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Hardcover. Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived in Iraq during the first century of the Abbasid caliphate. This book introduces the writings and Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jahiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; 3F; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748683321
ISBN
9780748683321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.57

Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684069
ISBN
9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.94

Hardback. "Crua/Hardback 127 lch. Tá an-éagsúlacht sa chnuasach filíochta seo ó fhile léannta a bhfuil an domhan mór siúlta aige: Buailtear isteach im aigne/anois agus arís/go bhfuil mo chroí briste . . . A substantial volume of poems, many of which are elegant and simple, others challenging and idiosyncratic."
Publisher
"An Clóchomhar,"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Edition
An Chéad Chló
Condition
New
SKU
9781906882594
ISBN
9781906882594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. 421pp
Publisher
Frank
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9781904893097
ISBN
9781904893097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 19.95

150pp. Inscribed. Wrappers, spine sunned, some shelf wear. Minor foxing, text very clear. Keywords: Irish - Literature - Folklore
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Atwell
Publication date
1929
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1004646
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 75.00
€ 50.00

Paperback. The illuminating letters of Nobel Prize winning poet Tomas Transtromer and celebrated American writer and poet Robert Bly offer insights into their life and times, and the processes of translation. Editor(s): Smith, Thomas R.; Schmidt, Torbjorn. Translator(s): Moffett, Judith; Svensson, Lars-Hakan. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First UK edition of title published in the US in A
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249953
ISBN
9781852249953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. This work rescues from undeserved neglect the American-born English author Pearl Craigie, who published as John Oliver Hobbes. It traces Craigies crowded external and inner lives and her connections with many well-known people. Num Pages: 541 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
541
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471281
ISBN
9781611471281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.69

Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781720745
ISBN
9781781720745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Do you know that one drink in the air equals three on the ground? Do you know exactly what happens to your luggage once it leaves your sight? A trawl through the highs, the lows, and the descents of the travel industry, this book catalogues the births, the deaths, the drunken brawls, the sexual antics, and the debauchery of this service industry. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Corgi
Edition
1st Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552153058
ISBN
9780552153058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216890
ISBN
9780747536949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216107
ISBN
9780747536949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216106
ISBN
9780747536949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216105
ISBN
9780747536949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 310pp.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Re-issue
SKU
KTK0000852
ISBN
9780747536949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Re-issue
SKU
KEX0216104
ISBN
9780747536949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Joyce, Ian. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320660
ISBN
9781851320660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. 311pp. Fourth edition, no date given. Recased in cloth boards, with gilted title on spine and decoration on front cover. Cover loose, otherwise binding tight. Some pages smudged, text very clear. Keywords: Irish - History - Justice
Format
Hardback
Publisher
James Duffy
Condition
Used, Acceptable
SKU
KHS1004647
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 75.00

37pp. Printed wrappers with a cartoon of Edward Martin and 9 other persons all identified with a pen/pencil?. The publishers announced inside the back cover the following forthcoming publications for the autumn: No Ideas Good or Bad, by W B Yeats - Supernatural Law in the Economic World by AE - The White Flower of A Blameless Life, an autobiography by George Moore - Women of No Importance: Sermons by Edward Martin
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The New Nation Press
Publication date
1908
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1004119
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 316.00

Hardcover. 89pp. A new edition with poems added. Top edge gilt. Some foxing. Very rare. Clear wrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Maunsel & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1913
SKU
KHS1003663
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 295.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Neil. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004260
ISBN
9781564785626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.00
€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Neil. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466. 358pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781564785626
ISBN
9781564785626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.00
€ 4.99

Hardback. A study that integrates the biography, creative writing, and criticism of one of the important figures in young adult literature. This work is aimed at teachers, librarians, and scholars of young adult literatures, as well as devoted fans and students doing research on Chambers or the subjects of his novels. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850873
ISBN
9780810850873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249. 104pp.
Edition
Bilingual
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320271
ISBN
9781851320271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

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