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Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA gripping work of historical narrative, The Search for the Niger chronicles the centuries-long quest by European explorers...

This book proposes a thematic treatment of the subject. Following an historical survey of the achievements and scope of the explorers, the ensuing chapters deal with exploration under a series...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen Australian political journalism collides with irreverent wit and sharp caricature, the result is Mungo on the Zoo...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'We have all been more or less to blame ... every one of...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of Jane Austen's most morally complex novel stands Fanny Price — a timid, impoverished girl...

These attractive cloth bound editions with a classically illustrated jacket, showcase the best of Jane Austen's work. Her novels also contain classic illustrations throughout and have a reading ribbon to...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of narrative history, Africa Explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent, 1769-1889 chronicles the dramatic era of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: stained book block; From the smoke-filled back rooms of colonial governance to the bear pit of modern Parliament House, Australian political life...

'Had me in a chokehold from beginning to end... A true five star read' Lisa Jewell 'Devious and dizzying, with twist after twist after twist - I loved it' Louise...

Helsinki, 2016. Olenka sits on a bench, watching a family play in a dog park. A stranger sits down beside her. Olenka startles; she would recognize this other woman anywhere....

'How is the mind agitated and bewildered, at being thus, as it were, placed on the borders of a new world!' - William Bartram 'Thus you see, dear sister, the...

The book titled Parks: Victoria's National and State Parks by the author Jane Calder. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 A CAPX AND ENGELSBERG IDEAS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 The late 17th century saw the rise of a new phenomenon that...

The book titled Passage by Night by the author Jack Higgins. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingGlasgow is a city of shadows and secrets, and in William McIlvanney's The Papers of Tony Veitch, Detective Inspector Jack...

'View From the Top' goes inside the private spaces of some of the world's most magnificent penthouses and apartments 'Grand Apartment Living' goes inside the private spaces of some of...

From the bestselling author of This Book Kills comes a deadly new YA thriller of murder, mystery and mind-blowing twists. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus....

Trying to be Ernest Hemingway is never easy. After reading A Moveable Feast, aspiring novelist Enrique Vila-Matas moves to Paris to be closer to his literary idol, Ernest Hemingway. Surrounded...

Hungry Hollow is simply an ordinary creek winding through about a mile of ordinary forest and meadow somewhere east of the Rocky Mountains. But like all such places, it is...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works in the Western canon match the anarchic brilliance and riotous ambition of François Rabelais's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the wind-scoured tip of South America, where the land dissolves into myth and the horizon stretches into...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of urban life and educational practice, Cities, Communities and the Young: Readings in...

In Wormwood Mire , award-winning author Judith Rossell introduced us to the lessons of fictitious Victorian writer Prudence A Goodchild ... Now the book comes to life as the perfect...

'Funny, sensitive, and insightful - the perfect book to turn to at the end of a long day' Bonnie Garmus The perfect novel for anyone who has ever dreamt of...

The hilarious, thought-provoking new novel from the Somerset Maugham and British Book Award-winning Ben Brooks. 'A sharp-witted tragicomedy about money, morality, and a family teetering on the brink. A splendidly...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew figures in the annals of colonial administration loom as large — or remain as fascinating — as Sir...