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Paperback. This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612932
- ISBN
- 9780748612932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Provides important clues to the need to protect and maintain windmills, the continued survival of which allows an insight into the historic use of renewable energy, the development of engineering, and the processing of grain, for flour and bread, as well as other essential products. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK; TGBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806530
- ISBN
- 9780747806530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Hardback. From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear's centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends. Michel Pastoureau considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by Christianity and continued to sink lower in the symbolic bestiary before rising again in Pyrrhic triumph as the teddy bear. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047822
- ISBN
- 9780674047822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- New York Knopf
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Edition
- Second Printing
- SKU
- KEX0254487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This work contains two narratives which together offer a portrait of how two German Jews came to terms with the changes in their lives brought on by the Nazis. Translator(s): Goldstein, Brigitte. Series: Jewish Lives S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 325. Clean copy in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Translated
- SKU
- KAG0000614
- ISBN
- 9780810111813
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993498
- ISBN
- 9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book presents an account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches, particularly in Germany, as well as a deeper exploration of the psychology of witch-hunting in modern culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300119831
- ISBN
- 9780300119831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798112
- ISBN
- 9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410690
- ISBN
- 9781843410690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. This book strips away modern myths about the Druids Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; HRKP2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425764
- ISBN
- 9780752425764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. A historic Holocaust survivor's story: Two young brothers orphaned and separated by the Shoah. Translator(s): Berman, Shulamit. Series: Holocaust Remembrance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658797
- ISBN
- 9781445658797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.90
€ 18.90
Paperback. Covers every major accident on British railways between 1840 and 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice. This book reveals the evolution of safety devices and methods which came to make the British railway carriage one of the safest modes of transport in the world. Num Pages: 231 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 231
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451060
- ISBN
- 9780752451060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.61
€ 20.99
€ 19.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845732
- ISBN
- 9781848845732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.66
€ 23.99
€ 17.66
Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of changing views of political virtue in the 18th century and the origins of the modern dilemma over probity and suitability for high public office Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208450
- ISBN
- 9780300208450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 63.79
€ 82.81
€ 63.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Garcia Loaeza, Pablo (Associate Professor of Spanish, West Virginia University Associate Professor of Spanish American Literature and Culture, West Virginia University Associate Professor of Spanish, West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University); Garrett, Victoria L (West Virginia University). Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271065489
- ISBN
- 9780271065489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.94
€ 31.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 color plates 122 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029092
- ISBN
- 9780691029092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. Traces the development of the omnibus through the horse-drawn era to that of mechanical propulsion, when, after experiments with steam and electric battery units, the petrol engine reigned supreme until just before the Second World War. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806509
- ISBN
- 9780747806509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Paperback, grey spine. 32pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- G Philip London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Rev e.
- SKU
- KON0819292
- ISBN
- 9780540011124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198767473
- ISBN
- 9780198767473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141983165
- ISBN
- 9780141983165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.78
€ 13.00
€ 11.78