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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

€ 20.99
€ 16.53

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

€ 67.61
€ 47.81

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardcover. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403946805
ISBN
9781403946805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.56

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

€ 7.99

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

€ 93.27
€ 71.30

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

€ 51.99
€ 37.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DS; GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761816577
ISBN
9780761816577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.94

Hardcover. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; BG; DC; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403939548
ISBN
9781403939548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.55

Paperback. This volume on Blake follows the writer's life and combines biography and critical analysis. Covering Blake's early career, his major works and his work as a visual artist, this new study will be a must for all Blake scholars and enthusiasts. Recent discoveries concerning Blake's forebears and their religion make this new study additionally timely. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; CF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230546820
ISBN
9780230546820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; AG; BGH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554838
ISBN
9781781554838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 35.04

Paperback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810852181
ISBN
9780810852181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.43

Paperback. Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. William George Armstrong was a visionary inventor, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne, while adding lustre to Britain's imperial might. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
McNidder & Grace
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857160423
ISBN
9780857160423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Mary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both the 'life and times' of the monarchs, and with England's place in Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945776
ISBN
9780750945776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.25

paperback. .
Publisher
Splendid Publications Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909109650
ISBN
9781909109650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Hardback. This is a bio-bibliography of the self-taught Dutch architect, Dudok, who was among the most copied architects of the 1930s and 1940s. His international influence was based upon his work in the provincial town of Hilversum. Dudok showed a humane, modern approach to building design. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in Art and Architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; AMA; AMB; AMK; BG; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313294259
ISBN
9780313294259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.62
€ 71.75

Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
LibertyTree Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780988655614
ISBN
9780988655614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803279964
ISBN
9780803279964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.38

Hardback. This book offers the life story of the actor and musician who is perhaps the most bankable star in Hollywood today. Series: Greenwood Biographies. Num Pages: 133 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313376108
ISBN
9780313376108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tomahawk Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955767012
ISBN
9780955767012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. England's World Cup-winning centre, Will Greenwood, lets loose on the game Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013701
ISBN
9781849837156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403948960
ISBN
9781403948960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

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