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Regional & national history
Paperback. Toys have been made in Britain for hundreds of years, but it was in the twentieth century that the British toy industry reached its peak. Names such as Meccano, Chad Valley, Dinky, Scalextric, Bayko and Hornby dominated the trade at home and abroad. This book tells the story of the British toy industry and its products. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KND; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808244
- ISBN
- 9780747808244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. What was life like in Scotland between 4000 and 2000 BC? Where were people living? Why did they spend so much time building extravagant ritual monuments? This volume presents fresh research and radical new interpretations of the pits, postholes, ditches, rubbish clumps, human remains and broken potsherds left behind by our Neolithic forebears. Editor(s): Brophy, Kenneth; MacGregor, Gavin; Ralston, Ian. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3B; HBJD1; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685738
- ISBN
- 9780748685738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452437
- ISBN
- 9780801452437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.91
€ 90.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK; HBLW; LAT; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226350103
- ISBN
- 9780226350103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.87
€ 25.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Provides an account of American intelligence activities during the era of the Revolutionary War, from 1765 to 1783, while describing the intelligence sources and methods used and the ways our Founding Fathers learned and practiced their intelligence role. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 22 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBWF; JWKF; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162587
- ISBN
- 9781626162587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.66
€ 27.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Examines the role of one of the most charismatic leaders of the opposition to the Nazis within Germany. Adam von Trott zu Solz was a boy when Germany was defeated militarily in 1918 and in his youth witnessed its economic collapse. He was studying at Oxford University when Hitler came to power in 1933. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 103
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194727
- ISBN
- 9781845194727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Kennedy, Merlin. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631174902
- ISBN
- 9781631174902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.87€ 57.58
€ 82.87
€ 57.58
Hardback. Examines the roles played by John F. Kennedy and Harold Macmillan in the test-ban negotiations between 1961 and 1963. The book also describes the way in which contrasting domestic political imperatives and conceptions of how the Cold War could best be won created tensions between the two allies. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSF; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696071
- ISBN
- 9780333696071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Hardback. Oliver's study is rigorous and detailed but contemplative in its approach, examining the larger meanings of mankind's first adventures in "the heavens." Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407883
- ISBN
- 9781421407883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 40.88
€ 49.99
€ 40.88
Hardcover. This latest volume in the definitive six-volume biography of Herbert Hoover tracks Hoover's life and career from 1918 to 1928 - a period defined largely by his role as United States Secretary of Commerce and leading directly to his election as the thirty-first President of the United States. Num Pages: 607 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 45. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103085
- ISBN
- 9780230103085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.81
€ 122.81
Paperback. Volume numbering from added title from p. ix. Num Pages: 622 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287673
- ISBN
- 9781349287673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.17
€ 122.17
Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422510
- ISBN
- 9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226130866
- ISBN
- 9780226130866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.72€ 77.43
€ 94.72
€ 77.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226471396
- ISBN
- 9780226471396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.28
€ 34.99
€ 27.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indra Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957873544
- ISBN
- 9780957873544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. The Battle of Arnhem in September 1944 has been much publicised, with its extraordinary parachute drop and gallant defence by Frost's few men of the bridge at Arnhem. Although the campaign came close to success, its failure left the Allies trapped within a thirty-mile stretch of road. This title reveals how these men performed their heroic deeds. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451947
- ISBN
- 9780752451947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.41
€ 23.99
€ 20.41
Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804798
- ISBN
- 9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.17
€ 138.17
Paperback. This volume examines the study and reconstruction of medieval and early modern fight-books and related subjects. The subjects covered range from manuscript studies to philology, from Aristotelian physics to martial musicality, from medieval textuality to women and warfare. Editor(s): Mondschein, Ken. Series: Insights from Reconstruction, Reenactment, and Re-Creation. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439132
- ISBN
- 9781937439132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.09
€ 30.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 4 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450556
- ISBN
- 9780801450556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927527092
- ISBN
- 9781927527092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.38
€ 27.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294060
- ISBN
- 9781349294060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Livingstone is one of the very few politicians to have scored a major victory over the Thatcher Government and has championed issues as diverse as the environment, gay rights and anti-racism. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571280414
- ISBN
- 9780571280414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Hardback. The first comprehensive examination of execution as a social institution in Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817530
- ISBN
- 9780774817530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, 40 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Merrion
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908928597
- ISBN
- 9781908928597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.65
€ 27.99
€ 19.65