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Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187458
ISBN
9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. The story of a bittersweet, impromptu art exhibition for President and Mrs. Kennedy Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 colour + b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187564
ISBN
9780300187564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. The names Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery may not be well known, but the image of them from September 1957 surely is. This famous photograph captures the full anguish of desegregation - in Little Rock and throughout the South - and an epic moment in the civil rights movement. This book explores how this haunting picture came to be taken. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187922
ISBN
9780300187922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.45

Hardback. Published in celebration of the Renwick Gallery's fortieth anniversary, this title highlights forty artists (all under the age of forty) actively engaged in creating objects that are transforming contemporary crafts. It also investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork. Series: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1737.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187977
ISBN
9780300187977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.76

Hardback. An exploration of the rise of the crop strain that came to dominate the American tobacco industry and its toll on the Southern landscape that produced it Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCT; KNAC; KNDF1; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191165
ISBN
9780300191165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.87

Hardback. Argues that the United States Constitution does not protect a fundamental right to parent. Based on a rigorous reconsideration of the historical record, the author challenges the notion, held by academics and the general public alike, that parental rights have a long-standing legal pedigree. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND; LNMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191899
ISBN
9780300191899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.93
€ 47.20

Paperback. The coauthor of the award-winning In the Company of Crows and Ravens and his wife, an animal-behavior expert, offer an engaging account of their days as young field biologists in Maine Illustrator(s): Zerbetz, Evon. Num Pages: 323 pages, 56 b&w linocut illustrations plus ornaments. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300192476
ISBN
9780300192476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Hardback. A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O'Neill Theater Center Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJ; 3JM; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195576
ISBN
9780300195576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.61
€ 42.64

Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196047
ISBN
9780300196047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, this title presents fifty of the Library's most prized treasures. It features works ranging from recently acquired items from living authors and poets to some of the most famous, rare, and notorious books in history. Editor(s): James, Kathryn. Series: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; DSBB; GBCR; GLMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196429
ISBN
9780300196429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.27

Hardback. Features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 245 colour images + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACV; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197433
ISBN
9780300197433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 40.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198034
ISBN
9780300198034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Textile production and consumption has played a central role in the economy of the Andes region of South America since the Inca Empire (AD 1400-1532). This book traces 1500 years of textile arts in the Andes, with a focus on chuspas, small bags originally designed to hold coca leaves. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AFTB; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300200720
ISBN
9780300200720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.97

Hardback. An exuberant history of American dance, told through the lives of virtuoso performers who have defined the art Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300201314
ISBN
9780300201314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.35

Hardback. Bruce Davidson (b 1933) and Paul Caponigro (b 1932) are two of the greatest American photographers of their generation. This book intends to pair the two and examine the work they produced during visits to Britain and Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 195 colour + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 249 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300201499
ISBN
9780300201499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23
€ 48.87

Paperback. Ten years ago, the United States stood at the forefront of the Internet revolution. Using the 2011 merger between Comcast and NBC Universal as a lens, this book examines how we have created the biggest monopoly since the breakup of Standard Oil a century ago. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTT; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205701
ISBN
9780300205701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardback. A glimpse into the development of the American West through startling photographs of the frontier landscape and the rich culture of American Indian tribes Series: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Num Pages: 200 pages, 275 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; AJB; AJCR; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 284 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208245
ISBN
9780300208245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 36.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 163 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMVD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 262 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209938
ISBN
9780300209938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.33

Hardback. A leading legal scholar explores how the constitutional right to seek justice has been restricted by the Supreme Court Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211580
ISBN
9780300211580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. A landmark examination of the art and artists inspired by American dance from 1830 to 1960 Num Pages: 304 pages, 230 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 254. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211610
ISBN
9780300211610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.83

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