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paperback. The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen Num Pages: 384 pages, (16 page section). BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
8th reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781857024692
ISBN
9781857024692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Hardcover. Mary Schmidt Campbell offers an enlightening analysis of Bearden's influences and the thematic focus of his work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 halftones, 16 pp 4-color plates. BIC Classification: ACXD; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195059090
ISBN
9780195059090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.05

Paperback. Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWL; JFSL3; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439021
ISBN
9780140439021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Clementine, Lady Spencer-Churchill died in 1977, aged 92. In this updated biography, her daughter, Mary Soames, throws new light on her mother, her 57-year marriage to Winston, her strongly held political views and a life that spans many of the major events of the 20th century. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Doubleday
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385607414
ISBN
9780385607414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. The Story of the Longest and Largest Forced Migration of Native Americans in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 b/w, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 258 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Westholme Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594162589
ISBN
9781594162589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian as a masterful negotiator of power relationships. This title investigates the vibrant urban life that existed under Hadrian's rule. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094939
ISBN
9780691094939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 46.93

Hardcover. Gathers 142 letters written by Mary Telfair of Savannah to her best friend Mary Few of New York. Telfair was born in 1791 to a wealthy, slaveholding family. Few, born in 1790, moved with her family from Savannah to New York in 1799. Self-exiled because of their antislavery views, the Fews never returned Georgia yet remained close to the Telfairs. Editor(s): Wood, Betty. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBFG; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329208
ISBN
9780820329208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Hardback. Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226793603
ISBN
9780226793603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.51

Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Second Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130484
ISBN
9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.11

Hardback. Follows Washington and his family over generations, situating the author's inquiry in the context of new work on the place of religion in colonial and postrevolutionary Virginia and the Chesapeake. This title considers Washington's active participation as a vestryman and church warden and a generous donor to his parish prior to the Revolution. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927633
ISBN
9780813927633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493177
ISBN
9781611493177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.31

Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006199
ISBN
9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152716
ISBN
9780231152716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Larson Publications United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943914701
ISBN
9780943914701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. An insight into life on the Slate Islands and a trade that ensured international recognition for Scotland, written by the Easdale Folk Museum archivist Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373502
ISBN
9781908373502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.88

Hardcover. The strength of the government of Devon in the early seventeenth century lay in the quality of its leaders. They ruled together in harmony, free from rivalries, the influence of any powerful resident nobles and saved from religious conflicts. This book emphasizes this strength through a series of biographical studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSC; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895132
ISBN
9780859895132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.38

Paperback. "Medieval Saints is a collection remarkable both for its range and for its respect for the richness of the individual texts." - Peter Brown, Princeton University Editor(s): Stouck, Mary-Ann. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 662 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
662
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442601017
ISBN
9781442601017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.70

paperback. "Mary-Ann Stouck's short reader stands apart in offering an abbreviated but judicious selection of saints' lives perfectly suited as a brief introduction. It fills a particular need with an elegant sufficiency." - Cynthia J. Hahn, Hunter College and the Graduate Center-CUNY Editor(s): Stouck, Mary-Ann. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442600942
ISBN
9781442600942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Mary-Antoinette. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTS; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 547.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113388
ISBN
9781551113388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL9; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820301
ISBN
9780774820301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

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