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Hardcover. A facsimile of a letter from calligrapher, typographer, theoretician, and author, Jan van Krimpen, to Paul Hofer, Curator of the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts at Houghton Library, on certain problems connected with the mechanical cutting of punches. Num Pages: 102 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976492573
ISBN
9780976492573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. "These Are Our Legends "gives readers seven traditional Lillooet "sptakwlh--"translated variously as "legends," "myths," or "bed-time stories"--in which shape-shifting animals and other forms of magic realism reign supreme. Illustrator(s): Abraham, Marie. Translator(s): Eijk, Jan van. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Regina Press Canada
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773967
ISBN
9780889773967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.78

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 2ACS; AN; DSB; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855632
ISBN
9780810855632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.62

Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3F; 3H; DSA; DSBB; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137456502
ISBN
9781137456502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.79

This volume in the definitive edition of Thomas Traherne contains his best-known works, Centuries of Meditations and Select Meditations. Num Pages: 528 pages, 6, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843276
ISBN
9781843843276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.24

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Facts on File Inc
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0016091
ISBN
9780816048984
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Publisher
Facts on File Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780816048984
ISBN
9780816048984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace". Translator(s): Kohak, Erazim. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693379
ISBN
9780812693379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998286
ISBN
9781908998286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028425
ISBN
9780674028425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Humanities. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024002
ISBN
9780884024002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.46

Hardcover. A memoir of a novelist who almost let his imagination get the best of him. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0007643
ISBN
9781840467932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: 'Hamlet' and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102145
ISBN
9780739102145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.97

Paperback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: "Hamlet" and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102152
ISBN
9780739102152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.83

Hardcover. Madison Jones is a central figure in American literature. He writes about conflicts between the native and the alien, tradition and progress, and innocence and experience. Including interviews and a Madison Jones bibliography, this collection of essays shows that Jones has a dark view of human experience, but also self-knowledge and compassion. Editor(s): Gretlund, Jan Nordby. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776740016
ISBN
9788776740016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.53

Hardback. An examination of the themes of pain and compassion in key Renaissance writers, at a time when religious attitudes to suffering were changing. Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14, 14 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843306
ISBN
9781843843306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Presentingsix of Slovakia's leading poets - Jan Buzassy, Mila Haugova, Kamil Peteraj, Daniel Hevier, Peter Repka and Ivan Strpka - with an introductory essay by Igor Hochel which sets the poets within a wider literary context. This is a bi-lingual edition, with the Slovak original and John Minahane's translation into English on facing pages. Editor(s): Hochel, Ivan. Translator(s): Minahane, John. Series: New Voices from Europe. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Arc Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906570385
ISBN
9781906570385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Kaus, Jan. Translator(s): Dickens, Eric. Series: Dedalus Literary Fiction Anthologies. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517956
ISBN
9781903517956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Set in the 18th century, this is a tale of two cities, two boys and also a tale of fathers and sons. This is the story where the National Theatre has chosen its Christmas show on its biggest stage. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598943
ISBN
9781854598943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 170 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810887770
ISBN
9780810887770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.11

hardcover. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scribner London
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000915
ISBN
9780743207126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardback. An examination of the depiction and function of memory in a variety of romances, including Troilus and Criseyde and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844174
ISBN
9781843844174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. A collection of poems that starts from the far flung ('out there' is the nothing - or the something - of outer space), ascertaining the mood of an observer on Uranus, or the perils of medieval travel, or listening for the speech of alien landscapes. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571289110
ISBN
9780571289110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A collection of poems that filter the debris of power and range from Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain to the Belgian Congo and to the Roman, the Austro-Hungarian and British empires. This work also experiments with different ways of remembering (newspaper obituaries), offering conclusions that are both cunning and drole. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238231
ISBN
9780571238231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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