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hardcover. Sebastian Castellio, linguist, humanist and religious reformer, is one of the most remarkable figures of the Reformation. By telling the tale of Castellio's life, this work illuminates the furious debate he unleashed and how it marked a crucial stage in the development of Protestant thought. Series Editor(s): Cameron, Professor Euan; Gordon, Professor Bruce; Heal, Dr. Bridget; Mason, Professor Roger A.; Nelson Burnett, Professor Amy; Pettegree, Dr. Andrew; Von Greyerz, Professor Kaspar; Ryrie, Professor Alec. Series: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Num Pages: 320 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754630197
ISBN
9780754630197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.53

Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500260180
ISBN
9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.02

hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Melanie. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BJ; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1737.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929491
ISBN
9780813929491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684865638
ISBN
9780684865638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.82

Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268348
ISBN
9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 131 pages, Maps, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804009737
ISBN
9780804009737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018733
ISBN
9781842234181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.07

Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085185
ISBN
9780719085185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.82

Paperback. This book documents the Cambodian refugee experience through powerful first-person narratives of men, women, and children who survived the holocaust and have begun new lives in America. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; BGH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723725
ISBN
9780804723725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.87

Hardcover. Clean copy with shelf wear, some nicks and tears on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st ed.
SKU
KSS0005986
ISBN
9780860683520
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Mary Louise McLaughlin had considerable influence on the history of American ceramics. Here, Anita Ellis depicts the many challenges McLaughlin encountered in pursuit of her ultimately successful career. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 colour and 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGB; BG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 458. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press Ohio
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821415054
ISBN
9780821415054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.28

Hardback. Offers a portrait of home front Ohio, and how a young boy, his sister, and his mother waited out their war, scanning newspapers and magazines for news of Dad and devouring letters full of humor and expressions of love for and pride in his family and dreams of a good life after the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229796
ISBN
9780823229796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.43

Paperback. Nice copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Woodfield Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003144
ISBN
9780952845324
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Noble Cunningham's history of the fifth presidency (1817-25) shows a young nation beset by growing pains and led by a cautious politician who had neither the learning nor the intellect of Jefferson or Madison, but whose actions strengthened both the United States and the presidency itself. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607280
ISBN
9780700607280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.37

Paperback. A family story, told with restraint and tenderness. This book is a son's unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the narrow lanes to the country schools where she taught and his happiness as she named for him the wild flowers on the bank remained conscious and unconscious presences for the rest of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571228119
ISBN
9780571228119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762743728
ISBN
9780762743728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630915
ISBN
9780745630915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monash University Custom Publishing Services Australia
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980510843
ISBN
9780980510843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Schumacher, Michael. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 209 x 38. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816699179
ISBN
9780816699179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.47

Paperback. Contains recollections by wealthy individuals about their lives and experiences, demonstrating how financial and religious aspects of their lives unfold and often intertwine. This text develops a sociology of wealth that goes beyond conventional, power-elite, Marxist and status-group theories. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HPQ; HRC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275950941
ISBN
9780275950941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.25

paperback. Signed by the author with an inscription to the previous owner. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Lilliput Pr Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022839
ISBN
9781874675556
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365438
ISBN
9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.94

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 941 pages, illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300024180
ISBN
9780300024180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71
€ 79.36

Paperback. Doing Time is more than just a book. It's an invitation from one of South Africa's most revered pioneers and businessmen. It is an invitation to share in the memories of a man who knows the real meaning of 'doing time'. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGBA; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431404476
ISBN
9781431404476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.13

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