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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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

€ 63.66

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Cannell, Jon. Num Pages: 32 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBE; 3JH; YNH; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 286 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761455950
ISBN
9780761455950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of one of Nelson's captains, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her reputation in celestial mechanics with her 1831 translation of Laplace's Mecanique celeste as The Mechanism of the Heavens. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PB; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951362
ISBN
9781841951362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324143
ISBN
9780393324143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.63

Paperback. Lovell presents the epic story of one of England's greatest families, focusing on the towering figure of Winston Churchill. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342253
ISBN
9780393342253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. A portrait of high society in the twentieth century, told through the stories of the guests of Maxine Elliott and Prince Aly Khan at the Chateau de l'Horizon in Cannes. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BK; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139890
ISBN
9780349139890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. * A revealing - amusing and sad - biography of a unique family Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 24, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115054
ISBN
9780349115054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Reissue of the acclaimed biography of Beryl Markham Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121758
ISBN
9780349121758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Introduces readers to a refreshing assortment of brave American women of colonial times. This title presents stories of such remarkable colonial women as Mumbet, a slave who won her freedom in a Massachusetts courtroom in the 1780s; and, more. Series: Outrageous Women. Num Pages: 128 pages, timeline, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 234 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471382997
ISBN
9780471382997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Fascinating true stories of the most amazing women in American history They were pioneers and trailblazers, spies and ex-slaves, reformers and first ladies. They became America's first women nurses, doctors, preachers, and voters. Series: Outrageous Women. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 193 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471229261
ISBN
9780471229261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.48

Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922843
ISBN
9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 78.49

Paperback. Series: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; YNH; YNJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Dgs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101936399
ISBN
9781101936399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.58

Paperback. Drawing on both literature and social reform texts, the author analyzes the organization of knowledge during the Victorian period and explores its role in the emergence of the idea of the social body. Readings of Disraeli, Gaskell and Dickens are included in the discussion. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675244
ISBN
9780226675244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Showing the epistemological conditions that have made modern, social and economic knowledge possible, this text explores questions such as, "how did fact become modernity's most favoured unit of knowledge?". Num Pages: 444 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBTB; HPK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675268
ISBN
9780226675268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877133718
ISBN
9781877133718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; JPV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472671
ISBN
9780801472671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.89

Hardcover. On the eve of her 80th birthday, Mary O'Rourke has sat down to write a letter to twenty people past and present, close and distant, living and deceased. Every letter is heartfelt; every letter offers gratitude for the difference the recipient made to Mary's life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BJ; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 372 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310199
ISBN
9780717172238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181737
ISBN
9781859181737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War. Editor(s): Acton, Carol. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBTB; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227382
ISBN
9781780227382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardback. Series: A Roaring Twenties Mystery. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0020020
ISBN
9780727887146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966177
ISBN
9780750966177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 165 postcard images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW3; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325946
ISBN
9780764325946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. On August 17, 1945, Indonesia proclaimed its independence from Dutch colonial rule. Five years later, the Republic of Indonesia was recognized as a unified, sovereign state. This title traces the variously tangled and perhaps incompletely understood ways that Karo women and men contributed to the founding of the Indonesian nation. Num Pages: 414 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274877
ISBN
9780520274877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing techniques, and the evolution of the modern woman as active, mobile, and liberated. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JFFK; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888038
ISBN
9780801888038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.71
€ 55.84

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