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A rich and often fantastical travel narrative from the 14th Century, combining geography and natural history with romance and marvels Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to...

Captain Cook confidently declaring that no man will ever venture further than he has ...Richard Burton musing on how to keep a wife alive in the tropics ...the unreliable Sir...

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A lyrical and haunting new work of fiction by one of Ireland's greatest writers...Alexander Cleave has never been able to rid himself of the feeling that he is in "a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small rip on jacket spine, foxing on jacketThis gripping memoir recounts a young man's audacious solo...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works in the history of Western thought have provoked as much controversy as Bernard Mandeville's The...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Few thinkers in the history of Western philosophy...

From one of the world's greatest writers comes a story of theft and adultery Adultery is always put in terms of thieving. But we were happy together, simply happy. Oliver...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024A DAILY MAIL NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023LONGLISTED FOR BEST FICTION IN THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2024Dolly Maunder is born at the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: Includes a full list of characters and their real names. DJ: unclipped, in mylar; slightly chipped...

John Banville's stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer.Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband...

Author: E.G.C. BeckwithBinding: HardbackPublished: Privately Printed, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Yellowed endpapers. Light foxing on book block. The...

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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA meticulously researched work of political biography, Georges Mandel and the Third Republic chronicles...

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Geoffrey Serle is a graduate of the University of Melbourne where he taught history before moving to Monash and the Australian National universities. He was general editor of the "Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFew Australian artists have lived as vividly and painted as fiercely as John Perceval,...