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Paperback. By the award-winning author of "The Undertaking", this second collection of Lynch's essays examines the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts, a relationship on which he has a unique perspective, being both a poet and a funeral director. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 119. Weight in Grams: 319. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KHS0037843
ISBN
9780224059046
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 31.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. A collection of poems, in which, the author attends to the flora and fauna and fellow pilgrims: dead poets and living masters, a former president and his factotums, a sin-eater and inseminator. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224090063
ISBN
9780224090063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardcover. A collection of essays that examine the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts. They explore the distance between birth and death, the condition of the human being and the state of ceasing to be in a world that seeks to define human experience in retail, high-tech or pop-psyche terms. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003870
ISBN
9780099273233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. The poems in this volume are all concerned, one way or another, with achieving a balance in the face of gravity. Lynch looks for this equilibrium between equal and opposing forces, such as sex and death, and love and grief - all the things that make us mortal and memorable. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 122. From the library of Ivor Browne and Jane Levine. Signed by author with gift inscription. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025645
ISBN
9780224039734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Foul Play Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780393319736
ISBN
9780393319736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 8.29

Hardcover. 86pp. Gilt top. Bumped, some shading, otherwise good. One of a limited edition of 500. Keywords; Poetry; Irish
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Irish Review
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1913
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1003618
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 595.00

Hardback. No date given. Very fine and handsome copy professionally rebound in quarter calf over modern marbled boards, gilted raised bands, attractive bright gilt tooling on the spine, top page edges gilted, gilted leather title labels, new end papers for tight and firm binding. Keywords: Ireland - Poetry and prose
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The Talbot Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0039631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 340.00

Paperback. Presents an evocative version of the Arthurian legend. This book describes Arthur's ascendancy to the throne after claiming Excalibur, his ill-fated marriage to Guenever, the treachery of Morgan le Fay and the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table. Editor(s): Cowen, Janet. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430431
ISBN
9780140430431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Presents the adventures of Sir Tristram de Liones and the treachery of Sir Mordred, and follows Sir Launcelot's quest for The Holy Grail, his fatally divided loyalties, and his forbidden love for the beautiful Queen Guenever. This book weaves a story of adultery, treachery and ultimately - in its tragic finale - death. Editor(s): Cowen, Janet. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430448
ISBN
9780140430448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A title, in which, the author predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, wherein humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. Editor(s): Mayhew, Professor Robert. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392820
ISBN
9780141392820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Used Copies, Very Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KDK0013796
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 890 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151961
ISBN
9781857151961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Slight Gap In Binding Pp 268-269, Otherwise Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cardinal Edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1954
SKU
KDK0013789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Hans Castorp is 'a perfectly ordinary, if engaging young man' when he goes to visit his cousin in an exclusive sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. What should have been a three week trip turns into a seven year stay. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386429
ISBN
9780749386429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Written in the wake of Ireland's 2008 economic collapse, Thomas McCarthy's Pandemonium moves between lament and protest in search of a meaningful response in language. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 2. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784102968
ISBN
9781784102968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.17

paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021887
ISBN
9781853711251
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615394
ISBN
9780691615394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.92

Hardcover. 246pp. Dust jacket is slightly discoloured. Keywords: International Literature, Fiction
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KON0827467
ISBN
9780333118344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with nicks and tears but remains intact
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Macmillan
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0009416
ISBN
9780333118344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Preposterous - and lewd - Jacobean "city comedy." Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 163 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599667
ISBN
9781854599667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.27

Paperback. An anthology of four Thomas Middleton plays in the New Mermaid Series, brought together with an introduction and commentary notes by William Carroll, which explores the plays' context, culture, politics and themes. Editor(s): Carroll, William C. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408156582
ISBN
9781408156582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.68

Paperback. "Women Beware Women" is a major tragedy of the period, anatomising lust, hypocrisy and moral blindness. It is a play of people corrupted by greed for sex, wealth and position. Editor(s): Counsell, Colin. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 108 x 11. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597380
ISBN
9781854597380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538928
ISBN
9780199538928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. This text is part of the New Mermaid series of modern spelling, fully-annotated editions of English plays. Each volume includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of the play. Editor(s): Brissenden, Alan. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713650686
ISBN
9780713650686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.83

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