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Augustus John: Autobiography
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm binding, no loose pages. One of the most flamboyant and gifted artists of the twentieth...
Augustus: A Novel
'Williams has fashioned an always engaging, psychologically convincing work of fiction-a consistent and well-realized portrait' The New Yorker By the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestseller After the brutal...
Augustus: From Revolutionary to Emperor
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before...
Augustus: The Biography
The great modern biography of Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire Octavian was a young soldier training abroad when he heard news of Julius Caesar's brutal assassination - and discovered...
In Celebration: Art of the Country House
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Five centuries of private collecting are represented in this publication of some of the finest art treasures preserved in Britain's historic houses. In addition to paintings by Canaletto, Van Dyck,...
Stoner: A Novel
The greatest rediscovered classic of recent years, Stoner is a literary legend. This is the story of a quiet man, destined to be a farmer but who becomes an academic....
Tiger Woman: A Wild Life
Dancer, singer, gang member, cocaine addict and artist's favourite: Betty May - aka the Tiger Woman - was a woman like no other. Born into abject poverty in Limehouse, Betty...
Augustus The Strong: A Study in Artistic Greatness and Political
A riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of eighteenth century Poland and Saxony, and his catastrophic reign Both King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, Augustus is one of the...
The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus
Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC-AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's Roman History...
On Grand Strategy
'A timely historical overview of the constituents of leadership from the classical era to the present' New Statesman John Lewis Gaddis, the distinguished historian of the Cold War, has for...
Augustus The Strong: A Study in Artistic Greatness and Political
A riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony, and his catastrophic reign. Augustus is one of the great what-ifs of the 18th century. He could have...
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse 1850-1950
The years between the Revolution of 1848 and the end of World War II were characterised by profound social, intellectual and political change in France. The art world, centred in...
Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time
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Author: Hilary Spurling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 The author of the award-winning Matisse: A Life gives us the definitive biography of writer Anthony Powell--and takes us deep into...
The Fault in Our Stars
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*The film tie-in edition of John Green's witty yet heart-breaking tour de force. This edition of the multi-million #1 bestseller contains images from the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley...
Augustus at War: The Struggle for the Pax Augusta
The words Pax Augusta - or Pax Romana - evoke a period of uninterrupted peace across the vast Roman Empire. Lindsay Powell exposes this as a fallacy. Almost every year...
I, Claudius: Popular Penguins
Regarded as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. Regarded as little more than...
The Interior Castle: Life of Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan led a life studded with adventure. He was drawn to the 1920s underworld - both in London and Seville - of prostitutes, flamenco singers and the poor. He...
The Book of the Dead
Playwright and amateur detective Augustus Maltravers finds himself stranded in remote Cumbrian moorland when he seeks shelter from a storm at the sinister Gothic manor Carwelton Hall. The disappearance of...
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Thirty-Nine Steps: Popular Penguins
Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat,...
Call of the Raven: The unforgettable Sunday Times bestselling novel of love and revenge
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The Fault In Our Stars
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The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great
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...
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Urban Image of Augustan Rome
The Urban Image of Augustan Rome examines the idea and experience of the ancient city at a critical moment, when Rome became an Imperial capital. Lacking dignity, unity, and a...
The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary of Australian History
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Conscription And Conscience: A History 1916-1919
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Author: John W. GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1969Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacketConscription And Conscience: A History 1916-1919 chronicles the tumultuous period of...
Plantagenet Princes: Sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II
Author: Douglas Boyd Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an...
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (author of Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns) is a teen romance with a twist, exploring the tragic business of being alive...
Bachelors of Art: Edward Perry Warren and the Lewis House Brotherhood
This is the story of how Edward Perry Warren cornered the world art market from the early years of this century onwards. His competitor at the British Museum declared in...
Epstein
Jacob Epstein ranks among the finest and most influential sculptors of this century. Stephen Gardiner knew the Epstein family intimately and draws on personal research and a mass of unpublished...
The History of Alexander
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,...
Walks In London (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: Augustus J. C. HareBinding: HardbackPublished: Daldy, Isbister & Co., 1878Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Good for...
The Fault In Our Stars
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Bernard Shaw: v. 2: Pursuit of Power, 1898-1918
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Bernard Shaw: v. 1: The Search for Love, 1856-98
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Victorian Olympus
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Author: William GauntBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages have yellowedVictorian Olympus chronicles the vibrant artistic and cultural milieu of 19th-century Britain, presenting a...
Calm Your Mind: A journey to tranquility
Calm Your Mind uses the power of art and ideas to quieten your racing mind and help you achieve a deep inner sense of stillness. This exquisite book, the second...
This Much is True: 'There's never been a memoir so packed with eye-popping, hilarious and candid stories' DAILY MAIL
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From Darkness To Light: The Spiritual Journey Of Saint Augustine
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Author: John J. O'MearaBinding: HardbackPublished: Augustinian Historical Commission., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning and foxing throughout FEP and page edges, minor bumps to cardboard.From Darkness...