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Paperback. New retrospective by one of Ireland's leading poets. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249717
ISBN
9781852249717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Hardcover. 539pp. Previous owner's signature on ffep
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
McMurrin - Henriksen Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KHS1004231
ISBN
9780914740339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 95.00

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint, Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469778
ISBN
9781411469778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.36

Hardcover. 8vo. Good clean copy in slipcase. An imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., Heritage Press was founded in 1935. The Press printed more affordable classic volumes that were previously published by Macy’s Limited Editions Club and covered a broad range of topics primarily within the Western canon. In addition to Macy, directors of the Heritage Press included Cedric Crowell, General Manager of the Doubleday Bookshops; Frank L. Magel, head of Putnam Bookstores in New York; and A. Koch, head of Brentano Stores in New York. Though many of Macy’s other imprints, including The Heritage Club, The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, and The Junior Heritage Club, were sold by subscription only, Heritage Press editions were sold through bookstores. Macy combined his publishing enterprises in 1944, though each imprint maintained its specific target audience. The archives of the George Macy Companies, including both the Limited Editions Club and The Heritage Press, were purchased by the Ransom Center in 1970.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KLJ0014223
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.75

Hardcover. 8vo . Good clean copy in slipcase.An imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., Heritage Press was founded in 1935. The Press printed more affordable classic volumes that were previously published by Macy’s Limited Editions Club and covered a broad range of topics primarily within the Western canon. In addition to Macy, directors of the Heritage Press included Cedric Crowell, General Manager of the Doubleday Bookshops; Frank L. Magel, head of Putnam Bookstores in New York; and A. Koch, head of Brentano Stores in New York. Though many of Macy’s other imprints, including The Heritage Club, The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, and The Junior Heritage Club, were sold by subscription only, Heritage Press editions were sold through bookstores. Macy combined his publishing enterprises in 1944, though each imprint maintained its specific target audience. The archives of the George Macy Companies, including both the Limited Editions Club and The Heritage Press, were purchased by the Ransom Center in 1970.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Heritage Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Edition
Heritage Press Edition
SKU
KEX0273204
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Gregory of tours wrote this dramatic narrative of sixth-century French history as a chronicle of the events leading up to and including his 21-year tenure as bishop of tours. Translator(s): Thorpe, Lewis. Num Pages: 720 pages, map, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442953
ISBN
9780140442953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. A survey of Polish letters and culture from its beginnings to modern times. Num Pages: 570 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
570
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520044777
ISBN
9780520044777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. A novel originally published in 1751, in which the heroine is courted by several eligible suitors. However her flirtations alienate the right man and she finds herself struggling with the consequences of marrying the wrong man. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111476
ISBN
9781551111476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.66

Paperback.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516668
ISBN
9781843516668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 17.10

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535828
ISBN
9780199535828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Set in the reign of Queen Anne, this title presents a story that follows the troubled progress of a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army, as he painfully wrestles with an emotional allegiance to the old Tory-Catholic England until, disillusioned, he comes to terms of a kind with the Whiggish-Protestant future. Editor(s): Greenfield, Michael. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430493
ISBN
9780140430493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. The History of Gothic Fiction debates the rise of the genre from its origins in the late eighteenth-century novel through nineteenth-century fictions of tyrants, monsters, conspirators and vampires to the twentieth-century zombie film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748611959
ISBN
9780748611959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137477354
ISBN
9781137477354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.39
€ 162.35

Paperback. Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this educational edition offers the complete text of the History Boys along with a comprehensive study guide. It includes: detailed analyses of character, theme and structure; a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author; and,key quotations and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Education Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335800
ISBN
9780571335800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Presents an unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. This book features anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224647
ISBN
9780571224647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Hardcover. For this six-volume edition of The Histories, W. R. Paton's 1922 translation has been thoroughly revised, the Buttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. All but the first five of forty volumes survive in an incomplete state. Volume VI includes fragments unattributed to particular books of The Histories. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 116 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Sew Rev
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996618
ISBN
9780674996618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449082
ISBN
9780140449082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. What survives of "Histories" covers the dramatic years 69 70. What survives of "Annals" tells an often terrible tale of 14 28, 31 37, and, partially, 47 66. Translator(s): Moore, C.H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 497 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
497
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991231
ISBN
9780674991231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887486227
ISBN
9780887486227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Hardcover. Containing HENRY IV, parts I and II, HENRY V and HENRY VIII, this book includes an introduction, a bibliography and author chronology. It is suitable for for both students and general readers. Num Pages: 622 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151930
ISBN
9781857151930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.61

Hardcover. This volume contains Shakespeare's first five history plays - "Henry VI", Parts I, II and III, "Richard III" and "King John". The text of the plays is accompanied by extensive notes, an author chronology, a bibliography and a detailed introduction to each play. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 geneal.table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
638
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151770
ISBN
9781857151770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.61

Hardcover. Traditionally known as the Father of History, the Greek writer Herodotus(c 484-420 BC), was the first man to tell a story in prose on the scale of the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY. This book deals with his work. Editor(s): Blakeney, E.H. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 772 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152340
ISBN
9781857152340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Hardcover. Polybius' overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history describes the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a vital achievement despite its incomplete state; all but the first five of its original forty books survive. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996595
ISBN
9780674996595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996601
ISBN
9780674996601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

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