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Oxford in Quotations
ISBN: 9781851244003 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Oxford is one of the world's great cities--a source of inspiration to generations of poets, novelists, journalists, and commentators who have visited or called it home. Be it praise or colorful invective, everyone, it seems, has something to say about the city and this slender volume--filled with wise, witty, and sometimes scandalous quotes--presents the full range of impressions it has made. Oxford, "City of Dreaming Spires," earns high marks from Hillaire Belloc, who writes that "there are few greater temptations on earth than to stay permanently at Oxford . . . and to read all the...
Oxford is one of the world's great cities--a source of inspiration to generations of poets, novelists, journalists, and commentators who have visited ...
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16,63 zł |
The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
ISBN: 9781101974063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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90,41 zł |
Inside the Stargazer's Palace: The Transformation of Science in 16th-Century Northern Europe
ISBN: 9780861547524 / Twarda / 2024 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 zł |
The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities
ISBN: 9781509829620 / Miękka / 2020 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A vibrant and evocative account of how the great scientific ideas of the ancient world were lost and found.
A vibrant and evocative account of how the great scientific ideas of the ancient world were lost and found.
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57,13 zł |
The Curious World of Dickens
ISBN: 9781851243846 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Charles Dickens is among the greatest English novelists, and the power of his prose can be found in his portrayals of the harsh social realities of his time, from the depiction of poverty-stricken orphan Oliver Twist to the squalor of the slums and skewering of the justice system in Bleak House.
Published to celebrate the twohundredth anniversary of Dickens's birth, this book brings together quotations from Dickens's novels and letters with photographs of their original covers and Victorian-era images--among them, prints, posters, and newspaper pieces--that shed light on the topics... Charles Dickens is among the greatest English novelists, and the power of his prose can be found in his portrayals of the harsh social realities of hi...
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55,44 zł |
Bodleianalia: Curious Facts about Britain's Oldest University Library
ISBN: 9781851242528 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Which is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? How many miles of shelving are there in its Book Storage Facility? What is fasciculing? Who complained when their secret pen name was revealed in the library's catalog? Why did the library refuse to lend a book to King Charles I? The answers to these questions are just a few of the remarkable bits of bibliophile trivia uncovered by Claire Cock-Starkey and Violet Moller in this intriguing collection of curious facts about one of Britain's oldest university library.
With more than twelve million items and many priceless treasures,... Which is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? How many miles of shelving are there in its Book Storage Facility? What is fasciculing? Who compla...
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72,02 zł |