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Paperback. Oedipa Maas discovers that she has been made executrix of a former lover's estate. The performance of her duties sets her on a strange trail of detection, in which bizarre characters crowd in to help or confuse her. But gradually, death, drugs, madness and marriage combine to leave Oepida in isolation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099532613
ISBN
9780099532613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. In the isolated coastal townland of Ballintra in the Northwest of Ireland Recent school-leaver, occasional worker, full-time companion and Malibu-provider to Uncle Joe-Joe and his friend, The Blackbird, Psyche is a boy on the cusp of adulthood, undone by a recent traumatic event. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0009647
ISBN
9780571210749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 b/w plates (12pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780006388890
ISBN
9780006388890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Roy Strang is engaged in a strange quest in a surrealist South Africa. His mission is to eradicate the evil marabou stork before it drives away the flamingo from picturesque Lake Torto. Part of the 1995 Scottish Book Fortnight promotion. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
9780099435112
ISBN
9780099435112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Leonard Cohen made his name as a poet before he came to worldwide attention as a singer and songwriter. This collection of his poetry was written in Montreal, Mumbai and during his retirement in Mt Baldy. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141027562
ISBN
9780141027562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Poems of famous men -- and the women who married them -- by the Poet Laureate. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128 76pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
Edition
Reprints
SKU
9780330372220
ISBN
9780330372220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. 'Thompson's best work of the past three decades' New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
9780330510790
ISBN
9780330510790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. * A definitive collection of 101 short pieces from 1900 to 2000 this is an invaluable volume of women's writing this century Editor(s): Smith, Ali; Boddy, Kasia; Wood, Sarah. Num Pages: 528 pages, Integrated: 10, Int. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860498428
ISBN
9781860498428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, wear to cover and spine and yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Penguin London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0009730
ISBN
9780140400281
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A historical tale marking a new turn in Doyle's writing. Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. He eventually becomes a Fenian, a rebel, a republican legend - one of Michael Collins's boys, an assassin on a stolen bike. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0009745
ISBN
9780099284482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pocket Books
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KKD0009774
ISBN
9780671014803
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with minor edge wear, some foxing of pages but remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009872
ISBN
9780571168934
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
SKU
KKD0009969
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, stains on cover, pages remain good with clear text
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0009978
ISBN
9780224090100
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Represents a city's underworld, and the laws of corruption and delay. This novel projects these things in a vision that embraces black comedy, cosmic farce, and tragic ruin. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 504. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KKD0010044
ISBN
9781853260827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. In this sequel to Catherine Cookson's collection of essays and poems, "Let Me Make Myself Plain", she offers a further selection of thoughts, recollections and observations on life - and death - together with more of the poems she prefers to describe as "prose on short lines". Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 107 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0010071
ISBN
9780552143844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Long time, no see introduces us to the unforgettable world of Mister Psyche. Hanging out with men some forty-plus years his senior proves hazardous for Mister Psyche when the appearance of a bullet-hole in Uncle Joe-Joe's window draws him into a series of (mis)-adventures which unsettle and bemuse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
9780571210794
ISBN
9780571210794
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents tales such as "King Oedipus", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone". Translator(s): Watling, E.F. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear, wrapped in plastic cover. Yellowing of pages and minor foxing, inscribed by previous owner on inside cover. Good copy
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KKD0010149
ISBN
9780140440034
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Part thriller, part mystery, with a powerful love story at its heart, this three-part adaptation delivers a vibrant and visceral story. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 358. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008625
ISBN
9781849904285
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.99
€ 5.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing to edges and ffep, with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Faber
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008754
ISBN
9780571054442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226401393
ISBN
9780226401393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. This bilingual edition contains an introduction to the three major periods of the troubadours - their beginning, rise, and decline - as well as headnotes that briefly put each poet in context. Lark in the Morning will become an essential collection for those interested in learning about and teaching the origins of Western vernacular poetry. Editor(s): Kehew, Robert. Translator(s): Pound, Ezra; Snodgrass, W. D.; Kehew, Robert. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Bilingual edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429335
ISBN
9780226429335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is one of the most important and enigmatic figures in twentieth-century Latin American literature. This book presents a collection of the Locas mujeres poems that explore facets of the self in extremis. Editor(s): Couch, Randall. Translator(s): Couch, Randall. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531915
ISBN
9780226531915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. This title is a chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king - a tale of murder upon murder. Editor(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122022
ISBN
9780300122022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

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