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Paperback. An anthology of nearly two hundred "hieroglyphics," or allegorical emblems, said to have been used by the Pharaonic scribes in describing natural and moral aspects of the world. This work tells how various types of natural phenomena, emotions, virtues, philosophical concepts, and human character-types were symbolized. Translator(s): Boas, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 148 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2CX; CF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000923
ISBN
9780691000923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273737
ISBN
9780823273737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Green, Karen; Mews, Dr Constant J.; Pinder, Janice M. Series: Penn State Romance Studies Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678. Series: Penn State Romance Studies Series. 360 pages, colour illustrations. Editor(s): Green, Karen; Mews, Constant J.; Pinder, Janice M. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCB. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271033969
ISBN
9780271033969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.93
€ 82.42

Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
755
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075091
ISBN
9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674139923
ISBN
9780674139923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39
€ 115.96

Paperback. The volume examines the critical interfaces between the personal and political that frame the utopian visions of Bai Ren, Robert Francis Garcia, Cesar Lacara, Zelda Soriano, Peter Bacho, and Rey Ventura in their works. They illuminate the ongoing transformation and redefinition of the Philippine nation-state. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ateneo de Manila University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789715504713
ISBN
9789715504713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.66

Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366699
ISBN
9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.92
€ 46.42

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

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

Paperback. Neglected and obscure writers are at the fore in this incisive collection of critical essays. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785354007
ISBN
9781785354007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8, 7 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501702358
ISBN
9781501702358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 107 x 178. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309490
ISBN
9781477309490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

hardcover. This volume provides the text of "Povest Vremennykh let" ("The Tale of Bygone Years"), a source for the history of early Rus'. It consists of an intercollation of the five oldest redactions, three modern redactions, three later interpolations and Ostrowski's own final interpretation. Editor(s): Ostrowski, Donald; etc. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 1800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 220 x 203. Weight in Grams: 6596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458911
ISBN
9780916458911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.67
€ 115.22

Paperback. Series: Carnegie Mellon Nonfiction. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887480478
ISBN
9780887480478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807621
ISBN
9780875807621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801957
ISBN
9780875801957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Paperback. Scholarly edition of Aelfric's Colloquy with supporting introduction and glossary. Editor(s): Garmonsway, G. N. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 74 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780859890984
ISBN
9780859890984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals , when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, but Annals VI, which resumes the narrative 2 weeks after the execution of Sejanus, contains a fascinating variety of incidents. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856687228
ISBN
9780856687228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.36

Paperback. Ecclesiazusae, probably produced in 391 BC, is at once a typically Aristophanic fantasy of gender inversion, obscenity and farce, the earliest surviving work in the western Utopian tradition, and the source of a blueprint for a communist society on which Plato may well have drawn in his Republic. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprinted with corrections 2007. Reprinted 2015.
SKU
V9780856687082
ISBN
9780856687082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Hardcover. Following on from his first two books, Rhodes completes his edition of Thucydides' books on the Archidamian War, providing an Introduction Thucydides' history and on the Peloponnesian War, Greek text with selective critical apparatus and facing translation, and a commentary which should be useful both to specialists and to readers with little .. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 365 pages, maps,1 geneal table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the United Kingdom in 1999. Rep
SKU
V9780856687013
ISBN
9780856687013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. Latin text with facing translation plus notes and commentary. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686733
ISBN
9780856686733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. Latin text with facing translation plus notes and commentary. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686726
ISBN
9780856686726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. Ramon LLull (1232-1316) was born the son of a prosperous Catalan merchant and spent his youth pursuing worldly pursuits, until a series of powerful visions of Christ moved him to devote his life entirely to serving God. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADC; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856686344
ISBN
9780856686344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; BG; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686320
ISBN
9780856686320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

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