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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223394
- ISBN
- 9780230223394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.73
€ 160.73
Hardcover. Begins with a lengthy introduction in which the author discusses the development and importance of Victorian painters and their work, setting them within the context of that era. The illustrations follow, arranged alphabetically by artist, thus providing a visual account of the era. Series: Dictionary of British Art. Num Pages: 480 pages, 48 colour and 753 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 222 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2168.
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors' Club Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851491728
- ISBN
- 9781851491728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Hardcover. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime. It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values. Editor(s): Davis, Jim. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221598
- ISBN
- 9780230221598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Hardcover. Focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title examines more than thirty of the popularizers of the day, investigating how they communicated with their audience. It offers insights into the role of women in scientific inquiry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 68 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226481180
- ISBN
- 9780226481180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 60.49
€ 71.29
€ 60.49
Paperback. Focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title examines more than thirty of the popularizers of the day, investigating how they communicated with their audience. It offers insights into the role of women in scientific inquiry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 68 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226481197
- ISBN
- 9780226481197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. This text challenges the assumptions that the theory of relativity in physics sprang in its essence from the genius of Albert Einstein, and that scientific relativity is unconnected to ethical, cultural or epistemological relativisms. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327334
- ISBN
- 9780226327334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Examines the secular creeds of the generation of intellectuals who, in the wake of The Origin of Species, wrested cultural authority from the old Anglican establishment while installing themselves as a new professional scientific elite. Editor(s): Dawson, Gowan; Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109503
- ISBN
- 9780226109503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.30
€ 54.99
€ 43.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 39 x 27 x 1. Weight in Grams: 1068. 56 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 39 x 27 x 1. Weight: 1100.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Edition
- 2005 reprinted
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795498
- ISBN
- 9780954795498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744117
- ISBN
- 9780226744117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Num Pages: 320 pages, 939 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; AFPC; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 311 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2240.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304187
- ISBN
- 9780764304187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.73€ 65.34
€ 86.73
€ 65.34
Num Pages: 172 pages, 326 color & 29 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317996
- ISBN
- 9780764317996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.34€ 46.95
€ 65.34
€ 46.95
Num Pages: 320 pages, 861 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311192
- ISBN
- 9780764311192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.95€ 72.66
€ 76.95
€ 72.66
Hardback. First published in 1879, this book has been identified as a lost publication and provides rare insight into the thinking of Victorian Engineers, written as a contemporary text. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 period photographs and drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; TBX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823235
- ISBN
- 9781473823235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFFH1; JHBZ; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630397
- ISBN
- 9780691630397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.68€ 71.49
€ 92.68
€ 71.49
Hardcover. This study offers an analysis of the technological and entrepreneurial features of the Victorian telegraph service, together with the companies which ran it until nationalization in 1869. It shows a historical reconstruction mainly based on original and unedited documents belonging to a variety of archives. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; KJVN; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406514
- ISBN
- 9781137406514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "..A valid and informed analysis of the Victorian stage and a sourcebook that is remarkably rich.."-Theatre Notebook Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Russell. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Books United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Amsterdam Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941533720
- ISBN
- 9780941533720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.69
€ 29.69
Paperback. This set of eight detailed A3 images shows how developments in transport reflected the great social changes in Victorian times. The images include rail, river and road travel from coach and horses to trams, bicycles and the early motor car. The pack also contains links to other resources, along with some fascinating facts. Series: Photo Pack. Num Pages: 8 pages, 8 x photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 4KHJ; YQH; YQT. Category: (EJ) Primary; (XT) Teacher text. Dimension: 297 x 213 x 2. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873592465
- ISBN
- 9781873592465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403905086
- ISBN
- 9781403905086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. The first book to reveal the hidden history and explore the architecture, technology and sociology of the Victorian Turkish Bath in the British Isles and beyond. With almost 500 illustrations, a full bibliography, and an illustrated glossary, the book examines all aspects of the baths. Num Pages: 384 pages, 450. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Historic England
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022300
- ISBN
- 9781848022300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.09
€ 105.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490602
- ISBN
- 9781611490602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.78
€ 145.78