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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedThe Eyes of the Navy stands as a compelling portrait of one of the most formidable intelligence minds of the...

The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain the country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most...

Author: Jack RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNelson And The Hamiltons chronicles the intertwined lives of Admiral Horatio Nelson and the notorious Hamilton couple,...

Author: Sir James Rowland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 520 A descendant of early pioneers of New South Wales, James Rowland combined a thirst for adventure with a strong sense...

One of our finest narrative historians, Lawrence James has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, one focusing solely on his relationship with the British Empire. As a young...

Author: Sir James Bisset With P. R. StephensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir, Commodore: War, Peace And...

A humble laird from Largoshire, Andrew Wood's determination to avenge his father's murder by English pirates, led to his national renown as a pirate-slayer. This brought him to the attention...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, some foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Few figures in Victorian England embodied the restless marriage of...

Author: Sir James Bisset; In Collaboration With P. R. StephensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks:...

Author: Brian FothergillBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsBrian Fothergill's Sir William Hamilton: Envoy Extraordinary chronicles the remarkable life of...

Author: Admiral Sir Barry DomvileBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co., 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition with...

Author: Peter ShanklandBinding: HardbackPublished: William Kimber., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight chips and tears to DJ, tanning and...

Author: Sir James BissetBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson , 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Blue cloth with minor marks....

The life of Sir William Hamilton is rich in contradictions: hedonist, scholar and an aesthete with a Rabelaisian streak, he represented the epitome of honourable public service until, as the...

Author: Richard FaberBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRichard Faber's "The Brave Courtier" is a compelling work of historical biography that chronicles the life...

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Emma, Lady Hamilton, rose from poverty to become a media celebrity, and her relationship with Admiral Nelson, and her renowned beauty, made her the most instantly-recognisable woman of her era,...

"There never was a greater Australian diplomat than Sir James Plimsoll". -- Alexander Downer, AC "You're mad to move Plimsoll. He's got contacts here and great influence". -- Henry Kissinger...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright copy. Something To Declare: A...

Author: R. B. JoyceBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, Melbourne VIC, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed...

The bestselling new James Bond novel written by William Boyd ('English fiction's master storyteller' The Times) *The Sunday Times Bestseller* It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew figures in modern history cast as long a shadow as Winston Spencer Churchill, and William Manchester's monumental The Last Lion: Winston...

Author: Charles Williams; James Anderson; Laurence HendersonBinding: HardbackPublished: ODHAMS BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Faded and chipped DJ with some loss. Names penned...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tape residueFew figures in the age of exploration command the reverence and fascination of Captain James...

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Author: Jeremy James And William HartstonBinding: PaperbackPublished: BBC, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis insightful non-fiction work, "The Master Game: Book Two," offers a comprehensive analysis of chess strategy and...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding condition: slightly shaky, no loose pages. Few figures in the world...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA definitive study of one of Australia's most significant and controversial painters, "William Dobell" presents Gleeson's authoritative critical...

Author: John L Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in...

Henry James, Sr.'s children included William, the psychologist and philosopher; Henry Jr., the novelist; and Alice, author of a noted diary. What kind of father stood behind his epochally brilliant,...

Author: Lady AnglissBinding: HardbackPublished: The author Melbourne, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionSir William Angliss: An Intimate Biography presents a compelling portrait of a titan of Australian...

Author: William StevensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, London, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Blue boards in good condition. Yellowed DJ with some shelf wear. Clean and...

Author: William HawkesBinding: HardbackPublished: The Dugdale Society, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical volume presents the personal writings of an influential 18th-century English architect, offering an intimate...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew love affairs have burned as brightly — or as scandalously — against the backdrop of a nation at war as that of Vice...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of historical biography and imperial history, this volume chronicles the life and ambitions of Sir Walter Ralegh against...

Author: Rita Williams-Garcia Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award! 7 starred reviews! "Monumental." -Booklist (starred review) * "A marathon masterpiece."-Kirkus (starred...

How did Shakespeare go from being a talented writer of comedies and histories to become one of the greatest writers of tragedies who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year...

Author: James LeasorBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some slight tears in DJ, some yellowing to page edges.This gripping...

Author: James GleesonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Blue cloth slightly worn. Name penned on fep. Signed by the...

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