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Paperback. Features the three arts of poetry, calligraphy and painting that are regarded in China as the Triple Excellence, and they are brought together in an anthology of forty Chinese love poems ranging from the earliest known works in the Book of Songs to the work of Chairman Mao and other twentieth century poets. Num Pages: 96 pages, 82 illustrations, 42 in colour. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124827
ISBN
9780714124827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Good copy, some light shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTK0090862
ISBN
9780007275007
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Draws on the author's work, from "Rough Seas" to "Dear Alice - Narratives of Madness", including poems from "Sparks!", his poetic correspondence with Diana Hendry, and "Transfusion", his praise poem for Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela. This collection charts his poetical concerns. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846971228
ISBN
9781846971228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.61

Hardback. Series: Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCF; DD; HBJF; HPCA; HPDF; HPN; HRGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173902
ISBN
9780231173902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.04

Paperback. Did Oedipus really kill his father and marry his mother? For Rene Girard, the mythic accusations of patricide and incest are symptomatic of a plague-stricken community's hunt for a culprit to punish, and in this work he aims to present the age-old myth in a new light. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747806
ISBN
9780804747806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781848404663
ISBN
9781848404663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 11.24

mass_market. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398693
ISBN
9780141398693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Shawn, Wallace. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608460021
ISBN
9781608460021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 5AP; DD; DQ; YDC; YNDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350033597
ISBN
9781350033597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.30

Paperback. Swift's The Benefit of Farting argues eloquently, in a forceful a posteriori fashion, that most of the distempers thought to affect the fairer sex are due to flatulences not adequately vented. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496805
ISBN
9781847496805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. In this pulse-pounding thriller, Private Detective Charlie Parker risks his life as he takes on a case for his dead client. Series: A Charlie Parker Thriller. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444755367
ISBN
9781444755367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; DD; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474248495
ISBN
9781474248495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307448
ISBN
9781906307448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. 'Rich and sensual, spare and poised, witty and elegiac - ' an outstanding debut poetry collection by a unique and memorable voice. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 201 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Freight Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
9781908754011
ISBN
9781908754011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.68

Paperback.
Publisher
Dial Press Trade Paperback
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385343671
ISBN
9780385343671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.67

Hardcover. After many years of preparation by Ralph Franklin, this edition of Emily Dickinson's poems is divided into three volumes and contains 1789 poems, arranged chronologically. The text of each manuscript is rendered individually, including Dickinson's spelling, capitalization and punctuation. Series: Variorum Edition. Num Pages: 1654 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 163 x 115. Weight in Grams: 3170.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1654
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Variorum ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674676220
ISBN
9780674676220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.77
€ 114.20

Paperback. Provides an unrivalled account of a period of work that was crowned by the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. This book reprints the author's chosen poems from his later years. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571321728
ISBN
9780571321728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Hardcover. Complete with fresh perspectives, and drawing on the latest scholarship and biographical sources, The Life of D.H. Lawrence spans the full range of his intellectual interests and creative output to offer new insights into Lawrence s life, work, and legacy. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470654781
ISBN
9780470654781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.51

Paperback. A play written for young actors that asks: is the gulf between the young and old as wide as it feels, or are we fundamentally the same inside whatever age we are? Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424081
ISBN
9781848424081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

paperback. Summoning up more than 20 years of Japan's most dramatic history, the geisha's story uncovers a hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation. It moves from a small fishing village in 1929 to the glamorous and decadent Kyoto of the 30s and on to postwar New York. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356. Well read, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KST0009345
ISBN
9780099771517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide ranging and a hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels short stories, films and television series, the author presents a concise history of crime fiction. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; YFB; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415318242
ISBN
9780415318242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634590
ISBN
9780816634590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.20

paperback. Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a poet-teacher father and Russian emigre mother. When "Howl and Other Poems" was impounded by San Francisco customs in 1956, the subsequent trial for obscenity catapulted Ginsberg and his publisher City Lights to national fame and helped to define the Beat Generation. Editor(s): Ford, Mark. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238101
ISBN
9780571238101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.32

Paperback. A unique exploration of the challenges and rewards of performing "King Lear "based on interviews with leading actors and directors. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474223850
ISBN
9781474223850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.86

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