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Paperback. Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a complete and comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ASZX; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219197
ISBN
9780812219197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; AN; ASZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230234024
ISBN
9780230234024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.54

hardcover. This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230003408
ISBN
9780230003408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.53

Paperback. Offering a survey of variety musical theatre, this title chronicles the social history and class dynamics of the robust, nineteenth-century American theatrical phenomenon that gave way to twentieth-century entertainment forms such as vaudeville and comedy on radio and television. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ASZH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252077340
ISBN
9780252077340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.10

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861543394
ISBN
9781861543394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.46

Paperback. From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, this title offers a look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. It follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. Num Pages: 308 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APB; ASZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434. Inside the Magician's Craft. 308 pages, illustrations. From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, this title offers a look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. It follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APB; ASZG. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 20. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270473
ISBN
9780520270473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Britain's favourite entertainment writer celebrates Britain's best-loved sitcom. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: APT; ASZB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264. The Story of Britain's Favourite Comedy. 352 pages, 16. Britain's favourite entertainment writer celebrates Britain's best-loved sitcom. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APT; ASZB. Dimension: 155 x 198 x 24. Weight: 266.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857860569
ISBN
9780857860569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. There is something doing every day in Texas, from the Fireant Festival to the Gatorfest, Watermelon Thump, or Bun Run. Texan Jim Gramon has compiled all the major events in one book. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASZP; JHBT; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556228865
ISBN
9781556228865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. Ho-Chunk powwows are the oldest powwows in the Midwest and among the oldest in the US, beginning in 1902 outside Black River Falls in west-central Wisconsin. Grant Arndt examines Wisconsin Ho-Chunk powwow traditions and the meanings of cultural performances and rituals in the wake of North American settler colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; ASZP; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 278 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803233522
ISBN
9780803233522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.06

paperback. A memoir written by a performer and manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West tour in Europe Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 200 pages, 34 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; ASZX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803234659
ISBN
9780803234659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 images (colour and mono). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ASZP; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Third Millennium Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908990556
ISBN
9781908990556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.89

Hardcover. Exotic animals were coveted commodities in nineteenth-century Britain. Spectators flocked to zoos and menageries to see female lion tamers and hungry hippos. Helen Cowie examines zoos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZX; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137384430
ISBN
9781137384430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.95

Paperback. Series: Dover Magic Books. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint of 1969 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486410876
ISBN
9780486410876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 178col.ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; AK; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1055.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565547230
ISBN
9781565547230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.15

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZB; DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474291651
ISBN
9781474291651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.92

Hardcover. Since the late 1700s new forms of visual entertainment have tried to simulate the details of nature: reenactment has now become the most widely-consumed form of popular history. This book engages with the quest for definition and appropriate delimitation of reenactment as well as questions about the relationship between realism and affect. Series: Re-Enactment History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASZ; HBAH; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576124
ISBN
9780230576124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.41

Hardcover. An in-depth look at the making of the classic puppet and live action series produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that thrilled audiences worldwide in the 60s and 70s. Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Space: 1999, among many others, are examined to show just why these much-loved shows remain so iconic in the 21st century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 68 black & white and 40 colour photographs. BIC Classification: ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 255 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555040
ISBN
9781781555040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 8 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 1. Weight in Grams: 42.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780500171
ISBN
9781780500171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.98

Paperback. Isy Suttie - writer, comedian and actress - on not quite being a grown-up Num Pages: 304 pages, author's own illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APB; ASZB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600880
ISBN
9781474600880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Series: Dover Magic Books. Num Pages: 367 pages, d. BIC Classification: ASZG; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
9780486242583
ISBN
9780486242583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.84

Paperback. A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including his early use of the new Technicolour film camera and recreating his days on the music hall circuit during the 1920s and 30s with anecdotes about his experiences photographing the world's beautiful actresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; ASZH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571192748
ISBN
9780571192748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Offers an account of a relationship between a father and son. This book reflects the larger-than-life personalities of its authors. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: ASZB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405911375
ISBN
9781405911375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Spiral bound. Num Pages: 100 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: ASZG; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 219 x 7. Weight in Grams: 438. 100 pages, 100ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ASZG; WS. Dimension: 298 x 219 x 7. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Butterfingers Books
Number of pages
100
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898591153
ISBN
9781898591153
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 19.02

Hardback. Offers an analysis of masking in Venice city. This title explores the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 52 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; ASZP; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670. Masks in the Serene Republic. 336 pages, Illustrations. Offers an analysis of masking in Venice city. This title explores the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; ASZP; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267718
ISBN
9780520267718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.22
€ 63.63

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