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The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares...

The roars of the hungry Minotaur came nearer and nearer - his feet could be heard thundering along the echoing floor of the labyrinth... Meet the original heroes of Greece...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodFew works in the Western canon have commanded the awe and reverence of Homer's The Iliad, and...

Author: Various Format: Leather / fine binding Number of Pages: 704 The romance of the story Beauty and the Beast - the triumph of love over looks - has fascinated...

A lively and enchanting collection of much-loved tales, new to Penguin Classics Mystery and excitement abound in this lively collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrate Scotland's enormously...

Author: Various AuthorsFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 232mm, 736 pagesPublished: Union Square & Co., United States, 2015This anthology gathers 100 tales that share the winter theme of Hans Christian Andersen's classic....

Author: D. W. A. BakerBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne; Melbourne University Press;, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of John Dunmore Lang, exploring his...

A tense and passionate novel about choices, obsession, destiny and power The sea rose. Civilisation was wiped out, countries drowned. Out of the ashes of a desperate refugee camp, a...

Environmental espionage, corporate greed, a community divided. 'We have this idea we can live anywhere, that we make a choice, but it's not true. There are places that are for...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling biographical profile of one of New Zealand’s most dynamic political figures, David...

A book of the year for The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and Daily Mail'Gloriously tender and funny . . . with My Family and Other Rock Stars, Murray...

Author: Andrew Lauder Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Andrew Lauder is one of British record business's most significant and highly influential figures but outside the music industry few people...

'Thoroughly engrossing ... his literary gifts and prodigious research make for a deeply satisfying reading experience studded with narrative surprise, hopping back and forth between El Salvador and the wider...

A gorgeous coming-of-age love story about two teenage boys in 1980s France Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a...

Andrew Martin's trusted annual interiors review is here, celebrating the high art of interior design with the same expert and international eye as ever. From clean-line purity to the ultimate...

Author: Robert BlakeBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and political career of...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: DJ: good with minor wear along the edges, in mylar. Binding: remains intact. Boards: faded spine; square and...

Andres Serrano (*1950 in New York), one of the most celebrated representatives of international contemporary photography and art, achieved major prominence for his work Piss Christ which to this day...

The latest projects by the undisputed master of tropical interior design, Amanda Lindroth Since the publication of Island Hopping in 2018, the demand for Amanda Lindroth's airy, relaxed, indoor-outdoor aesthetic...

A book of the year for The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and Daily Mail'Gloriously tender and funny . . . with My Family and Other Rock Stars, Murray...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Shelf wear. Light...

If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can...

Author: Edgar W. Conrad And Edward G. NewingBinding: HardbackPublished: Eisenbrauns, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis collection of essays and poems honors Francis I. Andersen on the occasion of his...

Author: Amanda Craig Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 'Hugely entertaining' Telegraph 'She's such a skilful storyteller who vividly dramatises our lives with wit, wisdom and compassion' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'I...

Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is the essential follow-up to Australia's landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia, Welcome to Country. In this extensively updated edition, Marcia Langton offers...

'This gripping book is destined to become THE book about Andrew Tate' Jon Ronson 'This is the behind the scenes investigation of the world's most famous misogynist (and one of...

Author: Elza Adamowicz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 This is the first comprehensive study in English of surrealist leader Andre Breton's life-long commitment to the visual arts. As an...

Andre Marfaing (1925-87) was a French non-figurative painter and printmaker associated with abstract art and informalism. This catalogue raisonne of is a complete repertory of his painted work, from his...

Author: John ShearmanBinding: HardbackPublished: CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis set chronicles the life and artistic contributions of Andrea...

This landmark book on New Zealand artists and their work was first published in 1971, extended to 1990 by art historian Michael Dunn and now again to 2010 by art...

In 38 Londres Street , Philippe Sands blends personal memoir, historical detective work and gripping courtroom drama to probe a secret double story of mass murder, one that reveals a...

Author: Francis L. RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: CLARENDON PRESS - OXFORD, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Remainder markThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive study of the Venetian Renaissance painter...

Visualizing Hidden Structures in Art and Society In her artistic practice, Andrea Buttner combines art history with social and ethical issues. Since the early 2000s, she has been exploring a...

Learn to reconnect with plants and nature for collective healing in a world beset by environmental crisis with this herbalism and eco-activist handbook. Alyson Morgan, a second-generation Haitian American, grew...

Interpret the vital messages dreams convey from our unconscious - an accessible guide from a best-selling author In The Language of Dreams, David Fontana takes a fascinating visual approach to...

Author: Elisabeth H. Wiig Eleanor Messing SemelBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, A Bell & Howell Company, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages:...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsFor three centuries, the windswept Abrolhos Islands have drawn sailors, wrecks, and legends into their treacherous reefs. Tales of shipwreck survivors, pearl...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: The Amalgamated Press Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy. This lavish volume presents a comprehensive survey of...

New essays demonstrate Gower's mastery of the three languages of medieval England, and provide a thorough exploration of the voices he used and the discourses in which he participated. John...

Author: Esther Schor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize In 1887, Ludwig...