Diaries, letters & journals
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Diaries, letters & journals
Paperback. A wonderful farewell to the generation that fought at the battles of the Somme, Ypres, Passchendaele, Arras and Loos. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 plate section, including 8 pages of colour, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473860896
- ISBN
- 9781473860896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.72
€ 20.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 119 photographs and images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840335347
- ISBN
- 9781840335347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11
Hardback. At the time of his death in 1998, Alfred Kazin was considered one of the most influential intellectuals of postwar America. This title includes journals that collectively tell the story of Kazin's journey from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighbourhood to his position as a dominant figure in twentieth-century cultural life. Editor(s): Cook, Richard M. Num Pages: 512 pages, 9 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300142037
- ISBN
- 9780300142037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Patterson's adventures are as swift and unpredictable as the river he canoes. Editor(s): Davis, Richard C. Num Pages: 316 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644770
- ISBN
- 9780888644770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.52
€ 35.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- LIBERTIES PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHN0002458
- ISBN
- 9781909718920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. A uniquely fascinating and moving account of a German-Jewish family under the Third Reich and Holocaust. Num Pages: 350 pages, 42 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521899918
- ISBN
- 9780521899918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.90
€ 35.90
Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183380
- ISBN
- 9781859183380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
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€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806262
- ISBN
- 9781609806262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.49
€ 29.99
€ 24.49
Paperback. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. This edition deals with these letters. Translator(s): Louth, Charlie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141192321
- ISBN
- 9780141192321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.07
€ 10.99
€ 9.07
Hardback. These ten letters by Rainer Maria Rilke speak directly to the young, offering unguarded thoughts on such diverse subjects as creativity, solitude, self-reliance, living with uncertainty, the shallowness of irony, the uselessness of criticism, career choices, sex, love, God, and art (which is only another way of living, Rilke writes). Translator(s): Harman, Mark. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First edition, 1st printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052451
- ISBN
- 9780674052451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.86
€ 16.86
Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BJ; DC; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679642329
- ISBN
- 9780679642329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.53
€ 18.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. 'What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.' This title features profound and lyrical letters the author wrote to a young friend with advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241252055
- ISBN
- 9780241252055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.42
€ 5.42
Paperback. Appointed editor of "The Lady" - the oldest women's weekly in the world - the author faced the challenge of a lifetime. For a start, how do you become an editor when you've never, well, edited? In this title, the author shows how she takes on the challenge of saving "The Lady", Britain's oldest women's weekly. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fig Tree
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718192327
- ISBN
- 9780718192327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.02
€ 21.99
€ 17.02
Hardback. A voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries. This title collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the world - children, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, con artists, and even a former president. Editor(s): Rasmussen, R. Kent. Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261341
- ISBN
- 9780520261341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Captain Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his team not only against the elements but also against the Norwegian explorer, Amundsen. Ultimately, Scott was beaten by both. This title provides an account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561385
- ISBN
- 9780099561385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Covers the years 1847-1894, so as to reflect Tolstoy's preoccupations as a writer (his views on his own work and that of others), his development as a person and as a thinker, and his attitudes to contemporary social problems, rural life, industrialisation, education, and later, to religious and spiritual questions. Series: Leo Tolstoy, Diaries and Letters. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571324033
- ISBN
- 9780571324033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.37
€ 27.37
paperback. This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Editor(s): Benson, A. C.; Esher, Reginald Brett Viscount; Buckle, George Earle. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century. Num Pages: 6266 pages, 90 b/w illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 229. Weight in Grams: 7844.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108077859
- ISBN
- 9781108077859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 463.72
€ 463.72
Hardback. Francesco Petrarca (1304 1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive the cultural and moral excellence of ancient Greece and Rome. This two-volume set contains an ample, representative sample from his enormous and fascinating correspondence with all the leading figures of his day." Translator(s): Fantham, Former Giger Professor of Latin Elaine (Princeton University). Series: I Tatti Renaissance Library. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058347
- ISBN
- 9780674058347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.57
€ 38.99
€ 32.57
Hardback. An Artist's War Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD; AGB; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 250. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982382
- ISBN
- 9780750982382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.61
€ 33.99
€ 33.61
Hardcover. The charming, funny successor to the hugely popular 'Notes to my Mother-in-Law', from the inimitable Phyllida Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; VFJB; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 526. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0013331
- ISBN
- 9780007485864
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509513314
- ISBN
- 9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509513321
- ISBN
- 9781509513321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.24
€ 21.24
Hardcover. Covers the years 1952-57, during which Benjamin Britten wrote three major works for the stage - the Coronation opera "Gloriana", the chamber opera "The Turn of the Screw", and the full-length ballet "The Prince of the Pagodas" - as well as vocal works such as "Canticles II and III" and the Hardy song-cycle "Winter Words". Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn; Mitchell, Donald. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. Num Pages: 633 pages, 57 black and white, 69 line drawing. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1482. The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976. 1952-1957. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. 633 pages, 57 black and white, 69 line drawing. Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn; Mitchell, Donald. Covers the years 1952-57, during which Benjamin Britten wrote three major works for the stage - the Coronation opera "Gloriana", the chamber opera "The Turn of the Screw", and the full-length ballet "The Prince of the Pagodas" - as well as vocal works such as "Canticles II and III" and the Hardy song-cycle "Winter Words". Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 58. Weight: 1486.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 633
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833826
- ISBN
- 9781843833826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 52.26
€ 57.54
€ 52.26