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Hardback. This is the first English translation of a 13th-century work which set down the customary law of Clermont in the Beauvais region of France as it was practiced and understood. The work covers both procedural and substantive law, including the facts and decisions of nearly 100 cases. Translator(s): Akehurst, F. R. P. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; DNF; HBTB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231052
ISBN
9780812231052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.75

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

Paperback. A work that features: reviews and critical assessments of writers and writing; pieces on jazz, mostly uncollected; some interviews given on various occasions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571131204
ISBN
9780571131204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Suitable for all writers and readers, this volume builds on the success and acclaim of the first two editions. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671134
ISBN
9781847671134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Brings together another rich, varied crop of literary voices, comprising: Graham Greene, James Thurber, William Faulkner, Robert Lowell, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, John Gardner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip Larkin, James Baldwin, William Gaddis, Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Peter Carey and Stephen King. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552. 448 pages, facsims. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Includes interviews from one of the world's best literary magazines. This volume is suitable for reading for those who cares about writers and writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight: 640.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670335
ISBN
9781847670335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. From William Faulkner's famous reply, 'The writer's only responsibility is to his art,' to James Salter's confession 'What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish', the Paris Review has elicited many of the most arresting, illuminating, and revealing discussions of life and craft from the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562. 448 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. For more than half a century, the "Paris Review" magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight: 562.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959252
ISBN
9781841959252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

Hardcover. A voice of one of the "baby-boom progeny of the 'Greatest Generation' who at home and abroad became the foot soldiers" not just in Vietnam but in the Peace Corps, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395. Very good copy in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007406
ISBN
9780820329697
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. With the Jocks Num Pages: 576 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750930574
ISBN
9780750930574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.70

Paperback. A collection of the essays of art critic and poet Peter Schjeldahl, which explores his thoughts on individual contemporary artists, their work, events and ethics in the art world and new, creative directions. Series: Lannan Series. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082823
ISBN
9780520082823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.98

Paperback. A psychological novel that is a coming-to-terms with the ghosts, corpses and repressed nightmares of Europe's recent past. It is made up of three first-person narratives integrated into a work of tragic intensity. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099766315
ISBN
9780099766315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Freudian thought permeates many aspects of 20th-century life, and to understand Freud is to explore not only his scientific papers but also his writings on art, literature, politics, religion and culture. This collection of 51 texts, with introductions by Peter Gay, spans Freud's entire career. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577119
ISBN
9780099577119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. In these painterly essays Davidson reflects on art, place, history and landscape. Distance and Memory is his testament to the cold, clear beauty of the north. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847771551
ISBN
9781847771551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638645
ISBN
9780691638645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.23

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
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WH; WNCB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880924
ISBN
9781589880924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.23

paperback. The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. This title follows the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 384 pages, further reading, notes, maps, index. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780140448993
ISBN
9780140448993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Wellstone Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985419073
ISBN
9780985419073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

paperback. Editor(s): Donovan, Jack; Duffy, Cian. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 45. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241253069
ISBN
9780241253069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140245660
ISBN
9780140245660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.93

paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442267
ISBN
9780140442267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Offering a study of buildings, traditions and myth, this title describes the glory of Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century. Illustrator(s): Newberry, John; Lacey, Jeffery. Translator(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442250
ISBN
9780140442250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardback. From the bestselling author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho, this is a beautiful and though-provoking collection of quotations on the eternal subject of love, taken from his novels and articles. Visually stunning with full-colour illustrations throughout, Love is a must-have item for Coelho fans to treasure. Num Pages: 128 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782434900
ISBN
9781782434900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Scully, Pauline Bermingham. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Arlen House
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781851321193
ISBN
9781851321193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Of Gardens records a great adventure of continual discovery not only of the artful beauty of individual gardens and landscapes but also of the intellectual and historical threads that weave them into patterns of civilization. Deitz's vivid descriptions and recollections allow readers to share in the experience of her extensive travels. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: AMV; DNF; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223545
ISBN
9780812223545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

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