History

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the smoke-belching horseless carriages of the 1880s to the sleek machines that conquered racing circuits across the globe, History of the Motor Car charts...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat will daily life look like on the fiftieth anniversary of humanity's first steps on the Moon? Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: A...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodBehind the gilded formality of the Victorian court lay a monarch of surprising artistic sensitivity — Queen Victoria's Sketchbook by Marina Warner presents a fascinating...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the scorching desert heat of North Africa, 1941, one of the Second World War's most pivotal and dramatic sieges unfolds — Tobruk 1941: Rommel's Opening...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the rugged boom towns and dusty claims of nineteenth-century New South Wales, a remarkable visual record was...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the shadow of the atomic age, Surviving the Holocaust: Nuclear Weapons Effects Survival and Protection presents one...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the earliest cave paintings to the grand movements of the Renaissance and beyond, A Popular History of The Arts presents a sweeping panorama...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhen the guns of August 1914 shattered the fragile peace of Europe, the reverberations were felt across the globe — and nowhere more profoundly...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom its founding as a planned free settlement in 1836, Adelaide has grown into one of Australia's most elegant and culturally rich cities —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhat does it mean to be human? The Quest for Man, edited by Vanne Goodall with a preface by Sir...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the booming, dust-choked streets and railway yards of colonial Australia, a new civilisation was being forged — and Life...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBeneath the glittering gaslit boulevards of nineteenth-century Paris, a shadowy world of glamour, scandal, and calculated seduction thrived — the world of the grandes...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the dawn of the twentieth century, Imperial Russia stood at a breathtaking crossroads — a vast empire of glittering courts and grinding poverty,...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the silent era to the golden age of Hollywood and beyond, The Warner Bros. Story is the definitive chronicle of one of cinema's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhen gold transformed a colonial outpost into a roaring metropolis almost overnight, the city of Ballarat became one of the...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodStep into the fascinating visual tapestry of a nation in the making — Looking Back: A Photographic History of New Zealand...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the thunderous birth of the steam locomotive to the sleek express trains of the modern era, Illustrated History of Trains presents...

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The Hulton Deutsch Collection (which became the Hulton Getty Picture Collection in 1996) is one of the world's most important repositories of photographs. A continual acquisition of various collections and...

The book titled Bowler of Gallipoli: Witness to the Anzac Legend by the author Frank Glen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Coaches, Carriages & Carts

What is more ordinary than a pair of shoes? In a world where shoes have become objects of mass consumption, these accessories are now rid of any significance. The industry...

The book titled The History of the Royal Air Force, 1939-89 by the author Chris Chant. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In December 1971, after having stepped down as the United Nations' longest-serving Secretary-General, U Thant was ranked the sixth 'most admired man' in America. So why he is largely forgotten...

World War II was the defining conflict of the twentieth century. This illustrated series, written and edited by esteemed military historians, takes readers back in history to the years between...

This is an annotated translation of al-Tahtawi's "Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz", an Arabic account of a visit to Paris by a Muslim from the Near East. Its author, a...

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The book titled All the World's Battleships: 1906 to the Present by the author I. Sturton. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This work provides a comprehensive description of Islam's long and dynamic history. It provides a survey of the history of the Islamic world and of Islamic civilization from the time...

This book also provides insights into changes such as the dramatic global warming of 12,000-8,000 BC, and the way societies coped with their altered environment.

More On This Day in History is a fun and fascinating window to the people, places, and events that make up our history, filled with important anniversaries, offbeat holidays, and...

The book titled Keegan John : Untitled on World War II by the author Sir John Keegan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

'A total joy to read.' SARAH BAKEWELL 'Thrillingly intelligent and original . . . A breakthrough in biographical form.' EDMUND GORDON 'A discerning literary biography and a page-turning whodunit.' LISA...

Using five distinct periods of history this volume sets out to compare five sparate cultures within each selected time span, a counterpoint of times and places which provides unexpected conclusions....

Embark on an extraordinary journey of wonder and awe with Vanished Civilizations. Immerse yourself in the cultures and lands which have now faded into legend, from Ur to Olympia and...

From the bestselling author of Guns, Germs and Steel, an exploration of the influence of leaders in politics, business, sport and religion We often read history as the biographies of...

IN 1937, Charles Madge and Tom Harrisson created the social survey organisation Mass Observation to capture the thoughts, feelings and minutiae of individuals across the British Isles. At its height...

Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of...

'Mick Conefrey's Fallen is a marvellously researched and written story about the enigma of George Mallory and the fulfilment of his "Because it's there!"' Peter Hillary'Mick Conefrey's gripping account explores...