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Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874807448
ISBN
9780874807448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. Henry Irving - a merchant's clerk who became the savior of British theater - and Ellen Terry, who made her first theater appearance as soon as she could walk, were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. This book explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and their children came to influence the modern world. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099497189
ISBN
9780099497189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Hardcover. Iranian-Canadian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo's memoir of the 125 days he spent in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison after being wrongfully accused of helping to prepare a "velvet revolution" and spying for Iran's enemies. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGX; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773028
ISBN
9780889773028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.41

Hardcover. Clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0245325
ISBN
9781856353816
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003059
ISBN
9780340734377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Linda (Yale University Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University Yale University Yale University, Connecticut). Series: Nineteenth-Century British Autobiographies. Num Pages: 744 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; BGHA; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115559
ISBN
9781551115559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. A biography of Herbie Mann's five decade career, from his beginnings in a tiny Brooklyn nightclub to appearances on international stages. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hal Leonard Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458419811
ISBN
9781458419811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.17

Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218684
ISBN
9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.86

Hardcover. Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post-World War II Oceanic leader. This biography of the Kanak (New Caledonia) leader takes a chronological approach to his life - from his beginnings in the mountains of northern New Caledonia and his studies at the Sorbonne to his leadership of the independence movement in the Territory. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Center for Pacific Islands Studies School of Pacific and Asi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824832568
ISBN
9780824832568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.40
€ 59.04

Paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214441
ISBN
9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.88

Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Anchor Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400077762
ISBN
9781400077762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.91

Hardback. The definitive study of the "Hungarian man of mystery", shadowy spymaster J. Peters Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035982
ISBN
9780252035982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Hardcover. A powerful and heartbreaking portrait of the bond between two sisters, in life and beyond death Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has some minor shelf wear, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KCG0000906
ISBN
9781782119975
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Credited as the father of the modern horror story and the first detective novel, Poe still inspires legions of fans to this day. Series: Who Wrote That?. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780791076224
ISBN
9780791076224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.59

paperback. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848801
ISBN
9780810848801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.49

Paperback. Reveals both the William F. Cody of personal history and the Buffalo Bill of American mythology - and, finally, the curious reality that partakes of both Editor(s): Christianson, Frank. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 584 pages, 114 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232914
ISBN
9780803232914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.11

This text poses and answers questions surrounding how and why under-educated and impoverished children who successfully went to college did so and seeks to provide recommendations for mentoring disadvantaged children to enable them to get to college also. Series: Vanderbilt Issues in Higher Education S. Num Pages: 280 pages, tables, bibiliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JNM; JNS; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826513915
ISBN
9780826513915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.80
€ 73.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557508638
ISBN
9781557508638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759103
ISBN
9781934759103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Nigel; O'Malley, Joseph J. Num Pages: 445 pages, 22 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JMC; BGHA; HPCF; HRC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Marquette University Press United States
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626000506
ISBN
9781626000506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.60

Paperback. Written simply and gracefully, Buffalo Bill Cody explores the life behind this larger-than-life figure of the frontier, whose legendary exploits inspired hero worship among people of all ages. This is the first complete biography in over thirty years of Cody, the most intriguing buffalo hunter of his time. Num Pages: 512 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471077800
ISBN
9780471077800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.63

Hardback. All the correspondence selected for this volume - most of it hitherto unpublished - relates to Bernard Shaw's theatre dealings and theatrical interest, at the same time attesting to the 'histrionic instinct' and 'theatrified imagination' (his own phrases) of the man who penned them. Editor(s): Laurence, Dan H. Series: Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802030009
ISBN
9780802030009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Paperback. On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 218 pages, 31 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726277
ISBN
9780896726277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Faulkner, Robert; Carrese, Paul. Num Pages: 514 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Special Edition
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972773
ISBN
9780865972773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.33

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