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Paperback. First substantial selection of for English-language readers of the poetry of Harry Martinson, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 Translator(s): Fulton, Robin. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248871
ISBN
9781852248871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691627250
ISBN
9780691627250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.89

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653310
ISBN
9780691653310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.93

hardcover. Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for the kabuki and bunraku theaters. This volume includes five plays, four histories and one contemporary piece that complement other collections of Chikamatsu's work, revealing various dimensions to the work of this artist. Translator(s): Gerstle, C. Andrew. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231121668
ISBN
9780231121668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.14

Paperback. An emotionally implosive novel about confronting the death of a loved one and the possibility of hope a child brings. Translator(s): Black, Tamsin. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137550
ISBN
9781934137550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610755
ISBN
9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Michael. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411166
ISBN
9781572411166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.02

Hardcover.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858810119
ISBN
9781858810119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. Aimed at parents looking for reading for their children, this is a guide to classic but often-overlooked children's literature. In a series of brief, enthusiastic appreciations, Noel Perrin reintroduces readers to works such as "The Borrowers", "Railway Children" and "Millions of Cats". Num Pages: 178 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584653523
ISBN
9781584653523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. A collation of poems that tells the stories of author's life in four sections: childhood and early adulthood; motherhood; meditations on light; and love and art. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234. New and Selected Poems 1991-2011. 180 pages. A collation of poems that tells the stories of author's life in four sections: childhood and early adulthood; motherhood; meditations on light; and love and art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770943
ISBN
9781847770943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. An anthology which explores how American children have been defined and continuously redefined throughout history. It ranges from 17th-century ministers to Drs Benjamin Spock and Barry Brazelton, and from the poems of Anne Bradstreet to the writings of young people today. Editor(s): Fass, Paula S.; Mason, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 725 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
725
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726938
ISBN
9780814726938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Hardcover. Recaptures a vanished moment of cultural history. Editor(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631781
ISBN
9780815631781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Paperback. Unlike the rigidly chronological approach of many introductions to children's literature, this title presents a genre-based approach which ensures that all the principal genres are covered in detail such as: fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories and children's poetry. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649020
ISBN
9780748649020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. "Novelist and essayist Brian Doyle describes encounters with astounding beings of every sort and shape in this collection of short vignettes. The book gathers previously unpublished work along with selections that have been published in Orion, The Sun, and The American Scholar, among others"-- Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870717543
ISBN
9780870717543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Series: Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112. Series: Plays. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 149 x 183 x 10. Weight: 106.
Publisher
Amber Lane Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906399323
ISBN
9780906399323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. A series of reflections on the literary landscape of our time - from the writings of Roland Barthes to those of Stephen King. The text explores such issues as the blurring of the line between fiction and criticism, the persistence of the notion of paradise, and the lure of horror. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231050494
ISBN
9780231050494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

Paperback. Written during the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905, the author depicts the middle-class, foolish perhaps but likeable, as they flounder around, philosophizing, yearning, or scuttling between test tubes, blind to their impending annihilation. Translator(s): Upton, Andrew. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571304875
ISBN
9780571304875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Hardcover. Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. This book charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are" to "Harry Potter". Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473000
ISBN
9780226473000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.30
€ 44.83

Paperback. "Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: [by] Robert Whitehead. vi, 234 p. illus., forms. 23 cm. Paperback. Slightly worn copy, rubbed edges, slightly bumped corners, book bent." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
SKU
KEX0055046
ISBN
9780131325890
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This invaluable Guide surveys the key critical works and debates in the vibrant field of children's literature since its inception. Leading expert Pat Pinsent combines a chronological overview of developments in the genre with analysis of key theorists and theories, and subject-specific methodologies. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335456
ISBN
9781137335456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.61

Hardback. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415818438
ISBN
9780415818438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.65

Paperback. In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199560240
ISBN
9780199560240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Provides important information for children's writers. With lists of reading-level specific words and a thesaurus of words annotated with reading levels, this guide aims to save writers time by collecting everything they need to know about age-appropriate language. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; CBW; DSR; DSY; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
F&W Publications Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582974132
ISBN
9781582974132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.61

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

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