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Biography: literary

Paperback. Features an American memoir of growing up in New York with eccentric uncles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNW0008264
ISBN
9780747579328
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Biography of Oxford Classics don who led intriguing life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493989
ISBN
9781908493989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.01

Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139380
ISBN
9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Uk
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749399481
ISBN
9780749399481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.80

Hardback. Documents the literary friendship between the English novelist EM Forster and the Greek-Alexandrian poet CP Cavafy. This book includes extant letters, the earliest published Cavafy translations, facsimiles of Cavafy's authorial revisions, poems by EM Forster, archival photographs, and related letters. Editor(s): Jeffreys, Peter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774162572
ISBN
9789774162572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Hardcover. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Blast Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922233465
ISBN
9780922233465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.41

Paperback. Gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt; then, finally, it gives us the story of author's own grief, unflinchingly observed. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780099584537
ISBN
9780099584537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. * The third title in Maya Angelou's bestselling five-volume autobiography is reissued with a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085033
ISBN
9781844085033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. In 1939, Christopher Isherwood and W H Auden emigrated together to the United States. This title describes Isherwood's search for a new life in California; his work as a screenwriter in Hollywood, his pacifism during World War II and his friendships with such gifted artists and intellectuals as Garbo, Chaplin, Thomas Mann, and more. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
1104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555827
ISBN
9780099555827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 33.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGH; BGL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089021
ISBN
9781847089021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 55. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780221205
ISBN
9781780221205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. The seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) is one of the most intriguing figures in English literature. This title offers a look into Marvell's life, from his early employment as a tutor and gentleman's companion to his suspicious death, reputedly a politically fueled poisoning. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181968
ISBN
9780300181968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408837764
ISBN
9781408837764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Adam Gopnik's memoir of five years as an American family man in Paris Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847243928
ISBN
9781847243928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Baker's startlingly honest, very funny account of his obsession with John Updike, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083517
ISBN
9781847083517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.66

Hardback. These letters chart the friendship between Boswell and the man he called his "most intimate friend", William Johnson Temple. Editor(s): Crawford, Thomas. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748607587
ISBN
9780748607587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.16

Hardcover. The definitive single-volume biography of Siegfried Sassoon, from the world's leading scholar of the great war poet Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715633892
ISBN
9780715633892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 260. .
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606998885
ISBN
9781606998885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.12

Hardback. An extended memoir with reminiscences about the Author's friends, family members and even beloved animals that have passed away. A therapeutic book demonstrating a compassionate way of dealing with bereavement. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173324
ISBN
9781847173324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. The scandalous life of one of England's great eccentrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780878782
ISBN
9781780878782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119045304
ISBN
9781119045304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408863169
ISBN
9781408863169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458340
ISBN
9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

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