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Paperback. The Treaty of Bayonne of 1388 between Juan I, King of Castile, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Pretender to the Castilian throne, was one of the most important treaties of the Hundred Years War. In the transcription of the documents, the original spellings of words, however inconsistent, have been respected. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893169
ISBN
9780859893169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.36

Paperback. Repackaged to feature Tolkien's own painting of the Tree of Amalion, this collection includes his famous essay, 'On Fairy-stories' and the story that exemplifies this, 'Leaf by Niggle', together with the poem 'Mythopoeia' and the verse drama, 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth', which tells of the events following the disastrous Battle of Maldon. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007105045
ISBN
9780007105045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 8.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388391
ISBN
9780857388391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 220. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Thomas Press Inc United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780911487008
ISBN
9780911487008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.37
€ 57.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631759
ISBN
9781578631759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.73

Paperback. These 11 essays are the writings that galvanized the 60s youth revolution, written when Leary was at the peak of his popularity, influence and visionary intensity. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ronin Publishing United States
Edition
6th ed.
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579510091
ISBN
9781579510091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardcover. We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 43 BCE), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. Translator(s): King, J. E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 120 x 173 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1927
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991569
ISBN
9780674991569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

hardcover. Editor(s): Coltrane, Robert. Series: The University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition. Num Pages: 456 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812233636
ISBN
9780812233636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.87

Hardcover. A stimulating and enticing selection of the writings and witticisms of the early 19th century liberal cleric and founder of 'The Edinburgh Review', arranged thematically along with biographical extracts written by his daughter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC91; HRCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829513
ISBN
9780718829513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

paperback. Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and this work tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Davies, Moya Llewellyn; Thomson, George. Num Pages: 320 pages, endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238 298pp. Reissued, 2000
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Edition
New e. edition
SKU
9780192813251
ISBN
9780192813251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Scully, Pauline Bermingham. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Arlen House
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781851321193
ISBN
9781851321193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

Paperback. So two Jews were on a train. "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost" says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which we hear the voices of generations using humour to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; JFSR1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052168
ISBN
9780226052168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York Review Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781681370866
ISBN
9781681370866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 14.52

Paperback. Pourquoi ne profite-t-on pas de tout ce qui nous arrive pour changer notre vie? Editor(s): Carriere, Marie. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645531
ISBN
9780888645531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619020511
ISBN
9781619020511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Stowe's rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; FC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224023
ISBN
9781840224023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904246077
ISBN
9781904246077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Brings together the author's important critical writing from 1972 to 1980. This title explores some of the most controversial artists and thinkers of our time, including her polemic against Hitler's favourite film-maker, Leni Riefenstahl, and the cult of fascist art, as well as an analysis of Hans-Jurgen Syberberg's "Hitler, a Film from Germany". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190082
ISBN
9780141190082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. Nineteen contemporary writers of literary nonfiction engage with classic essays in this unique new collection. Editor(s): Foster, Patricia; Porter, Jeff. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810208
ISBN
9781554810208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Paperback. The American poet, Thomas Lynch, is also a funeral director in a small Michigan town, and this is his testimony. It comprises 12 essays - each a lesson taught to the living by the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099767312
ISBN
9780099767312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Lence, Ross M. Num Pages: 656 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971035
ISBN
9780865971035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. A collection of essays taken from 40 years of the author's work. It is divided into three sections: State of the Art , which covers literature; State of the Union , which deals with politics and public life; and State of Being , which gives his personal responses to people and events. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 65. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105246
ISBN
9780349105246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Shows the range and depth of Ruskin's work, and reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. This volume also shows that his work "Unto this Last" is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy. Editor(s): Wilmer, Clive. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432114
ISBN
9780140432114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. "Originally published in French as L'urgence et la patience"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Gauvin, Edward. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 177 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628970791
ISBN
9781628970791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.25

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