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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes III and IV cover the period from August 1879 to June 1884. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061871
ISBN
9780300061871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.02

Hardcover. This is a part of a collection of eight volumes of nearly 2800 letters. Volumes I and II reveal Stevenson's struggles to achieve success as an author - including his time as a student, his work, and his travels. They also introduce the people who became his chief correspondents for life. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300060218
ISBN
9780300060218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.94

Hardback. The second part of a four volume collection of more than 6000 of Kipling's public and private letters. This volume presents his life until the end of the 19th century, showing his transformation from an journalist in India into the biggest literary success of the 1890s. Editor(s): Kipling, Rudyard. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333360866
ISBN
9780333360866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.13

Hardback. Volume Three of Kipling's letters covers the decade 1900-10, the years in which he published "Kim" and the "Just So Stories". The narrative of his life includes the years in South Africa, his move to Bateman's in Sussex and him being awarded the Nobel Prize. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJC; BGA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333637333
ISBN
9780333637333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835141
ISBN
9781843835141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Hardcover. A collection of letters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is the first edition to be published since 1929, and since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. This volume contains 308 letters by the artist to friends, family and patrons, all accompanied by detailed notes. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 318 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300087338
ISBN
9780300087338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Presents correspondence that charts Eliot's intellectual journey towards conversion to the Anglican faith in 1927, as well as his transformation from banker to publisher, ending with his appointment as director of a publishing house of Faber & Gwyer, in late 1925, and the appearance of "Poems 1909-1925". Editor(s): Eliot, Valerie. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 912 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
912
Condition
New
SKU
9780571140817
ISBN
9780571140817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.81

Hardback. Using archival sources and interviews with key participants, new insight is gained to how the Lib-Lab Pact of 1977-78 - an agreement, short of a full coalition - came about, was structured and implemented, and how Liberal leader, David Steel, might have achieved significant policy concessions on electoral reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white tables, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527684
ISBN
9781137527684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardback. The decline of the Liberal party is one of the most controversial subjects in twentieth-century British politics, and this book makes a distinctive contribution to the debate by focusing on the South West, where Liberalism remained a powerful force after 1918. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFK; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896795
ISBN
9780859896795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.30

Paperback. The Liberation of the Serfs argues that slave labor can never be efficient and will therefore disappear by itself (though the process may take many years). The contributions herein address the economics of unfree labor in places like Prussia, Westphalia, Austria, Argentina and the British Empire. Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen George. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 84 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBTS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489992697
ISBN
9781489992697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.74

Paperback. From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks. A maverick officer - and the only man to survive his company's wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099568797
ISBN
9780099568797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. Uncovers the history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, this title offers an exploration of the importance of same-sex love and eroticism to the evolution of masculinity in China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226857923
ISBN
9780226857923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 51.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365537
ISBN
9781626365537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.73

Paperback. Presents the life, times, and works of Albrecht Durer. This book covers Durer's career. With multiple indexes and more than three hundred illustrations, it is meant as a reference to understand the work of the great artist and printmaker, the greatest exponent of northern European Renaissance art. Num Pages: 368 pages, 326 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; AFH; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
With a New introduction by Jeffrey Chipps Smith
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122762
ISBN
9780691122762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 57.31

Paperback. Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil. In this biography, James Cross Giblin penetrates this facade and presents a picture of a complex person-at once a brilliant, influential politician and a deeply disturbed man. Cross explores the forces that shaped the man and the social conditions that furthered his rapid rise to power. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 257 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544455917
ISBN
9780544455917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813220161
ISBN
9780813220161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Hardback. A "g'adl" or hagiography, originally written by G'alawdewos thirty years after the subject's death, in 1672-1673. Translated from multiple manuscripts and versions. Num Pages: 544 pages, 64 color illus. 18 halftones. 4 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JD; HBJH; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 262 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164212
ISBN
9780691164212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223508
ISBN
9780934223508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJH; BGH; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Barricade Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569805176
ISBN
9781569805176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Sidney and Beatrice Webb had a hand in founding many of the institutions that formed British society notably the Fabian society, the Labour Party, the London School of Economics, and "The New Statesman". This biography considers their literary and institution building accomplishments. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968543
ISBN
9780333968543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

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