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A History of the World in Twelve Maps
A magical book which explores how the world was seen at twelve points in history, through twelve extraordinary maps and the minds of those who made them Throughout history, maps...
Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction
A sparkling exploration of the four cardinal directions, by the acclaimed author of A History of the World in 12 Maps North, south, east and west- almost all societies use...
This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World
A richly detailed account of the little-known cultural and political relationship between Elizabethan England and the Islamic world In 1570, after plots and assassination attempts against her, Elizabeth I was...
Fifty Maps and the Stories they Tell
This book is a treasure-trove of cartographical delights spanning over a thousand years. Each map is accompanied by a narrative revealing the story behind how it came to be made...
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
"Overflowing with surprises."-William Dalrymple, The Spectator "Essential reading."-Dan Jones, Times (UK) "Fascinating and authoritative."-Jerry Brotton The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior...
L'Empire Des Signes
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when one of the twentieth century's most brilliant minds turns his gaze upon an entirely foreign...
Jerusalem: The Living City
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew cities on earth carry the weight of millennia the way Jerusalem does — a sacred crossroads of faith, conflict, and civilization that...
The Last Attachment: The Story Of Byron And Teresa Guiccioli As Told In Their Unpublished Letters And Other Family Papers
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the twilight of his turbulent life, Lord Byron — poet, exile, and legend — fell into a love affair so consuming...
A Fraction Of The Whole
The hilarious family saga as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming...
Brothers In Law
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when an idealistic young barrister, utterly inexperienced and hopelessly naive, is thrown headfirst into the chaotic,...
The Last Murder at the End of the World: The Number One Sunday Times
'Absolutely unforgettable' READER REVIEW 'Unlike anything I've ever read before' READER REVIEW THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER On a mysterious island where crime does not exist, a seemingly impossible...
The Devil and the Dark Water: from the bestselling author of The Seven
STUART TURTON'S INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD NOW IS OUT NOW 'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this...
Bugatti By Borgeson: The Dynamics Of Mythology
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew names in the history of the automobile carry the mythological weight of Bugatti — a marque so revered that separating legend from mechanical...
Experience And Environment: Major Influences On The Development Of The Young Child (Two-Volume Set)
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodWhat shapes a child's mind in the earliest and most formative years of life? Experience and Environment: Major Influences on the Development...
Selected Works Of Alfred Jarry
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Stained cover. Creased spine. At the fringes of nineteenth-century French literature, Alfred Jarry stands as one of...
By Appointment: The History Of Hardy Brothers 1853-1990
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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor over a century, the name Hardy Brothers has been synonymous with the finest traditions of Australian jewellery craftsmanship — and...
The Master's Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan
Why is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? Most political commentators point to heads of state, such as the Presidency, and other formal institutions of the state....
Jerusalem The Golden
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageClara Maugham, a girl forged in the cold, repressive furnace of a northern English provincial town, arrives in...
Great Masters Of World Painting: Botticelli, Canaletto, Watteau, Cézanne, Titian
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingFew art books dare to gather five of the most towering figures in Western painting under a single, authoritative volume — Great Masters of...
Pittore In Africa
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn February 1984, the legendary Sperone Westwater gallery in New York presented Pittore in Africa, a remarkable artist's...
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The transformative story of war and love as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series August, 1943. In the despair of a Japanese POW camp...
Brother of the More Famous Jack: A 40th Anniversary Edition of the
**BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime** ________________________ A JOYFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC ________________________ 'T here are few modern tales of first love and its disillusions that...
Kerry James Marshall: History Of Painting
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew artists have reshaped the landscape of contemporary painting as boldly and as deliberately as Kerry James Marshall, and History of Painting stands as a definitive...
When He Was Wicked
A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Francesca Bridgerton, in the sixth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the...
L'Égypte D'Un Architecte: Ambroise Baudry (1838-1906)
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. French text.At the crossroads of 19th-century European ambition and the ancient grandeur of the Nile, L'Égypte d'un...
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight: A heart-pounding slasher from the
This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson's White Smoke , Friday the 13th, The Haunting...
Birrung the Secret Friend (The Secret History Series, #1)
The first in a new series that focuses on a secret part of our history From best-selling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called...
Terrible True Tales: The Stone Age: From the author of Horrible
'Deary's storytelling is simple, historically accurate and compelling.' - The i newspaper on The Silver Hand From the author of the blockbuster Horrible Histories series, which is now a TV...
A Court of Thorns and Roses Collector's Edition
Experience Feyre Archeron's journey all over again with the beautiful collector's edition of A Court of Thorns and Roses, the seductive first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah...
Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur
A fully illustrated catalogue of new work and texts by Sir Grayson Perry to accompany a landmark exhibition at the Wallace Collection in celebration of the artist's 65th birthday. This...
Herrick
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew poets of the seventeenth century captured the fleeting beauty of life with such sensuous precision...
Ambrosia
The final book in the dark romantasy duology, The Frost and Nectar series After the Seelie king Torin nearly froze me to death, I plunged through a portal into my...
Giotto: The Scrovegni Chapel Padua
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew monuments in Western art carry the transformative weight of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, where Giotto di...
Blind Ambition: The Real Story Behind Washington's Closed Doors
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew political memoirs have shaken Washington to its foundations quite like Blind Ambition, the searing firsthand account by...
Merry-go-round
The book titled Merry-go-round by the author W. Somerset Maugham. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Illustrated Edition
Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world has won legions of fans since the first Illustrated Edition of the Harry Potter novels was published in hardback in 2015,...
From Sydney Cove To Paddington Hill: The Story Of Victoria Barracks
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the earliest days of colonial settlement to the storied heights of Paddington Hill, From Sydney Cove to...
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes
The subject of numerous biographies and history books, Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today, Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to...
Ghosts: Brought to Life: Behind the scenes of the BBC's celebrated
Calling all Ghosts fans! This is the ultimate celebratory gift book for all of you in desperate need of another Ghosts fix, complete with in-depth interviews with the actors, the...
Broken Republik: The Inside Story of Germany's Descent into Crisis
'A splendid book by authors who long ago detected Germany's fragility - and aimed at readers who take no pleasure in the sight of its precipitous decline' Yanis Varoufakis 'The...
The Aviation Factfile: Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes And Experimental Aircraft
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the fever dream of aeronautical ambition to the runway of history, The Aviation Factfile: Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft chronicles the extraordinary...
A Concise History of Western Philosophy: From Platonism to Nihilism
Telling the compelling story of western philosophy from Plato to Nietzsche, Mark Anderson presents a series of through-provoking interpretations of its major figures. Anderson traces western thought through the conflict...