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paperback. Exploring in full colour the history of Wiltshire in the Second World War and what remains today. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 186. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBW; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445619385
ISBN
9781445619385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.66

Hardcover. To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every theatre; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin; the first type to drop the 4,000lb 'Cookie' bomb; and so on. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808140
ISBN
9781909808140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.46

Paperback. This book is about the bond between two legendary journalists, Walter Winchell and Damon Runyon, during the unforgettable era of World War II and the years following. Winchell was a popular radio personality and Runyon was a popular Broadway personality, best known for having written the show "Guys and Dolls." Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761851301
ISBN
9780761851301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.89

Paperback. Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. This book explores the Winchesters' unique place in history, revealing the technical secrets of their success with a full array of colour artwork, period illustrations and close-up photographs. Illustrator(s): Stacey, Mark; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806574
ISBN
9781472806574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.39

Hardback. This volume provides a new perspective on the emergence of the modern study of antiquity, Altertumswissenschaft, in eighteenth-century Germany through an exploration of debates that arose over the work of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann between his death in 1768 and the end of the century. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black and white in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3JF; ACG; HBLA; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695843
ISBN
9780199695843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.00

Hardback. Offers the first-ever historical descriptions of the foundation of the "Museo Profano" inside the Vatican in 1761. Using the palace records from the Vatican's Secret Archives, Ruprecht demonstrates that the Vatican museum was the brainchild of J.J. Winckelmann, the so-called father of Art History. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSV; ACQ; AGC; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110694
ISBN
9780230110694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.74

Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953574
ISBN
9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Theosophical University Press United States
Edition
2nd & Revised
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911500677
ISBN
9780911500677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Theosophical University Press United States
Edition
2nd & Revised
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911500684
ISBN
9780911500684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Editor(s): MacMonagle, Niall. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DCQ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966792
ISBN
9780241966792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Provides important clues to the need to protect and maintain windmills, the continued survival of which allows an insight into the historic use of renewable energy, the development of engineering, and the processing of grain, for flour and bread, as well as other essential products. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK; TGBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806530
ISBN
9780747806530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JPA; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476037
ISBN
9780801476037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022174
ISBN
9780268022174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 121 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Light Inc United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932099768
ISBN
9781932099768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book describes the fire and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and political importance. It throws a revealing new light on an important event of fifty years ago and on questions of secrecy and responsibility. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573178
ISBN
9780230573178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.82

Paperback. The aim of this book is to set the 1957 Windscale accident in its historical context in the immediate post-war period and the early days of the Cold War, to describe the event and its consequences and to evaluate it from the vantage point of 1990. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JFF; MBN; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349105847
ISBN
9781349105847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

Paperback. Hardcover, blue and white spine. Previous owner's signature and date on inside front cover. 64pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd. London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KON0819454
ISBN
9780746001967
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Traces how the assimilation process of various ethnic groups in Chicago was facilitated by participation in sports from 1830-1940. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFC; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833050
ISBN
9780810833050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.08

Paperback. "A fascinating symposium that proves one thing: wine is worth thinking about. " Hugh Johnson, author of the World Atlas of Wine "Most wine books are narrow in scope. Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HP; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405154314
ISBN
9781405154314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.37

Paperback. For the first time the story of wartime France is told through the eyes and actions of those involved with France's most precious crop. Num Pages: 336 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBWQ; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340766781
ISBN
9780340766781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

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