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Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 2 ISBN 0674017463. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Eiland, Howard; Smith, Gary. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015883
ISBN
9780674015883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.04

Hardcover. The "Metamorphoses" ("The Golden Ass") of Apuleius (born c. 125 CE) is a romance combining realism and magic. Lucius wants the sensations of a bird, but by pharmaceutical accident becomes an ass. The bulk of the novel recounts his adventures as an animal, but Lucius also recounts many stories he overhears, including that of Cupid and Psyche. Translator(s): Hanson, J.A. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 115 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Harvard UP
Number of pages
286
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674994980
ISBN
9780674994980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Features personal and professional works of Machiavelli. This book strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. Translator(s): Bondanella, Peter E.; Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140150926
ISBN
9780140150926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Featuring a collection of non-fiction, this volume includes classics such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'How the Poor Die' and 'Such, Such were the Joys'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187396
ISBN
9780141187396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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
€ 14.98

Paperback. In a selection of essays, fiction, poetry and photography, Granta magazine explores the mind of the physician, the plight of the patient and the maladies that bring us together. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Granta Publications Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881611
ISBN
9781905881611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. This is a collection of essays by the Cuban essayist and journalist. His work often seeks to confront the role of reader, author and character and question the form of each in order to explore new literary possibilities. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099430858
ISBN
9780099430858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Carlos Castaneda was one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the 20th century. In this stunning new jacket edition of his bestselling book, he takes the reader on an amazing journey of the soul via the teachings of the great sorcerer don Juan and reveals that there are worlds existing within our own that can be visited through dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; VXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Element Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855384279
ISBN
9781855384279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96. Series: Dover Thrift S. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight: 96.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298238
ISBN
9780486298238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.24

Paperback. An anthology of Ancient Egyptian literature, revised to offer fresh translations of all the texts as well as some 25 new entries, including writings from the late literature of the Demotic period at the end of classical Egyptian history. It also includes an extensive bibliography. Editor(s): Simpson, William Kelly. Translator(s): Ritner, Robert K.; Tobin, Vincent A.; Wente, Professor Edward, Jr. Num Pages: 624 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099201
ISBN
9780300099201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Includes all issues such as political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. This title offers an essay on style. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 2. Weight in Grams: 22.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393063
ISBN
9780141393063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Is "Cupid and Psyche" a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This book provides a translation of this best known section of "Apuleius' Golden Ass". Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209725
ISBN
9780872209725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Virginia Woolf began writing reviews for the Guardian 'to make a few pence' from her father's death in 1904, and continued until the last decade of her life. This title offers a selection of her writings ranging from reflections on class and education, to slyly ironic reviews, and a superlative tour of her London neighbourhood. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589778
ISBN
9780099589778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Enriched by anecdotes, gossip, and details of character and personal appearance, "Lives of the Caesars "by Suetonius (born c. 70 CE) is a valuable and colourful source of information about the first twelve Roman emperors, Roman imperial politics, and Roman imperial socity. Part of Suetonius "Lives of Illustrious Men" (of letters) also survives. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 547 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 118 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Loeb Classical Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1914
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995659
ISBN
9780674995659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, this attractive book offers daily inspirational readings from this much-loved writer, making this a most thoughtful gift. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007532827
ISBN
9780007532827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg's most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 48. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620869
ISBN
9780748620869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Keown, Dominic; Kitts, Sally-Ann; Rubies, Joan-Pau; Wheeler, Max; Willis, Judith; Yates, Alan. Series: Anglo-Catalan Society Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
138
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512065
ISBN
9781905512065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. * 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, THE IRISH TIMES Series: Virago Classic Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860682677
ISBN
9780860682677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Contains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by racial segregation and presents a poignant account of the author's first journey to 'the Old Country', the Southern states. Num Pages: 208 pages, forms transparencies. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140184471
ISBN
9780140184471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. The sequel to "The Lost World of the Kalahari" in which Laurens Van der Post records everything he has learned of the life and lore of Africa's first inhabitants. This book journeys into the mind and spirit of the Bushmen, a people outlawed by the advance of the blacks and whites alike. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DNF; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428749
ISBN
9780099428749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Contains 27 essays and reviews defining the contours of late modernism in the visual arts. Ranging from brief reviews to extended essays, the writings establish a set of basic terms for understanding key issues in high modernism. An extended introductory essay by the author clarifies his views. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 colour plates, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226263199
ISBN
9780226263199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. A translation that offers an introduction presenting both basic information and a sense of scholarly opinion. Editor(s): Woodruff, Paul. Translator(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Copyright 1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200760
ISBN
9780872200760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Hardcover. The "Anabasis of Alexander" by Arrian (ca. 95 175 BCE) is the best extant account of Alexander the Great s adult life. A description of India and of Nearchus voyage thence, was to be a supplement. Translator(s): Robson, E.I. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 634 pages, 1col map. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
634
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Revised Text and Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674992603
ISBN
9780674992603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903182
ISBN
9781907903182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.85

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