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Paperback. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first English edition, this Routledge Classics edition offers the English reader the complete text of this landmark work for the first time ever. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290012
ISBN
9780415290012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981116
ISBN
9780141981116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Hardcover. The second volume in Torrance's collection of the greatest speeches by Scots or made in Scotland. Editor(s): Torrance, David. Series: Great Scottish Speeches. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DNS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373632
ISBN
9781908373632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. The first volume of the bestselling Gonzo Papers Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330510776
ISBN
9780330510776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Grafton, John. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486408941
ISBN
9780486408941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Daley, James. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNS; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486498829
ISBN
9780486498829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.12

Paperback. Forty of the most memorable speeches made between 1945 and the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNS; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877464
ISBN
9781780877464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Hardcover. Contains 14 key speeches of the 20th century including Winston Churchill's - 'We shall fight on the beaches', J F Kennedy's - 'Ask not what your country can do for you', Nelson Mandela's - 'An ideal for which I am prepared to die', Harold Macmillan - 'No going back', and Franklin D Roosevelt's - 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Preface Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848090385
ISBN
9781848090385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.78

Translator(s): Miller, Andrew M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DC; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202924
ISBN
9780872202924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.32
€ 42.12

Hardcover. Greek mathematics from the sixth century BCE to the fourth century CE is represented by the work of, e.g., Pythagoras; Proclus; Thales; Democritus; Hippocrates of Chios; Theaetetus; Plato; Eudoxus of Cnidus; Aristotle; Euclid; Eratosthenes; Apollonius; Ptolemy; Heron of Alexandria; Diophantus; Pappus. Translator(s): Thomas, I. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 693 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 117 x 35. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
693
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1941
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993990
ISBN
9780674993990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.97

Hardcover. Greek mathematics from the sixth century BCE to the fourth century CE is represented by the work of, e.g., Pythagoras; Proclus; Thales; Democritus; Hippocrates of Chios; Theaetetus; Plato; Eudoxus of Cnidus; Aristotle; Euclid; Eratosthenes; Apollonius; Ptolemy; Heron of Alexandria; Diophantus; Pappus. Translator(s): Thomas, I. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 521 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 119 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
521
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1939
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993693
ISBN
9780674993693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.93

Hardcover. Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best of them have great vitality. Editor(s): Edwards, M. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685279
ISBN
9780856685279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.08

Paperback. Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. He won the case, and his opponent Aeschines went into exile. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685347
ISBN
9780856685347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

paperback. Hyperides was ranked in antiquity as second in greatness only to Demosthenes amongst the Ten Attic Orators. His execution in 322 BC for opposition to Macedonian rule left Dinarchus as the last of the Ten to survive. Editor(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856683077
ISBN
9780856683077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Dutta, Shomit; Goldhill, Simon. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439365
ISBN
9780141439365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Presents the author's journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. This title offers a portrait of the glory of the African landscape and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DNF; WSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460954
ISBN
9780099460954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A translation into English of "Life of the Fathers", a collection of twenty lives of saints which present a cross-section of the Gallic Church and are a counterpart to the secular society described in Gregory's History of the Franks. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 172 pages, maps, family trees, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853233275
ISBN
9780853233275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. A translation into English of one of Gregory's eight books of miracle stories, which contains a series of anecdotes about the lives and cults of martyrs. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853232360
ISBN
9780853232360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against sorcery, bad luck, and the vengefulness of his enemies. Among the most famous and widely read of Iceland's sagas, this new translation features extensive illustrative material to elucidate the story. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, c. 14 black and white maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 82 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801524
ISBN
9780192801524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Hardback. A delightful and unusual selection of Priestley's essays, drawing on five decades of his writing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749180
ISBN
9781910749180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048161
ISBN
9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.96
€ 180.42

Hardcover. The grammarian was a pivotal figure in the lives of the educated upper classes of late antiquity. This profession contributed to the social as well as cultural continuity of the Empire. This title provides a study of the place and function of this important but ambiguous figure. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055353
ISBN
9780520055353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.75
€ 70.81

Paperback. Offering a study of buildings, traditions and myth, this title describes the glory of Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century. Illustrator(s): Newberry, John; Lacey, Jeffery. Translator(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442250
ISBN
9780140442250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781782113430
ISBN
9781782113430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 4.99

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