35 results for "James and Nicholson" between € 2.00 and € 50.00

Description: "Small 8vo. A collection of short stories, including "The Lost Sailor"; "Mrs. Ogden"; and "The Brothers". 125p. Good copy, firm binding, general wear to dust jacket with rubbed edges. First edition". Keywords: Literature - 20Th Century

James's aunts call him names, beat and starve him and make his life a misery. If only his parents hadn't been eaten by an escaped rhinoceros, he wouldn't be in this mess. But one day he meets a man who gives him a bag of magic crocodile tongues and so begins the adventure of his dreams.

Trying to find a name for your new baby? If so this will give you plenty of ideas for newborn boys and girls. As well as the names themselves, the book provides the origins and history of each name so the reader can discover the background and meaning and choose the perfect name. Names in the book include all of the well-known and popular names as well as: names from different cultures; historical names, literary names. and names in different languages; names made famous by stars of music, film and...

Description: The order of the Temple was a military-religious organisation that was set up to protect pilgrims and settlers in the Holy Land. The Templars believed they were God's warriors fighting on God's behalf and developed a fearsome reputation among the neighbouring Muslim rulers. This book examines the men who joined the order and why they joined it, focusing on those who fought in the Holy Land. Based on contemporary sources it provides an effective insight into the daily lives of the warriors...

Join Angelina Ballerina as she sets sail for a ballet adventure aboard the Royal Stilton. This book presents stories from Angelina's DVD adventure, "Angelina Sets Sail", and a mix of puzzles and activities featuring favourite characters from the village of Chipping Cheddar.

Description: "Commissioning organisation: selected and arranged by Wilfrid M. Short. xii, 552 p. front. (port.). 24 cm. Associated Names: Short, Wilfrid M.,. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy in green cloth with bright gilt title on spine and front board, well defined edges, front spine hinge cracked but holding firm, clean and crisp pages, suggestion of dust dulling to spine and edges." Keywords: Subjects

Aubrey de Vere was born at the family estate, Curragh Chase, Adare. He was a well travelled, cultivated man of letters, whose friends included Wordsworth, Tennyson, Carlyle and Cardinal Newman, like whom he became a Catholic. The collection of 18 autograph letters (70 pages) signed, to Sir Samuel and Lady Ferguson spans more than thirty years and provides a fascinating insight into the cultural life of the leisured classes in 19th Century Ireland. The correspondence makes reference to many literary...

Presents an insight into the energy, passion and values that have inspired the most inventive theatre-makers who work with young people in educational settings. This title argues that the aesthetic principles and educational ideals that inform theatre & education drive at the heart of why theatre matters.

The Pleasing Hours: James Caulfeild, Earl of Charlemont (1728-1799) - Traveller, Connoisseur and Patron of the Arts in Ireland

Description: An entertaining and accessible book which examines the influence that the King James Bible has had on the English language. Acclaimed and popular linguist Crystal looks at how its words and phrases continue to feed into our language today, and are given new life by poets, playwrights, novelists, politicians, journalists and many others. There will be wide media coverage.

An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of James I. and Charles I. and of the L William Harris