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Hardcover. Aristotle Metaphysica Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1957
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Greek
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145134
ISBN
9780198145134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.84

Hardcover. Aristotle Ethica Nicomachea Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145110
ISBN
9780198145110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.60

Paperback. Suitable for all students of Greek theatre and literature, this book examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Editor(s): Heath, Malcolm. Translator(s): Heath, Malcolm. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446364
ISBN
9780140446364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

hardcover. Provides a standard English version of Aristotle. This work contains the substance of the original translation. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1582.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
1248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016511
ISBN
9780691016511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.70
€ 52.98

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
540
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995635
ISBN
9780674995635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments. Translator(s): Guthrie, W. K. C. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 415 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
415
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1939
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993723
ISBN
9780674993723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.70

Hardcover. Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments. Translator(s): Rackham, H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 679 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 118 x 35. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
679
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1934
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990814
ISBN
9780674990814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. Originally adapted for stage, Peter Meineck's revised translation features a general introduction and introductions to the plays. Detailed notes on staging, history, religious practice and myth combine to make a this a practical teaching text. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203600
ISBN
9780872203600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Focus Information Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051248
ISBN
9780941051248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, map/diagram. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051026
ISBN
9780941051026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

paperback. When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298. Very good copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001779
ISBN
9780140433388
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardback. This second volume of Gramsci's prison notebooks contains Notebooks Three, Four and Five. It features Gramsci's entire cluster of notes on Dante, the first set of critical texts on the question of the intellectual, and the first of a series of reflections called "Notes on Philosophy". Editor(s): Buttigieg, Joseph A. Translator(s): Buttigieg, Joseph A. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780231105927
ISBN
9780231105927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Paperback. A selection of Gramsci's writings in one volume including his most important political, cultural and historical work. The collection focuses on key concepts - such as hegemony, passive revolution, civil society, common sense - and important texts on Americanism and Fordism, and popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158929
ISBN
9780853158929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the airline Latecoere - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. This autobiographical narrative combines encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures. It includes the story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. Editor(s): Rees, William. Translator(s): Rees, William. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183190
ISBN
9780141183190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0011978
ISBN
9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. 240pp. Keywords: Irish poetry, anthology
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KHS1011326
ISBN
9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 19.00

Paperback. The best writing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning nature writer, with a foreword by Geoff Dyer. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117735
ISBN
9781782117735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. The author is the sort of person who learned about sex from her father's copy of "Fanny Hill", and who once found herself poring over a 1974 Toyota Corolla manual because it was the only thing in her apartment that she had not read at least twice. This title recounts her lifelong obsession with books. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283709
ISBN
9780140283709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Bartlett, Anne Clark; Bestul, Thomas H. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DNF; DQ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484551
ISBN
9780801484551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 68 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646293
ISBN
9780888646293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521633
ISBN
9781551521633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. The rhythm, ritual and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature. Editor(s): Hood, Ann. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WFBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353259
ISBN
9780393353259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. A memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and best-selling author. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393254815
ISBN
9780393254815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Hardcover. A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers. Editor(s): Hood, Ann. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; WFBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239492
ISBN
9780393239492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

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