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Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221190
ISBN
9781840221190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.12

Hardback. This is a translation into English of the complete "Yin-Hai Jing-Wei", a classic 15th-century text on Chinese ophthalmology. This work offers an unprecedented view of the practice of medicine, and specifically eye care, in pre-modern China. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U.; Kovacs, Jurgen. Translator(s): Kovacs, Jurgen; Unschuld, Paul U. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 525 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFCX; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080584
ISBN
9780520080584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.49
€ 64.21

Hardback. Theodor W Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. This collection of twenty-seven essays represents the full range of Adorno's music writing. Editor(s): Leppert, Richard. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 760 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: AV; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226722
ISBN
9780520226722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.78
€ 59.97

Paperback. Theodor W Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. This title presents the full range of Adorno's music writing. Editor(s): Leppert, Richard. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 760 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: AV; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
760
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520231597
ISBN
9780520231597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.76

Hardback. Translator(s): Kowal, Michael. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645858
ISBN
9780691645858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 283.14

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691622637
ISBN
9780691622637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.77

Hardback. Editor(s): McCloskey, Donald N. Series: Quantitative studies in History Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DNF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646909
ISBN
9780691646909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 234.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3226 x 4852 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thieme Publishing Group Germany
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9783132411364
ISBN
9783132411364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KCHS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650180
ISBN
9780691650180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.83
€ 162.39

paperback. Offers two works on life's fleeting pleasures by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. This book includes ribald stories of drunken monks to aching nostalgia for the fading traditions of the Japanese court. Translator(s): McKinney, Meredith. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192109
ISBN
9780141192109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619020009
ISBN
9781619020009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Hardcover. Presents essays on Turgenev, Goldsmith, Congreve, Gibbon and Horace Walpole. This title is suitable for for students, common readers and scholars alike. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701206710
ISBN
9780701206710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 277 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168609
ISBN
9780691168609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This title includes translation of selected letters and essays that traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. Editor(s): Adler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447088
ISBN
9780140447088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 684 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970557
ISBN
9780865970557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Eugene F. Num Pages: 684 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970564
ISBN
9780865970564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Plutarch wrote a large number of essays on ethical, scientific, philosophical, ephemeral, historical and literary topics. Even when dealing with technical subjects, the essays reflect the author's particular style - with anecdotes and quotations included. Editor(s): Kidd, Ian. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445640
ISBN
9780140445640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.89

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164985
ISBN
9780300164985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Shawn, Wallace. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608460021
ISBN
9781608460021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Features essays, reviews and articles that illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an art. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395463
ISBN
9780141395463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Featuring a collection of articles, this book focuses on the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. It includes a selection of shorter pieces such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183060
ISBN
9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Revealing the author's thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes, this work includes titles such as: "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience". Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140178975
ISBN
9780140178975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. ESSAYISM is a personal, critical and polemical book about the genre, its history and its contemporary possibilities, itself an example of what it describes: an essay that is curious and digressive and at the same time held together by a personal voice and a polemical point. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125. .
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910695418
ISBN
9781910695418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

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

€ 43.99
€ 36.86

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