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Hardcover. These essays, first published in 1860, were developed from a series of lectures and show Emerson's interest in many practical aspects of human life and reflect his increasing involvement in politics - chiefly the anti-slavery movement - during the decade before the Civil War. Editor(s): Packer, Barbara L.; Wilson, Douglas Emory; Slater, Joseph. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011908
ISBN
9780674011908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.29
€ 115.11

Hardcover. A new chapter in John Adam's diplomatic career opened when the Dutch recognized the United States in April 1782. This volume chronicles Adam's efforts to achieve these objectives. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Rodrique, Jessie M.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson. Num Pages: 536 pages, 12halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018129
ISBN
9780674018129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.94
€ 79.62

Hardback. When a master novelist, essayist, and critic searches for the wellsprings of his own work, where does he turn? Here, the author a Peruvian writer, presidential contender, and public intellectual - answers this most personal question with elegant concision in this collection of essays. Series: The Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028364
ISBN
9780674028364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028425
ISBN
9780674028425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Hardback. A study of the changing role of religion in Western culture. It focuses on the Sunday lives of a number of prominent British and American writers - and what they have had to say about Sunday. It also examines such observant Christians as George Herbert, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Hannah More, and Jonathan Edwards. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031685
ISBN
9780674031685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 501 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line illustration, 3 tables. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
501
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674139916
ISBN
9780674139916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.29
€ 114.30

Hardcover. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674258228
ISBN
9780674258228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.90

Hardcover. Shirley Werner, On the History of the Commenta Bernensia and the Adnotationes super Lucanum, Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Department of the Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379442
ISBN
9780674379442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.02

Paperback. In this presentation of William Manning's writings, early American political debates over "republicanism" and "liberalism" come to life. The writings offer a grass-roots view of the rise of democratic opposition in the new nation and also shed light on the popular culture of the epoch. Editor(s): Merrill, Michael; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA; JPFF; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674502888
ISBN
9780674502888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
826
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674789876
ISBN
9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.26
€ 70.43

Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002286
ISBN
9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.14

Paperback. Picasso's extraordinary capacity to work in a variety of mediums and styles amazed his critics since the first years of the century. This collection of critical and personal reactions to Picasso provides an account of the many innovations and changes of direction that baffled his contemporaries. It also reveals his working methods and attitudes. Editor(s): McCully, Marilyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003481
ISBN
9780691003481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. A collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt. It shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. It explores the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 line drawings 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2CXC; AS; DNF; HRC; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004587
ISBN
9780691004587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 55.26

Hardcover. Comprises annotations on more than fifty books and manuscripts (from "Valckenaer" to "Zwick", and "Addenda"). This book includes comments on Wordsworth's "Benjamin the Waggoner," "The Prelude," and "Translation of Virgil's Aeneid," as well as on William Godwins's verse drama "Abbas." Editor(s): Jackson, H. J. Series: Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Num Pages: 760 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DNF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 46. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
732
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004952
ISBN
9780691004952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 291.92
€ 215.49

Paperback. "First Princeton paperback printing, 1989"--T.p. verso. Illustrator(s): Johnson, L.S. Editor(s): Oden, Thomas C. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DNF; DSBF; HPCF3; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020532
ISBN
9780691020532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. An English translation of a major work by the great Neoplatonist philosopher, whose commentary greatly influenced later medieval and Renaissance thought. It comprises a full account of Proclus's own metaphysical system, disguised in the form of commentary. Translator(s): Morrow, Glenn R.; Dillon, John M. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020891
ISBN
9780691020891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.56
€ 70.74

Paperback. Presents a tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of reason and the obstacles set by jealousy and resistance - to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden. This work includes an introduction, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. Translator(s): Dahlberg, Charles. Num Pages: 520 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044569
ISBN
9780691044569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. Aims to bring to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State, documenting, among many things, his epochal duel with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over the conduct of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 856 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047799
ISBN
9780691047799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.51
€ 126.61

Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048161
ISBN
9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.00
€ 198.92

Hardback. A collection of fifty-three early pieces by Thoreau representing the full range of his youthful imagination. Collected, arranged, and edited, these writings date from 1828 to 1852 and cover a range of subjects, such as: learning, morals, literature, history, politics, and love. Editor(s): Moldenhauer, Joseph J.; Moser, Erwin. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691062860
ISBN
9780691062860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.77
€ 109.42

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