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The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity
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Hailed as "a remarkable achievement" (Boston Globe) and as "a triumph: simultaneously entertaining and instructive, witty and thought-provoking...a splendid and thoroughly engrossing book" (Los Angeles Times), Roy Porter's charting of...
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine
Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to...
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: Medical History of Humanity
Medicine advances ever faster, and with it not just a capacity to overcome sickness, but to transform the very nature of life. Starting in ancient antiquity, this text charts how...
Diaries: 1967-87
For over three decades Roy Sstrong has teased, tantalised, amused and sometimes enraged the British public, firstly in his capacity as the Director of two great cultural institutions, the National...
The Strange and the Good
Roy Fuller combines three volumes of his memoirs - "Souvenirs", "Vamp Till Ready" and "Home and Dry" - which together span three decades of his life. They cover his childhood,...
Eliot Porter
$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew artists have captured the raw, unfiltered soul of the American wilderness with the precision and reverence of Eliot Porter, and this landmark monograph...
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: The Selected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
One of America's most influential and admired short story writers, new to Penguin Modern Classics From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers have evoked such a multitude...
Hal Porter: Man Of Many Parts
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Edition: 1st aus ed,,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative literary biography chronicles the life of Hal Porter, one of Australia's most versatile and flamboyant...
Hal Porter: A Man of Many Parts
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Mary Lord Format: Hardback...
The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts
Author: Soraya PalmerFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 198mm, 240g, 288 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024'A beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore...
The End Of The Beginning: The History Of Porters Since 1883 (SIGNED)
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Author: Ray Braithwaite OamBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis historical account chronicles the extensive legacy of an entity known as Porters, tracing its origins from 1883...
The Sleeping Car Porter
WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEPUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 20 LITERARY FICTION BOOKS OF 2022OPRAH DAILY: BOOKS TO READ BY THE FIRE?When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a sleeping...
Little Portia
$40.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts
Author: Soraya PalmerFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 198mm, 240g, 288 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024'A beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore...
The West - An insider's tales. A romping reporter in Perth's innocent
Tony's pieces are an absolute tonic. That's because Tony himself is full of such palpable energy, empathy, a relentless ear for hilarity and irony, and most importantly boundless curiosity. The...
Life As A Night Porter
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100 Years Of Yachting On Port Phillip Bay: A History Of The Royal Brighton Yacht Club
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe shimmering waters of Port Phillip Bay have borne witness to a century of sail, competition, and maritime tradition — and Chris de Fraga's...
Secondhand History Bargain Book Box SP4111
$120.00 AUD
Secondhand History Bargain Book Box SP4111 Nineteen histories, mostly big-format paperbacks, with four hardbacks: Beevor’s Russia, Ackroyd’s London, Inwood’s London, Lawrence James’s Raj, Orlando Figes’s Natasha’s Dance, Paxman’s The English,...
The Scarlatti Inheritance; The Osterman Weekend; The Matlock Paper; The Gemini Contenders
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFour masterworks of pulse-pounding suspense are gathered in this complete and unabridged omnibus edition from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated architects of...
The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
100 Years Of Yachting On Port Phillip Bay: A History Of The Royal Brighton Yacht Club
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Author: Chris De FragaBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles a century of maritime tradition and competitive spirit on...
1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession
WINNER OF THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT NOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023...
Grantchester Grind: (Porterhouse Blue Series 2)
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits
The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, embraces over 500 years of British history, more than 60,000 sitters and explores ideas of social change, power and influence. Arguably as...
The Christopher Robin Story Book: From When We Were Very Young, Now We Are Six, Winnie-The-Pooh, The House At Pooh Corner
$90.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: worn and frayed boards with light soiling; binding fragilel...
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILLY BRAGG Over the last seven decades, some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich....
Afterlife (Evernight, Book 4)
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When Bianca chooses death over becoming a vampire, she doesn't realise that another life lies in store... The fourth and final novel in the internationally best-selling EVERNIGHT series - a...
The Future Of China: After Mao
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Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the trembling aftermath of Mao Zedong's death, a nation of nearly one billion people stood at a crossroads — and...
Indescribable Kids Box Set with Poster (Indescribable, How Great Is
Discover the wonders of the universe with the Creator in three hundred devotions on God, religion, and science. This popular series, which has sold more than a million copies, is...
City Hunter Omnibus Volume 1 (Three Volumes in One): (Manga): Volume 1
The era-defining manga phenomenon finally arrives in a gorgeous deluxe English-language omnibus edition. The source of multiple anime series, specials, films, live-action adaptations, and video games, City Hunter is beloved...
After Midnight: Thirteen Chilling Tales for the Dark Hours
DISCOVER DU MAURIER AT HER DARKEST A stunning collection of thirteen chilling stories from the Godmother of Fear, introduced by international bestseller Stephen King. *** 'Her talent is a bright...
Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl
It's 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend,...
Post-work: What It Is, Why It Matters and How We Get There
What does the future hold for work in our new age of crisis? How do we make sure that the uncertain future into which we are heading is heavenly and...
Wink Poppy Midnight
Every story needs a hero. Every story needs a villain. Every story needs a secret. Wink is the odd, mysterious neighbor girl, wild red hair and freckles. Poppy is the...
Watership Down
$90.00 AUD
Edition: 1st aus edCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the rolling English countryside, a small band of rabbits flee their doomed warren on a desperate...
The Letter To The Romans
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew texts in the history of Western civilization...
The Langton Quartet
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Langton Quartet by Martin Boyd is a four-volume family saga of Australian literary fiction that...
The Sterile Cuckoo
$35.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodThe Sterile Cuckoo is a tender, bittersweet coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of American college life in the...
Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club: 100 Years In Australian Tennis
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor over a century, the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club has stood as one of Australia's most prestigious sporting institutions, and Richard Yallop's...
Where The Waves Break: How I Found Myself After Tragedy (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the aftermath of unimaginable loss, one woman's journey toward healing becomes a testament...
The Canterbury Tales
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew works in the English literary canon can claim the enduring power and vivid humanity of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales — a magnificent collection...
Short Stories
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodFew writers possessed the cool, unsentimental eye for human frailty that W. Somerset Maugham brought to the short story form, and this Folio Society collection...