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Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239238
- ISBN
- 9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. This title explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love. Num Pages: 560 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057111
- ISBN
- 9780674057111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.72
€ 32.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. This supplementary volume attempts to evaluate and simplify Pound's often bewildering work. It contains over 10,000 separate glosses that identify all proper names, literary and historical allusions, with exegeses based upon Pound's original sources. Num Pages: 816 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1322. 816 pages, bibliography, index. This supplementary volume attempts to evaluate and simplify Pound's often bewildering work. It contains over 10,000 separate glosses that identify all proper names, literary and historical allusions, with exegeses based upon Pound's original sources. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight: 1138.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082878
- ISBN
- 9780520082878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Motion, Sir Andrew. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92. 8vo. good copy in original wrappers.Poetry.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- SKU
- KEX0277794
- ISBN
- 9780571226757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Drawing on the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of the spelling system of Older and Modern Scots, illustrating how this orthographic system has developed partly in response to historical shifts in pronunciation, and partly as a result of social and political change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white line art. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643059
- ISBN
- 9780748643059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.81€ 103.50
€ 106.81
€ 103.50
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KOC0025911
- ISBN
- 9780006498018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A well read copy, with a worn cover, but text remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- GEDDES & GROSSET
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Thus
- SKU
- KMR0006321
- ISBN
- 9781855349032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Hardcover. The 1960s, the most tumultuous decade of the twentieth century, were a time of tectonic shifts in all aspects of society - from the March on Washington and the Second Vatican Council to the Summer of Love and Woodstock. This volume includes historic pieces from the magazine's pages that capture the sixties, set alongside new assessments. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; DNJ; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 54. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780434022434
- ISBN
- 9780434022434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main - Faber Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571322770
- ISBN
- 9780571322770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360166
- ISBN
- 9781559360166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.05
€ 14.05
Paperback. Features the stories ranging from Beowulf to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, to the Bronte sisters, 'Alice through the Looking Glass' and 'Lord of the Rings'. This work takes the reader from medieval mystery plays to music hall and pantomime; painting; and music, with Purcell and Vaughan Williams. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438076
- ISBN
- 9780099438076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.84
€ 40.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0219892
- ISBN
- 9780863222979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KLN0013866
- ISBN
- 9780863222979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Stigmata collects some of Helene Cixous' most intriguing meditations. A unique book, it is a testimony to an extraordinary writer. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415345453
- ISBN
- 9780415345453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.41
€ 23.99
€ 23.41
Paperback. When his fist album was released in 1967, the author was already well known in his native Canada as a poet and novelist, and in the United States as the writer behind Judy Collins' popular recording of 'Suzanne'. This book includes lyrics from that album, together with many of his classics, such as 'Suzanne', 'Joan of Arc' and 'The Chelsea Hotel'. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224038607
- ISBN
- 9780224038607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Presents a story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex. This novel presents a panorama of human life - from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction to the philosopher who becomes a pirate. Num Pages: 1096 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 45. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451191144
- ISBN
- 9780451191144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. Asks questions about how we live - working, travelling, eating, listening to the news, preparing for attack. This title also deals with the question: when life is in the hands of a fellow-traveller, a neighbour, a lover, son or daughter, how does the world shift and reform itself around our doubt, our belief? Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852247355
- ISBN
- 9781852247355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. As autobiography, Brainard's method was brilliantly simple: to set down specific memories ('everything is interesting, sooner or later') as they rose to the surface of his consciousness, each prefaced by the refrain 'I remember.' BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903571
- ISBN
- 9781907903571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. One of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848424104
- ISBN
- 9781848424104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The Caribbean has produced one of the most vigorous and exciting bodies of poetry in the twentieth century, and this anthology covers all its major languages. Featuring a range of poets from Derek Walcott to Jesus Cos Causse, and Olive Senior to Una Marson, this is a rich and satisfying book. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199561599
- ISBN
- 9780199561599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44