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Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554843
ISBN
9780199554843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Hardcover. Lorenzo Valla (1406-1457) was the leading philologist of the first half of the fifteenth century, as well as a philosopher, theologian, and translator. His extant Latin letters, though few, afford a direct and unguarded window into the working life of the most passionate, difficult, and interesting of the Italian humanists. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724679
ISBN
9780674724679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War Translator(s): Strauss, Edward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; BM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212488
ISBN
9780300212488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Hardback. Born in London in 1775 to a Maryland merchant and his English wife, Louisa recalls her childhood and education in England and France and her courtship with John Quincy. Her diaries reveal a reluctant but increasingly canny political wife. Her husband emerges in a fullness seldom seen--ambitious and exacting, yet passionate, generous, and gallant. Editor(s): Graham, Judith S.; Luey, Beth; Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 960 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058682
ISBN
9780674058682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.51
€ 163.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801230
ISBN
9780875801230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173865
ISBN
9780231173865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.66
€ 72.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173872
ISBN
9780231173872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.30

Hardback. This volume contains the previously uncollected essays, journalism and interviews of Hugh MacDiarmid, as part of Carcanet's "MacDiarmid 2000" programme. Other titles in the series include "Complete Poems", "Lucky Poet", "Contemporary Scottish Studies" and "Scottish Eccentrics". Editor(s): Calder, Angus; Murray, Glen. Series: Lives & letters: MacDiarmid 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857542714
ISBN
9781857542714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.02
€ 55.63

Paperback. The editors present a careful selection from Scudery's shorter writings, including her 'Amorous Letters', 'Famous Women', and her series of 'Conversations'. One of the most popular novelists of the 17th century, Scudery was the first woman to be honoured by the French Academy. Editor(s): Donawerth, Jane L.; Strongson, Julie. Translator(s): Donawerth, Jane L.; Strongson, Julie. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144047
ISBN
9780226144047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.08

Paperback. This volume presents translations of a selection of the letters sent by crusaders and pilgrims from Asia Minor, Syria and Palestine. There are accounts of all the great events from the triumph of the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 to the disasters of Hattin in 1187 and the loss of Acre in 1291. Series Editor(s): Barber, Professor Malcolm; Edbury, Professor Peter W.; Hamilton, Professor Bernard; Housley, Professor Norman; Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Crusade Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 206 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBP; 1FBS; 3H; BJ; HBJF; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472413932
ISBN
9781472413932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.57

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.51

Hardback. Features twenty essays that address a spectrum of works and issues that shaped the development of modern Russian literature, from authorship and philosophy to gender and religion in Russian Enlightenment culture. This work explores the career and works of Alexander Sumarokov, who played a formative role in literary life of his day. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843680
ISBN
9781934843680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.19

Paperback. "A richer reflection of life in early 19th-century Maryland and the Washington environs cannot be found." -- Washington Post Book World Series: Maryland Paperback Bookshelf. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780801843990
ISBN
9780801843990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.58

Hardcover. Flinders Petrie began his long association with ancient Egypt and the Near East when he went to Giza to survey the pyramids in 1880. Until his death in 1942, he dug almost continuously. During his long career Petrie revolutionised Egyptian archaeology but this book is not about his scientific work or finds, which are published elsewhere. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w and col illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGHA; BJ; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856687488
ISBN
9780856687488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BJ; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559879
ISBN
9781875559879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. * The bestselling and moving collection of letters to Vera Brittain from a lost generation - four young men who lost their lives in the great war Editor(s): Bishop, Alan; Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085705
ISBN
9781844085705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. An uncompromising and heretical priest's diary exploring the meaning of life and death, success and failure, religion and magic, and instituional Churchianity. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782792710
ISBN
9781782792710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.96

Hardback. Mark Twain's letters for 1874 and 1875 encompass one of his most productive and rewarding periods as author, husband and father, and man of property. This is sixth volume contains 348 of his letters covering this period, all of which have been thoroughly annotated and indexed. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 957 pages, 51 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
957
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237728
ISBN
9780520237728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.83
€ 90.42

Paperback. In 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Russia. His impressions turned into what is perhaps the greatest and most influential of all books about Russia under the Tsars. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394510
ISBN
9780141394510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030510
ISBN
9780674030510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. 'There is something absolute about the letters between you .. The letter is a form of communion of the soul-spirit - .. one that is faded & yet unimpeded, complete', wrote Martin Heidegger to his fiancee Elfride Petri shortly before their wedding. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641362
ISBN
9780745641362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

paperback. This is a unique record of every RAF Bomber Command raid during WW2. Comprehensive research coupled with graphic commentary make this an invaluable research tool and excellent read. Num Pages: 808 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783463602
ISBN
9781783463602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. A collection of Diana Mitford's articles and diary she wrote for her friends. Editor(s): Rynja, Martin. Num Pages: 520 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS LTD
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906142384
ISBN
9781906142384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612191942
ISBN
9781612191942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.45

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