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Paperback. Based on a survey of early printed books, Used Books describes what readers wrote in and around their books and what we can learn from these marks by using the tools of archaeologists as well as historians and literary critics. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220841
ISBN
9780812220841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Features Captain Ahab who is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred and suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. This title is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 44. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199603
ISBN
9780141199603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 80 illustrations (b/w) with possible 16 page colour section. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256343
ISBN
9781781256343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. In 1939, as Europe approaches war, the author, an instinctive pacifist, travels west to California, seeking a new set of beliefs to replace the failed Leftism of the thirties. There he meets Swami Prabhavananda, a Hindu monk, who will become his spiritual guide for the next thirty-seven years. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HRGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561231
ISBN
9780099561231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Published in Dublin by The Dolmen Press, 1973. 103pp. First Edition. The book is set in twelve point Pilgrim type with Perpetua display. The edition consists of seven hundred and fifty copies. Keywords: Irish Culture, Art, Literature.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Dolmen Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Illustrated edition
SKU
KHS0081579
ISBN
9780851052472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 175.00

Book. Vintage paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Australia
Publication date
1987
SKU
KRF0036570
ISBN
9780451519740
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 1. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330511599
ISBN
9780330511599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the newly commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists. Editor(s): Acheson, James; Ross, Sarah C. E. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618958
ISBN
9780748618958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414655
ISBN
9780582414655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853609
ISBN
9780801853609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Newly available in paperback. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; HPN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 208 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Newly available in paperback. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; HPN; JFSR1. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643172
ISBN
9780748643172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Laura has a secret. Joe's has been revealed. Peg's been keeping hers for years. A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, Nancy Harris's No Romance is a compelling drama about our search for connection in a fractured world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421615
ISBN
9781848421615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. A sharply funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), keeping control and letting go. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 413 x 13. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424449
ISBN
9781848424449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACG; 2ADF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; HPN; JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488009
ISBN
9780801488009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501314872
ISBN
9781501314872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Cronk, Nicholas. Translator(s): Fry, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539239
ISBN
9780199539239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KDK0012022
ISBN
9780140104837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A classic drama based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who was tried with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. Cause Celebre was Terence Rattigan's last play. Published alongside a production at the Old Vic during the centenary year of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592071
ISBN
9781854592071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and faded to spine. Internally clean and clear text, remains a fine copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
SKU
KSG0013961
ISBN
9780905140452
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 40.00

Paperback. Hedda Gabler is one of the most controversial female characters in Western drama, with the meaning and value of her tragic fate hotly disputed. Free-spirited but trapped in a stifling marriage, intelligent and questing but consigned to a life of bourgeois idleness, she is caught between a disturbed sense of propriety and a desire for revolution. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420205
ISBN
9781848420205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first English edition, this Routledge Classics edition offers the English reader the complete text of this landmark work for the first time ever. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290012
ISBN
9780415290012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Speaks for the Devil in acknowledging that in many societies women are respected, or listened to, only when they are carrying someone evils in their bodies - a child; a devil. For some to be possessed is to be set free. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852245696
ISBN
9781852245696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Asserts the author's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. This title includes "The Trouble with Nigeria", the author's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192581
ISBN
9780141192581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Gomer Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850888157
ISBN
9780850888157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

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