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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

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Soueif, Ahdaf; Hamilton, Omar Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BM; DNF; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408884980
ISBN
9781408884980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; CBP; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455440
ISBN
9781926455440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. These three dialogues here are among the most accessible of Cicero's philosophical works. Editor(s): Griffin, Miriam T. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644148
ISBN
9780199644148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. By the journalist who won the International Reporter of the Year award and the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize, this book brings together the episodes for which his journalism is renowned, analyzing the nature of both these great upheavals and the domestic tragedies he has encountered. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099266112
ISBN
9780099266112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Hamill, Sam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Stated First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627163
ISBN
9781570627163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, a unique collection of essays about her life and her activism Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819548
ISBN
9780753819548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co.
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204843
ISBN
9780872204843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

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. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428633
ISBN
9780099428633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Addressed to educators and general readers - the "consumers of literature" from all walks of life, this book explores the value and uses of literature in our time. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Indiana University Press Bloomington
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Edition
New Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253200884
ISBN
9780253200884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AMA; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262700603
ISBN
9780262700603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. A collection of essays that looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the public permit Salvador Dali. It also includes an essay on the delights of English Cooking and an account of killing an elephant in Burma. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191270
ISBN
9780141191270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. "This translation first published 1959"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1959
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440850
ISBN
9780140440850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.88

Hardcover. "On Architecture," completed by Vitruvius sometime before 27 CE and the only work of its kind to survive antiquity, serves not professionals but readers who want to understand architecture. Topics include town planning, building materials, temples, the architectural orders, houses, pavements, mosaics, water supply, measurements, and machines. Translator(s): Granger, F. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, illustrations music, plans. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1931
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674992771
ISBN
9780674992771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. De Quincey's seminal 1827 work was greatly influential on such writers as Poe, Baudelaire and Borges, and the trace of its impact can still be found today in modern satire, black humour and crime and detective fiction. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496850
ISBN
9781847496850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal. Num Pages: 456 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712. Essays and Manifestos, 1944-1990. 456 pages, 55 illustrations. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight: 728. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Atre by Michael Kobi ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084230
ISBN
9780520084230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. Translator(s): Dawson, Raymond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3D; DNF; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199574391
ISBN
9780199574391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain. In this book, the author meditates on the art of book publishing. It looks at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141978482
ISBN
9780141978482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906462031
ISBN
9781906462031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
CB Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
142
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909585171
ISBN
9781909585171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Hardcover. Marcus Aurelius (121 180 CE), philosopher-emperor, wrote the "Meditations" (his title was "The matters addressed to himself") in periods of solitude during military campaigns. His ethical, religious, and existential reflections have endured as an expression of Stoicism, a text for students of that philosophy, and a guide to the moral life. Translator(s): Haines, C.R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 119 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990647
ISBN
9780674990647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. This volume presents a new commentary on the first book of satires of the Roman satirist Juvenal. Editor(s): Braund, Professor Susanna Morton. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 332 pages, commentary, abbreviations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 332 pages, commentary, abbreviations, bibliography. Editor(s): Braund, Susanna Morton. This volume presents a new commentary on the first book of satires of the Roman satirist Juvenal. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 21. Weight: 390. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521356671
ISBN
9780521356671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 574 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203525
ISBN
9780872203525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

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