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Hardcover. In this detailed study of the origins of "Shinkokinshu", the author argues that the compilers of "Shinkokinshu" instead saw their collection as a "new" beginning, a revitalization and affirmation of courtly traditions and not a reaction to loss. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008533
ISBN
9780674008533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.12

Paperback. This title explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through ideological work in children's literature, as well as contemporary pedagogical and medical writing. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415514682
ISBN
9780415514682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.18

hardcover. This book is a history of the shaping of the reader of Soviet literature, for in Soviet culture the reader was never a "consumer of books" in the Western sense. According to the doctrine of Socialist Realism, the reader was a subject of education, to be reforged and molded. Translator(s): Savage, Jesse M. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728546
ISBN
9780804728546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333373392
ISBN
9780333373392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Hardcover. The first book-length study of Thomas Hoccleve's 'Series' (1419-21), a medieval compilation of texts that exemplify several different literary forms: complaint, dialogue, tale and moralization, and treatise. It combines close textual reading with study of the manuscripts. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898690
ISBN
9780859898690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBA; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
437
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972056
ISBN
9780865972056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBA; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972049
ISBN
9780865972049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. The Malarkey is Helen Dunmore's first poetry book since Glad of These Times (2007). Its title poem won the National Poetry Competition in 2010. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124. 72 pages. The Malarkey is Helen Dunmore's first poetry book since Glad of These Times (2007). Its title poem won the National Poetry Competition in 2010. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 5. Weight: 122.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249403
ISBN
9781852249403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.55

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713642889
ISBN
9780713642889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Play Press New Zealand
Number of pages
71
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877319068
ISBN
9781877319068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

hardcover. As an operative for Pinkerton's Detective Agency the author knew about sleuthing from the inside, but his career was cut short by the ruin of his health in World War I. Taking detective fiction out of the drawing-room, the author 'gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it', as Raymond Chandler said. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152630
ISBN
9781857152630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361446
ISBN
9781559361446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Offers a collection of over 40 stories by some of the writers of erotica and romance, including Kay Jaybee, K D Grace and Rachel Kramer Bussel - all shortlisted for the Erotic Writer of the Year award - Donna George Storey, Sunday Times bestseller Vina Jackson, Booker-shortlisted Matt Thorne, Portia da Costa and Kristina Lloyd. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111678
ISBN
9781472111678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Brings together examples of the high-tech, far-future science fiction. This anthology includes stories, such as: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", and more. Editor(s): Ashley, Mike. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 39. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9781845293079
ISBN
9781845293079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. Brings together examples of the high-tech, far-future science fiction. This anthology includes stories, such as: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", and more. Editor(s): Ashley, Mike. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 39. Weight in Grams: 428.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KHN0002510
ISBN
9781845293079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Mary Shelley's Gothic classic reinvented for a new generation Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 47. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472120168
ISBN
9781472120168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A celebration of women's contribution to science fiction, from established classics to the work of coming stars Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 34. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111661
ISBN
9781472111661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The ultimate collection of tasteless and sick jokes that just shouldn't be told. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010559
ISBN
9781849010559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The Western, though a singularly American art form, is one of the great genres of world literature with a truly global readership. It is also durable despite being often unfairly maligned. Ever since James Fenimore Cooper transformed frontier yarns into a distinct literary form, the Western has followed two paths. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780339153
ISBN
9781780339153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KTM0006141
ISBN
9780862783723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRA0004520
ISBN
9780862783723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seren
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781722466
ISBN
9781781722466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Hardcover. 1921 reprint, original red cloth, remains of a school presentation label on endpaper.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
W. Collins & Sons
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1921
SKU
KTK0094189
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. 77pp. With a foreword by Dan Donovan. Some shading. Previous owner's signature on ffep. Keywords: Irish life - Humour - Drama - Plays
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mercier Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Edition
New
SKU
KHS1004440
ISBN
9780853420927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 65.00

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