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The Iliad
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post )-critics lauded it...
The Pianist
The powerful memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. 'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the...
Lavender & Linen
Living life to the full in a small French village In Escaping, Henrietta taylor quitted Australia with her two young children and settled in a small village in the south...
Diary Of A Man In Despair
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA searing work of historical testimony and literary courage, Diary of a Man in...
Irish Political Documents 1869-1916
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA foundational work in Irish historical scholarship, Irish Political Documents 1869-1916 presents a meticulously curated collection of primary source materials...
The Court Of Versailles: In The Reign Of Louis Xiv
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of historical non-fiction, this volume chronicles the dazzling and treacherous world of the French royal court...
Peeps At Many Lands: Germany
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Binding loose - pages still intact. A charming work of early twentieth-century travel writing and cultural geography, Peeps At Many...
A History Of Hull
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA comprehensive work of regional history, A History of Hull chronicles the development of...
Revisionism And Empire: Socialist Imperialism In Germany 1897–1914
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of historical and political scholarship, this study examines the ideological tensions within the German Social Democratic Party...
Lesbos: The Pagan Island
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA vivid work of travel writing and personal memoir, Lesbos: The Pagan Island chronicles Australian author Betty Roland's journey to the Greek...
Virgin Soil Upturned: A Novel, Book One
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark of Soviet literature, Virgin Soil Upturned: A Novel, Book One chronicles the turbulent collectivization of a Don Cossack...
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA towering achievement of historical literature, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire chronicles the trajectory of one of...
Marxism And Imperialism
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of Marxist political theory and historical analysis, Marxism and Imperialism presents...
The Theatre Of The London Fairs In The 18Th Century
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of theatre history, The Theatre of the London Fairs in the...
Lectures On The Industrial Revolution Of The 18Th Century In England: Popular Addresses, Notes And Other Fragments
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Light pencil underlines throughout.A landmark work in economic history, Lectures on the Industrial...
National Communism In Western Europe: A Third Way To Socialism?
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of political science and comparative European studies, National Communism in Western...
Heloise And Abelard
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of medieval scholarship, Heloise and Abelard by Étienne Gilson presents a...
The Left, The Right And The Jews
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of political and social history, The Left, The Right and the Jews presents a sweeping analysis of...
An Exhibition Of Modern European Paintings & Sculpture
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Historians And The Causes Of The French Revolution
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of historiographical scholarship, Historians and the Causes of the...
Scramble For Africa: The Great Trek To The Boer War
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of narrative history, Scramble for Africa: The Great Trek to the Boer War chronicles the...
Historical Memoirs Of The Duc De Saint-Simon: A Shortened Version
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark work of historical memoir and primary source literature, Historical Memoirs of...
Britain In Transition: The Twentieth Century
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of modern British history, Britain in Transition: The Twentieth Century chronicles...
An Introduction To The Roman World
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA comprehensive academic survey, An Introduction to the Roman World presents a...
The Medieval Underworld
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of social history, The Medieval Underworld uncovers the shadowy margins of life in the Middle Ages,...
Road To Volgograd
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of travel writing and personal reflection, Road to Volgograd chronicles British novelist Alan Sillitoe's journey through the...
The Jewish War
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA cornerstone of ancient historical literature, The Jewish War chronicles the catastrophic conflict between...
Baffy: The Diaries Of Blanche Dugdale 1936-1947
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A compelling work of historical biography and primary source documentation, Baffy: The Diaries...
The Waterman
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterwork of Dutch literary fiction, The Waterman chronicles the solitary, elemental life of Maarten Rossaert, a ferryman whose existence...
The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen De Paris, Petits Poèmes En Prose
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA landmark of French literary modernism, The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen de Paris, Petits Poèmes en Prose...
The Bass Saxophone
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of Czech literature, The Bass Saxophone presents two novellas — the title story and Emöke — that...
Snow-White And Rose-Red And Other Folk Stories From Germany
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA charming collection of traditional German folklore, this volume presents beloved tales drawn from the rich oral storytelling tradition of Central Europe,...
Leopold I Of Austria
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA meticulously researched work of European history, John P. Spielman's biography chronicles the life and reign of Leopold I, the Habsburg Holy...
An Abridgment Of Bishop Burnet's History Of His Own Times
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This landmark work of historical abridgment presents a condensed...
Satan In Goray
$8.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet in a devastated seventeenth-century Polish village still reeling from the Cossack massacres, Satan...
Wagner Writes From Paris...: Stories, Essays And Articles By The Young Composer
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich collection of primary source writings, Wagner Writes from Paris...: Stories, Essays and Articles by the Young Composer presents...
Four Short Plays: The Bear; The Proposal; The Wedding; The Anniversary
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA cornerstone of dramatic literature, this collection presents four of Anton Chekhov's most beloved...
The Prisoner In The Mask
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of historical adventure fiction, The Prisoner in the Mask chronicles the dangerous exploits of its protagonist set against the...
The Roman Experience
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly engaging work of classical scholarship, The Roman Experience presents an intimate and vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome, drawing...
The Life Of Giovanni Boccaccio
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed biographical work, The Life of Giovanni Boccaccio chronicles the remarkable journey of one of the Italian Renaissance's most celebrated...
Before The Industrial Revolution: European Society And Economy, 1000-1700
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of economic history, Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy,...
The Great Invasion
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous owner-
Passion's Child: The Extraordinary Life Of Jane Digby
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed biographical narrative, this work chronicles the extraordinary and scandalous life of Jane Digby, one of the nineteenth...
The Oak And The Calf: Sketches Of Literary Life In The Soviet Union
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of literary memoir and political testimony, The Oak and the Calf...
Music In The 20Th Century: From Debussy Through Stravinsky
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of musicology, Music in the 20th Century: From Debussy Through Stravinsky presents a sweeping and authoritative survey...
Turkiye: Cycling Through a Country's First Century
"A deeply thoughtful, gripping and scrupulous book told in Sayarer's trademark style from the saddle and the roadside" CAROLINE EDEN By a winner of the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel...
The Russian Advance
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA compelling firsthand historical account, The Russian Advance offers an urgent, contemporary perspective on the military maneuvers of the Eastern...
Eloise in Paris: Book & CD
It's Eloise's sixtieth birthday-though she's still not a day over six. Celebrate by joining Eloise on a Parisian adventure in this storybook that now comes with a CD narrated by...