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Paperback. Combines mythology, legend and human drama. This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. It incorporates strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447385
ISBN
9780140447385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903465
ISBN
9781907903465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476723426
ISBN
9781476723426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.71

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Hamish. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908737281
ISBN
9781908737281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.44

Hardcover. Translator(s): Hammond, N. G. L. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
56
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896830
ISBN
9788772896830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996205
ISBN
9780674996205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Forty-seven of the primary texts of contemporary architecture theory, introducing each by detailing the concepts and categories necessary for its understanding and evaluation. Editor(s): Hays, K. Michael. Num Pages: 824 pages, 70. BIC Classification: AMA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
824
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262581882
ISBN
9780262581882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.42

Paperback. Brings together a substantial number of Elizabeth Bowen's ungathered and unknown radio broadcasts, interviews and public lectures. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DNS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640423
ISBN
9780748640423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272740
ISBN
9780486272740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Representing the coming of age of a new generation of unashamedly globalised, open-minded and irreverent Afghans, the reportage in this book belongs to one of the most original Afghan voices heard since the toppling of the Taliban. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DNJ; HBWS4; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042314
ISBN
9781849042314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. A lively anthology of ancient Greek popular literature. Editor(s): Hansen, William. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253211576
ISBN
9780253211576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445404
ISBN
9780140445404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978919
ISBN
9780812978919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Covers three different genres and all the telling themes: Scotland, childhood, fantasy and sentimentality, theatrical invention, social comedy and proto-feminism. This title exposes the pomposities of male pride and public success in 1910 from the point of view of an ex-wife unexpectedly returned as her (be)knighted husband's typist. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781841950037
ISBN
9781841950037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Murray, Isobel. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903265017
ISBN
9781903265017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.64

Paperback. Tells the story of Britain through the voices of the visionaries, dissenters, rebels and everyday folk who took on the Establishment and stood up for what they believed in. This book includes their stories, letters, speeches and songs. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNS; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857864482
ISBN
9780857864482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. In her opening essays - 'Fathers', 'Forefathers' and 'Ancestors', the author considers the renaissance of the historical novel and discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new 'Darwinian novel'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283836
ISBN
9780099283836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. This is a collection of fragments about time and space by a writer and critic. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100. 112 pages. This is a collection of fragments about time and space by a writer and critic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; DNF. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 8. Weight: 88.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747576914
ISBN
9780747576914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684586
ISBN
9780856684586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Includes ardent pieces on writers from the author's own private canon - Machado de Assis, Barthes, W G Sebald, Borges, Tsvetaeva and Elizabeth Hardwick. This work shares her passions for film, dance, photography, painting, opera and theatre. It explores her own commitments to the work (and activism) of conscience and to the vocation of the writer. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190211
ISBN
9780141190211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. A collection of 29 pieces on books, writing, photography, and the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. With literary subjects ranging from Defoe through Rilke and Kafka to the giants of the 20th century, those who admire Coetzee as a novelist can also read his literary criticism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422624
ISBN
9780099422624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. A study of the literary history of the interrelated achievements of the Bloomsbury Group. Professor Rosenbaum has written an account of the ideas and people who were the early influences on the Group. He sees the modern period not as the age of 'great men', but in a new light, where original ideas about art, women and society. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1987th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333408384
ISBN
9780333408384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Summers, John. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174470
ISBN
9781590174470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

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