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Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613943
ISBN
9789881613943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

Paperback. George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825693
ISBN
9780753825693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Exploring the place of poetry in American culture and in the university, this text addresses issues such as: the role of the public intellectual; the poetics of scholarly prose; vernacular modernism; idiosyncratic postmodernism; identity politics; aesthetics; and poetry as a performance art. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044101
ISBN
9780226044101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Includes three essays on regional writing, including "The Fiction Writer and His Country" and "Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction"; two pieces on teaching literature, including "Total Effect and the 8th Grade"; and four articles concerning the writer and religion, including "The Catholic Novel in the Protestant South." Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309597
ISBN
9780571309597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Dalley, Stephanie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 frontispiece, 1 map,. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538362
ISBN
9780199538362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. Sixteen short essays on places as varied as Glasgow and Norwich, Llanidloes and Sheffield, by the finest English Architectural writer of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903816
ISBN
9781907903816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. *A collection of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the #1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favorite Humorist. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119779
ISBN
9780349119779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles. Translator(s): Healey, John. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
9780140444131
ISBN
9780140444131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCD; HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973190
ISBN
9780865973190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 405 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCD; HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973206
ISBN
9780865973206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. An anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. It contains sections on California's mountains, hills and valleys, deserts, coast, and elements (earth, wind, and fire). It also contains essays, diary entries, and excerpts from larger works, including fiction. Editor(s): Gilbar, Steven. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212091
ISBN
9780520212091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486469478
ISBN
9780486469478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 221.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173640
ISBN
9781590173640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158. .
Publisher
Lilliput Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510314
ISBN
9781843510314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 27.28

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 470 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653176
ISBN
9780859653176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Fraleigh, Matthew. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BJ; DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program
Edition
paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947518
ISBN
9781933947518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. The City Section of The New York Times shows us "real New Yorkers". Editor(s): Rosenblum, Constance. Num Pages: 303 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775721
ISBN
9780814775721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Written in 1890, at the close of William Morris's most intense period of political activism, News from Nowhere is a compelling articulation of his mature views on art, work, community, family, and the nature and structure of the ideal society. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112671
ISBN
9781551112671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.72

paperback. William Morris was a dreamer with a genius for turning dreams into reality. Self-taught in 13 different crafts, some of them ancient, he became a great European pattern-designer. This volume illustrates the variety of Morris's prose, while focusing on the theme of earthly paradise. Editor(s): Wilmer, Clive. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliographical notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140433302
ISBN
9780140433302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

Paperback. Talks about the country dweller, who sees his or her world eroded by the wishy-washy liberal commands of Blairite do-gooders, who sit in North West London pontificating about the needs of country people. This book also deals with the devastations of the foot and mouth crisis that showed how the great divide between town and country dwellers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFSF; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240. On Settling. 192 pages. Talks about the country dweller, who sees his or her world eroded by the wishy-washy liberal commands of Blairite do-gooders, who sit in North West London pontificating about the needs of country people. This book also deals with the devastations of the foot and mouth crisis that showed how the great divide between town and country dwellers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFSF; WND. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826490919
ISBN
9780826490919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Charles Dickens describes his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness, and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows him as one of the greatest visionaries of the city in all its variety and cruelty. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047508
ISBN
9780141047508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Maloney, George A. Translator(s): Maloney, George A. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Paulist Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809138104
ISBN
9780809138104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. The author of Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. Translator(s): Gorelick, Ted. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606345
ISBN
9780815606345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Nineteenth--Century American Women Writers: An Anthology is a multicultural, multigenre collection celebrating the quality and diversity of nineteenth century American womena s expression. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199861
ISBN
9780631199861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.65

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