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Paperback. Sussex and England superstar Maurice Tate's story is one of triumph and fame, controversy and tragedy. In the 1920s and 1930s, the barnstorming all-rounder was the most popular cricketer in the world; but a nervous breakdown and a bitter sacking awaited Sussex's 'greatest ever player'. It's time to remember this forgotten great of English cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages, Separate photo section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785311475
- ISBN
- 9781785311475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Hardback. This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while setting him firmly against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1789. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262716
- ISBN
- 9780190262716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Revolutionary and ruler, Marxist and nationalist, liberator and despot, Mao Zedong takes a place among the iconic leaders of the twentieth century. In this new book, Maurice Meisner offers a balanced portrait and in-depth account of the man who defined modern China. Series: Polity Political Profiles Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631073
- ISBN
- 9780745631073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643309
- ISBN
- 9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.28€ 96.10
€ 105.28
€ 96.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595553539
- ISBN
- 9781595553539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.84
€ 21.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. A biography of Lenin. It examines his legacy in the light of the complete and total collapse of the ideology he espoused. It seeks to separate the myth from the fact, and let the real Lenin emerge from behind the opposing shrouds of deification and condemnation, revealing the creator of the 20th century's most influential yet bloodthirsty beliefs. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791262
- ISBN
- 9781905791262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A powerful examination of the passage of time, love, the power of music, and the power of dreams. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785355561
- ISBN
- 9781785355561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.33
€ 14.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. This collection of biographies in Western literature is devoted to women. It affords a glimpse of a moment in history when mediaeval attitudes toward women were beginning to give way to more modern views of their potential. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011304
- ISBN
- 9780674011304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Paperback. The one empire he most coveted, the land that he wanted for his primary home, was the empire of art."-from Henry James: The Imagination of Genius Num Pages: 672 pages, 76, 76 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862717
- ISBN
- 9780801862717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.84
€ 40.99
€ 33.84
Paperback. An independent woman of ancient Egypt brought to life from obscure papyrus records, by the author of Djekhy & Son. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166778
- ISBN
- 9789774166778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
paperback. In 1813 George Walton joined the Rifle Brigade at a recruiting party outside St Philip's Church in Birmingham and subsequently kept a journal of his daily life throughout the years of his army service until 1839 when he retired. Editor(s): Coleman, Peter. Num Pages: 94 pages, 7 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Dimension: 171 x 253 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858585482
- ISBN
- 9781858585482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.68
€ 15.68
Paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press Michigan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0211283
- ISBN
- 9780814326718
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219722
- ISBN
- 9780300219722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.64
€ 16.99
€ 13.64
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGT; PDX; PNF; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633978
- ISBN
- 9780691633978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.56
€ 273.56
Hardback. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan. Num Pages: 426 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239432
- ISBN
- 9780520239432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.31
€ 47.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784650643
- ISBN
- 9781784650643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theatre, winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography. BIC Classification: ANB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421714
- ISBN
- 9781848421714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.10
€ 19.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 227 x 3. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Theosophical University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557001399
- ISBN
- 9781557001399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.48
€ 7.48
Paperback. Born in Usk, Gwent, in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace left school at fourteen and in his mid-twenties spent four years in the Amazon collecting for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose all his finds in a shipboard fire in mid-Atlantic. This title reveals Wallace as a courageous and unconventional explorer. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665773
- ISBN
- 9780712665773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385936654
- ISBN
- 9789385936654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674250703
- ISBN
- 9780674250703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855779
- ISBN
- 9780810855779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Hardcover. The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and bears on ideas of characterization and the individual. This volume considers both the form and the content of biography across the ancient world, and is particularly interested in the frontiers with other related genres, such as history. Editor(s): McGing, B.; Mossman, Judith. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125128
- ISBN
- 9781905125128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39
€ 84.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Bose, Meena. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634855044
- ISBN
- 9781634855044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.14€ 186.50
€ 249.14
€ 186.50