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Paperback. Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in 10th-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry through fierce battles to defend its honour. Editor(s): Olason, Vesteinn. Translator(s): Quinn, Judy; Regal, Martin S. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, 2 maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DN; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447729
ISBN
9780140447729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

paperback. Illustrator(s): Wales, Shelley. Editor(s): Craig, Lee. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 55 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551051543
ISBN
9781551051543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 133. Weight in Grams: 1968.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903489
ISBN
9781907903489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.44
€ 87.47

Hardcover. 'Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.' This wise book for women is about how to flourish in life, how to balance life, work, motherhood; about finding space to think and breathe. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701188627
ISBN
9780701188627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; DCF; DN; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967693
ISBN
9780750967693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. A selection of the works of the author taken from the period between 1905 and 1936, when he was engaged in an astounding number of still-surprising literary experiments, whose innovations continue to influence various arts. Editor(s): Retallack, Joan. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248069
ISBN
9780520248069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Gilbert A. Harrison, for many years editor in chief of the New Republic, was one of Stein's publishers. For this volume, he selected excerpts from her essays, novels, plays, poems, lectures, and interviews, to introduce readers to a little-known aspect of her work. Editor(s): Harrison, Gilbert A. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401632
ISBN
9780871401632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.90

hardcover. George Cuvier's research on fossil bones helped in the formation of geology and palaeontology. In this translation, his writings on fossils and catastrophes are accompanied by a narrative and interpretive commentary, placing Cuvier's work in its biographical, scientific and social context. Translator(s): Rudwick, Martin J.S. (Professor of History, Science Studies Program, University of California, San Diego, USA). Num Pages: 318 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032623
ISBN
9780226731063
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Appearing for the first time in one volume, these trenchant letters tell the eloquent narrative of Orwell s life in his own words." Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Num Pages: 560 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404626
ISBN
9780871404626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. An 365-day anthology of readings from one of the most influential writers of all time, George MacDonald, compiled by CS Lewis himself. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008181246
ISBN
9780008181246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Hardcover. George Julian Harney was one of the half-dozen most important leaders of Chartism. This selection from the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle is the first book to reprint any of his journalism. Harney is a key figure in the history of English radicalism. Editor(s): Goodway, David. Series: Chartist Studies Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DNJ; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366198
ISBN
9780850366198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00
€ 48.00

Hardback. Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 38. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722575
ISBN
9780804722575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.88

Paperback. Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722582
ISBN
9780804722582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00

Paperback. This text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873385244
ISBN
9780873385244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.98

Paperback. Presents a dialogue between Western and Middle Eastern women. This collection provides substantial extracts from Ottoman, Egyptian and British and American writers - each with a biographical and literary introduction - that trace the development of an intellectual, personal and critical dialogue between women. Num Pages: 296 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649578
ISBN
9781860649578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681371184
ISBN
9781681371184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408845912
ISBN
9781408845912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hamilton, Charles H. Num Pages: 430 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966723
ISBN
9780913966723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Hamilton, Charles H. Num Pages: 430 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966730
ISBN
9780913966730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.40

Paperback. Describes a Negro tramp, a drowned child, a lunatic and other casualties of life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437833
ISBN
9780099437833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.74

Hardback. Translator(s): McClellan, T. M. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166300
ISBN
9780231166300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Thirty-eight rare, out-of-print or previously unpublished essays and letters by Lawrence Durrell with scholarly introduction. Editor(s): Gifford, James. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120516
ISBN
9781772120516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.61

paperback. A collection told by well-known women of Texas who share memories of their mother's influence on their own lives. Susie Kelly Flatau weaves a tapestry of interviews, family recipes and profiles of daughters. Family photographs add a warmth to the book. Num Pages: 275 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DNF; JFSJ1; VFV; WBA; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556227868
ISBN
9781556227868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.74

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