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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Lawrence's frank portrayal of an extramarital affair and the explicit sexual explorations of the central characters caused this controversial book, now considered a masterpiece, to be banned as pornography until 1960. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3JJG; FC; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Unabridged, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843190
ISBN
9781509843190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274211
ISBN
9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350180
ISBN
9781444350180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.72

Paperback. This fascinating book studies Katherine Knollys' life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782795858
ISBN
9781782795858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Hardback. Here we have the compelling biography of Lady Lucy Houston DBE, campaigner for women's rights, ardent champion of Winston Churchill and devoted Royal Air Force patron. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473879362
ISBN
9781473879362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Suitable for primary school children who are learning about the Victorians at school, this book features information about what people wore, what jobs they did, how they lived, children's lives, and notable people of the period including Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and key social reformers. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 5AH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Ladybird Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780723277293
ISBN
9780723277293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.54

Hardback. An important analysis of how the 1994 Howard decision on the Williams Treaties was based on erroneous cultural assumptions that favoured public over special rights. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJPR; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815123
ISBN
9780774815123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Paperback. Detailing the sinking of the HMS Vanguard outside of Dun Laoghaire port in 1875, this book provides an insight into naval and military history of the late nineteenth century. It also deals with the backdrop of naval life, the social and economic situation for sailors and officers alike, the subsequent court-martial and the furore it caused. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360. Like New.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
1st
SKU
KRF0019293
ISBN
9781845885441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 121 x 5. Weight in Grams: 40.
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852173074
ISBN
9781852173074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.79

Paperback. This publication of the wartime letters of Roswell Lamson marks a major addition to US Civil War literature. Throughout the war, Lamson always seemed to be where the action was and these letters describe the part he played in these events. Lamson's correspondence reveals his deep ambivalence about the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KTG0005947
ISBN
9780195130935
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A study of Lancashire Quakers and the establishment between 1660 and 1730. Series: Studies in Protestant nonconformity. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; 3JF; HRCC2; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Keele University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853310157
ISBN
9781853310157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Paperback. During WWII, on one raid alone, Nuremburg March 1944, more Bomber Command airmen lost their lives than were lost in the Battle of Britain. These were ordinary men who became part of extraordinary events. One such was Arthur Darlow, the author's grandfather - a pilot of a Lancaster crew in 405 RCAF crew. In this title, their story is recreated. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908117267
ISBN
9781908117267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.09

Paperback. Publication timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Dam Buster raid of 16-17 May 1943 performed by Lancaster bombers. Wartime nostalgia books republished in facsimile are hugely popular,Amberley's own bestselling Spitfire Manual and Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, 1942 (Bodleian Library). Editor(s): Wilson, Gordon. Num Pages: 313 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445614427
ISBN
9781445614427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

Hardcover. How language and marginalia shape the perception of a landmark legal text Num Pages: 232 pages, 56 color illus., 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356413
ISBN
9780253356413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080203083
ISBN
9782080203083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.28

Hardback. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is often thought of as an innovative genius who single-handedly pioneered a new, 'naturalistic' style of landscape design. Illustrated with over 120 images, this beautiful book shows that Brown's style, like the organization of his business, was the product of a distinctly modern world. Num Pages: 352 pages, 125 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236445
ISBN
9781780236445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. This work traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state. Translator(s): Templer, William. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3J; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737760
ISBN
9780804737760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. A Manual for Volunteers in the Women's Land Army. 160 pages, 80 photographs. A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; WQN. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Amberley Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445602790
ISBN
9781445602790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. What life was really like on a wartime farm. Num Pages: 240 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445619798
ISBN
9781445619798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

An engaging study of the rapid urbanization of a former village subsumed by the expanding city of Hanoi. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJG; 3JMC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826679
ISBN
9780774826679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. Series: Haynes Service and Repair Manuals. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WGCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 274 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Haynes Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785210211
ISBN
9781785210211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.14

Paperback. Challenges the heroic myths about the foundation of the State of Israel by investigating the struggle to control land and labor during the early Zionist enterprise. This title argues that it was not the imported Zionist ideas that were responsible for the character of the Israeli state. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204010
ISBN
9780520204010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): De Bolla, Peter; Leask, Nigel; Simpson, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403920478
ISBN
9781403920478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardcover. Examines the emergence and development of the largest mass political mobilisation brought about in 19th-century Ireland in the form of the Land League (1979-82), and subsequently the National League (1882-7), in the south-western county of Kerry. This title is suitable for students and academics of 19th-century Irish history and general readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464. An original and insightful study of the highly formative Land War and Home Rule movement from a local and regional perspective. The book explores the dynamics behind the mass political mobilisation and agrarian violence that dominated Kerry society during the 1880s.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359669
ISBN
9781906359669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.00
€ 22.35

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