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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Set in the delightfully dysfunctional mess of Blandings Castle these 6 gems follow the trials of poor Earl Emsworth and his beloved pig Empress as they clash with a panoply of friends and family, servants and spongers, bookies and hucksters. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099580690
ISBN
9780099580690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages, frontispiece, original illustrations by 'Phiz', 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536313
ISBN
9780199536313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. 'Jarndyce and Jardyce' is an infamous lawsuit that has been in process for generations. Nobody can remember exactly how the case started but many different individuals have found their fortunes caught up in it. Esther Summerson watches as her friends and neighbours are consumed by their hopes and disappointments with the proceedings. Num Pages: 992 pages, b/w illust. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511458
ISBN
9780099511458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Hardcover. The complex story of a notorious law-suit in which love and inheritance are set against the classic urban background of 19th-century London, where fog on the river, seeping into the very bones of the characters, symbolizes the corruption of the legal system and the society which supports it. Num Pages: 880 pages, 39 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 880. Good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Cover and spine have light nicks, remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Everyman
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0010382
ISBN
9781857150087
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 23.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn. Editor(s): Bradbury, Dr. Nicola. Num Pages: 1088 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439723
ISBN
9780141439723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Hardcover. As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; and, more. Series: Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1088
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198354
ISBN
9780141198354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Represents a city's underworld, and the laws of corruption and delay. This novel projects these things in a vision that embraces black comedy, cosmic farce, and tragic ruin. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 504. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KKD0010044
ISBN
9781853260827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Represents a city's underworld, and the laws of corruption and delay. This novel projects these things in a vision that embraces black comedy, cosmic farce, and tragic ruin. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 504. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KTG0021828
ISBN
9781853260827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Delves into the illicit underworld of Berlin on the eve of Hitler's rise to power, describing how these blood brothers move from one petty crime to the next, spending their nights in underground bars and makeshift hostels, struggling together to survive the harsh realities of gang life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594048
ISBN
9780099594048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Hardcover. Series: Four Corners Familiars. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Four Corners Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954502560
ISBN
9780954502560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.95

Paperback. A novel, in which, one man's obsession with the mysterious life of a silent film star takes him on a journey into a shadow-world of lies, illusions, and unexpected love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571276639
ISBN
9780571276639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. First published in 1945, this is Bosnian author Ivo Andric's saga of turbulent imperial forces played out through the fates of two men in a remote outpost of the Ottoman Empire. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Translator(s): Hawkesworth, Celia. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784971120
ISBN
9781784971120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141391885
ISBN
9780141391885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805312636
ISBN
9784805312636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Hardcover. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress.. Series: Everyman's Library Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593593
ISBN
9781841593593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781784870140
ISBN
9781784870140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.74

Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812994360
ISBN
9780812994360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.46

Paperback. Mystery thriller set in WWI; who was G B Bretherton? How did a British officer come to be dressed in a German general's uniform, lying dead in a ruined chateau? Series: Casemate Classic War Fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FJMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 191 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Casemate
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003764
ISBN
9781612003764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Mass Market Paperback. Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and exquisitely beautiful Sebastian Flyte. Invited to Brideshead, Sebastian's magnificent family home, Charles welcomes the attentions of its eccentric, aristocratic inhabitants. But he also discovers a world which threatens to destroy his beloved Sebastian. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 27. Weight in Grams: 244.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951613
ISBN
9780241951613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Hardcover. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780241284629
ISBN
9780241284629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.52

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