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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. This edition of Francoise Pascal's collection epistolary highlights a rare, innovative and entertaining work by a woman writer unknown today, but in her time a distinguished playwright, poet and painter. Now in its first modern edition, this text provides new insights into seventeenth-century life and the discourses of galanterie and preciosite. Editor(s): Steinberger, Deborah. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 78 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 115.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896672
- ISBN
- 9780859896672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.96
€ 51.96
Hardcover. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius's lifetime. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello (Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Wesleyan University, USA). Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011649
- ISBN
- 9780674011649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.12
€ 40.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. A collection of six essays, translated from the French, in which Cixous explores how the problematics of the sexes - viewed as a paradigm for all difference, the organizing principle behind identity and meaning - manifest and write themselves in texts. Translator(s): Liddle, Ann; Sellers, Susan; Cornell, Sarah E. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674144378
- ISBN
- 9780674144378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Their dispatches, which reported the war with the immediacy of real time, make up the core of this book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; DNJ; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780938420149
- ISBN
- 9780938420149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.21
€ 40.99
€ 34.21
paperback. With encyclopedic knowledge, this title writes about such diverse subjects as the imaginative pleasures of maps, bizarre exhibitions and the earliest forms of written language. It provides a glimpse into the mind of a master of the magination. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193748
- ISBN
- 9780141193748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. Demonstrates the decline in Ralph Waldo Emerson's creative powers after 1865; the strain caused by the preparation of a poetry anthology and delivery of lectures at Harvard during this time; the devastating effect of a house fire in 1872; and, how the Emerson children and Cabot worked together to enable Emerson to complete a book. Editor(s): Johnson, Glen M.; Myerson, Joel. Series: Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035607
- ISBN
- 9780674035607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.13€ 184.28
€ 208.13
€ 184.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674139923
- ISBN
- 9780674139923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 115.96
€ 129.61
€ 115.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 501 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line illustration, 3 tables. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 501
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674139916
- ISBN
- 9780674139916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 115.96
€ 129.61
€ 115.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674139909
- ISBN
- 9780674139909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 115.96
€ 129.61
€ 115.96
Hardback. Some of Emerson's most famous essays, such as "Self-Reliance," "Compensation," and "The Over-Soul," appeared in his Essays of 1841. This edition provides the authoritative text of the Essays, with an introduction, notes, and supplementary material valuable for studying the evolution of Emerson's thought and style. Num Pages: 424 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674139800
- ISBN
- 9780674139800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 115.96
€ 129.61
€ 115.96
Hardcover. These essays, first published in 1860, were developed from a series of lectures and show Emerson's interest in many practical aspects of human life and reflect his increasing involvement in politics - chiefly the anti-slavery movement - during the decade before the Civil War. Editor(s): Packer, Barbara L.; Wilson, Douglas Emory; Slater, Joseph. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011908
- ISBN
- 9780674011908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 115.96
€ 129.61
€ 115.96
paperback. Written by the celebrated author of The New York Trilogy, this book presents a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces and occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 50. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571218486
- ISBN
- 9780571218486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.71
€ 21.99
€ 15.71
Hardback. Presenting the collected papers of mathematician Stephen Smale, this volume also features articles by other mathematical scholars, commenting on Smale's influence in certain areas of mathematics. Editor(s): Cucker, Felipe; Wong, Roderick S. C. Num Pages: 1740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 108. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 1740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810243074
- ISBN
- 9789810243074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 394.96
€ 394.96
Hardcover. Twain's playful exuberance and remarkable storytelling gifts are on full display as he regales readers with his real-life adventures, some of them so outrageous they cannot be true - or can they? He brought to literature a new, distinctly American voice. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 776 pages, 4 original frontispieces (b/w). BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 44. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593760
- ISBN
- 9781841593760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover. Politics, religion, culture, travel, science and technology, family life: nothing escaped the eye and pen of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, nineteenth-century America's most famous writer and a legend in his own lifetime. In this book, he tells his story. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 212 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593753
- ISBN
- 9781841593753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. This is the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, and includes the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections. A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly. Translator(s): Blackmore, E. H.; Blackmore, A. M.; Giguere, Francine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540006
- ISBN
- 9780199540006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306216
- ISBN
- 9780226306216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Contains nearly eighty essays, reviews and occasional pieces composed between novels, plays and travel books over four prolific decades. This title covers subjects ranging from Henry James and Somerset Maugham to Ho Chi Minh and Kim Philby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282679
- ISBN
- 9780099282679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. A collection of Coleridge's writings, with commentary, that demonstrate his continuing study of human nature and his work toward developing a philosophy of human freedom. The excerpts cover Coleridge's inquiries into the workings of consciousness and the soul and many other topics. Series: Coleridge's Writings. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333548516
- ISBN
- 9780333548516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nielsen, Erland Kolding. Series: Danish Humanist Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 613 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 178 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 613
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892665
- ISBN
- 9788772892665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.64€ 66.22
€ 85.64
€ 66.22
Hardcover. Offers information about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about Greek theories concerning the human body. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DN; DSBB; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 119 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996403
- ISBN
- 9780674996403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595340375
- ISBN
- 9781595340375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203617
- ISBN
- 9780872203617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Originally adapted for stage, Peter Meineck's revised translation features a general introduction and introductions to the plays. Detailed notes on staging, history, religious practice and myth combine to make a this a practical teaching text. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203600
- ISBN
- 9780872203600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05