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Paperback. William Shakespeare was England's greatest bard. Yet who was this sublime genius? Where did this universal talent have its origins? Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; DSGS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Pitkin Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
6th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841650005
ISBN
9781841650005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

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

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

paperback. William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror. This biography recounts his brief 13-year reign leading up to his assassination. The author weaves his account of the king's life into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 502 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
502
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082913
ISBN
9780300082913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 526.
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007147205
ISBN
9780007147205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. William Osler revolutionised the art of practicing medicine at the patient bedside. His biography concerns the evolution of modern medicine, doctors' training, holism in medical thought, and the doctor-patient relationship. Accessibly written, this book brings to life both a fascinating man and the formative age of twentieth-century medicine. Num Pages: 622 pages, 37 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
598
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195329605
ISBN
9780195329605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.66

Paperback. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. This biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Num Pages: 436 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; GT; HBJK; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000153
ISBN
9780520234666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1018. Romantic to Revolutionary. 848 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight: 1014.
Publisher
Merlin Press
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366808
ISBN
9780850366808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.76

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
€ 33.29

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716529897
ISBN
9780716529897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.42

Paperback. "First edition published 1990 by Pearson Education Limited; second edition published 2002"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138939332
ISBN
9781138939332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.48

William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121550
ISBN
9780813121550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.33

Hardcover. Series: American Profiles. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551589
ISBN
9780742551589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.09

Hardcover. The First World War marked the emergence of the Dominions on the world stage as independent nations, none more so than Australia. Australia was represented at Versailles by the Prime Minister, the colourful Billy Hughes. Hughes was also the most vociferous opponent of the racial equality clause put forward by Japan. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJM; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791903
ISBN
9781905791903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. William Holden, a true leading man whose career spanned more than 40 years and included over 70 films and three Academy Award nominations, won an Oscar for his role in "Stalag 17" and, after films like "Sunset Boulevard", he became one of Hollywood's most powerful stars in the late 1950s. This biography covers his life and career. Num Pages: 203 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786444403
ISBN
9780786444403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.00

Paperback. William Hogarth was an artist with overflowing imagination and his prints hang in our pubs and leap out from our history-books. This book showcases the portrait of a proud, stubborn, comic, vulnerable man. Num Pages: 816 pages, 8pp colour & 190 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFC; AFH; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193769
ISBN
9780571193769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Duncan Wu's fascinating portrait of William Hazlitt - the first fully-researched biography, and the first to cover Hazlitt's entire life - reveals one of the greatest journalists in the language, and the principal spokesman of the Romantic age, interacting with every major writer and many other movers and shakers of the era. Num Pages: 592 pages, frontispiece, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588848
ISBN
9780199588848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621006176
ISBN
9781621006176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 48.84

Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0001970
ISBN
9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. William Golding was born in 1911 and educated at his local grammar school and Brasenose College, Oxford. He published a volume of poems in 1934 and during the war served in the Royal Navy. Afterwards he returned to being a schoolmaster in Salisbury. This title introduces Golding. Num Pages: 592 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231645
ISBN
9780571231645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

The Scottish-born William Dunbar (1750-1810) was a man of many abilities and professions - surveyor, botanist, zoologist, astronomer, planter, architect, inventor. This work looks at Dunbar's fascinating, varied life and career. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124551
ISBN
9780813124551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653747
ISBN
9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Hardback. The biography of a man who came to occupy a major position in the history of North American palaeontology. Using personal letters, archives and accounts from those who knew Matthew, this volume presents a portrait of his excavations, travels, research and family life. Num Pages: 275 pages, 61 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079648
ISBN
9780231079648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 72.40

Hardback. Possibly one of the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition. This biography traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Ohio, to his consularship in Italy under President Lincoln, to his rise as editor of "Atlantic Monthly". Num Pages: 545 pages, 47 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238961
ISBN
9780520238961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.93

Paperback. William E Colby was one of the most enigmatic figures of the Cold War and a central player in the operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. This title tracks Colby's life and career from early years in the OSS to his tumultuous tenure as Director of Central Intelligence in the 1970s. It also offers a history of the inner workings of the CIA. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616909
ISBN
9780700616909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.52

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