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Sorry! The English and Their Manners
$15.00 AUD
Most of us know a bit about what passes for good manners - holding doors open, sending thank-you notes, no elbows on the table. We certainly know bad manners when...
Assassins: Assassinations that shook the world from Julius Caesar to
The killing of holders of high office for a predetermined political or ideological purpose is a practice as old as power politics itself. Assassins tells the darkly sensational story of...
The Captain Cook Myth
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA work of historical inquiry, The Captain Cook Myth by Jillian Robertson challenges the romanticized and often distorted narratives that have long...
Hitler's Mistakes
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sharp and authoritative work of military history, Hitler's Mistakes presents a systematic analysis of the strategic, political,...
Stalin's Last Crime: The Doctor's Plot
This is the full story behind Stalin's last, most complex and most puzzling conspiracy unravelled for the first time through access to previously unseen secret Soviet documents. On 13th January...
The Miracle Of Dunkirk
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterwork of narrative history, The Miracle of Dunkirk chronicles one of the most dramatic and...
The Expense of Glory
The life of John Reith is a classical tragedy, but one of baroque proportions. Reith founded, and for its first 14 years directed, the BBC, imbuing it with that Reithian...
In Broken Water: Being The Adventures Of A Big-Tonner Through Holland And Among The Frisian And Danish Islands
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA gripping work of nautical adventure and seamanship, In Broken Water chronicles the remarkable sailing experiences of...
A Voyage In The 'sunbeam': Our Home On The Ocean For Eleven Months
$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding shows signs of foxing on block - otherwise intact and firmly keeping pages in place. Image page before...
The Log Of A Sea-Waif: Being Recollections Of The First Four Years Of My Sea Life
$12.00 AUD
Edition: Sixth EditionCondition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some pages loose but still intact. Heavy wear to binding. Loose at connection between binding and...
Western Star
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsAn epic narrative poem of sweeping ambition, Western Star chronicles the earliest chapters of American settlement through the eyes of those who...
Sailing To Freedom
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA gripping work of narrative nonfiction, Sailing to Freedom chronicles the harrowing true story of a group of Estonian refugees...
The One That Got Away
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of narrative non-fiction, The One That Got Away chronicles one of the most...
The Gorton Experiment
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of Australian political biography, The Gorton Experiment: The Fall of John Grey Gorton chronicles the turbulent prime...
The Life & Times Of John Pascoe Fawkner
$90.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. A richly detailed biographical work, this tribute...
An Introduction To Australian History
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Plastic sleeve protecting binding. A foundational academic text in Australian history, An Introduction to Australian History by A.G.L. Shaw and...
My Love Must Wait: The Story Of Matthew Flinders
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: usual wear on jacket, slightly faded spine. Pages crisp and cleanA sweeping work of biographical...
Lamplight And Bluestones: Recollections Of The Ziebell Farm At Thomastown
$40.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly evocative work of local history and memoir, Lamplight and Bluestones:...
Secondhand History & Biography Bargain Book Box SP2685
$120.00 AUD
Secondhand History & Biography Bargain Book Box — 17 Books Anchored by a remarkable breadth of Australian history and memoir — Blainey on Victoria, Kerr on the Dismissal, Hazel Hawke...
Secondhand Literary Studies & Australian Writing Bargain Book Box SP2693
$100.00 AUD
The star of this box is hiding in plain sight: all seven volumes of Boris Ford's landmark Pelican Guide to English Literature, the series that shaped how English literature was...
The West Coast Gold Rushes
$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding slightly shaky. “The West Coast Gold Rushes” chronicles the tumultuous era...
Alternative America: Henry George, Edward Bellamy, Henry Demarest Lloyd And The Adversary Tradition
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright text. Alternative America: Henry...
The English: A Social History 1066-1945
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsChristopher Hibbert's The English: A Social History 1066-1945 chronicles nearly a millennium of British life, presenting a vivid tapestry of...
The River In The Desert (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Faded spine. Bumped corners. Name penned on fep. Binding remains...
Victoria's Wars
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine. History In Camera: Victoria's Wars presents a compelling visual chronicle of...
History Of North Otago: From 1853
$25.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Markings on spine. Fold-out maps intact. This comprehensive historical account chronicles the...
Discovery: Stories Of Modern Mineral Exploration
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the dramatic narratives behind significant mineral finds, illustrating the ingenuity and perseverance required in modern...
The Tragedy Of Lebanon: Christian Warlords, Israeli Adventurers And American Bunglers
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJonathan Randal's The Tragedy Of Lebanon: Christian Warlords, Israeli Adventurers And American Bunglers chronicles...
Edward, Prince Of Wales And Aquitaine: A Biography Of The Black Prince
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Edward: Prince Of Wales And Aquitaine A Biography Of The Black Prince, chronicles the life and...
The Josephite Story: The Sisters Of St Joseph: Their Foundation And Early History 1866-1893
$20.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, The Josephite Story, chronicles the foundational journey and enduring...
The Fortune Hunters: An Atomic Odyssey In Australia's Wild West, And Things Seen And Heard By The Way In A Jeep Jaunt
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerFrank Clune's The Fortune Hunters chronicles the daring exploits of individuals driven by the lure of immense wealth...
The Knox Brothers
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA captivating biographical work, The Knox Brothers chronicles the lives of four remarkable siblings: Edmund, Wilfred, Dillwyn, and...
Much Sounding Of Bugles: The Siege Of Chitral, 1895
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis gripping historical account, Much Sounding Of Bugles: The Siege Of Chitral, 1895, chronicles a pivotal moment in British colonial...
Gibbon's The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: A One-Volume Abridgement
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis seminal historical work, Gibbon's The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: A One-Volume Abridgement, chronicles the monumental collapse...
Australia: The Challenging Land (SIGNED)
$45.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean text. This compelling...
Queen Victoria's Little Wars
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the numerous, often overlooked, military engagements that defined the British Empire's expansion during Queen Victoria's reign....
Cromwell Our Chief Of Men
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsAntonia Fraser's Cromwell: Our Chief Of Men presents a monumental biographical account of one of England's most complex historical figures,...
London In The Country: The Growth Of Suburbia
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsLondon In The Country: The Growth Of Suburbia chronicles the fascinating evolution of London's periphery, tracing the historical forces that...
The Women Of New Zealand
$20.00 AUD
Edition: new ed., Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis seminal historical account, The Women Of New Zealand, chronicles the significant roles...
The Story Of The Pacific: Explorers Of The Earth's Mightiest Ocean
$15.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe Story Of The Pacific chronicles the vast and complex history of the world's largest ocean, presenting...
For Queen And Country
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling social history, For Queen And Country, chronicles the intricate lives and experiences within the...
The Tide At Sunrise: A History Of The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Light foxing on book block. Clean and bright copy....
Westland's Golden Sixties
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerWestland's Golden Sixties by J. Halket Millar chronicles a pivotal decade in the history of Westland, illuminating the...
Splendour And Scandal: The Reign Of Beau Nash
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some foxing on top of blockThis captivating historical biography, Splendour And Scandal: The Reign Of Beau Nash, chronicles...
The Life Of Queen Of Sheba
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account chronicles the enigmatic life and legendary reign of the Queen of Sheba, a figure whose wisdom...
Travels To New Guinea: Diaries, Letters, Documents
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean text. This compelling travelogue, Travels To New Guinea, chronicles...
Everyday Life In Prehistoric Times
$25.00 AUD
Edition: 5th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsAn illuminating historical account, Everyday Life In Prehistoric Times chronicles the daily routines and societal structures...
The Age Of Elegance: 1812-1822
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 4th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerArthur Bryant's The Age Of Elegance: 1812-1822 masterfully chronicles a...