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Sheet map, folded. Detailed map of the Manufacturing District (Black Country) that shows the coal field and other mineral mining areas. Details Canal network. The map folds out to a large 1000m x 890mm size that is sharp and legible, a great resource for local history study. Series: Birmingham Historic Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918188
ISBN
9781844918188
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.22

Sheet map, folded. This folded map (890mm x 1000mm when unfolded)is an ideal souvenir for tourists to Cambridgeshire and also a valuable reference resource for local and family history research. It includes 4 Historic maps of Oxfordshire, John Speed 1611, Johan Blaue 1648, Thomas Moule 1836 and The City of Oxford 1836. Series: Historic Counties Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918157
ISBN
9781844918157
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.22

Sheet map, folded. Series: Birmingham Historic Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages, 16 views of early Georgian and Victorian Buildings by Underwood. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 227 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918133
ISBN
9781844918133
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.22

Hardback. A history of the second-oldest Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, published in honour of its 250th anniversary Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AMN; HRCC91; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 263 x 21. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439907955
ISBN
9781439907955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.34

Paperback. In just two generations the Cain family went from the slums of Irish Liverpool to a seat in the House of Lords. As the city grew so did the brewery and as it struggled, so Cain's fought for survival. At the height of Liverpool's fortunes Robert Cain owned 200 public houses across Merseyside. This is the story of Liverpool in a pint. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 colour illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WBXD2; WQH; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781846311505
ISBN
9781846311505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Hardback. These photographs reveal places we know but scarcely recognize and give us another look at the people of "the greatest generation." Num Pages: 192 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; 3JJH; AJCR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410852
ISBN
9781421410852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.59

Hardback. The blood of the Hambletons is the blood of Maryland, a rich land stretching from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the tidal basins of the mighty Chesapeake to the mountains of the west, a poetic framework that illuminates one truly American family that continues its legacy of building new generations of strong Americans. Num Pages: 690 pages, 406, 181 black & white illustrations, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3J; HBJK; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
690
Condition
New
SKU
V9780996594400
ISBN
9780996594400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.96

Paperback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363682
ISBN
9780822363682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.58

Hardback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363521
ISBN
9780822363521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361022
ISBN
9780822361022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360889
ISBN
9780822360889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.98

Paperback. From Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Talking about the stories behind the landmarks, this book deals with the borough's textured past. It also tells the tales of the poets, philosophers, baseball heroes, diplomats, warriors, and saints who have left their imprint. Num Pages: 214 pages, 9 maps, 94 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBGP; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799468
ISBN
9780814799468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.51

Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814761120
ISBN
9780814761120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, 100 b&w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WQH; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751305
ISBN
9780814751305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. An epic history of a landmark village. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, 25 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747629
ISBN
9780814747629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary North America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 photos, 4 maps, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290587
ISBN
9780803290587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 photographs, 2 graphs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WQH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286832
ISBN
9780803286832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Paperback. Presents an account of the birth of modern California. This book frames the gold rush years within the larger story of the state's transformation from the quietude of a Mexican hinterland in the 1840s to the forefront of entrepreneurial capitalism by the 1890s. Num Pages: 366 pages, 275 color and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520214026
ISBN
9780520214026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WDP; WQH; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995465
ISBN
9780295995465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 21 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPVH4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995168
ISBN
9780295995168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

Paperback. Hiking Washington's History is for hikers, as well as amateur historians, newcomers unfamiliar with the state's history and Northwest natives who know only part of that history. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; WQH; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990637
ISBN
9780295990637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Hardback. A bucolic Indiana community striving to maintain the utopian ideals of its founders Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 halftones, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WQH; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 6782 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356451
ISBN
9780253356451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68 color photographs, 102 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; ACBS; AJ; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252081798
ISBN
9780252081798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Charts Chicago's evolution with comprehensive, cross-referenced entries on the seventy-seven community areas, along with many suburbs and neighborhoods, from Albany Park to Zion. This book explores how the city's communities have changed and grown throughout the years. Editor(s): Keating, Ann Durkin. Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 halftones, 394 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226428833
ISBN
9780226428833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Dublin Civic Trust
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0015122
ISBN
9780953689927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0015074
ISBN
9780901714619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6 United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904356370
ISBN
9781904356370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Hardcover. Castle Cary is a relatively unspoilt town deep in the Somerset countryside, its narrow streets rich in late 18th and 19th-century buildings of high quality. Its famous industry, horsehair weaving, still flourishes. This book explores its history from the original castle and its lords to its rebirth as an industrial town. Editor(s): Siraut, M. C. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 78, 60 black and white, 18 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 314 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904356356
ISBN
9781904356356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Paperback. And a city struggles through racial convulsions, remembered by those such as John Steadman and Father Constantine Sitaris. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBTB; JFSL1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418452
ISBN
9781421418452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.78

Hardback. Extensively updated, this edition includes a new chapter on Chesapeake libations, which features Shields's closely held recipe for his notorious Dirty Gertie, an authentic Chesapeake-style Bloody Mary. Num Pages: 360 pages, 56, 56 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
25th anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418162
ISBN
9781421418162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Paperback. Visitors to the C&O Canal who are interested in exploring natural wonders while tracing the routes of pioneers and engineers-not to mention the path of George Washington, who explored the Potomac route to the West as a young man and later laid out the first canals to make the river navigable-will find this guide indispensable. Num Pages: 416 pages, 96, 58 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings, 28 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; WGGN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415055
ISBN
9781421415055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred photographs, most in color, Leading the Way provides all those interested in the story of Johns Hopkins Medicine-even just the advances in medicine itself over the past twenty years-a lively and riveting account of how Hopkins remains in the forefront of medical education, research, and patient care. Num Pages: 416 pages, 430, 155 black & white halftones, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; MBX; PDX; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406572
ISBN
9781421406572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.84

Paperback. His work is a rare instance of original research told in an engaging and compelling voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, 31, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; HBJK; JFC; JHB; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405940
ISBN
9781421405940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.68

Paperback. A Personal History of the Britten-Pears School. 224 pages, 120, 120 black and white. An insider's perspective on forty years of the Britten-Pears School, generously illustrated and with quotations from the eminent staff and their students - many of whom are now internationally famous. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNL; WQH. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 15. Weight: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bittern Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957167209
ISBN
9780957167209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KNGS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641772
ISBN
9780816641772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Hardcover. Rarely seen photographs from the Baltimore Sun, the News-American, and the Afro-American bring to life the rich, personal anecdotes of wartime Baltimoreans and transport readers back to an indelible era of Baltimore history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 129, 129 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801899836
ISBN
9780801899836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17. BIC Classification: WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801495854
ISBN
9780801495854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Paperback. Protected in a tidal estuary from barbarian invaders and Byzantine overlords, the fishermen, salt gatherers and traders who settled in Venice crafted an amphibious way of life. This work recreates this world-turned-upside-down, with its waterways rather than roads, its boats tethered alongside dwellings, and its livelihood harvested from the sea. Series: From the Ground Up. Num Pages: 384 pages, 110 color illustrations, 25 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027527
ISBN
9780674027527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.61

Paperback. Rome is not one city but many, each with its own history unfolding from a different centre. Beginning with the very shaping of the ground on which Rome first rose, this book conjures various cities, taking the reader through time and space to the shifting realities - architectural, historical, political and social - that constitute Rome. Series: From the Ground Up. Num Pages: 368 pages, 100 color illustrations, 30 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022638
ISBN
9780674022638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.62

Paperback. A document of Depression-era Los Angeles, that illuminates a pivotal moment in L A's history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associations - and the mystique - for which the City of Angels is still known. Num Pages: 504 pages, 111 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268838
ISBN
9780520268838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67