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The Message Of The Scrolls

The Message Of The Scrolls

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in biblical archaeology and Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship, The Message of...
A Reed Shaken By The Wind

A Reed Shaken By The Wind

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of travel writing and social observation, A Reed Shaken by the...
Three Centuries Of Children's Books In Europe

Three Centuries Of Children's Books In Europe

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of literary history and criticism, Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe chronicles the rich and evolving...
Sappho's Island: A Paean For Lesbos

Sappho's Island: A Paean For Lesbos

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly evocative work of travel writing and cultural history, Sappho's Island: A Paean for Lesbos presents a lyrical portrait...
Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography Of John Reed

Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography Of John Reed

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Some moisture damage Markings: Previous ownerA sweeping and authoritative biography, Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed chronicles the extraordinary life of John...
Black Avalanche

Black Avalanche

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA gripping work of narrative non-fiction, Black Avalanche chronicles the harrowing true story of the Courrières mine disaster...
An Enquiry Into The Nature Of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets

An Enquiry Into The Nature Of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in the history of bibliographic scholarship, An Enquiry Into The Nature Of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets presents...
The Day Of Chaminuka

The Day Of Chaminuka

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerSet against the turbulent backdrop of nineteenth-century southern Africa, this historical novel chronicles the life and legend of Chaminuka, the...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Letters To Mrs. David Ogilvy 1849-1861

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Letters To Mrs. David Ogilvy 1849-1861

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis intimate epistolary collection presents a remarkable window into the private world of one of Victorian England's most celebrated poets,...
Transylvania In The History Of Romania: An Historical Outline

Transylvania In The History Of Romania: An Historical Outline

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of historical scholarship, Transylvania in the History of Romania: An Historical Outline presents a comprehensive account of...
The Bounty: An Ethnographic History

The Bounty: An Ethnographic History

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damage Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA masterwork of historical anthropology, The Bounty: An Ethnographic History chronicles the...
At Last: A Christmas In The West Indies

At Last: A Christmas In The West Indies

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA vivid work of Victorian travel writing, At Last: A Christmas In The West Indies chronicles Charles Kingsley's long-anticipated journey...
May Carstairs: A Succourer Of Many

May Carstairs: A Succourer Of Many

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing from age. A poignant historical document, May Carstairs: A Succourer Of Many offers a devout and...
The Greek Way: An Anthology

The Greek Way: An Anthology

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rich literary anthology rooted in classical scholarship, The Greek Way: An Anthology presents a carefully curated selection of ancient Greek...
A Smaller History Of Rome From The Earliest Times To The Death Of Trajan

A Smaller History Of Rome From The Earliest Times To The Death Of Trajan

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Previous owner. Foxing and tanning. A foundational work in classical education, this...
The Story Of Eclipses: Simply Told For General Readers

The Story Of Eclipses: Simply Told For General Readers

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Small rip on FEP but otherwise all pages fine. Binding loose - pages...
Papermaking: The History And Technique Of An Ancient Craft

Papermaking: The History And Technique Of An Ancient Craft

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damage Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in the history of craft and technology, Papermaking: The...
The Revolution Of Cola Di Rienzo

The Revolution Of Cola Di Rienzo

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of medieval political literature, The Revolution of Cola di Rienzo chronicles...
Glimpses Of Unfamiliar Japan: A Selection

Glimpses Of Unfamiliar Japan: A Selection

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly atmospheric work of travel writing and cultural observation, Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan:...
Town In Transition: A Socio-Economic History Of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, 1945-1985

Town In Transition: A Socio-Economic History Of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, 1945-1985

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA meticulously researched work of regional Australian history, Town in Transition: A Socio-Economic History...
The Barbed Wire Waltz: The Memoirs Of The Last Waltz King

The Barbed Wire Waltz: The Memoirs Of The Last Waltz King

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly layered work of memoir and cultural history, The Barbed Wire Waltz: The...
Behind The Australian Tests: 1956

Behind The Australian Tests: 1956

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA compelling piece of Australian cricket history, Behind the Australian Tests: 1956 chronicles the celebrated Australian cricket team's...
The Romance Of Engineering

The Romance Of Engineering

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Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Opposite page to title page loose. Usual aging. Previous ownerA captivating...
Shakespeare The Englishman

Shakespeare The Englishman

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Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Usual aging. A scholarly work of literary and biographical criticism, Shakespeare The Englishman argues that the genius of William Shakespeare...
Modern Arms And Free Men: A Discussion Of The Role Of Science In Preserving Democracy

Modern Arms And Free Men: A Discussion Of The Role Of Science In Preserving Democracy

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsPublished in 1949, this landmark work of political and scientific nonfiction presents a compelling argument from one of America's most...
In Our Image And Likeness (Volume 1 & 2)

In Our Image And Likeness (Volume 1 & 2)

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner stamp and name (white out) on FEP - otherwise pages are clean and bright....
Roman State & Christian Church: A Collection Of Legal Documents To A.D. 535 (3 Volume Set)

Roman State & Christian Church: A Collection Of Legal Documents To A.D. 535 (3 Volume Set)

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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor wear on external cover - faded spines. Tear along fold of jacket spine of jacket...
Airforce Australia

Airforce Australia

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The book titled Airforce Australia by the author George Odgers. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

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The Seven Wonders of the World were first listed over 2000 years ago but they remain a source of fascination and their influence can still be seen in the cities...
Testament

Testament

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The book titled Testament by the author John Romer. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The New Women and the Old Men: Love, Sex and the Woman Question

The New Women and the Old Men: Love, Sex and the Woman Question

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Sexual politics is far from being a recent subject of debate. In the 1880s it occupied a position of central importance in certain radical circles in London, where intellectuals such...
Photography and the Body

Photography and the Body

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This series considers artists and their work against the background of the social, political and historical world in which they worked, examining issues of race, class, gender and psychology. It...
Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January

Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January

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The book titled Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January by the author Trevor Nevitt Dupuy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...
Secondhand History, Science  & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2835

Secondhand History, Science & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2835

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Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2835 A Pelican box with particular strength in music, art, classical antiquity, and European intellectual history. Freud's Totem and Taboo, Steven Runciman's The...
Secondhand History  & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2833

Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2833

$120.00 AUD
Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2833 A richly varied Pelican box spanning linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, cybernetics, education, and European history. Norbert Wiener's foundational Cybernetics text, Noam Chomsky's Problems...
Secondhand History, Science  & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834

Secondhand History, Science & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834

$120.00 AUD
Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834 Another all-Pelican box of exceptional range, covering sociology, evolutionary biology, geology, law, computing, political theory, and the philosophy of science. A.N. Whitehead's...
Songs of Papua New Guinea

Songs of Papua New Guinea

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.In this captivating and invaluable ethnomusicological survey, R. Helfert and Dr. David Holdsworth offer an...
Gold Of The Pharaohs

Gold Of The Pharaohs

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly illustrated work of Egyptology and art history, Gold of the Pharaohs presents...
The Sea Waits...

The Sea Waits...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsUnknown
The Foundations Of Fremantle: Exploring The Early History Of Western Australia's First City

The Foundations Of Fremantle: Exploring The Early History Of Western Australia's First City

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed work of regional history, The Foundations of Fremantle: Exploring the Early...
Lithography: 200 Years Of Art, History & Technique

Lithography: 200 Years Of Art, History & Technique

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly comprehensive survey of one of printmaking's most celebrated mediums, Lithography: 200 Years Of Art, History & Technique chronicles...
The Murder Of Herodes: And Other Trials From The Athenian Law Courts

The Murder Of Herodes: And Other Trials From The Athenian Law Courts

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA landmark work of classical scholarship, The Murder of Herodes: And Other Trials from...
Approaching 1984

Approaching 1984

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsIn this sharp, unsettling, and remarkably prescient work of socio-political analysis, noted historian and journalist Donald McCormick delivers Approaching 1984, a...
Search For The Maya: The Story Of Stephens And Catherwood

Search For The Maya: The Story Of Stephens And Catherwood

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of historical adventure and archaeology, Search for the Maya: The Story of Stephens and Catherwood chronicles the...
The Emperor Of Germany At Home

The Emperor Of Germany At Home

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Good/fair - for age. Boards - worn and frayed; marks...
Speak For Yourself: A Mass-Observation Anthology, 1937–49

Speak For Yourself: A Mass-Observation Anthology, 1937–49

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of social history and documentary literature, Speak for Yourself: A Mass-Observation Anthology, 1937–49 presents a vivid, unfiltered...
Worth Fighting For: Work And Industrial Relations In The Banking Industry In South Australia

Worth Fighting For: Work And Industrial Relations In The Banking Industry In South Australia

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA detailed work of Australian labour history, Worth Fighting For: Work and Industrial Relations...
Victorian Year-Book 1952-53 And 1953-54

Victorian Year-Book 1952-53 And 1953-54

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Fold-out maps intact.A comprehensive reference work, Victorian...