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Grand Canal, Great River: The Travel Diary of a Twelfth-century Chinese Poet
Author: Philip Watson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In July 1170, a Chinese poet, politician and historian made a journey from west to east China. Lu You (pronounced 'loo...
The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes: His Greatest Adventures Brought to
Sherlock Holmes: The Case Notes are the files on which Watson based his later, more elaborate accounts of Holmes' investigations. They take the form of a scrapbook containing letters, sketches,...
Ideas: A history from fire to Freud
In this hugely ambitious and exciting book Peter Watson tells the history of ideas from prehistory to the present day, leading to a new way of telling the history of...
Music Bargain Book Box
Music Bargain Book Box Sly Stone waited fifty years to explain himself. When he finally did, it won Music Book of the Year. That's the kind of company this box...
Death Sentence
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The English Ideology: Studies In The Language Of Victorian Politics
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible. A rigorous work of intellectual and political history, The...
Encore: My journey back to centre stage
Told he would never sing again, now he's back for his Encore . 'A unique story - told from the heart, with humour and warmth'. Aled Jones 'An emotional read...
The Bush
A milestone work of memoir, travel writing and history, The Bush by Don Watson takes us on a profoundly revelatory and entertaining journey through the Australian landscape and character. While...
The Double Helix: Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure
This is a reissue of the classic account of the discovery of the structure of DNA. Watson also tells of the excitement of being a young American scientist in Cambridge...
The Black Watch
$15.00 AUD
Author: Philip HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Black Watch tells the poignant and dramatic story of Farquhar Shaw and his role...
Terrible Beauty: A History of the People and Ideas That Shaped the
All changed, changed utterly; A terrible beauty is born Easter 1916, W B Yeats Terrible Beauty presents a unique narrative of the twentieth century. Unlike more conventional histories, where the...
Future Files: A Brief History of the Next 50 Years
Wlliam Gladwell meets Alvin Toffler in this lively, provocative and witty look at our possible futures. Filled with provocative forecasts about how the world might change in the next half...
The Dawn Stag
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Struggle for Democracy
The book titled Struggle for Democracy by the author Patrick Watson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The English Ideology: Studies In The Language Of Victorian Politics
$20.00 AUD
Author: George WatsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: tear on front of dust jacket, foxong on blockGeorge Watson's The...
Stranger And Brother: A Portrait Of C. P. Snow
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Author: Philip SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan London, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work offers an intimate look into the life and literary contributions of C.P. Snow, the...
To Sir Phillip, With Love And When He Was Wicked: Bridgerton Collector's Edition
A beautiful collectible edition containing the fifth and sixth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. To Sir Phillip, With Love Sir Phillip...
Winter's Crimes 14
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Dust jacket present, some minor wear and fading. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Hardcover, binding appears intact. A premier British crime fiction...
The Double Helix: A Personal Account Of The Discovery Of The Structure Of Dna
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in the history of science, The Double Helix chronicles one of the twentieth century's most consequential scientific breakthroughs...
'Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby?'
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Edition: First UK ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Long tear at back of jacketIn the sleepy, eccentric English village of Mumblesby, something has gone terribly...
The Squire Of Walton Hall: The Life Of Charles Waterton
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Author: Philip GosseBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1940, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography explores the life of Charles Waterton, an eccentric naturalist and...
Philip: The Final Portrait - THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
____________________________________________________________________________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER ' It is a beautifully written book about a unique and extraordinary man who was the longest-serving consort to the longest reigning monarch...
Brian Fitzpatrick: A Radical Life
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in Australian intellectual and political life burned with quite the fierce, uncompromising conviction of Brian Fitzpatrick...
Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell
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Nothing is more memorable than a smell. So why do we persist in dismissing the nose as a blunt instrument? Smell is our most seductive and provocative sense, invading every...
Stranger And Brother: A Portrait Of C.P. Snow
$15.00 AUD
Author: Philip SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work offers an intimate look into the life and literary contributions of C.P. Snow,...
Philip Larkin
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription, taped blurb in FEP. One of the twentieth century's most celebrated and...
Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope
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Age of Iron
LEGENDS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE FORGED. Dug Sealskinner is a down-on-his-luck mercenary travelling south to join up with King Zadar's army. But he keeps rescuing the wrong people. First, Spring, a...
Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell
Smell is our most seductive and provocative sense, invading every domain of our lives. We can identify our relatives by smell alone, detect the availability of a potential mate, sniff...
Prince Philip Revealed: A Man of His Century
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John Philip (1775-1851): Mission, Race And Politics In South Africa
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The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities from
$15.00 AUD
Oxbow says: What could easily be a work of fiction, this book reveals the scandals of the murky world of the illicit trading of ancient treasures. Peter Watson has earned...
Prince Philip: A Personal Collection
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography
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24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times...
Sherlock Holmes And The Masquerade Murders
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen a glittering masquerade ball becomes the backdrop for a string of baffling murders, only one man possesses...
The Italian Chapel
Amid the turmoil of the Second World War, a group of Italian prisoners is sent to the remote Camp 60 on the tiny Orkney island of Lamb Holm. Through freezing...