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Discovering Ancient Egypt
This is a history of Ancient Egypt which looks at the history of the great civilization through the achievements of the travellers, archaeologists and Egyptologists whose discoveries opened the world's...
The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the
Meet the culinarians who are setting the new African table. James Beard Award-winning author Alexander Smalls presents a vibrant library of home cooking recipes and texts contributed by 33 chefs,...
Red Dog
$12.00 AUD
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE At the end of the eighteenth century, a giant strides the Cape Colony frontier. Coenraad de Buys is a legend, a polygamist, a...
The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt
This ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt draws on a broad range of sources: medieval Arabic geographies; traveler accounts; archaeology; and meteorological, hydrological, and...
The Azande: History And Political Institutions
$40.00 AUD
Author: E. Evans-PritchardBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work of anthropology, The Azande: History And Political Institutions, meticulously...
Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story Of Comfort In Desolation
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan PatonBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsSet against the breathtaking backdrop of South Africa, Cry, The Beloved...
Four Guineas: A Journey Through West Africa
$15.00 AUD
Author: Elspeth HuxleyBinding: HardbackPublished: THE REPRINT SOCIETY LONDON, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFour Guineas: A Journey Through West Africa chronicles an extraordinary expedition across the diverse landscapes...
Married Life In An African Tribe
$60.00 AUD
Author: I. SchaperaBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber Limited, 1940Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMarried Life In An African Tribe presents a foundational...
A Cure For Serpents: A Doctor In Africa
$30.00 AUD
Author: Alberto Denti Di PirajnoBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA Cure For Serpents: A Doctor In Africa chronicles...
African Majesty: A Record Of Refuge At The Court Of The King Of Bangangté In The French Cameroons
$30.00 AUD
Author: F. Clement C. EgertonBinding: HardbackPublished: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1938Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerAfrican Majesty presents...
Man In Africa: From Cairo To The Cape Of Good Hope
$15.00 AUD
Author: Colin M. TurnbullBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsMan In Africa: From Cairo To The Cape Of Good Hope presents a profound ethnographic journey...
Testament To The Bushmen
$15.00 AUD
Author: Laurens Van Der Post And Jane TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the rich heritage and profound wisdom of the San...
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization
An authoritative rethinking of global history by a leading Yale professor. When did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, the year Columbus discovered America. But as celebrated Yale...
Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse
$100.00 AUD
Author: Wycliffe KatoBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping memoir, Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse, chronicles a harrowing personal journey through one of Africa's...
Divinity And Experience: The Religion Of The Dinka
$40.00 AUD
Author: Godfrey LienhardtBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Creased pages. Divinity And Experience: The Religion Of The Dinka...
Africa's Wild Dogs: A survival story
$60.00 AUD
There are roughly 6,000 wild dogs left in Africa yet they have cast such a spell on top wildlife photographer and naturalist Jocelin Kagan that she is determined to help...
Medieval Cairo and the Monasteries of the Wadi Natrun A Historical guide
$50.00 AUD
Author: Russell, Dorothea:Binding: HardbackPublished: London, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markings-
A Cruise on the Nile: Or the Fabulous Story of Steam Ship Sudan
This sumptuous book invites you to follow the course of the Nile and Egyptian history on board a floating historical monument, the Steam Ship Sudan. At 100 years old, and...
The Leopard Hunts In Darkness
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Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: dust jacket frayed and torn; cloth cover in very good condition; internal pages...
The Egyptian Jukebox
$12.00 AUD
Author: Nick BantockBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Adult, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis extraordinary work of interactive fiction, The Egyptian Jukebox, presents a captivating...
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World
$20.00 AUD
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time - an alluring combination of history, adventure and science. 'HISTORY BOOK OF THE...
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
The official companion to the Summer 2005 exhibition of the fabulous treasures found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun provides spectacular full-color photographs of the artifacts, along...
Empireworld: How British Imperialism Shaped the Globe
$20.00 AUD
Bestselling author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera explores the global legacy of the British Empire, and the ways it continues to influence economics, politics, and culture around the world. 2.6 billion...
Tefuga
$50.00 AUD
Author: Peter DickinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon Books, New York, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping narrative presents a world steeped in intrigue, where every turn of the page...
The Muslim Architecture Of Egypt (Two-Volume Set)
$1,000.00 AUD
Author: K. A. C. Creswell, C.B.E.Binding: HardbackPublished: Hacker Art Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 2 loose maps included....
Venture To The Interior
$15.00 AUD
Author: Laurens Van Der PostBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling travelogue chronicles a remarkable expedition into the remote, untamed landscapes of Africa....
The Quest for the Secret Nile: Victorian Exploration in Equatorial
The Nile, stretching for a distance of 4,163 miles, is the longest river in the world. The ancient Greeks were obsessed by the provenance of so much water, feeding a...
Don Mccullin In Africa
$75.00 AUD
Author: Don MccullinBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges.Don McCullin's Don McCullin In Africa presents a compelling visual...
The Heretic of Cacheu: Struggles over Life in a Seventeenth-Century
A unique, startling book that gives a rich and detailed sense of life in an African port some 360 years ago In 1665 Crispina Peres, the most powerful trader in...
Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in
A startling exploration of slavery in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present Slavery in the Islamic world has a long, complex and controversial history. Captives and...
Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity
An ambitious and engagingly history of how encounters with Christianity have shaped Hindu identity and nationalism in colonial and contemporary India When European missionaries arrived in India in the sixteenth...
The Africans
$40.00 AUD
Author: Robert LaitBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Gibbs & Phillips, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe acclaimed work The Africans by Robert Lait presents a comprehensive...
Taking Stock: Johannesburg Stock Exchange – The First 100 Years (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
Author: Margot BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 53 of 100 copies. Slipcase good. A definitive...
David Livingstone: His Triumph Decline And Fall
$20.00 AUD
Author: Cecil NorthcottBinding: HardbackPublished: Lutterworth Pres, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography chronicles the remarkable life of a legendary explorer, tracing his ambitious expeditions across...
Milner: Viscount Milner Of St James's And Cape Town
$35.00 AUD
Author: Terence H. O'BrienBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the impactful career of Alfred Milner, a pivotal figure in British imperial...
African Saga
$15.00 AUD
Author: Mirella RicciardiBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerAfrican Saga presents a vivid, personal account of life and adventure across the diverse...
With the Flag to Pretoria : A History of the Boer War 1899-1900 (Two-Volume Set)
$100.00 AUD
Author: J. A. Wilson, H. W., HammertonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 1900Condition:Book: PoorJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with marks and specks. Shaky binding with boards...
Wildlife Worlds: Africa
This stunning six-book series explores some of Earth's iconic landmarks and habitats, and the plants and animals that live there. AFRICA explores the incredibly diverse range of habitats and wildlife...
The Road From Sharpeville
$35.00 AUD
Author: Bernard SachsBinding: HardbackPublished: DENNIS DOBSON, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the profound societal and personal transformations...
Windmills Of The Gods
$12.00 AUD
Author: Sidney SheldonBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing London, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTracing a significant historical diaspora, The Trail Of The Huguenots:...
The Sound Of Thunder
$120.00 AUD
Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann London, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Excellent condition. Slight fading to colours on spine of DJThis sweeping historical saga, The...
The Roots Of Heaven
$30.00 AUD
Author: Romain GaryBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe novel The Roots of Heaven presents a...
Seven Seasons
$35.00 AUD
Author: Peter ForbathBinding: HardbackPublished: Atheneum, NY, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsSeven Seasons chronicles the intricate journey of a protagonist navigating the ebb and flow of life's most...
The Rehearsal: Australians At War In The Sudan 1885
$30.00 AUD
Author: K. S. InglisBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear to board. Faded board spine with chip to same. Light tanning to block. Pages...
Monsoon
$15.00 AUD
Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1999Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMonsoon is an epic historical adventure that chronicles the tumultuous lives of the Courtney family across generations....
Liberty's Exiles: The Loss of America and the Remaking of the British
$12.00 AUD
'More than just a work of first-class scholarship, Liberty's Exile's is a deeply moving masterpiece that fulfil's the historian's most challenging ambition: to revivify past experience.' Niall Fergusson On a...
The End Of The Game
$100.00 AUD
Author: Peter BeardBinding: HardbackPublished: Taschen, 2020Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work The End Of The Game chronicles the devastating decline of African wildlife, particularly the elephant...
City Of The Dead: Thebes In Egypt
$15.00 AUD
Author: Lise MannicheBinding: HardbackPublished: British Museum Publications., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, City Of The Dead: Thebes In...