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Sebastiano: The Adventures Of An Italian Priest, Sebastiano Locatelli, During His Journey From Bologna To Paris And Back

Sebastiano: The Adventures Of An Italian Priest, Sebastiano Locatelli, During His Journey From Bologna To Paris And Back

$25.00 AUD
Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: James Barrie, London, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. Board with bumping on corners and spine. Minor nick/tear...
The Japanese And The Jews

The Japanese And The Jews

$30.00 AUD
Author: Isaiah Ben-DasanBinding: HardbackPublished: Weatherhill, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket inside fold clipped (not price corner), previous owner name inside dust jacket otherwise has light general...
A Golden Treasury Of Jewish Literature

A Golden Treasury Of Jewish Literature

$50.00 AUD
Author: Leo W. SchwarzBinding: HardbackPublished: Rinehart & Company, 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket lightly faded protected by plastic cover, previous owner name insideThis anthology...
A Girl At Government House: An English Girl's Reminiscences Of Colonial Australia

A Girl At Government House: An English Girl's Reminiscences Of Colonial Australia

$15.00 AUD
Author: Helen VellacottBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine bumped.A captivating historical memoir, "A Girl At Government...
Elizabeth Our Queen

Elizabeth Our Queen

$20.00 AUD
Author: Reginald DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, offering an...
Who Sank The Sydney?

Who Sank The Sydney?

$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael MontgomeryBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell Australiaq, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped/loose spine. No loose pages.This compelling work of military history meticulously reconstructs the...
Great Events In Australia's History

Great Events In Australia's History

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan Boardman & Roland HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Five Mile Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some general wear to cover from use, front top right corner bumpedAustralia's...
The Artificial Intelligence Debate: False Starts, Real Foundations

The Artificial Intelligence Debate: False Starts, Real Foundations

$15.00 AUD
Author: Stephen R. GraubardBinding: PaperbackPublished: The MIT Press., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful non-fiction work chronicles the intellectual journey of...
The Artificial Intelligence Debate; False Starts, Real Foundations

The Artificial Intelligence Debate; False Starts, Real Foundations

$15.00 AUD
Author: Stephen R. GraubardBinding: PaperbackPublished: The MIT Press., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful work of intellectual history chronicles the complex...
The Great Pyramid: Its Secrets And Mysteries Revealed

The Great Pyramid: Its Secrets And Mysteries Revealed

$25.00 AUD
Author: Piazzi SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: Bell Publishing Company., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work of pyramidology presents a meticulous examination of the Great Pyramid of Giza, arguing for...
The History Of St. John's, Mitcham

The History Of St. John's, Mitcham

$20.00 AUD
Author: Syd WrightBinding: PaperbackPublished: St John's Parish, Mitcham, Melbourne, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis local history chronicles the rich past of...
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

$50.00 AUD
Author: A.D. DivineBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1945Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the dramatic evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk during World...
Deep Sea 'sparks': A Canadian Girl In The Norwegian Merchant Navy

Deep Sea 'sparks': A Canadian Girl In The Norwegian Merchant Navy

$100.00 AUD
Author: Olive J. CarrollBinding: HardbackPublished: Cordillera Book Co, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling memoir, "Deep Sea 'sparks': A Canadian Girl In The Norwegian Merchant Navy," Olive...
The Royals in Australia

The Royals in Australia

$95.00 AUD
The relationship between Australia and the royal family is complex and fascinating. We are drawn to the pure magic of palaces, celebrity romance and high-fashion, but it goes deeper. This...
Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

$65.00 AUD$50.00 AUD
"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." Gardens Illustrated The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same...
America's 60 Families

America's 60 Families

$49.49 AUD$15.00 AUD
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high...
Mathematical Analysis For Economists

Mathematical Analysis For Economists

$15.00 AUD
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the...
The Economics of Welfare

The Economics of Welfare

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the...
Social Change with Respect to Culture and Original Nature

Social Change with Respect to Culture and Original Nature

$15.00 AUD
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the...
Dupain's Australians

Dupain's Australians

$69.99 AUD$50.00 AUD
The third book in a series on the work of Australia's master photographer, Max Dupain. With an introduction by Frank Moorhouse, this title features a superb selection of Dupain's photographs...
War and Human Progress: An Essay on the Rise of Industrial

War and Human Progress: An Essay on the Rise of Industrial

$45.05 AUD$12.00 AUD
"This is in many respects perhaps the most important book that has been published recently. Its intellectual integrity, its humane pathos, its analytical force are exceptional. The title gives only...
Reconstruction

Reconstruction

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
This "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" ( New Republic ) made history when it was originally published in 1988. It redefined how Reconstruction...
Royal Visits to Australia

Royal Visits to Australia

$20.00 AUD
Out of Australia's total population of around nine million, an estimated seven million people turned out to catch a glimpse of the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. Sixty...
A Concise History of Bolivia

A Concise History of Bolivia

$38.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
In its first Spanish edition, Herbert Klein's A Concise History of Bolivia won immediate acceptance within Bolivia as the new standard history of this important nation. Surveying Bolivia's economic, social,...
Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention

Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention

$12.00 AUD
This gripping and important book brings alive over two hundred years of humanitarian interventions. Freedom's Battle illuminates the passionate debates between conscience and imperialism ignited by the first human rights...
The Power of News

The Power of News

$33.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
This is the story of Reuters, the international news agency. In 1851 Julius Reuter set up the London organization which was eventually to extend throughout most of the world. The...
People And Places In War And Peace

People And Places In War And Peace

$15.00 AUD
Author: Halina WagowskaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Makor Jewish Community Library, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has some very minor wear to spine edge from general useA cherished...
The Making Of Australians

The Making Of Australians

$20.00 AUD
Author: Michael Page And Robert IngpenBinding: HardbackPublished: Dent J.M, Victoria Austrailia, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Making of Australians" is a captivating children's picture book that chronicles...
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood In Nazi Germany

Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood In Nazi Germany

$40.00 AUD
Author: Ilse KoehnBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir, "Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood In Nazi Germany," chronicles Ilse Koehn's extraordinary experiences growing...
Stories Of Old New Zealand

Stories Of Old New Zealand

$35.00 AUD
Author: Ray Knox (ed.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, spine has some light tanningStories of Old New Zealand...
Robert J. Hawke: A Biography

Robert J. Hawke: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Blanche D'AlpugetBinding: HardbackPublished: Schwartz, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has slice on front panel (see photo) and small triangle missing from back top edge, previous...
Australian Rare Books: 1788-1900

Australian Rare Books: 1788-1900

$65.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan WantrupBinding: HardbackPublished: Hordern House, Sydney, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket spine faded/tannedThis comprehensive bibliographical reference work meticulously chronicles the landscape of Australian...
As Time Goes By: Australia's Fabulous Century

As Time Goes By: Australia's Fabulous Century

$20.00 AUD
Author: John Larkins, Bruce HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby. Adelaide, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles Australia's transformative journey through the 20th century, presenting...
'There Goes The Neighbourhood!': Australia's Migrant Experience

'There Goes The Neighbourhood!': Australia's Migrant Experience

$30.00 AUD
Author: Michael Dugan & Josef SzwarcBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful non-fiction work chronicles the multifaceted migrant experience in Australia,...
My Bush Book: K. Langloh Parker's 1990S Story Of Outback Station Life

My Bush Book: K. Langloh Parker's 1990S Story Of Outback Station Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Marcie MuirBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical and literary analysis presents Marcie Muir's insightful examination of K. Langloh Parker's life and her significant...
Old Walhalla: Portrait Of A Gold Town

Old Walhalla: Portrait Of A Gold Town

$15.00 AUD
Author: Raymond PaullBinding: PaperbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has some light wear around edgesThis historical...
The Australians

The Australians

$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter LuckBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of non-fiction presents a vibrant social history of Australia, capturing the unique spirit...
Movie-Made America: A Cultural History Of American Movies

Movie-Made America: A Cultural History Of American Movies

$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert SklarBinding: HardbackPublished: Chappell & Company, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor wear and tanning to dust jacketRobert Sklar's "Movie-Made America: A Cultural History Of...
Stories My Grandma Told Me (SIGNED)

Stories My Grandma Told Me (SIGNED)

$20.00 AUD
Author: George SymonsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sunrise Souvenirs, Yarrawonga, Victoria, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Name on FEP. Some creasing on cover. This charming...
Country Towns

Country Towns

$25.00 AUD
Author: Photographed by Wesley Stacey, Text by John RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Company of Australia, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Board with minor marks and specks, bumping...
Charles Perry: Bishop Of Melbourne

Charles Perry: Bishop Of Melbourne

$20.00 AUD
Author: A. De Q. RobinBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Western Australia Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA definitive biography, this volume chronicles the life and enduring...
'A Bit Of A Rebel': The Life And Work Of George Arnold Wood

'A Bit Of A Rebel': The Life And Work Of George Arnold Wood

$15.00 AUD
Author: R. M. CrawfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney University Press, Sydney, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor stain on book block. This biography chronicles the life and academic...
H. B. Higgins: The Rebel As Judge

H. B. Higgins: The Rebel As Judge

$40.00 AUD
Author: John RickardBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin Sydney, 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the life and judicial career of Henry Bournes Higgins, a...
Australian Citizen: Herbert Brookes 1867-1963.

Australian Citizen: Herbert Brookes 1867-1963.

$15.00 AUD
Author: Rohan RivettBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAustralian Citizen is a compelling biography of Herbert Brookes (1867–1963), a prominent Australian businessman, philanthropist, and...
The Poet Chaucer

The Poet Chaucer

$30.00 AUD
Author: Nevil CoghillBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1949Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth cover has wear from general use, pages have foxing and previous owner and...
Aug-14

Aug-14

$30.00 AUD
Author: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Michael Glenny (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside first page, light foxing to some...
The War Lords

The War Lords

$15.00 AUD
Author: A.J.P. TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name whited out first pageIn this compelling work of historical analysis, A.J.P. Taylor...