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1	An Instance of the Fingerpost more books like this by Pears add to wishlist A literary mystery set in 17th-century Oxford, in which a Fellow of New College is murdered, and a young woman is tried and executed as the killer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Stone's Fall more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist In his most dazzling novel since the groundbreaking "New York Times" bestseller "An Instance of the Fingerpost," Pears tells the story of John Stone, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War I, he was able to manipulate world markets. see all copies from £11.56! new only from £13.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Dream of Scipio more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist This novel about idealism and its attendant disappointments begins in the fifth century B.C.E., when a scholarly writer named Manlius devoted his life to upholding the ideals of civilization against creeping barbarism--a resolve that includes armed force. The story continues into the 14th century, during the time of the Black Plague, when an agent ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Immaculate Deception more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist Husband-and-wife art sleuths Jonathan Argyll and Flavia di Stefano investigate theft and intrigue in the Italian art world. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Raphael Affair more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist The novel which began Iain Pears's acclaimed art crime series, introducing General Bottando and Flavia di Stefano of the Italian National Art Theft Squad. When English art historian, Jonathan Argyll, is caught breaking into a church in Rome, he has an astonishing story to tell. He claims that the church contains a genuine Raphael, hidden under a ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Animals Without Backbones: An Introduction to the Invertebrates more books like this by Ralph Buchsbaum add to wishlist "Animals Without Backbones" has been considered a classic among biology textbooks since it was first published to great acclaim in 1938. It was the first biology text book ever reviewed by "Time" and was also featured with illustrations in "Life." Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago, and more than eighty other colleges and univerisities ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £31.78! \| first editions
7	Giotto's Hand more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist Fascinating art-crime novel set in Italy from the bestselling author of An Instance of the Fingerpost. General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad is in trouble: his theory that a single master criminal, dubbed 'Giotto', is behind a string of major art thefts has aroused the scorn of his arch enemy and rival, the bureaucrat Corrado Argan. He needs ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
8	The last judgement more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist Incipient international art dealer Jonathan Argyll is eager to be the conduit for a minor French painting on it's way to the buyer in Rome. But when he arrives, the buyer refuses the painting and then dies. Adding injury to insult, Argyll discovers that the painting he's holding is hot--apparently it was stolen during the war and played a part in ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Titian Committee more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist When a renowned Titian expert is found murdered in Venice, sleuthing art historian Jonathan Argyll investigates with the help of his sidekick Flavia di Stefano. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Portrait more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist "Justly praised for his complex historical thrillers ("An Instance of the Fingerpost; The Dream of Scipio"), Pears scales down to a simple tale of vengeance told by a narrator obsessed with destroying the man he once called his friend and mentor."--"Publishers Weekly." see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Death and restoration more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist 'This book dances with sunlight and colour, faded patinas and shifting standards, with humour and knowledge making easy companions' Mail on Sunday The monastery of San Giovanni has few treasures -- only a painting doubtfully attributed to Caravaggio. So Flavia di Stefano of Rome's Art Squad is surprised to receive a tip-off that a raid is being ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Death and Restoration: A Jonathan Argyll Mystery more books like this by Iain Pears add to wishlist Police Officer Flavia di Stefano is puzzled when she receives a tip that thieves are planning to raid the monastery of San Giovanni. When the robbery occurs, an icon of the Madonna with no real value save its popularity among local residents is taken. Does the legend of its miraculous powers hold a clue? see all copies from £5.61! new only from £27.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Salt-water poems and ballads by John Masefield add to wishlist see all copies from £6.23! new only from £18.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Bernini bust more books like this by Iain Pears add to wishlist Witty art-history mystery from the author of the best-selling literary masterpiece, An Instance of the Fingerpost. British art historian Jonathan Argyll has just sold a minor Titian to an American museum for a highly inflated price. But as he complacently awaits his cheque in the Californian sunshine, trouble erupts: the museum's billionaire ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's Philosophy Volume 2 more books like this by David Pears add to wishlist This is the first of two volumes which describe the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Tracatus to his later writings. Part I of this volume is a survey of the whole of his work. Part II is a detailed examination of the central ideas for his early system. The second volume will cover later philosophy. The book fills a gap in the ... see all copies from £9.35! new only from £24.09! \| first editions
16 view cover	Hume's System more books like this by David Pears add to wishlist In this book, Professor Pears examines the foundations of Hume's system as laid down in the first book of his Treatise, where his ideas are oresebted in their first fresh and undiluted form. The author steers a middle course between the two extreme views adopted in recent writings on Hume: that he relies exclusively on a theory of meaning, or that ... see all copies from £13.40! new only from £20.33! \| first editions
17	In the Place of Fallen Leaves more books like this by Tim Pears add to wishlist The drought of 1984, seen through the eyes of 13-year-old Alison Freemantle, the youngest child of prosperous farmers in a Devon village. She also recounts family stories from her grandparents' time, and tells about her strange friendship with the young son of a Viscount. Winner of the 1996 Lannan Literary Award for Fiction. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The travel diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978 more books like this by Sir Peter Pears, Philip Reed (Editor) add to wishlist Peter Pears's reputation as a gifted and distinctive tenor is grounded in his interpretations of Benjamin Britten's works; their partnership of 30 years significantly shaped and defined musical developments not only in England but abroad. They travelled extensively, on concert tours and on holiday, and Peter Pears's 11 travel diaries, published ... see all copies from £21.41! new only from £21.41! \| first editions
19 view cover	Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: Translated by D.F. Pears and B.F. McGuinness more books like this by Lu Wittgenstein, Wittgenstein Lu, D F Pears (Editor) add to wishlist Translation by D.F.Pears and B.F. McGuiness (English text only). see all copies from £4.60! new only from £43.29!
20 view cover	Animals without backbones more books like this by Buchsbaum add to wishlist "Animals Without Backbones" has been considered a classic among biology textbooks since it was first published to great acclaim in 1938. It was the first biology text book ever reviewed by "Time" and was also featured with illustrations in "Life." Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago, and more than eighty other colleges and univerisities ... see all copies from £1.24! first editions
21 view cover	Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy more books like this by David Francis Pears add to wishlist Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy is a concise and readable study of five intertwined themes at the heart of Wittgenstein's thought, written by one of his most eminent interpreters. David Pears offers penetrating investigations and lucid explications of some of the most influential and yet puzzling writings of twentieth-century ... see all copies from £10.07! new only from £10.07!
22 view cover	Cite Them Right: the Essential Guide to Referencing and Plagiarism by Richard Pears add to wishlist see all copies from £11.61! new only from £11.61!
23 view cover	The Last Judgment: A Jonathan Argyll Mystery more books like this by Iain M Pears, M.D add to wishlist Incipient international art dealer Jonathan Argyll is eager to be the conduit for a minor French painting on it's way to the buyer in Rome. But when he arrives, the buyer refuses the painting and then dies. Adding injury to insult, Argyll discovers that the painting he's holding is hot--apparently it was stolen during the war and played a part in ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £66.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	In a Land of Plenty more books like this by Tim Pears add to wishlist The family chronicle, stretching from the fifties to the nineties, concerns an English couple who live in a mansion in an English mill town with their four children. It focuses on James, the second son, who becomes estranged from the family, becomes a photographer, and ultimately finds his place in the world--as well as a way to reconcile with his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes more books like this by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Iain M Pears, M.D (Introduction by), Ed Glinert (Notes by) add to wishlist This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis, Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled rooms in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as The ... see all copies from £2.94! new only from £6.27! \| first editions

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