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Ignorance: A Global History
"A fascinating catalogue of the conditions and agency of ignorance"-Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement "A declaration of love for education"-Stefan Bauer, History Today "Dazzling . . . a deliciously knowledgeable...
A New Kind Of History: From The Writings Of Febvre
$45.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: faded, no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding: Binding intact, no loose pages. A landmark collection in the field of historiography, A New...
Venice And Amsterdam: A Study Of Seventeenth-Century Élites
$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter BurkeBinding: HardbackPublished: TEMPLE SMITH, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical analysis, Venice & Amsterdam: A Study Of Seventeenth-Century Elites, presents...
You Can Bank On The Wails: Bank Stories To Make You Smile
$12.00 AUD
Author: Peter BurkeBinding: PaperbackPublisher: SYSTEX PTY LTD, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageYou Can Bank On The Wails: Bank...
Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence
The yew is the oldest and most common tree in the world, but it is a plant of puzzling contradictions: it is a conifer with juicy scarlet berries, but no...
Son Of London
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling narrative chronicles the vibrant and often harsh realities of London's working-class districts. It presents a vivid portrait of...
All the Young Men: How One Woman Risked It All To Care For The Dying
'This book will make you love her as much as I do' FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON 'Breath-taking courage and compassion [...]a beautiful book' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'A renegade Florence Nightingale...
Half of Paradise
Toussaint Boudreaux, a black docker in New Orleans, puts up with his co-workers' racism because he has to, and moonlights as a prize-fighter in the hope of a better life...
This Accursed Land
$15.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the harrowing 1860-61 Burke and Wills expedition, the first to traverse the Australian continent...
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful
Burke's hugely influential work - particularly in art - on the sublime and the beautiful Edmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely...
Whale Watching In Australian & New Zealand Waters
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (no dust jacket visible, appears to be a softcover). Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. A comprehensive guide to whale watching...
Devil Been Walkabout Tonight: The Death Of Burke & Wills At Cooper's
This book focuses on the last three months of Robert O'Hara Burke, William John Wills, and John King on Cooper's Creek. The original expedition which set out in August 1860...
English Art: 1714-1800
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The eighteenth century stands as one of...
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Burke's seminal work on the French Revolution, and a fine example of conservative political thought Burke's seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it...
The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer
As a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures, 'Budgie' was an era-defining drummer in the much-mythologised post punk scene...
Gray Fox: Robert E.Lee and the Civil War
$20.00 AUD
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Burke Foundation
$12.00 AUD
The book titled Burke Foundation by the author Anthony McCandless. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
House of the Rising Sun
$15.00 AUD
New York Times bestseller James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son separated by war and circumstance--and whose encounter with the legendary Holy...
Admiral Arleigh Burke
$20.00 AUD
Told by a historian who was chairman of naval history at Annapolis for twenty years, here is the first full chronicle of World War II's last living naval hero--Thirty-one Knot...
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
A fascinating description of the beginning of the modern world For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world -...
Dark Nights
$50.00 AUD
Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: damadge to dust jacket, otherwise fineThomas Burke's Dark Nights presents a collection of evocative tales that transport readers...
Crops People Money & You: The Art Of Excellent Farming
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful guide, Crops People Money & You: The Art Of Excellent Farming, presents...
Dear Sun
$10.00 AUD
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Will Someone Lead Me To A Pub?
$100.00 AUD
Author: Thomas Burke; Frederick Carter (illustrator)Binding: HardbackPublished: George Routledge & Sons, 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis charming narrative, Will Someone Lead...
Another Kind of Eden
Author: James Lee Burke (Author) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings readers a captivating tale of justice, love, brutality, and mysticism...
In The Moon of Red Ponies
Author: James Lee Burke (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Wyatt Dixon, rodeo cowboy and 'the most dangerous, depraved, twisted and unpredictable human I ever knew' is certainly not...
Matthew Burke: A Rugby Journey
Generally regarded to be one of the greatest Rugby Union players in the world. Among his many sporting triumphs, he was hero of Australia's 1999 World Cup victory, and stands...
Burke's Backyard Overseas
$12.00 AUD
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Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie
Bestselling author James Lee Burke tells his most thrilling and insightful story yet through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Bessie Holland **** At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America...
Australian Gothic: The Life of Albert Tucker
$25.00 AUD
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Indigenous: The Making of My Native Garden
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Purple Cane Road
$10.00 AUD
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Second Sight
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback with some wear and light soiling to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: previous owner. A gold award sticker (Victorian Premier's...
Love Expanded: How asexuals and aromantics are redefining love, life
A boundary-pushing book that redefines how we love. What if romantic love wasn't the only kind we prioritised? What would happen if we put the same emphasis on platonic love?...
The Man Who Died Twice: The Life and Adventures of Morrison of Peking
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: Peter Thompson Format: Paperback...
Hold High the Flame
The book titled Hold High the Flame by the author Frances Burke. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
In The Steps Of Burke & Wills
$20.00 AUD
Author: Tom BerginBinding: HardbackPublished: ABC, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account chronicles the ill-fated 1860-61 expedition across Australia, meticulously tracing the ambitious yet...
House of the Rising Sun
$10.00 AUD
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Harbor Lights: A collection of stories by James Lee Burke
Author: James Lee Burke (Author)Format: Hardback, 164mm x 238mm, 600g, 368 pagesPublished: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, 2024 A story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed...
All the Young Men: How One Woman Risked It All To Care For The Dying
Author: Ruth Coker Burks Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'This book will make you love her as much as I do' FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON 'Breath-taking courage and compassion...
The Journey Of Burke And Wills
$15.00 AUD
Author: Max ColwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the ill-fated 1860-1861 Burke and Wills expedition, a...
Living In Bloomsbury
$40.00 AUD
Author: Thomas BurkeBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work offers a...