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Hardcover. Translator(s): Zohn, Harry. Num Pages: 314 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972063
- ISBN
- 9780865972063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.39
€ 27.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. A celebration of Granta's first quarter century with new writing from the writers who made its reputation, including Martin Amis, Paul Auster, William Boyd, Amit Chaudhul, Richard Ford, James Hamilton-Paterson, Jan Morris, Blake Morrison, Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Theroux and Edmund White. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 427. "Commissioning organisation: [editor Ian Jack]. 316 p. ill. (some col.), ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Jack, Ian,. Associated Dates: 1945-. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Granta Books Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0166503
- ISBN
- 9780903141710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, map, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300012514
- ISBN
- 9780300012514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.13€ 98.87
€ 130.13
€ 98.87
Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903472
- ISBN
- 9781907903472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.82
€ 19.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. This volume tells the story of David Chaffetz's experience of Afghanistan shortly before the Soviet invasion. His account is an intimate portrait of the Afghan people and the vast landscape which surrounds them. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DNF; RGC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100647
- ISBN
- 9780226100647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. From her youth in London high society to a period in the court of Queen Charlotte and her years interned in France with her husband Alexandre d'Arblay during the Napoleonic Wars, she captures the changing times around her. She includes portraits such as the mad' King George, Samuel Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, and more. Editor(s): Sabor, Peter. Num Pages: 624 pages, chronology, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436242
- ISBN
- 9780140436242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Michael Davitt's "Jottings in Solitary" consists of his drafts on many topics, written while a prisoner in solitary confinement in Portland Convict Prison, 1881-2. Published here for the first time, they contain an autobiographical fragment and a frankly annotated list of Irish MPs of the time. Series: Classics of Irish History S. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPVH3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 123 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- (reprint).
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621915
- ISBN
- 9781900621915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.66
€ 27.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. The book guides the reader through Miller's revue writing in the 1950s and 1960s, to his emergence as a public intellectual and as enfant terrible of the international opera circuit from the mid-70s to the present day. Editor(s): Greaves, Ian. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oberon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783197453
- ISBN
- 9781783197453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.85
€ 30.99
€ 25.85
paperback. A collection that outlines the author's early preoccupation with issues of mental illness, creativity and femininity, all of which would become recurrent themes in her later work. It contains the thirteen stories together with five pieces of her journalism, as well as a further nine stories selected from the Indiana archive. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. From the library of June Levine. Ownership details to ffep. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Sunning to spine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025686
- ISBN
- 9780571049899
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Regarded by many as the equal of Shakespeare in poetic imagination and expression, Milton was also a prolific writer of prose, applying his potent genius to major issues of domestic, religious and political liberty. Editor(s): Loewenstein, David. Num Pages: 606 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129312
- ISBN
- 9781405129312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.28
€ 46.28
Hardcover. Series: The rusticall & oeconomical works of John Evelyn. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907325659
- ISBN
- 9780907325659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
€ 36.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. John Donne's sense of form and arrangement, his psychological insight, his differences of mood and emphasis and his religious fervour should make this selection of ten sermons particularly interesting to the attentive reader familiar with Donne's poetry. Editor(s): Simpson, Evelyn M. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HRCL1; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350. With a Selection of Prayers and Meditations. 245 pages. Editor(s): Simpson, Evelyn M. John Donne's sense of form and arrangement, his psychological insight, his differences of mood and emphasis and his religious fervour should make this selection of ten sermons particularly interesting to the attentive reader familiar with Donne's poetry. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DN; HRCL1; HRCX4. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 16. Weight: 294.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 245
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239289
- ISBN
- 9780520239289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Glancey, Jonathan. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; DNF; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413776129
- ISBN
- 9780413776129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.46
€ 15.99
€ 14.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 663 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; HRA; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780688129583
- ISBN
- 9780688129583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. The first Jewish woman to leave her mark as a writer and intellectual, Sarra Copia Sulam (1600-41) was doubly tainted in the eyes of early modern society by her religion and her gender. This book features a collection of Sulam's writings including letters, sonnets, and a manifesto. Editor(s): Harran, Don. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226779898
- ISBN
- 9780226779898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.97
€ 52.99
€ 40.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Murray, Isobel. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- B&W Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903265017
- ISBN
- 9781903265017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.68
€ 8.99
€ 7.68
Hardcover. Explores the complexities of a Jerusalem city that represents so much to so many. This title examines the impact of the conflict on the lives of people on both sides of the wall while drolly recounting the quotidian: checkpoints, traffic jams, and holidays. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224096690
- ISBN
- 9780224096690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.96
€ 26.99
€ 18.96
Hardcover. First published together in Latin in 1623, these two tracts present descriptions of the hermetic cosmology and the alchemical work. The introduction provides a biographical note on d'Espagnet and traces the influence these works had on later generations. Translator(s): Everard, John; Ashmole, Elias. Series: English Renaissance Hermeticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; HBG; HBLH; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780824075422
- ISBN
- 9780824075422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.01
€ 174.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307885944
- ISBN
- 9780307885944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. 'Here I am once more in this Scene of Dissipation and vice, and I begin to find already my Morals corrupted.' Drawing together fifty quotations from Jane Austen's letters and novels with vibrant illustrations which illuminate everyday aspects of life in the Georgian era, this beautifully produced volume is the perfect gift for Janeites everywhere. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 170. .
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244645
- ISBN
- 9781851244645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.88
€ 13.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Series: Carnegie Mellon Nonfiction. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887480478
- ISBN
- 9780887480478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Hardcover. In this selection of Mangan's poetry and prose, Mangan can be appreciated not only for the poignancy and power of his late poems and autobiographical writings, but also for those talents admired by his original readers: his metrical skills, his love of wordplay and his surrealist humour. Editor(s): Ryder, Sean. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1042. Selected Writings. 480 pages, index. Editor(s): Ryder, Sean. In this selection of Mangan's poetry and prose, Mangan can be appreciated not only for the poignancy and power of his late poems and autobiographical writings, but also for those talents admired by his original readers: his metrical skills, his love of wordplay and his surrealist humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 49. Weight: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558095
- ISBN
- 9781904558095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 59.72
€ 65.13
€ 59.72
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606054
- ISBN
- 9780748606054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.25€ 116.66
€ 130.25
€ 116.66
Hardback. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. Manuscript Edition: Volume 3, 1776--1780. 1776-1780. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. 352 pages. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight: 826.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606047
- ISBN
- 9780748606047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.41€ 113.90
€ 118.41
€ 113.90