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Hardcover. Richard Foss chronicles the evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. Rum: A Global History features recipes for sweet and savoury rum dishes, obscure but delicious rum drinks, and many unusual illustrations of rum memorabilia. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899262
ISBN
9781861899262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. A detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 324 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270415
ISBN
9781783270415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardcover. An incisive and startling international review of the evolution of dentistry from the Bronze Age to the present day, presented in a gorgeous package Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPN; MBX; MMD; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519110
ISBN
9780500519110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. In the first half of the 19th century, the safeguarding of the health of the enslaved workers became a central concern for plantation owners and colonial administrators in the Danish West Indies. This title explores the health conditions of the enslaved workers and the health policies initiated by planters and the colonial government. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763531719
ISBN
9788763531719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.82
€ 53.96

Hardback. The Easter Rebellion 1916 was one of the first comprehensively documented political rebellions in the 20th century. A generation of revolutionaries left iconic photographs, manuscripts, personal notebooks, letters and political cartoons. This material is gathered together in a riveting exploration of this violent and tragic event. Num Pages: 264 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892590
ISBN
9781848892590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.62

Hardback. A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This '1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. .
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175991
ISBN
9781847175991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. This first comprehensive, illustrated history of the banjo in its many forms. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVRL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495011245
ISBN
9781495011245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests. Editor(s): Turner, Lynnette. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439426
ISBN
9780141439426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Global warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? This book introduces us to the historical research on the development of the earth's climate. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: HBTB; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645292
ISBN
9780745645292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.22

Paperback. The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445652429
ISBN
9781445652429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Hardback. 'Never at Sea' was the motto of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in its two-stage life from 1917-1919 and 1939-1994. Yet most of its members - commonly known as Wrens - wanted to serve on the ocean wave. This book considers the history and identity of the Wrens and shows how they developed into fully-fledged members of the naval service. Series: A History of the Royal Navy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 bw integ, 16 in 8pp colour plates, 2-3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTM; HBW; JFSJ1; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767567
ISBN
9781780767567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 49.75

Hardcover. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. This book introduces the tales of exotic animals in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 bw integrated, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784530846
ISBN
9781784530846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 49.75

Paperback. This new study of Britain's counterinsurgency campaign in Kenya examines the difference between official and accepted methods of conquering insurgents. Series: Cambridge Military Histories. Num Pages: 317 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBTV; HBWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 512. The British Army and Counter-insurgency in the Kenya Emergency. Series: Cambridge Military Histories. 317 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 maps. This new study of Britain's counterinsurgency campaign in Kenya examines the difference between official and accepted methods of conquering insurgents. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBTV; HBWS. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight: 514.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107656246
ISBN
9781107656246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardcover. Stuyvesant Bound is an innovative, compelling reassessment of the last Director-General of New Netherland. Donna Merwick employs a multidisciplinary approach to examine the layers of culture within which Peter Stuyvesant forged his career and performed his identity. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245035
ISBN
9780812245035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.53

Paperback. Discusses areas in which the colonial impact has generally been overlooked. This book contains essays, which form an exploration of the ways in which the British discovery, collection, and codification of information about Indian society contributed to colonial cultural hegemony and political control. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000435
ISBN
9780691000435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Taste 5,000 years of brewing history as a time-travelling home-brewer rediscovers and re-creates the great beers of the past. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 295 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351996
ISBN
9780393351996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, the author and other women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. This book tells how they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, and share their own stories, dreams with each other, and, for a few hours, taste freedom. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; HBTV; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241246238
ISBN
9780241246238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392288
ISBN
9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441151292
ISBN
9781441151292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. This is a history of the trees, woodlands and forests of Scotland and of the people who used them. Editor(s): Smout, T. C. Num Pages: 288 pages, 89 black & white illustrations, 89 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBT; PST; RGBL; RGC; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617005
ISBN
9780748617005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.42
€ 136.95

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