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Paperback. From the author of the bestselling The First Fifty Years of Private Eye comes a collection of state secrets that those in power might have preferred to go unnoticed .. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138916
ISBN
9780349138916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

paperback. Explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, the author has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office. Num Pages: 720 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140283938
ISBN
9780140283938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. Memorable not for his life but his death, Edward V is probably better known as one of the Princes in the Tower, the supposed victim of his uncle, Richard III. This work presents to us the backdrop to this tragically short life - and reveals how he was both the hope of a dynasty and an integral cause of that dynasty's collapse. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780752443867
ISBN
9780752443867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444776478
ISBN
9781444776478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Did Richard III Murder His Nephews, Edward V & Richard of York? Huge interest in Richard III at the moment with the discovery of his skeleton and also with his historical rehabilitation Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445642284
ISBN
9781445642284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.77

Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491977
ISBN
9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Paperback. The untold story of how our national obsession with gardening came to be. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBT; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660295
ISBN
9781445660295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.32

Hardback. Suitable for those interested in US history and politics, this encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. It traces the history of political institutions, parties, and founding documents. It explains ideas, philosophies, and movements that shaped American politics. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 44 halftones. 3 line illus. 8 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 210 x 71. Weight in Grams: 2840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129716
ISBN
9780691129716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 392.80
€ 296.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Bourke, Richard; McBride, Ian. Num Pages: 552 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 262 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691154060
ISBN
9780691154060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.69

Hardback. Using four notorious moments in the life of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga of Mantua, Valeria Finucci explores changing early modern concepts of sexuality, reproduction, beauty, and aging. She deftly marries salacious tales with historical analysis to tell a broader story of Italian Renaissance cultural adjustments and obsessions. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725454
ISBN
9780674725454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.49

Hardback. An investigation into how Antioch maintained itself as an independent principality during a period of considerable challenges. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271733
ISBN
9781783271733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; AFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 258 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2968.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126951
ISBN
9780714126951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 56.98

Paperback. A full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change, first published in 1980. Num Pages: 820 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
820
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521299558
ISBN
9780521299558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.65

Paperback. Summarises the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops and discusses how printing affected major cultural movements. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 401 pages, 66 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; KNTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
401
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107632752
ISBN
9781107632752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927322314
ISBN
9781927322314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. In the 18th century shotgun weddings were not unusual, but in most cases it wasn't the bride that was holding the gun. So began the stormy marriage between Lord and Lady Grange, a marriage which was to end with Lady Grange's death on the Isle of Skye after 13 years in exile. Num Pages: 192 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHQ; 3JF; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817657
ISBN
9781906817657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; 5AN; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544096646
ISBN
9780544096646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.77

Paperback. Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award in American History. "Packed with suggestive historical detail."-- Num Pages: 288 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212433
ISBN
9780812212433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

Hardcover. The letters of Jane Lady Cornwallis Bacon detail the expansive life of a privileged woman and her family throughout the turbulent years of the early to mid-17th century. Complemented by extensive notes and 16 illustrations, this title is a useful contribution to our knowledge of Jacobean and Stuart family life. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838639856
ISBN
9780838639856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.91

Hardback. Edward's private world is revealed in this exciting new work by John Ashdown-Hill, author of The Mythology of Richard III Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 246 x 36. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445652450
ISBN
9781445652450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.35

Paperback. The private life of Marie Antionette Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886387
ISBN
9781845886387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. Tracy Borman, author of the bestselling biography of Thomas Cromwell, takes us behind the scenes to reveal the intimate secrets of the Tudor court and the private lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and more. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 page colour insets. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444782929
ISBN
9781444782929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Hardcover. Sensation novels - characterized by emotionally and socially provocative dialogue and plots - had their heyday in England in the 1860s and 1870s. Exploring the metaphor of marital violence, the author examines the relationship between the representations of such violence in fiction and in the law. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; JFFE3; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919492
ISBN
9780813919492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.56

paperback. Sovereignty has always been an important concept in political thought, and at no time in European history was it more important than during the perplexed conditions of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought - New Series. Num Pages: 636 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521070188
ISBN
9780521070188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 44.77

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