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Black Majesty: The Life Of Christophe, King Of Haiti
$55.00 AUD
Author: John W. Vandercook; drawings by Mahlon BlaineBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dull...
The Girl Who Smiled Beads
A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us A riveting tale of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or...
Sacred Elephant
The largest and oldest of land mammals, the elephant, is celebrated by Heathcote Williams in a poem written and broadcast on BBC radio. The ancients recognized and revered the elephant...
Ways of staying
$12.00 AUD
A story at once deeply personal and edifyingly public, Ways of Staying is one man's journey into the heart of a country that remains riven and undefined. From the murder...
The Great Game
The "Great Game" was an imperial, political, diplomatic, and military enterprise in which intrepid individuals played for high stakes in a struggle that stretched from the Causasus in the West...
The Story Of South Africa
$30.00 AUD
Author: Leo MarquardBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber Limited, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe acclaimed "The Story Of South Africa" chronicles the complex and often tumultuous...
Vanishing Africa
$60.00 AUD
Author: Mirella RicciardiBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Size: Folio.Vanishing Africa presents a poignant visual chronicle of traditional African cultures on the cusp of...
Out Of Africa
$20.00 AUD
Author: Karen BlixenBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on front pastedown. Out of Africa chronicles Karen...
Burger's Daughter
$15.00 AUD
Author: Nadine GordimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerNadine Gordimer's "Burger's Daughter" presents a compelling narrative set against the tumultuous backdrop of apartheid South Africa....
The Boer War
$40.00 AUD
Author: Thomas PakenhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some wear and tear esp along edges and corners,...
The Puppeteers - An Examination of Those Organizations and Bodies Concerned with the Elimination of the White Man In Africa
$20.00 AUD
Author: Harold Soref, Ian GreigBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tandem, 1965Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, previous owner name inside, pages yellowedThe Puppeteers presents a detailed...
The Blue Nile
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan MooreheadBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fold-out maps intact. A captivating work of...
Colonial Ladies
$20.00 AUD
Author: Maggie WeidenhoferBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil Melbourne, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Green cloth with some marks and specks. This is a historical fiction novel that...
Gandhi and Churchill: The Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged
The epic story of the rivalry that shaped the 20th century and poses questions for the 21st. Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill- India's moral leader and Great Britain's greatest Prime...
An All Consuming Passion: The Life of Georgiana Molloy
This epic story of settlement and colonization is, specifically, the story of the settlement of the southeast of Western Australia. At its heart is the story of Georgiana Molloy and...
Footfalls Echo in the Memory: A Life with the Colonial Education
The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both...
Our Land in Colour
A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the...