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Paperback. Translator(s): Keown, Dominic; Kitts, Sally-Ann; Rubies, Joan-Pau; Wheeler, Max; Willis, Judith; Yates, Alan. Series: Anglo-Catalan Society Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
138
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512065
ISBN
9781905512065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. Editor(s): Dixon, Robert; Lee, Christopher. Series: Anthem Studies in Travel. Num Pages: 302 pages, 40+ images. BIC Classification: AJB; DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857287748
ISBN
9780857287748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.06

hardcover. A major literary event: the long-awaited publication of George Orwell's diaries, chronicling the events that inspired his greatest works. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liveright United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780871404107
ISBN
9780871404107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.59

Paperback. Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled world. Strikingly applicable today, his thoughts on happiness and other subjects are here combined in a clear, modern translation with an introduction on Seneca's life and philosophy. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552405
ISBN
9780199552405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226502427
ISBN
9780226502427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. This translation of the "Dialogue with Trypho" reveals important information on the development of early Jewish-Christian relations and the text of the New Testament, and is one of the earliest conversion accounts. It should prove a useful text on the development of religion in Late Antiquity. Editor(s): Slusser, Michael. Translator(s): Falls, Thomas B. Series: Selections from the Fathers of the Church S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813213422
ISBN
9780813213422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.45

Paperback. "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican, Second Revised Edition". Translator(s): Drake, Stillman. Num Pages: 495 pages, 3 black-and-white illustrations and 31 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
495
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520004504
ISBN
9780520004504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Adam; Bloch, David. Series: Selskabet Til Historiske Kildeskrifters Oversaettelse. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897691
ISBN
9788772897691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

hardcover. Fishing tales by the best authors, including Ernest Hemingway, Charles Phair, Hugh Wise, and Kip Farrington and the best tales, such as Marlins Off Cuba, Fighting Sharks on Hook and Line, and The Angler's Camp. Editor(s): Merritt, J.I. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586670771
ISBN
9781586670771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.77

Paperback. Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Series: Twentieth Century Texts. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415045483
ISBN
9780415045483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Paperback. Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Editor(s): Ackermann, P. K. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 125 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415051408
ISBN
9780415051408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.05

Paperback. Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. Part of the "Oratory of Classical Greece" series, this volume contains his Funeral Oration for those who died in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, and the so-called Erotic Essay, a rhetorical exercise in which the speaker eulogizes the youth Epicrates for his looks. Translator(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: The Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713321
ISBN
9780292713321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Part of series which presents various speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. This volume contains three speeches, by the orator of classical antiquity, that illuminate Athenian law and culture in the fourth century BC. Translator(s): Harris, Edward M. Series Editor(s): Gagarin, Michael. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNS; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717848
ISBN
9780292717848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970373
ISBN
9780865970373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970366
ISBN
9780865970366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. This title presents an analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Editor(s): Kramnick, Isaac. Translator(s): Bevan, Gerald. Num Pages: 992 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140447606
ISBN
9780140447606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. This volume presents five of Cicero's most famous defence speeches: of Roscius, accused of murder; of Murena, accused of bribery; of Archias, on a citizenship charge; of Caelius, accused of violence; and of Milo, accused of murdering Cicero's hated enemy Clodius. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy and introductions and notes guide the reader through the speeches. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537907
ISBN
9780199537907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540501
ISBN
9780199540501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Contains essays that explore the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning). This book also unfolds the author's views on things from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191263
ISBN
9780141191263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Originally published in 1529, this work argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they have long been excluded. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 142 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010595
ISBN
9780226010595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Threat of book burning ignites passionate discussion about censoring, banning, and other responses to books. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 228 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646798
ISBN
9780888646798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

hardcover. Every parent's fear is not to be there for their child, to answer their questions, to give them advice and guide them through life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Dust jacket shows light wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000525
ISBN
9780340994801
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DN; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563683213
ISBN
9781563683213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

paperback. In this account of life in post-war literary Dublin, Anthony Cronin writes of the frustrations and pathologies of this generation: the excess of drink; the shortage of sex; the insecurity and begrudgery; the limitations of cultural life in mid-century Ireland, and the bittersweet pull of exile. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272. A Memoir. 208 pages, 3 b&w photographs. In this account of life in post-war literary Dublin, Anthony Cronin writes of the frustrations and pathologies of this generation: the excess of drink; the shortage of sex; the insecurity and begrudgery; the limitations of cultural life in mid-century Ireland, and the bittersweet pull of exile. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DN. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight: 270.
Edition
New
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866421
ISBN
9781901866421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

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