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Paperback. "First Princeton paperback printing, 1989"--T.p. verso. Illustrator(s): Johnson, L.S. Editor(s): Oden, Thomas C. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DNF; DSBF; HPCF3; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020532
ISBN
9780691020532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.90

paperback. A collection of articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio, includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought to life in Fry's novel "The Liar" and the best of Fry's weekly column for the "Daily Telegraph". Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099457022
ISBN
9780099457022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

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

€ 146.74
€ 130.68

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

€ 146.74
€ 130.68

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

€ 87.32
€ 78.62

Paperback. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; MMBP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299917
ISBN
9780803299917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. Applying a range of critical approaches to works by authors including Susan Cooper, Catherine Fisher, Geraldine McCaughrean, Anthony Horowitz and Philip Pullman, this book looks at the formative and interrogative relationship between recent children's literature and fashionable but controversial aspects of modern Paganism. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSY; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218390
ISBN
9780230218390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. A collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of Pamuk's friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art. Translator(s): Dikbas, Nazim. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571327355
ISBN
9780571327355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811209953
ISBN
9780811209953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.20

Paperback. This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry and prose short stories, plays, critical dialogues and his only novel - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540761
ISBN
9780199540761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433388
ISBN
9780140433388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. This is the story of the Orkneymen of Norwegian extraction who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, and whose descendants held sway over the Hebrides and Northern Mainland of Scotland for several centuries. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443837
ISBN
9780140443837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Eric. Translator(s): Hogel, Christian; Fischer, Peter. Num Pages: 128 pages, facsms. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772891446
ISBN
9788772891446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853237525
ISBN
9780853237525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. This unique collection of the writings of Rudolf Klein -- historian, journalist, political scientist and policy analyst -- represents the products of his career as an observer of politics and society over the last four decades. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181323
ISBN
9781577181323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.97

Paperback. Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052291
ISBN
9780674052291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Offers a collection of some of the finest correspondence from the Second World War, this book includes author's original introduction and recounts the courage of the bomber crews, the tragic air-raids and the strangeness of the British, before being sent to Africa and joining a special operations unit off the coast of Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186320
ISBN
9780141186320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Series: On. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781843916116
ISBN
9781843916116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 7.23

Paperback. The volume examines the critical interfaces between the personal and political that frame the utopian visions of Bai Ren, Robert Francis Garcia, Cesar Lacara, Zelda Soriano, Peter Bacho, and Rey Ventura in their works. They illuminate the ongoing transformation and redefinition of the Philippine nation-state. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ateneo de Manila University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789715504713
ISBN
9789715504713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.71

Hardcover. This innovative book provides an original approach to the analysis of the representation of myth, ritual, and 'magic' in African literature. Emphasizing the ambivalent nature of the sacred, it advances work on the religious dimension of canonical African texts and attends to the persistence of pre-colonial cultures in postcolonial spaces. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DNF; DSB; GTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577558
ISBN
9780230577558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. This volume brings together Cicero's tentative and undogmatic reflections on the good life, in which he discusses duty, friendship, the training of a statesman, and the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442441
ISBN
9780140442441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0011978
ISBN
9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. 240pp. Keywords: Irish poetry, anthology
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KHS1011326
ISBN
9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 19.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684685
ISBN
9780856684685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

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