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Captain Bligh & Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny

Captain Bligh & Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny

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Author: Richard HoughBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the infamous mutiny on...
By Gaslight In Winter: A Victorian Family History Through The Magic Lantern

By Gaslight In Winter: A Victorian Family History Through The Magic Lantern

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Author: Colin GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books - London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate lives of a Victorian family, presenting...
The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders

The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders

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Author: Sir Harold HartleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Stamps on prelims. This historical account chronicles the foundational period of...
Georgian Delights

Georgian Delights

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Author: J.H. PlumbBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the vibrant social tapestry and political machinations of...
Five Lives

Five Lives

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Author: Frank Pakenham Earl Of LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: THE CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biographical work chronicles the...
King Edward Vi: An Appreciation

King Edward Vi: An Appreciation

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Author: Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B.Binding: HardbackPublished: SMITH, ELDER, & CO, 1907Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis...
Robert Harley, Puritan Politician

Robert Harley, Puritan Politician

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Author: Angus McinnesBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Robert Harley: Puritan Politician, chronicles the intricate life...
Thomas More: A Biography

Thomas More: A Biography

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Author: Richard MariusBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent & Son Ltd, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of a pivotal figure in English history,...
Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events

Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events

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Author: Sir Robert MenziesBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, London, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis memoir, Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events,...
At The Court Of The Borgia: Being An Account Of The Reign Of Pope Alexander Vi

At The Court Of The Borgia: Being An Account Of The Reign Of Pope Alexander Vi

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Author: Johann BurchardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase.At The Court Of The Borgia: Being An Account Of The Reign Of...
Memoirs Of Louis Philippe Comte De Segur

Memoirs Of Louis Philippe Comte De Segur

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Author: Louis Philippe Comte De SegurBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase.This historical memoir chronicles the tumultuous life and times of...
Sagittarius Rising

Sagittarius Rising

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Author: Cecil LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Sagittarius Rising chronicles the exhilarating and terrifying experiences of a young aviator...
Boswell's London Journal 1762-63

Boswell's London Journal 1762-63

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Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. The London Journal chronicles the formative experiences of a young man navigating...
The King's Trial:  Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution

The King's Trial: Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution

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Author: David P. JordanBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of California Press, 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the dramatic legal...
Pioneer Aboriginal Mission: The Work Of Wesleyan Missionary John Smithies In The Swan River Colony 1840-1855

Pioneer Aboriginal Mission: The Work Of Wesleyan Missionary John Smithies In The Swan River Colony 1840-1855

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Author: William Mcnair & Hilary RumleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Western Australia Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePioneer Aboriginal Mission: The Work...
Lord Hobhouse: A Memoir

Lord Hobhouse: A Memoir

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Author: L. T. Hobhouse And J. L. HammondBinding: HardbackPublished: Edward Arnold, 1905Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn...
Experiences Of A Colonist Forty Years Ago; A Journey From Port Phillip To South Australia In 1839 And A Voyage From Port Phillip To Adelaide In 1846.

Experiences Of A Colonist Forty Years Ago; A Journey From Port Phillip To South Australia In 1839 And A Voyage From Port Phillip To Adelaide In 1846.

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Author: George HAMILTONBinding: HardbackPublished: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsHardyon's Experiences Of A Colonist chronicles the...
Letters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe

Letters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe

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Author: Charles Joseph La TrobeBinding: HardbackPublished: The Government of Victoria, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a fascinating glimpse into the life and times...
Nancy Cunard

Nancy Cunard

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Author: Anne ChisholmBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAnne Chisholm's Nancy Cunard chronicles the extraordinary life of a fiercely independent heiress, poet, and activist...
Sir William's Muse: The Literary Works Of The First Chief Justice Of Victoria

Sir William's Muse: The Literary Works Of The First Chief Justice Of Victoria

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Author: Clifford PannamBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work chronicles the literary contributions of Sir William, the inaugural Chief Justice of Victoria. It uncovers...
Cesare Borgia: His Life And Times

Cesare Borgia: His Life And Times

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Author: Sarah BradfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling biographical account, Cesare Borgia: His Life And Times presents a meticulously researched chronicle...
Lord Reading: Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess Of Reading, Lord Chief Justice And Viceroy Of India, 1860-1935

Lord Reading: Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess Of Reading, Lord Chief Justice And Viceroy Of India, 1860-1935

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Author: Denis JuddBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Lord Reading: Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess Of Reading, Lord Chief Justice...
Macaulay: The Shaping Of The Historian

Macaulay: The Shaping Of The Historian

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Author: John CliveBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, The Shaping Of The Historian Macaulay, chronicles the intellectual evolution of...
Friends And Relations: Three Centuries Of Quaker Families

Friends And Relations: Three Centuries Of Quaker Families

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Author: Verily AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on book block. -
Violet Trefusis: Life And Letters

Violet Trefusis: Life And Letters

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Author: Philippe Jullian And John PhillipsBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsViolet Trefusis: Life And Letters chronicles the fascinating existence of a prominent...
Patrician Democrat: The Political Life Of Charles Cowper 1843-1870

Patrician Democrat: The Political Life Of Charles Cowper 1843-1870

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Author: Alan PowellBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the influential political career of a prominent figure during a pivotal era...
Queen Mary: 1867-1953

Queen Mary: 1867-1953

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Author: James Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN LIMITED, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative biography, Queen Mary, chronicles the life of the formidable consort of King...
Sir Robert Menzies: 1894-1978—A New, Informal Memoir

Sir Robert Menzies: 1894-1978—A New, Informal Memoir

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Author: Sir Percy Joske, Kt.Binding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Sir Robert Menzies: 1894-1978 - A New, Informal Memoir, chronicles...
Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures, And Times

Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures, And Times

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Author: M. H. EllisBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures, And Times, chronicles the remarkable journey...
Francis Greenway: His Life And Times

Francis Greenway: His Life And Times

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Author: M. H. EllisBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Francis Greenway His Life And Times, chronicles the remarkable career of...
Walter Murdoch: A Biographical Memoir

Walter Murdoch: A Biographical Memoir

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Author: John La NauzeBinding: HardbackPublished: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, Walter Murdoch: A Biographical Memoir, chronicles the distinguished life and intellectual contributions...
Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West

Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West

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Author: Victoria GlendinningBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of a prominent literary figure and gardener,...
Memoirs

Memoirs

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Author: Dame Mabel BrookesBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsUnknown
Picasso: Love And War 1935-1945: Life With Dora Maar

Picasso: Love And War 1935-1945: Life With Dora Maar

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Author: Anne BaldassariBinding: PaperbackPublished: Flammarion, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume, Picasso: Love And War 1935-1945 Life With...
Captain Cook

Captain Cook

$152.00 AUD
Author: Alistair MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAlistair Maclean's Captain Cook presents a gripping historical adventure, chronicling...
Sir Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren

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Author: Nicholas SerotaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Whitechapel., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-
Nation Builders: Great Lives And Stories From St Kilda General Cemetery

Nation Builders: Great Lives And Stories From St Kilda General Cemetery

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Author: Meyer EidelsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Meyer Eidelson., 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the significant contributions of individuals interred within...
When The Wattles Bloom Again: The Life And Times Of William Barak, Last Chief Of The Yarra Yarra Tribe

When The Wattles Bloom Again: The Life And Times Of William Barak, Last Chief Of The Yarra Yarra Tribe

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Author: Shirley W. WienckeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Impact Press, Brunswick, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical work, William Barak: Last Chief Of The...
Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse

Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse

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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...
Charles: Prince Of Wales

Charles: Prince Of Wales

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Author: Anthony HoldenBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Charles: Prince Of Wales, chronicles the intricate...
South From Granada

South From Granada

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Author: Gerald BrenanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton/ Readers Union., 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis evocative memoir, South From Granada, chronicles Gerald Brenan's immersive years in a...
Bartolomeo Scala 1430-1497: Chancellor Of Florence; The Humanist As Bureaucrat

Bartolomeo Scala 1430-1497: Chancellor Of Florence; The Humanist As Bureaucrat

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Author: Alison BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, Bartolomeo Scala 1430-1497 Chancellor Of Florence: The Humanist As Bureaucrat, chronicles the remarkable life...
Sir Christopher Wren: The Design Of St. Paul's Cathedral

Sir Christopher Wren: The Design Of St. Paul's Cathedral

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Author: Kerry DownesBinding: HardbackPublished: Trefoil Publications, London; The American Institute of Architects, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the monumental architectural undertaking of Sir Christopher...
W W Wardell: The Architect And His Era Centenary Papers

W W Wardell: The Architect And His Era Centenary Papers

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Author: Ursula M De JongBinding: PaperbackPublished: Deakin University., 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageW W Wardell: The Architect And His Era Centenary...
William Wilkinson Wardell: His Life And Work: 1823-1899

William Wilkinson Wardell: His Life And Work: 1823-1899

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Author: Ursula M. De JongBinding: PaperbackPublished: Monash University Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive biography chronicles the remarkable...
Accidental Architect: The Life And Times Of George Strickland Kingston

Accidental Architect: The Life And Times Of George Strickland Kingston

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Author: Donald LangmeadBinding: PaperbackPublished: Crossing Press, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Accidental Architect: The Life And Times Of George...
Francis Greenway: A Celebration

Francis Greenway: A Celebration

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Author: Max DupainBinding: HardbackPublished: CASSELL AUSTRALIA, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-
Recollections: In Two Volumes

Recollections: In Two Volumes

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Author: John Viscount MorleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1917Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical memoir, Recollections, chronicles...