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paperback. Gathers the work of four of the 'first generation' of New York poets: Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch and James Schuyler. This anthology provides introductions to the poets' work, and charts an exchange between experiment and the emergence of language poetry. Editor(s): Ford, Mark; Winkfield, Trevor. Series: New York Poets S. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547344
ISBN
9781857547344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Passions, leaves, loves, flutes, insects, paintings, apologies, and partings, all feature in this collection of poetry by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, John Ashbery. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Carcanet Press
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857543346
ISBN
9781857543346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. A work of journeys; from the chaotic energy of urban life in modern Istanbul, where John Ash lives, to the ruins of vanished civilisations; from personal incident to the narratives and vacancies of cultures. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770448
ISBN
9781847770448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Beginning with his departure from New York to Istanbul, the author discusses a journey, not so much between contrasting cities as 'between different versions of the same city', to a place that is exotic and familiar, spanning West and East, past and present, where cultures and histories intersect. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548723
ISBN
9781857548723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. The second book of a major two-volume biographical study of the author William Makepeace Thackeray and his family, including new research that sheds light on the lives of his daughters Minny and Annie. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718892258
ISBN
9780718892258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Presa Press United States
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980008159
ISBN
9780980008159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648156
ISBN
9780691648156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.85
€ 62.80

Paperback. This beautifully written book by Australian poet John Allison shows how poetry can reveal aspects of the world invisible to science. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0021672
ISBN
9781584200123
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 193 x 8. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226650258
ISBN
9780226650258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.99

Paperback. An enchanting, brutal vampire myth and coming-of-age love story, adapted from the best-selling novel and award-winning film. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423749
ISBN
9781848423749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Guyana's word-magician casts his unique spin on the intermingling strands of British history, and leads us into metaphysical and political waters, bringing a mythic dimension to the present. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160. Guyana's word-magician casts his unique spin on the intermingling strands of British history, and leads us into metaphysical and political waters, bringing a mythic dimension to the present. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0012900
ISBN
9781852249915
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Scintillating science poems from the highly original partnership of one of Britain's best-known poets and an award-winning illustrator, creators of Einstein, The Girl Who Hated Maths, We Animals Would Like a Word With You and Points of View with Professor Peekaboo. Illustrator(s): Kitamura, Satoshi. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444917727
ISBN
9781444917727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Hardcover. This volume shows John Adams to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Taylor, C. James; Shea, Jennifer; Walker, Celeste; Hogan, Margaret A. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1389.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674012813
ISBN
9780674012813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.94
€ 126.49

Hardcover. In this volume, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves in the spring of 1781 are presented in full, showing him to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Shea, Jennifer; Taylor, C. James; Walker, Celeste. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011366
ISBN
9780674011366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.94
€ 126.49

Hardcover. A new chapter in John Adam's diplomatic career opened when the Dutch recognized the United States in April 1782. This volume chronicles Adam's efforts to achieve these objectives. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Rodrique, Jessie M.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson. Num Pages: 536 pages, 12halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018129
ISBN
9780674018129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25
€ 76.78

Paperback. While modernism's engagement with the occult has been approached by critics as the result of a loss of faith in representation, Leigh Wilson argues that these discourses remakes the relationship between world and representation. Wilson explores the aesthetic and political implications in the work of writers who were self-consciously experimental. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB; HRQC5; HRQM2; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627707
ISBN
9780748627707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Hardcover. Chester Himes and John A Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. This is a collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves. Editor(s): Williams, John A.; Williams, Lori. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
Adapted ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814333556
ISBN
9780814333556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491913
ISBN
9781611491913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.50

Paperback. "Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third". This study attempts to explain and justify T.S. Eliot's claim. John Scott offers a critical overview of Dante's writings: the "Vita Nova", the "Convivio", the "De Vulgari Eloquentia", his "Rime", and "Monarchia", Series: William & Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 504 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044510
ISBN
9780268044510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.07

Paperback. In South Kilkenny, where Duiske stream joins the river Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, lies one of Ireland's many Norman-Cistercian abbeys. This novella is set amongst this monastic community in the year 1304, a century after the abbey's foundation. It aims to evoke the textures and rhythms of this medieval religious settlement. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 91. Good clean copy. Previous owner's name on ffep. Press reviews of book pasted onto half title, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0028586
ISBN
9780946640379
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. In South Kilkenny, where Duiske stream joins the river Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, lies one of Ireland's many Norman-Cistercian abbeys. This novella is set amongst this monastic community in the year 1304, a century after the abbey's foundation. It aims to evoke the textures and rhythms of this medieval religious settlement. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 91. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003436
ISBN
9780946640379
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. In South Kilkenny, where Duiske stream joins the river Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, lies one of Ireland's many Norman-Cistercian abbeys. This novella is set amongst this monastic community in the year 1304, a century after the abbey's foundation. It aims to evoke the textures and rhythms of this medieval religious settlement. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 91. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001685
ISBN
9780946640379
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The creation of perfect imaginary worlds serves as a means of acting on the imperfect present. This is a feature of French utopian writing, whose rich tradition inspires authors. This book demonstrates that the utopian - and dystopian - imaginings which constitute that tradition find expression through various genres and modes of creation. Editor(s): West-Sooby, John. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130485
ISBN
9780874130485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Paperback. Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell. Inside Old English Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell offers readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English. Num Pages: 320 pages, NO. BIC Classification: DS. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119121398
ISBN
9781119121398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

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