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Hardcover. Brings together Manetti's famous biographies of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, as well as his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca, which remained the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period. Translator(s): Baldassarri, Stefano U.; Bagemihl, Rolf. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011342
- ISBN
- 9780674011342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Hardcover. We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 43 BCE), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. Translator(s): Greenwood, L.H.G. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 699 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 699
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993235
- ISBN
- 9780674993235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
€ 28.55
Flexibound. In the same format of the best-selling Leonardo's Notebooks, which has 320,000 copies in print worldwide,Michelangelo's Notebooks is an illustrated record of the artist's life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200 drawings and illustrations in 2 and 4 colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129798
- ISBN
- 9781579129798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66
paperback. When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298. Very good copy showing light age and shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001779
- ISBN
- 9780140433388
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group New York
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAC0004730
- ISBN
- 9780143128465
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
paperback. From the thwarted Bernie Sanders insurgency to the aimless Hillary Clinton campaign, across the flailing media coverage and the trampled legacy of Obama, this is the story of ordinary voters forced to bear witness to the whole charade. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WH Allen
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAC0004684
- ISBN
- 9780753548400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
Paperback. London, Paris, Constantinople, Athens, Cairo and Jerusalem in the 1850s as seen through the eyes of a former slave" Editor(s): Schueller, Malini Johar. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472066940
- ISBN
- 9780472066940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.90
€ 24.99
€ 22.90
Paperback. Essential writings of the leading scholar of law and violence Editor(s): Minow, Martha; Ryan, Michael; Sarat, Austin. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DN; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472064953
- ISBN
- 9780472064953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.03
€ 42.99
€ 38.03
Paperback. A collection of essays on the Chinese life and culture. It poses questions on the cultural turn of the time and on the role a Chinese intellectual assumed in translating his native culture to the West. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 2GDC; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629964351
- ISBN
- 9789629964351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. The articles are written in elegant and highly polished style. It is enjoyable to read and the reader can also learn the art of elegant writing. The text is translated into English and there is an introduction by the translator on the author and his works. Translator(s): Chen, Ta-Tsun. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962197
- ISBN
- 9789629962197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.81
€ 26.81
paperback. This is a commentary on Aeschines' "Against Timarchos", the prosecution speech in the politically crucial trial of 346/5BC. It is a rhetorical masterpiece of misrepresentation, which persuaded the jury to convict Timarchos despite the fact that Aeschines had virtually no evidence of his misdeeds. Series: Clarendon Ancient History Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; JFSK2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199241569
- ISBN
- 9780199241569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.19
€ 136.19
paperback. New introduces the world of Amy Levy, a talented Anglo-Jewish writer who committed suicide in 1889 aged 28. During her brief career she published essays, short stories, three novels and three collections of poetry, but none of them is in print today. A selection of her work is included here. Num Pages: 576 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813012001
- ISBN
- 9780813012001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Paperback. Series: Interpretations. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522844931
- ISBN
- 9780522844931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. A Highland soldier journeys by land and canoe in the 1830s to attend the "gift-giving" ceremony on Manitoulin Island. Editor(s): McLean, Scott A. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BG; DN; HBT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896219561
- ISBN
- 9781896219561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.92
€ 20.99
€ 18.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896219059
- ISBN
- 9781896219059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.14
€ 16.99
€ 15.14
Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 36. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Universe Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789331328
- ISBN
- 9780789331328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.67
€ 14.67
This volume in the definitive edition of Thomas Traherne contains his best-known works, Centuries of Meditations and Select Meditations. Num Pages: 528 pages, 6, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843276
- ISBN
- 9781843843276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.24
€ 140.24
The Barbara Johnson Reader. The Surprise of Otherness.
Johnson, Barbara. Ed(S): Gonzalez, Bill Johns...
Offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Bill Johnson; Feuerstein, Melissa; Valens, Keja; Porten, Lili; Valens, Keja L. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354031
- ISBN
- 9780822354031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. Just what was so great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard, Mark Anthony? Why do people suffer from Montezuma's revenge? This title takes you on a journey through the annals of history with the heroes and villains of the past as your fellow travellers. Illustrator(s): Steig, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGH; DNF; HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750932042
- ISBN
- 9780750932042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Closer to Dylan Thomas than Matthew Arnold in his creative violence and insistence on the sound of poetry, the author was no staid, conventional Victorian. On entering the Jesuit order the age of twenty-four, he burnt all his poetry and 'resolved to write no more, as not belonging to my profession, unless by the wishes of my superiors'. Editor(s): Gardner, William Henry. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140420159
- ISBN
- 9780140420159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09