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Diaries, letters & journals
Hardcover. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This selection documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1025. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0303688
- ISBN
- 9780571221387
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 770. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- SKU
- KEX0303689
- ISBN
- 9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Charts the author's experiences on the front-line at Ypres from late October 1914 to the centenary of Waterloo in June 1915. This title describes a battlefield a world away from what he and any of his comrades had experienced before. It explains the bewildering pace of technological change as weapons such as gas and hand grenades entered the fray. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455792
- ISBN
- 9780752455792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.29
€ 17.99
€ 16.29
Hardcover. Volume 12 of this series documents Washington's unsuccessful efforts to capitalize on the American victory at Saratoga and his decision to encamp the Continental army for the winter at Valley Forge. Series: Revolutionary War series: October-December 1777. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1 map, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920771
- ISBN
- 9780813920771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.67
€ 128.67
Paperback. Letters by writer, filmmaker, and cultural revolutionary Guy Debord conjure a vivid picture of the dynamic first years of the Situationist International movement. Translator(s): Kendall, Stuart; McHale, John. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AB; BJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350552
- ISBN
- 9781584350552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.26
€ 25.99
€ 23.26
Hardback. This book collects for the first time the complete correspondence of the eighteenth-century British author Charlotte Lennox. Editor(s): Schurer, Norbert. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483901
- ISBN
- 9781611483901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.99
€ 179.99
Paperback. Based on her well-read blog, Nora Franglen provides a rich insight into the inner thoughts and feelings of a master acupuncturist. Covering everything from her love of coffee shops to how to treat patients effectively, it is reveals the holistic and rich nature of acupuncture. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848192362
- ISBN
- 9781848192362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.83
€ 25.99
€ 21.83
Hardcover. Major 20th Century artist, fellow of Royal Academy, contemporary of Freud, Bacon and Auerbach Num Pages: 320 pages, 58. BIC Classification: AGB; BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1027.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015813
- ISBN
- 9781870015813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.62
€ 33.99
€ 22.62
Hardback. The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1826 journal. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 536 pages, 22 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803225312
- ISBN
- 9780803225312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.49
€ 59.49
Paperback. The poems and performance art of Hugo Ball and his contemporaries were the beginnings of Dada. This work includes Ball's diaries, the original Dada manifesto and a critical introduction. Translator(s): Raimes, Ann. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 324 pages, 14 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; ACXD7; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204409
- ISBN
- 9780520204409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.39
€ 35.99
€ 26.39
Paperback. Film tie-in: an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848542020
- ISBN
- 9781848542020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780451531889
- ISBN
- 9780451531889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.21
€ 11.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Ledbetter, James; Roth, Daniel B. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781586489014
- ISBN
- 9781586489014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.28
€ 18.99
€ 13.28
Hardback. Motorcycle Diaries for a new generation, this long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century. Editor(s): Diano, Giada; Gleeson, Matthew. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 drawings, 30 facsimile pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490019
- ISBN
- 9781631490019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.69
€ 36.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian and philosopher. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675541
- ISBN
- 9780226675541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.39
€ 35.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. First title from new inspirational stories series Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; VFJJ; YXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9781849013239
- ISBN
- 9781849013239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A collection of extracts from the diaries and letters of young women who went on to become successful authors, including Sylvia Plath, Charlotte Bronte, Eileen Fairweather and Joan Aiken. In the LIVEWIRE series. Editor(s): Cole, Charlotte. Series: Livewire S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; BJ; JFSJ1; YQE. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Livewire Books for Teenagers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004768
- ISBN
- 9780704349551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Presents a selection of Mozart's letters, translated into English, complete with notes, linking commentary and chronology. Editor(s): Eisen, Professor Cliff. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- F First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441467
- ISBN
- 9780141441467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.99
€ 26.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This title deals with the two artists, who at the height of their powers, answer their needs to document human struggle. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184. Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This title deals with the two artists, who at the height of their powers, answer their needs to document human struggle. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141186337
- ISBN
- 9780141186337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.73
€ 17.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595342515
- ISBN
- 9781595342515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.33
€ 17.99
€ 16.33