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Paperback. With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182582
ISBN
9780141182582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A collection of charming and celebrated writings about cats, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007285518
ISBN
9780007285518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

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

€ 124.27
€ 116.41

Paperback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351689
ISBN
9781584351689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.78

Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048161
ISBN
9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.43
€ 199.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486805597
ISBN
9780486805597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.41

Hardcover. The main aim of Dionysius of Halicarnassus "Roman Antiquities," which began to appear in 7 BCE, was to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the twenty books (from the earliest times to 264 BCE) we have the first nine complete; most of 10 and 11; extracts; and an epitome of the whole. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 116 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1945
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674994102
ISBN
9780674994102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardcover. The main aim of Dionysius of Halicarnassus "Roman Antiquities," which began to appear in 7 BCE, was to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the twenty books (from the earliest times to 264 BCE) we have the first nine complete; most of 10 and 11; extracts; and an epitome of the whole. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 25. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
482
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1950
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674994270
ISBN
9780674994270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), c. 150 235 CE, was born in Bithynia. Little of his "Roman History" survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. Dio s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 507 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
507
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
New issue of 1916 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990739
ISBN
9780674990739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Katabasis United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition (3rd print)
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904872347
ISBN
9780904872347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. Tells the story of a man preparing for the wonder and terror of his first child's birth, and from Frank O'Connor's comes a hilarious tale of a small boy's war against his paternal rival in 'My Oedipus Complex'. Editor(s): Tesdell, Diana Secker. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5HF; DN; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 119 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596150
ISBN
9781841596150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126097
ISBN
9781897126097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Hardcover. A special feature of this volume is the first fully annotated translation of Erasmus' Catalogues Iucubrationum (Ep 1341 A), an extremely important document for the study of Erasmus' life and works and of the controversies they aroused. Translator(s): Mynors, Sir R. A. B. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 495 pages, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: DN; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802026040
ISBN
9780802026040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.36

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New foreword by Anthony Gr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165646
ISBN
9780691165646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Presents the experiences of Scottish soldiers during the Second World War in their own words. This book includes descriptions ranging from the brutal hardships suffered by General Slim's 'forgotten' 14th Army as it fought its way through Burma to the large scale onslaught of the D-Day landings to the deprivations of the Siege of Malta. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437101
ISBN
9780752437101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Series: The history of literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1983rd Edition
SKU
V9780333271391
ISBN
9780333271391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.07

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903045
ISBN
9781907903045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521187282
ISBN
9780521187282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204867
ISBN
9780872204867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593774
ISBN
9780199593774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

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