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Hardcover. The writing of Spartan history for long involved gliding - sometimes seamlessly - between the evidence of very different ancient sources. Now, a short series conceived by The Classical Press of Wales will examine closely and individually each of the principal sources and its relationship with classical Sparta. Editor(s): Powell, Anton; Richer, Nicolas. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125371
ISBN
9781905125371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.69

Paperback. It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and Armenia, and down to the coast of the Black Sea, fighting all the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223848
ISBN
9780571223848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Andrew M. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781931019026
ISBN
9781931019026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. This Symposium has lived so much in the shadow of the famous one by Plato, that it has not received a full commentary in English for well over a hundred years. Yet it gives the only alternative view of Socrates and has a wit and vigour of its own which paints a picture of a Greek society that makes it a document of prime historical importance. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686825
ISBN
9780856686825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.70

Hardback. For over two millennia, the "Cyropaedia", an imaginative biography of the Persian king Cyrus the Great, was Xenophon's most popular work. This study examines the work, demonstrating its overall coherence and unity and focusing, in particular, on the notoriously difficult ending. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 2AHA; DSBB; DSK; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224049
ISBN
9780520224049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.23
€ 45.08

Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180077
ISBN
9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. The author reveals the spirit of classical Chinese martial arts through instruction of hitherto secret internal practices from the Dai Family Style XinYi Martial Arts in this ground-breaking book. Exploring the connection between Daoist numerology, internal alchemy and the spirit of martial power, it offers guidance to strengthen inner cultivation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 85 black and white. BIC Classification: HRKN5; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848192065
ISBN
9781848192065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.54

Paperback. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical society of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession and observance or ritual in life. And his ideas are still close to those of ours today. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129657
ISBN
9780231129657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169316
ISBN
9780691169316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WH; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472944375
ISBN
9781472944375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. Hardcover, orange spine, small book. Cover is slightly stained. Stamp and date on ffep, foxing on some pages. 94pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Nauical Publishing Company Lymington, Hants
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
SKU
KON0819173
ISBN
9780245597053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mimesis International
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857521824
ISBN
9788857521824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. Series: Top Drawings. Num Pages: 24 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 297. .
Publisher
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788364596964
ISBN
9788364596964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.06

Hardback. The striking image of the winged Yahweh occurs in six psalms. This volume refines iconographic methodologies by treating the image of the winged Yahweh as one among a constellation of literary images in each psalm. Num Pages: 338 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 2599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525543641
ISBN
9783525543641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 219 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1670.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902109466
ISBN
9781902109466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Hardcover. Beginning in 1900 and concluding with the events of 2001, this title offers a chronological history of Yale College in the 20th Century. Using excerpts drawn primarily from contemporary Yale College publications and from writings and books by Yale College graduates, it portrays the day-to-day life and times at Yale College during the last century. Num Pages: 556 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 363 x 81. Weight in Grams: 3956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976321408
ISBN
9780976321408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80
€ 94.18

Paperback. Puts you in the room with Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt as they meet at a climactic turning point in the war to hash out the terms of the peace. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBLW; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143118923
ISBN
9780143118923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. "Yangtze River Gunboats, 1900-47". Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HB; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 237 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition. First Printing.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849084086
ISBN
9781849084086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. A pictorial 'behind the scenes' look at the day to day life on Norfolk air bases by the USAAF's 8th Air Force during the Second World War Num Pages: 252 pages, 600 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553565
ISBN
9781781553565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1221 colour & b/w photos & charts. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349188
ISBN
9780764349188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.76
€ 71.10

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