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Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613943
ISBN
9789881613943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Portrays the Russian people. This title presents a series of interlinked stories including "The Shot", in which a duel is revisited after many years, and the grotesque "The Undertaker". It also features "Roslavlev" and the "Egyptian Nights". Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446753
ISBN
9780140446753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. This title presents an analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Editor(s): Kramnick, Isaac. Translator(s): Bevan, Gerald. Num Pages: 992 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140447606
ISBN
9780140447606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; DNF; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215861
ISBN
9780812215861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Editor(s): West, Thomas G. Num Pages: 645 pages, note, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
645
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971424
ISBN
9780865971424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.72

Hardcover. Editor(s): West, Thomas G. Num Pages: 645 pages, note, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
645
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971417
ISBN
9780865971417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Explores form, style, life, love, death, mortality, immortality and what art and writing can mean. Part fiction, part essay, this book is a revelation of what writing can do. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241959572
ISBN
9780241959572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Part memoir, part ars poetica, Scottish-Canadian poet Alice Major discusses Science with characteristic gleaming perspicacity. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645951
ISBN
9780888645951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. The first collection of Alice Walker's non-fiction spanning fifteen years in the career of this remarkable writer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819609
ISBN
9780753819609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. 'An extraordinarily diverse collection; pure Walker, fresh-eyed and sassy' NEW YORK TIMES Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819586
ISBN
9780753819586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, a unique collection of essays about her life and her activism Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819548
ISBN
9780753819548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531069
ISBN
9780714531069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Brings together a substantial number of Elizabeth Bowen's ungathered and unknown radio broadcasts, interviews and public lectures. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DNS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640423
ISBN
9780748640423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; FYB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages but otherwise a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008782
ISBN
9780486280387
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081940
ISBN
9781847081940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

paperback. The author grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed first-hand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In this book, he brings us face to face with fanaticism he suggests ways in which we can all respond. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; DNF; HBJF1; JPVH3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572725
ISBN
9780099572725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490322
ISBN
9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. A collection of critical and polemical essays. It features such essays as: "Refusal to Inter", "Legitimate Defense", "Surrealism and the Treatment of Mental Illness", "Introduction to the Strange Tales of Achim von Arnim", and "Picasso in His Element". Translator(s): Polizzotti, Mark; Caws, Mary Ann. Series: French Modernist Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220843
ISBN
9780803220843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Describes a Negro tramp, a drowned child, a lunatic and other casualties of life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437833
ISBN
9780099437833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Hardback. Andrea Zanzotto is widely considered Italy's most influential living poet. This book includes the very best poems from fourteen of his major books of verse and a selection of thirteen essays that helps illuminate themes in his poetry as well as elucidate key theoretical underpinnings of his thought. Editor(s): Barron, Patrick. Translator(s): Barron, Patrick; Feldman, Ruth; Harrison, Thomas J.; Swann, Brian; Welle, John P.; Wilkins, Elizabeth A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftines, 41 line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226978840
ISBN
9780226978840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 46.02

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