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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
€ 66.74€ 51.53
€ 66.74
€ 51.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Keegan, Marcia. Translator(s): Lhalungpa, Lobsang P. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; DNF; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 319 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666757
- ISBN
- 9780940666757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.26
€ 46.99
€ 30.26
Paperback. Translation of the Middle English manual 'Ancrene Riwle' ('Rule for Anchoresses'), which was composed between 1225 and 1240 for the spiritual instruction of women. This edition contains an introduction by Dom Gerard Sitwell and a preface by J.R.R. Tolkien. Translator(s): Salu, M.B. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893411
- ISBN
- 9780859893411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. This is a collection of fragments about time and space by a writer and critic. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100. 112 pages. This is a collection of fragments about time and space by a writer and critic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; DNF. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 8. Weight: 88.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747576914
- ISBN
- 9780747576914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.82
€ 10.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. This volume contains a selection of poetry from American Jesuit Daniel Berrigan. Beginning with selections written around bucolic themes, the books selections move to poems dealing with the struggle against war, some of them written from courtrooms and jail cells. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218226
- ISBN
- 9780823218226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Hardback. James Hogg knew Sir Walter Scott well, and after Scott's death in 1832 he wrote an affectionate but frank account of their long friendship. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609338
- ISBN
- 9780748609338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.16
€ 107.16
Paperback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This title is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Translator(s): Kaster, Robert A.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748429
- ISBN
- 9780226748429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.63
€ 36.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Includes studied meditations on photographers (Robert Capa, William Gedney, Cartier-Bresson), painters (Bonnard, Gauguin), musicians (Coltrane, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), and close critical engagements with writers including Camus, Michael Ondaatje and Martin Amis. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 261. 384 pages. Includes studied meditations on photographers (Robert Capa, William Gedney, Cartier-Bresson), painters (Bonnard, Gauguin), musicians (Coltrane, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), and close critical engagements with writers including Camus, Michael Ondaatje and Martin Amis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DN. Dimension: 174 x 199 x 24. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864031
- ISBN
- 9780857864031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.10
€ 14.99
€ 11.10
Hardcover. Presents the textual source of several of the extant manuscripts in the "Chronicle" tradition (including MSS B, C, D and E), and shows the contribution of Abingdon Abbey to its development. Editor(s): Conner, Patrick W. Series: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; CFL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- D.S.Brewer
- Edition
- A collaborative ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859914666
- ISBN
- 9780859914666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. What survives of "Histories" covers the dramatic years 69 70. What survives of "Annals" tells an often terrible tale of 14 28, 31 37, and, partially, 47 66. Translator(s): Jackson, J. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1937
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993457
- ISBN
- 9780674993457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
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
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. In November 2011, the author fulfilled a childhood dream of spending time on an aircraft carrier. His stay on the USS George Bush, on active service in the Arabian Gulf, proved even more intense, memorable, and frequently hilarious, than he could ever have hoped. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113362
- ISBN
- 9781782113362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582437460
- ISBN
- 9781582437460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.46
€ 16.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. A lively anthology of ancient Greek popular literature. Editor(s): Hansen, William. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253211576
- ISBN
- 9780253211576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.29
€ 27.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 755
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075091
- ISBN
- 9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.30
€ 48.99
€ 35.30
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 4. Weight in Grams: 59. Series: Dover Thrift S. 64 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Dimension: 210 x 134 x 4. Weight: 60.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486278049
- ISBN
- 9780486278049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.15
€ 6.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, Edith. Translator(s): Kitto, H. D. F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; 4KL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KSS0003827
- ISBN
- 9780199537174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, Edith. Translator(s): Kitto, H. D. F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; 4KL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KSS0003828
- ISBN
- 9780199537174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, Edith. Translator(s): Kitto, H. D. F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; 4KL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KSS0004270
- ISBN
- 9780199537174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Antipodean Riffs is a collection of essays on Australian jazz and jazz in Australia. Chronologically they range from what could be called the 'prehistory' of the music - the tradition of US-sourced African-American music that predated the arrival of music billed as 'jazz' - to the present. Editor(s): Johnson, Bruce. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MB; AVGJ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 131.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781781792803
- ISBN
- 9781781792803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.86
€ 42.86