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George Bass: 1771 - 1803 - His Discoveries, Romantic Life and Tragic Disappearance

George Bass: 1771 - 1803 - His Discoveries, Romantic Life and Tragic Disappearance

$40.00 AUD
Author: Keith Macrae BowdenBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1952, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the life and adventures of George Bass, a notable...
Frederic Manning: An Unfinished Life

Frederic Manning: An Unfinished Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan MarwilBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive examination of the life and works of Frederic Manning, an influential...
The Faber Book of Church and Clergy

The Faber Book of Church and Clergy

$20.00 AUD
Author: A. N. WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the complex relationship between the Church and British national life, reflecting on...
Half a Life

Half a Life

$35.00 AUD
Author: C.S. JarvisBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1943, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerHalf a Life is a collection of reminiscences by C.S. Jarvis, published in...
The Volunteer Force: A Social and Political History, 1859-1908

The Volunteer Force: A Social and Political History, 1859-1908

$30.00 AUD
Author: Hugh CunninghamBinding: HardbackPublished: Croom Helm, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a thorough examination of the social and political aspects of the Volunteer Force...
The Oxford Companion to the Bible

The Oxford Companion to the Bible

$15.00 AUD
Author: Metzger, Bruce M.; Coogan, Michael D., (editors) Binding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1993Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Oxford Companion to the Bible provides an authoritative...
The Russian Navy and Australia to 1825. The Days Before Suspicion.

The Russian Navy and Australia to 1825. The Days Before Suspicion.

$15.00 AUD
Author: Glynn BarrattBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the historical connections between the Russian Navy and Australia up to...
In Search Of A Maritime Strategy: The Maritime Element In Australian Defence Planning Since 1901

In Search Of A Maritime Strategy: The Maritime Element In Australian Defence Planning Since 1901

$35.00 AUD
Author: David StevensBinding: SoftbackPublished: Anu Press, 1997Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the historical and theoretical foundations of Australia's maritime strategy, examining the evolution of...
Volunteers at Heart: The Queensland Defence Forces, 1860-1901

Volunteers at Heart: The Queensland Defence Forces, 1860-1901

$15.00 AUD
Author: D. H. JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1975Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into the history of the Queensland Defence Force, tracing its...
Falling in: Australians and Boy Conscription 1911-1915

Falling in: Australians and Boy Conscription 1911-1915

$15.00 AUD
Author: John BarrettBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the history and attitudes surrounding compulsory military training in Australia during the...
The Black Watch

The Black Watch

$15.00 AUD
Author: Philip HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Black Watch tells the poignant and dramatic story of Farquhar Shaw and his role...
Cap of Honour: the Story of the Gloucestershire Regiment (The 28th/61st Foot) 1694-1950

Cap of Honour: the Story of the Gloucestershire Regiment (The 28th/61st Foot) 1694-1950

$20.00 AUD
Author: David Scott DaniellBinding: HardbackPublished: George G Harrap, 1951, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerCap of Honour tells the rich history of the Gloucestershire Regiment, tracing...
The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought

The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought

$12.00 AUD
Author: Alan BullockBinding: SoftbackPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999, Third EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought is a comprehensive reference work that...
Australian Pioneer Women

Australian Pioneer Women

$25.00 AUD
Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: Curry O'Neill, 1983, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsAustralian Pioneer Women by Eve Pownall is a captivating book that tells the...
Jesting Pilate, and Other Papers and Addresses

Jesting Pilate, and Other Papers and Addresses

$250.00 AUD
Author: Sir Owen Dixon; Collected by Judge WoinarskiBinding: HardbackPublished: Law Book Company, 1965, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerJesting Pilate, and Other Papers...
Mountjoy: Elizabethan General

Mountjoy: Elizabethan General

$30.00 AUD
Author: Cyril FallsBinding: HardbackPublished: Odhams Press, 1955, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into the life and military career of Charles Blount,...
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

$35.00 AUD
Author: Barbara W. TuchmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'A Distant Mirror', Barbara Tuchman vividly recounts the tumultuous events of the 14th century, marked...
Kings in Grass Castles

Kings in Grass Castles

$35.00 AUD
Author: Mary DurackBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Co., 1968Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsKings in Grass Castles is a historical account of the Durack family, pastoralists in...
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

$20.00 AUD
Author: Edward Bulwer-LyttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii during the period leading up to...
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

$50.00 AUD
Author: Tom HollandBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 49 B.C., Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, igniting a civil war that would transform the Roman...
The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named

The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named

$15.00 AUD
Author: John KeayBinding: HardbackPublished: HarperCollins, 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book narrates the fascinating story of how India was meticulously mapped and how Everest was named, highlighting...
PORT PHILLIP: PILOTS AND DEFENCES

PORT PHILLIP: PILOTS AND DEFENCES

$20.00 AUD
Author: Capt. John NobleBinding: HardbackPublished: Hawthorn Press, 1979, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis is the 2nd edition of the original published in 1973. The book includes...
Greater Britain. Charles Dilke visits her new lands, 1866 & 1867

Greater Britain. Charles Dilke visits her new lands, 1866 & 1867

$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles Wentworth DilkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents the observations and experiences of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke as he explores...
A VOYAGE FROM PLYMOUTH TO MELBOURNE IN 1839, The Shipboard and Early Melbourne Diary of

A VOYAGE FROM PLYMOUTH TO MELBOURNE IN 1839, The Shipboard and Early Melbourne Diary of

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan Binns WereBinding: HardbackPublished: J. B. Were & Son, 1964Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents the shipboard diary of Jonathan Binns Were, providing insights...
Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition

Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition

$80.00 AUD
Author: Macquarie DictionaryBinding: HardbackPublished: MacQuarie Library Pty. Ltd, 2020Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition is the standard reference on Australian English, nationally and...
Masterworks of Man & Nature: Preserving Our World Heritage

Masterworks of Man & Nature: Preserving Our World Heritage

$25.00 AUD
Author: Mark SwadlingBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper-MacRae Publishing, 1992Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the critical importance of preserving our world heritage through the lens of both...
A Little Tour In France

A Little Tour In France

$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, UK, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA Little Tour in France is a travel writing book by Henry James,...
Eucalypts (Two-Volume Set)

Eucalypts (Two-Volume Set)

$120.00 AUD
Author: Stan KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson Publishers, 1978 reprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsImmerse yourself in the world of Australian horticulture and botany with the informative volumes...
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920

The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920

$30.00 AUD
Author: Eugene RoganBinding: HardbackPublished: Penguin, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a judicious and well-researched account of World War I in the Middle East....
The Fleet that Jack Built: Nine Men Who Made a Modern Navy

The Fleet that Jack Built: Nine Men Who Made a Modern Navy

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jameson W.Binding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the contributions of nine influential men who played pivotal...
The Background of Eastern Sea Power

The Background of Eastern Sea Power

$25.00 AUD
Author: Frank Burgess EldridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Georgian House, 1945Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the significance of sea power in the context of Eastern...
British Sea Power, Naval Policy in the Twentieth Century

British Sea Power, Naval Policy in the Twentieth Century

$15.00 AUD
Author: B.B. SchofieldBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the naval policy of the United Kingdom throughout the twentieth century,...
Friends and Neighbours

Friends and Neighbours

$20.00 AUD
Author: R. G. CaseyBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, 1954, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsFriends and Neighbours is an acute analysis by R. G....
A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine, and the Art of Making Wine

A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine, and the Art of Making Wine

$50.00 AUD
Author: James BusbyBinding: HardbackPublished: The David Ell Press, 1979, Facsimile EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a pivotal work in Australian wine history, originally...
FIRST HUNDRED YEARS Scotch College Melbourne 1851 - 1951

FIRST HUNDRED YEARS Scotch College Melbourne 1851 - 1951

$30.00 AUD
Author: G. Harvey Nicholson & D. H. Alexander (editors)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Scotch College Committee, Melbourne, 1952Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the first...
The Bible Digest (Three-Volume Set)

The Bible Digest (Three-Volume Set)

$70.00 AUD
Author: Charles W. SlemmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Bible Testimony Fellowship, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Bible Digest is a comprehensive survey of the entire Bible, designed to aid...
Before Kings Cross

Before Kings Cross

$15.00 AUD
Author: Freda MacDonnellBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBefore Kings Cross is a vintage hardcover book that delves into the history and experiences of individuals...
Peter the Great (Two-Volume Set)

Peter the Great (Two-Volume Set)

$35.00 AUD
Author: Alexei Tolstoy; Alex MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: Raduga Publishers, 1985, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a detailed account of Peter the Great's life and...
SELECT DOCUMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY (Two-Volume Set)

SELECT DOCUMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY (Two-Volume Set)

$60.00 AUD
Author: C.M.H. (Manning) ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1962Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compilation presents a selection of primary sources that document Australian history from...
Mechanism of Disease: An Introduction to Pathology

Mechanism of Disease: An Introduction to Pathology

$50.00 AUD
Author: Ruy Perez-TamayoBinding: HardbackPublished: W. B. Saunders Company, 1961Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book serves as a comprehensive introduction to pathology, emphasizing the structural and functional...
Lloyd Rees: The Last Twenty Years

Lloyd Rees: The Last Twenty Years

$40.00 AUD
Author: Renee Free; James GleesonBinding: HardbackPublished: Craftsman House, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases the late works of Australian artist Lloyd Rees, focusing on his paintings...
Lloyd Rees

Lloyd Rees

$30.00 AUD
Author: Renee FreeBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis stunning art book showcases the landscape paintings of Lloyd Rees, featuring 32 plates and illustrated in both...
The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)

The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)

$90.00 AUD
Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Tax Inspector is a novel by Peter Carey that delves into the complexities of identity...
Black War: The Extermination of the Tasmanian Aborigines

Black War: The Extermination of the Tasmanian Aborigines

$50.00 AUD
Author: Clive TurnbullBinding: SoftbackPublished: Sun Books, 1974, reprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the Black War, a violent conflict between British settlers and the Indigenous...
State and Economy in Australia

State and Economy in Australia

$15.00 AUD
Author: Brian HeadBinding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford Univ Pr, 1989, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the relationship between the state and the economy...
Fresh Water Fishes of South-Eastern Australia

Fresh Water Fishes of South-Eastern Australia

$40.00 AUD
Author: R M McDowallBinding: HardbackPublished: A H Reed, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the freshwater fish species found in the southeastern...
In Search Of Henry Lawson

In Search Of Henry Lawson

$15.00 AUD
Author: Manning ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: McMillan Company, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the life and character of Henry Lawson, an influential Australian writer. Manning Clark delves...
Australia's Heritage Sketchbook

Australia's Heritage Sketchbook

$30.00 AUD
Author: Keith NorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980, Revised EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAustralia's Heritage Sketchbook by Keith Norris is a hardcover book published in 1980, featuring 361...