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Paperback. This is the story of the Orkneymen of Norwegian extraction who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, and whose descendants held sway over the Hebrides and Northern Mainland of Scotland for several centuries. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443837
ISBN
9780140443837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

hardcover. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107133617
ISBN
9781107133617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.04
€ 76.84

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

€ 24.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Henderson, Christine Dunn; Yellin, Mark E. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974432
ISBN
9780865974432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. Features the essays that chart some of the author's experiences or remembrances: his youthful love of a particular London bus route that evolves into a reflection on public civility and interwar urban planning; and memories of the 1968 student riots of Paris that meander through the divergent sex politics of Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555599
ISBN
9780099555599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Corngold, Stanley; Greenberg, Jack; Wagner, Benno. Translator(s): Patton, Eric; Hein, Ruth. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167992
ISBN
9780691167992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408879948
ISBN
9781408879948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Includes John Lennon's autobiography, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" as well as accounts of falling in love, marriage, the break-up of the Beatles and life in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561262
ISBN
9780099561262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. With candour, eloquence and indignation, this title carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and late-twentieth century race, religion and politics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542254
ISBN
9780099542254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. Features 142 short essays on a wide variety of subjects. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Axios Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604191004
ISBN
9781604191004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.65

Hardcover. The letters and diaries from 1443 to 1449 of Cyriac of Ancona, one of the first scholars to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person. This is the period of his final voyages, which took him from Italy to the Greek mainland, the Aegean islands, Constantinople and Crete. Editor(s): Bodnar, Edward W.; Foss, Clive. Translator(s): Bodnar, Edward W. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DN; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007581
ISBN
9780674007581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. A retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, one of the oldest extant Greek myth. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 474 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 686. 474 pages, 5 maps. A retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, one of the oldest extant Greek myth. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 35. Weight: 686.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
474
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253933
ISBN
9780520253933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 25.92

Paperback. From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081940
ISBN
9781847081940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486473673
ISBN
9780486473673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.66

Hardcover. Twain's playful exuberance and remarkable storytelling gifts are on full display as he regales readers with his real-life adventures, some of them so outrageous they cannot be true - or can they? He brought to literature a new, distinctly American voice. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 776 pages, 4 original frontispieces (b/w). BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 44. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593760
ISBN
9781841593760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs of German antiquity. Siegfried, prince of the Netherlands, wins the hand of princess Kriemhild of Burgundy but is ultimately destroyed by those he trusts most. Translator(s): Hatto, A. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441376
ISBN
9780140441376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. *A collection of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the #1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favorite Humorist. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119779
ISBN
9780349119779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904246251
ISBN
9781904246251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. The hilarious new book from the magnificent Maureen Lipman, one of Britain's most recognisable comic talents Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp B-W plates. BIC Classification: DNJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRA0011067
ISBN
9781847393685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the biography of the brutal, crazed and incestuous Roman Emperor Caligula, who tried to appoint his own horse consul. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DN; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397924
ISBN
9780141397924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

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