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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. In the 18th century shotgun weddings were not unusual, but in most cases it wasn't the bride that was holding the gun. So began the stormy marriage between Lord and Lady Grange, a marriage which was to end with Lady Grange's death on the Isle of Skye after 13 years in exile. Num Pages: 192 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHQ; 3JF; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817657
ISBN
9781906817657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. A full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change, first published in 1980. Num Pages: 820 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
820
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521299558
ISBN
9780521299558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.15

Hardback. The print repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England has been neglected historically. This book provides an iconographic survey of the single-sheet prints produced in Britain during the early modern era and reveals significant discoveries from this visual storehouse. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 270 black-&-white illustrations & 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136975
ISBN
9780300136975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 45.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; AFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 258 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2968.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126951
ISBN
9780714126951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 57.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Bourke, Richard; McBride, Ian. Num Pages: 552 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
552
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154060
ISBN
9780691154060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.62

Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491977
ISBN
9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444776478
ISBN
9781444776478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. The power of the prince versus the rights of his subjects is one of the basic struggles in the history of law and government. This study of the history of monarchy, conceptions of law and due process addresses that struggle and uncovers new vistas in the study of Western legal tradition. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; JPHC; JPSN; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079953
ISBN
9780520079953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 53.73

paperback. Explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, the author has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office. Num Pages: 720 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140283938
ISBN
9780140283938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. Outlines and analyzes the way the office of Prime Minister has developed in Britain in the past 45 years. The book considers the social backgrounds, image, relations with cabinets, role in policy making, and power of the men and woman who have occupied the office. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPH; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177951
ISBN
9780631177951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. In the days when Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee faced each other in the House of Commons, there was disagreement about whose hands should be on the Mace, the symbol of power at Westminster. Everyone assumed that the hands on the Mace would be British. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627304
ISBN
9780745627304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell - during this period Catholicism and nationalism became linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on four of the men who hunted them: Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and John Garzia, the most hated men in Ireland. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173119
ISBN
9781847173119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

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
€ 24.51

Paperback. The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles. This book shows that Verdun is a key to understanding the First World War to the minds of those who waged it, the traditions that bound them and the world that gave them the opportunity. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photos, bibliog , reference notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140170412
ISBN
9780140170412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.82

Paperback. Explores the history of the world's greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents, this title asks, and answers, a variety of crucial questions about each President. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042459
ISBN
9780141042459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Coleman, David. Num Pages: 1728 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393081244
ISBN
9780393081244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77
€ 131.20

Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Germany, Kent B.; Johnson, Robert David; McKee, Guian A.; Holland, Max; Shreve, David. Series Editor(s): May, Ernest. Series: The Presidential Recordings. Num Pages: 3536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 150. Weight in Grams: 4320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Three-volume slipcased set
Number of pages
3536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393062861
ISBN
9780393062861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.43
€ 152.28

Paperback. Brings together some of the top American historians to offer a look at one of the most controversial US presidencies. This book examines the successes as well as the failures, covering different major aspect of Bush's two terms in office. Editor(s): Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149011
ISBN
9780691149011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
149
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974098
ISBN
9780865974098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838722
ISBN
9781843838722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.42

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