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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
€ 174.86
€ 174.86
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
€ 390.17
€ 390.17
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€ 14.94
€ 19.99
€ 14.94
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€ 14.94
€ 19.99
€ 14.94
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€ 12.48
€ 15.99
€ 12.48
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
€ 41.08
€ 41.08
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€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36
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
€ 85.24€ 65.45
€ 85.24
€ 65.45
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€ 28.56
€ 33.99
€ 28.56
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
€ 17.99€ 17.27
€ 17.99
€ 17.27
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€ 37.77
€ 52.99
€ 37.77
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€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Avalon Travel Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802135827
- ISBN
- 9780802135827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.54
€ 14.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Great and unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the greatest authors in history. Editor(s): Lyons, Nick. Series: Classic. Num Pages: 304 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; FYB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585747160
- ISBN
- 9781585747160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.35
€ 10.99
€ 10.35
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; FYB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages but otherwise a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008782
- ISBN
- 9780486280387
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Mayer, R. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856681769
- ISBN
- 9780856681769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; DNJ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275890
- ISBN
- 9781846275890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity. Written as a defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this title examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Editor(s): Evans, G. R. Translator(s): Bettenson, Henry. Num Pages: 1184 pages, bibliography, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HPCB; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448948
- ISBN
- 9780140448948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. A collection of essays that veers from the author's early years as the son of immigrants in Philadelphia to his working life in art, film, music, and poetry. It shows him to be insightful about himself and his work in spite of his protestations against the 'boosterism' of autobiography. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125162
- ISBN
- 9780810125162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.12
€ 18.99
€ 18.12