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Paperback. The perfect gift book for the literary cat lover - musings on the magical mystique of our feline friends, from American icon Charles Bukowski Editor(s): Debritto, Abel. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117278
ISBN
9781782117278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. This book features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141398556
ISBN
9780141398556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Italy's famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background and canals of Venice. In this book, the author portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, and between past and present, as he observes everyday life beside ancient monuments. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434316
ISBN
9780140434316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. Charles Dickens describes his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness, and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows him as one of the greatest visionaries of the city in all its variety and cruelty. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047508
ISBN
9780141047508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the original 1850 text of Dickens' most autobiographical novel, and his own personal favorite, including all of the line drawings by Phiz. Editor(s): Buckley, Jerome Hamilton. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 864 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Norton Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393958287
ISBN
9780393958287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Hardcover. This volume traces the work and thinking of Charles Fillmore throughout his 30 year career. It is a collection which reflects his desire to make sense of the workings of language in a way that keeps in mind questions of language form, language use and conventions linking form, meaning and practice. Series: Papers on Semantic Roles S. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575862859
ISBN
9781575862859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25
€ 55.14

Paperback. Originally published in 1925 with two purposes in mind: to provide a collection of material to prepare students to read ordinary medieval Latin texts and, to meet the need of advanced students by furnishing an anthology of medieval Latin prose and poetry, this classic work has been reprinted. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813206356
ISBN
9780813206356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.84

Paperback. An edited collection of the work of Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929), the American sociologist. His seminal work on human communication, social organisation and public opinion stimulated much of early American sociological thought. He believed that social change is a fragile inter-active process that requires ongoing scrutiny by the public. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115092
ISBN
9780226115092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. Brings together the prose writings of the great early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb, whose shrewd wit and convivial style have endeared him to generations of readers. This title discusses how his tragic life and sainted reputation, caring for his mentally ill sister Mary, belied the quality of his work. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392912
ISBN
9780141392912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing his Elia essays in the "London Magazine" in 1820; they were so immediately popular that a book-length collection was published in 1823. This edition of the text features useful annotation throughout. Series: Sightline Books: The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877458517
ISBN
9780877458517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435283
ISBN
9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296822
ISBN
9780140296822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Hyneman, Charles S.; Lutz, Donald S. Num Pages: 1447 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970410
ISBN
9780865970410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 215. BIC Classification: AJC; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1422.
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861543608
ISBN
9781861543608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062364739
ISBN
9780062364739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Publication date
1993
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446067
ISBN
9780140446067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. The great English, Anglican and modernist poet and writer C.H. Sisson was born in Bristol a hundred years ago. This Reader draws on his poetry, fiction, translations, and his literary, political and religious essays. Editor(s): Louth, Charlie; McGuinness, Patrick. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 41. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772657
ISBN
9781847772657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; DNJ; JFFN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846276170
ISBN
9781846276170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Collection of essays and poems that address the challenges of being a Chicana, a lesbian, and a feminist in the changing world of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFSK1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349778
ISBN
9780822349778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.31

Hardback. The emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these 24 true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. 30 color illustrations. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602397217
ISBN
9781602397217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.92

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