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Death and the Jubilee
A second case for Victorian sleuth Lord Francis Powerscourt; Early one morning in 1897 a corpse with no head or hands is dragged out of the Thames by London Bridge....
The Goalkeeper's History of Britain
Postwar Britain seen through a lifetime's obsession with the goalkeeper, that most British of positions, the last to succumb to continental influence, and a beguiling story of Peter Chapman's own...
Grow Your Own Vegetables (Notebook) (National Trust Home & Garden)
Part of an exciting new range of stationery A beautiful notebook adorned with charming illustrations, exquisitely finished and printed on cloth Includes a ribbon marker and handy storage pocket inside...
FUCHSIAS STEP BY STEP
Developed with beginners and 'improving' gardeners in mind, the clearly written instructions and pin-sharp step-by-step photos of Fuchsias show the reader exactly how to make the most of the opportunities...
Wholly Irresponsible Exploits: 65 Ways to Muck About with Science
Am I seeing things? Did that bottle just disappear into orbit? Uhmm, well, let me start at the beginning Sean Connolly, author of Wholly Irresponsible Experiments returns with another assemblage...
Bugs (A Day in the Life): What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up
Set over a 24-hour period, meet busy honey bees, transforming caterpillars, and an army of leafcutter ants in this book about the coolest insects on Earth. Following the lives of...
Saving the Planet Without the Bullsh*t: What They Don't Tell You About
'Punchy, provocative and wonderfully readable' - David Shukman'Eye-popping and essential' - New Scientist Have you heard that you should go vegan to save the planet? Or carbon offset your flight...
Thea and Denise
'Oh, you're not crazy, Denise. I think this is probably the sanest you've ever been...' Two women. An open road. The trip of a lifetime. Thea is confident, sorted, determined...
The Story of the Burberry Trench
The epitome of British heritage fashion, the Burberry trench coat is a beloved wardrobe classic. Practical yet versatile; it is sleek and sexy but also a preppy favourite. Since the...
The Long Answer
'A startling meditation on grief and family and betrayal and the stories we tell about ourselves ... introspective, psychologically astute, and engaging' - Kirkus starred review 'There were other women,...
The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High
'The queen of food historians' LUCY WORSLEY'Annie Gray leads the pack' JAY RAYNER A colourful history of one of our most loved and ever-changing public spacesThe modern-day cry is that...
Parenting Hell: The Hilarious Sunday Times Bestseller
What's it really like to be a parent? And how come no one ever warned Rob or Josh of the sheer mind-bending, world-altering, sleep-depriving, sick-covering, tear-inducing, snot-wiping, bore-inspiring, 4am-relationship-straining brutality...
Forgotten Women: The Writers
'To say this series is "empowering" doesn't do it justice. Buy a copy for your daughters, sisters, mums, aunts and nieces - just make sure you buy a copy for...
Mark Johnston: Phenomenon
A new, fully authorised biography of the most successful trainer in British horse racing history. In the stratified and often secretive world of racehorse training, Mark Johnston has always been...
Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
No city on earth has preserved its past as has Rome. Visitors stand on bridges that were crossed by Julius Caesar and Cicero, walk around temples visited by Roman emperors,...
The Day Tripper: A tender new novel on the importance of small actions
The right guy, the right place, the wrong time. It's 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of the beautiful and...
The Botanical Wall Chart: Art from the golden age of scientific
Botanical charts are experiencing a resurgence in interest, both as pieces of art and as objects of scientific and historical significance, and Wall Flower documents this extraordinary convergence of disciplines...
The Future Won't Be Long
It's the tail-end of 1986 and Baby is the freshest-faced, starriest-eyed young homo in all of New York City, straight off the bus from closeted backwoods Wisconsin. Adeline is his...
A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories of Women in Space
Want to be an astronaut or a rocket scientist? - 50 brilliant stories of women who have blazed the way for space travel. From small steps to giant leaps, A...
Cosmic Numerology: How to Harness Your Full Potential Using the Power
Numerology has continually fascinated people since ancient times, from Egypt to the Roman Empire, India and Scandinavia. Numbers are a universal language that can help make sense of the seemingly...
Who am I?
Am I my body?
Am I my mind?
Who am I? A journey into deepest inner space, for anyone who has ever paused to wonder exactly who is wondering.
Daniel Ricciardo
$50.00 AUD
Since his elevation to Red Bull in 2014, Daniel Ricciardo has cemented himself as one of Formula One's most exciting talents. He has established a reputation for brilliant one-lap speed,...
A Potted History of Fruit
With buying local or gathering and harvesting your own fruit very much in vogue and heirloom varieties enjoying a renaissance, here is your opportunity to discover the origins, nature and...
Enigmas Medieval
Enigmas Medieval features over a hundred enigmas to solve, as well as logical puzzles, magic squares, brain teasers, riddles and more to wake up, perk up and bend your grey...
Perils of the Studio: Inside the Artistic Affairs of Bohemian
$70.00 AUD
In the early twentieth century, there was much speculation about what was going on behind the curtains of bohemia. Perils of the Studio reveals how the romance and mythology of...
A Figure of Speech: A Political Memoir
Graham Freudenberg has led an amazing life and A Figure of Speech is his life, in his own words. From a young boy growing up in Brisbane to his time...
Shakespeare's Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote the Renaissance
'A n outstanding revisionist portrait of an age' Telegraph 'Targoff tells their stories with vim and vigour' i Paper '[A] fascinating excavation of four intellectual powerhouse women' Tina Brown, New...
The Tree Hunters: How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our
For centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the seventeenth century, they had begun to collect...
Henry James: A Biography (Five-Volume Set)
$300.00 AUD
Author: Leon EdelBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloths in good condition with minor bumping on spines and corners. DJs clipped...
The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art--Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall
$45.00 AUD
Author: Robert HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf,Inc., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight staining to dust jacket and sun damaged spine.Robert Hughes's "The Shock of the...
Great Regiments
$40.00 AUD
Author: Vezio MelegariBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has slight peel to spine...
Australia
$15.00 AUD
Author: Clarrie CoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, Melbourne, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight tear on spine of dust jacket and some edges.This book provides an insightful...
Patterns Of Australia
$20.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey DuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Mobil Australia, Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight stain on back of dust jacket. Geoffrey Dutton's "Patterns of Australia" is a compelling...
Allan Seale's Complete Guide To Australian Gardening
$30.00 AUD
Author: Allan SealeBinding: HardbackPublished: Reed, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive gardening guide, "Allan Seale's Complete Guide To Australian Gardening," offers essential knowledge for cultivating a thriving...
The Taste Of Fear: A Polish Childhood In Germany 1939-46
$30.00 AUD
Author: Zofia KrukBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson London, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner on front end-page and minor...
The Shackle
$25.00 AUD
Author: D. E. Kelsey Binding: HardbackPublished: Lynton Publications, South Australia, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun damage to the spine with some foxing...
Elementary My Dear Watson; Sherlock Holmes Centenary: His Life & Times
$65.00 AUD
Author: Graham NownBinding: HardbackPublished: Salem House Publishers, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight silverfish damage to dust jacket.This non-fiction work, "Elementary My...
The Care Of Time
$20.00 AUD
Author: Eric AmblerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun damage to spine and some tears to just jacket. Eric Ambler's "The...
The Victorian Chaise-Longue
$30.00 AUD
Author: Marghanita LaskiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowing of spine and some minor tears in dust jacket.Marghanita...
Corazon Aquino: The Story Of A Revolution
$15.00 AUD
Author: Lucy KomisarBinding: HardbackPublished: Braziller, New York, 1987Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and political journey of Corazon Aquino, detailing her...
A Concise History Of Australia
$15.00 AUD
Author: Clive TurnbullBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner on front end-page and some minor chipping of...
Winds of Change, 1914-39
$30.00 AUD
Author: Harold MacmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper and Row, New York, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of political history, Harold Macmillan, former Prime Minister of the United...
Reflections By Pablo Casals; Joys And Sorrows
$40.00 AUD
Author: Pablo CasalsBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald & Co, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work, "Reflections By Pablo Casals; Joys And Sorrows,"...