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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), claimed to be freeing the country from corruption and the brutalities of its political class and their foreign allies, but their insurgency killed more than 75,000 people. This title charts in detail the decade long civil war that brought Sierra Leone to its knees from 1991-2001. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657422
ISBN
9781850657422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.82

Paperback. A Sunday Times top ten bestseller, perfect for fans of THE NIGHT MANAGER, from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and 'the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Sunday). Series: Thomas Kell Spy Thriller. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007467549
ISBN
9780007467549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. This is the astonishing story of the wartime adventures of Dr Aidan MacCarthy, who survived the evacuation at Dunkirk, burning planes, sinking ships, jungle warfare, appalling privation as a Japanese prisoner of war and the Nagasaki atomic bomb. It is a story of survival, forgiveness and humanity at its most admirable. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893207
ISBN
9781848893207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.94

Hardcover. In 1969 Jean Austin's husband was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Falkland Islands and they were transported to a remote outpost of the British colonies. While there Austin immersed herself in island life, fulfilling the duties of a Colonial Secretary's wife. This title presents her sensitive and perceptive memoir of these years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPK; BM; HBJQ; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Radcliffe Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117139
ISBN
9781845117139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.64

Paperback. **A gritty and emotional family drama, from the Sunday Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn.** Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Avon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847562470
ISBN
9781847562470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.62

Hardcover. Based on previously unpublished sources, this study offers a new perspective of Hearn's writings, and reveals a multi-faceted character of considerable depth, intelligence and literary skill. Illustrator(s): Hirakawa, Sukehiro. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear. Spine lightly sunned, remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Japan Library
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015850
ISBN
9781873410233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1929
Edition
Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621411
ISBN
9781909621411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Gypsy tales from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author.. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KIN0032096
ISBN
9781409120957
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The true story of a 1950s south east London community united by the local chippy and the woman at the heart of it all, 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409158424
ISBN
9781409158424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. The golden pre-war age of British flying, caught by the camera of an amateur enthusiast Num Pages: 256 pages, 390 b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; AJC; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554463
ISBN
9781781554463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.25

Paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harper Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007395262
ISBN
9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HRCS; HRCX1; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985183
ISBN
9780141985183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 5.70

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1997-1998 ed
SKU
KNW0009096
ISBN
9780847687053
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ugolini, Wendy (University of Edinburgh); Forsyth, David (National Museums Scotland). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402736
ISBN
9781474402736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.29

Paperback. Told with the full cooperation of many of the survivors, this is the story of WWII's greatest escape. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857886498
ISBN
9781857886498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Gardening in wartime Britain was a part of the fight for freedom. This book tells the story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajoled its citizens to grow their own fruit and vegetables. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBWQ; WM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558668
ISBN
9780099558668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Chronicles the darker side of life in the London between 1870 and 1900. This book features murderers and footpads, pimps and prostitutes, riots, rebels, bizarre funerals, disaster and peculiar medicine. It is illustrated with engravings, newspaper reports, photographs and original documents. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; GBCY; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948593
ISBN
9780750948593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.25

Paperback. An invaluable resource for peak-baggers, summiteers and hillwalkers alike, for the first time the lists of Irish Vandeleur-Lynams and Arderins are published, along with lists of Ireland's 27 County High Points and the island's Hundred Highest mountains, using updated information compiled by the MountainViews community. Num Pages: 128 pages, Maps and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; WSZC; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891647
ISBN
9781848891647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots, an American and a German, whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392569
ISBN
9781782392569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. * A significant contribution to our understanding of how politics affects real people, and a brilliant blend of sweeping narrative and detailed analysis: this is a major and potentially prize-winning work Num Pages: 736 pages, Integrated: 17, 17pp b/w int. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 498. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0003779
ISBN
9780349112695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the history of artists' film and video in Britain. Structured in two parts ('Institutions' and 'Artists and Movements'), this work considers the work of some 300 artists, including Kenneth Macpherson, Basil Wright, Len Lye, Humphrey Jennings, Margaret Tait, Jeff Keen, Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Malcolm Le Grice, and Peter Gidal. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570966
ISBN
9781844570966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.41

Hardcover. Presents the history of artists' film and video in Britain. Structured in two parts ('Institutions' and 'Artists and Movements'), this work considers the work of some 300 artists, including Kenneth Macpherson, Basil Wright, Len Lye, Humphrey Jennings, Margaret Tait, Jeff Keen, Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Malcolm Le Grice, and Peter Gidal. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570959
ISBN
9781844570959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 474 pages, 164 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; JPA; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 365 x 232 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138283213
ISBN
9781138283213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.15

Hardcover. Volume 1 of this history ended with the chief and his followers dead on Flodden field. Volume 2 describes the Clan's recovery. Num Pages: 338 pages, Maps, genealogies, and 20 pages of plates (4 in colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930183
ISBN
9781902930183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.90
€ 96.51

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