wyszukanych pozycji: 18
Curiosities of Street Literature: Comprising 'Cocks,' or 'Catchpennies'
ISBN: 9781108038676 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A fascinating compendium of broadsheet ballads, political satire and sensational stories of murder and scandal, first published in 1871.
A fascinating compendium of broadsheet ballads, political satire and sensational stories of murder and scandal, first published in 1871.
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271,02 zł |
The Old Book Collector\'s Miscellany: Vol. 1
ISBN: 9783382109745 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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454,88 zł |
The Life and Times of James Catnach, (Late of Seven Dials), Ballad Monger
ISBN: 9781108039420 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. James Catnach (1792 1841) became famous for publishing satirical ballads and sensational accounts of famous murders in his daily broadsheets, first printed in his own home in Seven Dials, London. Capitalising on the turbulent times, Catnach grew rich on producing lurid descriptions of crimes and the trials and executions that followed them. His imagination occasionally over-stepped the mark; he was once jailed for libel after claiming that a local butcher made his sausages from human flesh. This sympathetic and entertaining biography of Catnach, first published in 1878 by London raconteur...
James Catnach (1792 1841) became famous for publishing satirical ballads and sensational accounts of famous murders in his daily broadsheets, first pr...
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311,39 zł |
The Roxburghe Ballads: Vol. 1
ISBN: 9783382822248 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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363,81 zł |
The Old Book Collector\'s Miscellany: Vol. 1
ISBN: 9783382109752 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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545,95 zł |
A History of the Cries of London: Ancient and Modern
ISBN: 9781108036382 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This 1881 publication, enlivened by over 200 illustrations, vividly portrays London's street traders and their wares over the centuries.
This 1881 publication, enlivened by over 200 illustrations, vividly portrays London's street traders and their wares over the centuries.
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253,71 zł |
The Roxburghe Ballads: Vol. 1
ISBN: 9783382822255 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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454,88 zł |
History of the Catnach Press: At Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London
ISBN: 9781108009096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Charles Hindley (d.1893) wrote several books on British popular literature including Curiosities of Street Literature and a history of the cries of London. This book, first published in a limited edition in 1869 but here reprinted from the 1886 edition, tells the colourful story of John (1769 1813) and James (1792 1842) Catnach, the father-and-son printers who were leaders in the expanding market for cheap publications for the masses. John's contribution was to start using real paper and printer's ink instead of the cheap substitutes current at the time. He was also noted for embellishing his...
Charles Hindley (d.1893) wrote several books on British popular literature including Curiosities of Street Literature and a history of the cries of Lo...
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271,02 zł |
A Village on the Moon
ISBN: 9781466948334 / Portugalski / Miękka / 2012 / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Since the beginning of time, mankind has looked up at the Moon and wondered. Many have seen figures on that "light in the sky" and fantasized about them. The moon has intrigued them, and it has grasped the thoughts of so many people. Now there is a way of getting there and using it to go farther into the universe. A group of adventurers has proposed to colonize that planet, and here is their story. - Desde o inicio dos tempos, o homem tem olhado a Lua e imaginado coisas. Muitos tem visto figuras naquela "luz no ceu" e fantasiado sobre elas. A Lua tem fascinado-o e agarrado o pensamento de...
Since the beginning of time, mankind has looked up at the Moon and wondered. Many have seen figures on that "light in the sky" and fantasized about th...
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45,82 zł |
Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings: Including the Origin of Signs, and Reminiscences Connected with Taverns, Coffee-Houses, Clubs, Etc.
ISBN: 9781108038898 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. William West (1770 1854) was a bookseller and antiquarian who wrote a series of articles about his experiences in the book trade. In 1825, West published a collection of alehouse jokes, stories and trivia under the pseudonym 'One Of the Old School'. This edition is an expanded version, edited and annotated by popular writer Charles Hindley (d. 1893) and first published in 1875. A boozy, more whimsical cousin to Ambrose Bierce's 1906 The Devil's Dictionary, the book features playful definitions of tavern slang and terminology. In addition to witty stories and puns, there is also a wealth of...
William West (1770 1854) was a bookseller and antiquarian who wrote a series of articles about his experiences in the book trade. In 1825, West publis...
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322,93 zł |
An Authentic & Faithful History of the Atrocious Murder of Celia Holloway
ISBN: 9781275308589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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76,98 zł |
Works of John Taylor
ISBN: 9783382199449 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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454,88 zł |
Nash's Lenten Stuff
ISBN: 9783382141998 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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286,41 zł |
Works of John Taylor
ISBN: 9783382199456 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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545,95 zł |
Nash's Lenten Stuff
ISBN: 9783382141981 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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195,34 zł |
Salvador Saga (the Compelling Way): A Romantic Tale of Two Young Brazilians
ISBN: 9781466907256 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Maria de Lourdes lived in a little village in the interior of the Brazilian northeastern state of Bahia. Almost from when she learned to walk, Martim was her childhood best friend. Whenever Martim saw something he wanted, he saw no reason not to take it for himself, but she was teaching him that that this was wrong. When, as a young teenager, he ran away from home and went missing, his parents assumed that he would return unexpectedly at any moment, so they did not look for him. He found work in the city of Salvador and gradually improved his status. Then he set his mind to go to the upcoming...
Maria de Lourdes lived in a little village in the interior of the Brazilian northeastern state of Bahia. Almost from when she learned to walk, Martim ...
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115,38 zł |
Salvador Saga (the Compelling Way): A Romantic Tale of Two Young Brazilians
ISBN: 9781466907232 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Maria de Lourdes lived in a little village in the interior of the Brazilian northeastern state of Bahia. Almost from when she learned to walk, Martim was her childhood best friend. Whenever Martim saw something he wanted, he saw no reason not to take it for himself, but she was teaching him that that this was wrong. When, as a young teenager, he ran away from home and went missing, his parents assumed that he would return unexpectedly at any moment, so they did not look for him. He found work in the city of Salvador and gradually improved his status. Then he set his mind to go to the upcoming...
Maria de Lourdes lived in a little village in the interior of the Brazilian northeastern state of Bahia. Almost from when she learned to walk, Martim ...
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166,99 zł |
Change of Course
ISBN: 9781436365413 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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91,02 zł |