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In his introduction, J. B. Steane explores the relationship between Nashe and other writers of his age and considers his dedication to the power of language. Written in the late...

Early modern pamphlets serve as an important vehicle for examining print culture, particularly the historical entanglement between the technology of print and a developing capitalism. Attention to the controversies surrounding...

Author: R.S. CraigBinding: HardbackPublished: Eveleigh Nash, 1908Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides an in-depth exploration of the life and works of Thomas Carlyle, a prominent...

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Author: Nash, JosephBinding: PaperbackPublished: Offices of "the Studio", 1906Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spine covering mostly peeled away, leaving the inner...

At a meatpacking facility in Missouri, Dee-Dee and her coworkers kill and butcher 40,000 chickens in a single shift. The work is repetitive and brutal, with each stab and cut...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt its imperial zenith, London was a city of breathtaking contradictions — a sprawling metropolis of soaring neoclassical...

Author: Michael MansbridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli New York, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume offers a comprehensive architectural history, meticulously documenting the extensive oeuvre of a pivotal...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Faded spine. A richly detailed work of...

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The Regency Country House is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the key English country houses of 1800 to 1830. It is written by John Martin Robinson,...

Author: Neville WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Rockliff, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical biography chronicles the tumultuous life of Thomas Howard Fourth Duke Of Norfolk,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the respected Literature in Perspective series, this critical study presents...

A remarkable, heartfelt, beautifully written analysis of the late work of 19 major artists that Max Porter describes as 'completely and utterly marvellous'. 'Painting ... exists and exults in immortal...

Throughout history, intrepid men and women have related their experiences and perceptions of the world's great cities to bring them alive to those at home. The thirty-eight cities covered in...

'The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland Thomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees he recounts...

'Moran's swift-moving narrative is sure to carry the reader in its currents.' -Publishers Weekly 'It's a story in which surface calm and ribald humor belie the fierce undertow of Joycean...

'Beautifully written and brimming with defiance' Xiran Jay Zhao, bestselling author of Iron Widow Two princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun. The night Fei was born, a prophecy...

Otis Joy is a very good vicar - he's attracted record-breaking congregations, his parishioners admire and respect him, and the village of Foxford is very content with its lot. What...

If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line until the eighteenth century, when the...

'Terrific entertainment' -- STEPHEN KING on Thomas Mullen's Darktown A determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in this gripping historical thriller set in World...

'The most sought-after tenor in the world', the greatest tenor of today', 'the new king of tenors' - for years Jonas Kaufmann has occupied a unique status among the world's...

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...

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...

"Fantasy at its best." The Daily Telegraph "With echoes of Susan Cooper, this has all the feel of a classic." Sarah Baker "A masterfully written story surging with powerful energy."...

'What an absolute book this is!' - Dawn French ' This book is the perfect guide to show you how to live life to the max' - Fearne Cotton 'Do...

Howard Carter's career was a remarkable one: he had arrived in Egypt as a 17-year old "tracer" with rudimentary education, and progressed to become the first Chief Inspector of Antiquities...

'The most sought-after tenor in the world', the greatest tenor of today', 'the new king of tenors' - for years Jonas Kaufmann has occupied a unique status among the world's...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Moving, outrageous and outrageously funny' Dawn French When a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody...

The gripping autobiography of broadcasting legend 'Whispering' Bob Harris. Radio 2 DJ Bob Harris first became a household name in the 1970s as the face of live music TV show...

Another runaway adventure with glamorous heroine Phryne Fisher! When Phryne Fisher arranges to go to Ballarat for a week, she eschews the excitement of her Hispano-Suiza for the sedate safety...

The third daughter of Richard and Emmeline Pankhurst, Sylvia was undoubtedly the most complex and unconventional of the Pankhurst girls. Expelled from the Women's Social and Political Union by her...

All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end. Nebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Hugo and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with...

Now a major motion picture. Rebecca Navarro, best-selling authoress of Regency romances, suffers a paralysing stroke. Assisted by her nurse, Rebecca plans her revenge on her unfaithful husband. But will...

'S. A. Cosby's novels always hit the grand slam of crime fiction' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'American crime fiction has found its future and his name is S.A. Cosby' DENNIS LEHANE A...

It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace....

A testament to the vitality of the Masterson Approach to the study and treatment of the disorders of the self, this incisive volume documents the evolution of Masterson's theoretical and...

'among the most significant works of science fiction released in recent years' TOR.COM An extraordinarily inventive and hugely original SF novel that charts a compelling vision of a future and...

'A searing, nourishing journey through a history the world needs' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 'Please read it!' - Philippa Gregory, bestselling...

'One of our finest writers.' Neil Gaiman 'One of the most shamefully under-read great British authors of the past100 years.' Sarah Waters 'Diminutive masterpieces ... Hand yourself over to be...

The definitive story of the greatest art theft in history.In a secret meeting in 1981, a low-level Boston thief gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime: the...