the odds Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 integrated B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474601986
ISBN
9781474601986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Follows the thread of the potato's story through the tapestry of human history, from its origins and evolution to its mysterious arrival in Europe, where it became a crucial part of gastronomic and social fabric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099474791
ISBN
9780099474791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. About Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple of Athena at Lindos. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket' series on Greek Islands. Series: "Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets. Num Pages: 16 pages, lyne on cover. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 105 x 15. Weight in Grams: 20.
Publisher
Orpington Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993537806
ISBN
9780993537806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.57

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252295
ISBN
9781442252295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.43

Sheet map, folded. .
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918089
ISBN
9781844918089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. This is the true story of re-building a beautiful Damascene house and a chronicle of a country where many dreams are being shattered. In My House in Damascus Diana Darke reveals the Syria that lies behind our daily headlines. Num Pages: 282 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JM; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323996
ISBN
9781908323996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Brings together the viewpoints of protagonists in the Holocaust restitution drama, from lawyers and diplomats to Holocaust survivors and historians. This work examines the key aspects of Holocaust litigation, including claims involving bank assets, slave labor, insurance, and looted art. Editor(s): Bazyler, Michael J.; Alford, Roger P. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799871
ISBN
9780814799871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848315693
ISBN
9781848315693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.38

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