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Merchants And Masterpieces: The Story Of The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA richly detailed work of cultural history, Merchants and Masterpieces: The Story of the...
The Letters Of T. S. Eliot: Volume I, 1898–1922
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of literary biography and correspondence, The Letters of T. S. Eliot: Volume I, 1898–1922 chronicles the formative...
Fragments Of Early History Of Australia: 1788 To 1812
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Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Tanning on pages. A work of early Australian colonial history, Fragments of Early History of Australia:...
Australia As It Is: Facts And Features, Sketches And Incidents Of Australia And Australian Life
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA vivid piece of nineteenth-century travel writing and social observation, Australia As It Is: Facts And Features, Sketches And Incidents...
Crime Before Calvary: Herodias, Herod Antipas, And Pontius Pilate: A New Interpretation
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA work of historical and biblical scholarship, Crime Before Calvary: Herodias, Herod Antipas, and Pontius Pilate:...
Advertisements For Myself
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of American literary audacity, Advertisements for Myself presents Norman Mailer's bold and restless self-examination through...
A Concise History Of Modern Music: From Debussy To Boulez
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of musicology, A Concise History of Modern Music: From Debussy to Boulez chronicles the sweeping transformation of...
California Classics: The Creative Literature Of The Golden State; Essays On The Books And Their Writers
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rich work of literary criticism and cultural history, California Classics: The Creative Literature...
Arthur Symons: Selected Letters, 1880–1935
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis scholarly collection presents a rich and intimate portrait of Arthur Symons — poet, critic, and central figure of the...
The Death Of Lorca
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of historical investigation, The Death of Lorca uncovers the murky circumstances...
"Your Isadora": The Love Story Of Isadora Duncan's & Gordon Craig
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. A richly intimate work of biographical scholarship, Your Isadora: The Love Story of...
Sappho's Island: A Paean For Lesbos
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly evocative work of travel writing and cultural history, Sappho's Island: A Paean for Lesbos presents a lyrical portrait...
Alan Marshall Talking
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA celebrated work of Australian autobiography and oral history, Alan Marshall Talking presents the beloved storyteller in intimate conversation, sharing...
Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography Of John Reed
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Some moisture damage Markings: Previous ownerA sweeping and authoritative biography, Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed chronicles the extraordinary life of John...
Australia From A Woman's Point Of View
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Edition: First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA vivid work of travel writing and social observation, Australia From A Woman's Point Of View chronicles...
The Fearful Void
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA gripping work of travel writing and personal memoir, The Fearful Void chronicles Geoffrey...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Letters To Mrs. David Ogilvy 1849-1861
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis intimate epistolary collection presents a remarkable window into the private world of one of Victorian England's most celebrated poets,...
Memoirs Of An Infantry Officer
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of autobiographical fiction rooted in the First World War, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer chronicles the harrowing experiences...
May Carstairs: A Succourer Of Many
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing from age. A poignant historical document, May Carstairs: A Succourer Of Many offers a devout and...
A Smaller History Of Rome From The Earliest Times To The Death Of Trajan
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Previous owner. Foxing and tanning. A foundational work in classical education, this...
Confessions Of A Young Man
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of autobiographical fiction and literary memoir, Confessions of a Young Man chronicles George Moore's formative years as an aspiring...
The Revolution Of Cola Di Rienzo
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of medieval political literature, The Revolution of Cola di Rienzo chronicles...
The Barbed Wire Waltz: The Memoirs Of The Last Waltz King
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly layered work of memoir and cultural history, The Barbed Wire Waltz: The...
Behind The Australian Tests: 1956
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA compelling piece of Australian cricket history, Behind the Australian Tests: 1956 chronicles the celebrated Australian cricket team's...
Through The Wordsworth Country: A Companion To The Lake District
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Contents page loose. Heavy foxing throughout. A richly detailed literary travel...
Shakespeare The Englishman
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Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Usual aging. A scholarly work of literary and biographical criticism, Shakespeare The Englishman argues that the genius of William Shakespeare...
Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber: Reflections of a Nobel Laureate,
Every Thursday for nearly a decade, Nagiub Mahfouz's brief column of recollection, refelction, and comment has appeared in the Al-Ahram Weekly. This celebratory volume, published on the occasion of the...
Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey
In Reading Chekhov Janet Malcolm takes on three roles: literary critic, biographer and journalist. Her close readings of Chekhov's stories and plays are interwoven with episodes from his life and...
Family Business: Selected Letters Between a Father and Son
FAMILY BUSINESS is not only a personal glimpse into the life of one of the great US poets, but also the moving story of a relationship between a father and...
The Shakespeare Conspiracy
The life of William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon is shrouded in mystery. There is no record of his having received an education, buying a book, or writing a single poem or...
Jane Austen: A Family Record
Deidre Le Faye has edited this completely revised and expanded edition of W. and R.A.Austen-Leigh's 1913 biography of Jane Austen, long out of print but still widely regarded as the...
Black Livingstone: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century
Black Livingstone is the first book to chronicle the remarkable life of William Henry Sheppard. As a twenty-four-year-old African American missionary in 1890, Sheppard departed for what was then the...
Golden Lilies
The book titled Golden Lilies by the author Kwei-li Liu. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Gaudi: A Biography
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"A soaring biography. . . meticulously researched, elegantly organized, fluidly, lucidly written." --Chicago Tribune At the time of his death in 1926, Antonio Gaudi was arguably the most famous architect...
Birdland: A Journey Around Britain on the Wing
A joyous celebration of Britain's rich bird life In Birdland , journalist and lifelong birder Jon Gower explores our intimate connection with the bird life around us. From the symphonic...
Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2833
$120.00 AUD
Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2833 A richly varied Pelican box spanning linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, cybernetics, education, and European history. Norbert Wiener's foundational Cybernetics text, Noam Chomsky's Problems...
Secondhand History, Science & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834
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Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834 Another all-Pelican box of exceptional range, covering sociology, evolutionary biology, geology, law, computing, political theory, and the philosophy of science. A.N. Whitehead's...
The Foundations Of Fremantle: Exploring The Early History Of Western Australia's First City
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed work of regional history, The Foundations of Fremantle: Exploring the Early...
The Emperor Of Germany At Home
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Good/fair - for age. Boards - worn and frayed; marks...
C.G. Jung: The Haunted Prophet
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA probing and unflinching psychological biography, C.G. Jung: The Haunted Prophet chronicles the life of one...
Voice Of The Wind: The Family Of Alice Syme From The Scottish Covenanters To 1978
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed work of genealogical and social history, Voice of the Wind chronicles...
Mary Kingsley
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerIn this captivating and elegantly drawn mid-century biography, noted chronicler Cecil Howard delivers Mary Kingsley, a definitive exploration of one...
I Remember Blamey
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA warm and affectionate work of Australian military biography and memoir, I Remember Blamey...
Brecht: As They Knew Him
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rich work of literary biography and cultural history, Brecht: As They Knew Him...
The Golden Days
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
The Heart Of Boswell: Highlights From The Journals Of James Boswell
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterfully curated anthology, The Heart of Boswell: Highlights from the Journals of James Boswell presents the most vivid and...
Letters Of Vance And Nettie Palmer 1915-1963
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdited by Vivian Smith, Letters of Vance and Nettie Palmer 1915–1963 presents an intimate...
Professor of Democracy: The Life of Charles Henry Pearson, 1830-1894, Oxford Don and Australian Radical
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsIn this masterful and deeply engaging historical biography, noted scholar John Tregenza delivers Professor of Democracy, the definitive chronicle of...