Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood, this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele, his gifts as a singer, and his many movie dance partners, among them Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Betty Hutton. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDT; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158441
- ISBN
- 9780300158441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300023145
- ISBN
- 9780300023145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 74.80
€ 98.38
€ 74.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations, plan. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300023718
- ISBN
- 9780300023718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 79.36
€ 98.38
€ 79.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 941 pages, illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300024180
- ISBN
- 9780300024180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 79.36
€ 98.38
€ 79.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 270 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300027686
- ISBN
- 9780300027686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 75.03
€ 98.38
€ 75.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations, 2plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300028591
- ISBN
- 9780300028591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 74.96
€ 98.38
€ 74.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1325.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300031249
- ISBN
- 9780300031249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 74.96
€ 98.38
€ 74.96
Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300031836
- ISBN
- 9780300031836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 74.96
€ 98.38
€ 74.96
Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300032703
- ISBN
- 9780300032703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 74.80
€ 98.38
€ 74.80
Hardcover. This index volume to Joseph Farrington's diary provides access to Farington's fascination with criminal trials, elections and frequent Royal scandals of the day, as well as the recurrent subject of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars in Europe. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 1058 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AFF; BGA; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Edition
- Indexed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300075779
- ISBN
- 9780300075779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38€ 74.96
€ 98.38
€ 74.96
Paperback. Carefully preserving the original work's acclaimed narrative style and combination of biography, intellectual history, and literary criticism, this title illuminates the author's works from his first novel "Poor Folk" to "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov" by setting them in their personal, historical, and ideological context. Num Pages: 984 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 984
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155999
- ISBN
- 9780691155999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Excavating the reality behind the myth, this work delves into the exploits and ego that defined Wild Bill Hickok, a notorious character of the Wild West, and shows how the man was overtaken by his own legend. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615230
- ISBN
- 9780700615230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.31
€ 35.31
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641492
- ISBN
- 9780691641492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.27
€ 157.27
Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297555
- ISBN
- 9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.28
€ 19.99
€ 19.28
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814625357
- ISBN
- 9789814625357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.97
€ 16.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558446
- ISBN
- 9781904558446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.18
€ 27.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. 146pp. Keywords: Jewish studies, history, religion, biography
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Robin Mass Jerusalem
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1942
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1009106
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the true story of 450 US soldiers, early in the Vietnam War, who found themselves surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Dang Valley, in what became the first major battle of the extended conflict. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552150262
- ISBN
- 9780552150262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807836279
- ISBN
- 9780807836279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.50
€ 59.50
Paperback. The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi straddles these two perspectives in My Two Italies to link his family's dramatic story to Italy's north-south divide, its quest for a unifying language, and its passion for art, food, and family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374535391
- ISBN
- 9780374535391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.75
€ 18.99
€ 16.75
Hardcover. A memoir about the author's father, whose courageous defense of a black man accused of rape calls to mind To Kill a Mockingbird. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393285826
- ISBN
- 9780393285826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.11
€ 26.99
€ 24.11
Paperback. This is a biographical account of Yeats' life detailing his early family life, his schooldays, his London years, his rise to literary fame, his relationships and marriage, his Oxford period and his career in public life. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497548
- ISBN
- 9780333497548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571225002
- ISBN
- 9780571225002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.70
€ 21.99
€ 15.70
Hardcover. At twenty-five, Orson Welles (1915-1985) directed, co-wrote, and starred in "Citizen Kane", widely considered the best film ever made. But Welles was such a revolutionary filmmaker that he found himself at odds with the Hollywood studio system. This book reassesses Welles' final period in the context of his entire life and work. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124100
- ISBN
- 9780813124100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.79
€ 40.79