History

Tells the history of sherry, stretching from Chaucer's wine of Lepe, throug Shakespeare's sherris-sack, to the sherry of today. From the planting of the vines in the South of Andalusia,...

A history of Bauhaus in Australia and New Zealand. Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond- Transforming Education through Art, Design and Architecture presents an extraordinary new Australasian cultural history. It is a...

A president-to-be chronicles the life and times of the historic first Chief Executive in this insightful biography. Noted educator and historian Woodrow Wilson profiles George Washington's rise to leadership, providing...

'We stand on the shoulders of giants. Now we learn their names.' A powerful, joyous, stunningly illustrated collection of essays by queer icons about the LGBTQ+ trailblazers throughout history who...

Author: Donald KaganBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Some marks on spines. Clean text. This two‑volume set...

Author: Susan F. Rossen; Caroselli, Susan L.Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Detroit Institute of Arts with The Art Institute of Chicago, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded covers. This historical...

Author: Peter Bishop And Lesley WilliamsBinding: PaperbackPublished: RIBA Publishing, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text, Planning, Politics And City Making:...

Author: Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, Fabrizio Bisconti, Danilo MazzoleniBinding: PaperbackPublished: SCHNELL & STEINER, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a...

The book titled Thailand Condensed: 2,000 Years of History and Culture by the author Ellen London. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A technical history of the ship from 1600 to 1850 through models, with informative illustrations and text, by the author of Warships of the Napoleonic Era. The National Maritime Museum...

A technical history of the ship from 1600 to 1850 through models, with informative illustrations and text, by the author of Warships of the Napoleonic Era. The National Maritime Museum...

Dark Renaissance is the thrilling story of the writer who transformed culture in Elizabethan England, bringing it out of the darkness and into the light. Poor boy. Dark star. Spy....

'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' - VOGUE 'Harpy...

'The great affair is to move: to come down off this feather-bed of civilisation, and find the globe granite underfoot,' wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. This book celebrates the history of...

The great passenger liners of the twentieth century make for iconic images of maritime history and design. This beautiful, full-colour book presents the development of passenger ships across the twentieth...

Revealing the Midget Class Submarines from X-Class to Stickleback. The X Class submarines were conceived during WW2, small craft of around 51ft (16m) long, designed to be towed by a...

'Kuper is a shrewd observer in this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting...

From the acclaimed journalist and author of Difficult Women, a timely and entertaining take-down of the genius myth, exploring the surprising history of invention, inspiration and distortion by which some...

For centuries Britain's commercial fishermen have ventured out into the ravages of the surrounding seas to bring fish back both to supply a home market and for export around the...

The many influences of the past on our diet today make the concept of 'British food' very hard to define. The Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans all brought ingredients...

This book outlines the history of theatres and music halls from the late 16th century to the present time, noting changing fashions in entertainment and evolving official attitudes to safety...

An authentic and entertaining first-hand account of life in the Australian bush from the 1920s to the 1950s. Under the Mulga follows Jim Gasteen's childhood adventures, marriage and his life-long...

Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to...

Among the most stirring works of labor history ever written, this autobiography of Mother Jones (nee Mary Harris) chronicles the life of a woman who was considered a saint by...

The book titled How Did it Begin by the author Brasch. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: Acropolis Museum Editions, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Acropolis Museum Guide' presents a comprehensive overview of the renowned Athenian...

Author: Alastair CromptonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Who Dares Publishing, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe compelling narrative of The Man Who Drew Tomorrow chronicles...

Author: Joyce E. SalisburyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Routledge, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePerpetua's Passion: The Death And Memory Of A Young Roman Woman...

Author: Evelyn WaughBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling travelogue, When The Going Was Good, chronicles Evelyn Waugh's...

Author: Edited By Colin Carrington; Foreword By Jack ThompsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bendigo Goldfields Bush Poets Inc, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical...

Author: Terry DearyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Scholastic, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the often-gruesome and always fascinating lives of the...

Author: A. Donald MacleodBinding: PaperbackPublished: IVP Academic, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography chronicles the significant contributions of C. Stacey...

Author: Herman MelvilleBinding: PaperbackPublished: Race Point Publishing, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA monumental work of American literature, Moby Dick chronicles the...

Author: Michelle GrattanBinding: PaperbackPublished: New Holland Publisgers, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAustralian Prime Ministers presents a comprehensive overview of the nation's...

Author: Richard Reid and Cheryl MonganBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image*Aftermath: The End of...

Author: Hugo BrandenburgBinding: PaperbackPublished: Brepols, 2004Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imsigned by previous owner on inside...

Author: Siriol Davies And Jack L. Davis (Editors)Binding: PaperbackPublished: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2007Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition...

Author: Gerald JaggardBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australia, Loreto Mandeville Hall, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, A Mosaic Of Memories: Loreto Mandeville...

Author: Chris BushellBinding: PaperbackPublished: BREDA, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear; good overall conditionThis authoritative reference work, Jane's Urban Transport...

Author: Susan ComptonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Prestel, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: yellowing of spine; minor wear and fraying to external cover; pages...

Author: Robert Holdstock & Malcolm EdwardsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Paper Tiger, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLost...

Author: Christian FeestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames & Hudson., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image-

Author: F. J. NortonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bowes & Bowes, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, fraying and tanning of external...

Author: Jim RevittBinding: PaperbackPublished: Anvil Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis captivating historical collection, The Good Old Days: Heritage Photographs Of The Manning, Gloucester And Great Lakes, presents...

Author: Alan HessBinding: PaperbackPublished: CHRONICLE, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: no dust jacketPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis architectural history chronicles the vibrant and distinctive Googie style that defined American coffee shops and...