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Essential But Unplanned: The Story Of Melbourne's Lanes
$50.00 AUD
Author: Weston BateBinding: HardbackPublished: State Library of Victoria., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's details in FEP, bumps to edge of DJ. This compelling historical account,...
The Torrens Park Estate: A Social And Architectural History (SIGNED)
$180.00 AUD
Author: Ken Preiss And Pamela ObornBinding: HardbackPublished: Ken Preiss And Pamela Oborn., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: No. 601 of 1000...
Timber And Iron: Houses In North Queensland Mining Settlements, 1861-1920
$75.00 AUD
Author: Peter BellBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips to spine of DJ, yellowed DJ.This historical...
The George Bell School: Students, Friends, Influences
$120.00 AUD
Author: Mary EagleBinding: HardbackPublished: Deutscher Art Publications / Resolution Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No. 432 of 1000. Yellowed DJ with minor bumps to corners,...
A Girl At Government House: An English Girl's Reminiscences Below Stairs In Colonial Australia
$15.00 AUD
Author: Carney O'NeilBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA captivating memoir, A Girl At Government House: An English Girl's Reminiscences Below Stairs In Colonial Australia chronicles the...
Hidden Injuries of Class
The book titled Hidden Injuries of Class by the author Richard Sennett. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Paris at the End of the World: The City of Light During the Great War,
Through a lively blend of memoirs, reminiscences, and modern day adventure, John Baxter (author of The Perfect Meal and Immoveable Feast ) takes us into the heart of Paris during...
The Gentry: Stories of the English
Prize-winning author Adam Nicolson tells the story he was born to write - the real story of England. It is the gentry that has made England what it was and,...
Clinical Intimacy
Told through a dozen distinct voices circling around an elusive man known only as 'S' this is a book that asks if we are the story we tell about ourselves,...
A Country Parson: James Woodforde's Diary 1789-1802
$15.00 AUD
Author: John Julius Norwich, Ronald BlytheBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Country Parson: James Woodforde's Diary 1789-1802 Illustrated presents an intimate chronicle of...
Long Live Sandawara
$15.00 AUD
Author: Colin JohnsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: HYLAND HOUSE, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong Live Sandawara chronicles the compelling saga of an Aboriginal resistance...
The Performer: Art, Life, Politics
A compelling exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday...
Men's Lives: The Surfmen And Baymen Of The South Fork
$40.00 AUD
Author: Peter MatthiessenBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerMen's Lives: The Surfmen And Baymen Of The South Fork chronicles the vanishing way of life among...
Clans And Tartans: The Fabric Of Scotland
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lorna BlackieBinding: HardbackPublished: Burlington Books, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsClans And Tartans: The Fabric Of Scotland presents a comprehensive account of Scotland's rich clan system and...
From Maui To Cook: The Discovery And Settlement Of The Pacific
$15.00 AUD
Author: David LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Sydney, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsFrom Maui To Cook: The Discovery And Settlement Of The Pacific chronicles the epic saga...
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...
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...
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...
Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847: The Journey of an Irish Coffin
Early on the morning of 20 May 1847, the "Bark Ajax" weighed anchor in Dublin harbour with 258 passengers on board facing a six-week crossing of the North Atlantic to...
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...
Aspects Of Orkney 4: The People Of Orkney
$20.00 AUD
Author: R. J. Berry And H. N. FirthBinding: HardbackPublished: The Orkney Press, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive examination of the human population...
Remaking The World
$20.00 AUD
Author: Julie RrapBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Melbourne., 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to edges of cover.-
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...
The New Womans Broken Heart: Short Stories
$30.00 AUD
Author: Andrea DworkinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Frog In The Well, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe New Woman's Broken Heart presents a searing critique...
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 Look Of Things: Essays By John Berger
$60.00 AUD
Author: John BergerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Viking Press, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe collection The Look of Things presents John Berger's incisive observations on art, photography, and the...
The A-Z Encyclopedia Of Serial Killers
$25.00 AUD
Author: Harold Schechter And David EverittBinding: PaperbackPublished: Pocket Books, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover. The A To Z Encyclopedia...
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...
Vital Connections: Melbourne And Its Board Of Works 1891-1991
$50.00 AUD
Author: Tony Dingle & Carolyn RasmussenBinding: HardbackPublished: McPhee Gribble / Penguin Books Australia, Ringwood, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the foundational...
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...
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 Education 1788-1900: Church, State and Public Education in Colonial Australia
$20.00 AUD
Author: A. G. AustinBinding: HardbackPublished: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cut on fep, otherwise...
The National Estate: Australia's Heritage
$20.00 AUD
Author: Clem LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe authoritative The National Estate: Australia's Heritage presents a comprehensive examination of the continent's rich historical and cultural...
Great Excavations: John Romer's History Of Archaeology
$20.00 AUD
Author: John RomerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell & Co., 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGreat Excavations: John Romer's History Of Archaeology presents a comprehensive chronicle of humanity's quest to unearth its...