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20th century
Hardback. Modern-day London abounds with a multitude of gardens, enclosed by railings and surrounded by houses, which attest to the English love of nature. This title delves into the history, evolution, and social implications of squares, which have been an important element in the planning and expansion of London since the early 17th century. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 colour images + 160 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2224.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300152012
- ISBN
- 9780300152012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.15
€ 52.99
€ 41.15
Hardback. This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing extensively on archival and other sources, it traces the conception of the idea of the Dictionary in the 1850s right up to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; CFB; CFM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199283620
- ISBN
- 9780199283620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.57
€ 87.57
Hardback. The New York loft jazz scene of the 1970s was a pivotal period for uncompromising, artist-produced work. Faced with a flagging jazz economy, a group of young avant-garde improvisers chose to eschew the commercial sphere and develop alternative venues in the abandoned factories and warehouses of Lower Manhattan. This is a study of this period. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 music ex; 21 HTs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285408
- ISBN
- 9780520285408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.48
€ 95.07
€ 72.48
hardcover. A rich new examination of the cultural, social and self-representation of the woman surgeon in Britain from 1860 to 1918. This title is also available as Open Access. Num Pages: 288 pages, 47 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JFSJ1; MBDP; MBX; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107186934
- ISBN
- 9781107186934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
Paperback. Effectively it is the story of the birth of modern South and South- East Asia and the hopes and fears of the dozens of armies' marching through the jungle battlefields. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140293319
- ISBN
- 9780140293319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of buses and coaches that they will never have seen. There will, for example, be half-cab single and double deckers the like of which are no longerin production. Some will be recognised from models and books, while others will be seen for the first time. Series: Buses, Coaches & Recollections. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPL; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857944501
- ISBN
- 9781857944501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.88
€ 8.99
€ 7.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171302
- ISBN
- 9780691171302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. A major new benchmark study of Operation Barbarossa by Christer Bergstrom, renowned WWII historian and author of the critically acclaimed The Ardennes 1944-1945: Hitler's Winter Offensive and The Battle of Britain: An Epic Conflict Revisited. Num Pages: 300 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1506.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004013
- ISBN
- 9781612004013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.11
€ 51.99
€ 48.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415267670
- ISBN
- 9780415267670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.46
€ 16.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. This comprehensive text analyzes significant revolutions of the 20th and 21st centuries, placing them in social, economic, and political context. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Fifth Edition, Fifth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813349244
- ISBN
- 9780813349244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155691
- ISBN
- 9781903155691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.30
€ 23.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. The inside story of the 20th century's most lucrative armed robbery. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849163071
- ISBN
- 9781849163071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199676095
- ISBN
- 9780199676095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Hardcover. A new and comparative study of the ship type that fought at Jutland. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 black and white photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 245. .
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848321847
- ISBN
- 9781848321847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.19
€ 52.99
€ 37.19
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502720
- ISBN
- 9781906502720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.87
€ 26.87
Paperback. In this compelling account of the decisive World War II battle of El Alamein, Jon Latimer brings to life the harsh desert conflict in North Africa. This is the story of two of the most intriguing commanders of the war and the story of the infantry soldiers who fought in a scorched wilderness. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 halftones, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013766
- ISBN
- 9780674013766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.74
€ 41.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540489
- ISBN
- 9780099540489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. This title sets Ruth's story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576237
- ISBN
- 9781780576237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.15
€ 25.99
€ 21.15
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460314
- ISBN
- 9780752460314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. A rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme changes in US culture and society, as well as America's position within the international art world. All key movements are discussed, including early American Modernism, the New Negro movement, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous colour and halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842398
- ISBN
- 9780192842398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.14
€ 31.99
€ 23.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Jones, Nate. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JPSF; JWK; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972618
- ISBN
- 9781620972618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. A memoir of a woman's life on a remote Scottish island - from 19-year-old girl to wife of one to mother of five, hotelier, domestic miracle worker, to empty nester to writer. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444759600
- ISBN
- 9781444759600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, and Britain's role as an imperial power came to an end. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950401
- ISBN
- 9780241950401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Hardcover. Drawing on the collections of the V&A, Glam Rock narrates the story of glam & explores its impact on fashion, theatre & film. In the early 1970s, glam rock changed the face of popular culture in Britain and, against a backdrop of a nation racked by economical and social crises, its flamboyancy provided an escapist dream for musicians and fans alike Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851777648
- ISBN
- 9781851777648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.75
€ 33.99
€ 23.75