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Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases, remains a good readable copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0017533
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. This volume presents a new commentary on the first book of satires of the Roman satirist Juvenal. Editor(s): Braund, Professor Susanna Morton. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 332 pages, commentary, abbreviations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 332 pages, commentary, abbreviations, bibliography. Editor(s): Braund, Susanna Morton. This volume presents a new commentary on the first book of satires of the Roman satirist Juvenal. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 21. Weight: 390. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521356671
ISBN
9780521356671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardback. This student's edition of Hecuba prepared by Justina Gregory offers the first modern, full-length commentary suitable for classroom use. It includes an introduction, appendix on lyric meters, bibliography, and index. Editor(s): Gregory, Justina. Series: American Philological Association Textbook Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus, map. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780788506123
ISBN
9780788506123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.46

Paperback. This translation of the "Dialogue with Trypho" reveals important information on the development of early Jewish-Christian relations and the text of the New Testament, and is one of the earliest conversion accounts. It should prove a useful text on the development of religion in Late Antiquity. Editor(s): Slusser, Michael. Translator(s): Falls, Thomas B. Series: Selections from the Fathers of the Church S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813213422
ISBN
9780813213422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.70

Hardback. The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. Editor(s): Hahner, June E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026338
ISBN
9780842026338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.54

Hardcover. (Bellum Gallicum, cum A. Hirti supplemento.) Edited by R. L. A. Du Pontet. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146025
ISBN
9780198146025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.65

Paperback. Recording the events of the author's life, who is a military leader, this title depicts his struggle with Pompey over the leadership of Republican Rome - a conflict that spanned the entire Roman world, from Gaul and Spain to Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Gardner, Jane. Translator(s): Gardner, Jane. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps, plans, index, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441871
ISBN
9780140441871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This title records of his campaigns. Translator(s): Gardner, Jane; Handford, S.A. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444339
ISBN
9780140444339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of their meaning, and the long text, completed some twenty years later, which moves from vision to a daringly speculative theology. Translator(s): Spearing, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446739
ISBN
9780140446739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; GTF; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637433
ISBN
9780691637433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 221.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173640
ISBN
9781590173640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.62

paperback. Editor(s): Julavits, Heidi; Vida, Vendela; Leland, Andrew. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Believer Magazine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940450322
ISBN
9781940450322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.61

paperback. Editor(s): Julavits, Heidi; Leland, Andrew; Vida, Vendela. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Believer Magazine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940450117
ISBN
9781940450117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 106 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100781
ISBN
9781585100781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. The best of short literary memoirs, essays and reflections, many of which were written expressly for this collection. Editor(s): Kitchen, Judith; Lenney, Dinah. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350999
ISBN
9780393350999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394567
ISBN
9781566394567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. This book chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Burns, Stewart; Carson, Susan; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 598 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079526
ISBN
9780520079526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87
€ 57.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Malcolm, Joyce Lee. Num Pages: 1180 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971899
ISBN
9780865971899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Hardcover. Editor(s): Malcolm, Joyce Lee. Num Pages: 1180 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 80. Weight in Grams: 2230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Number of pages
1180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971875
ISBN
9780865971875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.90

paperback. Illustrator(s): Wales, Shelley. Editor(s): Craig, Lee. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 55 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551051543
ISBN
9781551051543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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