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Paperback. Thomas Carlyle was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1795. He was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment while at the University of Edinburgh and became a teacher instead. He published a life of Schiller and translations of Goethe in the 1820s. This book presents a selection of his work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396767
- ISBN
- 9780141396767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Hardcover. A vibrant study of the rich cultural and literary landscape of mid-eighteenth Britain and the forging of 'modern' subjectivity in a time of global war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625642
- ISBN
- 9780748625642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.55
€ 109.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784705800
- ISBN
- 9781784705800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A title that is written by an author whose breadth of interest ranges from food to feminism to science fiction, and everything in between. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583073
- ISBN
- 9780099583073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 485 pages, 100. BIC Classification: DN; HB; HP; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Publisher
- The Greystones Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911122067
- ISBN
- 9781911122067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. Carlos Castaneda was one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the 20th century. In this stunning new jacket edition of his bestselling book, he takes the reader on an amazing journey of the soul via the teachings of the great sorcerer don Juan and reveals that there are worlds existing within our own that can be visited through dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; VXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Element
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855384279
- ISBN
- 9781855384279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. Defines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulness - as well as questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441925
- ISBN
- 9780140441925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Somewhere between The Wasteland and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Nick Cave's new book is a contemporary epic Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782117933
- ISBN
- 9781782117933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish: 243 (Early ...
Cavendish, George. Ed(s): Sylvester, Richard ...
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sylvester, Richard S. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 346 pages, Cloth over boards. BIC Classification: BGX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing.
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197222430
- ISBN
- 9780197222430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.90
€ 59.90
Paperback. Paul Celan (1920-1970) stands as one of the greatest post-war European poets. Celan's prose is as thought-provoking as, and less familiar than, his poetry. The writings and aphorisms on poetry and art illuminate the sources of his language. Editor(s): Waldrop, Rosmarie. Translator(s): Waldrop, Rosmarie. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 67
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546910
- ISBN
- 9781857546910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Hardcover. Series: Studies in East Asian law. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DNF; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648194
- ISBN
- 9780691648194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.95€ 30.34
€ 77.95
€ 30.34
Paperback. A collection of essays on books and why they matter by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY and WONDER BOYS. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0296031
- ISBN
- 9780007289875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Hardcover. A collection of 50 of the most significant speeches from around the globe that demonstrably changed the modern world and analysis into the impact they had. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNS; GBCQ; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 251 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Chambers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473640948
- ISBN
- 9781473640948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. Septuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait of Los Angeles Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876857946
- ISBN
- 9780876857946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. This volume contains a series of lightly fictionalised but sharply observed and often polemical observational sketches published in Dickens's periodical "All the Year Round" based on an authorial persona of a traveller at leisure. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- CSP Classic Texts
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- new
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847189226
- ISBN
- 9781847189226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.13
€ 12.13
Paperback. These memoirs of a senior civil servant based in Dublin, London and Belfast provide an insight into the conflicts associated with Home Rule, revolution and partition in Ireland. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112. Revolutionary Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KTJ0001996
- ISBN
- 9781859183441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 10.24
€ 10.24
Paperback. THIS YOUNG MONSTER is a hallucinatory celebration of artists who raise hell, transform their bodies, anger their elders and show their audience dark, disturbing things. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781910695357
- ISBN
- 9781910695357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.68
€ 15.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Presenting a collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, the author takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Gandhi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is the Road. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage UK
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099769811
- ISBN
- 9780099769811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly lay, beast fable and literary satire. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150742
- ISBN
- 9781857150742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.75
€ 20.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HB; JW; KJ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813328614
- ISBN
- 9780813328614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.80
€ 49.80
Hardcover. First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780710302793
- ISBN
- 9780710302793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.64
€ 154.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; DNJ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493651
- ISBN
- 9781908493651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.59
€ 16.59
Paperback. Offers advice to women of various ages and levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. This work paints a picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a glimpse into the considerations of running a household, dressing appropriately and maintaining a reputation in all circumstances. Editor(s): Lawson, Sarah. Translator(s): Lawson, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449501
- ISBN
- 9780140449501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-ca. 1421) is Europe's first professional woman writer. She wrote an astonishing body of work in many genres, including lyric poetry, allegorical dream visions, history, political treatises, and biography. Editor(s): Brownlee, Kevin. Translator(s): Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate; Brownlee, Kevin. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393970104
- ISBN
- 9780393970104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.80
€ 20.80