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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
€ 13.48

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491586
ISBN
9781611491586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.64

Paperback. A collection of poems which are lyrical and narrative, satirical, rebellious, ribald, uncompromising and honest. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856463914
ISBN
9780856463914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492606
ISBN
9781611492606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.57

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
€ 14.33

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
€ 13.49

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
€ 11.13

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
€ 20.36

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
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Literary theory has been dominated by a mind/body dualism that often eschews the role of the body in reading. Focusing on reading as a physical practice, McLaughlin analyzes the role of the eyes, the hands, postures and gestures, bodily habits and other physical spaces, with discussions ranging from James Joyce to the digital future of reading. Num Pages: 220 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541314
ISBN
9781137541314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.33

Paperback. Intends to recreate a forgotten period in the Anglo-Irish world: a Big House in the years between the World Wars, a FitzGerald ('Geraldine') family that has tilled the soil of County Waterford, absorbed its language and history, and sent young men back to British regiments, particularly the Irish Guards. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856464218
ISBN
9780856464218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Presents two groups of poems, set largely in Cork, and a novella set in Italy, in the period from 1769 and 1831. This title tells the story of Nathaniel Murphy: his training for the priesthood, the loss of his virginity and vocation, his flight from Italy, and later his happy marriage and successful career as a Cork merchant. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856463754
ISBN
9780856463754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.09

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. 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
V9781784102968
ISBN
9781784102968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.08

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

€ 77.23
€ 60.10

Hardcover. The Polish exile and the Russian villain were familiar figures in nineteenth-century British culture. This book restores the significance of Eastern Europe to nineteenth-century British literature, offering new readings of Blake's Europe, Byron's Mazeppa, and Eliot's Middlemarch, and recovering influential works by Thomas Campbell and Jane Porter. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230294004
ISBN
9780230294004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

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

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