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Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472587039
ISBN
9781472587039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.97

Hardcover. A radical new account of one of Britain's greatest naval disasters. Shows what a very close run thing the sinkings were, and how Japanese success depended on them having luck on their side. A convincing attempt to right a wrong that has been allowed to stand for over 70 years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 images and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783831784
ISBN
9781783831784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo's Telescope tells how this ingenious device evolved into a precision instrument that would transcend the limits of human vision and transform humanity's view of its place in the cosmos. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; TDPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674736917
ISBN
9780674736917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119054
ISBN
9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great. Editor(s): Perrie, Maureen. Series: The Cambridge History of Russia. Num Pages: 824 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107639423
ISBN
9781107639423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.42

Paperback. Born into great wealth, Walker, now in her 80s, chose to step beyond the chaperoned world of privilege, becoming a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary, and going on to break the speed record for women pilots. This book gives an insight into the life of a very special woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32pp photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904010319
ISBN
9781904010319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. Series: A People's History of India. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Tulika Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381914
ISBN
9789382381914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Offers an account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, this title shows how these lessons can still apply today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546092
ISBN
9780099546092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy - scrutinising and animated in equal measure' Laura Silverman, Daily Mail Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Profile Books(GB)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684715
ISBN
9781846684715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.38

Hardback. Roderick Cavaliero provides a fascinating overview of Germany's cultural zenith and its artistic exports. Comprehensive and highly-readable, 'Genius, Power and Magic' surveys the legacy of this golden age, including the literature of Goethe and Grimm, the music of Wagner, Schumann and Mendelssohn and the philosophy of Schiller and Kant. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764009
ISBN
9781780764009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.35

Hardback. A fast-paced and thrilling history of London at the time of King Charles II, from the acclaimed co-author of The King's Revenge and The King's Bed. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp colour photo plate section. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408707296
ISBN
9781408707296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850455656
ISBN
9780850455656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Bringing together a wide collection of primary documents, this is an essential reader on the idea of 'Europe' from antiquity to the twentieth century. Including classic texts from antiquity alongside rare and newly translated material, this critical collection is an invaluable resource for students of European history and identity. Editor(s): Drace-Francis, Alex. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230243293
ISBN
9780230243293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Paperback. Curiosity about Antarctica was at fever pitch, and between 1910 and 1914 five teams of intrepid explorers embarked on the greatest race of the era, to travel beyond the edges of the known world and conquer this last great frontier. This title reveals why 1912 witnessed the dawn of a new age in our understanding of the natural world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KOC0021965
ISBN
9781845952105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.39

Paperback. The first comprehensive and scholarly account of the story that the young Jesus visited Britain with Joseph of Arimathea. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906069087
ISBN
9781906069087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215793
ISBN
9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166780
ISBN
9780691166780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Paperback. In 1940 Britain was an island under siege. The march of the Nazi war machine had been unrelenting: France and Belgium had quickly fallen and now the British Empire and the Commonwealth stood alone to counter the grave threat. This book offers an in-depth assessment of the situation leading up to the summer of 1940. Series: General Aviation. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808721
ISBN
9781472808721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in US immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 halftones. 3 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Foreword
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160825
ISBN
9780691160825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Series: Innercities Cultural Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493767
ISBN
9781908493767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

Hardcover. "Through lively and detailed vignettes all based on historical documents and archaeological finds, [this work] travels back in time and shows us a world that was perhaps not very different from our own, and in so doing reinforces its relevance for a new generation of readers."--Front jacket flap. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847841288
ISBN
9780847841288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.21

Paperback.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330105
ISBN
9780745330105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425271544
ISBN
9780425271544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Hardcover. Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct personality and significant influences. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241014806
ISBN
9780241014806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.76

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