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James Batty seldom ventures further than about 20 miles from his Cornish home, west of Penzance. He fishes from the rocks and beaches in a handful of places and this...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024! 'Percival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book' - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust From...

The official autobiography of James Patterson, where he tells the story of his life and his journey to becoming one of the bestselling writers of all time. HIS BEST STORIES...

'A rollicking cultural adventure... fascinating and true' - Grayson Perry This funny and personal memoir is the account of an audacious attempt by James Birch, a young British curator, to...

Author: Jean James Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 42 Eisner and Harvey award-winner James Jean showcases his emblematic body of work on cover images from Batgirl, Green Arrow, Batman and...

THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERARY NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. THE ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014. For more than a decade, the book now considered the most important novel...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. James Agee—poet, novelist, screenwriter, and film critic—burned through life with an intensity...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew literary figures have cast as long a shadow over the twentieth century as James Joyce — and Stan Gebler Davies's James Joyce: A...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears - general wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, price clipped FEP. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Intact. A landmark biographical study, The Furious Passage...

Author: George Goodwin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great...

Author: Frank Pash, Charles AmeryBinding: HardbackPublished: Kornada, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tears along some edges/corners and heavy tanning on front100 pages with colour and...

Whether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found is one of the most urgent and controversial issues in the art world today, and it has pitted...

Author: Peter LeachBinding: HardbackPublished: A. Zwemmer, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discoloured top-edge from tanning and minor tanning throughout entire book, sun-faded DJ.-

Star of Channel 5's television series The Yorkshire Vet , Julian Norton has written a warm, evocative and often funny memoir of his life and the huge variety of animals...

Scaldingly honest, impeccably researched and movingly written, 'MAXED OUT' is, as 'FAST FOOD NATION' was to the food industry, the book the captains of the debt industry wish you would...

"The library-after-dark setting works a magic all its own." -Publishers Weekly Another inky evening's here- The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it...

The perfect primer on renowned Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, featuring 65 reproductions of her searing photojournalism. Born in Palermo, Letizia Battaglia (1935-2022) took up journalism as a single mother, but...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of one of Henry James's most celebrated masterworks lies a devastating triangle of love, ambition,...

'There was none like her before and there's been none like her since - she was unique.' Dawn French Victoria Wood was one of the true comedy greats of her...

AN EPIC LOVE STORY, A SOARING THRILLER, AND A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE: A READING EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER... A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK - and selected for...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of Henry James's magnificent The Ambassadors lies a deceptively simple mission: Lambert Strether, a well-meaning,...

Secondhand Travel & Photography Bargain Book Box SP4259 Nine volumes of the Thames & Hudson Most Beautiful Villages series, all large hardbacks with jackets: France, Provence, the Dordogne, Normandy, Brittany,...

In a three-story house with a shop down below, lived the worlds finest hat maker, Madame Chapeau. Like the Lady herself, all her hats were refined. Brilliantly singular. One of...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the colonial streets of 1854 Melbourne to the twilight years of the twentieth century, Bold - Steady Faithful chronicles nearly 140 years of...

"Nothing in our time makes the Civil War as alive as the writings of Bruce Catton." - Baltimore Sun Infinitely readable and absorbing, Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton's The Civil War...

A new edition of Sue Tilley's classic biography of the man described by Boy George as 'modern art on legs', updated to include never-before-seen photographs and a new chapter reflecting...

Queues at Baby Frank's famous zoo are dwindling and there's only one person responsible . . . Meet Baby Bruce. He's greedy, fame-hungry and he's opened up a rival zoo...

'Animal lovers will delight' Ann Granger ' A real treat . . . I loved it. Cats, dogs, murder and a credible and relatable heroine' Barbara Nadel 'This debut promises...

WHO WILL BE MADE TO PAY FOR THEIR CRIMES? 'Surpassed all my expectations' 'Fast, furious and full of emotion' 'Pulsating, riveting and addictive' 'Uncompromising, vivid, family-based drama' Readers are loving...

The laugh-out-loud new adventure featuring Jamie McFlair, from comedy duo Luke and Sean. Packed full of illustrations, this is perfect for 8+ readers and fans of Kid Normal and The...

Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as...

The inside story of how the credit crunch unfolded by the first journalist to predict it. Falling house prices. Rising energy and food prices. Job losses. Paralysis over whether interest...

The millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans and those who fondly remember the forthright little tomboy who is always falling asleep in class will cherish this gift book in which...

Peter Evans's biography of Aristotle Onassis, Ari , metwith great acclaim when it was published in 1986. Ariprovided the world with an unprecedented glimpse of theGreek shipping magnate's orbit of...

Danny McCabe is on the run. He committed a terrible crime. And he'd do it again. A promising boxer back in his native Ireland, he had to start over with...

There's never a dull moment on the fairway - especially when you've got Fred Basset in tow! Whether he's hunting down lost golf balls, chasing a rabbit at the fourteenth...

A shattered moon. A secret plan. Last girl standing. Orry and her family are the best conmen in the Quadrant, running elaborate heists to target the ruling families of the...

"The shadowy Gangster Squad was formed in 1946 with eight men operating out of two rusted old Fords. They had no office and made no arrests - the idea was...