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Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897983
ISBN
9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.34

Hardback. In this study of early film exhibition, Joe Kember demonstrates that prior to the emergence of a specific discipline of screen acting and the arrival of picture personalities, the early cinema inherited its human dimensions from diverse earlier traditions of performance, from the magic lantern lecture to the fairground and variety theatre. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD1; JFCA; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898010
ISBN
9780859898010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.49

Hardback. This book explores an industry that was of profound importance both in terms of the local economy and the history of mining nationally, but is long forgotten: the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in the Tamar Valley. Num Pages: 222 pages, highly illustrated. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTK; HDDM; HDL; HDT; KCZ; TDM; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898270
ISBN
9780859898270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.96

paperback. This book explores an industry that was of profound importance both in terms of the local economy and the history of mining nationally, but is long forgotten: the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in the Tamar Valley. Num Pages: 222 pages, highly illustrated. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTK; HDDM; HDL; HDT; KCZ; TDM; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780859898287
ISBN
9780859898287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.46

Paperback. The sixteenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898362
ISBN
9780859898362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.46

Paperback. The seventeenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Trower, Shelley. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrated illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTK; JH; KCZ; KNAT; KNSG; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898492
ISBN
9780859898492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Hardback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898539
ISBN
9780859898539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.49

Hardback. Strangers to that Land is a critical anthology of English, Scottish and Welsh colonists' and travelers' accounts of Ireland and the Irish from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, from the Reformation to the Famine. Series: Ulster Editions & Monographs. Num Pages: 315 pages, 18ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Colin Smythe Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861403509
ISBN
9780861403509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.76

Hardback. This unique history/travelogue examines the influence of this great divider which remains the most powerful symbol seperating Yankee from Rebel. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319104
ISBN
9780871319104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.12

Paperback. Income levels have risen sharpley in China during the last two decades. Although just 2% of all Chinese have hot, running water, virtually all households have televisions. This personal, intelligent book addresses these sweeping changes and how they are forming modern China. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319197
ISBN
9780871319197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.01

Paperback. This is, for the first time in its entirety, the story of the arrest and trial of Clay Shaw, charged with conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Num Pages: 52 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319203
ISBN
9780871319203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.28

Hardback. In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels. Num Pages: 560 pages, 112 illustrations; 8 pages of color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; TRLN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406682
ISBN
9780871406682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.98

Hardback. Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant-and long forgotten-Supreme Court cases in American history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406750
ISBN
9780871406750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.76

Hardback. The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407849
ISBN
9780871407849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bauhan (William L.),U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872332225
ISBN
9780872332225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.65

paperback. A fresh and comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan's political history emphasizing the impact of US interventions Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 511.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864948
ISBN
9780872864948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. Flash floods, avalanches, lightning strikes, cougar attacks - these wilderness dangers give a new meaning to the moniker Wild West. This title features tales that recount the misfortune of both tenderfooted tourists and seasoned adventurers that can make anyone who is unprepared think twice before venturing out into the western landscape. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northland Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873588935
ISBN
9780873588935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.59

Hardback. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 247 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HBAH; HBJD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136173
ISBN
9780874136173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.69

Paperback. This volume details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 6466 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oregon Historical Society Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875952857
ISBN
9780875952857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.35

Paperback. This volume publishes the editiones principes of fragments of inscriptions found during excavations in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1967. Num Pages: 150 pages, 100 figs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876615386
ISBN
9780876615386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Hardback. This volume presents the results of the medieval component of the regional survey conducted by the Nemea Valley Archaeological Project. Num Pages: 200 pages, 72 colour figs., 57 b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876619230
ISBN
9780876619230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.97

Paperback. The archives of the American School of Classical Studies excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolours and drawings - well over 40 - by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological illustrators of the 20th century. Num Pages: 334 pages, 241 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876619605
ISBN
9780876619605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.06

hardcover. Leikin draws on his own translations of trial transcripts (found in the personal library of his father, who served as chief rabbi in the town of Kazan, Russia) to chronicle a 1911 trial in Kiev that was trumped up to launch a vicious anti-Jewish campaign. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Editor(s): Leikin, Ezekiel. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780876681794
ISBN
9780876681794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.48

Hardback. This work offers illustrated biographies of 20 significant military leaders of the American Civil War. Each profile includes photographs, illustrations, anecdotes and descriptions of the most important military actions the general was involved in. Generals include John Bell Hood and J.E.B. Stuart. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878331796
ISBN
9780878331796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.93

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