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Paperback. Editor(s): Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538713
ISBN
9780199538713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Hardcover. Clothbound hardback book in good condition; may have some light shelfwear and/or sunning or foxing. Dustjacket in good condition, may have some minor nicks or sunning.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2232120
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Ranging from ancient Greek poets to modernists like Ezra Pound, this title considers how writers have used verse to communicate the experience of animal suffering, created analogies between human and animal societies, and imagined the kind of knowledge that would be possible if human beings could see themselves as animals see them. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226650845
ISBN
9780226650845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 78.69

paperback. How can literary imagination help us engage with the lives of other animals? This book seeks to answer this question by exploring the relationship between humans and other animals in writings from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272320
ISBN
9780226272320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Re-examining how we relate to other animals has far-reaching implications for how we think of ourselves. This textbook reveals how thinkers on deconstruction, including Jacques Derrida, Helene Cixous and Nicholas Royle, have consistently addressed questions about animality. Editor(s): Turner, Lynn. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF7; JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748683130
ISBN
9780748683130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. Series: Pitt Poetry Series. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822961215
ISBN
9780822961215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205581
ISBN
9780872205581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero and the brutality that marked their reigns. Tacitus deplores their depravity, proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J.C. Yardley's vivid and accurate translation is complemented by a thorough introduction and notes. Translator(s): Yardley, J. C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192824219
ISBN
9780192824219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205598
ISBN
9780872205598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.39
€ 51.68

Paperback. Recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. The author describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440607
ISBN
9780140440607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Quintus Ennius, often considered the father of Roman poetry, is best remembered for his epic poem, the Annals, a history of Rome from Aeneas until his own lifetime. This book represents an important bridge between Homer's works in Greek and Vergil's Aeneid. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411293
ISBN
9781421411293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14
€ 64.53

Paperback. Bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll, this work looks at Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and focuses on topics ranging from Alice's influence on the Beat poet, Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289299
ISBN
9780140289299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. For the first time in paperback, the only annotated edition of Edwin Abbott's classic mind-bending tale of an alternate, two-dimensional universe presented side-by-side with mathematician Ian Stewart's revealing commentary and analysis. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465011230
ISBN
9780465011230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.29

Paperback. The Annotated Importance of Being Earnest provides facing-page commentary on Oscar Wilde's greatest play. Editor Nicholas Frankel highlights the play's relation to the author's homosexuality and to the climate of sexual repression that led to Wilde's imprisonment just months after the play's London opening in 1895. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 282 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048980
ISBN
9780674048980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Hardcover. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Louisa May Alcott illuminates the world of Little Women and its author. Editor(s): Matteson, John. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 736 pages, Full color, 233 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSYC; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 347 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393072198
ISBN
9780393072198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.59

Hardcover. The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now annotated and with over one hundred stunning illustrations. Editor(s): Gerzina, Gretchen Holbrook. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 55 colour, 46 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; YFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060294
ISBN
9780393060294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. 336pp. Keywords: "Contemporary, General, Popular Fiction"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KHS0065348
ISBN
9780060559205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a reconception of the person generally assumed to be the first woman writer in French, the woman referred to as Marie de France in contemporary times. This book considers almost all of the writing ascribed to Marie, including her famous "Lais", her 103 animal fables, and the earliest vernacular, "Saint Patrick's Purgatory". Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226059846
ISBN
9780226059846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

paperback. 2003 printing. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031519
ISBN
9780860688259
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential cultural forces of our time. This title demonstrates that rap is also a wide-reaching and vital poetic tradition born of beats and rhymes. Editor(s): Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew. Num Pages: 920 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
920
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141917
ISBN
9780300141917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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