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Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750925808
ISBN
9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.12

Paperback. Describes the social and intellectual life of 17th-century France, including gossip about the court of King Louis XIV. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
6th printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444056
ISBN
9780140444056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
McFarland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786496235
ISBN
9780786496235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.09

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0012947
ISBN
9780717140060
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 906.
Publisher
Health Communications United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780757306341
ISBN
9780757306341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.72

Hardback. Inspirational memoir from one of the most admired CEOs of today, rich in stories about how to get a job, how to excel and to lead in the 21st century Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471139406
ISBN
9781471139406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. The second title in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085026
ISBN
9781844085026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Promoted to the Football League in 1977, Wimbledon FC was a small team from south London that against the odds went all the way to the top of the First Division, then to win the FA Cup, in only just over a decade. With no money, scant resources and a blend of youth players and offcuts from other clubs, they were christened 'Rag-Arse Rovers'. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857503251
ISBN
9780857503251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 261.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062386977
ISBN
9780062386977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
W.H. Allen / Virgin Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KEX0292076
ISBN
9780491030885
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Now a major TV series for E4. Volume two of the bestselling diaries see Rae move into her all-important A-Level year. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WHG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444754285
ISBN
9781444754285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Approx 50 colour and b/w images, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473881983
ISBN
9781473881983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. This title tells the true stories of his amazing encounters with animals and how they changed his life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165808
ISBN
9780552165808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Shares some of the author's first recipes so readers can make the Dry-Fried Shrimp she first tasted in China, or the Dacquoise served at the end of a magical visit to a Paris bistro. This title also shares the intimacies of her personal life and makes readers feel that they are enjoying a cosy dining-table conversation with a friend. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Gardners Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099435952
ISBN
9780099435952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Reclusive, difficult and enigmatic, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man. This biography of the musician analyses the sense of place in Van Morrison work and the tortuous journey that took him from local fame in Belfast to international success. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 461.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099431831
ISBN
9780099431831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. A charming evocation of life in Umbria from the author of the bestselling memoir, A Thousand Days in Venice. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082735
ISBN
9781844082735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Henry Stratford Persse was a customs official and distiller in the town of Galway whose sons emigrated to Boston then New York. His letters provide a striking account of Galway life, Irish misgovernment and American democracy by a lively, unconventional observer. Editor(s): Roy, J.C. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181416
ISBN
9781859181416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Memoir from a much-loved film and TV star that really is the new The Moon's a Balloon Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314614
ISBN
9780755314614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Harry H. Corbett rose from the slums of Manchester to become one of the best-known television stars of the 20th century. Widely respected as a classical stage actor, he became a leading light in Joan Littlewood's theatre workshop until his life was changed forever by the television comedy Steptoe and Son. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
History Publishing Group
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752487878
ISBN
9780752487878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715649985
ISBN
9780715649985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

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