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Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199539079
- ISBN
- 9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.74
€ 19.99
€ 9.74
Paperback. The Viking ship is one of the most iconic images of the Viking Age. As well as including well-known vessels such as the spectacular ship-burials from Gokstad and Oseberg in southern Norway, Viking Ships introduces the Roskilde 6 ship from Denmark. This book explores the evolution of their sea-going vessels. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714123400
- ISBN
- 9780714123400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. For nearly three hundred years, from the end of the eighth century AD until approximately 1100, the Vikings set out from Scandinavia across the northern world a dramatic time that would change Europe forever. This book explores the Viking conquest and settlement across Britain and Ireland. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714128313
- ISBN
- 9780714128313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. We use the word 'Celtic' fast and loose - it evokes something mythical and romantic about our past - but what exactly does it mean? Furthermore, why do people believe that there were Celts in Britain and what relationship do they have to the ancient Celts? This book focuses on how the Celts were re-invented in the sixteenth centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780752429137
- ISBN
- 9780752429137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 4.99
€ 29.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 50 breathtaking accounts of some of fiercest battles of the last 100 years, from the Somme to Basra. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages, 30 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 42. Weight in Grams: 440. 50 breathtaking accounts of some of fiercest battles of the last 100 years, from the Somme to Basra. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages, 30 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 42. Weight in Grams: 440. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting to page edges, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014004
- ISBN
- 9781845298852
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "This new edition is a marvelous teaching tool and true feast for the intellectually curious." - Daniel Bornstein, Texas A&M University Editor(s): Shinners, John R. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442601062
- ISBN
- 9781442601062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.83
€ 46.99
€ 41.83
Paperback. During the British women's suffrage campaign of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women wrote plays to convert others to their cause; they wrote essays to justify their militant actions; and they wrote fiction and poetry about their prison experiences. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115115
- ISBN
- 9781551115115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.41€ 51.09
€ 51.41
€ 51.09
Hardcover. Series: The Carlsberg Papyri. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896465
- ISBN
- 9788772896465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.62€ 65.84
€ 85.62
€ 65.84
Paperback. Between 1760 and 1800, the people of the United States created a new nation, based on the idea that all people have the right to govern themselves. This Very Short Introduction recreates the experiences that led to the Revolution; the experience of war; and the post-war creation of a new political society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190225063
- ISBN
- 9780190225063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190273514
- ISBN
- 9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780195389142
- ISBN
- 9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, and from pebble tools to GPS. Its efforts to reconstruct and understand the past do not fail to fascinate us. Paul Bahn explores the importance of archaeology in this entertaining introduction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199657438
- ISBN
- 9780199657438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.33
€ 12.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199922680
- ISBN
- 9780199922680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.90
€ 14.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. "[McGreevy] has written the best intellectual history of the Catholic Church in America."-Commonweal Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393326086
- ISBN
- 9780393326086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Runes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to their use and meaning in the modern world. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AC; CBX; CFF; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714180298
- ISBN
- 9780714180298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Tells the personal experiences of British soldiers in combat during raids on German trenches, patrols and of 'going over-the-top'. Uncovering information from forgotten and obscure books, privately held diaries, and the voices of the soldiers themselves, this book includes some of the most horrific descriptions of the battle of the Somme. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780752439402
- ISBN
- 9780752439402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Tombstone, Bodie, St Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. This title describes various types of ghost towns, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747810858
- ISBN
- 9780747810858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.76
€ 15.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. HRH Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, in Westminster Abbey on 2 June, 1953 at the age of 27, the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror and the great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. This title celebrates the life and long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Num Pages: 300 pages, full colour throughout, 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; AJC; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- AE Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907708077
- ISBN
- 9781907708077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. This volume asks questions about both nationalism and the discipline of history itself. The essays offer fresh ways of thinking about the traditional themes and periods of American history. The aim is to provide a history that more accurately reflects the dimensions of American experience. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 436 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230583
- ISBN
- 9780520230583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.75
€ 36.99
€ 26.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWF; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333415
- ISBN
- 9780764333415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.71
€ 53.99
€ 35.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453915
- ISBN
- 9780801453915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Hardcover. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Random House Value Pub
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014293
- ISBN
- 9780517121566
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014530
- ISBN
- 9780671494414
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. V. Scarce. 71pp in original wrappers. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Previous owner's name to title page. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a very nice copy
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- M.H. Gill & Son, Ltd. Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KSG0027854
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00