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Hardback. James Hogg's Jacobite Relics - originally commissioned by the Highland Society of London in 1817 - is an important addition to The Collected Works of James Hogg. Editor(s): Pittock, Professor Murray. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 584 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; AVGC; DNF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1055.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615926
- ISBN
- 9780748615926
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Condition: New
€ 170.53€ 160.78
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Hardback. Lay Sermons offers, playfully, a series of lay sermons on good principles and good breeding - the last thing that one would expect from the pen of Blackwood's Ettrick Shepherd Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S.; Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748607464
- ISBN
- 9780748607464
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€ 111.73€ 107.06
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Hardback. Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg's most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615568
- ISBN
- 9780748615568
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Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 106.42
€ 111.73
€ 106.42
Hardback. The first edition of The Spy since its original publication in 1810-11 includes early versions of some of Hogg's best-known poetry and prose besides a wealth of fascinating and lesser-known material. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614172
- ISBN
- 9780748614172
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Condition: New
€ 164.65€ 155.35
€ 164.65
€ 155.35
Hardback. James Hogg knew Sir Walter Scott well, and after Scott's death in 1832 he wrote an affectionate but frank account of their long friendship. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609338
- ISBN
- 9780748609338
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Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 106.42
€ 111.73
€ 106.42
Paperback. In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748663187
- ISBN
- 9780748663187
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.89
€ 26.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. James Hogg's Jacobite Relics - originally commissioned by the Highland Society of London in 1817 - is an important addition to The Collected Works of James Hogg. Editor(s): Pittock, Professor Murray. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AVGC; DNF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 43. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615919
- ISBN
- 9780748615919
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Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 145.35
€ 152.89
€ 145.35
Hardback. Like other well-known writers of the time, Hogg was a contributor to the annuals, and this book brings together all the Hogg texts that were either written for, or first published in, annuals and gift-books. Editor(s): Currie, Janette; Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615278
- ISBN
- 9780748615278
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Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 107.06
€ 111.73
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Hardcover. In this selection of Mangan's poetry and prose, Mangan can be appreciated not only for the poignancy and power of his late poems and autobiographical writings, but also for those talents admired by his original readers: his metrical skills, his love of wordplay and his surrealist humour. Editor(s): Ryder, Sean. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1042. Selected Writings. 480 pages, index. Editor(s): Ryder, Sean. In this selection of Mangan's poetry and prose, Mangan can be appreciated not only for the poignancy and power of his late poems and autobiographical writings, but also for those talents admired by his original readers: his metrical skills, his love of wordplay and his surrealist humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 49. Weight: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558095
- ISBN
- 9781904558095
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Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 58.68
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€ 58.68
Paperback. Recounting the final days of Arthur and set in a world of fading chivalric glory, this title depicts the Round Table diminished in strength after the Quest for the Holy Grail, and with its integrity threatened by the weakness of Arthur's own knights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442557
- ISBN
- 9780140442557
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.05
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Paperback. Num Pages: 1711 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 98. Weight in Grams: 2660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2Vol Set
- Number of pages
- 1711
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971172
- ISBN
- 9780865971172
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.86
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chapman, R. W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1536 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1536
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000131
- ISBN
- 9780199540211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 32.99€ 20.55
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€ 20.55
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606054
- ISBN
- 9780748606054
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Condition: New
€ 129.37€ 114.80
€ 129.37
€ 114.80
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Redford, Bruce; Goldring, Elizabeth. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606061
- ISBN
- 9780748606061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.81€ 194.57
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€ 194.57
Hardback. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. Manuscript Edition: Volume 3, 1776--1780. 1776-1780. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. 352 pages. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight: 826.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606047
- ISBN
- 9780748606047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 111.86
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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807006238
- ISBN
- 9780807006238
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.06
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Paperback. Contains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by racial segregation and presents a poignant account of the author's first journey to 'the Old Country', the Southern states. Num Pages: 208 pages, forms transparencies. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140184471
- ISBN
- 9780140184471
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921396
- ISBN
- 9780813921396
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Condition: New
€ 32.41
€ 32.41
Paperback. An anthology of writing by Jacqueline Rose, a singular, provocative critic renowned for her commitment to psychoanalytic theory as a uniquely productive way of analyzing literature, culture, politics, and society. Editor(s): Clemens, Justin; Naparstek, Ben. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349785
- ISBN
- 9780822349785
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
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Paperback. Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories, "The Golden Legend" was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. This title captures the immediacy of this image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature. Translator(s): Ryan, William Granger. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001531
- ISBN
- 9780691001531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45