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Okinawa, 1945: Final Assault on the Empire
$100.00 AUD
Based on official U.S. Navy and Marine Corps sources, as well as British Admiralty and Japanese records, a dramatic narrative unfolds, reflecting the hard-fought carrier actions, air strikes, kamikaze assaults,...
Blockade Busters, The
Recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. It is the story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was...
The Prince: Deluxe silkbound edition
$80.00 AUD
'It is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.' - Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published...
Alfred De Musset
$80.00 AUD
Author: Cyril Francis OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards show light surface wear....
YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. In A Series of Letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and Its Battle-Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.
$150.00 AUD
Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...
Tug Of War: The Battle For Italy: 1943-45
$100.00 AUD
Author: Dominick Graham, Shelford BidwellBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Martin's Press - Book Club Edition., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and tear to DJ, slight...
Bridge Across The Sky: The Berlin Blockade And Airlift, 1948-1949
$35.00 AUD
Author: Richard CollierBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the dramatic events of Bridge Across The...
Russian Art And American Money: 1900-1940
$120.00 AUD
Author: Robert C. WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Foxing on book block. Sturdy and clean...
The Horse Of Pride: Life In A Breton Village
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Author: Pierre-Jakez HéliasBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has some light general wear and sticker remnants on back, previous owner name...
The Shadow War: Resistance In Europe 1939-45
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Author: Henri Michel; Translated from the French by Richard BarryBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, London , 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn boards. Light foxing...
Hay & Company: Merchants In Shetland
$60.00 AUD
Author: James R. NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hay & Company (Lerwick) Ltd, 1982Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHay & Company: Merchants In Shetland chronicles the intricate history of a prominent...
Man's Hope: A Novel Of The Civil War In Spain
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Author: André MalrauxBinding: HardbackPublished: Modern Library - Random House, 1941Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Internally...
The Waters Of Rome
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Author: H.V. MortonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Connoisseur and Michael Joseph, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tear, previous owner sticker remnants inside...
Jewish Life In The Middle Ages
$50.00 AUD
Author: Therese And Mendel MetzgerBinding: HardbackPublished: Chartwell Books, 1982Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has some light wearThis scholarly work, Jewish...
Maximilian And Carlota: The Habsburg Tragedy In Mexico
$30.00 AUD
Author: Gene SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: HARRAP, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsGene Smith's Maximilian And Carlota: The Habsburg Tragedy In Mexico chronicles the ill-fated reign of Emperor Maximilian I...
The Marne: The Story Of A Battle That Saved Paris And Marked A Turning Point Of World War I
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Author: Georges BlondBinding: HardbackPublished: Stackpole Books, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGeorges Blond's The Marne chronicles the pivotal World War I engagement that dramatically altered the course of...
The Forging Of A Rebel
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Author: Arturo BareaBinding: HardbackPublished: Reynal and Hitchcock, NY, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards with foxing. Yellowed pages with...
Garibaldi And His Enemies: The Clash Of Arms And Personalities In The Making Of Italy
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Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: by Little, Brown and Company, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsGaribaldi And His Enemies: The Clash Of Arms And Personalities In The Making Of...
Spain
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Author: Yves BottineauBinding: HardbackPublished: Nicholas Kaye, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner markings to front and back...
The D-Day Experience: From The Invasion To The Liberation Of Paris
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Author: Richard HolmesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Imperial War Museum, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Mixed Media. All facsimile documents and memorabilia and, CD...
Bear Rampant: The Autobiography Of Robert Dudley Duke Of Northumberland, Earl Of Warwick And Earl Of Leicester In The Holy Roman Empire, Part Two: 1598-1603
$25.00 AUD
Author: Derek WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Bear Rampant: The Autobiography Of Robert Dudley Duke Of Northumberland, Earl Of Warwick...
Light In The East: Ad 1000-1100
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Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, Amsterdam, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight In The East: Ad 1000-1100 chronicles a...
The Nuclear Age: Ad 1950-1990
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Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: TIME-LIFE BOOKS, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The Nuclear Age, chronicles the...
Shadow Of The Dictators: Ad 1925-1950
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Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsShadow Of The Dictators: Ad 1925-1950 presents a compelling...
The English Catholic Refugees On The Continent 1558-1795: Vol I.—The English Colleges And Convents In The Catholic Low Countries, 1558-1795
$70.00 AUD
Author: Peter GuildayBinding: HardbackPublished: Gregg International Publishers, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Light bumping on corners. Name on fep,...
Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
$12.00 AUD
By the author of the acclaimed Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution , a gripping narrative that tells the story of the second and final war of independence...
The Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett: Volume III of the Grove
$90.00 AUD
Edited by Paul Auster, this four-volume set of Beckett's canon has been designed by award winner Laura Lindgren. Available individually, as well as in a boxed set, the four hardcover...
English Trader, Indian Maid: Representing Gender, Race, and Slavery in
On March 13th, 1711, an article appeared in "The Spectator about Thomas Inkle, a young and aspiring English trader cast ashore in the Americas, who is saved from violenct death...
Andrea Bocelli: The Music of Silence
Andrea Bocelli is currently the world's most successful male singer. He has sold an astonishing 60 million albums worldwide and has sung for the Pope and Bill Clinton. His concerts...
Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture
First published in 1953, this book remains a classic piece of literature on the work and life of Michelangelo (1475-1564). It continues to be the only volume to contain illustrations...
From Munich to the Liberation 1938-1944
This is a vivid and highly readable account of the most complex and disturbing series of events in French history since the Revolution, which makes use of literature and films...
Twentieth-Century France: Politics and Society 1898-1991
Originally published as "Dreyfus to de Gaulle", this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title.Two substantial additional chapters have been incorporated...
Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918
These fascinating, never-before-published early diaries of Count Harry Kessler--patron, museum director, publisher, cultural critic, soldier, secret agent, and diplomat--present a sweeping panorama of the arts and politics of Belle epoque...
Barricades and Borders
This volume, part of The Short Oxford History of the Modern World, is a survey of European history from the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in France to the assassination...
The Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal
The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely...
The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519
$20.00 AUD
The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert's latest history brings the family and the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life....
Frederick the Great
In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved...
The Reckoning: The Murder of Christopher Marlowe
'A masterpiece of biographical investigation' Richard Holmes In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house. The circumstances were shady,...
St. Petersburg: A Cultural History
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Long considered to be the mad dream of an imperious autocrat - the Venice of the North, conceived in a setting of malarial swamps - St. Petersburg was built in...