Diaries, letters & journals
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Diaries, letters & journals
Hardcover. Collects the letters the author wrote to her family and friends throughout her life. This title shows us her tending her garden; baking bread; marking the marriages, births, and deaths of those she loved; reaching out for intellectual companionship; and, confessing her personal joys and sorrows. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 160 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597898
- ISBN
- 9781841597898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.18
€ 15.99
€ 12.18
Paperback. This title is a review of cultural heroes and legends from the Harlem Renaissance to Andy Warhol, Dante to Ellington. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546552
- ISBN
- 9781857546552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.52
€ 20.99
€ 19.52
paperback. Letters by Jane Austen, from 1796 to 1817, published for the first time in 1884, with biographical commentary. Editor(s): Lord Brabourne, Baron Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 774 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 774
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781108003384
- ISBN
- 9781108003384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.78
€ 55.78
Hardcover. On the eve of her 80th birthday, Mary O'Rourke has sat down to write a letter to twenty people past and present, close and distant, living and deceased. Every letter is heartfelt; every letter offers gratitude for the difference the recipient made to Mary's life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BJ; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 372 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310199
- ISBN
- 9780717172238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571316366
- ISBN
- 9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.99€ 33.93
€ 58.99
€ 33.93
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
Paperback. 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 title 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, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571221394
- ISBN
- 9780571221394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 4.99
€ 18.99
€ 4.99
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
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
€ 18.99€ 16.86
€ 18.99
€ 16.86
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
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
Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871403773
- ISBN
- 9780871403773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.08
€ 21.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Uk
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749399481
- ISBN
- 9780749399481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Hardback. The letters of Bartolomeo Fonzio--a leading literary figure in Florence of the time of Lorenzo de' Medici and Machiavelli--are a window into the world of Renaissance humanism and classical scholarship. This first English translation includes the famous letter about the discovery on the Via Appia of the perfectly preserved body of a Roman girl. Editor(s): Daneloni, Alessandro. Translator(s): Davies, Martin. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BJ; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058361
- ISBN
- 9780674058361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.49
€ 38.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. When Robert Quinn's son, Garrett, went away to college, it was a transition that was difficult for father and son. Bob invited Garrett to exchange letters and together they embarked on a journey. Their letters explore myriad topics, but the most important lesson learned is that human progress begins when individuals choose to transform themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, references. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787961152
- ISBN
- 9780787961152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.00€ 27.57
€ 31.00
€ 27.57
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
€ 22.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Eberle, Henrik. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648736
- ISBN
- 9780745648736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.86
€ 18.86
Hardback. Presents a first person account of two of the heroes of World War II and of the love that they shared across the years and miles. Editor(s): Edmundson, Celia. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 252 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230969
- ISBN
- 9780823230969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. Teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In this book the author answers his granddaughter's questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861977809
- ISBN
- 9781861977809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431424863
- ISBN
- 9781431424863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.09
€ 23.99
€ 21.09