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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.

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Hardback. Movie texts are often examined for subtexts and for the way that they dramatize social and psychological issues as well as current movements. Through a Catholic Lens looks at the Catholic subtext through a collection of studies of 19 film directors from around the world whose Catholic backgrounds can be found in their writing and directing. Editor(s): Malone, Peter. Series: Communication, Culture, and Religion. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; HRCC7. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552302
ISBN
9780742552302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Hardback. A study of Jewish art in America, which explores works from the early settlers of America onwards. It focuses on the examination of Jewish subject matter employed by artists, their responses to their religious and ethnic heritage as well as to significant events of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742546400
ISBN
9780742546400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.44

Hardback. Relates the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States to examine the sociological context of architectural practice. This book explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the white gentlemen's profession. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545823
ISBN
9780742545823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; APFA; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545267
ISBN
9780742545267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.96

Hardback. Presents a framework to measure, minimize, and manage the problem of development from a viewpoint of understanding the responses of watersheds and their inhabitants to this stress. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742542082
ISBN
9780742542082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.70

Hardback. Using landscape as its concept, this book explores orchestral music that represents imagined physical and cultural spaces, natural forces, and humans and wildlife. Comparing works from Europe and Russia alongside the compositions from the US, Canada, Japan, and China, it offers an understanding of the links between music and the worlds around us. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742541153
ISBN
9780742541153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.70

Hardback. Through close readings of films by US filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Errol Morris, and, Joel and Ethan Coen, this work studies provocative, disorienting strategies of genre mixing in contemporary cinema. It also explores foreign parallels to US hybrid cinema in films by such directors as Pedro Almodovar and Stephen Chow. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742539501
ISBN
9780742539501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.31

Hardback. A look at the many sources, literary and otherwise, that influence film adaptations. This work subverts the idea that film adaptations of novels and plays must be faithful to the original texts. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742538207
ISBN
9780742538207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.81

Hardback. Well-known for his work in film and theatre as director, actor, and writer, Welles's influence in the field of radio has often been overlooked for the more glamorous entertainment of his movies. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537965
ISBN
9780742537965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537095
ISBN
9780742537095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Paperback. Working on the Inside goes backstage into the inner lives of respected actors like Liam Neeson, Vanessa Williams, Phylicia Rashad, Edward Herrmann, Kristin Chenoweth and many others to reveal the deep spirituality each one relies on in their lives and work. Num Pages: 160 pages, port. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742533196
ISBN
9780742533196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. Through an analysis of films such as American Beauty, Blade Runner, Natural Born Killers, and Thelma and Louise, Carl Boggs and Thomas Pollard explore the historical and theoretical shift from the long era of modernity to an emergent postmodernity and examine its intersection with film culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532892
ISBN
9780742532892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.02

Paperback. With reference to eight classic American movies, this text explores the political ideologies thrumming through the American psyche during the Cold War period. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; APFA; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742530416
ISBN
9780742530416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742529823
ISBN
9780742529823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.24

Hardback. Arguing that cultural reform is a key aspect of political reform, Richard Kraus shows here that China's economic transformation has dramatically liberated the production and consumption of culture. In this original and provocative study, Kraus offers a political analysis of Chinese culture that includes all genres of art. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527195
ISBN
9780742527195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.26

paperback. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780742526341
ISBN
9780742526341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.05

Hardback. Are the arts good for us? This work questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517400
ISBN
9780742517400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.73

Hardback. "Fighting the Forces" explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". These essays analyze the social and culture issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context. Editor(s): Lavery, David; Wilcox, Rhonda V. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516809
ISBN
9780742516809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.36

Hardback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515451
ISBN
9780742515451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.34

Hardback. Cinematic Shakespeare takes the reader inside the making of a number of significant adaptations to illustrate how cinema transforms and re-imagines the dramatic form and style central to Shakespeare's imagination. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510913
ISBN
9780742510913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.70

Hardback. Combines an historical account of American foreign and domestic politics 1945-1995 with summaries and analyses of 30 novels and films of the times, to give a sense of how Americans felt about themselves during the Cold War period and their collective anxiety about "the enemy" and the atomic bomb. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AB; GTB; JFCA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510517
ISBN
9780742510517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.23

Hardback. An exploration of the history, ideology and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. The author demonstrates that the movement was a product of the era's social, economic and political discourses. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; APF; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509450
ISBN
9780742509450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.80

hardcover. Focusing on anti-essentialist themes in films and film production, this book examines how social and spatial identities are produced (or dissolved) in films and how mobility is used to create different experiences of time and space. Editor(s): Cresswell, Tim; Dixon, Deborah. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHBA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780742508842
ISBN
9780742508842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Christian, Elizabeth Barfoot. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739146347
ISBN
9780739146347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.11

Hardback. Series: Out Sources: Philosophy-Culture-Politics. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739139028
ISBN
9780739139028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.28

Hardback. This book is about the changing constructs of modernity, masculinity, and gender relations and discourses in Korean literature and cinema during the crucial decades of the colonial and postcolonial era, from the 1920s to the 1960s, which have an enduring and wide-ranging impact on Korea's cultural experiences of the past century. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739124512
ISBN
9780739124512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.21

Paperback. Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance is a collection of sixteen essays on Japanese theatre, including historical overviews of twentieth century theatre, analyses of specific productions and individuals, and consideration of the intercultural nature of modern Japanese theatre. Also included is a new translation of a 'Superkyogen' play. Editor(s): Jortner, David; McDonald, Keiko I.; Wetmore, Kevin J., Jr. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739123003
ISBN
9780739123003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

paperback. Editor(s): Font, Mauricio A.; Quiroz, Alfonso W. Series: Bildner Western Hemisphere Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739109687
ISBN
9780739109687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.99

paperback. In The Visual Poetics of Power, Nassos Papalexandrou illuminates the early history of the tripod cauldron, the most sacred symbol of the Greeks. He also explores the performative dimensions of the figurative arts in the preliterate contexts of early Greek sanctuaries. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780739107348
ISBN
9780739107348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Provides an overview of the four major areas of American contemporary music: jazz, rock, country, and musical theater. This book helps readers learn the fundamental skills needed to listen critically to a variety of popular music styles. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780073526577
ISBN
9780073526577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 170.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062309921
ISBN
9780062309921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.09

Paperback. Exploring what it means to be whole, this title shows how we view ourselves and what it is to truly see another person. It tells the story which changes the way you look at others, and the way you see yourself. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061791529
ISBN
9780061791529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455618552
ISBN
9781455618552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.85

Hardback. Giroud and Kaye tell the full story of The Tales of Hoffman for the first time. After discussing the work's influences and history, the book details sources for the opera, including the complete Barbier and Carre play. The annotated libretto is published in full, with the variants, and essays explain the enduring evolution of the opera. Num Pages: 676 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, 1 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442260832
ISBN
9781442260832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.72

Hardback. The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance offers the student, teacher, choreographer, historian, media critic, ethnographer, and general reader an overview of the evolution and social and religious significance of folk dance. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDX; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442257481
ISBN
9781442257481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442223219
ISBN
9781442223219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 305 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423471707
ISBN
9781423471707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
55
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423423911
ISBN
9781423423911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.66

hardcover. Collection exploring in detail Spanish screen acting from the silent era to present. Editor(s): Allbritton, Dean; Melero, Alejandro; Whittaker, Tom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ANC; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 269 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719097720
ISBN
9780719097720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardback. This book traces world journeys of early modern visual images from Europe to distant parts of the world - India, Japan, China, Brazil, Chile - and their return, altered but still recognizable, and ready to be reused with an awareness of their recent travels. Series Editor(s): Jones, Amelia; Meskimmon, Marsha. Series: Rethinking Art's Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, colour|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: ACQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084812
ISBN
9780719084812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.87