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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. On Christmas Eve in 1874 the worst accident in the GWR's history occurred at Shipton-on-Cherwell, near Oxford, when the 10 am from London Paddington to Birkenhead derailed, killing thirty-four passengers. This book details the history surrounding this tragic event using the accounts of eyewitnesses, archive newspaper articles and reports. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b/w illustratons. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JH; WGF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445120
ISBN
9780752445120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146296
ISBN
9780231146296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. In this souvenir book of the exhibition of the same name (National Museums Scotland 19 June - 22 November) you will meet the pioneers of photography and discover how the Victorian craze for the photograph transformed the way we capture images today and mirrors our own modern-day fascination for recording the world around us. Num Pages: 64 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; AGC; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267958
ISBN
9781905267958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.31

Paperback. A tale of greed, lust, deceit, theft on an extraordinary scale, charlatanry, kidnapping, assassination and escape from prison. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549975
ISBN
9781848549975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Series: Essential Buyer's Guide Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; VSG; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139. .
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845840075
ISBN
9781845840075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardcover. A comprehensive, transnational account of the social and cultural history of the First World War. Editor(s): Winter, Dr Jay. Series: The Cambridge History of the First World War. Num Pages: 779 pages, 1 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 227 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1422.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
808
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521766845
ISBN
9780521766845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407475
ISBN
9780887407475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.44

Hardback. A superlative study of the roots of the modern fashion show Num Pages: 400 pages, 80 colour images + 170 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 285 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2138.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189537
ISBN
9780300189537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.10
€ 43.37

Paperback. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980546
ISBN
9780141980546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. First-hand accounts of the Holocaust from the rise to power of Hilter to the Nuremberg trials. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849017237
ISBN
9781849017237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.79

Paperback. When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 615.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152011
ISBN
9780691152011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942539
ISBN
9780750942539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KST0002248
ISBN
9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Hardback. In this extraordinary book, bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen paints an unsparing yet sympathetic and touching portrait of Mr and Mrs JFK in their final year together. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590. T
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781849545860
ISBN
9781849545860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.28

Paperback. Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AVGC6; BGF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581789
ISBN
9780099581789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. The author's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he grew older, the holidays were filled with loud and lively parties in his parents' Cornish barn. This book charts his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091949914
ISBN
9780091949914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752497686
ISBN
9780752497686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962100
ISBN
9780750962100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. How did Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood win power so quickly after the dramatic "Arab Spring" uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak's reign? Based on research in Egypt and interviews with dozens of Brotherhood leaders, the author argues that the very organizational characteristics that helped them win power also contributed to its rapid downfall. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163621
ISBN
9781626163621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.37

Paperback. Central Birmingham 1870-1920 Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752400532
ISBN
9780752400532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195629
ISBN
9780141195629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531447
ISBN
9781784531447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.94
€ 54.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061989483
ISBN
9780061989483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. A new edition of a classic biography of Finland's greatest wartime leader and statesman. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043625
ISBN
9781849043625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

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