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Hardback. The emotional and sensual, religious and erotic excitement of the whip, a crucial instrument of stimulation in devotional and sexual practices, as seen in religious, literary, and medical texts and images. Translator(s): Harman, Graham. Num Pages: 528 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951658
ISBN
9781890951658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardcover. Presenting a re-evaluation of the documentary sources, this study is based on the physical examination of weights and measures in the National Museums of Scotland and other collections. Num Pages: 866 pages, 315 b&w and 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBT; PDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 200. Weight in Grams: 2728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901663884
ISBN
9781901663884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.49

Hardcover. A smart, provocative account of the erotic current running just beneath the surface of a stuffy and stifling Victorian London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages four-color and 5 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068320
ISBN
9780393068320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.07

Paperback. How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTM; TBX; TBY; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350890
ISBN
9780393350890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. The Apothecaries' Garden Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; PST; TVS; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750936385
ISBN
9780750936385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. The most important work on seventeenth-century New England in a generation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406729
ISBN
9780871406729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.83

Hardback. Whiskey cocktails that go well beyond the Old-Fashioned Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 color photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WBX; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581573251
ISBN
9781581573251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPN; DNJ; HBJF; HBTW; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780241264119
ISBN
9780241264119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. The first book to tackle the controversial history of prostitution in modern Ireland. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 maps 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
9780521709057
ISBN
9780521709057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Joanne Hayes, at 24 years of age, concealed the birth and death of her baby in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1984. Subsequently she confessed to the murder, by stabbing, of another baby. All of the scientific evidence showed that she could not have had this second baby. The police nevertheless, insisted on charging her. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFF; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Attic Press
Condition
New
Edition
Revised edition
SKU
9781855942134
ISBN
9781855942134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. "A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." -Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 992 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393327267
ISBN
9780393327267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; HBTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348507
ISBN
9780393348507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Attempts to chronicle every visit to the UK by American (and Canadian!) rock 'n' roll artists, and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, and TV appearances. This work features illustrations of programmes, tickets, vintage ads and atmospheric live shots. Num Pages: 422 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951988862
ISBN
9780951988862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.46

Paperback. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, spent four months in Ireland in 1845, filling halls with eloquent denunciations of slavery and causing controversy with graphic descriptions of slaves being tortured. He also shared a stage with Daniel O'Connell. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891968
ISBN
9781848891968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Considers developments including the use of gunpowder, the invention of firearms and iron balls. After reviewing the establishment of a European infantry, this work discusses the transformation of loose confederations of knights into cavalry, the organization of fighting mercenaries, and the changing of mercenary bands into standing armies. Translator(s): Renfroe, Walter J., Jr. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803265868
ISBN
9780803265868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardcover. DUBLIN An intriguing collection of previously unavailable photographs from the Independent Newspaper Group archive captures the spirit of the sixties in the capital. Editor(s): Hinch, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 960. DUBLIN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781174661
ISBN
9781781174661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja shows how twentieth-century U.S. imperial expansion was dependent on controlling the spread of disease through the transformation of humans, animals, bacteria, and viruses into living theaters of warfare and securitization. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFSL4; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360636
ISBN
9780822360636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574885309
ISBN
9781574885309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Hardcover. Photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of 'The Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, France. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJC; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
GOST Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910401156
ISBN
9781910401156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. The Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the British Empire. This narrative places events in Ireland in the wider context of a world in turmoil after the ending of a global war: one that saw the collapse of empires and the rise of fascist Italy and communist Russia. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571243013
ISBN
9780571243013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

Hardcover. Rediscover the events, characters and pioneering spirit that helped create the modern world in 1847, this eclectic collection of events, stories and character portraits. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 292 x 37. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717168347
ISBN
9780717168347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. * Introduction by Daniel Goldhagen, author HITLER'S WILLING EXECUTIONERS. * With TV series such as Hitler's Henchman, The World at War, Hitler's Women - interest in WWII has never been higher. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001441
ISBN
9780349114576
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides evidence about the spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. This work offers an investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history. Translator(s): Seielstad, Mark. Num Pages: 240 pages, diagrams, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HBTB; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001797
ISBN
9780140296020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The "Cliveden set" included leading politicians, academics, bankers, writers and newspaper editors who gathered at the wealthy country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. But in the late 1930s it was identified as a treacherous cabal seeking to manipulate foreign policy in its own class interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003141
ISBN
9780712667425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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