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Our First Century or the One Hundred Great and Memorable Events in the History of our Country During the One Hundred Years of its Existence 1776-1876
$120.00 AUD
Author: R. M. DevensBinding: HardbackPublished: J. W. LYON & CO., 1878Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Aged and worn...
Adolf Bastian And The Psychic Unity Of Mankind: The Foundations Of Anthropology In Nineteenth Century Germany
$90.00 AUD
Author: Klaus-Peter KoeppingBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine slightly discoloured from age, minor chips to edges...
Verini's Stenographic Telegraph Code: Part I, 1 To 100,000
$250.00 AUD
Author: R. G. M. CreaseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Maclaren and Co., 1884Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 11 pp. Worn boards with...
The Battle Of Leyte Gulf
$30.00 AUD
Author: Adrian StewartBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ, some slight foxing to page edges.Adrian Stewart's The Battle Of Leyte Gulf chronicles...
Gathering Of The Clans: History Of The Clan Line Steamers Ltd
$25.00 AUD
Author: N.L. MiddlemissBinding: HardbackPublished: Shield Publications., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor scuff marks to DJ.This comprehensive historical account, Gathering Of The Clans: History Of The Clan...
The Positive Background Of Hindu Sociology
$30.00 AUD
Author: Benoy Kumar SarkarBinding: HardbackPublished: Motilal Banarsidass., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to back of DJ and page edges. Benoy Kumar Sarkar's The Positive...
Caste, Feudalism And Peasantry: The Social Formation Of Shekhawati
$25.00 AUD
Author: K.L. SharmaBinding: HardbackPublished: Manohar Publishers & Distributors., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ.This scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intricate social structures of a...
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
Authoritative and wide-ranging, this absorbing account of the history of theatre draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievemenst over 4,500 years, from festival performances...
Sail Ho!: My Early Years At Sea (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
Author: Sir James BissetBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson , 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Blue cloth with minor marks....
Tramps And Ladies: My Early Years In Steamers (SIGNED)
$180.00 AUD
Author: Sir James BissetBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Blue cloth with silver lettering. Map endpapers. Colour frontis. This compelling maritime memoir, Tramps...
Kennedy in Print: Legacy, Leadership, and American Ideals (Seven-Volume Set)
$230.00 AUD
Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: VariousCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling seven-volume set presents a rare and authoritative cross-section of Kennedy-era political thought, leadership philosophy, and Cold War diplomacy....
Spy Counter Spy
$200.00 AUD
Author: Dusko PopovBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition with slightly faded spine. Light...
Australian Dictionary Of Biography (12-Volume Set)
$250.00 AUD
Author: Douglas. PIKE (editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition across all volumes, with solid hinges and minimal edge...
The Sister's Faithful Companions Of Jesus In Australia
$25.00 AUD
Author: M. Clare. O'CONNOR,Binding: HardbackPublished: The Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on title page and rear end papers.A...
Man & Work: Literature And Culture In Industrial Society
$30.00 AUD
Author: David MeakinBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work examines the profound interplay between human labor and the cultural landscape...
A Voyage to New South Wales: The Journal of Lieutenant William Bradley of HMS Sirius 1786-1792 (with charts)
$120.00 AUD
Author: Lieutenant William BradleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Ure Smith Pty Limited, Sydney, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Brown boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy. Matching boxed...
Two Sisters
Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was...
Freud's Wizard: The Enigma of Ernest Jones
Ernest Jones was a born empire builder, who imported the intellectual ferment of early twentieth-century European analysis to our shores. In 1938 he daringly flew to Vienna to rescue Freud...
Exit Through the Fireplace: Great Days of the Rep
A nostalgic and humorous evocation of the days of local rep through the memories of those who worked in it. Many of today's best known actors pay tribute to rep...
Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre
Creating Frames traces the journey behind a substantial national body of work and its importance in ensuring that Indigenous Voices are heard. Creating Frames provides the first significant social and...
Midnight in Istanbul: A WWII Espionage Thriller
From USA TODAY bestselling author Kathryn Gauci comes a suspenseful new thriller filled with intrigue and atmosphere - a spy novel that you won't be able to put down. 'Meet...
Wagner Nights: An American History
$20.00 AUD
As never before or since, Richard Wagner's name dominated American music-making at the close of the nineteenth century. Europe, too, was obsessed with Wagner, but - as Joseph Horowitz shows...
The East, the West, and Sex: a History of Erotic Encounters
$15.00 AUD
A rich and seductive narrative of the powerful erotic pull the East has always had for the West--a pervasive yet often ignored aspect of their long historical relationship--and a deep...
A Method to Their Madness: History of the Actors Studio
For decades, in one small room on West Forty-fourth Street in Manhattan, Lee Strasberg ran the Actors Studio, where dozens of acclaimed actors absorbed a technique that became known as...
Near-Death Experiences: A Historical Exploration from the Ancient
Is death really the end? Do we each have a soul or spiritual essence that will journey on once the body has turned to dust? Will death appear as an...
History'S Worst Crimes: And the People Who Solved Them
From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Watergate burglary, the most infamous crimes continue to hold public attention long after they were committed. History's Worst Crimes takes you...
Ring of Ice: Adventure, Exploration and Life in the Arctic
Well into the nineteenth century, Arctic explorers believed that they need only their ships through a ring of ice circling the top of the globe, and from there they would...
Before and After: the heartbreaking true stories of a notorious
The incredible and heart-breaking true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal - inspired by No.1 bestselling novel Before We Were Yours From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann...
Who Loses, Who Wins: The Journals of Kenneth Rose: Volume Two
Kenneth Rose was one of the most astute observers of the post-war Establishment. The wry and amusing journals of the royal biographer and historian made objective observation a sculpted craft....
Unsettled: Cambodian Refugees in the New York City Hyperghetto
After surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide, followed by years of confinement to international refugee camps, as many as 10,000 Southeast Asian refugees arrived in the Bronx during the 1980s and...
Day in the Life of a Knight
Hunting, sword fighting, jousting, feasting ... follow a day in the life of a knight as he takes part in an exciting tournament. Find out all about what life was...
Living Indigenous Leadership: Native Narratives on Building Strong
Indigenous scholars strive to produce research to improve Native communities in meaningful ways. They also recognize that long-lasting change depends on effective leadership. Living Indigenous Leadership showcases innovative research and...
Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys
Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles and grandfathers of how other men had...
The Oral History Reader
This greatly anticipated update of The Oral History Reader is a comprehensive, international anthology of major, 'classic' articles and cutting-edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history....
Detroit's Cold War: The Origins of Postwar Conservatism
Detroit's Cold War locates the roots of American conservatism in a city that was a nexus of labor and industry in postwar America. Drawing on meticulous archival research focusing on...
Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century
'An illuminating work of massive insight' Alan Moore 'A sensational book. Heartily recommended' Rufus Hound It is the century about which we know too much, yet understand too little. With...
The Worst Decisions...Ever!
Get the lowdown on some of the most significant misjudgments of all time. Revisit history's biggest miscalculations and the people who made them. From Adam and Eve to Rasputin and...
The Prime Ministers: Winner of the PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS 2020
**Winner of the 2020 PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian** A Times Political Book of the Year 'An entertaining, thorough and informative canter through the characters...
A History of Modern Britain
A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or...
On Every Tide: The making and remaking of the Irish world
ON EVERY TIDE is a wide-ranging and challenging reassessment of the Irish diaspora. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research, and his own career-long engagement with the complexities of Irish identity,...
The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People
A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 BestsellerA Times bestsellerA Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024A Spectator Book of the Year What kind of country is England...
Elizabethans: A History of How Modern Britain Was Forged
The Sunday Times bestsellerTHE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by...
Titans of History: The Giants Who Made Our World
NEW EDITION - FEATURING UPDATED INTRODUCTION AND NEW CHAPTERS The giant characters of history - from Mozart to Michelangelo, Shakespeare to Einstein, Henry VIII to Hitler, Catherine the Great to...
Factastic Millennium Facts
An insight into the milestone and events that have shaped our world over the last 1000 years. Packed with key political, social and cultural developments, it charts the march of...
