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Hardcover. Tells the epic 4,000-year story of the Jews. This title presents an history of the Jewish faith and culture, from the time of Abraham and the 12 tribes through the destruction of the Temple and the Diaspora, including the Golden Age of Spain and the flowering of Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe, to the founding of modern Israel. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: GBA; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1616. the Epic 4,000-year Story of the Jews, from the Ancient Patriarchs and Kings Through Centuries-long Persecution to the Growth of a Worldwide Culture. 256 pages, 500 colour photographs and illustrations. Tells the epic 4,000-year story of the Jews. This title presents an history of the Jewish faith and culture, from the time of Abraham and the 12 tribes through the destruction of the Temple and the Diaspora, including the Golden Age of Spain and the flowering of Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe, to the founding of modern Israel. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBA; HRJ. Dimension: 306 x 233 x 26. Weight: 1616.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754819066
ISBN
9780754819066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Rhyming slang is a subject of perennial interest to the general language-conscious public. Entries are arranged in subject areas, such as clothing, food and drink, and animals. John Ayto explores the range and development of rhyming slang during its 150 year history, from traditional Cockney Rhyming Slang to the popney rhyming slang of today. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CBD; CFFD; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198607519
ISBN
9780198607519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254189
ISBN
9781781254189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Hardcover. The Kennel Club's Breed Standards form the basis for judging dogs at all licensed breed shows. This guide outlines the descriptive 'standards' for each of the 201 pure breeds of dog now recognised by the Kennel Club. It is suitable for anyone who owns, or hopes to own, a pedigree dog. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 200 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1518.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated, New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785035265
ISBN
9781785035265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 54.71

Hardback. Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This book provides a history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Translator(s): Fant, Maureen B. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, 102 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: GBC; WBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 400 pages, Illustrations, map. Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This book provides a history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; WBTP. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight: 722. Translator(s): Fant, Maureen B.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255227
ISBN
9780520255227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; VSG; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; VSG; WBXD1. Dimension: 178 x 116 x 12. Weight: 186.
Publisher
W Foulsham & Co Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780572033736
ISBN
9780572033736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.14

Hardcover. This dictionary contains 1200 entries on figures who had an impact on British science in the 19th century. By examining how the theories and practices of scientists were shaped by Victorian beliefs about religion, gender, imperialism and politics, it examines the development of science. Editor(s): Lightman, Bernard. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; GBCB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 98 x 174. Weight in Grams: 4218.
Publisher
Thoemmes
Number of pages
2000
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855069992
ISBN
9781855069992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 2,957.53
€ 2,645.59

Hardback. This book catalogues 500 of the most serious invasive plant species. Since the publication of the first edition in 2003, considerable changes have occurred. Fully updated, this new edition also features images of the plants and distribution maps. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PSTS; TVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780643861
ISBN
9781780643861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 263.73

Hardback. "Plans of Martin Heidegger's complete works (Gesamtausgabe)": v. 1, p. x-xxviii. Num Pages: 1984 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 122. Weight in Grams: 3352.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
1984
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441132338
ISBN
9781441132338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 779.02

Hardback. .
Publisher
LMH Publishing Jamaica
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9789768184306
ISBN
9789768184306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551752
ISBN
9781781551752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 pages of colour photos. BIC Classification: GBC; RNK; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394903
ISBN
9780888394903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.30

Hardcover. Contains information on about 90,000 watchmakers working between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. This directory is useful for watchmakers and clockmakers, collectors, dealers, museums, historians and libraries. Working dates include, where known, dates and places of birth, apprenticeship, freedom, marriage and death. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
888
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
21st Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719803307
ISBN
9780719803307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Haakonssen, Knud; Skinner, Andrew S. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; GBCS; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973886
ISBN
9780865973886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.69

Hardcover. This compact gift book is packed full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotations about this famous city from the Middle Ages to the current decade. Series: In Quotations. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GBCQ; WTM; WZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244010
ISBN
9781851244010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.78

hardcover. Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, this is the most comprehensive dictionary of religion available in paperback. Written by an expert team of contributors, the volume contains over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay. Editor(s): Bowker, John. Series: The Oxford Reference Collection. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 45. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198804901
ISBN
9780198804901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.54

Hardback. A biographical dictionary which offers short, information-packed entries for approximately 1,800 Chinese artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Num Pages: 274 pages, 80 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AGB; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244498
ISBN
9780520244498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 65.15

Paperback. The language of Jung's writings, and of analytical psychology generally, is sometimes difficult to understand. This first guide, in dictionary format, combines scholarship and historical accuracy with a stimulating, critical attitude. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415059107
ISBN
9780415059107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Hardcover. The dictionary makes a contribution to the knowledge of writing in Munster in both Irish and English over the past 200 years. It has entries on 560 writers, including 220 in Irish. Each entry contains a bibliographical note, a list of key references, and a bibliography where applicable. Editor(s): O'Toole, Tina. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 750.
Edition
1st edition
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
330
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183885
ISBN
9781859183885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442635722
ISBN
9781442635722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

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