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Author: Leo RostenBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFrom the creator of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N comes a tale that explodes into the field of...

In the feverish, money-making age of railroad barons, political machines, and gold rushes, corruption was the rule, not the exception. Yet the Republican mogul 'Big Alex' McKenzie's audacity was remarkable....

'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly'Heart-warming, emotional and simply wonderful . ....

'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped . . . if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson then this...

Author: B. & C.B. FryBinding: HardbackPublished: METHUEN'S COLONIAL LIBRARY, 1907Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA compelling domestic drama, A...

Author: John Hare Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 A fishing story like no other! Alphonso the alligator snapping turtle can't wait for breakfast. But what if his breakfast is...

Author: John Hare Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 A fishing story like no other! Alphonso the alligator snapping turtle can't wait for breakfast. But what if his breakfast is...

Author: Charles DuffBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1965Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Front end page missing. Library stamps.A compelling work of non-fiction, A Mysterious People: An Introduction To...

In this follow up to Incredible Hotel, a crime disrupts the hotels prestigious baking competition. But will detective Matilda be able to solve the case? The Delaunay baking competition is...

Author: Catherine CarfaxBinding: HardbackPublished: 1st edition. Macmillan, London, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA Mystery Of Lost Treasure: The Sleeping Salamander by Catherine Carfax plunges readers into a...

Author: Mika WaltariBinding: HardbackPublished: Putnam, 1954Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsA Nail Merchant at Nightfall is a captivating novel by Mika Waltari that explores the...

Author: Joanne Harris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 Your favourite authors have been gripped by this electric psychological thriller! 'A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist...

A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Thoroughly researched, stylish and entertaining' Financial Times'A vivid and sparkling account, full of colour and dark drama' Observer'Brilliantly depicts a disastrous failure' Antony...

Author: Ian Allen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 136 Staggering statistics, strange facts and all kinds of surprising stuff from the National Trust. Haunted houses, baffling objects, bizarre buildings and...

Written for the general reader to inform and explain our fascinating and extraordinary plant and animal life, this book is full of practical and interesting detail about the country and...

Author: Joseph M. Forshaw, William T. CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: Nokomis Editions, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive ornithological work chronicles the...

Author: Rob Dunn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 "An arresting vision of this relentless natural world"--New York Times Book Review A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to...

This charming book revolves around the two journals Bates produced during his groundbreaking travels in the Amazon, and his classic work The Naturalist on the River Amazons. Alongside specially selected...

Poems to celebrate autumn. A companion volume to the successful winter and spring titles, this anthology of poems is as sweet as pumpkin spice and warming as a roaring log...

Poems to celebrate autumn. A companion volume to the successful winter and spring titles, this anthology of poems is as sweet as pumpkin spice and warming as a roaring log...

Author: Jane McMorland Hunter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 136 Poems to celebrate spring. A sublime bedside companion to enjoy as the frost melts and days grow longer, with poems...

Author: Jane McMorland Hunter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 136 Poems to celebrate spring. A sublime bedside companion to enjoy as the frost melts and days grow longer, with poems...

Author: Jane McMorland HunterBinding: HardbackPublished: Batsford, 2023Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis beautiful and collectable anthology features poems inspired by springtime, offering one poem for each...

Author: Jane McMorland Hunter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 A wonderful bedside companion on a winter's evening to enjoy our place in nature, even on a cold wintery night,...

Author: Gatacre G. G. O.binding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Press, 1982, Second EditionCondition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book compiles reports and proceedings from the naval...

Author: G. G. O. Gatacre, Rear-AdmiralBinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Press, 1982, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book compiles reports and proceedings from the naval career of Rear-Admiral...

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...

Author: Gordon ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne; Oxford University Press;, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn October 1857, Aborigines attacked a sleeping homestead on the Dawson River, Queensland and...

Author: Ivan TurgenevBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Publishing, 1951Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA Nest of the Gentry is a novel by Ivan Turgenev that explores the life...

Author: Ivan Turgenev; Colour illustrations by Konstantin RudakovBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Publishing, 1951Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSet in the Russian countryside, the story revolves around the...

This lavishly illustrated volume looks at the myriad ways in which the burgeoning art of photography dialogued with Impressionist painting. In the 19th century, numerous photographers chose the same motifs...

The Maclaren family may show a united face to the world, but their private lives are very different. For years, Queenie and her daughter LAura have had to protect each...

Author: Abbe R Gluck Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 An unprecedented constellation of experts--leading cancer doctors, policymakers, cutting-edge researchers, national advocates, and more--explore the legacy and the shortcomings from...

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Author: Elspeth HuxleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean text....

Author: Dickinson, William Croft; Pryde, George S.Binding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks:...

Author: Jennifer Haslam Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 A New Leaf: Curated Houses Where Plants Meet Design is a celebration of the modern and stylish homes that reinvent the...

This work provides an account of the buccanneer, scientist and explorer William Dampier. Setting sail from England in 1679 and returning 12 years later, having "accidentally" circumnavigated the globe on...

Author: Philip Khoury Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Chef Philip Khoury has delved deep into patisserie in an attempt to make desserts that are 'cleaner', and that present finer...

Author: Philip Khoury Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Chef Philip Khoury has delved deep into patisserie in an attempt to make desserts that are 'cleaner', and that present finer...

Author: Nic Van OudtshoornBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Newspaper History Of Australia chronicles the pivotal role of the press in shaping the narrative of...

Author: Barry HumphriesBinding: HardbackPublished: Currency Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a vibrant and often satirical look at Australian...

Author: John GrishamBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel tells the story of seven-year-old Luke Chandler, living on an Arkansas cotton farm in 1952. As...

This title offers an insightful view of major Civil War battles from a representation of one of South Carolina's most influential families. The Tillman family of Edgefield, South Carolina, is...