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c 1800 to c 1900

Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471089704
ISBN
9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. The extraordinary story of John Kirk, the Scottish botanist who single-handedly ended the East African slave trade. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780336572
ISBN
9781780336572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Tells the story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, this title continues to captivate the imagination. It reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521242
ISBN
9780099521242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. The Sunday Times bestseller: how the Strauss family took Europe by storm during the nineteenth century Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783963256
ISBN
9781783963256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; AVGC5; AVGH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 289 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810869882
ISBN
9780810869882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.22

Hardback. The Lazier Murder explores a community's response to a crime, as well as the realization that it may have contributed to a miscarriage of justice. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644212
ISBN
9781442644212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.91

Paperback. An intriguing study of a unique and unsettling cultural phenomenon in Victorian England. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271917
ISBN
9781783271917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.44

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837879
ISBN
9781843837879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.86

Hardback. The letters in this volume show the woman Rossetti was at this time in her life. By 1874 she was an established poet with a literary reputation among her contemporaries. But her personal life was overshadowed by the deaths and illness of close friends, and her own affliction with Graves' disease. In the VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE series. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917832
ISBN
9780813917832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.65

hardcover. The third volume of "Letters.." covers years in which Christina Rossetti lost several important family members, including her mother, her brother Dante, and a young nephew, Michael. In the face of her loss, she turned increasingly to religion and wrote works of devotional prose. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919294
ISBN
9780813919294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.57

hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917061
ISBN
9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918969
ISBN
9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.19

Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916514
ISBN
9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.68

Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920283
ISBN
9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.62

Hardback. This is the penultimate volume in the continuation of Ralph L. Rusk's 1939 edition of Emerson's letters. Vol 9 covers the years 1860-1869, when Emerson switched from using small, local publishers to the prestigious firm of Ticknor and Fields. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 9
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081023
ISBN
9780231081023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.01
€ 109.38

Hardback. This final volume marks the twilight years of this American writer's life. These letters, including many to Henry David Thoreau, William Henry Furness, Margaret Fuller, and Thomas Carlyle among others offer an intimate portrait of Emerson. Num Pages: 515 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 10
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101837
ISBN
9780231101837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.01
€ 110.43

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes V and VI cover the period from July 1884 to September 1890. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 474 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061901
ISBN
9780300061901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.38

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes III and IV cover the period from August 1879 to June 1884. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, illustrations port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061888
ISBN
9780300061888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.35

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes V and VI cover the period from July 1884 to September 1890. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061918
ISBN
9780300061918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.04

Hardcover. This is a part of a collection of eight volumes of nearly 2800 letters. Volumes I and II reveal Stevenson's struggles to achieve success as an author - including his time as a student, his work, and his travels. They also introduce the people who became his chief correspondents for life. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300060218
ISBN
9780300060218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.35

Hardcover. Uncovers the history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, this title offers an exploration of the importance of same-sex love and eroticism to the evolution of masculinity in China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226857923
ISBN
9780226857923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 49.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365537
ISBN
9781626365537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223508
ISBN
9780934223508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJH; BGH; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Barricade Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569805176
ISBN
9781569805176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

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