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Paperback. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: map, glossary, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500447
ISBN
9780226500447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Sandoz, Ellis. Num Pages: 1734 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 97. Weight in Grams: 2244.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1734
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd In Two Volumes ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971813
ISBN
9780865971813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.69

Paperback. A lyrical, poweful polemic about London today, from Occupy and the August 2011 riots through to the Jubilee and the Olympics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 177 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
The Westbourne Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908906144
ISBN
9781908906144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardback. Offering essays, this book explores a panoply of subjects from the mastery of translation to the best day job for a poet. It is a journey with literature's most irresistible flaneur. It is a story of love between a reader and his treasured books. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323661
ISBN
9780571323661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Previous owner's signature on first page. 256pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Middlesex
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KON0817442
ISBN
9780140138610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023977
ISBN
9780141023977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Daphnis is 15 years old, Chloe 13. The two peasants are drawn to each other and long to make love. But no one has told them what love is, nor do they know how to accomplish the physical act. Longus weaves a fantasy around their predicament. Translator(s): McCail, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554959
ISBN
9780199554959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Biology. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198. What it is and What it is Not. 140 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; MQC. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight: 178.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486223407
ISBN
9780486223407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.67

Paperback. Provides a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life. This book follows a logical format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding. Translator(s): Curley, E. M. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435719
ISBN
9780140435719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Heroic, radical and at times hilarious, Queen Hynde is Ossian with jokes; but Hogg's epic has serious purposes in mind. Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S.; Gilbert, Suzanne. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 967.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609345
ISBN
9780748609345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.76
€ 106.08

Hardcover. Paris in the nineteenth century was a magnet for Europe's exiles, among them the Russian genius, Alexander Herzen, who described the experience of displacement from the inside. Richard Sennett plunges into this vibrant, anxious world to recreate the experiences of Herzen and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903083
ISBN
9781907903083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
347
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218207
ISBN
9780811218207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.36

Hardback. The first edition of The Spy since its original publication in 1810-11 includes early versions of some of Hogg's best-known poetry and prose besides a wealth of fascinating and lesser-known material. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614172
ISBN
9780748614172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.23
€ 154.78

Paperback. With an introduction, notes and references, this title combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century, which together form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. It argues against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099734314
ISBN
9780099734314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.79

Paperback. Gathered here are the best of John O'Farrell's newspaper columns for "The Guardian" and "The Independent". Among many things, he claims that with the election of George W. Bush, the global village has finally got its own global village idiot. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238. 8vo good copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0261349
ISBN
9780552999649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Barnes & Noble classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593082086
ISBN
9781593082086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Published in book form four times a year, Granta is respected around the world for its mix of outstanding new fiction, poetry, reportage, memoir, photography and art. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881895
ISBN
9781905881895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. A collection of the author's literary essays from 2000 to 2005. It discusses writers such as Italo Svevo, Joseph Roth, Bruno Schulz, Sandor Marai who lived through the Austro-Hungarian fin de siecle and felt the influence of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Freud. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506140
ISBN
9780099506140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. "Three Dialogues Between Hylas & Philonous". Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
137
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
8th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144617
ISBN
9780915144617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. First collection of authoritative essays to address the intersection of contemporary literary theory and Irish literature. Editor(s): Ni Annrachain, Maire; Nic Dhiarmada,Briona. Series: Irish Language. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781859180518
ISBN
9781859180518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

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