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The Eyes Of The Navy: A Biographical Study Of Admiral Sir Reginald Hall
$40.00 AUD
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...
Commodore: War, Peace And Big Ships
$95.00 AUD
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:...
Commodore: War, Peace And Big Ships
$80.00 AUD
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...
Sail Ho!: My Early Years At Sea (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
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 Admiral
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...
William James: The Essential Writings
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Remainder mark.This collection presents the central writings of William James, one of the most influential philosophers and psychologists of the late...
Pragmatism and Other Writings
The writings of William James represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas. Ranging from philosophy and psychology to religion and politics, James composed the most...
Captain Luckless: James, first Duke of Hamilton, 1606-1649
$25.00 AUD
Author: Rubinstein, Hilary LBinding: HardbackPublished: Scottish Academic Press Limited, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis political biography presents the turbulent life of James, first Duke of Hamilton, a...
Farewell The Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe sun was setting on the greatest empire the world had ever known — and Farewell the Trumpets:...
The Journals of Captain Cook
Penguin Classics relaunch Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted...
Ask Sir James
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Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageHeaven's Command: An Imperial Progress is a sweeping, magisterial chronicle of the British Empire at its zenith, tracing...
Sir James Hardy: An Adventurous Life
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The Rise And Fall Of The British Empire
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: As NewA sweeping work of narrative history, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire by Lawrence James chronicles...
James: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024! 'Percival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book' - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust From...
JIM PLIM Ambassador Extraordinary: A Biography of Sir James Plimsoll
"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...
The Old Army: Memories, 1872-1918
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Churchill and Empire: A Portrait of an Imperialist
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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...
Radical Artisan: William James Linton 1812-97
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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...
Captain James Cook
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Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King
A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance ... Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry...
CLR James: A Life Beyond the Boundaries
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...
Captain James Cook and the Search for Antarctica
Two hundred and fifty years ago Captain James Cook, during his extraordinary voyages of navigation and maritime exploration, searched for Antarctica the Unknown Southern Continent. During parts of his three...
Montague Rhodes James
$125.00 AUD
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...
Beware Of Heroes: Admiral Sir Sidney Smith's War Against Napoleon
$100.00 AUD
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...
James Monroe
Author: Tim Mcgrath Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 736 The extraordinary life of James Monroe- soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who...
James Fitzjames Stephen: Portrait Of A Victorian Rationalist
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Author: K. J. M. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2002Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical account of James Fitzjames Stephen. It examines his intellectual contributions and...
By And Large
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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...
Milner: Viscount Milner Of St James's And Cape Town
$35.00 AUD
Author: Terence H. O'BrienBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the impactful career of Alfred Milner, a pivotal figure in British imperial...
Captain James Cook
In Cook's relatively short and adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific and the Arctic and Antarctic bringing...
Sir William Hamilton: Envoy Extraordinary
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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...
St James's Palace: From Leper Hospital to Royal Court
In this first modern history of St James's Palace, the authors shed new light on a remarkable building that, despite serving as the official residence of the British monarchy from...
The Cyclopedia of Victoria (Illustrated) In Three Volumes. An Historical and Commercial Review. Descriptive and Biographical, Facts, Figures and Illustrations. An Epitome of Progress.
$1,200.00 AUD
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Historical Sketch Of Victoria
$30.00 AUD
Author: James SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears to DJ.This compelling historical account, Historical Sketch Of Victoria,...
Historical Sketch Of Victoria
$25.00 AUD
Author: James SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Historical Sketch of Victoria covers the period from 1803 and the first, abortive, settlement of Lieutenant-Governor...
Adventures Ashore & Afloat
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Historical Sketch Of Victoria
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Author: James SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: LANSDOWNE PRESS, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner*Historical Sketch of Victoria* by James Smith offers a concise chronicle of the...
The Wide Wide Sea
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides comes an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration - the fateful final journey of Captain James...
Captain James Cook RN, FRS: Seaman and Scientist
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Something To Declare: A Memoir (SIGNED)
$80.00 AUD
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...