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This epoch-making book cuts through confused thinking and forces us to re-examine many cherished ideas about knowledge, imagination, consciousness and the intellect. The result is a classic example of philosophy.

A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'A real achievement' New Statesman'Beautifully portrays - and exemplifies - the combined wit and profundity, exuberance and rigour, of Oxford analytic philosophy'...

A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'A real achievement' New Statesman'Beautifully portrays - and exemplifies - the combined wit and profundity, exuberance and rigour, of Oxford analytic philosophy'...

'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.'- Guardian 'Few can match Uglow's skill at conjuring up a scene, or illuminating a character.' - Sunday Times 'Uglow's style is...

Author: Chisholm, Alec H.Binding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the adventures of explorers Ludwig Leichhardt and John Gilbert in Australia. It highlights...

The author of The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and the other great Savoy libretti, W.S. Gilbert, witty, caustic and disrespectful, was one of the celebrities of the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - some marks. Binding - tight. Clean copy. A darkly comic and semi-autobiographical...

Author: Francis WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Croom Helm Ltd - St.Martin's Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Gilbert Murray A Life, chronicles the extraordinary intellectual journey of...

'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.'- Guardian 'Few can match Uglow's skill at conjuring up a scene, or illuminating a character.' - Sunday Times 'Uglow's style is...

The book titled COMP PLAYS GILBERT & SULL PA by the author William Schwenck Gilbert. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote The Natural History of Selborne (1789), he created one of the greatest and most influential natural history works of all time, his...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of theatrical history, The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan chronicles the original London premieres of the...

Born in Australia, Gilbert Murray came to England at the age of 11. After a brilliant career in Classics at Oxford, he became Professor of Greek at Glasgow at the...

Author: Geoffrey SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale Limited, 1983Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis comprehensive guide illuminates the enduring appeal of the Gilbert and Sullivan operatic...

Gilbert & George are artists of our time. Theirs is an art for everyone, a democratic art - in their own words, an 'art for all'.In their sculptures, photographic works,...

Author: Baily, LeslieBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings-

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew partnerships in the history of entertainment have proven as enduringly beloved as that of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, whose comic...

Author: Leslie BailyBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerGilbert & Sullivan And Their World chronicles the fascinating partnership of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan,...

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The paperback edition of THE PARADISICAL PICTURES is created to celebrate the opening of the Gilbert & George Centre in East London. Gilbert & George's work confounds and rejects all...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor those who have ever found themselves caught between laughter and tears at the absurdity of Victorian operetta,...

The book titled In the South Seas: Marquesas, Paumatus and Gilbert Islands by the author Robert Louis Stevenson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

The book titled Words of Gilbert and George by the author Hans-Ulrich Obrist. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Featuring 18 works created by Gilbert & George between 1984 and 1998, this book ties in with the 2025 exhibition at the Gilbert & George Centre in London. Gilbert &...

The book titled Gilbert and Sullivan Companion by the author Leslie Ayre. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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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...

The book titled Gilbert and Sullivan: A Biography by the author Hesketh Pearson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Annotated Gilbert And Sullivan 1: H.M.S. Pinafore; the Pirates of by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

This eminently readable book focuses on the people of mathematics and draws the reader into their fascinating world. In a monumental address, given to the International Congress of Mathematicians in...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA darkly comic and semi-autobiographical novella, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece chronicles the harrowing mental breakdown of a middle-aged...

Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart was born in Yorkshire in 1907 to second generation Jewish immigrants. Having won a scholarship to Oxford University, he went on to become the most famous...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew partnerships in the history of Western entertainment have proven as enduringly beloved as that of W.S. Gilbert...

Author: W. S. GilbertBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis collection presents the theatrical genius of a celebrated...

Author: Caryl BrahmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account chronicles the lives and intricate creative partnership of W.S. Gilbert...

Edition: 1st edCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, fading to edges and spine. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: Intact. Stickers/Labels:...

Author: John WolfsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Chappell & Company in Association with André Deutsch, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the concluding collaborations of W.S. Gilbert and...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A delicious cornucopia of classic French cookery delivered with aplomb.' - Grace Dent 'A stunning debut book! An irresistible combination of culinary cleverness, boundless passion...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when a razor-sharp outsider's eye turns upon the most formidable minds in mid-twentieth-century Britain? Fly and...

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) In honor of the hundredth anniversary of Evelyn Waugh's birth, four of the master's most wickedly scathing comedies are here brought together in one volume. "Black...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA richly detailed work of music history and criticism, Final Curtain: The Last Gilbert and Sullivan...

Author: Darlene GeisBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive non-fiction work offers an engaging introduction to the beloved operettas of Gilbert...