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Paperback. A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099474913
- ISBN
- 9780099474913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A collection of the four major plays by Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus, with a new introduction by Brian Gibbons. All of these plays are widely studied at both A and undergraduate level. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408149492
- ISBN
- 9781408149492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. Four Christopher Hampton plays from the late-1960s and early-1970s: a comedy about the repercussions of a dinner party, an account of the relationship between Rimbaud and Verlaine, a variant on the eternal triangle, and a study of the extinction of the Brazilian Indians. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571178346
- ISBN
- 9780571178346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Features three plays: "The Paradise Play" - presents the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, but with the promise of salvation through Christ; "The Shepherds Play" - portrays the birth of Jesus in a stable; and "The Kings Play" - depicts the visit of three wise Kings to the birthplace of the 'King of Humanity'. Editor(s): Jacquet, Helene. Num Pages: 119 pages, 8 Colour plates. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855841840
- ISBN
- 9781855841840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.47
€ 15.99
€ 14.47
Hardback. Fine copy in dustwrapper showing minor shelf wear but internally is a very good copy
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- SKU
- KSS0014104
- ISBN
- 9780007437344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Well-read book, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KIN0007249
- ISBN
- 9780007437344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Clean copy with some shelf wear fine in dustjacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0001773
- ISBN
- 9780853429081
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 3pp. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. In a Gift envelope. Ariel Poems Series
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KHS1003831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
paperback. A book of poems by an Irish poet forms a vision of Christmas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0004747
- ISBN
- 9781860462887
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first beguiling Quirke Dublin mystery Series: Quirke Mysteries. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main Market
- SKU
- 9780330445320
- ISBN
- 9780330445320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. First Edition. 410pp. Bound in red cloth with gilt titled spine, blind pressed border on front and blind pressed publishers motif on back. Cover is slightly stained and scratched, spine ends slightly worn. Good overall
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Londo
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- SKU
- KHS0078074
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 24.00
€ 24.00
Hardback. Exploring as to how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world, this work shows that, there were similarities and differences in the ways Jews and others were thinking about themselves, and asks what made early Christianity distinctive. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- SKU
- V9780199262892
- ISBN
- 9780199262892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.82
€ 339.82
Hardback. Marco Girolamo Vida, humanist and bishop, came to prominence as a Latin poet in the Rome of Leo X and Clement VII. Vida's famous epic, the "Christiad", a retelling of the life of Christ in the style of Vergil, was published in 1535. It was translated into dozens of languages, including Persian and Croatian. This is a translation of his work. Translator(s): Gardner, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034082
- ISBN
- 9780674034082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.12
€ 40.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing to edges and ffep, with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008754
- ISBN
- 9780571054442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Things Fall Apart", surveying the interpretations of the text from publication onwards and the critical material that surrounds it. This work also offers an insight into African culture. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415344562
- ISBN
- 9780415344562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.52
€ 50.99
€ 45.52
Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582023123
- ISBN
- 9780582023123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.63
€ 9.63
paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSGS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231164870
- ISBN
- 9780231148498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Features the three arts of poetry, calligraphy and painting that are regarded in China as the Triple Excellence, and they are brought together in an anthology of forty Chinese love poems ranging from the earliest known works in the Book of Songs to the work of Chairman Mao and other twentieth century poets. Num Pages: 96 pages, 82 illustrations, 42 in colour. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124827
- ISBN
- 9780714124827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
paperback. Provides a "picture of Chinese literature of the past" that illustrates the four great literary genres of China: the classics, prose, poetry, and the literature of entertainment. This book combines personal insights with innovative historical accounts in a genre-based approach that aims to move beyond the typical chronology of dynasties. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213655
- ISBN
- 9780253213655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardcover. China has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this book includes poems ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit. It uncovers ancient Chinese Daoist sex manuals, erotic novels and plays, and the tradition of erotic prints, which were often accompanied by poems and folksongs and bawdy jokes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597744
- ISBN
- 9781841597744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
Hardcover. Keywords: Fiction - Irish Literature
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KEX0190753
- ISBN
- 9780575022904
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848423503
- ISBN
- 9781848423503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.56
€ 15.99
€ 12.56
Hardback. A deluxe edition with a chilling selection of original and classic short stories. The new tales, many of them published here for the first time, bring a modern twist to the outstanding mix of intrigue that lurks in the furtive imagination of E.F. Benson, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Washington Irving , Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde and so many more. Series: Gothic Fantasy. Num Pages: 480 pages, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DQ; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Special edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783613755
- ISBN
- 9781783613755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. An American billionaire is forcing a team of scientists to work on a genetic project that could have horrendous consequences for mankind. Can Sean rescue his father and thwart the evil plan? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy, light shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KST0025454
- ISBN
- 9780862788889
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23