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Author: Alexander Fury Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 632 On the 70th anniversary of Dior's first ever collection (the iconic 'New Look', launched in spring 1947), this book charts Christian...

Author: François SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: Assouline, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis lavish volume chronicles the storied past and enduring allure of an iconic Riviera landmark. It uncovers...

THE FEEL GOOD NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'I loved this funny, heartwarming read' Libby Page, author of The Lido The Patron Saint of Plumbing is not answering Nino Speranza's prayers....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of literature and philosophy, Modern French Criticism: From Proust and Valéry to Structuralism presents a...

The female of the species is supposed to be deadlier than the male... and Simon Templar is about to find out if that's true. In this collection of stories, the...

The book titled Ten Favourite Books for Boys by the author Francesca Simon. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A compelling novel about the requirement to be perfect, without losing sight of yourself - by the greatest feminist of the twentieth-century, Simone de Beauvoir. Laurence is a woman who...

Author: Louis De Rouvroy, Duc De Saint-SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sandglass pamphlet and foldout family tree laid-in. Saint-Simon: The Memoirs Of...

The second volume in Simone de Beauvoir's celebrated autobiography, recalls her formative years in Paris when she began to emerge as a public figure First published in 1960, The Prime...

Condition remarks: Condition: Acceptable. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, with some minor wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Ex-Lib with usual markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: small library sticker...

'Kuper is a shrewd observer in this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting...

The book titled Horrid Henry and The Zombie Vampire by the author Francesca Simon. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Winner of the NCR Book Award. Number 1 bestseller in hb. World-wide best-seller. The book which made Schama's name The most authoritative social, cultural and narrative history of the French...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark work of historical memoir and primary source literature, Historical Memoirs of...

This is the third volume in Lucy Norton's three-volume abridgement and translation of the the memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon, first published in the 1960s. The court of Louis...

Roland Barthes, one of the twentieth-century's towering literary figures, is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. It's February 1980 and he has just come from lunch...

The book titled Old Age by the author Simone de Beauvoir. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A sweeping and original history of how economists across two centuries have thought about inequality, told through portraits of six key figures. "How do you see income distribution in your...

This is the latest novel in the Charles Paris mystery series. Charles has landed a part in a TV detective series and is enjoying a steady income and unlimited access...

*A 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Telegraph , Financial Times , i Paper * 'Making Francisco Franco's long life and 36 years of dictatorship enjoyable reading is a daunting...

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Author: Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de Saint-SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: Heritage Press, 1959Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis monumental work provides a vivid and detailed account of life...

Ladies and gentlemen, alas! The Emperor is dead. The news goes out across Europe, but in fact Napoleon has not died. By means of an ingenious escape, he has returned...

Author: Francesca Simon Format: Paperback Number of Pages:

A Perennial Modern Classics reissue of this unflinching examination of post-War French intellectual life, and an amazing chronicle of love, philosophy and politics from one of the most important thinkers...

Norton Simon amassed a huge fortune by transforming floundering companies into highly profitable enterprises. In his late forties he turned to art collecting, and built one of the largest private...

In her memoirs, Simone de Beavoir created a remarkable portrait of a twentieth-century woman's struggle for independence A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth...

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Author: Francesca Simon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Horrid Henry creates havoc wherever he goes. To his well-meaning parents and to every adult whose path he crosses, he is...

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From the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting to understand a complex, glittering, beautiful and often cruel city.Simon Kuper has experienced Paris both as...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A candid and captivating autobiography, Réponses presents the...

Sent by her mother and stepfather to "Birchtree Villa," Francoise falls easy victim to the sensuous whims of the lithe, strong, severely beautiful teachers whose rampant passions, furiously unleashed in...

Decorate Like a Decorator highlights the decorating tricks that only experienced designers know how to pull off until now! Culled from FREDERIC magazine's educational columns, this book shares with readers...

Simon Schama, the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches" and "Citizens", sets out to tell the history of two certainties, of two deaths. In discussing the "speculations" surrounding them, he...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A delicious cornucopia of classic French cookery delivered with aplomb.' - Grace Dent 'A stunning debut book! An irresistible combination of culinary cleverness, boundless passion...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodCondition remarks: Soiled boards, internally sound. Kyoto — Japan's ancient imperial capital — is a city where...