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Hardcover. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure in 1950's Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail, starvation and betrayal leaves him determined to success where others have failed and died. Translated by Vaclav Pinkava. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 PLATES. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Jantar Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993377303
ISBN
9780993377303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

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

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
€ 42.40

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
€ 24.84

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

€ 20.99
€ 18.28

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
€ 33.13

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

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

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

€ 196.77

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.10

Paperback. Offers a look at calendars and time, royal myths, colonial expeditions, printing, propaganda, theatre, art, Islamic manuscripts, erotic literature, and many other topics from unexpected angles. This book demonstrates the diversity of scholarship on the Malay World, and shows that offbeat texts can produce fascinating new insights into the past. Editor(s): Putten, Jan Van Der; Cody, Mary Kilcline. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FMM; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971694548
ISBN
9789971694548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

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
€ 22.64

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
€ 24.82

Paperback. Poet and philosopher Jan Zwicky bears passionate witness to the leading edge of environmental cataclysm. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774490
ISBN
9780889774490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tim Duggan Books
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101906231
ISBN
9781101906231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Whether you are a professional actor looking for fresh audition pieces, an amateur in search of competition-worthy monologues, or a student in need of the right speech for workshop, this book offers an array of speeches from a diverse range of first-class playwrights. Each selection includes a synopsis of the play. Editor(s): Edwardes, Jane. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217649
ISBN
9780571217649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Whether you are a professional actor looking for fresh audition pieces, an amateur in search of competition-worthy monologues, or a student in need of the right speech for workshop, this title offers an array of speeches from a diverse range of first-class playwrights. Each selection includes a synopsis of the play. Editor(s): Edwardes, Jane. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217656
ISBN
9780571217656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

paperback. Offers a perspective on J R R Tolkien's Medievalism. This book explores how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. Editor(s): Chance, Jane. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415473484
ISBN
9780415473484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.84

Paperback. The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE and A Level Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823051
ISBN
9780582823051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.93

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823068
ISBN
9780582823068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.42

Paperback. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KST0004880
ISBN
9780140620108
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Having been persuaded to view the match as imprudent, Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to a naval officer with no prospects. Seven years later, when they meet again, Anne has the chance to recover the happiness she had forgone. This new edition examines Persuasion against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and includes fuller notes and appendices on social rank, dancing, and the Navy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535552
ISBN
9780199535552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.19

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Wordsworth
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KST0032041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The fourth edition of Jane Austen's Letters incorporates the findings of new scholarship to enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest view yet of her life and family. The biographical and topographical indexes have been updated, a new subject index has been created, and the contents of the notes added to the general index. Editor(s): Le Faye, Deirdre. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199576074
ISBN
9780199576074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.88

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