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Hardcover. This title is not entirely consistant with the content of the work as it is not just a topographical description of the city but also an account of its inhabitants and the regulations governing their lives, of how the Sultan spent his time, of the principles and practice of Islam, and more. Editor(s): Lewis, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Austin, Michael J. L. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094365
- ISBN
- 9780906094365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 75.01
€ 76.90
€ 75.01
Paperback. Translator(s): King, Brendan. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517246
- ISBN
- 9781903517246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Hardcover. Presents various texts of Cicero's dialogues on political philosophy, "De Re Publica" and "De Legibus", together with corrected versions of the editor's editions of "Cato Maior de Senectute" and "Laelius de Amicitia". Editor(s): Powell, J. G. F. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 466 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146698
- ISBN
- 9780198146698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.07
€ 38.07
Paperback. J.G.Ballard is the author of the novels "Crash", "Empire of the Sun" and "Rushing to Paradise". Throughout his career he has also been a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers. This book collects together pieces of his journalism, grouped under themes including science and film. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006548218
- ISBN
- 9780006548218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. Can civilization save us from ourselves? In this book, that is the question the author asks in a series of six letters written during dark nights of the soul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910702369
- ISBN
- 9781910702369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.80
€ 13.00
€ 11.80
paperback. With encyclopedic knowledge, this title writes about such diverse subjects as the imaginative pleasures of maps, bizarre exhibitions and the earliest forms of written language. It provides a glimpse into the mind of a master of the magination. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193748
- ISBN
- 9780141193748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This is a collection of essays by the Cuban essayist and journalist. His work often seeks to confront the role of reader, author and character and question the form of each in order to explore new literary possibilities. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099430858
- ISBN
- 9780099430858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Translator(s): Brock, Geoffrey. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241275955
- ISBN
- 9780241275955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Italo Calvino once said that he preferred to give false details about his biography since he felt that even the genuine data of a writer's life shed no light on the creative work. This volume of posthumously collected personal writings is the closest we may ever come to the autobiography of this most private of writers. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189758
- ISBN
- 9780141189758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1929
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674992528
- ISBN
- 9780674992528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. * 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, THE IRISH TIMES Series: Virago Classic Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860682677
- ISBN
- 9780860682677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681371184
- ISBN
- 9781681371184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.62
€ 18.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. This collection of the writings of Ignacio Martin-Baro clarifies his importance in Latin American psychology and social theory. It introduces the questions and concerns that shaped his thinking and led to his passionate fight against oppression in El Salvador, resulting in his early death. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; DNF; JMH; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674962477
- ISBN
- 9780674962477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.74
€ 41.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621781
- ISBN
- 9780946621781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Akashic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617754098
- ISBN
- 9781617754098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Hardcover. Sixteen short essays on places as varied as Glasgow and Norwich, Llanidloes and Sheffield, by the finest English Architectural writer of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903816
- ISBN
- 9781907903816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. "Perfect Catch" is a bundle of poems, plays and collaborations between Ian McMillan and various musicians, theatre groups, radio producers and ordinary and extraordinary people. Poetry is a community art for this writer, not a craft pursued in a lonely room. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 187. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0281282
- ISBN
- 9781857544961
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. In this issue of Granta Magazine, a distinguished writer makes an anonynous confession and defends a habit: his son supplies him with ecstasy. Other contributions include Nicholas Shakespeare on discovering the evil of his ancestors, and works from Amanda Hopkinson and Andrew Brown. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903141444
- ISBN
- 9780903141444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. This collection of essays features the theme of what people wanted as children. The contributing writers include: Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Brian MacKinnon and Nell Stroud. There are also pieces by George Steiner, J.M. Coetzee, Joyce Carol Oates, John Biguenet and Peter Walker. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: CFG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903141079
- ISBN
- 9780903141079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. A celebration of Granta's first quarter century with new writing from the writers who made its reputation, including Martin Amis, Paul Auster, William Boyd, Amit Chaudhul, Richard Ford, James Hamilton-Paterson, Jan Morris, Blake Morrison, Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Theroux and Edmund White. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 427. "Commissioning organisation: [editor Ian Jack]. 316 p. ill. (some col.), ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Jack, Ian,. Associated Dates: 1945-. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Granta Books Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0166503
- ISBN
- 9780903141710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Hyperides was ranked in antiquity as second in greatness only to Demosthenes amongst the Ten Attic Orators. His execution in 322 BC for opposition to Macedonian rule left Dinarchus as the last of the Ten to survive. Editor(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856683077
- ISBN
- 9780856683077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardback. "A remarkable analysis of an important medieval text.. This work will surely initiate new studies of the precolonial frame of mind and the role of distinct versions of medieval manuscripts in the shaping of medieval understanding."-Sixteenth Century Journal Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812233438
- ISBN
- 9780812233438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.62€ 44.59
€ 68.62
€ 44.59
Paperback. 'Thompson's best work of the past three decades' New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330510790
- ISBN
- 9780330510790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 4.99
€ 13.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Wythoff, Grant. Series: Electronic Mediations (Paperback). BIC Classification: DNF; DSK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517900854
- ISBN
- 9781517900854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.60
€ 40.99
€ 38.60