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A Way Of Thinking
$30.00 AUD
Author: Steensen VarmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Steensen Varming, 2013Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis commemorative volume, A Way Of Thinking: Celebrating 80 Years, chronicles the enduring philosophy and innovative contributions of a...
Exiles At Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1946
$30.00 AUD
Author: Drusilla ModjeskaBinding: HardbackPublished: Sirius Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: discoloured blockingExiles At Home presents a compelling examination of identity and belonging, chronicling the intricate lives...
English Historical Documents Volume XII 1833-1974 (Two-Volume Set)
$140.00 AUD
Author: David C. DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis two-volume reference set presents a curated archive of primary source material documenting British political,...
The War Diaries & The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor. Official Australian Correspondent 1940-1944 (Two-Volume Set)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth SlessorBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis two-volume documentary set presents Kenneth Slessor’s firsthand account of World War II...
The Works of Falvius Josephus. Vol. II
$250.00 AUD
Author: Flavius JosephusBinding: HardbackPublished: Albion Press, 1811Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good for age. Worn boards. Bumping...
The Collected Papers Of Paul Vinogradoff (Two-Volume Set)
$140.00 AUD
Author: Paul VinogradoffBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCollected Papers presents a two-volume nonfiction compilation of seminal...
A History Of Australian Drama (Two-Volume Set)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Leslie ReesBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA History of Australian Drama presents a comprehensive two-volume nonfiction study charting the evolution of theatrical...
Spirit of Place
The author's reminiscences of her life on Prince Edward Island are accompanied by vivid photographs of the Island
Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War
Ian Buruma's grandparents, Bernard Schlesinger and Winifred Regensburg (Winnie & Bun), wrote to each other regularly over their sixty years together. The first letters were written in 1915, when Bernard...
The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London
A fascinating historical investigation that brilliantly illuminates a macabre episode in 1830s London and brings the capital's underclass roaring back to life. Towards the end of 1831, the authorities unearthed...
In Search of Theater: Travels in England, Ireland, France, Germany,
This book was written between 1946 and 1952, and first published in 1953. It is now widely regarded as the standard portrait of the European and American theater in the...
De Valera, Fianna Fail and the "Irish Press": The Truth in the News?
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The relationship between the Fianna Fail party and the "Irish Press", both founded by Eamon de Valera in an era of political revolution, has been much misunderstood. Blamed for causing...
The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950
This descriptive gazetter looks, town by town, at all surviving theatres built between 1750 and 1950. It makes assesments of their quality, architecturally and theatrically and also assesses the potential...
A View to a Death in the Morning: Nature of Hunting Through History
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What brought the ape out of the trees, and so the man out of the ape, was a taste for blood. This is how the story went, when a few...
What the past did for us
Adam Hart-Davis, one of the nations favourite TV presenters, returns to our screens with a tour through the Top Ten developments of each of the great civilisations of the past....
Popular Theater and Society in Tsarist Russia
This is the most comprehensive study available of the popular theater that developed during the last decades of tsarist Russia. Swift examines the origins and significance of the new "people's...
A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America
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On a hot summer night in 1930, three black teenagers accused of murdering a young white man and raping his girlfriend waited for justice in an Indiana jail. A mob...
Reunion: A Memoir
In Reunion, Tom Hayden traces the arc of a life lived at the turbulent heart of American dissent — from his working-class Michigan upbringing to his emergence as a founding...
The Passport in America: The History of a Document
In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as...
Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Garbology explores the hidden and costly wonders of our buy-it-now, get-it-today world of transportation, revealing the surprising truths, mounting challenges, and logistical magic...
Mayflower: A Voyage to War
Nathaniel Philbrick, bestselling author of 'In the Heart of the Sea', reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers' settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle...
Sons of the Moon
On a vast plateau high in the Bolivian Andes live the "Sons of the Moon", the Aymara. This great pre-Columbian empire, the first in South America, was a peaceful nation...
Homeland Elegies: A Barack Obama Favourite Book
A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST AND ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I read it in a fever, swept up in the kind of rapture you fall into when your...
Destination America
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Author: Maldwyn A. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsDestination America by Maldwyn A. Jones presents a comprehensive historical account of immigration to the United States....
Pioneers Of Wool
$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert IngpenBinding: HardbackPublished: PIONEER SETTLEMENT PRESS, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsPioneers Of Wool chronicles the fascinating history of the wool...
Australian Bushrangers: An Illustrated History
$25.00 AUD
Author: George BoxallBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the captivating era of Australia's notorious bushrangers, presenting a vivid panorama of their daring...
The Australian Screen: A Pictorial History Of Australian Film Making (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Eric ReadeBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis comprehensive volume chronicles the rich and vibrant history of Australian cinema,...
A History Of Camberwell
$20.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey BlaineyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jacaranda Melbourne, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis work chronicles the rich and intricate past of the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, tracing its evolution...
The Ruins Of Time: Four And A Half Centuries Of Conquest And Discovery Among The Maya
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Author: David AdamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the intricate saga of the Maya civilization, tracing four and a half centuries of...
The Empire Actors: Stars Of Australasian Costume Drama 1890-1920S
$20.00 AUD
Author: Veronica KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: CURRENCY HOUSE, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Empire Actors: Stars Of Australasian Costume Drama 1890-1920S chronicles the captivating careers of the leading performers who...
Prisoners Of The Sea
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Author: Dennis W. BorehamBinding: HardbackPublished: Victory Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsPrisoners Of The Sea is a gripping maritime adventure that chronicles the harrowing experiences...
The Road From Sharpeville
$35.00 AUD
Author: Bernard SachsBinding: HardbackPublished: DENNIS DOBSON, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the profound societal and personal transformations...
Walkabout's Australia: An Anthology Of Articles And Photographs From Walkabout Magazine
$25.00 AUD
Author: A. T. BoltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ure Smith, Sydney in association with The Australian National Travel Association, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis novel chronicles the harrowing journey of...
World Atlas Of Railways
$25.00 AUD
Author: Os NockBinding: HardbackPublished: Victoria House, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume presents a global survey of railway systems, detailing their development and impact across continents....
Lectures On Female Scripture Characters
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Author: William JayBinding: HardbackPublished: Sprinkle Publications, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis theological work presents a series of insightful...
Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763
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Author: BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markings'Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 chronicles the formative experiences of a young James Boswell as he...
The End Of The Beginning: The History Of Porters Since 1883 (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
Author: Ray Braithwaite OamBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis historical account chronicles the extensive legacy of an entity known as Porters, tracing its origins from 1883...
Serving Church: A History of Catholic Church Insurances Limited and The People of Catholic Church Insurances Limited
$110.00 AUD
Author: Jane Mayo CarolanBinding: HardbackPublished: Utber & Patullo Publishing, 2011Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsServing Church: A History Of Catholic Church Inman-Landa chronicles the intricate development of the...
Drama Contemporary Czechoslovakia
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Author: Marketa Goetz-StankiewiczBinding: PaperbackPublished: Performing Arts Journal PublicationsCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, foxing and tanning on coverThis academic volume presents a...
Res Publica: Roman Politics And Society According To Cicero
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Author: W. K. Lacey And B. W. J. G. WilsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bristol Classical Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRes...
Glorious Innings: Treasures From The Melbourne Cricket Club Collection
$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard BouwmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on top of blockThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the illustrious history of one of...
Colonial Ladies
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Author: Maggie WeidenhoferBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling social history illuminates the often-overlooked lives of women during the colonial era. It uncovers the daily...
Supplement To Bentley's Complete Phrase Code: For Use On Company's Steamers And At Regular Ports Of Call
$150.00 AUD
Author: E. L. BentleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis specialized reference work presents an...
White Man Got No Dreaming: Essays 1938-1973
$300.00 AUD
Author: W. E. H. StannerBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian National University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection, White Man Got No Dreaming: Essays 1938-1973, presents a...
The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of
In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews-pillars of an embattled community-invested their fortunes in France's cultural artifacts, sacrificed...
Mum & Dad Made History
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Author: Chris McconvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis heartwarming narrative chronicles the extraordinary, yet often overlooked, contributions of everyday parents to the fabric...