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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. 'Glorious' New York Times Book Review 'The compelling energy of...

What is the secret of beauty in architecture Critics have puzzled over that conundrum for centuries, not least the architectural writers of the Victorian period. This book focuses on four...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. 'Glorious' New York Times Book Review 'The compelling energy of...

Author: J. Mordaunt CrookBinding: PaperbackPublished: John Murray, London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Extensive pencil underlining of internal pagesThis authoritative volume chronicles the extraordinary career...

The author of The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and the other great Savoy libretti, W.S. Gilbert, witty, caustic and disrespectful, was one of the celebrities of the...

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: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. A biting, fast-paced dive into the volatile underbelly of Australian crime, Crooks...

Through gripping accounts of actual incidents, William Breuer brings the reader to the front lines of battle with Hoover and his crimebusters. Thrilling manhunts, thwarted mayhem, and tense confrontations dominate...

Author: Rupert Croft-CookeBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen, 1964, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Wintry Sea is a literary work by Rupert Croft-Cooke, known...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of ageing. Markings: unmrkd. Binding condition: Good. A landmark in Pacific literature, The Crocodile...

'No! No! cried the little boy, 'Please no! I want to stay with my Mother!' 'Be quiet!' shouted the man who roughly pulled his mother from him. She was taken...

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Edition: 2nd printingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWhat drives the complex social lives of animals — and what does their behaviour reveal about our own? Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals:...

Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages. Markings: No visible markings. A candid memoir from one of Australia's most distinguished diplomats, Australian Ambassador: International Relations...

Author: Ronald W. ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Man Who Broke Purple: The Life Of The World's Greatest...

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Author: Gerald GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: MACDONALD : LONDON, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling novel, The Crooked Rain, chronicles the intricate lives...

The painter and stained-glass designer William "Jock" Frater (1890-1974) was one of Australia's most prominent early Modernists. Today his work will be found in most public galleries and many private...

Author: William JoyceBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe historical account The Trial Of William Joyce by...

Author: Nathan Masters Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Many tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era's greatest political fiasco-one that resulted in...

The most versatile British designer of the 18th century, William Kent (1685-1748) created a style for a new nation and monarchy. The scope of his achievements encompasses architecture, palatial interiors,...

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Burned-out private dick Michael McGill needs to jump-start his career. What he gets instead is a cattle prod to the crotch. The president's heroin-addicted chief of staff wants McGill to...

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A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement. - Alison Weir This is Our Island Story for the modern age. - Charles Spencer 'Not just a brilliant compendium of...

The landmark book that situates Blake's poetry within the intellectual movements of his day and unlocks his symbolism for modern readers. Since it was first published, Northrop Frye's Fearful Symmetry...

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Author: Vince KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: ALPHA BOOKS, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wrinkled jacketA Man Of The People...: From Boilermaker To Governor-General chronicles the remarkable...

'Crook has stepped on to the gore-slicked stage with a deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales' DAILY MAIL 'Plenty of creepy fun to be had' GUARDIAN There's a new horror...

Author: Walter M. MerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWalter M. Merrill's Against Wind And Tide: A Biography...

A "compact, engrossing narrative"* that vividly reimagines the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil War What separates historian Nelson D. Lankford's engaging examination of the causes of...

The book titled Dead Winter by the author William G. Tapply. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Anne JacksonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Malvern Historical Society Inc., 2011Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAnne Jackson's William Philpott: Pioneer Victorian First Class...

Author: John D. Carmichael And Harold S. GoodwinBinding: HardbackPublished: A. R. Mowbray, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a critical assessment of William Temple's political...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt just twenty-four years of age, William Pitt the Younger became Britain's youngest Prime Minister, and Robin Reilly's authoritative biography chronicles the extraordinary life of...

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Recounts how William Wilberforce fought to end the lucrative slave trade and won.

Author: Paul ThompsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume chronicles the life and architectural legacy of a pivotal...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodStep back in time to the sunlit shores of Port Phillip Bay, where Williamstown — one of Victoria's oldest and most storied maritime townships —...