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De Gaulle: A Biography
$20.00 AUD
Author: Aidan CrawleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Literary Guild, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear to cloth cover; outside of spine...
Angela's Ashes and 'Tis
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Author: Frank MccourtBinding: HardbackPublished: Flamingo, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good Dust JacketThis two-book set chronicles a childhood of hardship, resilience, and the sharp humor that carries...
The Complete History And Wars Of Ancient Greece: The Military And Political Story Of The Ancient Greeks Including The Persian Wars, The Battle Of Marathon And The Campaigns Of Alexander The Great And His Conquest Of Asia
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Author: Nigel RodgersBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hermes House, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the military and political landscape of...
Richard Hillary
Richard Hillary was born in Australia in 1919 and brought up in England. Oxford educated, he was a writer foremost who was also a fighter pilot. When World War Two...
The South Downs
The South Downs has throughout history been a focus of English popular culture. With chalkland, their river valleys and scarp-foot the Downs have been shaped for over millennia by successive...
Year That Changed the World: The Untold Story Behind the Fall of the
'Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!' This declamation by president Ronald Reagan when visiting Berlin in 1987 is widely cited as the clarion call that brought the Cold War to...
The City Of Rome: Atlas Of Rome: The Form Of The City On A 1:1000 Scale Photomap And Line Map
$80.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: -, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: Good.An authoritative cartographic and historical journey, Atlas Of Rome presents the architectural evolution and urban planning...
Lazio
$75.00 AUD
Author: Andrea C. Mezi, Valerio Ciani Aliani, Guglielmo B. Matthiae, Landro Pirov, Guglielmo TagliacarneBinding: HardbackPublished: Electa EditriceCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. Lazio presents...
Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings
At Histories of the Unexpected , we believe that everything has a history - even the most unexpected of subjects - and that everything links together in unexpected ways. We...
1939: The Making Of The Second World War
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Author: Sidney AsterBinding: HardbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, 1939: The Making Of The Second World War, chronicles the pivotal events...
Around The World Programme
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Author: American Geographical SocietyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Nelson Doubleday (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis set of six booklets (Bulgaria & Romania; Portugal; Iraq; Argentina; Sweden & Hungary) presents...
The Last Post: Music, Remembrance and the Great War
At eleven o'clock on the morning of 11 November 1919 the entire British Empire came to a halt to remember the dead of the Great War. During that first two-minute...
S. Andrea In Mantua: The Building History
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Author: Eugene J. JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsS. Andrea In Mantua: The Building History presents a meticulous architectural study. This...
Ententes Cordiales: The French In London & Other Adventures
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Author: David ArkellBinding: HardbackPublished: Carcanet Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis engaging non-fiction work chronicles the intriguing relationship between French culture and London's vibrant landscape. David Arkell's...
Architectural Sculpture In Romanesque Provence
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Author: Alan BorgBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some foxing on blockThis scholarly volume chronicles the intricate world...
The National Holocaust Museum And The Hollandsche Schouwburg: Observe, Reflect, Act
$50.00 AUD
Author: Annemiek Gringold & Asjer WatermanBinding: HardbackPublished: Waanders Publishers, 2024Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe compelling work The National Holocaust Museum And The Hollandsche Schouwburg: Observe, Reflect, Act presents a...
The National Holocaust Museum And The Hollandsche Schouwburg: Observe, Reflect, Act
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Author: Annemiek Gringold & Asjer WatermanBinding: HardbackPublished: Jewish Cultural Quarter / Waanders Publishers, Zwolle, 2024Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe compelling work The National Holocaust Museum And The Hollandsche Schouwburg:...
The Secret History of MI6
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The authorized history of the world's oldest and most storied foreign intelligence service, drawing extensively on hitherto secret documents. Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (also commonly known as MI6) was born...
The Divine Michelangelo: The Florentine Academy's Homage On His Death In 1564
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Author: Rudolf & Margot WittkowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the profound impact of Michelangelo's passing in 1564, focusing...
Art Treasures Of The National Gallery: London
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Author: Sir Philip HendyBinding: HardbackPublished: Abrams, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: significant marking and mould on external dust cover and edges of cloth cover; inside pages in...
The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys - t here's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History...
Talking Points On The Renaissance In Italy (SIGNED)
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Author: Betty MaloneBinding: PaperbackPublished: Victorian Historical Association, West Melbourne, no dateCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedTalking Points On The Renaissance In Italy presents a comprehensive overview of this pivotal...
Venice: Extraordinary Maintenance
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Author: Gianfranco PertotBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Holberton publishing, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the intricate physical evolution of Venice...
Hell and Good Company: The Spanish Civil War and the World It Made
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb --the remarkable story of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of the reporters, writers, artists,...
In Bed with the Tudors: The Sex Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of
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Learn what went on behind closed doors in the Tudor court. Illegitimate children, adulterous queens, impotent kings, and a whole dynasty resting on their shoulders. Sex and childbirth were quite...
Heidelberg: The Land And Its People 1838-1900
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Author: Donald S. GardenBinding: HardbackPublished: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Heidelberg: The Land And Its People 1838-1900, chronicles a pivotal era...
The Emerging City: Paris In The Age Of Louis Xiv
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Author: Leon BernardBinding: HardbackPublished: DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1970Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: small neat tears on top of jacket,...
Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness
The two most significant British political figures of the twentieth-century, Churchill and Lloyd George were political rivals but personal friends. Between them their ministerial careers spanned seventy years and two...
Roman Century: 1870-1970
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Author: Glorney BoltonBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON LONDON, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA compelling historical account, Roman Century: 1870-1970 chronicles a pivotal hundred-year span in the...
A History Of Modern Leeds
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Author: Derek Fraser (Editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Manchester University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: mesasge to previous owner on FEPA History Of Modern Leeds presents a comprehensive...
Splendors Of Versailles
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Author: Claire Constans And Xavier SalmonBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Mississippi Commission for International Cultural Exchange, Inc. and Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages:...
Notes From Rome
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Author: Rodolfo LancianiBinding: PaperbackPublished: BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical work, Notes From Rome, chronicles the fascinating...
Medieval Monasteries Of Great Britain
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Author: Lionel Butler & Chris Given-WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerMedieval Monasteries Of Great Britain presents a comprehensive historical account of monastic life...
The Studios And Styles Of The Renaissance: Italy 1460-1500
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Author: André ChastelBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked, no loose pages.This authoritative volume chronicles the vibrant...
A History Of The Twentieth Century: Volume One: 1900 - 1933
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Author: Martin GilbertBinding: PaperbackPublished: HarperCollins, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA History Of The Twentieth Century: Volume One: 1900 - 1933 presents...
Magda Goebbels
During the past twenty years, innumerable books about the Third Reich have been published, but little attention has been paid to the women who lived alongside the Nazi leaders. Magda...
Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love and War
On a midsummer day in 1937, Boris Bibikov kissed his two daughters goodbye and disappeared. One of those girls, Lyudmila, was to fall in love with a tall young foreigner...
The Sinking of the "Lancastria": Britain's Greatest Maritime Disaster
A fortnight after the evacuation at Dunkirk some 150,000 British troops were still stuck in France. As the German advance thundered west these Allied soldiers and airmen were faced with...
Fire in the Blood
Since Franco's death, Spain has managed the considerable achievement of a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. Spaniards are recovering a tradition of tolerance lost in 1492, when Granada, the...
Undercover Tales of World War II
Over 70 behind-the-scenes tales of bribery, sabotage, and other clandestine operations from the Second World WarThe chronicles of World War II are filled with exotic tales of espionage, mysterious kidnappings,...
First Blitz
Fighting was raging on the other side of the Channel, but in London, in the warmth of a drowsy late-September afternoon, the war seemed a long way away. The roads...
Former People: The Destruction of the Russian Aristocracy
Epic in scope, intimate in detail, heartbreaking in its human drama, this is the first book to recount the history of the nobility caught up the maelstrom of the Bolshevik...
War Like a Wasp: The Lost Decade of the Forties
World War II stung Britain like a wasp. It was a stimulus and an endurance. The Blitz concentrated the mind wonderfully. The arts flowered - poetry and painting, cinema and...
De Gaulle: Lessons in Leadership from the Defiant General
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Charles de Gaulle once stated, "France has no friends, only interests," and it was this strength of mind and love of country that took the region from an occupied territory...
Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History
This book offers a new kind of introduction to Europe between 1500 and 1800. `Early modern' is the term used by historians for the period between the end of the...
Parallel Lives: A Love Story from a Lost Continent
This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstreet Venetian restaurant...
The Showman: The Inside Story That Made a War Leader of Volodymyr
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 'An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky...
Queen Victoria and her Prime Ministers: A Personal History
A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't...