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Modern Ireland
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the turbulent aftermath of the Easter Rising to the complexities of the Troubles and beyond, Modern Ireland presents a compelling and authoritative chronicle of...
Spies of the Balkans
Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the back rooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the...
The World at Night
Paris 1940. The civilised, upper-class life of film producer Jean Casson ends with the German occupation of the city. Out of money and almost out of luck, Casson attempts to...
Kingdom Of Shadows
Paris, 1938. Nicholas Morath, former Hungarian cavalry officer, returns home to his young mistress in the 7th arrondissement. He's been in Vienna where, amid the mobs screaming for Hitler, he's...
The Foreign Correspondent
By 1939, thousands of Italian intellectuals, teachers, lawyers, journalists and scientists, had fled Mussolini's fascist government and found refuge in Paris. There, amidst the poverty and difficulty of emigre life,...
Four Sunday Suits and Other Stories
$20.00 AUD
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Spies of the Balkans
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...
Red Gold
Set in the underworld of Paris in 1941. Reluctant spy Jean Casson returns to occupied Paris under a new identity. He is wanted by the Gestapo therefore must stay away...
Deadline
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingBehind every screaming headline lies a story that the public never fully sees — and Deadline by Alan Dower tears back the curtain...
Blood of Victory
$10.00 AUD
November, 1940. I.A. Serebin, a writer from Odessa and former decorated Hero of the Soviet Union, is on his way to Istanbul following a cryptic letter from a former lover....
The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War
'A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth' Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for...
How Beautiful Are Thy Feet
$100.00 AUD
Edition: scarce 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good with light bumping on spine. Binding remains tight. A work of Australian...
The Killing Chronicle: Police Service and Shattered Lives
Author: Alan Leek Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 Early 20th century criminals were at their worst and their excesses created havoc. The times were hard and made even more...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN ' One of Britain's greatest writers ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and...
The Lovely Sergeant
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the chaos and dust of wartime China, one extraordinary woman carved out a legend that would outlast...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Entrancing ... a creative manifesto' TELEGRAPH 'Mesmerising ... vibrating with life and curiosity' OBSERVER In this...
Killing Time: A Sunday Times Bestselling 'pitch-perfect' (Observer)
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Killing Time is a wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat....
Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
Author: Alan Davies Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...
Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
Author: Alan Davies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...
Gallipoli
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The Whitlam Venture
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: Hill Of Content., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Whitlam Venture presents a compelling account of one of...
Dynamic of Destruction: Culture and Mass Killing in the First World War
$15.00 AUD
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I Was There: Dispatches from a Life in Rock and Roll
A TELEGRAPH AND LONDON STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Alan is such a wonderful storyteller' Debbie Harry 'If you love music, you should definitely read this book' Nihal Arthanayake,...
The Killing Chronicle: Police Service and Shattered Lives
Early 20th century criminals were at their worst and their excesses created havoc. The times were hard and made even more difficult with the beginning of WWII, when hand-guns, explosives...
Through the Rubble: From Earthquakes to War Zones. A Story of Survival
An unforgettable life of heroism, sacrifice, and resilience. In Through the Rubble, Alan Playford recounts his extraordinary life, marked by the dramatic moment he emerged from the wreckage of the...
Crashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist
$50.00 AUD
Author: Alan CrawfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner on title page, light markings and tanning to page...
The Charles Family's War: A Gripping Story of Twin Brothers During World War II
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Nostalgia Australia: Your Memory Album Of The 1920's & 1930's
$15.00 AUD
Author: Alan SharpeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dominion Publishing, Sydney, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased cover. This historical volume chronicles the...
St Anne in Renaissance Music: Devotion and Politics
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Writing Home
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The Trade Union Rank And File: Trades Councils In Britain, 1900-40
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan ClintonBinding: HardbackPublished: Manchester University Press; Rowman and Littlefield, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the intricate history of trades councils in...
Pro Patria Mori: The 56th (1st London) Division at Gommecourt, 1st
$120.00 AUD
On Saturday, 1st July 1916, the men of the 56th Division, went 'over the top' to storm Gommecourt - a village recognised as the strongest position in the German lines....
The Line of Beauty
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Pack Men
'That's why aw this-' Cage lifts his lager can, sweeps it round 180 degrees. '-means so much tay a man.' The crowd stamps and claps, a hundred and fifty thousand...
Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
Author: Alan Davies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...
The Russian Revolution
$45.00 AUD
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American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the nation its democratic framework. Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, gives us...
Reflections on Blue Water
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America Over the Water
Author: Shirley Collins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'Shirley is a time traveller, a conduit for essential human aches, one of the greatest artists who ever lived' Stewart Lee...
First Of The Many: The Story Of Independent Force, Raf
$65.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm binding. In the final year of the First World War,...
First Of The Many: The Story Of Independent Force, Raf
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the dying months of the First World War, a bold and visionary experiment in aerial warfare was launched — the Independent...
Broadcast And Be Damned: The ABC's First Two Decades
$30.00 AUD
Author: Alan ThomasBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ worn and faded with chipping and some...