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Paperback. Explores the buttoned-up world of the British upper classes. This book includes stories, in which, an imaginative teenager gives a visitor the fright of his life, the ordered home of a respectable country gent is rocked to its core, and 'Laura' expresses the hope of revenge via reincarnation. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 208 x 40. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871918
ISBN
9781784871918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Series: International Themes & Issues. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442607521
ISBN
9781442607521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826768
ISBN
9780753826768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55, 10 colour illustrations, 39 black & white halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFG; JWXV; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452574
ISBN
9780801452574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Paperback. Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real "Dad's Army". Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919802
ISBN
9780670919802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Derek Jarman's garden is in the flat expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness, Kent. He mixed the flint, shells and driftwood of Dungeness with indigenous and introduced plants. This book is his own record of how this garden evolved, from its beginnings in 1985. Num Pages: 144 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WMB; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500016565
ISBN
9780500016565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Hardback. The Belgian town of Ypres is now synonymous with the tragedy of the First World War. The First and Second Battles of Ypres saw some of the bloodiest fighting during the early days of the war, as well as the first use of poison gas by the Germans. If you want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461960
ISBN
9780752461960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413947
ISBN
9781474413947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Nottingham has changed and developed since Victorian and Edwardian times. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3JH; 3JJC; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656564
ISBN
9781445656564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783463060
ISBN
9781783463060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

Paperback. Looks at the role of photography in the Brazilian and Mexican avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s. This illustrated study introduces the concept of a modernist 'ethos' to illuminate the intertwining of aesthetic innovation and ethical concerns in the work of leading Brazilian and Mexican literary figures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 67 b&w photos, with 7 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; 3JJG; ACXD; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343233
ISBN
9780822343233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Arguably the most gifted artist of her generation, Amy Winehouse died tragically young, aged just 27. Packed with exclusive material, such as extracts from Amy's teenage diaries, photos and notes, this book offers a new and intimate perspective on the life and death of the phenomenon that is Amy Winehouse. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 37. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170765
ISBN
9780552170765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy and on the Eastern Front, and analyzes why railway guns largely disappeared from use following the end of the war. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 185.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810687
ISBN
9781472810687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447227205
ISBN
9781447227205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. This book traces the history of the civil war that has blighted Liberia in the 1990s and looks at its roots in the way governments have been established in West Africa during the 20th century. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 3JJ; HBJH; HBT; HBW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Hurst & Co Ltd
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850654179
ISBN
9781850654179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Hardcover. An account of the life and early career of John Edward Redmond (1856-1918), the Irish constitutional nationalist leader in the UK Parliament who won Home Rule for his country in 1914. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Cork University Press Dublin
Number of pages
472
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184233
ISBN
9781859184233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.71

Hardback. The British railway system is the oldest in the world. This book describes the early days in the British railway industry, from the opening of the first public steam inter-city railway line in 1830, through to the glory days of the Flying Scotsman and the expansion of the national rail networks in the 1940s to form British Railways. Series: Raintree Perspectives: Aspects of British History Beyond 1066. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 5AH; YNH; YNTR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 264 x 195. .
Publisher
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474734202
ISBN
9781474734202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.38

Paperback. Considers the phenomenon of state failure and asks how the international community might better detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally and politically legitimate responses. Editor(s): Trauschweizer, Ingo; Miner, Steven Merritt. Series: Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Stud. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420911
ISBN
9780821420911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJF; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908745491
ISBN
9781908745491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922317
ISBN
9780226922317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. Shawn Levy, author of 'Rat Pack Confidential' brings alive London in the swinging Sixties with a gripping, groovy story of those who created the scene that changed the world. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841152264
ISBN
9781841152264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The British Women's Institute is more often associated with jam and Jerusalem than radical activity, but in this book Maggie Andrews explores the WI's relationship with feminism from the formation of the organisation in 1915 up to the eve of British feminism's renaissance in the late 1960s. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JFFK; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910448168
ISBN
9781910448168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

Hardback. A narrative history by a Fed insider of how monetary policy is shaped in the US, with special emphasis on the performances of former Chairman Ben Bernanke and current Chairwoman Janet Yellen in facing the prelude, outbreak, and aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Series: Palgrave Studies in American Economic History. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2090
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137578587
ISBN
9781137578587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 257 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 300 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350498
ISBN
9780764350498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.90

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