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Paperback. Offers the reader with modern English parallel-text translations. This title also provides an opportunity to emphasise different but related points about literal and figurative types of chastity and purity appropriate to the laity. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897808
ISBN
9780859897808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1facsim. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520066076
ISBN
9780520066076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Driven to the South Seas by ill health, Robert Louis Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the 'stirabout of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilisations, virtues and crimes'. This book gathers together all of his South Sea fiction. Editor(s): Calder, Jenni. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416430
ISBN
9780862416430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. Offering an invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life's simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), this essay on the joys of idleness contains writings on, among other things, growing old, visiting unpleasant places and the overwhelming experience of falling in love. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043968
ISBN
9780141043968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A companion to British literature explores the political, social, intellectual, and cultural history and background of English poetry, fiction, prose, and drama and analyzes the changing conditions of literary activity. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 700. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002840
ISBN
9780393303438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. This is a guide to literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241967874
ISBN
9780241967874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. . Good clean copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001102
ISBN
9780241978313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781721292
ISBN
9781781721292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Offers readers a new perspective on the relationship between time and place, time and timelessness, history and personal history Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238466
ISBN
9780803238466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601816
ISBN
9780691601816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 46.44

Paperback. Looks at the spiritual significance of circumstances and places and those who inhabit them, from the Jewish dead in a long-neglected cemetery in Poland to a dog slaughtered on a highway fronting the Black Sea to gunshots ringing out in rural Michigan. This title probes what such phenomena suggest about the times we live in. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234314
ISBN
9780803234314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain. In this book, the author meditates on the art of book publishing. It looks at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141978482
ISBN
9780141978482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816617432
ISBN
9780816617432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Maclehose Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857050106
ISBN
9780857050106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248. 192 pages, bibliography. Originally published in 1947, this is a classic work by one of Ireland's great interpreters of the medieval Irish world, from the seventh to the seventeenth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DNF; JFC. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 16. Weight: 248.
Publisher
LILLIPUT PRESS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874675310
ISBN
9781874675310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 11.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 145 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559138
ISBN
9781875559138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Representing 40 years of work with modern French art and formalistic theory, these essays cover a broad spectrum of topics, from Fry's influential promotion of post-Impressionism to art education, museums, architecture, decorative art, literature and dance. Num Pages: 452 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226266428
ISBN
9780226266428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.19

Paperback. From Ulysses' Argo to Freud's Lun, these stories explore the mysterious and often intense relationship between human beings and dogs. Illustrating a broad knowledge of literary dog lovers, and elaborating on their insights, Grenier's volume abounds with humour and history. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308289
ISBN
9780226308289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Bonnett, Amy L. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481710
ISBN
9780801481710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. This collection of translated sources investigates all aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world. It draws on a variety of documents and other contemporary writings, from Arab and Jewish, as well as Christian sources. Translator(s): Raymond, Irving W.; Lopez, Robert S. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123570
ISBN
9780231123570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A collection of 17 essays first printed in "American Quarterly", the journal of the American Studies Association. To mark the Association's 50th anniversary, the editor has brought together works which provide a window into the history and evolution of the practice of American studies. Editor(s): Maddox, Lucy. Num Pages: 458 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801860560
ISBN
9780801860560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.59

paperback. Editor(s): Arrow, Michelle; Baker, Jeannine; Monagle, Clare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DNF; JFDT; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377101
ISBN
9781925377101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Talks about the country dweller, who sees his or her world eroded by the wishy-washy liberal commands of Blairite do-gooders, who sit in North West London pontificating about the needs of country people. This book also deals with the devastations of the foot and mouth crisis that showed how the great divide between town and country dwellers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFSF; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240. On Settling. 192 pages. Talks about the country dweller, who sees his or her world eroded by the wishy-washy liberal commands of Blairite do-gooders, who sit in North West London pontificating about the needs of country people. This book also deals with the devastations of the foot and mouth crisis that showed how the great divide between town and country dwellers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFSF; WND. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826490919
ISBN
9780826490919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Hardback. These selected speeches of Roh Tae Woo, the President of the Republic of Korea, cover the years 1990, 1991 and 1992. The President addresses the issues of reunification of South and North Korea, democracy and prosperity in the Republic, Korea's place in the world and other topics. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2G; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819188519
ISBN
9780819188519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.25

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