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Paperback. Editor(s): Holt, Stephanie; Lynch, Maryanne. Num Pages: 220 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sybylla Co-operative Press Australia
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780908205110
ISBN
9780908205110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.08

Hardcover. First published in 1792, this book was written in a spirit of outrage and enthusiasm. In an age of ferment, following the American and French revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft took prevailing egalitarian principles and dared to apply them to women. The introduction discusses her ideas. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150865
ISBN
9781857150865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. First published in 1792, Wollstonecraft's book attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and laid out the principles of emancipation - an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Editor(s): Brody, Miriam. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441252
ISBN
9780141441252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Includes a travel book and a biography of its author. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DN; BGH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432695
ISBN
9780140432695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. A dazzling new collection of essays, poems, and prose poems by the best-selling author of The Leaf and the Cloud and What Do We Know. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
First
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306814129
ISBN
9780306814129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. A volume in which rich and unexpected seams of precious materials await discovery' - The Guardian Editor(s): O'Connor, Larry; Morris, Mary. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd London
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860492129
ISBN
9781860492129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226356068
ISBN
9780226356068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. Editor(s): Radzinowicz, Mary Ann. Series: Cambridge English Prose Texts. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001057
ISBN
9780521286800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt. It shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. It explores the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 line drawings 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2CXC; AS; DNF; HRC; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004587
ISBN
9780691004587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379404
ISBN
9780674379404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.59

Hardcover. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379350
ISBN
9780674379350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardcover. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379343
ISBN
9780674379343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.86

Hardcover. This volume of fifteen essays includes "The Case of the Door's Marriage (Catullus 67.6)," by E. Badian; "The Date of Tacitus' Dialogus," by Charles E. Murgia; "Poetae Novelli," by Alan Cameron; "Three Pieces from the 'Latin Anthology, '" by D. R. Shackleton Bailey; and "Bar Kokhba Coins and Documents," by Leo Mildenberg. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 341 pages, 5ill.4M. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379312
ISBN
9780674379312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KCHS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650180
ISBN
9780691650180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.98

hardcover. George Cuvier's research on fossil bones helped in the formation of geology and palaeontology. In this translation, his writings on fossils and catastrophes are accompanied by a narrative and interpretive commentary, placing Cuvier's work in its biographical, scientific and social context. Translator(s): Rudwick, Martin J.S. (Professor of History, Science Studies Program, University of California, San Diego, USA). Num Pages: 318 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032623
ISBN
9780226731063
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Tells the story of political and artistic upheavals through the manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book ranges from the Communist Manifesto to the manifestos of the 1960s and beyond, and highlights the varied alliances and rivalries between socialism and repeated waves of avant-garde art. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 halftones. 2 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122601
ISBN
9780691122601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. This new edition of Zapata s Disciple, which won the 1999 Independent Publisher Book Award for Creative Nonfiction/Memoir, opens with a new essay on this history of censorship and continues Espada s lifelong fight for freedom of expression." Series: Curbstone. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810133853
ISBN
9780810133853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.41

Paperback. Martin Amis provides portraits of contemporaries and mentors alike. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461876
ISBN
9780099461876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.36

paperback. "War Against Cliche" is a collection of essays. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422228
ISBN
9780099422228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. A family cookbook with over five hundred recipes dating largely from Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the golden age of English cookery. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; DSBD; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231049313
ISBN
9780231049313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

paperback. A collection of the author's peacetime dispatches, bearing witness to six decades of change. They include coverage of America in the Great Depression, the betrayal of Czechoslovakia, young Poles undaunted by their Communist government, the trial of Adolf Eichmann and Spain in the days after Franco. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear and remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039240
ISBN
9781862071490
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. A collection of the author's war journalism, covering her reports on the conflicts in Spain, Finland, China and World War II, with later reports on Vietnam, Israel and Central America. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862071506
ISBN
9781862071506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Edition
Facsimile
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907325840
ISBN
9780907325840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.62

hardcover. Includes essays that engage questions that are central to the development of literature, music, and the arts in the period from Romanticism at the end of the eighteenth century to the avant-garde movements of the early twentieth, a period in which modern evolution of the arts is coupled with a rise in the significance of music as artistic form. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illus., musical examples. BIC Classification: AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 30. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990057
ISBN
9780295990057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.89

Hardback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784784980
ISBN
9781784784980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099821601
ISBN
9780099821601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099629603
ISBN
9780099629603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

paperback. "This is the first and most complete collection of all 136 humorous sketches and tales that Samuel Clemens (1835--1910), a.k.a. Mark Twain, started writing as a young reporter for various newspapers and" Num Pages: 722 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 45. Weight in Grams: 986. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036342
ISBN
9780306807022
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. In this eccentric etiquette guide, aphorisms, suggestions, and cautionary tales culled from Mark Twain's personal letters, speeches, and novels are dispensed on topics such as dress, health, food, childrearing, and safety. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B. Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 221 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242456
ISBN
9780520242456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Laisdell, Bob. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486489230
ISBN
9780486489230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Dover ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292793
ISBN
9780486292793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.76

Paperback. Presents the author's account of travelling in Europe. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, this title includes such adventures as a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mount Blanc by telescope, as well as the author's attempts to study art. Num Pages: 448 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; DSK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436082
ISBN
9780140436082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Micale, Mark S. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJ; DNF; MBX; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633206
ISBN
9780691633206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474405324
ISBN
9781474405324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.97

Paperback. World War II was the largest and greatest conflict in US history. This book presents a collection of diary entries, letters, and photographs from that era. Num Pages: 292 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; DNF; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027977
ISBN
9780842027977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.32

Paperback. These speeches exemplify how this remarkable woman affected Alberta's history and social policy. Editor(s): Lisac, Mark. Series: University of Alberta Centennial Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; DNF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644886
ISBN
9780888644886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998880
ISBN
9781908998880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Ramon LLull (1232-1316) was born the son of a prosperous Catalan merchant and spent his youth pursuing worldly pursuits, until a series of powerful visions of Christ moved him to devote his life entirely to serving God. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADC; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856686344
ISBN
9780856686344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.85

Hardcover. In 1961, Beat writer Seymour Krim set Greenwich Village on its ear with a slim volume of essays that featured an unleashed voice, a brash title, and a foreword by Norman Mailer. This title reintroduces this influential writer to a generation of readers. Editor(s): Cohen, Mark R. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609483
ISBN
9780815609483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.80

hardcover. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is best known for having been Florida's most passionate environmentalist, but she was first, foremost and always a writer. This text presents a collection of her best articles from her daily column "The Galley", which ran from 1920 until 1923. Series: The Florida History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DNF; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813024585
ISBN
9780813024585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09