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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. This work offers a tour of Romantic visual culture, from the West End stage to the Scottish Highlands, from Leicester Square to the photography studios of Second Empire Paris. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACVC; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312226541
ISBN
9780312226541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.06

Hardback. This new study rereads the literary response to a decade of trauma and transformation. Instead of separating the 1940s into before and after the war, it focuses on the entire decade and the themes which emerged from writers' involvement in and resistance to, the conflict. It examines popular and middlebrow writers, as well as literary authors. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 B+W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627448
ISBN
9780748627448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611487787
ISBN
9781611487787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.70

Hardback. During the Georgian period there was a remarkable proliferation of seductive visual imagery and written accounts of female performers. Focusing on the close relationship between the dramatic and visual arts at this time, this book explores popular ideas of the actress as coquette, 'whore', celebrity, muse, and creative agent. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 85 b&w illustrations and 50 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135442
ISBN
9780300135442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

Paperback. Photographer John Spink captured the Bristol music scene on film between 1974 and 1981 as styles moved rapidly from prog rock to punk to new wave. Author Gill Loats puts Spink's work in context as the Bristol scene began to take a new direction forged by the likes of The Pop Group and The Cortinas. Illustrator(s): Spink, John. Num Pages: 216 pages, archive photogtaphy. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AJC; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tangent Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910089071
ISBN
9781910089071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. The Yarnton landscape, extending from the floodplain of the Thames up onto the higher Second Gravel Terrace, has witnessed a long history of topographic and vegetational change linked to human activity. Settlements on the edge of the Second Gravel Terrace were occupied throughout the Iron Age and Roman periods. Num Pages: 655 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 304 x 218 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University School of Archaeology United Kingdom
Number of pages
655
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905905218
ISBN
9781905905218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.39

Hardback. The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661230
ISBN
9781445661230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.76

hardcover. Recording Britain was an artistic documentary project compiled as the country was facing the potentially devastating impact of the Second World War. This fascinating book brings together highlights from this extraordinary collection by artists such as John Piper, Michael Rothenstein, Barbara Jones and Stanley Badmin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACX; AFC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 256 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0020254
ISBN
9781851776610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A timely reconsideration of the life and times of one of the West's most prominent Muslim converts. Editor(s): Gilham, Jamie; Greaves, Ron. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047043
ISBN
9781849047043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 70 color + 215 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209846
ISBN
9780300209846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.15

paperback. Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the heir - providing Jane Seymour or the eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty with a passion she had inherited from her parents, Isabella and Ferdinand, the joint-rulers of Spain who had driven the Moors from their country. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber Non Fiction
Condition
New
SKU
9780571235124
ISBN
9780571235124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. Bestselling author of NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG, Giles Milton takes us on another fascinating and extraordinary historical adventure. Num Pages: 432 pages, B/W maps and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KB; 1QDB; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Murray
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KKD0005696
ISBN
9780340748824
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 1917, post-Russian Revolution, an unlikely and eccentric band of British spies are smuggled into newly Soviet Russia to thwart Lenin's plan to destroy British rule in India, as a precursor to toppling the democracies of the West. The spies, under Mansfield Cumming, were the unsung founders of the present-day MI6. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737042
ISBN
9781444737042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A powerful story of a young man conscripted into Hitler's army and a family left behind, a sympathetic view of life from the other side. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp sections and map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340840832
ISBN
9780340840832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure. Num Pages: 416 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340794685
ISBN
9780340794685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A powerful tale of destruction, heroism and survival by the bestselling author of NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 B&W illustrated maps and 2x 8pp B&W picture sections - integrated onto text paper for s. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837870
ISBN
9780340837870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The incredible story of the secret underground operations of the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444798982
ISBN
9781444798982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A hard-hitting warning that Europe's prospects are gloomy unless Europeans awake from their torpor and embrace the often difficult changes necessary to flourish in the 21st century world. From one of our most influential thinkers on European matters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; 3JMG; HBJD; HBLX; JPSN2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198757870
ISBN
9780198757870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.36

Paperback. In the chaos after the Reich an astonishing 2.5 million ordinary citizens were killed. This harrowing history uncovers the extraordinary stories of real German people from all walks of life in the aftermath of the Second World War Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 42. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567667
ISBN
9780719567667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. The first book about the life, career, and pictures of this pioneering photographic artist (1849-1930), this is a richly illustrated introduction to the beginnings of colour photography, featuring previously unpublished specimens of photographic art, including four unrecorded child portraits by Lewis Carroll. Num Pages: 304 pages, 188 black & white halftones, 124 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243723
ISBN
9781851243723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 45.86

paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141009841
ISBN
9780141009841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. In October 2015, photographer Giles Duley was commissioned by the UNHCR to document the refugee crisis. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JMG; AJB; AJCR; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 202. .
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561795
ISBN
9780863561795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961004
ISBN
9780750961004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750958455
ISBN
9780750958455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

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