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The Journalistic Javelin: An Illustrated History of the Bulletin

The Journalistic Javelin: An Illustrated History of the Bulletin

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Author: Patricia RolfeBinding: HardbackPublished: Wildcat Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an illustrated history of The Bulletin, exploring its role and significance in Australian journalism....
Cup Day: The Story of The Melbourne Cup 1861-1960

Cup Day: The Story of The Melbourne Cup 1861-1960

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Author: Cavanough, Maurice & Meurig DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W. Cheshire, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into the captivating history of the Melbourne Cup, illustrating its...
Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro's Cuba

Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro's Cuba

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Bacardi And The Long Fight For Cuba: The Biography of a Cause

Bacardi And The Long Fight For Cuba: The Biography of a Cause

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We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History

We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History

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Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

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Author: Rebecca Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2024 'Eye-opening and persuasive' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brilliant ... I loved it' KIT DE...
Mary Churchill's War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill's Youngest Daughter

Mary Churchill's War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill's Youngest Daughter

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Author: Emma Soames Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'It wasn't easy being a Churchill child - and only Mary managed it with serenity and aplomb, as her diary of...
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE

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Author: Simon Garfield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a...
System Exposed: Heartbeat of My Life

System Exposed: Heartbeat of My Life

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Coromandel: A Personal History of South India

Coromandel: A Personal History of South India

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Some Desperate Glory: The Diary of a Young Officer, 1917

Some Desperate Glory: The Diary of a Young Officer, 1917

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The Conspiracy Files

The Conspiracy Files

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Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans

Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans

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Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Historian

Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Historian

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The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia

The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia

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Liberia: the Heart of Darkness

Liberia: the Heart of Darkness

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One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink

One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink

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Caliban Shore

Caliban Shore

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Another Day of Life

Another Day of Life

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Dismantling Truth: Reality in the Postmodern World

Dismantling Truth: Reality in the Postmodern World

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Making History Now and Then: Discoveries, Controversies and Explorations

Making History Now and Then: Discoveries, Controversies and Explorations

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Origins of Satan

Origins of Satan

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Brainstorms and Mindfarts: The Best and Brightest, Dumbest and Dimmest Inventions in American History

Brainstorms and Mindfarts: The Best and Brightest, Dumbest and Dimmest Inventions in American History

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Author: Jim Downey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 The American entrepreneurial spirit burns bright today. As of 2018, the US Patent & Trademark Office had granted its ten millionth...
A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools

A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools

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Author: Rachel Devlin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A new history of school desegregation in America, revealing how girls and women led the fight for interracial education The struggle...
Pharaohs of the Sun: Radio 4 Book of the Week,  How Egypt's Despots and Dreamers Drove the Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty

Pharaohs of the Sun: Radio 4 Book of the Week, How Egypt's Despots and Dreamers Drove the Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty

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Author: Guy de la Bedoyere Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 576 In 1922, a century ago, the most sensational archaeological discovery of all time was made. When Tutankhamun's tomb was...
Merchant Campbell, 1769-1846: A Study of Colonial Trade

Merchant Campbell, 1769-1846: A Study of Colonial Trade

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Author: Margaret Stevenbinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1965Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth study of Robert Campbell, a colonial merchant...
All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present

All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present

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Author: Stephen Mennellbinding: HardbackPublished: University of Illinois Press, 1995Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the history of food and taste in England and...
A Naval Career: Reports of Proceedings 1921-1964

A Naval Career: Reports of Proceedings 1921-1964

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Author: Gatacre G. G. O.binding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Press, 1982, Second EditionCondition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book compiles reports and proceedings from the naval...
Marion Sichel Costume Reference Book Series (Eight-Volume Bundle)

Marion Sichel Costume Reference Book Series (Eight-Volume Bundle)

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Author: Marion Sichelbinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford London, 1977-79, 1984-85 Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book is part of the Marion Sichel Costume Reference Book...
Dutch Discoveries Of Australia: Shipwrecks, Treasures & Early Voyages Off The West Coast

Dutch Discoveries Of Australia: Shipwrecks, Treasures & Early Voyages Off The West Coast

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Author: Sigmond, J P & L H Zuiderbaanbinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1979Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the early Dutch voyages to Australia from...
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volumes 1, 2, and 3

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volumes 1, 2, and 3

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Author: Edward Gibbonbinding: HardbackPublished: Modern Library, New York, NY, 1111Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsEdward Gibbon's 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman...
History of the Royal Medical Society 1737-1937

History of the Royal Medical Society 1737-1937

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Author: James Gray; Douglas Guthriebinding: HardbackPublished: Edinburgh University Press, 1952Condition: book: Ex-library, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Aging or marking, markings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the history of the Royal...
Australia, Asia, and Africa

Australia, Asia, and Africa

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Author: V. F. Searsonbinding: HardbackPublished: A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1937, 1stCondition: book: Acceptable, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Aging or marking, markings: Previous ownerThis book, authored by V. F. Searson, explores...
Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Costume and Decoration

Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Costume and Decoration

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Author: Mary G. Houstonbinding: HardbackPublished: A & C. Black Ltd., 1947Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerThis book explores the rich traditions of costume...
Cooking with Colleen McCullough and Jean Easthope

Cooking with Colleen McCullough and Jean Easthope

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Author: Colleen McCullough, Jean Easthopebinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1982Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsA delightful cookbook featuring recipes and culinary tips from the renowned...
Supership

Supership

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Author: Noel Mostertbinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1975Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsSupership by Noel Mostert explores the fascinating world of oil transportation and the adventures of...
Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas

Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas

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Author: Romila Thaparbinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963, reprinted from corrected sheets from the first impressionCondition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis authoritative work is based...
A Roll of Australian Arms : Corporate and Personal - Borne by Lawful Authority

A Roll of Australian Arms : Corporate and Personal - Borne by Lawful Authority

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Author: Charles Low (ed)binding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Publishing, 1971Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the heraldry and arms associated with Australian corporations and...
Athenian Empire

Athenian Empire

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Author: Russell Meiggsbinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1975, Third Printing, with Corrections.Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThe Athenian Empire explores the cities and islands in...
My Lively Lady

My Lively Lady

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Author: Alec Rosebinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Publishing Company, 1968Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsMy Lively Lady is book by Alec Rose, published in 1968.
Cape Horn, the logical route : 14,216 miles without port of call

Cape Horn, the logical route : 14,216 miles without port of call

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Author: Bernard Moitessierbinding: HardbackPublished: Granada Publishing, 1977Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book details the perilous journey around Cape Horn, navigating through challenging waters like...
Sea Wanderers to Australia: Five Years of Ocean Life

Sea Wanderers to Australia: Five Years of Ocean Life

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Author: Sheila Martinbinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book chronicles the author's five-year voyage aboard the Shebessa, offering insights into ocean life...
Fastnet Force 10

Fastnet Force 10

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Author: John Rousmanierebinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Publishing Co., 1980Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsFastnet Force 10 provides a detailed account of the tragic storm during the...
Shipwreck on Middleton Reef: The Story of a Tasman Survivor

Shipwreck on Middleton Reef: The Story of a Tasman Survivor

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Author: Bill & Aileen Belcherbinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, New Zealand, 1979Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book recounts the harrowing tale of Bill Belcher, who went...
Second Opium War

Second Opium War

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Author: Catherine Lamour, Michel R. Lambertibinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1974Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThe Second Opium War provides a detailed exploration of...
The Opening of the World

The Opening of the World

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Author: Divine, Davidbinding: HardbackPublished: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973Condition: book: Good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Aging or marking, markings: No markingsThe Opening of the World by David Divine is a significant publication...
Against All Odds: A History of Mentone Grammar School 1920-1988

Against All Odds: A History of Mentone Grammar School 1920-1988

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Author: James Rundlebinding: HardbackPublished: Mentone Grammar School, 1991Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerFirst opened in 1920 in a local Church of England hall, the...
Ocean Liners of the Past: Cunard Express Liners "Lusitania" and "Mauretania" No. 2

Ocean Liners of the Past: Cunard Express Liners "Lusitania" and "Mauretania" No. 2

$60.00 AUD
Author: Patrick Stephensbinding: HardbackPublished: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1970Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: Previous ownerThis hardcover book, published in 1970, features fold-out maps still attached...