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Stories of Ireland
A collection of delightful short stories from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian Friel 'A fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We'll say another...
Manners and Mischief: An A-Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from
Filled with sparkling anecdotes and tales of living life to the full, featuring previously unseen photographs from Lady Glenconner's personal collection. Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret and Maid...
Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee: An Epically Short History of Our Kings
A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' BOB MORTIMER 'A treat' ALICE LOXTON 'Five stars from me...'...
You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here: Winner of the Beryl
'This atmospheric debut looks like a rural Irish coming-of-age novel, but it's cleverer, darker, more unreliable.' Daily Mail A FINALIST FOR THE 2020 PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH...
Pageantry Of The Law
$35.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the solemn grandeur of courtroom ceremony lies a rich, centuries-old tradition that binds the British...
The Governance Of Anglo-Saxon England 500-1087
$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFor nearly six centuries, Anglo-Saxon England stood as one of the most complex and formative political experiments in the medieval world...
The Citizen Of The World: Or Letters From A Chinese Philosopher Residing In London To His Friends In The East
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodWhat if the sharpest critic of Georgian England were not a native son, but a fictional Chinese philosopher writing home with bemused, devastating wit? First...
The Canterbury Tales
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew works in the English literary canon can claim the enduring power and vivid humanity of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales — a magnificent collection...
Countrygoer In The Dales
$15.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: fep clippedA passionate love letter to one of England's most breathtaking landscapes, Countrygoer in the Dales draws readers into...
Paved With Gold: Or The Romance And Reality Of The London Streets
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Some moisture damageCondition remarks: good for age - worn and frayed boards with some discolouration; pages -...
This Is Ireland: Ulster And The City Of Belfast
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missingBefore the Troubles carved their divisions into the landscape, Ulster stood as a province of quiet grandeur, rugged coastlines,...
The Spirit Of Ireland
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingFew writers have captured the essence of the Irish character with as much warmth, wit,...
A Sack Of Shakings
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingLong before armchair travel was fashionable, Frank T. Bullen had already lived the stories that other...
The Oxford Dictionary Of Saints
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor anyone seeking an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the lives, legends, and cults of the saints, The...
England In The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the turbulent aftermath of Waterloo to the eve of the First World War, England in...
Georgian London
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew books have so definitively captured the built environment of a great city as Georgian London, Sir John...
The Alchemist
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFirst performed in 1610, Ben Jonson's The Alchemist stands as one of the most brilliantly constructed comedies in...
The Public School Phenomenon
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew institutions have shaped the British character — and by extension the British Empire — quite so profoundly...
The Life Of Noël Coward
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in the twentieth century embodied wit, elegance, and creative genius quite like Noël Coward...
Mysterious Britain
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBeneath the rolling hills and windswept moors of Britain lie secrets that have endured for millennia...
Richard Ii
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA king undone by his own pride — Shakespeare's Richard II stands as one of the...
The Family From One End Street
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMeet the Ruggles — a boisterous, warm-hearted working-class family living on One End Street, where Mr. Ruggles is...
The English Parliament: A Study Of Its Nature And Historic Development
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of British democracy stands an institution of extraordinary antiquity and resilience — Parliament...
Village School
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the quiet rhythms of post-war English rural life with Village School, the charming and warmly observed...
Keats
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew lives in English literary history burn as brightly—or as briefly—as that of John Keats, and Sidney Colvin's...
Kings And Queens Of England And Great Britain
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; stained book blockFrom the fog-shrouded courts of Anglo-Saxon England to the gilded splendour of the modern monarchy,...
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA masterwork of post-war British fiction, Anglo-Saxon Attitudes thrusts the reader into the morally tangled life...
The Collected Poems Of A. E. Housman
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have captured the bittersweet ache of youth, mortality, and the English...
Highways And Byways In Oxford And The Cotswolds
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew regions of England reward the curious traveller as richly as Oxford and the Cotswolds,...
Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the frost-bitten halls of Camelot to an eerie green chapel lost in a wild winter...
The Snow Goose: A Story Of Dunkirk
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the vast, lonely marshes of the Essex coast, a reclusive, hunchbacked painter named Philip Rhayader finds an...
Gytha's Message: A Tale Of Saxon England
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingSet against the turbulent backdrop of Saxon England, Gytha's Message chronicles the journey of a young messenger caught in the crosscurrents of loyalty, faith,...
Adam Hepburn's Vow: A Tale Of Kirk And Covenant
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the turbulent backdrop of 17th-century Scotland, Adam Hepburn's Vow: A Tale of Kirk and Covenant chronicles the life of a...
The Complete Yes Minister: The Diaries Of A Cabinet Minister By The Right Hon. James Hacker Mp
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBehind the polished doors of Whitehall lies a battlefield of euphemism, evasion, and exquisite bureaucratic sabotage — and The Complete...
John Wesley's Journal
$255.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew documents in the history of Christianity offer as intimate and electrifying a window into a spiritual revolution...
The Golden Sovereign: A Conclusion To Over The Bridge
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew memoirs capture the delicate threshold between boyhood and manhood with the quiet brilliance of The Golden Sovereign, the concluding...
A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples: Volume I: The Birth Of Britain
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the pen of one of history's most formidable statesmen comes a monumental chronicle of civilisation — A History of...
A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples: Volume Ii: The New World
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedFrom the pen of one of history's greatest statesmen comes a sweeping narrative of civilisation's most consequential chapter — A History of...
Children Of England: The Heirs Of King Henry Viii
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew dynasties have captivated the historical imagination quite like the Tudors, and at the centre of their most...
The History Today Companion To British History
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the Roman invasion to the modern age, The History Today Companion to British History stands as an authoritative and comprehensive reference work...
The Italian Boy: A Tale Of Murder And Body Snatching In 1830S London
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadowy, fog-choked streets of 1830s London, a young Italian street boy vanished — and the chilling truth of what happened to...
His Majesty's Spanish Flock: Sir Joseph Banks And The Merinos Of George Iii Of England
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the annals of agricultural and imperial history, few stories are as remarkable as the clandestine transfer of Spain's prized Merino sheep...
The Lilt Of The Irish: An Encyclopedia Of Irish Folklore And Humor
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew cultures have woven their soul so vividly into story and song as the Irish, and The Lilt of the Irish: An...
David Peacock's Tunbridge Wells Sketchbook
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerSteeped in the charm of one of England's most historically distinctive spa towns, David Peacock's Tunbridge Wells...
London Particulars
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA richly textured portrait of a vanished city, London Particulars transports the reader back to the teeming, fog-laden streets of early twentieth-century London through...
Celtic: Myths And Legends Series
$20.00 AUD
Edition: facsimile ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the mist-shrouded hills of ancient Ireland to the warrior halls of early Britain, Celtic: Myths and Legends transports readers into the...
The Papers Of Tony Veitch
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingGlasgow is a city of shadows and secrets, and in William McIlvanney's The Papers of Tony Veitch, Detective Inspector Jack...
Flashman At The Charge
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingInto the smoke and carnage of the Crimean War rides Harry Flashman — coward, scoundrel, and accidental hero — swept up in...