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Paperback. "A treat.. Insightful.. Refreshing.. A must-have.. Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makes for a compelling read as well. "-American History "There has to be someone left to tell the tale. Num Pages: 384 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471417002
ISBN
9780471417002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 20.65

Hardback. Lavishly designed with many full color illustrations, the Faris Diary offers a craftsman's view of early America with daily entries from 1792 to 1804, matched with extensive notes, that bring to life the "golden age" of Annapolis. Editor(s): Letzer, Mark; Russo, Jean B. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938420804
ISBN
9780938420804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.95

Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124001
ISBN
9780813124001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.93

Paperback. When brothers William and John Wright arrived in the United States from Ireland in 1850 and could find no other suitable employment, they joined the US Armys Regiment of Mounted Rifles, which served on the Texas frontier. This title presents a description of their experiences on several counts. Editor(s): Wooster, Robert. Num Pages: 109 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BM; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896724365
ISBN
9780896724365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. This title aims to answer such questions as how did Jawaharlal Nehru come to lead the Indian nationalist movement, and how did he sustain his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India? Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BGH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250177
ISBN
9780415250177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.62

Hardback. Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; GBCR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833845
ISBN
9780810833845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55

Paperback. Linda Wagner-Martin brings a wealth of new information to this detailed portrait of Hemingway and his world, concentrating particularly on his friendships with women and the history of his four marriages. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276963
ISBN
9780230276963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society. She was expected to marry a wealthy Muslim, bear him children and lead a sheltered life of leisure. This is the story of Tehmina's rebellion from an unhappy marriage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 106 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780552142397
ISBN
9780552142397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

hardcover. John Cotton Jr was the second son of one of the famous clergymen of New England's founding generation. At the age of 22, already pastor of the church in Wethersfield, he lost his ministry as a result of a sexual scandal. Disgraced and jobless, Cotton moved his family to distant Martha's Vineyard to start anew as a missionary to the Indians. Editor(s): McIntyre, Sheila; Travers, Len. Num Pages: 640 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BJ; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1769.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Colonial Society of Massachusetts United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780979466229
ISBN
9780979466229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Forbes, Elliot. Num Pages: 552 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027180
ISBN
9780691027180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.23
€ 46.99

Paperback. This full-length biography of Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders Johan Lexell (1740-1784) reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. It examines his life as well as his prolific scientific output. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGT; PBM; PBX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319345321
ISBN
9783319345321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.56

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; GBCB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816631544
ISBN
9780816631544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Natraj Publishers India
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9788181581099
ISBN
9788181581099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Some minor shelf wear, but remains good.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
W&N
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0008160
ISBN
9780297853558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299397
ISBN
9780942299397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 19.24

Paperback. A. N. Wilson's Tolstoy is a highly intelligent and accessible biography of the most famous writer in the Russian canon. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 44. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390916
ISBN
9781782390916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.13

hardcover. Having recalled his life through the story of his physical self in Winter Journal, the author now remembers the experience of his development from within, through the encounters of his interior self with the outer world, as well as through a selection of the revealing letters he sent to his first wife, acclaimed author Lydia Davis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571303687
ISBN
9780571303687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729372
ISBN
9781560729372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.81
€ 55.67

Hardcover. Salvador Novo (1904-1974) was a provocative and prolific cultural presence in Mexico City through much of the twentieth century. This book portrays the codes, intrigues, and dynamics of what, decades later, would be called "a gay ghetto." Translator(s): Feitlowitz, Marguerite. Series: Texas Pan American Literature in Translation Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; BGLA; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705418
ISBN
9780292705418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

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

€ 31.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Ledbetter, James; Roth, Daniel B. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
9781586489014
ISBN
9781586489014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BK; DNJ; JFD; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421772
ISBN
9780821421772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: BG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220412
ISBN
9781583220412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGBA; HBJF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588807
ISBN
9781595588807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.94

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