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A 1940s Childhood: From Bomb Sites to Children's Hour
Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Children's Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a decade of great challenge...
Encountering the Pacific in the Age of the Enlightenment
The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to...
The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union
The creation of the European Union and the progressive integration of the European states has raised serious questions about the existence of a distinctive European identity. Do the British share...
King's Counsellor: Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan
The diaries of 'Tommy' Lascelles - as featured in the Netflix hit THE CROWN 'Brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless' Spectator 'Fascinating ... as much a contribution to royal legend as...
Wives and Sweethearts: Love Letters Sent During Wartime
What is it like to fall in love with a soldier? What is it like to be a soldier in love? Throughout history, those serving in the British Army have...
The Reformation of Community: Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in
By the time of the Calvinist Reformation, the cities of Holland had established a very long tradition of social provision for the poor in the civic community. Calvinists however intended...
Princes Under the Volcano
The 'Princes' of the title are Anglo-Saxon merchant princes in Sicily who arrived at the time of Nelson when it was virtually a British colony, and who rose to heights...
Storms and Dreams: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is best known for his circumnavigation of the globe from 1766 to 1769. throughout a long and distinguished life however, he participated in many of...
The Diaries of A.L.Rowse
A.L. Rowse's journals extend over the greater part of the 20th century. Born in 1903, the son of a poor, virtually illiterate Cornish china-clay worker, he became one of the...
The Spirit Of Britain
A unique and beautifully illustrated survey of the arts in Britain from the Celts to the present day - the companion volume to The Story of Britain. In this comprehensive...
Same River, Twice: Putin's War on Women
Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a searing denunciation of Putin's Russia, revealing how modern Russia's history of...
Keir Starmer: The Biography
THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER A Times Book of the Year; A Telegraph Book of the Year; A Daily Mail Book of the Year; A Waterstones...
Recent Soviet Psychology
$20.00 AUD
Author: N. O'ConnorBinding: HardbackPublished: Pergamon Press, 1961Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book compiles recent advancements and theories within the field of psychology as developed in the Soviet Union....
Rubens: Paintings From Soviet Museums
$30.00 AUD
Author: Crowfoot, John; Smirnov, Rulsan (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Art Publishers, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive collection of artworks by the renowned Flemish...
Victoria: A Biography
$20.00 AUD
Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Books for Pleasure, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive biography of Queen Victoria, a pivotal figure in British history. Hibbert...
Palio
$45.00 AUD
Author: John HuntBinding: HardbackPublished: Archimedia Productions, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe volume presents a vivid portrayal of the Palio, Siena's renowned bareback horse race. Riders,...
The Church And Scottish Social Development: 1780-1870
$20.00 AUD
Author: Stewart MechieBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic work examines the profound influence of the church on the evolution of Scottish...
Lord Hervey: Eighteenth-Century Courtier
$25.00 AUD
Author: Robert HalsbandBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a biographical account of Lord Hervey, a prominent figure in the...
Renaissance Diplomacy
$30.00 AUD
Author: Garrett MattinglyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, London, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work examines the intricate world of international relations during the Renaissance era. Garrett...
Jewish Self-Government In The Middle Ages (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Author: Rabbi Louis FinkelsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1924Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis scholarly work examines the intricate systems of self-governance developed...
Aug-14
$20.00 AUD
Author: Barbara W. TuchmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book chronicles the events leading up to and immediately following the outbreak of World War...
The History Of The Greek And Roman Theater
$25.00 AUD
Author: Margarete BieberBinding: SoftbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account of theatrical traditions in ancient Greece and Rome. It...
The Ship Of Fools
$40.00 AUD
Author: Sebastian BrantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents a vivid allegorical journey, where a vessel transports a diverse collection...
The Remarkable Life Of Don Diego: Being The Autobiography Of Diego De Torres Villarroel
$20.00 AUD
Author: Diego De Torres Villarroel; Translated by William C. Atkinson; Engravings by Harold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1958Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents the...
The Age Of Sultan Süleyman The Magnificent
$20.00 AUD
Author: International Culteral Corporation of Australia Limited.Binding: SoftbackPublished: The Beagle Press, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis publication chronicles the era of Sultan Süleyman, a pivotal figure...
Europe Emerges: Transition Toward An Industrial World-Wide Society 600-1750
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Author: Robert L. ReynoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Wisconsin Press, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book chronicles Europe's significant transformation during a pivotal period. It examines the...
Lectures On Modern History
$60.00 AUD
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg ActonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co, Limited, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book compiles a series of insightful lectures on the evolution...
The Lautensack Brothers
$25.00 AUD
Author: Lion FeuchtwangerBinding: HardbackPublished: George Jaboor Melbourne, 1945Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe novel "The Lautensack Brothers" is a compelling political thriller set against the tumultuous backdrop...
St. George's Hospital, Kew 1912-1980: An Early Anglican Hospital (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Author: Norman J. MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Norman J. Marshall, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book chronicles the significant history of St. George's Hospital in Kew. It meticulously...
The Appointed Hour: Death, Worldview And Social Change In Brittany
$75.00 AUD
Author: Ellen BadoneBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the intricate relationship between death, cultural worldview, and societal transformation within...
The Victorians (Three-Volume Set) (SIGNED)
$350.00 AUD
Author: Tony Dingle, Richard Broome, and Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme, & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Victorians: Arriving, Making Their Mark, Settling is a...
Speaking Of Chaucer
$20.00 AUD
Author: E. Talbot DonaldsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Labyrinth Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a collection of critical essays and discussions centered on the...
Oliver Twist: Abridged Edition
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Dean & Son, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOliver Twist, a young orphan, endures a harsh existence in a workhouse before escaping to...
Roman Comedy (SIGNED)
$65.00 AUD
Author: David KonstanBinding: HardbackPublished: Cornell University Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book examines Roman comedy. The author analyzes the works of Plautus and Terence....
The Devil's Birthday: The Bridges To Arnhem 1944
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Author: Geoffrey PowellBinding: HardbackPublished: Buchan & Enright Publishers, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account details the events of the Battle of Arnhem during World War...
Russia Besieged: World War II
$20.00 AUD
Author: Nicholas BethellBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBlack and white picture essays including The Thrust to Victory, The Sham Red Giant, The Siege...
Darien Disaster
One of the most important events in Scotland's history, which contributed directly to the 1707 Act of Union with England. The word Darien is a scar on the memory of...
The Cliveden Set
'A lively, entertaining and informative account of one of the stranger episodes to have created a national legend.' Anthony Howard, Sunday Times Lloyd George once spoke of 'a very powerful...
The Ceremonial City: Toulouse Observed, 1738-1780
From public executions to religious processions to political festivities, Toulouse's ceremonial life was remarkably rich in the decades prior to the French Revolution. In an engaging portrait that conveys this...
The Age of Atonement: The Influence of Evangelicalism on Social and
This book examines the mentality of the upper and middle classes during the first half of the nineteenth century. It was an age obsessed by the idea of catastrophes; by...
Into the Darkness:: An Account of 7/7
On the morning of 7 July 2005, Peter Zimonjic, a Canadian journalist living and working in London, was travelling on an eastbound Circle line train heading towards Edgware Road. Coming...
Collision of Two Civilizations
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This is the story of a failed attempt by the British, in 1793, to open the Chinese Empire to Western trade. Led by Lord Macartney, whose distinguished diplomatic posts included...
Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the Birth of the Modern City
Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750-1914, when they vied to be the world's greatest city. Each city has...
In Memory of England: A Novelist's View of History
This is a description of England by the novelist Peter Vansittart, beginning with the mythical land of Albion, of Jack the Giant Killer, Arthur and Merlin. This idealized view of...
The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and
Late in 1664, the musketeer DArtagnan rode beside a carriage as it left Paris, carrying his friend Nicolas Fouquet to life imprisonment in a cell next door to the Man...
William Marshal: The Greatest Knight That Ever Lived
William Marshal, born about 1147, was the son of a minor lord who held the hereditary title of 'Marshal', or head of the king's security. He became a knight loyal...