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Author: IUCN--The World Conservation UnionBinding: HardbackPublished: World Heaitage Pub, 1992Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Author: UnescoBinding: HardbackPublished: UNESCO, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Bestselling guide to all UNESCO World Heritage sites Fully updated to include the latest sites added to the World Heritage List. The List is managed by the World Heritage Committee...

Author: Richard HoggartBinding: HardbackPublished: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful non-fiction work chronicles the foundational principles and operational realities of a major international organization....

Six residential areas of the interwar Berlin Modern Style have been given in 2008 the status as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In respect to its architecture and city planning, Berlin...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: worn dj repaired with tapesOne of the most remarkable art collections ever assembled by a head of state, Paintings and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew collections in the twentieth century rival the breadth and ambition of the one assembled by Indonesia's founding president — a man...

Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedFew civilizations have produced decorative and fine arts as breathtaking in their diversity and mastery as China, and this landmark three-volume set...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodCondition remarks: some moisture damage to dj, rear panel has a some rubbing; otherwise internally sound. A landmark in the documentation of Southeast Asian art, Paintings...

The bestselling "Penguin Companion to European Union" explains the ideas, institutions, personalities and policies that have shaped politics at European level since the Second World War. Its interlocking A to...

In recent decades archaeological discoveries across northern China have brought to light unexpected and significant works of extraordinary beauty. These artifacts express the dynamic changes taking place in this region...

Zhao Wenbing provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the sculptural art of China, including the magnificent Terracotta Army, Buddhist sculpture, tomb carvings, architectural sculpture, exchange with foreign cultures and Chinese...

Are you a unicorn expert? Then meet Sophie Johnson... you have a lot in common! Sophie Johnson is an endearing new picture book character, who is just bursting with information...

Revisions continue on the world-renowned Phrase Book series that's been the companion for three generations of travelers. Berlitz Phrase Books go far beyond basic survival language skills. With over 1,200...

Aliens love underpants, It's lucky that they do, For pants helped save our universe, Sounds crazy, but it's true! Aliens in underpants are back - and this time they are...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodCondition remarks: Damaged and worn slipcase, repaired with tapes. Few cartographic achievements rival the magnificence of Joan Blaeu's monumental Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas...

A New Statesman Best Book of the Year 2023. A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. An Economist Book of the Year. One of Smithsonian Magazine 's Ten Best History...

Christopher Neve's classic book is a journey into the imagination through the English landscape. How is it that artists, by thinking in paint, have come to regard the landscape as...

Since the Victorian era, London's Underground has had played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. In The Subterranean Railway, Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and...

Abandoned unfinished and left to rot on Venice's Grand Canal, 'il palazzo non finito' was once an unloved guest among the aristocrats of Venetian architecture. Yet in the 20th century...

From Paris to Prague, from the past to the present, authors and artists say farewell in this unique collection. In these pages you'll find personal letters, reminiscences, poetry, art and...

The ninja, Japan's famous black-clad spies and assassins renowned for their superb martial arts skills, are the stuff of legend, their shadowy dealings inspiring countless tales in Japanese folklore. No...

'What are you doing here?! This is supposed to be a scary book!' Nicholas Ickle is back and this time he wants to show us a very scary book. However,...

Hidden inside a secluded Irish valley lies Luggala, an exquisite eighteenth-century house at the centre of a 5,000-acre estate. In 1937 Ernest Guinness presented Luggala to his youngest daughter, Oonagh...

Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have come to enjoy an era of rising material abundance. Yet this has been accompanied by a range of social and personal disorders, including...

'By miles the most brilliant journalist of our age' Lynn Barber 'A golden writer' Andrew Marr A. A. Gill was rightly hailed as one of the greatest journalists of our...

The first book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner! Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think...

'Francis combines the precision of science with a profound insight into the human condition' GUARDIAN FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING AND RECOVERY Between a quarter and...

A critical look at over 80 years of conflict, collusion, and corruption between financiers and politicians Undue Influence paints a vivid portrait of the dealings between "the few", in this...

For the first time, the whole uncensored story of one of the financial world's most flamboyant characters. In some ways, Rene Rivkin's story was the classic tale of an immigrant...

Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we...

In PLEASE TAKE ME HOME , Clare Campbell takes us on a journey with the nation's rescue cats, from being treated as pests throughout history to being the pet of...

It's a dog's life! An adorable book of letters from Bobs the dog, by much-loved author Enid Blyton. The perfect gift for animal-lovers of all ages. "Bones and biscuits! If...

Cullen James is a young woman whose life dictates her dreams-and whose dreams control her life. In her first dream, she found the perfect man-and the same thing promptly happened...

'Captures the fierceness of female friendship' BETH O'LEARY | 'The essential book on sisterhood' NIKITA GILL Shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2023 Three women. One life-changing friendship. One chance...

RESIDENT'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 '[Joel's] got me glued to these pages . . . I think my brother knows how...

Who isn't in awe of Vanessa Redgrave? Her career on stage and screen remains vital and her extreme-left political stands are still quite controversial. This is the moment, and this...

Lucie Blackman tall, blonde, and 21 years-old stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found...

ONE OF THE TIMES ' FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023 The first epic novel in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series from the two times winner of the prestigious Prix-Goncourt 'You have the...

She kept her gaze fixed out of the window, towards the village and Withington Hall beyond. 'It's perfect,' she said... September 1920. A young bride is discovered dead at a...