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Hardcover. The volume gathers together, and allows the reader to explore, the diverse experiences of a group of quite unconnected young, wealthy travellers as they made their way through eighteenth-century Europe towards Rome and conveyed their views by letters to friends and family at home. Editor(s): Boulton, James T.; McLoughlin, T. O. Series: Eighteenth Century Worlds. Num Pages: 293 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318504
- ISBN
- 9781846318504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
Paperback. A new selection of inspiring writings from Gertrude Bell, a pioneering British diplomat, archaeologist and explorer of the Middle East, soon to be the basis of a major new film. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843915478
- ISBN
- 9781843915478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.03
€ 17.99
€ 17.03
Paperback. Details how the two men and several recruits camped near the mouth of the Missouri River for five months of training, acquiring supplies and equipment, and gaining information from travellers about the trip upriver. Editor(s): Moulton, Gary E. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; BJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- new edition
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280090
- ISBN
- 9780803280090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.18
€ 31.99
€ 31.18
There's a Fax from Bruce: Edited Correspondence Between Bruce Beresfor...
Beresford, Bruce, Milliken, Sue
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925005660
- ISBN
- 9781925005660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.78
€ 25.99
€ 17.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 840 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014787
- ISBN
- 9780674014787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.80€ 183.80
€ 209.80
€ 183.80
Hardcover. Washington's papers in volume six of the series reveal him giving meticulous attention to his personal affairs at Mount Vernon and turning his mind to the new role he should, and must, play in establishing the new government. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916842
- ISBN
- 9780813916842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
The Road to Richmond. The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of...
Small, Harold A.; Small, Abner R.
paperback. Abner Small served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. This book tells his story. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823220144
- ISBN
- 9780823220144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.83
€ 45.99
€ 40.83
hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912363
- ISBN
- 9780813912363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.69
€ 120.69
Hardback. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 back & white illustrations, 2 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBLH; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938691
- ISBN
- 9780813938691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.31
€ 70.31
Paperback. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441126672
- ISBN
- 9781441126672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.29
€ 20.29
Paperback. Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842300
- ISBN
- 9780807842300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.34
€ 44.99
€ 36.34
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
€ 98.55€ 79.36
€ 98.55
€ 79.36
Hardcover. Volume 12 opens with John Adams's inauguration as president and closes just after details of the XYZ affair become public in America. Through private correspondence, and with the candor and perception expected from the Adamses, family members reveal their concerns for the well-being of the nation and the sustaining force of domestic life. Editor(s): Martin, Editor in Chief Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society); Taylor, Former Editor in Chief Adams Papers C James (Massachusetts Historical Society); Millikan, Assistant Editor Neal E (Massachusetts Historical Society); Norton, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Amanda Mathews (Massachusetts Historical Society); Woodward, Associate Editor Adams Papers Hobson (Massachusetts Historical Society); Sikes, Assistant Editor for Digital Projects Adams Papers Sara B (Massachusetts Historical Society); Lint, Series Editor of the Papers of John Adams Gregg L; Georgini, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society). Num Pages: 677 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504660
- ISBN
- 9780674504660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.81€ 89.98
€ 100.81
€ 89.98
Hardback. This volume captures the philospher and public icon's battles with injustice, ignorance and cruelty through more than 400 letters. They express his views on a wide range of subjects and tell us much about the social and political history of the time. Editor(s): Perkins Jr, Ray (Professor of Philosophy, Plymouth State College, New Hampshire, USA). Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694499
- ISBN
- 9780812694499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.50
€ 53.99
€ 46.50
Hardback. The letters in this volume record the last years of Mrs. Piozzi's life. Her correspondence from 1817 to 1821 reads like extensions of her private journals and may be seen as affirmation of hope and ambition as well as decelarations of frustration, grief, anger, and self-pity. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; BJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 983.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133950
- ISBN
- 9780874133950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.46
€ 184.46
Paperback. Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Michigan, 2009) under title: Becoming faithful: Christianity, literacy, and female consciousness in Northeast China, 1830-1930. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 recorded music items, 2 maps, 11 photos, 2 maps, 5 char. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGX; BJ; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295741758
- ISBN
- 9780295741758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.19
€ 36.99
€ 33.19
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091796341
- ISBN
- 9780091796341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.71
€ 14.71
Paperback. Discussing letter-writing, this collection of nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century reveals Whitman. It contains an insert featuring sketches and facsimile pages from the letters. Editor(s): Miller, Edwin Haviland. Series: The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman. Num Pages: 995 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 159. Weight in Grams: 4377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794272
- ISBN
- 9780814794272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.72€ 149.05
€ 150.72
€ 149.05
Paperback. Contains facsimile reproductions of the original French and Flemish articles written by the young de Man for two Belgian newspapers that collaborated with the Nazis. Editor(s): Hamacher, Werner; Hertz, Neil H.; Keenan, Thomas. Num Pages: 399 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803265769
- ISBN
- 9780803265769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; BJ; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294963
- ISBN
- 9781910294963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928043
- ISBN
- 9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.16
€ 122.16
hardcover. This project offers a critical guide to over a million words of vintage Dickens. It provides both a biographical and socio-historical account of the main phases of Dickens's career as a journalist, and a critical assessment of the thematic and stylistic development of his work. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987735
- ISBN
- 9780333987735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
hardcover. Louisa McCord was a remarkable figure in the intellectual history of antebellum America. A conservative intellectual, she broke the confines of Southern gender roles by owning and managing her own plantation, being politically active in the 1850s, involved in Civil War work, and more. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916538
- ISBN
- 9780813916538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Hardcover. The memoir of Roi Ottley, an African American soldier in World War II. Editor(s): Huddle, Mark A. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617692
- ISBN
- 9780700617692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42