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Paperback. Features an appendix that contains the fragments of early Greek love poetry which helps the reader appreciate the rich, and perhaps elusive, meaning of eros. Editor(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Translator(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202207
ISBN
9780872202207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780801494338
ISBN
9780801494338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.70

Hardback. A new edition of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Editor(s): Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 704 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605781
ISBN
9780748605781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 108.45

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213174
ISBN
9780253213174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.26

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

€ 12.99
€ 11.82

paperback. One of the greatest 19th-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his descriptions of the flora and fauna of the continent'. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DNF; PD; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445534
ISBN
9780140445534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. "Perfect Catch" is a bundle of poems, plays and collaborations between Ian McMillan and various musicians, theatre groups, radio producers and ordinary and extraordinary people. Poetry is a community art for this writer, not a craft pursued in a lonely room. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 187. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0281282
ISBN
9781857544961
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardback. This volume collects for the first time essays published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Bowen's lifetime as well as essays which have never been published before. The essays include Bowen's observations on age, toys, disappointment, writers, and manners. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635689
ISBN
9780748635689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.47
€ 129.49

Hardback. Though known chiefly as a writer of novels and stories, Paul Bowles (1910-99) thought of himself first and foremost as a composer. This book collects the music criticism that Bowles published between 1935 and 1946 as well as an interview conducted by Irene Herrmann shortly before his death. Editor(s): Mangan, Timothy; Herrmann, Irene. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236554
ISBN
9780520236554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.66

paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Wakefield Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984115563
ISBN
9780984115563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.91

Hardback. Written as a response to the economic crisis of the 1840s - closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, the starving poor, this title provides a trenchant articulation of the political, social, religious, and economic climate of the mid-nineteenth century and a prophetic vision of the future. Series: Norman & Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. Num Pages: 968 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242500
ISBN
9780520242500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.94

Paperback. A.T. Hatto's translation conveys the bold exuberance and complexities of 'Parzival', the great German poem on the Holy Grail, while Hatto's foreword examines the genre of medieval Grail Romances. This edition also includes a glossary, an 'Introduction to a Second Reading' and further reading. Translator(s): Hatto, A. T. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443615
ISBN
9780140443615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905037
ISBN
9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Gill, Mary Louise; Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
175
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203280
ISBN
9780872203280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Translator(s): King, Brendan. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517246
ISBN
9781903517246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. * Witty, catty and entertaining, Paris Was Yesterday is an insider's guide to the arts scene in Paris between the wars Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080267
ISBN
9781844080267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Varese, Louise. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
New Directions
Number of pages
118
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200073
ISBN
9780811200073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. An account of conversations between the two great intellectuals. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178. Explorations in Music and Society. 208 pages. An account of conversations between the two great intellectuals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747563853
ISBN
9780747563853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

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. A collection of articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio, includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought to life in Fry's novel "The Liar" and the best of Fry's weekly column for the "Daily Telegraph". Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099457022
ISBN
9780099457022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

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