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Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
Bickford, Charlene Bangs. Ed(S): United State...
Hardback. This volume presents letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. They bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871610
- ISBN
- 9780801871610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.73
€ 162.73
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
Bickford, Charlene Bangs. Ed(S): United State...
Hardback. This volume presents letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. They bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871627
- ISBN
- 9780801871627
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€ 162.01
€ 162.01
Paperback. This text traces the efforts of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson and others to establish a credible international presence for America as a new nation. The primary source documents include dispatches, private letters and documents from archives, libraries and societies. Editor(s): Giunta, Mary A.; Graebner, Norman A.; Hill, Peter P.; Kaplan, Lawrence S. Num Pages: 311 pages, illustrations, map, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026642
- ISBN
- 9780842026642
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Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardcover. This title is not entirely consistant with the content of the work as it is not just a topographical description of the city but also an account of its inhabitants and the regulations governing their lives, of how the Sultan spent his time, of the principles and practice of Islam, and more. Editor(s): Lewis, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Austin, Michael J. L. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094365
- ISBN
- 9780906094365
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Condition: New
€ 77.29€ 75.63
€ 77.29
€ 75.63
Paperback. The Domesday Book was described by David Hume as "the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation". This text presents a complete translation of this extraordinary document. Num Pages: 1456 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439945
- ISBN
- 9780141439945
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.57
€ 52.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Fanny Trollope set sail for America with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, taking with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts, and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning. This book describes her misfortunes, and is a satirical account of a nation. Editor(s): Neville-Singleton, Pamela. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACD; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435610
- ISBN
- 9780140435610
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€ 21.99€ 18.94
€ 21.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. The author was no ordinary genius. He upset those in authority, gave captivating lectures, wrote equations on napkins in strip joints and touched countless lives everywhere. This title collects letters of Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021133
- ISBN
- 9780141021133
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This anthology seeks to revolutionize the way the Harlem Renaissance is viewed. It seeks to redress the emphasis on male writers, offering a balanced collection of writers - men and women, gay and straight, famiiar and obscure. It includes poetry, short stories, drama, essays, music and art. Editor(s): Patton, Venetria K.; Honey, Maureen. Num Pages: 544 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; ACX; AVGC6; DNF; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813529301
- ISBN
- 9780813529301
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.30
€ 47.99
€ 43.30
Paperback. Written when George Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGL; DNF; HBTB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184388
- ISBN
- 9780141184388
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393032
- ISBN
- 9780141393032
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. This selection of early saints' lives, full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, consists of classics of hagiography that were all written in the second half of the 4th century. Editor(s): White, Carolinne. Translator(s): White, Carolinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435269
- ISBN
- 9780140435269
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Selections from Patti Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393313017
- ISBN
- 9780393313017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759908
- ISBN
- 9781894759908
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardback. Translator(s): Poole, Janet. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149440
- ISBN
- 9780231149440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Paperback. Bestselling author Chuck Klosterman returns with his fascinating and often hilarious musings on pop culture and sport Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416544210
- ISBN
- 9781416544210
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.14
€ 20.99
€ 18.14
Hardcover. A glorious survey of food writing from the classical world to the present. Editor(s): Gilbert, Sandra M.; Porter, Roger J. Num Pages: 512 pages, ---. BIC Classification: DNF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 43. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239843
- ISBN
- 9780393239843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13
hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611485400
- ISBN
- 9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.25
€ 155.25
Paperback. Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth- century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a morally ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry, and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. Editor(s): Scudder, Bernard; Lewis, Simon; Thorsson, Ornulfur. Num Pages: 288 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140447705
- ISBN
- 9780140447705
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This is an annotated edition of El laberinto de la soledad, a classic text on Mexican culture and identity, first published in 1950 by Nobel prize winner Octavio Paz. It includes a wide-ranging introduction, hundreds of explanatory notes and four appendices. Editor(s): Stanton, Anthony. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DNF; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719048746
- ISBN
- 9780719048746
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Condition: New
€ 16.29
€ 16.29
Paperback. Explores the theme of friendship in the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This title offers a comprehensive view of how Emerson's and Thoreau's friendships took root and bolstered their individual political, social, and ethical projects. Editor(s): Lysaker, John T.; Rossi, William. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221438
- ISBN
- 9780253221438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21