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Paperback. Composed in a series of web-like sketches, this novel is narrated by a young woman writer who leaves the city to work one summer in the Maine seaport of Dunnet Landing. She writes a New England idyll rooted in friendship, weaving stories and conversations, the tang of salt air and aromatic herbs into an organic 'fiction of community'. Illustrator(s): Burke, Shirley. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434767
ISBN
9780140434767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. This text presents a selection of the political speeches of Cicero, including: "On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius", "Against Lucius Sergius Catilina", "In Defence of the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias", and "In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus". Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442144
ISBN
9780140442144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851104
ISBN
9781408851104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Written over 2000 years ago, Sun-tzu's "Art of War" embodies the Eastern tradition of strategy. This translation, written in simple language, is intended to be of equal value to both military historians and students of business strategy. Translator(s): Sawyer, Ralph D. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HB; JWKT; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Copyright 1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813319513
ISBN
9780813319513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143108047
ISBN
9780143108047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Gerard de Nerval was a poet, visionary, short-story writer and autobiographer. This selection of his works includes "Aurelia", the memoir of his madness; the novella of love and memory "Sylvie"; the hermetic sonnets of "The Chimeras"; as well as Nerval's experimental fictions and selections from his correspondence. Translator(s): Sieburth, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446012
ISBN
9780140446012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051019
ISBN
9780941051019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, the author was renowned as America's first 'girl stunt reporter'. She was a pioneer of investigative journalism, including an expose of patient treatment at a mental asylum and a travelogue from her record-breaking race around the world in emulation of Phileas Fogg. This title deals with her works. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107408
ISBN
9780143107408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Demirel, Selcuk. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903328
ISBN
9781907903328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. Presents author's experience of a complex variety of people who have contributed to our political, spiritual and cultural life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; DNJ; HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099550259
ISBN
9780099550259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. First collection of authoritative essays to address the intersection of contemporary literary theory and Irish literature. Editor(s): Ni Annrachain, Maire; Nic Dhiarmada,Briona. Series: Irish Language. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781859180518
ISBN
9781859180518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. "Three Dialogues Between Hylas & Philonous". Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
137
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
8th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144617
ISBN
9780915144617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. A collection of the author's literary essays from 2000 to 2005. It discusses writers such as Italo Svevo, Joseph Roth, Bruno Schulz, Sandor Marai who lived through the Austro-Hungarian fin de siecle and felt the influence of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Freud. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506140
ISBN
9780099506140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Published in book form four times a year, Granta is respected around the world for its mix of outstanding new fiction, poetry, reportage, memoir, photography and art. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881895
ISBN
9781905881895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Series: Barnes & Noble classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593082086
ISBN
9781593082086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Gathered here are the best of John O'Farrell's newspaper columns for "The Guardian" and "The Independent". Among many things, he claims that with the election of George W. Bush, the global village has finally got its own global village idiot. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238. 8vo good copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0261349
ISBN
9780552999649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. With an introduction, notes and references, this title combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century, which together form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. It argues against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099734314
ISBN
9780099734314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Hardcover. Virginia Woolf meets Caitlin Moran - the extraordinary journals chronicling one ordinary woman's life, edited and introduced by Simon Garfield Editor(s): Garfield, Simon. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1072. Some shelf wear, dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
SKU
KTK0095816
ISBN
9781782115700
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. The first edition of The Spy since its original publication in 1810-11 includes early versions of some of Hogg's best-known poetry and prose besides a wealth of fascinating and lesser-known material. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614172
ISBN
9780748614172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.35
€ 159.25

Paperback. The book guides the reader through Miller's revue writing in the 1950s and 1960s, to his emergence as a public intellectual and as enfant terrible of the international opera circuit from the mid-70s to the present day. Editor(s): Greaves, Ian. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oberon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783197453
ISBN
9781783197453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.93

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