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The Roads To Rome: A Journey Into Europe's Past
Brimming with life and drama, this is a magnificent journey into two thousand years of history, from the acclaimed and beloved historian of Europe 'All roads lead to Rome.' It's...
Patria: Lost Countries of South America
An adventurous, dazzling and original continent-sized history that brings South America's epic past and fascinating present to life Stretching from the edge of Antarctica to the shores of the Caribbean,...
Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse
A radical retelling of human history through collapse, and what it means for our uncertain future A radical retelling of human history through collapse - from the dawn of our...
Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
A philosopher explains why the search for identity is meaningless, and how we should escape the self Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to...
Shamanism: The Timeless Religion
From a talented young anthropologist and contributor to the New Yorker comes a fascinating investigation into the spiritual practice of shamanism What are the origins of shamanism and what is...
The Heretic of Cacheu: Struggles over Life in a Seventeenth-Century
A unique, startling book that gives a rich and detailed sense of life in an African port some 360 years ago In 1665 Crispina Peres, the most powerful trader in...
Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in
A startling exploration of slavery in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present Slavery in the Islamic world has a long, complex and controversial history. Captives and...
The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
The story of the ancient world's most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it When a team of Victorian archaeologists dug into a grassy hill in Iraq, they chanced...
London: A Social History
Describes London's social life, its growth and the experiences of living in the city. With the redevelopment of Docklands and much of the East End, London is now beginning to...
PRIVATE EYE Dr Hammond's Covid Casebook: The collected pandemic
$12.00 AUD
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, the fortnightly columns of Private Eye's Medical Correspondent 'MD', aka NHS doctor Phil Hammond, have been required reading. Astute, compassionate and scientifically literate, 'MD' has guided...
The Australian Club Melbourne: 1878-1998
$40.00 AUD
Author: Paul De ServilleBinding: HardbackPublished: The Australian Club, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis meticulously researched historical account, The Australian Club: Melbourne 1878-1998, chronicles the distinguished legacy of...
The Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal and Survival
In an age where resilience is essential The Windsor Legacy delivers an enthralling narrative of inspiration and royal intrigue. Penned by Robert Jobson, a Sunday Times and New York Times...
A History of the World in 80 Lost Women
Journey through thousands of years of human history (now with the women put back in). From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential...
The Forbidden Best-Sellers Of Pre-Revolutionary France
$40.00 AUD
Author: Robert DarntonBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work The Forbidden Best-Sellers Of Pre-Revolutionary France uncovers the clandestine...
Wool In The Australian Imagination
$20.00 AUD
Author: Shelley NellerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Historic Houses Trust of NSW., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful work, Wool In The Australian Imagination,...
The Journalist's London
$30.00 AUD
Author: Philip GibbsBinding: HardbackPublished: ALLAN WINGATE, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Journalist's London chronicles the vibrant and ever-changing landscape...
The Libraries Of London
$50.00 AUD
Author: Raymond IrwinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Library Association, 1949Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Libraries Of London chronicles the rich and multifaceted...
The Dunstan Decade: Social Democracy At The State Level
$30.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Parkin And Allan PatienceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Longman Cheshire, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Dunstan Decade: Social Democracy At The State...
The People Of Kau
$60.00 AUD
Author: Leni RiefenstahlBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis photographic volume presents an intimate visual record of the Nuba people of Sudan. Through striking black and...
The Circle Of Life: Rituals From The Human Family Album
$40.00 AUD
Author: Peter Matthiessen. Cohen, David (ed), Gabriel Garcia MarquezBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper , 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work presents a compelling anthropological survey of human rituals, charting...
Wildbird Dreaming: Aboriginal Art From The Central Deserts Of Australia
$25.00 AUD
Author: Nadine Amadio And Richard KimberBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling art history volume, Wildbird Dreaming: Aboriginal Art From The Central Deserts Of...
Perils Of The Studio: Inside The Artistic Affairs Of Bohemian Melbourne
$60.00 AUD
Author: Alex TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Scholarly Publishing, State Library of Victoria, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on fep. Perils Of The Studio uncovers the...
Gun-guwelamagapa: The Land of Our Old People: All the different camps
Gun-guwelamagapa: Gun-nerranga gun-nerranga rrawa, An-barra gun-nika describes the An-barra Archaeological Project, which investigated the archaeological sites around the mouth of the Blyth River (An-gartcha Wana literally "Big River") in central...
Snow's and the Golden Age of Australian Department Stores
Around the world, the big department stores of the 1920s to the 1950s wielded great power in dictating national tastes and fashions; a visit to any of these stores was...
Australian By Choice
$15.00 AUD
Author: John MorrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling narrative chronicles the journey of individuals who have embraced Australia as their homeland, presenting a vivid...
India: A Synthesis Of Cultures
$50.00 AUD
Author: Kewal MotwaniBinding: HardbackPublished: THACKER & CO., LTD., 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, India: A Synthesis Of Cultures, chronicles the intricate tapestry of traditions, philosophies,...
The Third World: Problems And Prospects, Current Stage Of The National-Liberation Struggle
$40.00 AUD
Author: Y. Zhukov, L. Delyusin, A. Iskenderov, L. StepanovBinding: HardbackPublished: PROGRESS PUBLISHERS MOSCOW, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic work presents a comprehensive analysis of the challenges...
The Restless Years: Being Some Impressions Of The Origin Of The Australian (with 12" stereo mono L.P.)
$40.00 AUD
Author: Peter O'Shaughnessy, Graeme Inson, Russel WardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Jacaranda Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: LP included.The Restless Years: Being Some Impressions Of The Origin Of...
Weevils In The Flour: An Oral Record Of The 1930S Depression In Australia (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Wendy LowensteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House Melbourne, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Name on fep. Inscribed by the author on half-title page. Signed by the...
Freedom From Prejudice: An Introduction To The Australian Collection In The National Gallery Of Victoria
$15.00 AUD
Author: Jennifer PhippsBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly volume, Freedom From Prejudice: An Introduction To...
A Fair Go In An Age Of Terror: Univa's Jesuit Lenten Seminars 2003 & 2004
$15.00 AUD
Author: Patty FawknerBinding: PaperbackPublished: David Lovell Publishing, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Fair Go In An Age Of Terror presents a...
This Is My Country: A Personal Blend Of The Purest Scotch
$20.00 AUD
Author: W. Gordon SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis Is My Country: A Personal Blend Of The Purest Scotch presents a captivating journey through...
The Scots In Germany: Being A Contribution Towards The History Of The Scot Abroad
$35.00 AUD
Author: Th. A. FischerBinding: HardbackPublished: John Donald Publishers Ltd, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly historical account chronicles the significant and often overlooked contributions of...
The Trade Union Rank And File: Trades Councils In Britain, 1900-40
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan ClintonBinding: HardbackPublished: Manchester University Press; Rowman and Littlefield, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the intricate history of trades councils in...
Dallas U.S.A
$15.00 AUD
Author: A. C. GreeneBinding: HardbackPublished: TexasMonthlyPress, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the multifaceted history and vibrant culture of Dallas, Texas....
Korean Mind: Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture
Delve into this exploration of what it means to be Korean. South Korea is now an economic and technological superpower but how, as a country, did they rebound so quickly...
How the West Became Antisemitic: Jews and the Formation of Europe,
An examination of how the Jews real and imagined so challenged the Christian majority in medieval Europe that it became a society that was religiously and culturally antisemitic in new...
Mythomania: Tales of Our Times, From Apple to Isis
Despite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we live in a society that is no less bedazzled-and bedevilled-by myth than those of our remote ancestors. Roland Barthes first examined...
The Saturday: Book 26
$25.00 AUD
Author: John HadfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of London, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pictorial box included. This captivating annual, The Saturday Book 26, presents a...
The Saturday Book: 16
$20.00 AUD
Author: John HadfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Company, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe annual The Saturday Book: 16 presents a delightful miscellany of essays, short stories,...
The American Language + Supplement One (Two-Volume Set)
$100.00 AUD
Author: H. L. MenckenBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf, 1945Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe American Language and Supplement One present a commanding philological study...
The Luck Of The Draw: A Centenary Of Tattersall's Sweeps 1881-1981
$15.00 AUD
Author: Trevor WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: T Wilson Publishing Company, South Yara, VIC, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, The Luck Of The Draw: A Centenary Of Tattersall's...
Witness To History: A Short Study Of The Colonial Secretary's Department
$20.00 AUD
Author: A. G. Kingsmill, I.S.O.Binding: HardbackPublished: Alpha Books, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate operations...
Private Correspondence And Miscellaneous Papers of Samuel Pepys 1679-1703 Vol. I
$40.00 AUD
Author: J. R. TannerBinding: HardbackPublished: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1926Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerPrivate Correspondence And Miscellaneous...