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Hardback. Brings Jefferson into retirement after his tenure as Secretary of State and returns him to private life at Monticello. He professes his desire to be free of public responsibilities and live the life of a farmer, spending his time tending to his estates. This volume also covers his friends, especially James Madison, with whom he exchanges letters. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 688 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047805
ISBN
9780691047805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 124.00

Hardback. Covers a period of twenty-two months during which Thomas Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a 'monstrous farmer'. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 744 pages, 8 duotones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090436
ISBN
9780691090436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 125.02

Hardback. Covers events in the thirteen months of the author's time in Philadelphia serving as vice president under President John Adams and presiding over a Senate that was dominated by his political opponents, the Federalists. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 9 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094984
ISBN
9780691094984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 124.44

Hardback. Sifting information from rumors and private letters, Jefferson follows events in Europe, including Bonaparte's unexpected rise to power in France, and sees the value of his tobacco crop plummet as US legislation cuts off the French market. He begins to compile a manual of parliamentary procedures for the Senate. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118956
ISBN
9780691118956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 124.44

Hardback. Required by custom to be "entirely passive" during the presidential campaign, Jefferson, at Monticello during the summer of 1800, refrains from answering attacks on his character, responds privately to Benjamin Rush's queries about religion, and learns of rumors of his own death. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 712 pages, 8 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
712
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124896
ISBN
9780691124896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 123.86

hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913445
ISBN
9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

Paperback. "Originally published in Hebrew in 1973 under the title Hamashal vehanimshal, having appeared as one of several stories in the volume Ir u-meloah." Translator(s): Diamond, James. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788724
ISBN
9780804788724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.34

Translation of Paradiso, first published in 1961. Translator(s): Ciardi, John. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 365 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 173 x 38. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Signet
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531414
ISBN
9780451531414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.74

Hardback. .
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749517
ISBN
9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. From William Faulkner's famous reply, 'The writer's only responsibility is to his art,' to James Salter's confession 'What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish', the Paris Review has elicited many of the most arresting, illuminating, and revealing discussions of life and craft from the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562. 448 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. For more than half a century, the "Paris Review" magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight: 562.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959252
ISBN
9781841959252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Brings together another rich, varied crop of literary voices, comprising: Graham Greene, James Thurber, William Faulkner, Robert Lowell, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, John Gardner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip Larkin, James Baldwin, William Gaddis, Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Peter Carey and Stephen King. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552. 448 pages, facsims. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Includes interviews from one of the world's best literary magazines. This volume is suitable for reading for those who cares about writers and writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight: 640.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670335
ISBN
9781847670335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Suitable for all writers and readers, this volume builds on the success and acclaim of the first two editions. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671134
ISBN
9781847671134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 46. Weight in Grams: 528. 496 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 46. Weight: 528.
Publisher
Canongate Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674494
ISBN
9781847674494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Hardcover. First edition. 8vo.Very good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper . Irish Literature.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brandon
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0279222
ISBN
9780863223747
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. In a series of vignettes of life in her village, Alice Taylor reasserts the priorities of public space and local community. The Parish evokes and explores the positive values of community, which could be renewed and reinvigorated for a present and future that achieves harmony between comfort and the pressing need to respect the environment. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780863223976
ISBN
9780863223976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Beginning with his departure from New York to Istanbul, the author discusses a journey, not so much between contrasting cities as 'between different versions of the same city', to a place that is exotic and familiar, spanning West and East, past and present, where cultures and histories intersect. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548723
ISBN
9781857548723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488436
ISBN
9780801488436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Paperback. This text explores the desire, suffering, exultation, spiritual rapture and dedication to art that characterizes the poetry of Emily Dickinson, and attempts to decipher their many complex and witty references to texts and paintings of her time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 color illustrations in an 8 page insert plus 9 halftones scattered throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674656666
ISBN
9780674656666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gherasim, Luca. Translator(s): Krzysztof, Fijalkowski. Series: Art Lit. Num Pages: 140 pages, 18 b/w. BIC Classification: AJC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 176 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Twisted Spoon Press Czech Republic
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788086264318
ISBN
9788086264318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.27

Hardcover. 234pp. Faded at spine, faint shadow of a mug-end on front panel. Small stain to margin at pp.136-40. Some notes written in ink inside rear cover. Minor shelf wear. Keywords: Contemporary Fiction
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
SKU
KON0805505
ISBN
9780224018456
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 96.00

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