Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
hardcover. A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880). Num Pages: 96 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; 5AL; YBCS; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419707339
- ISBN
- 9781419707339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.75
€ 24.99
€ 23.75
hardcover. Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the mystery of Sarah Rector. At the age of eleven, Sarah was famously hailed as "the wealthiest coloured girl in the world.". Even so, she was powerless and in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--she had disappeared. Out of a trove of primary documents, Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah's life. Num Pages: 80 pages, black-and-white and colour archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJP; 5AL; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 14. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419708466
- ISBN
- 9781419708466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
The World's Columbian Exposition. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
Bolotin, Norman; Laing, Christine
paperback. This exceptional chronicle takes readers on a visual tour of the glittering "white city" that emerged along the swampy south shore of Lake Michigan as a symbol of Chicago's rebirth and pride twenty-two years after the Great Fire Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252070815
- ISBN
- 9780252070815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.18
€ 24.99
€ 23.18
Hardcover. The work of the RAF's 100 Group remains one of the least known aspects of the 1939-45 war. This book redresses the balance by focussing on one the heavy units, 223, and its sister units at RAF Oulton, Norfolk. It presents a picture of the secret and vital activities of the special operatives, and their effect on German defences. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117144
- ISBN
- 9781908117144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.16
€ 43.99
€ 39.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621570103
- ISBN
- 9781621570103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.90
€ 25.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572855
- ISBN
- 9781621572855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.67
€ 20.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 table, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227591
- ISBN
- 9780807855232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Offers an exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory. This book is arranged in historical periods - from Antiquity to the modern era - and divided between analyses of specific festivals, set in relation to contemporary architecture and urban design. Series: The Classical Tradition in Architecture. Num Pages: 332 pages, 71 black & white halftones, 13 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; ACX; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415701297
- ISBN
- 9780415701297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.52
€ 94.52
Hardcover. This is the first detailed exploration of the history of autism in the UK. Drawing from extensive and highly original archival research as well as investigations of published literature it describes the political, social and institutional background which made the study and increased diagnosis of autism possible. Series: Social Histories of Medicine. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; MBX; MJNA; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095924
- ISBN
- 9780719095924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640075
- ISBN
- 9780691640075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.20€ 97.79
€ 130.20
€ 97.79
Paperback. London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend - until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 3JJC; FF; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008129699
- ISBN
- 9780008129699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. As portrayed in this monograph, sculptor Simeon Nelson's work examines human attempts to define, order, and classify nature throughout the ages, questioning how human understanding of the natural world has evolved in relation to the changing fashions of scientific and artistic inquiry. Num Pages: 36 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JM; AFK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898543930
- ISBN
- 9781898543930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791381497
- ISBN
- 9783791381497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.07
€ 19.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times, this is an authoritative and amusing study from bestselling author Boris Johnson. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3JM; JPH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007224456
- ISBN
- 9780007224456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Boris Johnson brings the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill back to life, to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 X 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444783056
- ISBN
- 9781444783056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardback. Leading writer Boris Kagarlitsky offers an ambitious account of 1000 years of Russian history. Translator(s): Clarke, Renfrey. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JPFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326825
- ISBN
- 9780745326825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.33
€ 52.99
€ 41.33
Hardback. A controversial new study of the Red Army's irrecoverable casualties during the Second World War Translator(s): Orenstein, Harold S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473899643
- ISBN
- 9781473899643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 colour & 121 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; ACND; AKL; HBJD; HBLH; HRCL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1229.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019680
- ISBN
- 9780271019680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.11€ 111.91
€ 136.11
€ 111.91
Paperback. Based on a 1912 publication about Texans who fought for the South in the Civil War, Texas Boys in Gray presents a collection of fascinating remembrances of those who were there. Sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking, the experiences of these men are documented as a tribute to Texas war veterans. Num Pages: 275 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556227776
- ISBN
- 9781556227776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
€ 19.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Botana, Natalio R.; Gallo, Ezequiel. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978522
- ISBN
- 9780865978522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.77
€ 15.99
€ 12.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Botana, Natalio R.; Gallo, Ezequiel. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978515
- ISBN
- 9780865978515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. This text offers an interpretation of Egypt's so-called liberal era and an understanding of contemporary Egyptian society. It analyses both mainstream and conventional political and social forces and political activism among people from widely differing backgrounds. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 184 pages, map, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625315
- ISBN
- 9780815625315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.23
€ 28.23
Hardcover. A detailed look at the best of contemporary Japanese architecture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 col., 100 b&w illus., 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; 3JMC; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 259 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1854.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714845753
- ISBN
- 9780714845753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 38.97
€ 53.75
€ 38.97
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBW; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819147
- ISBN
- 9781472819147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.48
€ 16.99
€ 12.48