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

€ 25.99
€ 19.18

paperback. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442380
ISBN
9780140442380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971400
ISBN
9780865971400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878910311
ISBN
9780878910311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 7.98

Perfect Paperback. Num Pages: 107 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856306366
ISBN
9783856306366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.66

Hardcover. Famed as a wit and bon viveur, Oscar Wilde lived up to his reputation. This selection of plays, poems and prose writings, introduced by Terry Eagleton, includes "The Importance of Being Earnest", "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "The Critic as an Artist" and "Apologia". Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150421
ISBN
9781857150421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Critical edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393957495
ISBN
9780393957495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Leitz, Robert C. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGL; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635323
ISBN
9780691635323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardcover. A monumental project which brings the English-speaking work key selections from the remarkable literature of early Christianity -- vertiable trasures of Christian faith and theology in superb translations. Translator(s): Meyer, R.T. Series: Ancient Christian Writers. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Paulist Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809102501
ISBN
9780809102501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write is a book in which chimpanzees, Chekhov, and child care are equally at home. Sarah Ruhl is a mother of three and one of America's best-known playwrights. She has written a book of essays whose concerns range from the most minimal and personal subjects to the most encompassing matters of art and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374535674
ISBN
9780374535674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964207
ISBN
9781906964207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Hardcover. This work, which establishes Irenaeus as the most important of the theologians of the second century, is a detailed and effective refutation of Gnosticism, and a major source of information on the various Gnostic sects and doctrines. This volume contains Book One. Series: Ancient Christian Writers. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Paulist Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809104543
ISBN
9780809104543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. A timeless classic that should be on every book-lover's 'must read' list. First published in 1971, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD has never been out of print. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860498503
ISBN
9781860498503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. aeo Gathers together a whole corpus of often little known writings by prominent literary figures such as Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster and Roger Fry. aeo Many key pieces not previously reprinted. aeo Draws widely from writings on art, literature, psychology and politics. aeo Includes brief summaries as head notes to each piece. Editor(s): Rosenbaum, S. P. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190592
ISBN
9780631190592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.18

Paperback. Offers a sampling of Coleridge's encyclopedic marginalia. This book also offers an introduction to Coleridge's life, the intellectual issues and concerns that held his attention, and the workings of his mind. It features brief headnotes that outline Coleridge's circumstances year by year and provide historical information. Editor(s): Jackson, H. J. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113173
ISBN
9780691113173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

hardcover. A new critical edition of the first Protestant catechism to be published in English. The editors' introduction establishes the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts out of which the work was born. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043894
ISBN
9780802043894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.35

Paperback. The great English, Anglican and modernist poet and writer C.H. Sisson was born in Bristol a hundred years ago. This Reader draws on his poetry, fiction, translations, and his literary, political and religious essays. Editor(s): Louth, Charlie; McGuinness, Patrick. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 41. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772657
ISBN
9781847772657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185309
ISBN
9780141185309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. This is a reader covering Tolstoy's later beliefs after he had rejected orthodox religion. The book mainly draws on "Confession" (1879), "What is My Faith?" (1884) and other occasional pieces. Translator(s): Kentish, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444735
ISBN
9780140444735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Born and trained in England and a US resident starting in 1976, Reyner Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. This title presents a chronological cross-section of essays, polemics, and reviews drawn from more than three decades of Banham's writings. Editor(s): Barker, Paul; Lyall, Sutherland; Price, Cedric. Num Pages: 366 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition, (A Centennial Book)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219441
ISBN
9780520219441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

mass_market. Includes exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398259
ISBN
9780141398259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.11

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DNF; JFSK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 299. *
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
TouchWood Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9781771510547
ISBN
9781771510547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.67

Paperback. Features fifty essays that focus on a period in which modernization and republicanism coexisted within classical Chinese culture. This work provides an introduction that supplies critical literary and historical background on the relationship between xiaopin wen and the May Fourth movement. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629964238
ISBN
9789629964238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.47

Paperback. Brings into print editions, translations, and commentaries for more than two dozen unique poems (in Latin) from the late eleventh and early twelfth century, preserved in Houghton Library's anthology known as MS Lat 300. This book offers unparalleled access to the anthology. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M.; Balint, Bridget K. Translator(s): Lake, Justin; Light, Laura; Piper, Prydwyn O. Series: Houghton Library Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976547273
ISBN
9780976547273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Paperback. A selection of Gramsci's writings in one volume including his most important political, cultural and historical work. The collection focuses on key concepts - such as hegemony, passive revolution, civil society, common sense - and important texts on Americanism and Fordism, and popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158929
ISBN
9780853158929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.24

Paperback. In April 1956, C S Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, married Joy Davidman, an American poet with two small children. After four intensely happy years, Davidman died of cancer and the author found himself alone again, and inconsolable. In this journal, he freely confesses his pain, rage, and struggle to sustain his faith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571310876
ISBN
9780571310876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Hardback. A Handful of Mischief: New Essays on Evelyn Waugh is a collection of essays based on presentations at the Evelyn Waugh Centenary Conference at Hertford College, Oxford in 2003. There are twelve different essays by authors from various countries, including Australia, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470482
ISBN
9781611470482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.32

Paperback. Collected essays on the persistence of preoccupation and the absence of theory Series: Writers on Writing. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472051885
ISBN
9780472051885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.27

Hardcover. Collected essays on the persistence of preoccupation and the absence of theory Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071883
ISBN
9780472071883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.90

Hardback. In 1581, after four days of debating six leading Anglican divines at the Tower of London, Jesuit Edmund Campion (1540-1581) was put to death because he would not deny his faith. This volume contains Catholic manuscripts of those debates. Num Pages: 249 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 3JB; DNF; HRA; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218875
ISBN
9780823218875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.50

Paperback. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal. Num Pages: 456 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712. Essays and Manifestos, 1944-1990. 456 pages, 55 illustrations. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight: 728. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Atre by Michael Kobi ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084230
ISBN
9780520084230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132. Keywords: "Special Features - History - Essays, Journals, Letters & True Accounts - 20th Century,Special Features - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KHS0061381
ISBN
9781897648544
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From Boccaccio and Machiavelli through to Moravia and Tabucchi, from the Stil Novo to Divisionism, across centuries of history and intellectual movements, these essays will give English readers, and lovers of the Bel Paese and its culture, the lay of the literary land of Italy. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846883910
ISBN
9781846883910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Dewey, Fred. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
re:public / Upset Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976014287
ISBN
9780976014287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 107 x 178. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309490
ISBN
9781477309490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Features Jonathan Swift's (1667-1745) devastating short satire on how to solve a famine. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141398181
ISBN
9780141398181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.78

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62. Series: Dover Thrift S. 64 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight: 62.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486287591
ISBN
9780486287591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

Paperback. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. He is considered the foremost prose satirist in the English language, which stemmed from his criticism of Britain's repressive colonial policies in Ireland. This book discusses Swift's life and turbulent times, his political views and his powers as a writer of complex irony and intricate word play. Editor(s): Fabricant, Carole. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140436426
ISBN
9780140436426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, this book argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used the Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them. Editor(s): Paton, Diana. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 b&w photos, 2 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822326472
ISBN
9780822326472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Hamill, Sam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Stated First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627163
ISBN
9781570627163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

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