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paperback. Since his death in 1896, William Morris has come to be regarded as one of the giants of the Victorian era. The author has managed to encompass all the different facets of Morris' complex character, shedding light on his immense creative powers as artist and designer of furniture, fabrics, wallpaper, stained glass, and as a poet, and novelist. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571255597
- ISBN
- 9780571255597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 32.97
€ 52.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948033
- ISBN
- 9781910948033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The inside of the author's head is a strange and mysterious place. This title lets you climb inside and wander around. It shows you just how his mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Channel 4
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905026593
- ISBN
- 9781905026593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Hardcover. In Paris and London, Diaghilev drew together a talented group of artists such as Picasso, Bakst and Fokine, as well as dancers like Nijinsky, Lifar and Karsavina, and the composers Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev. This book examines Diaghilev's destructive and tempestuous affair with his protege Nijinsky and his friendship with Jean Cocteau. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 B&W and colour. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791910
- ISBN
- 9781905791910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.69
€ 26.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. The astonishing real story of a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother who gave her up. Phyllis Whitsell began the search for her birth mother as a young woman and although it was many years before she finally met her, their lives had crossed paths without their knowledge. When she met her the circumstances were extraordinary. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; BM; VFJ; VFVK; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 337 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Mirror Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910335482
- ISBN
- 9781910335482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. A volume of notes, impressions of travel, of friends, of public and private events - elicited by the author's reading. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200. A Year of Favourite Books. 272 pages. A volume of notes, impressions of travel, of friends, of public and private events - elicited by the author's reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight: 194.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958217
- ISBN
- 9781841958217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.38
€ 14.99
€ 11.38
Hardback. Political letters sent to The Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 256 pages, no internal images. BIC Classification: BJ; JP; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121547
- ISBN
- 9781472121547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Text Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925355413
- ISBN
- 9781925355413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848683549
- ISBN
- 9781848683549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Hardcover. Charting Ian Poulter's life from when he first picked up a golf club aged seven and hit the ball 140 yards to his triumphant, pumped-up charge in the 2012 Ryder Cup, this title also details his struggle to turn professional in 1994 before his obvious talent saw him join the European Tour in 2000, where he immediately won Rookie of the Year. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 564. Fine clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some minor edge wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0011303
- ISBN
- 9780233003870
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Describes the social and intellectual life of 17th-century France, including gossip about the court of King Louis XIV. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444056
- ISBN
- 9780140444056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786496235
- ISBN
- 9780786496235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0012947
- ISBN
- 9780717140060
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publisher
- Health Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757306341
- ISBN
- 9780757306341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.21
€ 25.99
€ 24.21
Hardback. Inspirational memoir from one of the most admired CEOs of today, rich in stories about how to get a job, how to excel and to lead in the 21st century Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471139406
- ISBN
- 9781471139406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.26
€ 25.99
€ 17.26
Paperback. The second title in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085026
- ISBN
- 9781844085026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Promoted to the Football League in 1977, Wimbledon FC was a small team from south London that against the odds went all the way to the top of the First Division, then to win the FA Cup, in only just over a decade. With no money, scant resources and a blend of youth players and offcuts from other clubs, they were christened 'Rag-Arse Rovers'. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857503251
- ISBN
- 9780857503251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062386977
- ISBN
- 9780062386977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.14
€ 17.99
€ 16.14
Hardcover. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.H. Allen / Virgin Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- SKU
- KEX0292076
- ISBN
- 9780491030885
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Now a major TV series for E4. Volume two of the bestselling diaries see Rae move into her all-important A-Level year. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WHG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754285
- ISBN
- 9781444754285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Approx 50 colour and b/w images, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473881983
- ISBN
- 9781473881983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. This title tells the true stories of his amazing encounters with animals and how they changed his life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165808
- ISBN
- 9780552165808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Shares some of the author's first recipes so readers can make the Dry-Fried Shrimp she first tasted in China, or the Dacquoise served at the end of a magical visit to a Paris bistro. This title also shares the intimacies of her personal life and makes readers feel that they are enjoying a cosy dining-table conversation with a friend. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Gardners Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099435952
- ISBN
- 9780099435952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.73
€ 20.99
€ 16.73