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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Results 1945 - 1968 of 22077

Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Presents the history of the raising, training and service of the Barnsley Pals in the Great War. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844157075
ISBN
9781844157075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFA; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637761
ISBN
9780691637761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.20
€ 137.47

Paperback. An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess. Translator(s): Fontanive, Karen. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 253 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714838601
ISBN
9780714838601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQB; AFC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300174502
ISBN
9780300174502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.59
€ 52.80

Hardback. Presents a perspective on the study of early modern science. This title examines science in the context of the baroque, analyzes the tensions, paradoxes, and compromises that shaped the New Science of the seventeenth century and enabled its spectacular success. Num Pages: 320 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923987
ISBN
9780226923987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.04
€ 78.49

Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Instead of celebrating the triumph of reason and rationality, the authors study the paradoxes and anxieties that stemmed from the New Science and the intellectual compromises that shaped it and enabled its spectacular success. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226212982
ISBN
9780226212982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. This book unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked 'race records' recorded between 1923 and 1949. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076602
ISBN
9780252076602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Based on years of archival and ethnographic research in Venezuela's largest public housing community, this book offers an in-depth history of urban popular politics before the Bolivarian Revolution. It also provides context for understanding the democracy that emerged during the presidency of Hugo Chavez. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 black and white, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283329
ISBN
9780520283329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 248 x 12. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963787
ISBN
9780750963787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

hardcover. Bartholomaus Schachman was born on 11th September 1559 in Danzig (nowadays called Gda'nsk), then the autonomys trade city and member of "The Hanseatic League", within the Kingdom of Poland. This title presents his adventures to became one of the greatest travelogues of the sixteenth century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 280. Weight in Grams: 2130.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skira Italy
Edition
Arabic language ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214658
ISBN
9788857214658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.53
€ 68.75

Hardback. Bartholomaus Schachman was born on 11th September 1559 in Danzig (nowadays called Gda'nsk), then the autonomys trade city and member of "The Hanseatic League", within the Kingdom of Poland. This title presents his adventures to became one of the greatest travelogues of the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Nefedova, Olga. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 289 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2130.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214641
ISBN
9788857214641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.53
€ 68.75

Paperback. After Christopher Columbus, Bartolome de las Casas is the single most important figure in the period of the Encounter, a time of conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages. Here Clayton provides a history of the age as told through the life of Las Casas. Editor(s): Clayton, Lawrence A. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194280
ISBN
9781405194280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s is illustrated here with accurate captions that describe each one individually. The relationship between the board games and the professional game of baseball is described with tips to help date each and rate their condition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 325 color photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407673
ISBN
9780887407673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. This work gives us a commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball. It shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian - and that baseball's popularity had everything to do with surging American nationalism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130439
ISBN
9780691130439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the US-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This book tells the story of the rise and demise of this team. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691007441
ISBN
9780691007441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 42.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 black & white halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJC; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236066
ISBN
9781442236066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.54

Hardcover. Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. This book describes the physical development, construction and operational history of every airfield It is illustrated with wartime and present-day aerial photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, 830 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1888. 360 pages, 830 illustrations. Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. This book describes the physical development, construction and operational history of every airfield It is illustrated with wartime and present-day aerial photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 28. Weight: 1914.
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067355
ISBN
9781870067355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.84
€ 44.92

Paperback. The official biography of the most inspiring spiritual leader of the twentieth century Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755312481
ISBN
9780755312481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. It took Henry VIII 28 years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy was born in 1519 after the King's affair with Elizabeth Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring ever acknowledged by Henry VIII. So just how close did he come to being Henry IX? Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937092
ISBN
9780750937092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFW; 3JD; HBJM; HBLH; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House Australia Australia
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781864711349
ISBN
9781864711349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. The true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening Standard Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTM; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Mass Mkt Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816844
ISBN
9780753816844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. A charming book of sketches of Bath and Wells done in 1920. Series: Black's Sketchbooks. Num Pages: 48 pages, 24 b & w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJG; AFF; WQN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
A&C Black
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408111253
ISBN
9781408111253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.87

Paperback. Covers Bath in the Great War from the commencement of war in July 1914 to the Armistice in November 1918, featuring many forgotten news stories of the day. Describes what was happening in the city during the conflict including people's everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 pages integrated illustations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473823495
ISBN
9781473823495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457055
ISBN
9780752457055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

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