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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

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
€ 28.62

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

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

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

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
€ 22.32

Paperback. Features reviews on book pages of national newspapers, and in history magazines. The author chronicles her five-year legal battle with David Irving that culminated in a sensational trial in 2000. In her acclaimed 1993 book "Denying the Holocaust", she called David Irving, "one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial". Series: P.S. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060593773
ISBN
9780060593773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

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

€ 76.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410690
ISBN
9781843410690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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
€ 16.41

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

Hardcover. This volume redefines the origins of the 19th-century women's rights campaigns in Britain, demonstrating that a vibrant feminist network existed during the 1830s and 1840s. Their pioneering work is shown to have fed directly into the women's rights movement of the subsequent decades. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333633823
ISBN
9780333633823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.65

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

€ 21.99
€ 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

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

€ 83.20
€ 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
€ 24.77

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

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

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198767473
ISBN
9780198767473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

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