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Hardback. The Edible Monument considers the elaborate architecture, sculpture, and floats designed for court and civic celebrations in early modern Europe, including popular festivals such as Carnival and the Italian Cuccagna. This book is published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Getty Research Center from October 13, 2015, to March 23, 2016. Editor(s): Reed, Marcia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 91 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ASZP; HBJD; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064542
- ISBN
- 9781606064542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Presents detailed portraits of a young woman jailed for protesting the ban on women driving, a Sufi scholar encouraging Muslims and Christians to struggle together with love to know God, and an artist citing the Qur'an and using metal gears and chains to celebrate the diversity of the pilgrims who come to Mecca. Num Pages: 277 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290273
- ISBN
- 9780520290273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.04
€ 27.99
€ 21.04
Paperback. The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller. This is the untold true story of the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782060833
- ISBN
- 9781782060833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The definitive portrait of Pol Pot, the enigmatic man behind the most terrifying regime of modern times Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 pages of b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565694
- ISBN
- 9780719565694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. A history of the crucial battle of Newbury, fought during the English Civil War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425696
- ISBN
- 9780752425696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.26
€ 23.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. The critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of Trotsky, Stalin and Comrades. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330518383
- ISBN
- 9780330518383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.27
€ 21.99
€ 16.27
Hardback. Graphic history of the struggle for the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473833951
- ISBN
- 9781473833951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.10
€ 33.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Reynolds, Wayne. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, 52ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FBH; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766706
- ISBN
- 9781841766706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were a major turning point in English history. This title examines the difficult economic, military, and financial crises and explains the real reasons why the Wars of the Roses began, why they kept recurring, and why, eventually, they ceased. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181579
- ISBN
- 9780300181579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.62
€ 21.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. Continues Neil's landmark exploration of how our land and its people came to be, which began with the acclaimed A HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. Num Pages: 480 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 373
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828861
- ISBN
- 9780753828861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
€ 14.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. The first in a sweeping, multi-volume history of Abraham Lincoln. Series: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln. Num Pages: 576 pages, 48 b&w images thru-out. BIC Classification: HB; HBG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476777269
- ISBN
- 9781476777269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.49
€ 20.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. Presenting the biography of Matsuo Taseko, a peasant woman of the Tokugawa period, honoured and then adopted as a patron saint by rightist nationalists, this text gives perspectives on the practices and intellectual concerns of rural entrepreneurs and their role in the Meiji Restoration. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226872377
- ISBN
- 9780226872377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.79
€ 43.99
€ 33.79
Paperback. One of Britain's best-loved historians tells the stories of the streets he has lived in for four decades. Starting in Roman times and continuing right up to the present day, he explains how Spitalfields' streets evolved, what people have lived there, and what lives they have led. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099559092
- ISBN
- 9780099559092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.54
€ 20.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. A groundbreaking look at life as a conscript during Britain's postwar National Service, as told by the men who served. Published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the end of conscription. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751546200
- ISBN
- 9780751546200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTP1; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 190 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226126968
- ISBN
- 9780226126968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.53€ 51.42
€ 60.53
€ 51.42
Hardback. This probing, entertaining and richly illustrated book examines the history of the diamond trade through the centuries from India and Brazil to South Africa and Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 illustrations, 50 colour. BIC Classification: HB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780237527
- ISBN
- 9781780237527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Hardback. This groundbreaking, authoritative and best-selling study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits. The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pgs b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484. 256 pages, 16 pgs b/w photos. This groundbreaking, authoritative and best-selling study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits. The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight: 484.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932033601
- ISBN
- 9781932033601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.56
€ 33.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590508
- ISBN
- 9781781590508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.05
€ 26.99
€ 20.05
Paperback. Based on 'a national collection of a national instrument' in National Museums Scotland, the book puts the musicology of the bagpipe in its European context. There is no CD-ROM with this edition. Num Pages: 154 pages, 60 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AGC; AVRN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 188 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- National Museums Of Scotland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267552
- ISBN
- 9781905267552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 colour artworks, 9 colour photos, 48 b/w photos, 24 colour maps, 1 colour line ill, 6. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096498
- ISBN
- 9781911096498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.43€ 40.79
€ 52.43
€ 40.79
Hardcover. A history of the London School of Economics, one of the most famous academic institutions in the world. This text provides a comprehensive account of its first century and tells the story of the individuals who played a role in the LSE's history. Num Pages: 632 pages, 24 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198202400
- ISBN
- 9780198202400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.43
€ 162.43
Paperback. This book is a broadly-cast study of the purposes, methods, technology and mores of warfare among the early samurai, and their relationship to the polity and social structure of tenth to fourteenth century Japan. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPHC; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415329637
- ISBN
- 9780415329637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.66
€ 52.66
Paperback. The marital ups and downs of England's most infamous king. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445618975
- ISBN
- 9781445618975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.26
€ 17.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, further reading. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612710
- ISBN
- 9780748612710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.74
€ 41.99
€ 36.74