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Editor(s): Krapp, George Philip. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1932
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087698
ISBN
9780231087698
Condition: New

€ 130.15

Hardback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138024
ISBN
9780231138024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.33

Paperback. Includes William Langewiesche's probing investigation in Vanity Fair of the slaughter of 24 Iraqis in Haditha; C J Chivers' account in Esquire of the 2004 hostage crisis in Beslan, which killed 331 people; and Susan Casey's revelation in Best Life of a virtually unknown, Texas-sized garbage dump resting at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143912
ISBN
9780231143912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.61

This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152747
ISBN
9780231152747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312101701
ISBN
9780312101701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.73

Paperback. A collection of letters by one of the 19th century's most-loved novelists, drawing on the extensive public and private collection of Collins' letters scattered across the world. Some are published for the first time. Letters in this volume cover the period from his youth through the writing of his Editor(s): Baker, William; Clarke, William M. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312223434
ISBN
9780312223434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 220.26

Hardback. This volume in the W.B.Yeats series brings together for the first time introductions written for anthologies that he edited or for books by other writers. The introductions span the full length of his career. Topics range from Irish legends and folklore to the design of graceful new Irish coins. Editor(s): O'Donnell, William H. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333325605
ISBN
9780333325605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.74

Hardback. A discussion of the role and place of the intellectual in 20th-century French society. Spanning a range of disciplines, the essays are for the most part written by eminent French scholars and are intended to make available to the English-speaking reader a growing body of research. Editor(s): Jennings, Jeremy. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333498897
ISBN
9780333498897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.20

Hardcover. A discussion of Bolingbroke's political writings in the context of contemporary thought in England and France. Cottret provides an analysis of both "A Dissertation upon Parties" and "The Idea of a Patriot King", supported by a full reprint of these texts. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBG; HBLH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333598870
ISBN
9780333598870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.44

Hardcover. This is a translation by Alfred Smyth of the medieval "Life" of King Alfred. He argues that the "Life" is a forgery which has profound implications not only for our understanding of the early English and medieval past but also for the nature of biography and history. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AIAA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333699171
ISBN
9780333699171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Paperback. "[Joseph Roth] is now recognized as one of the twentieth century's great writers."-Anthony Heilbut, Los Angeles Times Book Review Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; DNJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393325829
ISBN
9780393325829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. "Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water."-Elle Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343465
ISBN
9780393343465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. The hilarious new book from a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446552431
ISBN
9780446552431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531069
ISBN
9780714531069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

Hardback. A new edition of The Talisman, the second of Tales of the Crusaders, which is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189-92) Editor(s): Ellis, J. B.; Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 448 pages, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605828
ISBN
9780748605828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.21

Paperback. In his controversial essay (1925), Vasconcelos predicted the coming of a new age, the Aesthetic Era, in which joy, love, fantasy, and creativity would prevail. Marriage would be dictated by love and beauty, giving birth to a new "cosmic race". The text is presented here in a bilingual edition. Translator(s): Jaen, Didier T. Series: Race in the Americas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801856556
ISBN
9780801856556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.24

Hardcover. In this new memoir, Anne Edwards-bestselling author of biographies on Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan-turns the spotlight on herself, chronicling her 20-year exile from the United States from the 1950s until the early 1970s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881990
ISBN
9780810881990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.11

Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813116129
ISBN
9780813116129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.69

A lively translation of the 1489 collection of fables that became the most read book in Spain for three centuries. See other books in the series Studies in Romance Languages . Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118123
ISBN
9780813118123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120393
ISBN
9780813120393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.69

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