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Paperback. Brings together various W B Yeats' published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precious stones and Gaelic love songs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180015
ISBN
9780140180015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. "This translation is based on Estienne de La Boaetie, De la servitude volontaire ou Contr'un, edited by Malcolm Smith, with additional annotation and a bibliography by Michel Magnien (Geneva: Librarie Droz, 2001)" -- Publisher. Translator(s): Atkinson, James B.; Sices, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
92
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848404
ISBN
9781603848404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 26.55

Paperback. This exciting collection of work from leading feminist scholars including Elspeth Probyn, Penelope Deutscher and Chantal Nadeua engages with and extends the growing feminist literature on this fascinating topic. Editor(s): Ahmed, Sara; Stacey, Jackie. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415223560
ISBN
9780415223560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.57

Paperback. In November 2011, the author fulfilled a childhood dream of spending time on an aircraft carrier. His stay on the USS George Bush, on active service in the Arabian Gulf, proved even more intense, memorable, and frequently hilarious, than he could ever have hoped. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113362
ISBN
9781782113362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Essays experimenting with structure, style, and subject matter, and accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself Editor(s): Hollars, B. J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236486
ISBN
9780803236486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This groundbreaking collection draws together for the first time Mayakovsky's key translators from the 1930s to the present day, bringing some remarkable works back into print in the process and introducing poems which have never before been translated. Editor(s): Carrick, Rosy Patience. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392164
ISBN
9781910392164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Offers a selection of the maxims and reflections from one of Germany's greatest ever thinkers. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397139
ISBN
9780141397139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Hardback. Presents a wide range of previously unpublished works by Radclyffe Hall. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088285
ISBN
9780719088285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.80

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
€ 16.63

Hardcover. Demonstrates Nightingale's astute use of the political process and report on her correspondence with royalty, viceroys and leaders, including such notables as Queen Victoria and W E Gladstone. This book confirms Nightingale as a significant nineteenth-century scholar and illustrate how she integrated her scholarship with political activism. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 992 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
1050
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889204713
ISBN
9780889204713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.94

Paperback. Presents a critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain. This work examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036625
ISBN
9780141036625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Hardcover. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Moncrieff, Scott. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 42. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
900
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598970
ISBN
9781841598970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Presenting a scathing attack on the French revolution's attitudes to existing institutions, property and religion, this work makes a cogent case for upholding inherited rights and established customs. It argues for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change, and deplores the influence the revolution might have in Britain. Editor(s): O'Brien, Conor Cruise. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432046
ISBN
9780140432046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bannister, Robert C. Num Pages: 423 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
423
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971011
ISBN
9780865971011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Rotenberg, Joel. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171202
ISBN
9781590171202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575757
ISBN
9780099575757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. Bks.1-9. 526 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 756. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter.
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915021
ISBN
9780859915021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 1424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 127 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322660
ISBN
9780940322660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.32

Paperback. Reveals the author's mind which was on the brink of one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history - the theory of Communism. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney; Benton, Gregor. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; JPA; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445749
ISBN
9780140445749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052291
ISBN
9780674052291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Varese, Louise. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
New Directions
Number of pages
118
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200073
ISBN
9780811200073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Women's writing in Cameroon has so far been dominated by Francophone writers. This title includes short stories that represent the yearnings and vision of an Anglophone woman, who writes both as a Cameroonian and as a woman whose life has been shaped by the minority status her people occupy within the nation-state. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; FA; FYB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802063
ISBN
9780896802063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Cook, Jon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552528
ISBN
9780199552528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. This selected edition of Le Morte Darthur presents most of the material concerning Launcelot and all of the Mortes final two books in lightly modernized form. Editor(s): Okun, Maureen. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811595
ISBN
9781554811595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.03

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