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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the turbulent wake of the infamous Bounty mutiny, Captain Richard Bolitho sails into the treacherous waters of the South Pacific, where...

Author: Alex Rowson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a...

'I really cannot overstate how fabulous this book is' DAILY MAIL 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of a true...

A compelling narrative of the life of the greatest conqueror of all time- Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt,...

'I really cannot overstate how fabulous this book is' DAILY MAIL 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of a true...

Read the true story of Alexander's daring childhood and his incredible journey across the known world. Discover the boyhood of a hero, from the dares he took to the sports...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew military commanders of the Second World War inspired as much admiration across enemy lines as Harold Alexander — a...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the explosive heart of the Russian Revolution stood one man whose rise and fall encapsulates the tragedy of a nation torn...

When Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, aged just 40, a shocked world mourned the loss of its most visionary fashion designer. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as...

Join Alexander the Great on a journey to the end of the world, in the third book in a thrilling new children's history series 'His mind was clear. It was...

Author: Alex Rowson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a...

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Author: Professor Richard A. Gabriel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Over the years, some 20,000 books and articles have been written about Alexander the Great, the vast majority hailing...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark exhibition catalogue, The Search for Alexander presents a sweeping visual...

Author: Robert Fabbri (Author) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 'I foresee great struggles at my funeral games.' Babylon, 323 BC: Alexander the Great is dead, leaving behind...

Penguin Classics relaunch. Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's account of the man and his achievements is the most reliable we have. Arrian's own experience as...

Vivid biographies of famous characters from the Ancient Greek world, in a revised edition of Ian Scott-Kilvert's seminal translation The Parallel Lives of Plutarch are cornerstones of Western literature, and...

Author: Paul Kingsnorth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'Like Robert Macfarlane re-written by Cormac McCarthy.' - Telegraph 'Beckett doing Beowulf.' - London Review of Books One thousand years from...

The most versatile British designer of the 18th century, William Kent (1685-1748) created a style for a new nation and monarchy. The scope of his achievements encompasses architecture, palatial interiors,...

You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the full story of America's most misunderstood founding father. 'I was swept up by the story. I thought it 'out-Dickens'...

Author: Peter DixonBinding: SoftbackPublished: G. Bell, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an insightful exploration of Alexander Pope, a prominent poet of the English Augustan...

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Author: Andrew Wilson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 When Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, aged just 40, a shocked world mourned the loss of its most visionary...

Author: Morris R. BrownellBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press at the Clarendon Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA scholarly examination illuminates the intricate connections between the celebrated poet...

Alex Rider is back - and this time there are no limits. Alex Rider is in hospital and determined to put his spying days behind him. But he is forced...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Some minor silverfish damage to FEP, rubbed edges and some chipping to DJ.In...

In 1876, at only 29 years old, Alexander Graham Bell completed the invention that would turn him into a household name: the telephone. What began as a tool for his...

You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the full story of America's most misunderstood founding father. 'I was swept up by the story. I thought it 'out-Dickens'...

Author: George SherburnBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic volume chronicles the formative period of one of English literature's most significant...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingLong before the age of universities and academic institutions, one man's insatiable curiosity reshaped the known world — and Alexander the Great:...

Author: Pat Rogers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 The quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll has long been a notorious episode in the history...

Willa Cather's first novel, "Alexander's Bridge" (1912), tells the story of Bartley Alexander, a successful engineer torn between his duties to his career and his wife Winifred, and his passion...

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) changed the world. This biography is a fully illustrated look at the man, his most famous invention - the telephone - and his myriad other achievements....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew cities have captured the imagination of Western writers and historians quite like Alexandria — and few guides...

The great novel of 1920s Berlin life, in a superb translation by Michael Hofmann The subject of this book is the life of the former cement-worker and haulier Franz Biberkopf...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Some yellowing visible on interior pages. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Binding appears intact and firm. Stickers/Labels: None...