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Paperback. A new readable and accessible translation of Brecht's satirical masterpiece by Alistair Beaton, published to coincide with the world premiere by Shared Experience. Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century. Translator(s): Beaton, Alistair. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408126707
ISBN
9781408126707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113. 82pp. Signed copies while stocks last
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781903392874
ISBN
9781903392874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st edition
SKU
KEX0281286
ISBN
9781903392874
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; 3JF; DSA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 263 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1872.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024095
ISBN
9780884024095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. Translated into some 50 languages in over 60 countries, Guillevic remains one of the most popular poets of Europe inspiring songs, artists, and poetry lovers everywhere. This comprehensive bi-lingual anthology of the poems of Guillevic coincides with the festivities in France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Commonwealth Books, Black Widow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976844983
ISBN
9780976844983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. Series: Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism. Num Pages: 608 pages, biography. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312463182
ISBN
9780312463182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Presents a study of the gulf between parents and children and the anguish of approaching death.. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571276608
ISBN
9780571276608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Hardcover. The "Anabasis of Alexander" by Arrian (ca. 95 175 BCE) is the best extant account of Alexander the Great s adult life. A description of India and of Nearchus voyage thence, was to be a supplement. Translator(s): Robson, E.I. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 634 pages, 1col map. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
634
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Revised Text and Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674992603
ISBN
9780674992603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. This book reveals the genuity of Shaw's totalitarianism by looking at his material - articles, speeches, letters, etc but is especially concerned with analyzing the utopian desire that runs through so many of Shaw's plays; looking at his political and eugenic utopianism as expressed in his drama and comparing this to his political totalitarianism. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330192
ISBN
9781137330192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 3. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
SAMUEL FRENCH LTD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573111365
ISBN
9780573111365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.88

Paperback. This is Hughes's version of "Alcestis" - the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place. It is a tragedy about being beckoned to die, and also a story of death defeated. Translator(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205806
ISBN
9780571205806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. .8vo. Very good copy. Irish literature in the twenienth century.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
SKU
KEX0266792
ISBN
9781857993325
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 'Ungainefull Arte' examines how traditional modes of literary patronage responded to the challenge of print, as the economies of gift-exchange competed with those of the marketplaces, allowing for the reassessment of patronage both as a social practice and a literary theme. Num Pages: 368 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198716525
ISBN
9780198716525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.19

Paperback. Paperback, black spine. Staining on page edges and some pages. 303pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Minerva
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New
SKU
KON0821175
ISBN
9780749391836
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. From knife crime to belief in witches, religious battles to the horizons of the New World, this title brings the past to life in a fresh, unexpected portrait of a dangerous and dynamic era. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSGS; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718195700
ISBN
9780718195700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228. .
Publisher
Africa Research & Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592219919
ISBN
9781592219919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.07

Paperback. A collection of new poems written by Fisher during his 80s - since his Costa-shortlisted collection Standard Midland - followed by gatherings of uncollected poems mainly written during the 1950s and 1960s. Editor(s): Robinson, Peter. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780373225
ISBN
9781780373225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. The eleventh Charlie Parker thriller - 'the finest crime series currently in existence' Independent on Sunday Series: A Charlie Parker Thriller. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444756487
ISBN
9781444756487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Spacecraft navigates white space of the page and distances between people. Margins, edges and coastlines abound in McCullough's tender explorations of contemporary life and love. From lichen to lava lamps, from etymology to Brighton's gay scene, Spacecraft is a humane and spellbinding collection from the winner of the 2012 Polari First Book Prize. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Penned in the Margins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908058362
ISBN
9781908058362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Dealing with western literature, this poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. It captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281431
ISBN
9780520281431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. A collection of poems which are haunted by the symbolic 'fable' which the poet longed to find beneath the surface 'story' of mere events, as he came to terms with his own nature amidst the terror and confusion of the European maelstrom. Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235476
ISBN
9780571235476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408129104
ISBN
9781408129104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback.
Publisher
Stinging Fly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955015298
ISBN
9780955015298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Hardcover. Homer Vol. I. Iliad (Books I-XII) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145288
ISBN
9780198145288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

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