Literary essays
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Literary essays
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
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.50
€ 38.99
€ 35.50
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.88€ 81.35
€ 82.88
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Paperback. Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers in the archives of a deceased philosopher friend of his. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the course of his life and eventual demise. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780992974718
- ISBN
- 9780992974718
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.17
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€ 10.17
Paperback. A collection of Gilbert White's letters to the explorer and naturalist Daines Barrington and the eminent zoologist Thomas Pennant - White's intellectual lifelines from his country-village home. This title presents an evocation of the lives of the flora and fauna of eighteenth-century England. Editor(s): Mabey, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140431124
- ISBN
- 9780140431124
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.96
€ 10.99
€ 8.96
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546507
- ISBN
- 9781857546507
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Hardback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205598
- ISBN
- 9780872205598
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Condition: New
€ 66.29€ 51.61
€ 66.29
€ 51.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810124882
- ISBN
- 9780810124882
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.47
€ 31.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. A newly translated epic about the premier leader of the Songhay Empire. Editor(s): Hale, Thomas. Series: African Epic. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209900
- ISBN
- 9780253209900
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803299177
- ISBN
- 9780803299177
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.35
€ 16.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; DNF; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807001912
- ISBN
- 9780807001912
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.04
€ 18.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Translator(s): Bonnett, Amy L. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481710
- ISBN
- 9780801481710
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Condition: New
€ 34.78
€ 34.78
Paperback. Despite his reputation for idleness, Peter Cook was a great comedy writer, who created countless outrageous sketches and articles and was famed for his prolific role in the satire boom of the 1960s. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0006250
- ISBN
- 9780099443254
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 220. .
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- 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
€ 60.20€ 57.23
€ 60.20
€ 57.23
Paperback. Taken from the columns of the "Irish Press", "Hibernia", "The Crane Bag" and "Irish University Review", this gathering of prose, essays and reviews focuses on Joyce, Kavanagh, O'Casey, Behan, Bowen, Gregory, Shaw and Wilde, as well as on Irish drama and Paul Valery. The author brings a continental sensibility to bear on his literary milieu. Editor(s): McFadden, Hugh. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0017928
- ISBN
- 9781843510666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Grafton, John. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486408941
- ISBN
- 9780486408941
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Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel "Pigs in Heaven", explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571179503
- ISBN
- 9780571179503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974645
- ISBN
- 9780393974645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.80
€ 20.80
Declamation on the Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex (The Oth...
Henricus Cornelius Agrippa
Paperback. Originally published in 1529, this work argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they have long been excluded. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 142 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010595
- ISBN
- 9780226010595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.04
€ 41.04
Paperback. This text gathers together the many interviews, broadcasts, statements and reviews that were omitted from "Required Writing". Taken together the collection fills in a consistent but sometimes unexpected portrait of Philip Larkin - mordant, intolerant, generous, but always himself. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571216147
- ISBN
- 9780571216147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.38
€ 19.99
€ 13.38
Paperback. Comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. Editor(s): Radzinowicz, Mary Ann. Series: Cambridge English Prose Texts. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0001057
- ISBN
- 9780521286800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99