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Paperback. A superb pictorial history of this iconic boatyard at St.Just in Cornwall Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBT; WGGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554012
ISBN
9781781554012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. The first ever history of magic books - or grimoires - from the ancient Middle East through to the modern day, from harmless charms and remedies to sinister pacts with the Devil. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 black and white halftones, 17 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590049
ISBN
9780199590049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.91

Hardcover. Translator(s): Wall, Richard. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814470
ISBN
9781571814470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.85

Paperback. Traveling in Europe in August 1938, David Kurtz, captured three minutes of ordinary life in Poland on a 16 mm Kodachrome colour film. Three Minutes in Poland traces Glenn Kurtz's remarkable four year journey to identify the people in his grandfather's haunting images. Glenn creates an exploration of memory, loss, and improbable survival. Num Pages: 432 pages, 52 black and white illustrations, map, notes. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374535797
ISBN
9780374535797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Examines Israel as a colonial society, making comparisons with South Africa, French Algeria and Australia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745325002
ISBN
9780745325002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 150 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; ACQB; AMV; AMX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222012
ISBN
9780300222012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. If my father had been killed in North Africa or Italy during the Second World War, I know that for the rest of my life I would have looked at the few photographs of him and mourned our lost relationship. Unfortunately, he survived and came home. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340838617
ISBN
9780340838617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. A readable, popular history of package holidays from the 1950s to the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647845
ISBN
9781445647845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

Hardback. Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
512
Publication date
2012
Edition
Premium ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402486
ISBN
9781908402486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Detailing the sinking of the HMS Vanguard outside of Dun Laoghaire port in 1875, this book provides an insight into naval and military history of the late nineteenth century. It also deals with the backdrop of naval life, the social and economic situation for sailors and officers alike, the subsequent court-martial and the furore it caused. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360. Like New.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
1st
SKU
KRF0019293
ISBN
9781845885441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to visit areas of mass unemployment in the North of England, this book offers a description of the poverty he witnessed there. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185293
ISBN
9780141185293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018266
ISBN
9780674018266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552772105
ISBN
9780552772105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Michael Aston uses a wide range of source material to study the complex and dynamic history of the countryside, illustrating his points with aerial photographs, maps, plans and charts. Num Pages: 168 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTP; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415151405
ISBN
9780415151405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.84

Paperback. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America and more. Num Pages: 468 pages, 60 ills. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
468
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685101
ISBN
9781846685101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

paperback. London in the nineteenth century was the greatest city mankind had ever seen. Its growth was stupendous. Its wealth was dazzling. This was the London of Blake, Thackeray and Mayhew, of Nash, Faraday and Disraeli. In this book, we witness the city's metamorphosis over the course of the century through the daily lives of its inhabitants. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 244 x 51. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Bodley Head
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924476
ISBN
9781847924476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.77

Hardback. .
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925240399
ISBN
9781925240399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. A detailed investigation of the place of women in thirteenth-century society, using individual case studies to reappraise orthodox opinion. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 262 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 386 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933341
ISBN
9780861933341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.85

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472459947
ISBN
9781472459947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 95.55

Hardback. This volume is the first scholarly treatment of the News of the World from news-rich broadsheet to sensational tabloid. Contributors uncover new facts and discuss a range of topics including Sunday journalism, gender, crime, empire, political cartoons, the mass market, investigative techniques and the Leveson Inquiry. Editor(s): Brake, Laurel; Kaul, Chandrika. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137392039
ISBN
9781137392039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardcover. Marjorie Quarton has reproduced and edited an original Commonplace Book, a household notebook from the 1700s containing the recipes and kitchen notes of her ancestor. Num Pages: 157 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
157
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511854
ISBN
9781843511854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. "First published in Hebrew by The Open University of Israel, Raanana, 2005. This English, updated edition published in 2017 by Equinox Publishing Ltd." BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTZ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781795804
ISBN
9781781795804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.13

Hardback. As Protestantism expanded across the Atlantic, most evangelists were not Anglo-Americans but were members of the groups that missionaries were trying to convert. Native Apostles reveals the way Native Americans, Africans, and black slaves redefined Christianity and addressed the challenges of slavery, dispossession, and European settlement. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC9; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072466
ISBN
9780674072466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.94

Paperback. A History of Warfare stresses that warmaking, for all its destructiveness, has been an inescapable feature of human culture since organised societies emerged. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844137497
ISBN
9781844137497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

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