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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Terry Gibbs, jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, was 12 years old when he began his career as a professional musician. This autobiography tracks jazz from the turbulent post-war years through the rise of bebop, traversing its changes through the eyes of a practitioner. A discography is included. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 b&w photographs, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845862
ISBN
9780810845862
Condition: New

€ 89.50

Hardback. An account of the architectural character of a vast range of ecclesiastical buildings, including the Anglican parish churches, medieval cathedrals repaired and modified during the period, Dissenting and Catholic chapels (as well as town-house, country-house, college and hospital chapels) and mausoleums. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 185 colour images + 520 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 229 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3580.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300159080
ISBN
9780300159080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 58.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589799240
ISBN
9781589799240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Explores all about Tudor torture. This book explains why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse. It describes which shocking swear words the Tudors used. Illustrator(s): Brown, Martin. Series: Horrible Histories TV Tie-in. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; YQH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 107.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781407104898
ISBN
9781407104898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Paperback. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the SLIMY STUARTS, including why some slimy Stuarts ate toads and fleas, which king picked his nose and never washed his hands and why people wore fish on their feet. With a bold new look, these bestselling titles are revised by the author to make HORRIBLE HISTORIES more accessible to young readers. Illustrator(s): Brown, Martin. Series: Horrible Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 5AH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 152 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scholastic
Condition
New
SKU
9781407139210
ISBN
9781407139210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 5.04

Paperback. The terrible truth behind the history of our railways by Terry Deary, creater of Horrible Histories. Strictly for grown-ups! Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0015801
ISBN
9781780226361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: World War I Tales. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; YFT; YXZW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 6. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472941978
ISBN
9781472941978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.82

Paperback. Crammed with quick quizzes and putrid pictures, the Horrible Histories Sticker Activity Book: Terrifying Tudors covers all things horrible in Tudor Britain. With over 200 savage stickers, explore the Tudor family's rotten reign. Shudder at the mad monarchs, dress up Rattus with the garish garments and keep fit with Tudor football. Illustrator(s): Brown, Martin. Series: Horrible Histories Sticker Activity Book. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 5AJ; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Scholastic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781407152622
ISBN
9781407152622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.29

Paperback. Series: World War I Tales. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; YFT; YXZW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472941961
ISBN
9781472941961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.82

Paperback. Series: World War I Tales. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; YFT; YXZW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 5. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472941985
ISBN
9781472941985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.78

Paperback. From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the third volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226378
ISBN
9781780226378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. On average a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent would be dead within three months of being parachuted into action. This work features the story of these agents, some of whom were women as young as 22, following them through their experiences beginning with their recruitment and their unorthodox training methods. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846032769
ISBN
9781846032769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. The SOE (Special Operations Executive) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. This book looks at the men and women who made up the SOE, the rigorous training to which they were subjected, and their lives during and after the war. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b/w; 5 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784420406
ISBN
9781784420406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Hardback. The Old Vic, one of the world's great theatres, opened in 1818 with rowdy melodrama and continued with Edmund Kean in Richard III howled down by the audience. One impresario, among the first of thirteen to go bankrupt there, fled to Milan and ran La Scala. In 1848 a chorus girl tried to murder the leading lady. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; AN; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571311255
ISBN
9780571311255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. The life of the king of England who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and founded the glittering Tudor royal dynasty. Num Pages: 528 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 42. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445646053
ISBN
9781445646053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.47

Hardback. A fascinating history of Tudor food and drink, from swan-neck soup to roasted-alive goose. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648743
ISBN
9781445648743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. A compendium of facts, myths, and surprising secrets of the most infamous British royal family Num Pages: 336 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650531
ISBN
9781445650531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. In this highly provocative book, Terry Bouton challenges the received wisdom about what was achieved in 1776, arguing that the American Revolution did not produce the democracy that was hoped for by the American people when they joined the Revolutionary movement. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195378566
ISBN
9780195378566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.14

Hardcover. Harry Springer kept detailed diaries throughout most of his life. His diaries for the time from November 28th, 1917 to August 19th, 1918 were lost during the fighting in the Argonne Forest, but in 1974, just before he died, he wrote these supplementary notes of what he could remember. Editor(s): Bareither, Terry. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531704
ISBN
9781557531704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.22

Num Pages: 368 pages, over 600 b/w photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 230 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2644.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320569
ISBN
9780764320569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.68
€ 56.10

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