Biography

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerDeep in the Northern Territory of Australia, the Daly River winds through one of the continent's last great...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhen a corpse becomes the most eloquent witness in the courtroom, science becomes the great equaliser of justice — this...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingIn the icy, fog-shrouded waters of a Norwegian fjord lay the most feared warship of the Second World War — the German battleship *Tirpitz*...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind the Iron Curtain, fleeing the Soviet state was not merely an act of courage — it was...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadow of skyscrapers and speakeasies, Kenneth Allsop's The Bootleggers transports readers to the blood-soaked streets of Prohibition-era Chicago, where the law was...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAgainst the haunting backdrop of names etched in black granite — the Vietnam Veterans Memorial — Arthur Egendorf's Healing from the War: Trauma & Transformation...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the glittering heart of Victorian high society, where political intrigue and aristocratic ambition intertwined, the Duchess of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Admiral's Wife opens a rare and intimate window into the life of Mrs Phillip Parker King, the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersLetters from Victorian Pioneers stands as one of the most compelling primary-source collections...

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Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn The Bush in Bloom: A Wildflower Artist's Year in Paintings & Words, celebrated Australian botanical artist Kathleen McArthur invites...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersNestled in the foothills of Victoria's Yarra Valley, the...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodNestled on the Mornington Peninsula overlooking Port Phillip Bay, Beleura stands as one of Australia's most extraordinary historic houses — a grand Victorian mansion...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the breathless decades between 1909 and 1936, a generation of daring pilots pushed flimsy, roaring machines to their absolute limits in pursuit of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the heart of the Victorian aesthetic revolution stands Morris & Co., the legendary design firm founded by William Morris whose radical vision transformed...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingWhen South African Airways commemorated half a century of aviation history, the result was 50 Years of Flight — a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLong before modern labour rights were taken for granted, generations of plumbers and gasfitters fought, organized, and sacrificed to build one of...