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Art & Architecture

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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Art & Architecture

Hardback. * Provides a critical overview of Western visual art theory from a wide range of perspectives. * Helps students to pursue questions about the nature and ambitions of theory in the context of art. * Can be used alongside the three a Art in Theorya anthologies also published by Blackwell. . Editor(s): Smith, Paul; Wilde, Carolyn. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 30. BIC Classification: ABA; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207627
ISBN
9780631207627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 274.82

Hardback. The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media oral, aural, visual, and literary. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 32. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337648
ISBN
9781444337648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.19

Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671023
ISBN
9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.42

Paperback. Alfred Hitchcock remains the quintessential cinematic auteur - the director as hero. Debate over his status as an obsessive and dictatorial artist has raised pressing questions about the relation between individual authorship and contexts, influences, and collaborators. Editor(s): Leitch, Thomas M.; Poague, Leland A. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118797006
ISBN
9781118797006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Hardcover. This self-curated collection of quilts by artist and master quiltmaker Gwen Marston represents more than 40 years of artistic output by a a legendary stitcher. BIC Classification: AGB; AKTX; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
That Patchwork Place
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604688139
ISBN
9781604688139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. This big book presents a wide range of cast metal bookend designs shown in over 500 color photos. Each is identified and there are histories of the manufacturers, book racks, catalogs and a useful identification and buyers' guide. Num Pages: 192 pages, 573 color photos. BIC Classification: AFT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300400
ISBN
9780764300400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Randel, Don Michael; Shaftel, Matthew; Weiss, Susan Forscher. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081583
ISBN
9780252081583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857096163
ISBN
9781857096163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Sheet music. Presents an anthem with words and music by John Rutter. There are three different versions of the vocal parts - unison (or two-part) with keyboard, upper voices with keyboard, or SATB unaccompanied or with keyboard. Num Pages: 8 pages. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 176 x 1. Weight in Grams: 18.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193511521
ISBN
9780193511521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.23

Hardcover. Focuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings in Oakland, California, to make the city a better place for children. She introduces us to the women who were determined to mitigate the burdens placed on working-class families by an indifferent industrial capitalist economy. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 120 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMVD; JFSJ1; JKSB1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311289
ISBN
9780226311289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419848
ISBN
9781421419848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.78

Hardback. Brings Italian film studies into dialogue with fields outside its usual purview by showing how films can contribute to our understanding of aesthetic questions that stretch back to Homer. Num Pages: 232 pages, 34, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; APFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411668
ISBN
9781421411668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53

Paperback. Everything there is to know about the hugely successful musical in one detailed package Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480367548
ISBN
9781480367548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.24

Paperback. Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto", a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is unusual in its iconography. This book uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 280. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734424
ISBN
9780804734424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardcover. Focusing on the theme of collective nouns for animals, this title includes a charm of goldfinches, an ascension of larks, a school of dolphins, a cloud of bats, a murder of crows. Illustrated with watercolours, it is a suitable gift for nature and art lovers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Ebury Press Longford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033889
ISBN
9781785033889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.45

Book.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634029790
ISBN
9780634029790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.10

Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346. 448 pages. This volume chronicles more than 40 years of black music, from the refrains of the Freedom Movement to Motown. It looks at the place black music occupies in social history, its battle for the desegregation of popular music and its contribution to social change outside the recording studio. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952963
ISBN
9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

paperback. An exploration of the impact of recording technology on the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation, and listening habits. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC; AVX; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300094015
ISBN
9780300094015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.96

Hardback. BIC Classification: APFV; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630762780
ISBN
9781630762780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.32

Hardcover. The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381497
ISBN
9783791381497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. At the heart of Geoff Manaugh's A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: the city as seen through the eyes of robbers. From experts on both sides of the law, readers learn to understand the city as an arena of possible tunnels and picked locks and architecture itself as an obstacle to be outwitted and second-guessed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
FSG Originals
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374117269
ISBN
9780374117269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Offers an account of Walt Disney's own significant artistic creations, from the iconic Mickey Mouse to the Snow White in 1937, and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created, from Dumbo to Pixar's Toy Story, as well as the hugely popular theme parks. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472110565
ISBN
9781472110565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Hardback. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and additional pieces of art, this book reveals surprising parallels between the people's political representation and their aesthetic representation. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w text halftones, 5 color and 1 halftone in insert. BIC Classification: AC; AG; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145268
ISBN
9780231145268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Offers a concise introduction to rock history and the impact it has had on American culture. This book is an easy-to-read, vivid account written by one of rock's critics. Pulling from personal interviews, it interweaves the developments in rock music with a commentary on the political and social events and movements that defined their decades. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415974738
ISBN
9780415974738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Paperback. The incredible story behind the world's best-loved musical and the true story of the family that inspired it Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472118745
ISBN
9781472118745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. In this original guide to the film, Ramona Fotiade analyses in depth its production and reception, as well as its mise-en-scene and editing. Series: Cine-File French Film Guides. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780765099
ISBN
9781780765099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Hardback. Forty interviews with Larry McMurtry, Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, and other members of the cast and crew; set designs, costumes, and props from the Wittliff Collections; and candid, on-the-set photographs offer a look at the book, the miniseries, and the world of Lonesome Dove. Illustrator(s): Wilson, Jeff. Num Pages: 168 pages, 137 colour and 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 312 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1837.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Media Tie In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292735842
ISBN
9780292735842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.21

Hardback. The author is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist. This book details her twelve years of anonymous toil in the bowels of stand-up comedy and the sudden epiphany that made her, unbelievably, one of the most critically acclaimed British stand-up comedians this decade. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and edgewear to DW
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004083
ISBN
9781780892207
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. The author is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist. This book details her twelve years of anonymous toil in the bowels of stand-up comedy and the sudden epiphany that made her, unbelievably, one of the most critically acclaimed British stand-up comedians this decade. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781780892207
ISBN
9781780892207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. The author is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist. This book includes details of her twelve years of anonymous toil in the bowels of stand-up comedy and the sudden epiphany that made her one of the most critically acclaimed British stand-up comedians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590842
ISBN
9780099590842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Schumann, Max. Num Pages: 256 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Printed Matter, Incorporated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780894390852
ISBN
9780894390852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 252ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: AJCR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 930. Good clean copy. Covers and page edges showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0027080
ISBN
9781843510437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 252ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJCR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781843510505
ISBN
9781843510505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.00
€ 23.89

Hardback. A dictionary that provides information on the work of over 3,000 sculptors working in Britain between 1660 and 1851. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 617 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFKB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
617
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300149654
ISBN
9780300149654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.06

Hardback. A work of reference on the history of British architecture, containing biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practised in England, Scotland and Wales from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) to that of William Burn (1789-1870) and Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 1264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AM; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300125085
ISBN
9780300125085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.36

Hardcover. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
John Murray Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015680
ISBN
9780719538322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Volume 8 dis-cusses, among others, the careers of Charles Incledon, the English Ballad-Singer, boxing champion of England, Gentleman John Jackson, and members of the famous Kemble family-- Charles, Maria Theresa, Frances, Henry, John Philip, Priscilla, Elizabeth, Roger, and Stephen. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 190 x 33. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809309191
ISBN
9780809309191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.86

Hardcover. Volume 7 includes such notables as the composers Handel and Haydn and the alluring actress Elizabeth Hartley. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809309184
ISBN
9780809309184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.72

Paperback. Offers a look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting from 1950 onwards. Moving through half a century of work in painting, video and photography, and including archival and documentary material, this book shows how performance art has challenged and energised the medium of painting for successive generations. Editor(s): Wood, Catherine. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849760201
ISBN
9781849760201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.10