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Good-Bye to Old Peking: The Wartime Letters Of U.S. Marine Captain Joh...
Letcher, John Seymour; Jeans, Roger B.; Lyle,...
hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821412282
- ISBN
- 9780821412282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733752
- ISBN
- 9781613733752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.81
€ 17.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. 222pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNW0007453
- ISBN
- 9780717140787
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Crucial events in late 20th-century Canada-China cultural relations are revealed in this historian-diplomat's engrossing memoir. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646002
- ISBN
- 9780888646002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. Irish Politics and Politicans.20th Century Ireland.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310241
- ISBN
- 9781853710254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Henry Watterson (1840-1921), editor of the "Louisville Courier-Journal" from the 1860s through WWI, was one of the most important and widely read newspaper editors in American history. This book combines biographical narrative with an evaluation of Watterson's unique involvement in the politics of free trade and globalization. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124179
- ISBN
- 9780813124179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 510 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780720613179
- ISBN
- 9780720613179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.33
€ 9.33
paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571219445
- ISBN
- 9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. The best-selling second volume of John Simpson's entertaining autobiography, updated with a new chapter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRA0011044
- ISBN
- 9780330355674
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442481688
- ISBN
- 9781442481688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.06
€ 19.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING JOHNNY DEPP AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, DAKOTA JOHNSON AND KEVIN BACON Num Pages: 448 pages, 8pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Edition
- Tie-In - Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782116240
- ISBN
- 9781782116240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 5.70
€ 13.99
€ 5.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844155392
- ISBN
- 9781844155392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
hardcover. Having recalled his life through the story of his physical self in Winter Journal, the author now remembers the experience of his development from within, through the encounters of his interior self with the outer world, as well as through a selection of the revealing letters he sent to his first wife, acclaimed author Lydia Davis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571303687
- ISBN
- 9780571303687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.28
€ 6.28
Paperback. Fond remembrances of Italy by an American journalist who spent seven years in Rome. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; DS; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570980190
- ISBN
- 9781570980190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.90
€ 14.90
Paperback. An Apache's personal testimony from the bloody Apache Wars into the reservation years of the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286160
- ISBN
- 9780803286160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.82
€ 23.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. "The cumulative effect is overwhelming. Eleanor Roosevelt was right: Hoover's FBI was an American gestapo."-Newsweek Num Pages: 848 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393321289
- ISBN
- 9780393321289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardback. This text reveals Helen Jacobus Apte's emotions and personal faith while facing life's joys, sorrows and contradictions at the start of this century. She ponders her feelings about religion, her native South and patriotism, and tells of events local, national and international that affected her. Num Pages: 222 pages, photographs, family tree, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027458
- ISBN
- 9780842027458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.00
€ 138.00
Hardcover. As prominent members of the Victorian cultural and artistic world, Sir Charles and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, along with their nephew Charles Locke Eastlake, enjoyed the friendship and support of influential figures. This biography brings the personality of each of the Eastlakes into focus while exploring their important contributions. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 black-&-white illustrations + 5 colour images. BIC Classification: ABQ; ACV; AGC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857095074
- ISBN
- 9781857095074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. This volume is a selection of recollections on Thomas Hardy by his friends and fellow writers including Virginia Woolf, H.G. Wells, E.M. Forster, Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon. It should be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about Hardy's life, thoughts and writings. Editor(s): Gibson, James. Series: Interviews & Recollections. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First edition. Paperback
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333247884
- ISBN
- 9780333247884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Reflections of a "revolutionary whore" and champion of sexual freedom and prostitutes' rights. Translator(s): Reines, Ariana. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350781
- ISBN
- 9781584350781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.07
€ 17.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.94
€ 23.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. A fascinating journey through the Rockies' unruly past-with maps, photos, and more. Series: Crime Buff's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762771639
- ISBN
- 9780762771639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.69
€ 15.99
€ 13.69
Hardback. Opens in spring 1914 when Einstein takes up a research professorship at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin and closes with the collapse of the German Empire four and one-half years later. The letters collected here touch on various aspects of Einstein's activities and shed light on his inner life. Editor(s): Schulmann, Robert; Kox, A. J.; Janssen, Michel; Illy, Jozsef. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 1232 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 78. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048499
- ISBN
- 9780691048499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.65€ 144.41
€ 187.65
€ 144.41
Paperback. Offers a rare look into the heart of the average socialist trying to survive the Nazis and rebuild a broken world Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 380 pages, 7 photographs, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243620
- ISBN
- 9780803243620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.80
€ 19.80