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Literary essays
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
€ 15.00
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
€ 238.98
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
€ 68.63
€ 68.63
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
€ 85.86
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
€ 67.47
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
€ 98.46
€ 98.46
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
€ 95.65
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
€ 4.99
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
€ 41.70
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€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
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
€ 20.99
€ 15.47
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
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
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
€ 13.99
€ 10.53
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
€ 17.99
€ 12.73
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
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AF; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 240. .
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777424989
- ISBN
- 9783777424989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.37
€ 60.37
Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002286
- ISBN
- 9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.46
€ 73.46
Paperback. Presents travel writings which chronicle the author's perilous journeys through Japan and also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. Translator(s): Yuasa, Noboyuki. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441857
- ISBN
- 9780140441857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.85
€ 11.99
€ 9.85
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
€ 19.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Matt Groening returns to his music journalism roots in the fourth volume of Da Capo's highly acclaimed series Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; DNF; GBCY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- 2003 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306812361
- ISBN
- 9780306812361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.82
€ 25.99
€ 17.82