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Letters of a Dead Man (Ex Horto: Dumbarton Oaks Texts in Garden and La...
Hermann Von Pückler-Muskau
hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 267 x 55. Weight in Grams: 3828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780884024118
- ISBN
- 9780884024118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 58.07
€ 99.99
€ 58.07
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001564
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback. Translator(s): Schechter, Daniel C. Num Pages: 120 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680658
- ISBN
- 9780816680658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.98
€ 18.99
€ 18.98
Hardcover. Vera Chirwa's story is one of betrayal, imprisonment, torture and exile. Yet it is also a story of hope, inspiration and extraordinary bravery. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 126. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779651
- ISBN
- 9781842779651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Hardback. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JFSG; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226334493
- ISBN
- 9780226334493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.36
€ 25.99
€ 21.36
Paperback. Presents the story of friendship, loyalty and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780099628712
- ISBN
- 9780099628712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Discusses the accomplishments of women in sport whose life stories are important but not necessarily well known. This title includes research and personal interviews that reveal the work of administrators, dedicated coaches, determined reformers, and spirited athletes who excelled in tennis, golf, skating, swimming and diving, soccer, and others. Num Pages: 520 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885693860
- ISBN
- 9781885693860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.99
€ 26.99
€ 24.99
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801442117
- ISBN
- 9780801442117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403948779
- ISBN
- 9781403948779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback. Published in the UK for the first time, The Last American Man is by the author of huge international bestseller Eat, Pray, Love Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000553
- ISBN
- 9781408801161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893156
- ISBN
- 9780718893156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.59
€ 40.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Opienski, Henryk. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486255644
- ISBN
- 9780486255644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
€ 18.99
€ 17.45
paperback. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC, inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. This title tells the story of Mithradates. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 color plates. 75 halftones. 9 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691150260
- ISBN
- 9780691150260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.34
€ 19.99
€ 13.34
Paperback. Football has dominated Lou Macari's life. This autobiography tells of the glory days and the truth behind the scandals, and of the perils that threaten the game. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552157438
- ISBN
- 9780552157438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.13
€ 12.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777305
- ISBN
- 9781910777305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.03
€ 21.99
€ 17.03
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
€ 37.99€ 34.82
€ 37.99
€ 34.82
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Blackwater Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0017071
- ISBN
- 9781841319063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 black and white photographs, 19 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252039942
- ISBN
- 9780252039942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.41
€ 39.41
Paperback. Jane Austen's reputation rests on the six novels she wrote in her life - enduringly popular novels which have become part of the fabric of English life, and which have reached new audiences through dramatisations on screen and stage. This book draws on her letters and describes Jane's life in the vicarage at Steventon and at Bath and Chawton. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453187
- ISBN
- 9780752453187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Hardcover. 'When I grow up I want to be a screwdriver!' A small boy spins down the sidewalk as his mother follows him with her eyes and heart. Nicky has autism. This autobiography tells the story of a parent's search for understanding in a world that sometimes makes no sense. It inspires both parents and professionals in the autism community. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Future Horizons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932565034
- ISBN
- 9781932565034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.03
€ 20.99
€ 19.03
Paperback. Series: American Lives. 168 pages, 2 illustrations. Blending narrative and quizzes, memory and numerology, and imagined interviews and conversations with dead presidents on TV, the book dizzily documents the disorienting experience of growing up in a postmodern world. It shows how the major events in the author's early life shaped the way he sees events both global and personal today. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 10. Weight: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803229822
- ISBN
- 9780803229822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.90
€ 16.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. New York Times bestselling author, Richard Miniter, joins forces with #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen, to write the provocative true history of the most controversial and top-secret unit in the American Armed Forces, the Navy SEALs. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 2. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455575671
- ISBN
- 9781455575671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.71
€ 17.99
€ 13.71
Paperback. New York Times bestselling author Michael Savage delivers a heartwarming book about his experiences and relationship with his dog Teddy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455536139
- ISBN
- 9781455536139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.19
€ 16.99
€ 12.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Whitaker House,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- SKU
- V9780883681596
- ISBN
- 9780883681596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20