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Paperback. Gathers together the stories of criminals hanged at York from the middle of the eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century when Leeds superseded York as the place where capital punishment was carried out. This book is illustrated with photographs, news cuttings and engravings. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
111
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950428
ISBN
9780750950428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Hardback. The detective is a familiar figure in British history. This work looks at famous cases such as the Ripper murders and the beginnings of the Special Branch and Detective Branch of Scotland Yard. This history covers various aspects of crime history, including the career of Jim 'the Penman' Saward, a notorious forger, and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441863
ISBN
9780752441863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781720684
ISBN
9781781720684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWTY; WS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370182
ISBN
9781785370182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. This title recounts what happened during the six months that documentary film-maker Stephen Walker began a search for four young, untried, untested, obsessive and possibly unhinged film-makers in their quest for fame and glory at the Cannes Film Festival. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747559153
ISBN
9780747559153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Hardback. Keywords: Authors - Ireland - Socialism - Biography
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Vanguard Press New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0033675
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 26.99
€ 23.64

Paperback. Climbing memoir by avid mountaineer and bestselling adventure writer Steve Backshall. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409163923
ISBN
9781409163923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240830
ISBN
9781910240830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. In 2014, Steve Birkinshaw attempted to set a new record for completing a continuous 300-mile circuit of all 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District. With a foreword by Joss Naylor, There is no Map in Hell recounts Birkinshaw's preparation, training and experience, and the physiological aftermath of the feat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1x 8pp colour photo section. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; BM; BTP; WSE; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240946
ISBN
9781910240946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360396
ISBN
9781909360396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. The Revd Ian Paisley is unique in having founded both a successful church and a successful and hugely influential political party. Steve Bruce traces Paisley's career and his impact on Ulster politics, and in doing so poses vital questions concerning the relationship between politics and society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; HRCC93; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310205
ISBN
9780199565719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. The late eighties and early nineties saw Coogan developing characters he could perform on the comedy circuit, from Ernest Moss to Paul Calf, and in 1992 he won a Perrier award with John Thomson. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099585930
ISBN
9780099585930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGFA. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781780892399
ISBN
9781780892399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00
€ 6.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, c 30 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777930
ISBN
9781910777930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Ken 'Hawkeye' Lee, Terry Clark, Tony Pickering, John Ellacombe and Pete Olver - five special airmen who earned the right to wear the Battle of Britain clasp with pride. All fought through the Battle and Blitz, all served and survived to the end of the war, but not all came out unscathed. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781906502829
ISBN
9781906502829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback. Steve Davis was just a rookie from Plumstead, south London, learning how to play from an old book his snooker-obsessed father had given him, when an encounter with Barry Hearn changed his life forever. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958657
ISBN
9780091958657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. The story of neophyte outdoorsman Edwards's seven months as a caretaker of the Dutch Henry Ranch, a wilderness homestead in Oregon's Klamath Mountains Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226531
ISBN
9780803226531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.82

Hardback. Series: Potent Quotables. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Towlehouse Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931249058
ISBN
9781931249058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. For years, the high walls of Manchester's Strangeways Prison have contained some of England's infamous criminals. This title features the cases of the criminals such as: Dr Buck Ruxton, who butchered his wife and maid; John Jackson, who escaped from Strangeways after murdering a prison warder; and, Chung Yi Miao, who strangled his wife to death. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950527
ISBN
9780750950527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. For decades the walls of Durham Gaol have contained some of the country's most infamous criminals. Until hanging was abolished in the 1960s it was also the main centre of execution for convicted killers from all over the north east. A total of 76 people took the short walk to the gallows here. This book features each of the 76 cases. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 3. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947503
ISBN
9780750947503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Over the years the high walls of London's Pentonville Prison have contained some of the most infamous criminals. . Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949507
ISBN
9780750949507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. For years, the high walls of Leeds' Armley Gaol have contained many infamous criminals. Until hanging was abolished in the 1960s Armley was also the main centre of execution for convicted killers from all parts of Yorkshire and the east coast. This title is suitable for those who are interested in the shadier side of Yorkshire's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950930
ISBN
9780750950930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Over the years the high walls of Liverpool's Walton Gaol have contained some of the infamous criminals from the north of England. Fully illustrated with photographs, cuttings and engravings, this title is suitable for anyone interested in the darker side of both Liverpool and the north of England's history. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947510
ISBN
9780750947510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Steve Fielding's highly readable new book features each of the twenty-nine cases in one volume for the first time and is fully illustrated with photographs, news cuttings, rare documents and drawings. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457079
ISBN
9780752457079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

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