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Paperback. Tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who revolutionised wood-engraving and influenced book illustration for a century to come. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AFH; AGB; AGN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571223756
ISBN
9780571223756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. This is a guide to the Eastern Question, the problem that faced the European states of how to react to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The book examines the impact of the Napoleonic wars, the Greek War of Independence, the Crimean War and the Eastern Crisis of 1876-8. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582291959
ISBN
9780582291959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Paperback. Introduces readers to a refreshing assortment of brave American women of colonial times. This title presents stories of such remarkable colonial women as Mumbet, a slave who won her freedom in a Massachusetts courtroom in the 1780s; and, more. Series: Outrageous Women. Num Pages: 128 pages, timeline, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 234 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471382997
ISBN
9780471382997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. A searching critique of the popular Elizabethan literature that praised merchants, industrialists and craftsmen. Series: Past and Present Publications. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 421. Clean copy with some shelf wear fine in dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001722
ISBN
9780521265065
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Life of the eccentric landlord who founded the movement for the protection of animals Num Pages: 317 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy. Showing light age, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028822
ISBN
9780946640362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Paperback. This important book, now in paperback, explores epistolary forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture. Familiar ideas about epistolary fiction and personal correspondence, and public and private, are re-examined in the light of alternative paradigms, showing how the letter is at the centre of Eighteenth-century life. Num Pages: 441 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552. 448 pages. This important book, now in paperback, explores epistolary forms and practices in relation to important areas of British culture. Familiar ideas about epistolary fiction and personal correspondence, and public and private, are re-examined in the light of alternative paradigms, showing how the letter is at the centre of Eighteenth-century life. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230249080
ISBN
9780230249080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.89
€ 114.64

Paperback. Richard Twiss' "A Tour in Ireland in 1775", published in the following year, was a controversial book. It enraged the Irish public through its unflattering representation of Ireland and its inhabitants. This book includes a collection of poems in opposition to the book. Editor(s): Finnegan, Rachel. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; DCF; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 119 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558903
ISBN
9781904558903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.12

Paperback. Poet and musician, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. High-born yet egalitarian, she travelled to France to observe the Revolution, rejected numerous suitors, and lived independently. Her curious ways attracted gossip right into her final years when she raised an illegitimate child at her home in Berkeley Square. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571311125
ISBN
9780571311125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. 'The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse' DAILY EXPRESS Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828250
ISBN
9780753828250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson made a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings. The Founding Father was traveling to Paris to serve as ambassador to France. Jefferson wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose - to master the art of French cooking. This title tells the story of a Founding Foodie who transformed American agriculture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quirk Books United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594745782
ISBN
9781594745782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.65

Hardback. This pair of elegant, slip-cased volumes are devoted to Raffles' second wife, Sophia (1786-1858), who wrote the first published account of her husband's life and achievements, and his lesser-known but equally, if not more intriguing, first wife, Olivia (1771-1814). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Landmark Books Pte.Ltd ,Singapore
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814189491
ISBN
9789814189491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 44.57

Paperback. First published in 1985, this is a scholarly analysis of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the 18th century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415609821
ISBN
9780415609821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.38

Paperback. James Hutton proved that the earth was likely millions of years old, rather than the six thousand calculated by the bible, and that it was continuously shaped and re-shaped by myriad everyday forces rather than any single cataclysmic event. This book tells the remarkable story of this Scottish gentleman farmer. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDZ; RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465013371
ISBN
9780465013371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

Hardback. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. Regarded by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development. Series Editor(s): Benbow, Dr. Tim; Kennedy, Professor Greg; Robb-Webb, Dr. Jon. Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; BGT; JWF; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781472412676
ISBN
9781472412676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.92

Hardcover. This collection of essays by specialist authors addresses women's activities as patrons and as "patronized" artists over the course of the 18th century. Artists and patrons discussed include: Carriera; Queen Lovisa Ulrike and Chardin; and the Duchess of Osuna and Goya. Editor(s): Hyde, Melissa; Milam, Jennifer. Series Editor(s): Poska, Professor Allyson M.; Zanger, Professor Abby. Series: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 69 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754607106
ISBN
9780754607106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. This volume places war and conflict at the centre of the colonial enterprise in the 18th century. It incorporates the history of Britain's expansion with events in Europe and the wider international arena. Also included is a detailed examination of the origins of the American Revolution. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582424012
ISBN
9780582424012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.37

Hardcover. A four-volume edition of Horace Walpole's "Memoirs of the Reign of King George III". It provides Walpole's text in its entirety, unabridged and unexpurgated, with an introduction and annotation designed to help reassess the value of the memoirs as historical evidence. Series: The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 137. Weight in Grams: 3178.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
1040
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300070149
ISBN
9780300070149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.98
€ 171.89

Paperback. This is a biography of Peter the Great. It tells his life story in 12 chapters, including two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation, with the aim of providing a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life and reign. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300103007
ISBN
9780300103007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Taken from Africa into slavery by the Portuguese, kidnapped by the British Navy and held captive aboard ship during the French wars of the 1790s before being abandoned in Falmouth, the story of Joseph Emidy deserves telling in its own right. Emidy became a prominent figure in the musical scene in Cornwall for his remaining years. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780859893596
ISBN
9780859893596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. * A gripping account of the most action-packed years of British naval history Num Pages: 560 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119168
ISBN
9780349119168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

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