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Hardcover. A collection of First World War letters that lay forgotten for almost ninety years, allowing a unique glimpse into how the war was experienced at the time - and transporting us back to an era now slipping tantalizingly out of living memory. Editor(s): Bonfiglioli, Margaret; Munson, James. Num Pages: 448 pages, 23 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198707172
ISBN
9780198707172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.57

Paperback. The Macdonald sisters - Alice, Georgiana, Agnes and Louisa - started life among the ranks of the lower-middle classes. But as wives and mothers they made a single family of the poet Rudyard Kipling, the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones, Edward Poynter, and the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. This title presents Macdonald sisters' story. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, tables, portraits, notes, index. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140284898
ISBN
9780140284898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little Brown, 1974. Num Pages: 560 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591140856
ISBN
9781591140856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.26

Hardback. Brown demonstrates how Florentine thinkers used Lucretius--earlier and more widely than has been supposed--to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies. She enhances our understanding of the "revolution" in sixteenth-century political thinking and our definition of the Renaissance within newly discovered worlds and new social networks. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050327
ISBN
9780674050327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.42

Paperback. A cultural history of the Scottish Highlands Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Signal Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930001
ISBN
9781909930001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114781
ISBN
9780691114781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.98

Paperback. A whirlwind tour of Scotland as it existed two thousand years ago. Moffat provides insight into old-Welsh speaking Celtic societies, defies the modern notion of geographical and linguistic constancy, and takes us back to when the Sons of Prophecy ruled and when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland. 288 pages, colour illustrations. A whirlwind tour of Scotland as it existed two thousand years ago. Moffat provides insight into old-Welsh speaking Celtic societies, defies the modern notion of geographical and linguistic constancy, and takes us back to when the Sons of Prophecy ruled and when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 22. Weight: 290.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841589589
ISBN
9781841589589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. The classic account of Hitler's fall from power, first pubilshed in 1947, reissued with a striking new cover Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447218616
ISBN
9781447218616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The moving and gripping First World War diary of Chaplain Kenneth Best, who accompanied the East Lancastrians at Gallipoli and the Western Front. Editor(s): Roynon, Gavin. Num Pages: 304 pages, B-W integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849833677
ISBN
9781849833677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.50

Paperback. Fearing that his SS and Police convicts National Socialist spirit was irrevocably damaged in civil and military gaols, the Reichsfuhrer-SS, Heinrich Himmler, commanded the HA SS-Gericht in the spring of 1940 to establish a Waffen-SS prison within the environs of the dreaded KL Dachau. Here, he incarcerated the malodourous elements of the SS. Num Pages: 576 pages, 36 black and white photographs and 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 166 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555606
ISBN
9781781555606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 35.92

Paperback. From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007307722
ISBN
9780007307722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.37

Hardback. The Hurricane was the most successful RAF fighter of the Second World War. Covers the operations of ten RAF squadrons in diverse theatres of war: France, Battle of Britain, the Mediterranean and North Africa Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 pages of black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473848429
ISBN
9781473848429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. In this book leading cultural historians come together to examine how the daily activities of Scottish people reflected a constant re-construction of culture, religion, ideology and identity between 1900 and 2000. Editor(s): Abrams, Lynn; Brown, Callum G. Series: A History of Everyday Life in Scotland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624317
ISBN
9780748624317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. In a lively and accessible way, this book tells the story of the diverse and colourful people who occupied Canterbury before the Normans. Num Pages: 112 pages, Approximately 30, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910837016
ISBN
9781910837016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Series: 1916 in Focus. Num Pages: 126 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848402119
ISBN
9781848402119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardback. Yellowjackets! The 361st Fighter Group in World War II is a narrative history of a combat unit attached to the U.S. 8th Air Force in the European Theater of Operations from December 1943 through the end of the war in Europe. Num Pages: 152 pages, 130+ b/w & color photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314667
ISBN
9780764314667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.45

Paperback. The English translation of Zhou Daguan's work on Angkor, this work covers description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2ND
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511244
ISBN
9789749511244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608976
ISBN
9780691608976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Paperback. You might not believe it now, but the Scottish Conservative Party played a significant role in the politics of Scotland during the last century. The party governed Scotland and the UK for much of the 20th century. This book explores the history and ideas of the Scottish Conservative Party since its creation in 1912. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFM; JPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314. 160 pages, illustrations. You might not believe it now, but the Scottish Conservative Party played a significant role in the politics of Scotland during the last century. The party governed Scotland and the UK for much of the 20th century. This book explores the history and ideas of the Scottish Conservative Party since its creation in 1912. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFM; JPL. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646869
ISBN
9780748646869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Cune Press,US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614570844
ISBN
9781614570844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

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