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Angelina: From Stromboli to D'Urville Island - A Family's Story
In 1906, at just 16 years of age, Angelina Criscillo left the tiny volcanic island of Stromboli off Sicily to travel to an even remoter island on the other side...
The Shortest History of Europe
Chinese civilisation was for a long period more advanced than European. From China, Europe acquired printing, paper-making, the compass, gunpowder and locks for canals. Yet it was in Europe that...
His Finest Hours: The War Speeches of Winston Churchill
The greatest British statesman and a truly outstanding orator, Winston Churchill steered his nation through the bloodiest war in history. His famous speeches raised the morale of an anxious people...
The Deniable AgentUndercover in Afghanistan
As far as Colin Berry s family were concerned, he d gone to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban to market the low-cost modular housing that his engineering company...
A Brief History of France
When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, the chic beaches of St Tropez. Yet, as the largest country...
Magick City: Travellers to Rome from the Middle Ages to 1900, Volume
The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...
Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic, 1848-49
The first volume in George Macaulay Trevelyan's trilogy traces Garibaldi's life from his early education and training through his life in South America, his return to Italy, his defence of...
Twelve Years a Slave: Including ; Narrative of the Life of Frederick
With an Introduction by Colin Harrison, Lecturer in American Literature at Liverpool John Moores University. 'I was sitting upon a low bench, made of rough boards, and without coat or...
What's Cooking in the Kremlin: A Modern History of Russia Through the
What's Cooking in the Kremlin is a tale of feast and famine told from the kitchen, the narrative of one of the most complex, troubling and fascinating nations on earth....
Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New
The employment of the first tanks by the British Army on the Western Front in September 1916, although symbolic rather than decisive in its effects, ushered in a new form...
Defending Rodinu Volume 2: Development and Operational History of the
Having developed a major Air Defense Force (PVO) capable of covering the entire airspace of the USSR, and then fielded interceptors and surface-to-air missiles capable of effectively intercepting even high-flying...
St Petersburg: A History
From its 1703 foundation by Peter the Great in a swampy war zone to its leading role in overthrowing Soviet power and bringing Russia into the twenty-first century, St Petersburg...
Dieppe: The Dawn Of Decision
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jacques MordalBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press., 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sticker from previous owner in FEP, minor yellowing to...
The Young Lions
$20.00 AUD
Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear at edges and corners and tanning along spine, previous...
A Sparrow In The Snow
$25.00 AUD
Author: Sylva DarelBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and a small tear on rear panel...
The Bitter Heritage: Vietnam & American Democracy 1941-1966
$20.00 AUD
Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Vietnam War was one of this country's saddest...
The Commanders: Australian Military Leadership In The Twentieth Century
$50.00 AUD
Author: D.M. HornerBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Spine has very light tanning, otherwise great condition, previous owner seal imprint The...
A Nest Of Corsairs: The Fighting Karamanlis Of The Barbary Coast
$25.00 AUD
Author: Seton DeardenBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No tears, minor wear in form of tanning along spineA Nest Of Corsairs: The...
Rethinking Australia's Defence
$50.00 AUD
Author: Ross BabbageBinding: HardbackPublished: U. Q. P. St. Lucia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsPublished in 1980, "Rethinking Australia's Defence" by Ross Babbage is a strategic and policy-focused...
The Passion Play At Ober-Ammergau
$40.00 AUD
Author: The Author of "Charles Lowder"Binding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Co, 1890Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, previous owner markings inside first pageThe play is a...
The Legend Of Roland: A Pageant Of The Middle Ages
$25.00 AUD
Author: D.D.R. OwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear to dust jacket and one small tear on front bottom right corner...
The Long Arm
$20.00 AUD
Author: Hugh V. ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Roebuck , 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket spine has light tanningThis is the biography of a Northern Territory policeman...
Spearheads Of Invasion
$40.00 AUD
Author: W. N. SwanBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Map endpapers. Faded and...
Warships of World War II
$35.00 AUD
Author: H. T. Lenton And J. J. ColledgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Ian Allan, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine. This comprehensive reference...
Australia's Ships Of War
$50.00 AUD
Author: John BastockBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJ. Bastock's "Australia's Ships of War" is a comprehensive historical...
U.S. Coast Guard Bicentennial 1790-1900
$110.00 AUD
Author: Dennis L. Noble, et al. Binding: HardbackPublished: Coast Guard Bicentennial Series, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Seems to be a collection of magazines/booklets merged into one. Minor...
A History Of Modern Times From 1789
$15.00 AUD
Author: C.D.M. KetelbeyBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA History of Modern Times From 1789 offers...
The Red And Green Life Machine: A Diary Of The Falklands Field Hospital
$50.00 AUD
Author: Rick JollyBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing, London, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction account chronicles the harrowing experiences of Rick Jolly, a Royal Naval surgeon, during...
A Traveller In Rome
$15.00 AUD
Author: H.V. MortonBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsIn this captivating travelogue, H.V. Morton transports readers...
The Book Of Kells: The Book of Kells. Reproductions from the Manuscripts in Trinity College Dublin. With a Study of a Manuscript.
$150.00 AUD
Author: HENRY FrancoisBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis art history volume presents a comprehensive study of "The Book of Kells," an illuminated manuscript...
The War In Pictures (Six-Volume Set)
$80.00 AUD
Author: *Binding: HardbackPublished: Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and worn covers with rubbing...
Leadline to Laser The Hydrographic Service Royal Australian Navy: 1920-1995
$50.00 AUD
Author: Commander R.J. Hariston Ran RetiredBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self-published, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, numbered edition 418This comprehensive non-fiction work presents...
Modern Combat Aircraft: From Fighters To Battlefield Helicopters
$15.00 AUD
Author: Bill GunstonBinding: HardbackPublished: Treasure Press, London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive non-fiction work provides an authoritative overview of...
They Were Expendable
$25.00 AUD
Author: W.L. WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1943Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged, missing spine top portion (see photo), has general wear and pages have...
A Traveller In Rome
$15.00 AUD
Author: H.V. MortonBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has small tears along top edgesH.V. Morton's "A Traveller...
Softly Tread The Brave
$70.00 AUD
Author: Ivan SouthallBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Blue cloth with light bumping on corners and spine. Worn...
The Past & Future People: Tradition and Change on a New Guinea Island
$20.00 AUD
Author: Romola Mcswain; Preface by Peter LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn insightful ethnographic and ethnological study of the Karkar Islanders of Papua...
Mud And Blood: "Albury's Own" Second Twentythird Australian Infantry Battalion
$100.00 AUD
Author: Pat ShareBinding: HardbackPublished: Heritage Book Publications with 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion Association, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn red board with...
The Great War
$20.00 AUD
Author: Correlli BarnettBinding: HardbackPublished: Books for Pleasure, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear marks to dust jacket, previous bookseller sticker on backCorrelli Barnett's "The Great...
The United States Enters The Pacific
$60.00 AUD
Author: LefredmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1969Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine and edges. Tight pages.An historical study. Inc the US and Australia; the US and China;...
The Other Victoria: The Princess Royal And The Great Game Of Europe
$20.00 AUD
Author: Andrew SinclairBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped on dust jacketThis compelling historical biography chronicles the life of Victoria,...
History Of The German Labour Movement: A Survey
$12.00 AUD
Author: Helga GrebingBinding: PaperbackPublished: Berg Publishers., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive historical analysis of the German...
Grasshoppers & Elephants: Why Viet Nam Fell
$15.00 AUD
Author: Wilfred BurchettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Outback Press, 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical analysis by Wilfred Burchett offers a compelling...
The Prophet Armed: Trotsky: 1879-1921
$45.00 AUD
Author: Isaac DeutscherBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine. Dustjacket showing water damage. Still intact.This seminal work of historical biography chronicles...
The Prophet Unarmed; Trotsky: 1921-1929
$45.00 AUD
Author: Isaac DeutscherBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning on inside of dustjacket. Bumped spine.This compelling...
Gallipoli
$15.00 AUD
Author: Alan MooreheadBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Creases along spine and general wear to cover, previous owner name inside, pages yellowedAlan Moorehead's...
Cavaliers And Roundheads: The English At War (1642-1649)
$12.00 AUD
Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: PaperbackPublished: Harper Collins., 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageChristopher Hibbert's "Cavaliers And Roundheads: The English At War...