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Richard Whittington-Egan - Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Casebook - 9781445649610 - V9781445649610

Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Casebook

Richard Whittington-Egan

Paperback. The definitive work on Jack the Ripper and the various theories from the time of the murders to the present day Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 238 x 40. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445649610
ISBN
9781445649610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

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Richard Whittington-Egan - Mr Atherstone Leaves the Stage The Battersea Murder Mystery: A Twisting and Tragic Tale of Love, Jealousy and Violence in the age of Vaudeville - 9781445645445 - V9781445645445

Mr Atherstone Leaves the Stage The Battersea Murder Mystery: A Twistin...

Richard Whittington-Egan

Paperback. The murder of popular vaudeville actor Thomas Weldon Atherstone in 1910 remains one of Britain's great unsolved mysteries. Expert Ripperologist Richard Whittington-Egan investigates. Num Pages: 224 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645445
ISBN
9781445645445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.52

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Richard Stratton - Smuggler: My Life as One of America´s Most Wanted International Drug Traffickers - 9781760293802 - V9781760293802 15%OFF

Smuggler: My Life as One of America´s Most Wanted International Drug ...

Richard Stratton

Paperback. Goodfellas meets Catch Me If You Can in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760293802
ISBN
9781760293802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.73

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Richard Skinner - The Red Dancer - 9780571209347 - KKD0001310

The Red Dancer

Richard Skinner

Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001310
ISBN
9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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Richard Skinner - The Red Dancer - 9780571209347 - KKD0001295

The Red Dancer

Richard Skinner

Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001295
ISBN
9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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Richard Phillips - A Captain´s Duty - 9780857502469 - V9780857502469 23%OFF

A Captain´s Duty

Richard Phillips

Paperback. 8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for the author, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b & w photos; b & w map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502469
ISBN
9780857502469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

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Richard Pape - Boldness Be My Friend - 9780755316267 - V9780755316267 23%OFF

Boldness Be My Friend

Richard Pape

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316267
ISBN
9780755316267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

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Richard O Smith - As Thick as Thieves: Foolish Felons & Loopy Laws - 9780752487205 - V9780752487205 6%OFF

As Thick as Thieves: Foolish Felons & Loopy Laws

Richard O Smith

Hardcover. Standing in an ID parade of incompetence, waiting to be picked out as Britain's stupidest criminal, we've assembled a line-up of bungling burglars, asinine assailants and thick thieves. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752487205
ISBN
9780752487205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.17

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Richard Moore - In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain’s Most Successful Tour de France Cyclist - 9780007235025 - V9780007235025 25%OFF

In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britai...

Richard Moore

Paperback. The compelling story of Britain's best-ever cyclist - one of the most enigmatic, complex and contradictory athletes in any sport - and the unravelling of the puzzle surrounding his sudden and dramatic disappearance. Fully updated with new material on the enigmatic Millar. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BT; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007235025
ISBN
9780007235025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.20

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Richard Lloyd Parry - People Who Eat Darkness: Murder, Grief and a Journey into Japan's Shadows - 9780099502555 - V9780099502555 23%OFF

People Who Eat Darkness: Murder, Grief and a Journey into Japan's Shad...

Richard Lloyd Parry

Paperback. In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie Blackman - tall, blonde, and twenty-one years old - had stepped into the vastness of a Tokyo summer and disappeared forever. That winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult? Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502555
ISBN
9780099502555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

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Richard J. Tofel - Vanishing Point: The Disappearance of Judge Crater, and the New York He Left Behind - 9781566636056 - V9781566636056 11%OFF

Vanishing Point: The Disappearance of Judge Crater, and the New York H...

Richard J. Tofel

hardcover. The sudden disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater nearly 75 years ago led to perhaps the most famous missing persons case of the 20th century. "Vanishing Point" is a revealing look at New York as the Jazz Age gave way to the Depression, and one of the most intriguing stories in the annals of urban America. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566636056
ISBN
9781566636056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.01

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Richard G. Fernicola - Twelve Days of Terror: Inside the Shocking 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks - 9781493023240 - V9781493023240

Twelve Days of Terror: Inside the Shocking 1916 New Jersey Shark Attac...

Richard G. Fernicola

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BTH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781493023240
ISBN
9781493023240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

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Richard Davenport-Hines - An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo - 9780007435852 - V9780007435852 18%OFF

An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo

Richard Davenport-Hines

Paperback. WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BT; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007435852
ISBN
9780007435852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

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Richard D. Stewart - Flight for Life: An American Company´s Dramatic Rescue of Nigerian Burn Victims - 9781616082277 - V9781616082277 15%OFF

Flight for Life: An American Company´s Dramatic Rescue of Nigerian Bu...

Richard D. Stewart

Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082277
ISBN
9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.90

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Richard D. Altick - Deadly Encounters - 9780812217568 - V9780812217568 8%OFF

Deadly Encounters

Richard D. Altick

Paperback. An evocative retelling ot two sensational crimes that rocked Victorian London. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217568
ISBN
9780812217568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.18

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Richard Cagan - Mafia Cop - 9781632203199 - V9781632203199 5%OFF

Mafia Cop

Richard Cagan

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632203199
ISBN
9781632203199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.17

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Rich Mole - Dirty Thirties Desperadoes - 9781926613956 - V9781926613956 23%OFF

Dirty Thirties Desperadoes

Rich Mole

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613956
ISBN
9781926613956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

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Rich Mole - Rebel Women of the Gold Rush - 9781894974769 - V9781894974769 24%OFF

Rebel Women of the Gold Rush

Rich Mole

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974769
ISBN
9781894974769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

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Reymundo Sanchez - Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen - 9781569762851 - V9781569762851

Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen

Reymundo Sanchez

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569762851
ISBN
9781569762851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.98

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Rex Harper - An Eagle in the Airing Cupboard - 9780755318032 - KEX0233281

An Eagle in the Airing Cupboard

Rex Harper

Paperback. The second book from the remarkable Rex Harper, the Cornish-based combination of St Francis of Assisi and The Birdman of Alcatraz, James Herriot and Doctor Dolittle Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0233281
ISBN
9780755318032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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