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Silk Silver Opium: The Trade with China that Changed History
Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what became inevitable - war and humiliation....
Darwin on the Beagle
The story of the voyage that changed human understanding forever. In 1831, Charles Darwin set out on an expedition to South America, brought along as a gentleman companion for Captain...
PRIVATE EYE Dr Hammond's Covid Casebook: The collected pandemic
$12.00 AUD
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, the fortnightly columns of Private Eye's Medical Correspondent 'MD', aka NHS doctor Phil Hammond, have been required reading. Astute, compassionate and scientifically literate, 'MD' has guided...
The Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal and Survival
In an age where resilience is essential The Windsor Legacy delivers an enthralling narrative of inspiration and royal intrigue. Penned by Robert Jobson, a Sunday Times and New York Times...
A History of the World in 80 Lost Women
Journey through thousands of years of human history (now with the women put back in). From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential...
Wool In The Australian Imagination
$20.00 AUD
Author: Shelley NellerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Historic Houses Trust of NSW., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful work, Wool In The Australian Imagination,...
The Antiquaries Journal
$20.00 AUD
Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. The Antiquaries Journal presents a scholarly collection of...
A World at Arms A Global History of World War II
$25.00 AUD
Author: Gerhard L. WeinbergBinding: PaperbackPublished: TSP, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGerhard L. Weinberg's A World At Arms: A Global History Of...
Dharma As Man: A Myth Of Jesus In Buddhist Lands (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Lindsay FalveyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Uni-verity Press, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the...
The Dunstan Decade: Social Democracy At The State Level
$30.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Parkin And Allan PatienceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Longman Cheshire, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Dunstan Decade: Social Democracy At The State...
The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia; Second Edition
$15.00 AUD
Author: David CrystalBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor staining to page edges.The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia; Second Edition presents an authoritative compendium...
Terra Nova: Ambition, jealousy and simmering rivalry in the Heroic Age
'A riveting account about Scott of Antarctica and the machinations of his demise. Of the food depots that were diminished and the rescue that never came.' - Peter Hillary, mountaineer...
Men Without Country: The true story of exploration and rebellion in
'What joy to be at sea again, adrift on the vast Pacific, in the clutches of a gifted storyteller. Harrison Christian and the mutineers of Men Without Country held me...
Breaking New Ground: Biographies Of Women Agricultural Science Students University Of Melbourne 1942-1965
$15.00 AUD
Author: Helen Billman-Jacobe And Ann WestmoreBinding: PaperbackPublished: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Science., 2019Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical non-fiction...
Memories Of Occupied Japan (SIGNED)
$30.00 AUD
Author: Philip Maxwell GreenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self Published, Blackheath Nsw, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, Memories Of Occupied Japan, chronicles the...
Unnecessary Wars
'Australian governments find it easy to go to war. Their leaders seem to be able to withdraw with a calm conscience, answerable neither to God nor humanity.' Australia lost 600...
Renaissance: 15Th & 16Th Century Italian Paintings From The Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
$35.00 AUD
Author: Ron Radford, Giovanni Valagussa, Jaynie Anderson, Attilio Pizzigoni And David WiseBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Australia, 2011Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in...
An Exhibition Concerning The Discovery, Settlement And Exploration Of The Continent Of Australia: The Fourth Part Of The World
$12.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-
1940-1965: The Heroic Years Of Australian Painting
$15.00 AUD
Author: McCulloch Alan (intro)Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Herald Exhibition, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis art history volume, 1940-1965: The Heroic Years Of...
Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta Volume 2: Planting The Seed New York City 1965-1966
$15.00 AUD
Author: Satsvarupa Dasa GoswamiBinding: PaperbackPublished: THE BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical account, Srila Prabhupada-Līlāmṛta, Volume 2: Planting...
The Markham And Ramu Valleys 1943-1944: Australians In The Pacific War
$20.00 AUD
Author: Mark Johnson Binding: PaperbackPublished: Canberra : Dept. of Veteran's Affairs, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Markham And Ramu Valleys 1943-1944:...
A Fair Go In An Age Of Terror: Univa's Jesuit Lenten Seminars 2003 & 2004
$15.00 AUD
Author: Patty FawknerBinding: PaperbackPublished: David Lovell Publishing, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Fair Go In An Age Of Terror presents a...
Whitewash II: The Untold Story Of The Warren Report; The Fbi-Secret Service Coverup; Report Of The President's Commission On The Assassination Of President John F. Kennedy
$60.00 AUD
Author: Harold WeisbergBinding: PaperbackPublished: Harold Weisberg, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn, creased & faded cover.This compelling work of investigative journalism...
Korean Mind: Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture
Delve into this exploration of what it means to be Korean. South Korea is now an economic and technological superpower but how, as a country, did they rebound so quickly...
The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan - Translated With an
An epic saga of samurai warfare in medieval Japan This celebrated literary classic has delighted generations of Japanese. In its pages, you will find a vivid contemporary description of the...
How the West Became Antisemitic: Jews and the Formation of Europe,
An examination of how the Jews real and imagined so challenged the Christian majority in medieval Europe that it became a society that was religiously and culturally antisemitic in new...
The Birth and Rebirth of Pictorial Space
$50.00 AUD
Professor White's historical study of the rediscovery of pictorial space during the Renaissance and of its origins in antiquity was acclaimed when it first appeared. It opened up important new...
Mythomania: Tales of Our Times, From Apple to Isis
Despite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we live in a society that is no less bedazzled-and bedevilled-by myth than those of our remote ancestors. Roland Barthes first examined...
The SAF Medical Corps: Our Heritage, Our Pride, Our Commitment
$40.00 AUD
Author: LTC (Dr) Chong Chun HonBinding: PaperbackPublished: The SAF Medical Corps, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAs the SAF Medical Corps commemorates...
The Rise Of Modern Europe: The Dawn Of A New Era 1250-1453
$12.00 AUD
Author: Edward P. CheyneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Harper Torchbooks, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdward P. Cheyney's The Rise Of Modern Europe:...
The Illustrated True History Of The Elephant Man
$12.00 AUD
Author: Michael Howell And Peter FordBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown...
Images In Opposition: Australian Landscape Painting 1801 – 1890
$30.00 AUD
Author: Tim BonyhadyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the evolution of Australian landscape painting...
Launceston: National Estate Conservation Study
$35.00 AUD
Author: City Architect & Planner's Department of Launceston City CouncilBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis foundational volume in urban planning and heritage conservation presents a rigorous assessment...
For The Good Of The Nation
$30.00 AUD
Author: Leon RosselsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Journeyman Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased and worn cover. Live For The...
Creating French Culture: Treasures From The Bibliothèque Nationale De France
$30.00 AUD
Author: Emmanuel Le Roy LadurieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press., 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Water damage to various pages and edges, foxed edges, previous...
Centuries Of Darkness
he authors of this text, originally published in England in 1991, are young scholars who present no less than a "chronological revolution." After tracing the development of Old World chronology,...
The Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800
This book studies the evolution of the family from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century and how the process radically influenced child-rearing, education, contraception, sexual behaviour and marriage.
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and...
Flickers Of Sunshine: Chasing The Story's Correspondent's Life On The Frontlines Of History
$12.00 AUD
Author: John BorrellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Charles Glass Books , 2021Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFlickers Of Sunshine: Chasing The Story's Correspondent's Life On...
Australian Nurses Since Nightingale: 1860 - 1990 (SIGNED)
$45.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth BurchillBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Melbourne, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAustralian Nurses Since Nightingale 1860-1990 presents a comprehensive historical account...
Their Ghosts May Be Heard: Australia To 1900
$15.00 AUD
Author: Sheena Coupe & Mary AndrewsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Melbourne : Longman Cheshire, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased and faded cover. Their...
Europe: Privilege And Protest 1730-1789
$12.00 AUD
Author: Olwen H. HuftonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fontana Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical analysis, Europe: Privilege And Protest 1730-1789, chronicles...
Up From Down Under: How Australian Music Changed The World
$12.00 AUD
Author: Jeff ApterBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Five Mile Press, Scoresby, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the surprising global...
Another Day Another Dollar: Working Lives In Australian History
$20.00 AUD
Author: Andrew ReevesBinding: PaperbackPublished: McCulloch Publishing, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Another Day Another Dollar: Working Lives In...
An Unlettered Girl: Her Life On The Goldfields
$15.00 AUD
Author: Patricia Stavely BairdBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAn evocative historical narrative, An Unlettered Girl: Her Life On The...
A Profession's Pathway: Nursing At St Vincent's Since 1893
$40.00 AUD
Author: Mary Sheehan With Sonia JenningsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the evolution...