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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1834-1903) was a travel writer, a story teller and memoirist of the first order, and his work is a record of a lost way of life amongst the strangest upper classes of English society. This volume is a condensation of the 6-volume autobiography was published between 1899-1903 in England. Editor(s): Mille, Anita; Papp, James. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335492
- ISBN
- 9780897335492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.14
€ 18.99
€ 18.14
Hardcover. The 25 essays in this collection range from the earliest of O.B. Hardison Jr's work to those unpublished at the time of his death and cover such subjects as Shakespeare's plays, Dadaist poetry and architecture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820318196
- ISBN
- 9780820318196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
Hardback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674028418
- ISBN
- 9780674028418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.89
€ 45.99
€ 37.89
Hardback. Translator(s): Johnson, Wallace. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 622 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; DNF; HBJF; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691636320
- ISBN
- 9780691636320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.92
€ 302.92
Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 826
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674789876
- ISBN
- 9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.20€ 70.43
€ 78.20
€ 70.43
Hardback. This is a translation into English of the complete "Yin-Hai Jing-Wei", a classic 15th-century text on Chinese ophthalmology. This work offers an unprecedented view of the practice of medicine, and specifically eye care, in pre-modern China. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U.; Kovacs, Jurgen. Translator(s): Kovacs, Jurgen; Unschuld, Paul U. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 525 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFCX; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080584
- ISBN
- 9780520080584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.00€ 63.94
€ 83.00
€ 63.94
Paperback. Provides the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and 'mindsource' images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780141979564
- ISBN
- 9780141979564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.82
€ 17.99
€ 13.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Omnidawn Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890650322
- ISBN
- 9781890650322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Features a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, and an essay about the film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father. This collection ends with a bravura piece of very personal reportage about the conman who stole authors life savings. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571319701
- ISBN
- 9780571319701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571323197
- ISBN
- 9780571323197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.96
€ 6.99
€ 6.96
Paperback. Collects essays by Levinas encompassing every aspect of his thought: the early phenomenological studies; the fully developed ethical critique of such totalizing philosophies; and the pioneering texts on the moral dimension to aesthetics. Editor(s): Hand, Sean. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164470
- ISBN
- 9780631164470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Hamish. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908737281
- ISBN
- 9781908737281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.44
€ 19.99
€ 15.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 644 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089135
- ISBN
- 9780231089135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.74
€ 184.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 620 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089128
- ISBN
- 9780231089128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.36
€ 185.36
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton: Additional Letters 1777-1802, and Cu...
Hamilton, Alexander; Syrett, Harold C.
hardcover. Num Pages: 667 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 667
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089111
- ISBN
- 9780231089111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.89
€ 185.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 657 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 657
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089104
- ISBN
- 9780231089104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.56
€ 184.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 599 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 599
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089081
- ISBN
- 9780231089081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.19
€ 184.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 609 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 609
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089043
- ISBN
- 9780231089043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.44
€ 184.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 745 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 745
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089029
- ISBN
- 9780231089029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.54
€ 185.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 710 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 710
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089012
- ISBN
- 9780231089012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.27
€ 178.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 627 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 627
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089005
- ISBN
- 9780231089005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.08
€ 185.08
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
The Gift of Birds. True Encounters with Avian Spirits.
Habegger, Larry; Carlson, A.Greimann. Ed(S): ...
Paperback. Whether it roots us in our own backyard or takes us across continents, watching birds calls us to stillness and demands our keen attention to the details that flicker around us. This collection of stories will appeal to bird lovers everywhere. Editor(s): Habegger, Larry. Series: Special interest. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; DNF; RG; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885211415
- ISBN
- 9781885211415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.69
€ 18.99
€ 18.69