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Regional & national history
paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2232752
- ISBN
- 9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0006448
- ISBN
- 9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, at the high tide of imperial struggles in North America, an indigenous empire built by Comanche Indians rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This book uncovers the lost story of Comanches. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations + 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151176
- ISBN
- 9780300151176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349258901
- ISBN
- 9781349258901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.19
€ 64.19
Hardcover. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on the reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Series Editor(s): Hutson, Lorna. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616. Women's Friendship and the Politics of Betrayal in England, 1640-1705. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. 288 pages. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on the reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight: 616. Series Editor(s) :Hutson, Lorna.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748655823
- ISBN
- 9780748655823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.58
€ 139.58
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837329
- ISBN
- 9781843837329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.37
€ 115.37
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6ill.5tabs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRA; HRC; HRLP7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226401867
- ISBN
- 9780226401867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.32
€ 44.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. An autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Egypt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJC; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188324
- ISBN
- 9780141188324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. Penelope Tuson tells the stories of the Western women who lived, worked and travelled in Arabia in the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes flamboyant and unconventional, sometimes conservative and conformist, all of them wanted in some way to be a part of British imperial life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649332
- ISBN
- 9781860649332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 64.95
€ 71.30
€ 64.95
Paperback. A history of the glamorous and military critical city of Cairo during the Second World War Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848548848
- ISBN
- 9781848548848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. This volume, covering the years 1680 to 1684, documents the founding of Pennsylvania. Editor(s): Dunn, Mary Maples; Dunn, Richard S. Series: Papers of William Penn. Num Pages: 734 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 734
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812278521
- ISBN
- 9780812278521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.49
€ 134.49
Hardback. Volume III covers Penn's return to England, his appeal to James II to support religious toleration, his struggle to reestablish his position in England and to manage his colony in America, and his return to Pennsylvania in 1699. Editor(s): Dunn, Mary Maples; Dunn, Richard S.; Wokeck, Marianne S.; Wiltenburg, Joy; Hirsch, Alison Duncan; Horle, Craig W. Series: Papers of William Penn. Num Pages: 816 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812280296
- ISBN
- 9780812280296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.51
€ 135.51
The Papers of William Penn. William Penn's Published Writings, 1660-17...
Penn, William; Fraser, David; Bronner, Edwin ...
Hardback. A comprehensive, annotated, illustrated bibliography, with essays placing the work in perspective and describing the underground press of the day. Editor(s): Bronner, Edwin Blaine. Series: Papers of William Penn. Num Pages: 576 pages, 135 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812280197
- ISBN
- 9780812280197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.62
€ 123.62
paperback. Canadian historians and educators discuss current debates about history education and historical knowledge to develop an innovative agenda for research and practice in the new millennium. Editor(s): Clark, Penny. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820592
- ISBN
- 9780774820592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. A foundational look at Canada s history of women s rights and the contributions and accomplishments women have made in Canada." Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667378
- ISBN
- 9781552667378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.97
€ 20.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665242
- ISBN
- 9780816665242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. The definitive portrait of the man who will be King, written by the bestselling royal biographer Penny Junor Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x full colour insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444720419
- ISBN
- 9781444720419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The story of the beautiful wife of the Black Prince and mother of Richard II. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655277
- ISBN
- 9781445655277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; PDZ; PNRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585423316
- ISBN
- 9781585423316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.69
€ 21.99
€ 19.69
Hardcover. Centered around thousands of regular service personnel who have served under the Queen's Colours since 1952. Celebrating their achievement, service men and women recall their experiences from post-WW2 to the Falklands War in 1982, through to modern military service at the end of a millennium and into the first years of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752469959
- ISBN
- 9780752469959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52