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hardcover. Signed by the author. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Gift inscription on ffep. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038591
ISBN
9780717132508
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.43

paperback. A self-portrait the author that explains how on the very rare occasions when he re-reads a passage from one of his books, he recognises very little of the self he knows. Num Pages: 288 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ABU; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with a little age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038564
ISBN
9780099752318
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.43

hardcover. A wonderfully honest and deeply accomplished tribute to a complicated, talented mother and writer - 'An Irish writer whose only equal is Elizabeth Bowen' (Bookseller) - by her daughter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16ppblack-and-white. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 362 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001452
ISBN
9780349007526
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

hardcover. Good clean copy with shelfwear, DJ has some nicks and tears, remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAM0001451
ISBN
9780862788650
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 7.14

hardcover. The story of Ireland's first female steeplejack - a hugely successful businesswoman, who is also a wife, mother and cancer survivor. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; JFSJ1; KJH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001444
ISBN
9781781174463
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co. (US) United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589809628
ISBN
9781589809628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Annie Wood Besant (1847-1933) was a problematic and notorious figure in Victorian England, questioning and then breaking from the Anglican Church to become an atheist, women's rights advocate, and Freethinker. This title includes comparative passages from "An Autobiography", written in 1893 after Besant's conversion to Theosophy. Editor(s): Mackay, Carol Hanbery. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114484
ISBN
9781551114484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.90

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890969717
ISBN
9780890969717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

Paperback. Contains twenty first-person narrative essays from Holocaust survivors who were children at the time of the atrocity. This book also focuses on what these children became - teachers, engineers, physicians, entrepreneurs, librarians, parents, and grandparents, and explores the impact of the Holocaust on their later lives. Editor(s): Glassner, Martin Ira; Krell, Robert. Series: Landscapes of Childhood S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 47 illustrations, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814331736
ISBN
9780814331736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.49

paperback. Burke and Hare were the first serial killers to capture media attention, accused of killing sixteen people in order to sell their cadavers as "subjects" for dissection. The Anatomy Murders is the first book to situate their story against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early nineteenth-century England into modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221763
ISBN
9780812221763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.01

Paperback. Presents the most plausible solution yet to the mystery of who killed William Desmond Taylor. In the process the author paints a portrait of Hollywood in the 1920s - from its major stars to its bisexual subculture. He provides an answer to a mystery and a study of a place, and an industry, that has always let people reinvent themselves. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299203641
ISBN
9780299203641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

Paperback. Analysing the impact of catastrophe on the lives and writings of five female writers, Miriam Fuchs shows that it is the uncertain present that dominates their writing. She looks at: Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i; poet H.D.; art critic Anna Banti; novelist Grete Weil; and writer Isabel Allende. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 238 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 4 figures. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299190644
ISBN
9780299190644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

paperback. Originally published in 1999 as In my father's arms: a true story of incest. Now includes a foreword by Richard B. Gartner and a preface by the author. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299165147
ISBN
9780299165147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

hardcover. Exploits the wealth of documentation available to establish how Sir Dudley North made a fortune in the Levant commodity trade and through usury. The book explores his character, beliefs and intentions, and the diverse technical and personal reasons for his success. Num Pages: 416 pages, frontispiece, line figures, 1 map, 2 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198204398
ISBN
9780198204398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.58

paperback. A biography of Con Colbert, member of Na Fianna Eireann, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Colbert commanded forces at Watkins' brewery and Jameson's distillery during the Easter Rising. He faced the firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038545
ISBN
9781847173348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

hardcover. Biography of Lady Gregory (1852-1932). Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 720. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sutton Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038508
ISBN
9780750940863
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038507
ISBN
9780861214532
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. The childhood and early life memoir of Antonia Fraser, one of our finest narrative historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Weidenfeld and Nicholson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038465
ISBN
9781780227948
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 456. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038453
ISBN
9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038443
ISBN
9780641819094
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. There are many books on How to be a Mother. But do they ever tell us how it really is? Thankfully, Emily Hourican is about to, via a series of hilarious reminiscences and profound observations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038442
ISBN
9780717158485
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528. Good clean copy. Author inscription. Book with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038427
ISBN
9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.15

hardcover. Moving memoir from the first female President of Ireland, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp inset sections. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPR; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038410
ISBN
9781444723311
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038403
ISBN
9780340739150
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. For Oscar Wilde, as for many people, reading could be as powerful and transformative an experience as falling in love. He referred to the volumes that radically altered his vision of the world as his 'golden books'. This book explores the personality of Oscar Wilde through his reading. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains good-very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001377
ISBN
9780099502722
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. First published in 1937, it's Daisy Fingall's own story, welcoming you to a world long gone. With all the power of first-class fiction, in Kileen Castle, County Meath, we meet the leading figures of Daisy's time -- Parnell, Edward VII, AE, Shaw, Moore, Yeats, and so many more. Num Pages: 454 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 596. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains good-very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001371
ISBN
9780946640744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.14

paperback. The definitive account of the Jimmy Savile story. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781782067467
ISBN
9781782067467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.60

paperback. Outlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527 - 1609) was one of the most colourful and controversial figures of the Tudor world. In this book, the author explores Dee's vast array of political, magical, and scientific writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300194098
ISBN
9780300194098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

paperback. A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth, providing a characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic narrative of this central figure in the history of Christian thought. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HPCA; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780199588060
ISBN
9780199588060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.82

paperback. How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands? What is it like to cut into someone else's body? What is it like to stand by, powerless, while someone dies because of the incompetence of your seniors? This account illuminates scenes of life and death. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099520696
ISBN
9780099520696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.05

Paperback. Good clean copy. Previous owners mark on ffep, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0010171
ISBN
9780192860903
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.38

Hardcover. Used hardcover, with dustjacket, in good to very good condition. MCCARTHY
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bantam Press
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0040767
ISBN
9780593027295
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKW0012911
ISBN
9781841315881
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067643
ISBN
9780226067643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.87

Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Folio Society London
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857543001
ISBN
9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.89

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Crossway United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433550867
ISBN
9781433550867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.49

Paperback. Popular biography of C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), the Oxford academic who wrote THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120683
ISBN
9780349120683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.14

Paperback. A candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This book presents the life of a great national and international figure, President Bill Clinton revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099441359
ISBN
9780099441359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.53

hardcover. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; JFCX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 782. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038218
ISBN
9780521650816
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This study of Benjamin Franklin aims to examine his darker side, revealing his anger, his hostile relationships and great disappointments. It details his adversaries in politics and the sorrow that his son brought him by remaining loyal to Britain. Num Pages: 274 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038055
ISBN
9780520213784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00