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The Glass Bathyscaphe: How Glass Changed the World
A narrative history of glass, from discovery, through antiquity, the Enlightenment, the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions to the present. It charts the history of the technology but also the enabling...
Charlemagne's Tablecloth: A Piquant History of Feasting
Feasts, banquets and grand dinners have always played a vital role in our lives. They oil the wheels of diplomacy, smooth the paths of the ambitious and spread joy at...
Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture
This is an introductory guide to the main theories of popular culture. It examines the main areas of contemporary popular cultural studies, such as the theories of Adorno and the...
Regency Recollections: Captain Gronow's Guide to Life in London and
Captain Rees Howell Gronow was a dandy, a debtor, a duelist and a raconteur who lived the high life in Regency London and Paris. He was also a talented writer...
The Story of Peking Man
At the end of the nineteenth century in China, amateur fossil hunters knew that a ready supply of fossils could be found in backstreet Chinese apothecaries. They were sold as...
Damn' Rebel Bitches: Women of the '45
$30.00 AUD
The book titled Damn' Rebel Bitches: Women of the '45 by the author Maggie Craig. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
A Victorian Christmas
At the darkest moment of the year, when the nights seem endless and the days very short, comes that most joyful of festivals. Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing...
Virgins of Venice: Enclosed Lives and Broken Vows in the Renaissance
A portrait of 16th and 17th century Italian convent life, set in the vibrant culture of late Renaissance Venice. Early 16th century Venice had 50 convents and about 3000 nuns....
Pulp: A Collector's Book of Australian Pulp Fiction Covers
$80.00 AUD
In the 1940s and 1950s, Australian pulp fiction jostled with magazines and comics at newsstands. Tariffs kept the local industry cheap and viable and offered Australian writers national and international...
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's
The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer , one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese...
The City in Slang
Irving Lewis Allen provides a history of the rise of New York as a metropolis and the accompanying slang that surrounded it. This book is both a lexicon of slang...
The Spirit of Prague
This is a collection of essays, charting five critical decades in the history of Czechoslovakia. Ivan Klima was a witness to the horrors of Nazi occupation, to the Stalinist regimes...
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five
A Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger adds a new dimension to the story of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising during World War II, shining a long overdue spotlight on five...
The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America
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Now available in paperback, The Earth Shall Weep is a groundbreaking, critically acclaimed history of the Native American peoples. Combining traditional historical sources with new insights from ethnography, archaeology, Indian...
The Commonwealth Public Service
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Primitive Art
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor , ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA foundational work in the field of art history and anthropology,...
Origins Of The Sexual Impulse
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA bold work of philosophical and psychological inquiry, Origins of the Sexual Impulse argues...
The Holy Barbarians
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of cultural journalism and social criticism, The Holy Barbarians chronicles the Beat Generation subculture of Venice West, California, presenting...
Slipstream
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of Australian literary fiction, Slipstream chronicles the life of a man shaped by the vast, unforgiving landscapes...
The Home Of Mankind: The Story Of The World We Live In
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA sweeping work of popular geography and natural history, The Home of Mankind: The Story of the World We Live In presents...
Erewhon Revisited: Twenty Years Later, Both By The Original Discoverer Of The Country And By His Son
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA satirical Victorian novel, Erewhon Revisited: Twenty Years Later, Both By The Original Discoverer Of The Country And By His...
An Anthology Of Chartist Literature
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of Soviet literary scholarship, Антология Чартистской Литературы (Anthology of Chartist Literature) presents a carefully curated collection of writings drawn...
The Australian Christmas
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA warm and nostalgic celebration of Australian holiday tradition, The Australian Christmas chronicles the unique customs, stories, and...
Symbolism In The Bible And The Church
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA scholarly work in the field of religious art and theology, Symbolism in the...
The Green Mosaic: Memories Of New Guinea
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly evocative work of travel memoir and natural history, The Green Mosaic: Memories of New Guinea chronicles Eric C....
Settlers And Convicts: Recollections Of Sixteen Years' Labour In The Australian Backwoods
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA vivid and candid work of colonial memoir, Settlers and Convicts: Recollections of Sixteen Years' Labour in the Australian Backwoods chronicles the...
Modern Indonesian Literature
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of literary scholarship, Modern Indonesian Literature presents a comprehensive survey of the development of Indonesian writing from...
Staying On Alone: Letters Of Alice B. Toklas
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and intimate work of epistolary nonfiction, Staying On Alone: Letters of Alice B. Toklas chronicles the final chapter...
The Court Of Versailles: In The Reign Of Louis Xiv
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of historical non-fiction, this volume chronicles the dazzling and treacherous world of the French royal court...
Gods, Graves, And Scholars: The Story Of Archaeology
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: No markingsA landmark work of popular history and science writing, Gods, Graves, and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology chronicles the thrilling discoveries...
Peeps At Many Lands: Germany
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Binding loose - pages still intact. A charming work of early twentieth-century travel writing and cultural geography, Peeps At Many...
Proverbs For Pleasure: Uncommon Sayings Collected, Arranged And Annotated
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A charming and erudite collection, Proverbs for Pleasure: Uncommon Sayings Collected,...
Revisionism And Empire: Socialist Imperialism In Germany 1897–1914
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of historical and political scholarship, this study examines the ideological tensions within the German Social Democratic Party...
John West's Union Of The Colonies: Essays On Federation
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in Australian political history, John West's Union of the Colonies: Essays...
Lesbos: The Pagan Island
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA vivid work of travel writing and personal memoir, Lesbos: The Pagan Island chronicles Australian author Betty Roland's journey to the Greek...
The Australian Journal Of Anthropology: Beyond Syncretism: Indigenous Expressions Of World Religions
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic journal issue presents a focused scholarly examination of how indigenous communities across...
Lillian Hellman: The Image, The Woman
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Remainder markA richly detailed literary biography, William Wright's work chronicles the turbulent life of one of America's most celebrated and controversial...
Pre-Raphaelite And Other Poets
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding loose - pages still intact. A landmark work of literary criticism and appreciation, Pre-Raphaelite and Other Poets presents a...
Virgin Soil Upturned: A Novel, Book One
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark of Soviet literature, Virgin Soil Upturned: A Novel, Book One chronicles the turbulent collectivization of a Don Cossack...
How It Was
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping memoir by the fourth and final wife of Ernest Hemingway, How It Was chronicles the intimate details of...
The 'Civilizing Mission': Race And The Construction Of Crime
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of critical criminology and postcolonial scholarship, The 'Civilizing Mission': Race and...
The Medium Is The Massage
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of media theory and visual communication, The Medium Is the Massage...
Exiles At Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1945
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of Australian literary criticism and feminist scholarship, Exiles at Home chronicles the lives and careers of a...
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA towering achievement of historical literature, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire chronicles the trajectory of one of...
Marxism And Imperialism
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of Marxist political theory and historical analysis, Marxism and Imperialism presents...
Kanji Kanji
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA focused Japanese language learning resource, Kanji Kanji presents a structured approach to mastering kanji — the logographic characters that...
The Growth And Control Of World Population
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work in demographic scholarship, The Growth and Control of World Population presents a rigorous...
Lectures On The Industrial Revolution Of The 18Th Century In England: Popular Addresses, Notes And Other Fragments
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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Light pencil underlines throughout.A landmark work in economic history, Lectures on the Industrial...