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A CHRONOLOGY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 1949-1989. Beijing Review. New Star Publishers (Beijing) paperback, 1989, 212 pages. A useful reference work with the dates of various events in the onward march of Communism in mainland China. Cover creased, some wear, but fairly good. Keywords: history china communism reds marxism leninism revolution dates chronology Cat nr 4590 - $A21 A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Vol.1 (1066-1540). Bagley, J.J. and Rowley, P.B. Penguin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1968 reprint, 269 pages, illsts. Browned paper and some staining bottom corner edge, otherwise o.k. Keywords: history britain england documents Cat nr 7117 - $A12 A GUIDE TO CASTLES IN BRITAIN. Where to Find Them and What to Look For. Warner, Philip. New English Library, octavo hardcover, 1976, 166 pages, illustrated. Interesting details for the tourist with a small selection B&W photos. This copy is damp-affected on the edges but no text, etc damaged. Priced accordingly. Keywords: britain england tourism travel castle buildings monuments history Cat nr 4016 - $A12 A HALF-CENTURY OF CONFLICT. France and England in America. Parkman, Francis. Collier paperback, 1962, 478p. Before the French and Indian War. Reprint of orig. written in 19th century - and well written (yes, I don't read everything but I have read this book). This paperback edition appears to include the material in the original two volume hardcover edition. It is a bit grubby externally and has a book exchange rubber stamp inside front, otherwise it is solid. Keywords: canada france england indians war warfare settlers history Cat nr 5378 - $A21 A HISTORY OF JAPAN. Mason, R.H.P., and Caiger, J.G. Tuttle (USA & Japan) paperback, 1989 reprint, 334p., illsts. Very good copy. ISBN 0804814961. Keywords: japan japanese history asia far east Cat nr 1666 - $A18 A HISTORY OF MALAYSIA. Andaya, Barbara Waton, and Andaya, Leonard Y. Macmillan oversize paprback (stiff pictorial card). 1982, 350 pages. Bit worn at corners and edges, and general wear, but fair and solid. ISBN 033327636. Keywords: asia malaya malaysia far east history society culture Cat nr 6647 - $A18 A.L.P. THE STORY OF THE LABOR PARTY. Healey, George. Brisbane Jacaranda Press, octavo hardcover, 1955, 244p. Red cloth insect-eaten, fair only. Large name inside front. No dust-jacket. Fair only copy but solid. Keywords: labor labor socialism politics government australia parties society history Cat nr 1251 - $A21 A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA: Illustrated Edition. Clark, Manning. Macmillan Australia, quarto hardcover, Illustrated 2nd Edition, 1981, 256 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Very good solid copy with excellent cloth and spine lettering, just a touch of age to edges, and with a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0333337352. Keywords: australia history settlers aborigines people Cat nr 8609 - $A26 A SHORT HISTORY OF INDIA (2nd Edition). Mabbett, Ian W. Methuen Australia paperback, 2nd Edition, 1983, 346 pages, illst. with maps. Name inside front, a couple of creased pages, some grubbiness to covers, fair, but intact. ISBN 0454005296. Keywords: india asia east history culture people religion hinduism islam christianity Cat nr 6217 - $A16 A SUMMARY OF 'KING ARTHUR' TINTAGEL CASTLE AND CELTIC MONASTERY. Youlton, Ronald. Ronald Youlton paperback (stiff card), 1984, 40p, illsts. First published 1934. A little wear but fairly good. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture Cat nr 1623 - $A18 ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, The. Bacon, Francis. Lon, Heron Books, octavo hardcover, fake-leather and gilt, 246p. Light edge staining but binding, gilt decoration and spine lettering good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: classics classic literature education philosophy Cat nr 10507 - $A16 AESOP'S FABLES. From the authentic third century Valerius Babrius version. Aesop, Valerius Babrius, translated by Denison B. Hull. Phoenix/University of Chicago Press paperback (stiff card), 1974 reprint, no pagination. Decorations by Rainey Bennett. A little sun-fading to covers and some bending due to poor storage, otherwise good. ISBN 0226033848. Keywords: fables literature stories history mythology Cat nr 5985 - $A31 AFTER THE HOLOCAUST. Greenfeld, Howard. Greenwillow Books, square hardcover, 2001, 146 pages, illustrated. The stories of more than 65 young men and women, survivors of the Holocaust, in their journeys after liberation, from hiding places and concentration camps through displaced persons camps and more. Illustrated with many personal photos. Very good with excellent boards, spine lettering and dust-jacket. Keywords: war warfare jews europe germany holocaust prisoners concentration camps escape survival people biography autobiography Cat nr 8307 - $A26 ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER. Why the official story of 9/11 is a monumental lie. Icke, David. Bridge of Love, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Warning: Front cover damaged and book tending to curl on corners but fair an quite solid. Keywords: new york world trade center centre terrorists terrorism buildings disasters death Cat nr 8622 - $A24 AMERICAN SCRIPTURE. Making the Declaration of Independence. Maier, Pauline. Vintage paperback, 1998, 304 pages. A little wear, remainde rline on bottom. Fair. ISBN 0679779086. Keywords: america usa independence documents history Cat nr 4805 - $A16 AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC MYTHOLOGY. Bellingham, David. London, New Burlington Books, A4 hardcover, 1990, 128 pages, illustrated. Has some light stains on one edge, name stamp inside front, but is otherwise fairly good, with worn but useful dust-jacket. ISBN 1853482579. Keywords: myths mythology celtic celts history folklore Cat nr 4671 - $A18 AN OUTLINE OF ANCIENT HISTORY: GREECE. Moe, C.J. McGraw Hill paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1975 reprint, 143 pages. Name inside front, clear plastic over cover, with some tape residue inside covers. Otherwise good. Keywords: ancient history greece greeks reference Cat nr 6331 - $A11 ANACONDA. Marcosson, Isaac F. NY, Dodd Mead octavo hardcover, 1957, 370p, illsts, endpaper maps. The story of the Anaconda Company, with a good section of bw photos. The paper of the text section of the book is heavily browned. The red boards are worn. The dust-jacket is well worn and a bit frayed. Overall fair only but intact. Keywords: mining mines enterprises trade business exploration history Cat nr 11111 - $A16 ANARCHISTS IN THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, The. Avrich, Paul (editor). Lon, Thames & Hudson, 1973, 179p, illst. In series Documents of Revolution. The illustrations include photos & reproductions of cartoons. A few marks, some edge wear & dj well rubbed, otherwise good. Keywords: revolution russia soviet union anarchists history Cat nr 1983 - $A24 ANCIENT EGYPT. ITS CULTURE AND HISTORY. White, J.E. Manchip. Dover Paperback (pictorial card), 1970, 217p, illsts, fold-out chart at end. Originally published in 1952. Some corner wear but otherwise fairly good copy. Keywords: egypt africa history ancient pharaohs society culture nile Cat nr 9962 - $A16 AND I ALONE SURVIVED. Elder, Lauren. Lon, Collins, octavo hardcover, 1978, 188p. The crash of a light plane on the cold heights of the Sierra Nevada, California and the aftermath. Three went for a joyride, only one survived. Some edge stains, otherwise fairly good copy with worn but fairly good dj. ISBN 0002167816. Keywords: aircraft flight flying pilots adventure crashes death survival women females travel Cat nr 5231 - $A16 ARTHUR PHILLIP. Hughes, Thea Stanley. Thea Stanley Hughes, paperback (stiff card), no date, 112 pages, illustrated. Some wear and light marks, but fair. ISBN 0908076150. Keywords: history australia mariners seafarers sailors biography Cat nr 5710 - $A11 ASIA SINCE 1945. History Through Documents. Mackerass, Colin (editor). Longmans oversize Paperback, 1992, 334p, illsts. Has stamps 'sample copy' inside front. Creases on front and a bit of bending but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0582871379. Keywords: asia far east history people society sociology culture politics government Cat nr 2081 - $A26 AT THE PEAK. Hong Kong Between the Wars. Gillingham, Paul. Hong Kong, Macmillan, large hardcover (approx. A4), 1985 reprint, 183p, illsts, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) An interesting historical survey of the city, packed with illustrations, chiefly B&W photos. The book is solid within but is badly chipped on board edges with evidence of water affectation - although no text affected. Heavy black marker has been used to cover a previous owner's name inside front cover. The dust-jacket is a bit frayed and wrinkled and is only fair. ISBN 9620302184. Keywords: asia hong kong china chinese settlements britain history society culture asian far east Cat nr 5409 - $A26 AUSTRALIA IN THE RUSSIAN MIRROR. Changing Perceptions 1770 -1919. Govor, Elena. Melbourne University Press, paperback (stiff card), 1997, 275 pages, illsts. The author is a recent immigrant from the former Soviet Union and leading authority on Russian writings in Australia. A couple of turned-down corners and minor wear. Good solid copy. ISBN 0522847765. Keywords: australia russia society culture sociology history Cat nr 3953 - $A26 AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY, The. Grainger, Gareth, and Jones, Kerry (editors). ACM Publishing, paperback (pictorial card), 1994, 222 pages, illustrated. Light creasing of front cover, otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0949203025. Keywords: australia australian government rule monarchs monarchy rulers control constitution Cat nr 4911 - $A16 BANVARD'S FOLLY. Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck. Collins, Paul. Picador paperback, 2001, 286 pages, illustrated. The not-so-famous figures of history. Interesting illustrations in centre section. (Banvard himself is described as 'the most famous living painter in the world [at that time] and possibly the first millionaire artist in history.' Light edge wear, fairly good. ISBN 0330486896. Keywords: history people bizarre tales anecdotes Cat nr 3760 - $A16 BETRAYERS (The). The Rosenberg Case - a reappraisal of an American crisis. Root, Jonathan. Lon, Secker and Warburg, octavo hardcover, Stained edges, name in front, and worn dust-jacket but otherwise fairly good. Keywords: crime society justice injustice trials courts jurisprudence Cat nr 10977 - $A14 BITTERSWEET WITHIN MY HEART. The Love Poems of Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots, translated & edited by Robin Bell. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, octavo hardcover, 1992, 112 pages, illustrated. An attractively-produced book illustrated in colour with reproductions of paintings featuring the Queen. The book is in very good condition with one exception - it has a rather messily blotted-out previous-owner's name inside front. Has a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0811802361. Keywords: poems poetry verse literature queen mary britain scotland history catholic church executions prisoners Cat nr 7981 - $A21 BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA, The. A Reconstruction. Barber, Noel. Tower paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1965, 220 pages. Heavily browned paper, small name in front, otherwise solid. Keywords: india calcutta murder incidents torture death execution history bizarre Cat nr 6570 - $A14 BLOCKADE. Berlin & the Cold War. Morris, Eric. Book Club, octavo hardcover, 1973, 278 pages. One corner bump, otherwise good with good black cloth and spine gilt lettering. Dust-jacket is worn and a bit grubby but is still useful. Keywords: war warfare communism reds marxism germany berlin cold blockades Cat nr 4871 - $A14 BLOOD AND IRON. Breath of Life or Weapon of Death? Mason, Peter. Penguin Australia, paperback, 1984, 190p, illst. The story of the Iron Age and the effects of the forging of iron on civilization. Guns, battleships, Krupp, all there. Mr Mason writes popular scientific history with a dash of excitement. Minor wear. Good copy. Keywords: iron death industry war weapons swords history people society Cat nr 11825 - $A16 BLOODY PRECEDENT. THE PERON STORY. Cowles, Fleur. Lon, Frederick Mueller, octavo hardcover, 1952, 253p. 'Juan and Evita Peron's ruthless course in the Argentine repeats a sinister pattern set by Juan and Encarnacion Rosas one hundred years ago!' The books shows signs of age, the top edge being stained and the cloth a little degraded, but it is quite solid. The dust-jacket is grubby but has been retained. Keywords: history politics revolutions latin south america Cat nr 9510 - $A18 BOAT BENEATH THE PYRAMID, The. King Cheops' Royal Ship. Jenkins, Nancy (text), and Ross, John (photos). Thames and Hudson, quarto hardcover, 1980, 184p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The amazing find at Giza - the parts of a ship buried 4,500 years ago. It was later reconstructed and this books tell the story of the Royal Ship, with many photos and diagrams. Red cloth and gilt lettering good but cloth and book edges bit stained. The dj is a little worn at edges but is good. ISBN 0030570611. Keywords: egypt africa rulers pharaohs nautical ships seafarers royalty royal kings burials death society archeology archaeology Cat nr 6518 - $A26 BOAT (The). Cannibalism at Sea. Gibson, Walter. Star paperback, 1974, 96 pages. A true story of terrible events at sea. The lifeboat was packed with 135 people all standing and all nearly naked. For 28 days they drifted and in end only four survived, one of whom wrote this account. Very good. Keywords: sea oceans rescue death cannibalism danger bizarre Cat nr 6199 - $A16 BREAKFAST IN HELL. A Doctor's Experiences of the Ethiopian Famine. Harris, Myles. Picador paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1986, 221 pages. The author spent 4 months in Ethiopia on detachment to the Red Cross. Minor wear, name inside front, fairly good. ISBN 0330297929. Keywords: africa ethiopia famine food hunger disasters history biography autobiography Cat nr 7396 - $A14 BRIDGE WITH THREE MEN. Across China to the Western Heaven in 1942. Hewitt, Anthony. Lon, Jonathan Cape, octavo hardcover, 1986, 225p, illsts. Foreword by Sir John Mills. Small name on title page, otherwise very good with excellent dust-jacket. ISBN 0224028642. Keywords: travel adventure china asia far east history people Cat nr 2529 - $A18 BROTHERS, The. The Rise and Rise of Saatchi and Saatchi. Fallon, Ivan. Lon, Hutchinson, large octavo hardcover, 1989 reprint, 368p, illsts. The story of the famous advertising agency duo. Very good copy. The dust-jacket has just a tiny bit of creasing and edge wear, but is otherwise good. Keywords: sociology history business advertising promotion merchandising media Cat nr 11823 - $A24 CALDER HALL. The Story of the First Nuclear Power Station in the World. Jay, Kenneth. Harcourt, Brace & Co small octavo hardcover, 1956, 88p, illsts. Cloth a little degraded, otherwise good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: atoms atomic nuclear energy power plants electricity generators Cat nr 5376 - $A21 CAPTAIN-GENERAL (The). The Career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, from 1702 to 1711. Burton, Ivor F. Lon, Constable, octavo hardcover, 1968, 230p., illsts. Some ledge stains, slight corner bumping, but otherwise solid copy with good spine lettering. No dust-jacket. Keywords: biography history britain england war warfare soldiers battles strategy tactics Cat nr 1207 - $A16 CARBONIFEROUS OF PORTUGAL, The. Memórias dos Serviços Geológicos de Portugal. Numero 29, Lisboa 1983. De Sousa, M.J. Lemos, and Oliviera, J.T. Lisboa, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1983, 211 pages, illustrated, plus coloured map in pocket at back. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Some external wear but slid within. No obvious underlining or marginal notes, etc. Text in English. Keywords: portugal geology geological structure prehistory Cat nr 6479 - $A41 CASTAWAYS. The Penikee Island Experiment. Cadwalader, George. Chelsea Green Publishing, USA, small quarto hardcover, 1988, 193 pages, map. The story of a Vietnam veteran and helpers who try to help troubled youths. Very slight rubbing of dust-jacket, minor marks, otherwise very good. ISBN 0930031121. Keywords: sociology people youths teenagers delinquents schools education institutions children crime Cat nr 6029 - $A26 CAUCHU. THE WEEPING WOOD. A History of Rubber. Mason, Peter. ABC (Australia) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979, 111 pages, illustrated. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0642972052. Keywords: rubber industry plantations Cat nr 5791 - $A11 CD-ROM: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN CRUELTY. Owen, Mark. Felicity Press (Australia), 1995. Thousands of entries. Over one million words and 400 illustrations. An extensive detailed history of human cruelty, torture, punishment, human rights abuses, imprisonment, and more. Uses Acrobat software, plays on any platform. Brand new in jewel case. Keywords: cruelty torture executions punishments discipline human rights abuse abuses Cat nr 4933 - $A26 CELL (The). Inside the 9/11 Plot and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It. Miller, Stone and Mitchell. Scribe Publications (Aust) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 335 pages. Very good copy. ISBN 0908011873. Keywords: terror terrorists insurgents crime criminals new york intelligence history Cat nr 5743 - $A26 CHALLENGER. A Major Malfunction. McConnell, Malcolm. London, Guild Publishing, octavo hardcover, 1987, 269 pages, illustrated. The author, a prize-winning journalist, sifted through thousand sf documents in order to uncover the true story behind the 1986 'Challenger' disaster. How politics, greed and the wrong stuff resulted in tragedy. Except for name in front, is a very good copy with excellent cloth an spine gilt lettering, and good dust-jacket. Keywords: space program programme astronauts rockets disasters controversy Cat nr 6216 - $A31 CHARLEMAGNE. From the Hammer to the Cross. Winston, Richard. Lon, Constable, octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1956, 346p, frontispiece portrait, map. Cover boards bit bent from heat, some grubbiness inside front and back, but fair. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history people rulers kings europe european biography Cat nr 8122 - $A16 CHINA'S RED LEADERS. Political Biographies of the Chinese Communist Leaders. Elegant, Robert S. The Bodley Head, octavo hardcover, 1952, 264p., illsts. Deals with a number of the leaders as at that period. Stained edges, especially top edge. Boards somewhat degraded. Book solid. Dust-jacket very poor. Keywords: china communism marxism asia far east orient biography Cat nr 9512 - $A18 CITIES OF VESUVIUS. Pompeii & Herculaneum.Bradley, Pamela. Cambridge University Press, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005 reprint, 218 pages, illustrated.With a wealth of line drawings and B&W photos. Light corner and edge wear, fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 0521608953. Keywords: history ancient rome romans archeology ruins volcanoes disasters Cat nr 5739 - $A36 CITY UNDER SIEGE. The Berlin Blockade and Airlift 1948-1949. Haydock, Michael D. Brassey's, oversize Paperback, 2000, 322p. An important record of a critical period in modern history. Front cover tending to curl up otherwise book is good. Keywords: war warfare society communism reds marxism politics people crime air airplanes aeroplanes food history Cat nr 1566 - $A18 CIVILIZATION OF EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE, The. Hale, John. HarperCollins, large octavo hardcover, 1993, 649p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A massive text. Front endpaper missing, black line top edge and a couple of marks within but otherwise good copy with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0002153394. Keywords: europe european history people society civilization culture Cat nr 2126 - $A21 CIVILIZATIONS OF THE HOLY LAND. Johnson, Paul. London, Book Club Associates, small quarto hardcover, 1979, 224 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The author was editor of The New Statesman 1965-70 and has produced a number of books on historic topics. This book deals with: Canaanites and Phoenicians, the Civilizations of the Bible, Greeks and Maccabees, the Age of Herod and Jesus, Byzantine Christianity, the Coming of Islam, and Pilgrims, Crusaders and Saracens. Minor wear to blue cloth, spine lettering good, minor edge staining. Dust-jacket bit frayed. Keywords: palestine middle east mediterranean hebrews christians islam history civilizations Cat nr 7651 - $A26 CLASSIC FAIRY TALES, The. Opie, Iona and Peter. Lon, Oxford University Press, quarto hardcover, 1975 reprint, 255p, illsts. Has some water affectation which affects the cloth a little towards the bottom and the pages but no text is damaged, etc. Has a few tiny spots on edge. Dust-jacket is Keywords: myths mythology folklore tales stories children juvenile fantasy Cat nr 11351 - $A21 CLAY CROSS CALAMITIES, The. Judge, Terry. Scarthin Books (UK), quarto Paperback (light card), 1994, 112p, illsts. The 1861 inundation, the 1865 explosion, the Parkhouse Explosion, miners' lives, and the struggle for coal in Victorian Derbyshire. Small corner wear, otherwise good copy. Keywords: coal miners mining society people england britain workers Cat nr 2348 - $A26 CLIMATE OF TREASON, The. Five Who Spied for Russia. Boyle, Andrew. Lon, Hutchinson, large octavo hardcover, 1979, 504p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The social and political background to the scandal of the British spies. Edge stains but otherwise fairly good copy with like dust-jacket. Keywords: war warfare spies espionage intelligence spying crime treason betrayal Cat nr 9659 - $A21 CLOVELLY AND ITS STORY. Ruthven, Nancy. Barnstaple, Aycliffe Press, paperback (card), 1981 reprint, 48p, illsts. Orig. published in 1926. Very good copy. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture Cat nr 1621 - $A16 COLLECTORS' GUIDE TO NINETEENTH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS. Welling, William. Collier Macmillan, quarto Paperback, 1976, 204p, illsts. A useful guidebook, well illustrated. Minor edge wear, very good copy. ISBN 0020009607. Keywords: collectibles collectables photo photography photographs images art antiques history Cat nr 1443 - $A26 COLLISION OF TWO CIVILISATIONS (civilizations): The British Expedition to China in 1792-4. Peyrefitte, Alain. Harvill/HarperCollins, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1993, 630 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Some small corner stains to 2 or 3 pages at front and cover 'chewed' on one corner (literally looks like dog or cat attack!), some edge wear, but otherwise quite solid and useful. ISBN 0002726777. Keywords: history far east china asia britain expeditions politics people Cat nr 7554 - $A20 CONQUERORS' ROAD. White, Osmar. HarperPerennial (Aust) paperback, 1996, 222 pages, illsts. A revealing journey through Germany after the end of World War 2. Osmar White chronicles the merciless subjugation of Nazi Germany during the invasion. Near-new copy. ISBN 0732256070. Keywords: war warfare germany europe people society history Cat nr 3582 - $A16 CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE. Eton, Peter, and Leasor, James. Angus & Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1960, 259 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. The story of treasures stolen by the Nazis. Well used, paper bit ancient but clothfairly good and spine lettering excellent. No dust-jacket. Keywords: war warfare crime theft nazis germany europe money Cat nr 6173 - $A16 CONVICTS OF LINCOLNSHIRE. Lincolnshire County Council. Lincolnshire County Council, foolscap paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 16 pages, illustrated. An interesting illustrated record. The reproduction of some of the documents is a bit weak but nevertheless interesting. Bit bent, small stain at back. Fair. ISBN 0861111354. Keywords: england britain history relics convicts prisons jails gaols artefacts museums Cat nr 7549 - $A18 COYOTE WAS GOING THERE. Indian Literature of the Oregon Country. Ramsey, Jarold (compiler/editor). University of Washington Press, oversize Paperback, 1994 reprint, 294p., illsts. Some creases to front and edge and corner wear. Fair. ISBN 029595731X. Keywords: native american america usa anthropology folklore traditions mythology myths history people society culture literature Cat nr 4398 - $A14 CRADLE OF ENGLAND. An introduction through archeology to the early history of England and a brief guide to selected sites in the south. Cunliffe, Barry. London, BBC, small quarto, light card covers, 1972 reprint, 80p, illst. Issued in conjunction with a BBC-TV series by Professor Cunliffe. Traces the development of England from about 4,000 BCE to the arrival of the first farmers from Rome, in CE 410. Light marks but generally good copy. Keywords: england britain archeology archaeology civilization society culture people history Cat nr 4077 - $A14 CRY FOR MYTH, The. May, Rollo. Souvenir Press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 320 pages. A renowned therapist explores the link between some of our most durable myths and the dreams and association that trouble us. Good clean copy. ISBN 0285631330.Keywords: myths mythology folklore history Cat nr 5594 - $A26 CUSTOM OF THE SEA, The. A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder and the Last Taboo. Hanson, Neil. Doubleday, octavo hardcover, 1999, 331 pages, illustrated. The full true story of the wreck of the Mignonette in the late 19th century and subsequent grim events. Disaster, death and cannibalism! Very minor defects, nice solid copy with excellent cloth and spine lettering and a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0385600836. Keywords: ships sailing yachts wrecks shipwrecks disasters britain australia cannibalism crime nautical Cat nr 7526 - $A24 CUTTY SARK AT GREENWICH, The. Carr, Frank G.G. Pitkin Pictorials (UK) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 24p, illsts. B&W and colour illustrations and descriptive text. Good copy. ISBN 0853720797. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture ships Cat nr 1019 - $A16 DARK BETRAYAL, The. Walker, Frank B. Kingfisher Press (Australia), paperback, 1997, 325 pages. Ken Bartlett, an Australian sailor in a corvette in the Atlantic, took on a cloak-and-dagger mission into Nazi Germany during World War 2. During this time he began to suspect that Allied firms were trading with the Germans. After the war Bartlett, a journalist, followed up his suspicions but he found himself being pursued by the CIA and the FBI. Someone wanted to silence him! Near-new condition. ISBN 0646337661. Keywords: war warfare trade trading crime biography Cat nr 3934 - $A21 DAWN OF HISTORY, The. Myres, J. L. Lon, Williams and Norgate, small hardcover, 1920 reprint, 256p. Heavily browned paper and cover tending to detach. Fair only, no dust-jacket. Keywords: early primitive ancient history anthropology archeology archaeology palaeontology origins evolution Cat nr 4694 - $A12 DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY, The. Hamilton, Lord Frederic. London, Hodder & Stoughton, octavo hardcover, 1937 reprint, 320 pagesBiography and history. Well used, stained edges, fair. Good 'reading only' copy. Keywords: biography autobiography history people society culture memoirs Cat nr 8131 - $A11 DEADLY ELEMENT, The. Bickel, Leonard. Macmillan, octavo hardcover, 1979, 312 pages, illustrated. A bit of edge creasing to a few pages and minor defects but otherwise fairly good with worn but useful dust-jacket. ISBN 0333241584. Keywords: uranium nuclear energy bombs weapons atoms atomic Cat nr 5028 - $A14 DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY. Che Guevara's Lost Mission. Harris, Richard L. Norton paperback, 2000, 272p. Some corner and edge wear but fairly good. ISBN 0393320324. Keywords: latin south america revolution politics government insurgents leaders history biography Cat nr 2614 - $A16 DEATH RAFT. The human drama of the Medusa Shipwreck. McKee, Alexander. London, Souvenir Press, 1975, 288 pages, illsts, endpaper maps. The Medusa, a French frigate-transport, was stranded off the coast of Africa in 1816, or was it? A story of death and mutiny. With allusions to more recent tragedies. Good, price-clipped, but otherwise good dust-jacket. ISBN 0285621637. Keywords: shipwrecks disasters seas oceans sailors ships history Cat nr 3698 - $A21 DIAMOND. The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair. Hart, Matthew. Fourth Estate paperback (stiff card), 2003, 287 pages, illustrated. The fascinating story of the place of diamonds in world history - stones that inspired crimes of greed and passion. Details the history of some famous diamonds, their cutting, the trade, the finances and the secretive world of DeBeers, and more. Minor wear, light remainde rline on bottom, good. ISBN 1841152803. Keywords: diamond diamonds gems jewels jewelery precious stones finance money crime criminals cartels Cat nr 4749 - $A21 DICTIONARY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY. An A-Z Guide to the Personalities and Evenes of the Modern Age. Buchanan-Brown, John. Hamlyn paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 279 pages. Bit age-stained top edge but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 06005651811. Keywords: history reference dictionaries Cat nr 8758 - $A14 DINOSAURS DOWN UNDER. And Other Fossils from Australia. Arnold, Caroline. A4 paperback (stiff card), published by Clarion Books (New York), 1990, 48 pages, illustrated in full colour. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of fossil remains. With numerous photos, distribution maps, etc. Some wear but fairly good. ISBN 0395691192. Keywords: dinosaurs relics history australia prehistory Cat nr 5402 - $A13 DISCOVERY OF THE TITANIC, The. Exploring the Greatest of all Lost Ships. Ballard, Dr Robert D. Warner Books, paperback, 1998 reprint, 288p, illsts. There is a section of colour photos of great interest but due to poor original binding this whole section is coming loose. (All the plates are there.) The book is otherwise good. Priced according to condition. ISBN 0446671746. Keywords: shipwrecks disasters ocean oceans ice icebergs seas boats ships travel transport liners history people Cat nr 5232 - $A14 DIVIDED WE STAND. A Biography of New York's World Trade Center. Darton, Eric. Basic Books paperback, 1999, 241 pages, illustrated. Note the date. An interesting book produced before a bunch of murderous misfits attacked the New York skyline and the people who populated it. Small bump one corner but basically good copy. ISBN 0465017274. Keywords: new york usa america buildings architecture cities history society culture trade business Cat nr 4308 - $A16 DIVINE DECEPTION, The. The Church, the Shroud and the Creation of a Holy Fraud. Laidler, Keith. Headline, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 312 pages. illustrated. A detailed investigation of the Holy Shroud of Turin and its history. Some light edge spots, small name in front and a little grubbiness, but fairly good. ISBN 0747274851. Keywords: religion relics frauds beliefs shrouds catholic church history deception miracles Cat nr 6767 - $A24 EARLY HISTORY OF ROME, The. Livy. Penguin Classics paperback, 424p. Browned paper, stained edges, but fair and solid. No underlining or notes. Keywords: rome italy history Cat nr 11584 - $A14 EAST ASIA. THE GREAT TRADITION. Reischauer, Edwin O., and Fairbank, John K. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, octavo hardcover, 1960 reprint, 739 pages, illustrated, endpaper map & chart. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Slightly 'twisted' but fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history east asia far oriental people culture society Cat nr 7904 - $A24 EGYPT TO THE END OF THE OLD KINGDOM. Aldredm Cyril. London, BCA, octavo hardcover, 1974, 143 pages, illustrated. A trifle fazed edges but brown cloth excellent as is spine gilt lettering. Dust-jacket worn and frayed but still useful. Keywords: history egypt mediterranean ancient africa civilizations people society culture Cat nr 6369 - $A21 EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, BERLIN (Ägyptisches Museum). Anon. Belser Verlag, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 126 pages, illustrated. A wonderful source-book for full-colour illustrations of 52 Egyptian artefacts, beautifully printed on heavy art paper. Text is in German. Keywords: museums egypt artefacts artifacts exhibits history egyptian Cat nr 5129 - $A16 ELEMENTS OF THE CELTIC TRADITION, The. Matthews, Caitlín. Element Paperback, 1995 reprint, 133p, illsts. Near-new (unopened). Keywords: celts celtic history culture britain Cat nr 1409 - $A16 ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS DAVID OGILVY. Heydon, Peter N., and Kelley, Philip. Lon, David Murray, octavo hardcover, 1974, 220p, illsts. Some light edge marks but cloth good and gilt spine lettering excellent. he dust-jacket is, however, badly sun-faded on spine area. Keywords: letters literary authors writers poets correspondence history culture Cat nr 1994 - $A24 ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN POETS. Danby, John. Faber Paperback, 1952, 212p. Fairly good solid copy. Keywords: poets poetry verse literature elizabethan jacobean criticism literary Cat nr 15504 - $A14 ELSFLETH. Stadt und Hafen an der Weser. Blumenberg, Adolf. Oldenburg, Holzberg Verlag, large octavo hardcover, 1989, 511p, illsts, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply; you will be emailed with details.) German language text. A beautiful book printed on art paper. Near-fine copy with like dust-jacket. Keywords: history Cat nr 1603 - $A36 EMPIRE TO COMMONWEALTH. Consequences of monotheism in late antiquity. Fowden, Garth. Princeton University Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1993, 205 pages, illustrated, fold-out map. Except for a little creasing on one page at back, the book is a very good clean copy. ISBN 0691015457. Keywords: history church islam muslims muhammedans christians monotheism Cat nr 7356 - $A26 EN ROUTE TO GLOBAL OCCUPATION. A High Ranking Government Liaison Exposes the Secret Agenda for World Unification. Kah, Gary H. Huntington House Publishers paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 224 pages. The threat of the coming New World Order by one who knows, or claims to know. Except for name inside back is a very good copy. ISBN 0910311978. Keywords: society history government governments politics Cat nr 6219 - $A21 END OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION, The. Plaidy, Jean. Star paperback, 1961, 207 pages. The third and final volume of three books by this author on the topic of the Inquisition. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0352302488. Keywords: spain europe catholic church friars monks inquisition crime cruelty injustice rights abuse history Cat nr 4182 - $A16 ENDEAVOUR. The Story of Captain Cook's First Great Epic Voyage. Aughton, Peter. Windrush Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 216 pages, illustrated. The story of one of the greatest journeys of discovery ever undertaken. Good copy. ISBN 1900624303. Keywords: history england australia pacific seafarers voyages explorers exploration ships Cat nr 8344 - $A21 ENGLISH COUNTRY CHURCHES. Brabbs, Derry. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, oblong quarto hardcover, 1985, 160 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) With many colour plates and descriptive notes. Black cloth is excellent as is spine gilt lettering. There are some light finger marks on endpapers (coloured glossy paper) but the book is solid. The dust-jacket is a little bent and worn at edges with a short tear at back but is fairly good although a little loose. ISBN 0297786849. Keywords: england britain churches architecture travel tourism monuments history religion Cat nr 5585 - $A26 ENGLISH FOLKLORE. Hole, Christina. Lon, Batsford, octavo hardcover, 2nd Ed, Revised, 1944-45, 184p, illsts. An interesting summary. Illustrated with numerous drawings, bw photos and other illustrations. Includes illustrations of branks and ducking-stools. There is a full chapter on Witches and Witchcraft, with an interesting colour plate from Rowlandson. Indeed, this is a most fascinating book. The cloth is, however, sun-faded (unevenly) and it shows signs of wear but is a fairly good and certainly solid copy. No dust-jacket. Keywords: folklore myths mythology customs society culture england britain people punishments witchcraft family marriage childhood Cat nr 1995 - $A21 EVERYMAN'S CLASSICAL ATLAS. Thomson, J. Oliver. London, Dent/Dutton, octavo hardcover, 2nd Ed, 1963, 126p, illsts. As well as the maps and descriptive notes has a section of bw photo plates at back. Cloth a little marked, spine lettering weak but readable. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history world ancient atlas maps Cat nr 1525 - $A21 EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH, The. Marriott, Sir John A.R. Lon, Nicholson and Watson, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1939, 387p, illsts. Bit ancient, with browning paper, name in front, boards a little degraded. Dust-jacket grubby and somewhat frayed. Overall - fair only but intact and useful still. Priced according to condition. Keywords: britain empire empires imperial commonwealth history Cat nr 4662 - $A18 EXPLAINING HITLER. The Search for the Origins of his Evil. Rosenbaum, Ron. Macmillan - large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1998, 445 pages. Has light wear but is fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 0333734572. Keywords: hitler germany nazis nazism europe war warfare psychology Cat nr 6039 - $A21 EXPLORING THE MYSTERIOUS SOUTH. The tales of the men who sought new lands and fortune in the Pacific's uncharted territories. Bay Books. Bay Books, quarto hardcover, no date, 280 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Near-fine copy - blue cloth and white lettering - with very good dust-jacket. A handsome book. ISBN 085835912X. Keywords: pacific ocean exploration adventure travel explorers history oceania Cat nr 3670 - $A21 EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. Wilson, Derek. Pan small quarto paperback, 1983, 256 pages, illustrated. An illustrated encyclopedia of the world's great eccentrics, visionaries, geniuses, enthusiasts, recluses, exhibitionists, adventurers, con-men and criminals. Phew! What a collection. Short but surprisingly detailed biographies, with many illustrations. Such people as William McGonnagal, William Blake, Walt Disney, Casanova and Ludwig of Bavaria. A little edge wear and paper aging a bit but fairly good. ISBN 0330280988. Keywords: people biography bizarre eccentrics history characters Cat nr 4299 - $A16 FACTORY IN A GARDEN, The. Wedgwood - from Etruria to Barlaston - the transitional years. Gater, Sharon, and Vincent, David. Keele Life Histories Centre (UK) paperback (stiff card), 1988, 80 pages, illustrated. Very good. ISBN 1871588006. Keywords: pottery ceramics history wedgwood Cat nr 5083 - $A11 FACTS AGAINST FICTION: Transylvania-Wallachian/Rumanian Homeland Since 70 B.C.? Kazar, Lajos. Forum of History, paperback, 1993, 247 pages, illsts. Ex-Library with the usual cancelled stamps, permanent plastic over cover, etc. A little wear but fairly good. ISBN 0646145584. Keywords: history transylvania rumania europe Cat nr 3713 - $A18 FALL, THE REIGN AND THE ECLIPSE OF ROME, The. History of Europe 476-1530. Whelpton, Eric. Lon, Harrap, octavo hardcover, 1970, 244p. The book itself, with red cloth and black lettering, is excellent. The dust-jacket (white ground) is rather stained, grubby and a trifle frayed on edges. Keywords: history medieval europe european people society culture rome romans church crusades christianity Cat nr 1196 - $A24 FAMILY, FIELDS, AND ANCESTORS. Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550-1949. Eastman, Lloyd E. Oxford University Press, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 267 pages. Very good copy, with no obvious underlining, marginal notes, etc. ISBN 0195052706. Keywords: history china far east asia asian society culture Cat nr 8746 - $A26 FASCIST DICTATORSHIP IN ITALY, The. volume 1. Origins and Practices. Salvemini, Gaetano. Lon, Joanathan Cape, large octavo hardcover, 1958, 445p, illsts. Has some interesting illustrations. Ex-library with unobtrusive stamps. Howvere, the boo itself is well used, the edges are heavily stained. The cloth is degraded but fair, the spine lettering fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history politics government parties revolution europe Cat nr 11971 - $A26 FATHER OF THE SUBMARINE. The Life of the Reverend George Garrett Pasha. Murphy, William Scanlan. London, William Kimber, octavo hardcover, 1987, 254 pages, illustrated. The remarkable story of Garrett's extraordinary life, rising from an obscure parish to a commission in the Ottoman Navy, only to die in utter poverty in new York. Garrett developed 'Resurgam' - the first practical British submarine and the first in the world to be mechanically powered when submerged. Has some interesting plates. NOTE: This is an ex-library copy with the usual; cancelled stamps, and plastic over dust-jacket. The book itself is in very good shape for a library book - very good, apart from the markings. Keywords: submarines vessels seas oceans transport war warfare underwater undersea Cat nr 3663 - $A24 FATHER STRUCK IT RICH. McLean, Evalyn Walsh. Western Reflections (USA) Paperback (pictorial card), 1999, 232p, illsts. Thomas Walsh struck it rich mining for gold in Colorado and thereafter his family wanted for nothing. They eventually acquired the famous Hope Diamond and had fabulous homes, where they hosted spectacular social functions. Has a small area of staining on lower area of edge but is otherwise a good copy. Keywords: mines mining gold colorado biography autobiography women girls miners wealth Cat nr 11395 - $A14 FIRST OF MANY DECADES, The. Recollections of St Paul's Grammar School, Penrith (NSW) 1983 - 1993. St Paul's Grammar School. Small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card with plastic overlay, 456 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) With a stack of photos, many of them in full colour. Apart from a little wrinkling to edges of the plastic overlay, this book is very good. And scarce! Keywords: schools schooling education colleges history australia nsw Cat nr 5217 - $A41 FIRST VOICE OF AUSTRALIAN FEMINISM, The. Excerpts from Louisa Lawson's 'The Dawn' 1888-1895. Lawson, Olive (editor). Simon & Schuster paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990, 363 pages. Some edge grubbiness but generally fairly good and solid copy. ISBN 0731802489. Keywords: feminism women females history literature Cat nr 5074 - $A16 FIRST YEARS OF YANGYI COMMUNE, The. Crook, Isobel and David. London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, octavo hardcover, 1979 reprint, 288 pages, illsts. Ex-library, with cancelled stamps, stickers, etc. but fairly good. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0710034636. Keywords: china communes people communism Cat nr 4313 - $A16 FIT TO LEAD? L'Etang, Hugh. Lon, Heinemann Medical Books, paperback, 1980, 211p. An interesting study of the way personal ill-health played a part in world politics. How drug abuse in Germany exacerbated the mental aberrations of Hitler and how health affected Churchill, Kennedy and others. Minor edge wear but basically good copy. ISBN 0433192216. Keywords: health medicine medical leaders politics government world affairs war warfare society history Cat nr 4435 - $A21 FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARMAN, The (Author Signed). Alattas, S.H. Jaharah Enterprise (Kuala Lumpur), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 176 pages, illustrated. Signed by author on title page. The 30th book by 'the most controversial political analyst known as the Killer Writer who has caused the downfall of two Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia and many other Malay political leaders.' Earlier books were banned by th Malaysian authorities. This copy is a bit bent at corner but is otherwise fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 983943800X. Keywords: malaya malaysia history society politics government controversy Cat nr 6938 - $A51 FOUR SUNS, The. Recollections and Reflections of an Ethnologist in Mexico. Soustelle, Jacques. Lon, Andre Deutsch, large octavo hardcover, 1971, 256p, illsts. The title refers to the Aztec belief in cycles. Four Suns, or Universes, have come and gone, each ending in disaster, and we are now living in the fifth cycle. What will the end be? Trans. from the French. Signs of wear but generally good solid copy, although it lacks a dust-jacket. Keywords: central america mexico ethnology anthropology history society culture people tribes indians indigenous Cat nr 8055 - $A21 FOUR VOYAGES, The. Columbus, Christopher - ed. J. M. Cohen. Penguin Classics Paperback, 1969, 320p, illst. with maps. Some bending and creasing to a few pages but the book is otherwise fairly good. Keywords: history adventure exploration danger seafarers explorers conquerors america atlantic spain Cat nr 8054 - $A14 FRAGILE PARADISE. Unmkasing the Real Fletcher Christian. Christian, Glynn. Doubleday large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 448 pages, illustrated. The Mutiny on the Bounty and the events surrounding it. A historical detective story. With two sections interesting B&W photo plates. Some slight edge grubbiness and wear but fairly good. ISBN 1864710365. Keywords: pacific islands history australia people culture settlers nautical seafarers ships mutiny mutinies Cat nr 5982 - $A21 FRANCIS FRITH'S AROUND LEEDS. Frith, Francis, revised by Clive Hardy. Frith Book Co, small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, Revised Edition, 2000, 92 pages, illustrated. Photographic memories (B&W) from the Francis Frith Collection. Has a greeting inside front but is otherwise very good with very good dust-jacket. ISBN 1859372724. Keywords: england britain photos photographs history travel architecture buildings Cat nr 5602 - $A26 FREE GOLD. THE STORY OF CANADIAN MINING. Hoffman, Arnold (text), and Hoffman, Irwin (illsts). Chicago, Maclean Hunter, octavo hardcover, 1988 reprint, 420p, illsts, endpaper maps. First published in 1947. This copy has minor wear, slight edge stains, but is basically good. The dust-jacket is a little worn and marked, and somewhat frayed, but useful still. Keywords: canada mines mining gold metals trade business settlers people prospecting prospectors Cat nr 11399 - $A21 FREEDOM SUMMER. Belfrage, Sally. London, Andrew Deutsch, octavo hardcover, 1966, 246 pages. Cloth and spine lettering very good but book edges bit worn. Dust-jacket well worn and grubby but useful. Keywords: history usa america civil rights murder mississippi racism deep south crime abuse Cat nr 6360 - $A16 FRENCH REVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS REFORM, The. Sloane, William Milligan. Hodder/Scribners, octavo hardcover, 1901, 333p. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Based on lectures given at Union Theological Seminary. Cloth sun-faded and degraded but the book is solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history france revolutions french religion church catholicism christian society Cat nr 1181 - $A21 FROM FEAR TO FRIENDSHIP. Australia's Policies towards the People's Republic of China, 1966-1982. Fung, Edmund S.K., and Mackerras, Colin. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1985, 351 pages. Except for small name in front, this is a near-fine copy with an excellent dust-jacket. ISBN 0702217387. Keywords: china chinese australia sino communism marxism politics trade Cat nr 5125 - $A31 FROM KAURI TREES TO SUNLIT SEAS. Shoestring Shipping in the South Pacific. Silk, Don. Godwit Publishing (NZ), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 244 pages, illustrated. Except for greeting inside front and some light edge, this is a fairly good solid copy. The author is a partner in the highly successful inter-island shipping company, Silk & Boyd. ISBN 0908877498. Keywords: pacific islands travel transport ships trade business nautical Cat nr 8248 - $A36 FROM: THE PRESIDENT. Richard Nixon's Secret Files. Oudes, Bruce (editor). Lon, Andre Deutsch, large octavo hardcover, 1989, 661p. Some edge marks and light stains but otherwise fairly good with dust-jacket. Keywords: usa america presidents presidential secrets leaders washington history biography Cat nr 10788 - $A16 FROM THE TABLETS OF SUMER. Twenty-Five Firsts in Man's Recorded History. Kramer, Samuel Noah. Falcon's Wing Press (USA), octavo hardcover, 1956, 293 pages, illustrated. One of the most enthralling books of history I have ever read. Detailed account of the significance of the civilization of Sumer in the evolution and history of the human race, especially the religion of the human race. The author is known as one of the foremost sumerologists in the USA. Edges bit browned, some damp marks on cloth, but otherwise fairly good solid copy. No dust-jacket. Keywords: sumerians ancient history writing tablets archeology culture religion people Cat nr 8343 - $A36 GEOGRAPHY BEHIND HISTORY, The. East, W.G. Thomas Nelson, octavo hardcover, Revised Edition, 1965, 202 pages, illustrated. Ex-library with usual cancelled stamps, clear plastic over dj, etc. Also front endpaper damaged. Keywords: history geography places Cat nr 7068 - $A16 GHOSTS OF CAPE SABINE. A Harrowing True Story of Arctic Exploration. Guttridge, Leonard F. Allen and Unwin Australia, oversize Paperback (pictorial card), 2000, 354p, illsts. Story of the Greely Expedition. Very good copy. ISBN 186508266X. Keywords: ships exploration arctic seas Cat nr 1588 - $A21 GIBBON'S THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. One-volume abridgement. Low, D.M. Lon, BCA, octavo hardcover, 1976, 924p, endpaper maps. Edge stains and some general wear but otherwise fair with fairly good dust-jacket. Keywords: history literature rome ancient italy empires rulers culture society Cat nr 1515 - $A24 GOLD SEEKING. Victoria and California in the 1850s. Goodman, David. Allen & Unwin (Australia) large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 302 pages, illustrated This copy has some damage to bottom edge of cover and first few pages (dog bite?) but no text, etc, affected. And has a bit of edge wear. Priced to reflect the damage. ISBN 186373452X. Keywords: history gold goldfields exploration california usa mines mining prospecting Cat nr 8602 - $A21 GOOD MEN AND TRUE. Biographies of Workers in the Fields of Beneficence and Benevolence. Japp, Alexander H. London, T. Fisher Unwin, octavo hardcover, decorated boards, 4th Edition, no date, circa 1905, 438 pages, illustrated. A collection of biographies - of cleric Norman MacLeod, reformer Edward Denison, historian Arnold Toynbee, Christian Socialist John Conington, man of letters Charles Kingsley, missionary James Hannington, together with The Stanleys, Thomas Guthrie, Sir Titus Salt, and Samuel Plimsoll. Greeting inside front (dated 1908), permanent clear plastic over boards, some edge wear and light damage, but otherwise solid. Keywords: biography history famous people Cat nr 6638 - $A21 GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES. Evans, Harold. Coronet Books paperback, 1983, 525 pages, illsts. The story of Rupert Murdoch's takeover of The Times of London, a venerable press institution. But after a succession of efforts by others to preserve the paper Murdoch, whatever his faults, has established it as a strong property and his News Corporation still controls it today. Good solid copy. ISBN 0340359080. Keywords: newspapers press publishing fleet street times takeovers corporates corporations companies business Cat nr 3632 - $A16 GOODBYE TO A RIVER. Graves, John. Lon. Macmillan, octavo hardcover, 1961, 307p., illsts. Story of a dam and its effects on the people and places affected. Some light edge stains, otherwise fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history society rivers dams people country rural Cat nr 8118 - $A21 GREAT PLAGUE IN LONDON, The. Bell, Walter George, edited & introduced by Belinda Hollyer. London, The Folio Society, large octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 2001, 256 pages, illustrated, in slipcase. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Beautifully produced book in near-fine condition with like splipcase. Includes fold-out chart - Geographical Description of the Great Plague, together with Appendices: Privy Council Rules and Orders 1666, and Post-Mortem Examination of Plague Victim. The book is fully indexed and includes a Bibliography. Keywords: history england britain medieval plague london society folio collector edition Cat nr 8359 - $A41 GREAT POWERS AND THE DECLINE OF THE EUROPEAN STATE SYSTEM. 1914-1945, The. Ross, Graham. Longmans paperback (stiff card), 1989 reprint, 181 pages. Small name in front, minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0582491886. Keywords: europe history european states Cat nr 5079 - $A16 GREAT SHAME (The). A Story of the Irish in the Old World and the New. Keneally, Thomas. Random House Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1998, 732 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) An extensive narrative history of the Irish people in the 19th century - their sufferings and triumphs. This is a nice solid hardcover copy with excellent black cloth and spine gilt lettering. Has a few but very light edge marks, no previous-owner name, and is generally a pretty good copy with a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0091837367. Keywords: history ireland irish eire migrants immigrants society culture religion Cat nr 7849 - $A26 GREAT SHIPWRECKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Bonsall, Thomas E. New York, Gallery Books, large hardcover (A4-plus), 1988, 192 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) This book is in very good conditon with excellent boards and clear spine lettering, etc, but the front endpaper has been cut out (presumably had someone's name on it). Good dust-jacket. ISBN 0831777818. Keywords: ships shipwrecks wrecks disasters seas oceans history Cat nr 7593 - $A24 GREECE AND THE HELLENISTIC WORLD (Oxford History of the Classical World). Boardman, Griffin and Murray. Oxford University Press, quarto hardcover, 1988, 446 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Well printed on art paper with many illustrations, some of them in colour. Very minor edge marks, excellent black cloth and spine lettering. No dust-jacket. ISBN 019814380X. Keywords: greece ancient early history mediterranean Cat nr 6861 - $A26 GUARDS' CHAPEL, The. 1838-1938. Centenary Edition. Wilkinson, Nevile. London, Chiswick Press, octavo hardcover, 246 pages, illustrated. With Index of Memorials. Cloth and edges show signs of use with corner bumps but gilt lettering fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: buildings history warfare soldiers battles britain england monuments Cat nr 6327 - $A31 HARRY AND IKE. The Partnership That Remade the Postwar World. Neal, Steve. NY, Scribner, large octavo hardcover, 2001, 368p, illsts. Boards somewhat stained - covered by good dust-jacket. The book is otherwise good and solid. Keywords: leaders america usa history society politics government Cat nr 2289 - $A21 HEART OF ENGLAND, The. Talbot, Ron (photos) and Whiteman, Robin (text).Oblong paperback, approx. quarto size, 1992, 160 pages, illustrated in full colour. A beautiful book with terrific colour views - well printed - of the English scene accompanied by notes, maps. Slightest of wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0297833812. Keywords: england britain country travel tourism history people places society culture Cat nr 2861 - $A18 HENRY PARKES. A Biography. Martin, A.W. Melbourne University Press, octavo hardcover, 1980, 482 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Ex-library copy with the usual cancelled stamps, pocket, plastic over dust-jacket, etc. Fair and intact but worn. ISBN 0522841740. Keywords: australia politics politicians government leaders people biography Cat nr 7494 - $A20 HER MAJESTY'S TOWER OF LONDON. Various Contributors. Pitkin Pictorials small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1976, 24 pages, illustrated. Pictorial brochure issued at the Tower. Includes numerous colour photos, a floor plan and descriptive notes. A bit of creasing to cover, otherwise good. Keywords: tower london buildings history Cat nr 7608 - $A10 HEROES. Pilger, John. London, Jonathan Cape, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1986, 591 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) An investigation by the noted - and usually controversial - journalist and writer ranging over many issues and places. Some pages near start have been bent at corner, and dust-jacket is a little creased, otherwise the book is fairly good. ISBN 0224023012. Keywords: history biography people controversies politics governments nations current affairs sociology society Cat nr 3984 - $A21 HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE, The. Cremo, Michael A., and Thompson, Richard L. Govardhan Hill Publishing, octavo hardcover, 1994 reprint, 322 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A spirited attack on evolutionary theory. Welcomed by the Fortean Times and many others but Richard Leakey comments: 'Your book is pure humbug and does not deserve to be taken seriously by anyone but a fool.' I'm on Mr Leakey's side but I don't believe in censorship so am offering this book for sale (and besides, I need the money). Very good copy with excellent black boards and spine gilt lettering and a good dust-jacket. Almost like new! ISBN 0963530968. Keywords: history evolution prehistory humans humanoids beliefs Cat nr 7378 - $A30 HIROHITO. An Intimate Portrait of the Japanese Emperor. Kanroji, Osanaga. Los Angeles, Gateway, octavo hardcover, 1975, 167p, illsts. The author was an imperial attendant for seventy years. The burgundy cloth is a little marked but spine gilt lettering is excellent. Dust-jacket slightly frayed at edges but fairly good. Keywords: japan japanese leaders rulers monarchy monarchs emperors history society biography Cat nr 3781 - $A16 HISTORICAL ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY. Norton, William. Longman oversize paperback, 1984, 231p., maps. Has a noticeable ink stain penetrating quite a few pages from the edge but not affecting text, etc. Otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0582301041. Keywords: geography history Cat nr 11282 - $A26 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY. Mitchell, J.B. Lon, English Universities Press, octavo hardcover, 1960 reprint, 356p, illsts with maps. Some edge wear and light grubbiness, small name in front, but generally fairly good copy. Lacks dust-jacket. Keywords: geography terrain country history people settlements villages farms towns cities transport Cat nr 10359 - $A14 HISTORY OF BRADGATE, The. Volume 3. Forsyth, Marie. Bradgate Park Trust, paperback (stiff card), 2nd Edition, 1978, 40p, illsts. With interesting line drawings, etc. A few marks but good copy. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture Cat nr 5458 - $A13 HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE. Bieler, Ludwig, & Wilson, John. London, Macmillan, octavo hardcover, 1966, 209p., illsts. 'Condensed and adapted from the German, with the collaboration of the author.' Some creased pages, cloth a little degraded, dust-jacket frayed & grubby. Keywords: rome romans latin literature history historians books Cat nr 1165 - $A21 HISTORY'S MISTRESS. A New Interpretation of a 19th Century Ethnographic Classic. Weideger, Paula. Pelican paperback, 1986, 276 pages, illsts. The original of this work, published in Germany in 1885, ran to over 2,000 pages. Described as a 'daring, even iconoclastic, historical gynecological and anthropological compendium devoted to the legends, rituals and beliefs that have shaped women's lives.' Some wear but generally good. ISBN 0140224874. Keywords: females women girls society sociology culture people history Cat nr 3567 - $A18 HITLER AND THE RISE OF THE NAZIS. Phillips, D.M. Edward Arnold Archive Series, card covers, 1968, 63p, illsts. Has some interesting reproductions of posters, etc. Somewhat grubby cover, but solid. Keywords: nazis nazism politics germany europe government Cat nr 3548 - $A14 HMS VICTORY. Souvenir Guidebook. Anon. Pitkin Pictorials (UK), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990 reprint, 20p, illsts. An attractive booklet, with colour plates on art paper and historical and descriptive notes with cross-section of the ship in centre. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0853724547. Keywords: ships nautical war warfare navy navies naval vessels sailing history monuments historical Cat nr 1017 - $A21 HOMAGE TO KHAJURAHO. Anand, Milk Raj, and Kramrisch, Stella. Bombay, Marg Publications, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, no date, 56 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. A book filled with B&W photos of Indian architecture, monuments, etc. with descriptive text in English. Unfortunately the glossy pages have had a little dampness at some stage and there is little loss of surface here and there when the pages have been separated. Definitely degraded but still very useful and interesting. Priced according to condition. Keywords: indian indian architecture history monuments statues sculpture art hindus hinduism Cat nr 7033 - $A16 HOSTILE WATERS. Huchthausen, Peter; Kurdin, Igor, and White, Alan. Lon, Hutchinson, oversize paperback, 1997, 303 pages, illsts. 'On October 3, 1986: A nuclear disaster is poised to strike the United States. Only one man can stop it.' A true story now revealed - of an ageing Soviet submarine that suffered a crippling accident off the U.S. coast with a real danger of a nuclear disaster. Very good copy. ISBN 0091802202. Keywords: submarines nautical disasters war warfare undersea nuclear atomic atomic soviet union america usa Cat nr 4141 - $A16 HOW DID IT BEGIN? Customs, Superstitions and their Romantic Origins (Revised Edition). Brasch, Dr R. and L. ABC (Australia) large-format paperback (stiff pictorial card), Revised Ed, 2006, 334 pages. An updated edition of the classic book by the Rabbi. Very good. ISBN 0733318169. Keywords: customs superstitions people culture society history Cat nr 8342 - $A18 HOW THE MAORIS CAME TO AOTEAROA. Dansey, H.D.B. Reed paperback (stiff card), 2nd Edition, 1976, 98p, illsts. Informative and well illustrated. Near-fine. ISBN 0589 009451. Keywords: new zealand maoris history pacific society culture Cat nr 1681 - $A18 HUGO GURGENY PRISONER OF THE LISBON INQUISITION. Brearley, Mary. Lon, Jonathan Cape, octavo hardcover, 1948 reprint, 176p, illsts. The author has reconstructed from original documents (some of which are reproduced here) the arrest and trial of an Englishman in the seventeenth century. The physical and psychological techniques used against the prisoner are revealed. Stained on edges, although the cloth is still good. The dj is poor, retained but near throwing-away stage! Keywords: religion catholic church christian inquisition human rights abuses society portugal biography Cat nr 9029 - $A18 I CRY FOR MY PEOPLE. The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. McMahon, Martin. Martin McMahon (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 437 pages. The author left Ireland in 1969 and took up residence in Australia. Surprised at the lack of knowledge of the Irish conflict he found in Australia he produced this book. Covers a bit worn and corners a little bent but generally fairly good. ISBN 0646276069. Keywords: ireland eire history people culture religion conflict war warfare revolt britain Cat nr 7965 - $A26 IBM AND THE HOLOCAUST. The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation. Black, Edwin. Little Brown & Co, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2001, 519 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Appropriately the cover of this book reproduces the notorious punch cards that figured so prominently in the Nazi plans. Good solid copy with minor edge wear. ISBN 0316857718. Keywords: war warfare history germany america usa business corporations jews persecution crime Cat nr 7394 - $A24 ICE MASTER, The. A True Story of Adventure, Betrayal and Survival in the Arctic. Niven, Jennifer. Pan paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 394 pages, illustrated. A gripping true story that reads like a novel. The doomed 1913 voyage of the 'Karluk'. With two sections B&W photo plates. A bit of bending due to poor storage, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0330391232. Keywords: expeditions adventure exploration explorers arctic travel nautical disasters Cat nr 6788 - $A14 ILIAD, The. Homer. Wordsworth Classics Paperback, 351p. Note, translator's identity not given. Paper browned but otherwise good copy. ISBN 1853262420. Keywords: literature history Cat nr 11075 - $A14 ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY, The (archeology). Daniel, Glyn (editor). Macmillan, large hardcover (A4-plus), 1978, 224p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Green cloth and spine gilt good, some edge wear, writing in front, dust-jacket a little worn and frayed at edges but fairly good. ISBN 0333236122. Keywords: archeology archaeology reference Cat nr 4329 - $A14 IMPERIALISM AND THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS. Workers League. Detroit, Labor Publications, p;ictorial card, 1990, 63p, adverts at end. Rather worn copy. But scarce! Keywords: politics middle east oil america usa persia iran arabs Cat nr 5370 - $A11 IN SEARCH OF ORIGINS. Trompf, Garry. Sterling Publishers Private Ltd (India), octavo hardcover, 1990, 219p, illsts. A study of the origins of religious belief. Some creases and minor wear. Fairly good copy with reasonable dust-jacket. Keywords: religion beliefs anthropology archeology prehistory Cat nr 1797 - $A26 IN THE BEGINNING; An Introduction to Archaeology (archeology), 3rd Edition. Fagan, Brian M. Little, Brown & Co small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 3rd Ed, 1978, 562 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Good copy with no obvious markings, highlighting, etc. Keywords: archeology archaeology history ancient monuments relics Cat nr 6218 - $A21 IN THE MORNING OF THE WORLD. Some of the Greek Myths Retold. Lowrey, Janette Seebring. London, Collins, small octavo hardcover, 1948, 191 pages, illustrated. This book is worth buying for the beautiful stylized illustrations. Unfortunately the publisher has not seen fit to name the artist; the illustrations bear the initials NMD. The cloth is a little worn at edges, there is a piece cut from the front endpaper and the dust-jacket is grubby and worn but overall the book is reasonable. Keywords: greece greek myths mythology gods history art Cat nr 7907 - $A24 INCREDIBLE DESTINY. Stories of Crime, Scandal and the Bizarre. Blundell, Nigel. Blitz Editions, large hardcover (A4-plus), pictorial boards, 1992, approx 240 pages, illustrated. Fascinating collection of magazine-style articles with many B&W illustrations. Has a greeting written inside front, but is otherwise very good. ISBN 1856051064. Keywords: crime criminals murder killers law trials justice courts bizarre weird history society Cat nr 7220 - $A30 INCREDIBLE KRUPPS (The). The Rise, Fall and Comeback of Germany's Industrial Family. Muhlen, Norbert. Award paperback, 1969, 284p. Browned paper, some wear, otherwise solid copy. Keywords: germany europe manufacturers industries trade armaments industry mechanics biography Cat nr 10075 - $A16 INNOVATORS (The). The Sydney Alternatives in the Rise of Modern Art, Literature and Ideas. Dutton, Geoffrey. Macmillan Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1986, 266 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Ex-Library with the usual cancelled stamps, plastic over dust-wrapper, etc. Quite solid and clean. ISBN 033341473X. Keywords: art artists literature society culture australia nsw sydney enclaves sociology philosophy ideas Cat nr 4173 - $A14 INTERROGATIONS. Inside the Minds of the Nazi Elite. Overy, Richard. Penguin oversize paperback, 2001, 650 pages, illustrated. Interviews conducted by Allied interrogators prior to the Nuremberg trials. This copy is well used. Has a number of creased from turned-down page corners (a bad habit!) and some staining on title page. Fair but quite solid. ISBN 0140284540. Keywords: germany germans nazism nazis war warfare politics history europe european Cat nr 3209 - $A22 INVASION OF CANADA, The. Berton, Pierre. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, octavo hardcover, 1980, 363 pages, illustrated, decorated endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The light-coloured boards are finger-marked and there is a large greeting inside front, but the book is otherwise fairly good, but lacks a dust-jacket. ISBN 0771012357. Keywords: canada canadian settlers invaders history colonies empire battles Cat nr 7092 - $A21 IROQUOIS, The. Doherty, Craig A., and Doherty, Katherine M. Franklin Watts, small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1989, 64 pages, illustrated in colour. A simple but useful study of the native American tribe, with interesting illustrations. Apart from a couple of small corner bumps the book is very good. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0531107477. Keywords: indians native americans people history society culture customs Cat nr 4042 - $A14 JERUSALEM AS JESUS KNEW IT. Archaeology as Evidence. Wilkinson, John. Thames & Hudson paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 208 pages, illustrated. An excellent collection of material with many diagrams, floor plans and B&W photos. Very good copy. ISBN 0500270996. Keywords: israel palestine jerusalem history religion christianity jesus archaeology archeology buildings Cat nr 6607 - $A18 JEWISH PEOPLE, The. Their History and Their Religion. Goldberg, David J., and Rayner, John D. Penguin paperback, 1989, 409 pages, illsts. Usual Penguin-brown paper, light crease front cover, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0140154914. Keywords: jews hebrews israelites history religion faith israel culture people society Cat nr 4947 - $A21 JUAN CARLOS. Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy. Preston, Paul. New York, W.W. Norton & Co, large octavo hardcover, 2004, 614 pages, illustrated. Near-fine with excellent cloth and spine lettering and good dust-jacket. ISBN 0393058042. Keywords: biography history politics government spain democracy kings rulers franco Cat nr 6059 - $A31 KING ARTHUR AND THE ROUND TABLE. Hadfield, Alice M. (text) and Cammell, Donald Seton (illsts). London, Dent, octavo hardcover, 1975, 232 pages, illustrated. With 14 B&W sketches in text and 8 full-colour plates. Age-stained edges, especially top, book solid. Clear plastic over dust-jacket which is faded on spine. ISBN 0460050230. Keywords: kings history royalty rulers mythology folklore Cat nr 7895 - $A18 KING TUT'S WINE CELLAR. Lesko, Leonard H. B.C. Scribe Publications, A4 Paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1978 reprint, 50p, illsts. An interesting topic treated in detail - Egyptian winemaking - with numerous illustrations and map. Has some small insect damage to last page but not affecting the text, etc. Otherwise good copy. ISBN 0930548000. Keywords: history egypt wine alcohol drinks archeology archaeology winemaking Cat nr 5453 - $A21 KINGS TO ARMS. The Use and Abuse of Power in the Great Kingdoms of the East. Gales, General Sir Richard. London, Hutchinson, large octavo hardcover, 1071, 211 pages, illustrated. Ex-library with the usual cancelled stamps, plastic over dust-jacket, library pocket, etc, but quite solid and reasonably clean. ISBN 0091079500. Keywords: history europe mediterranean middle east kings ruler monarchs leader politics government Cat nr 5132 - $A21 KNAVES, FOOLS & HEROES. In Europe Between the Wars. Wheeler-Bennett, Sir John. London, Macmillan, octavo hardcover, 1974, 200p, illsts. Paper browned, name in front, but book solid. Dust-jacket bit worn but fairly good. Keywords: history people society europe european Cat nr 5374 - $A21 KRUSHSCHEV. THE ROAD TO POWER. Paloczi-Horvath, George. Lon, Secker and Warburg, octavo hardcover, 1960, 304p, illsts, frontispiece portrait. Well used copy, browned edges. Dust-jacket well worn and grubby. Fair but solid copy. Keywords: biography russia soviet union politics society revolution Cat nr 10057 - $A18 LACHLAN MACQUARIE. His Life, Adventures and Times. Ellis, M.H. Sydney, Angus and Robertson, octavo hardcover, 4th Edition (Revised), 1965, 614 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. Some edges wear but fairly good. Dust-jacket worn and grubby but fairly good. Keywords: australia history governors leaders settlements builders building politics society britain england Cat nr 4473 - $A21 LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, The. Bulwer-Lytton, Sir Edward. Programmed Classics (Dodd Mead & Co), octavo hardcover, 391 pages. A bit of edge grubbiness but green boards and gilt lettering on spine excellent. No dust-jacket. Reprint of 1946 edition. Keywords: classics history literature historical fiction novels Cat nr 8477 - $A24 LAST DAYS OF SOCRATES, The (Translated Tredennick & Tarrant). Plato. Penguin Classics paperback, 1993 reprint, 257 pages. A little pencilling in an odd page here and there, minor marks, otherwise very good copy. ISBN 014044582X. Keywords: history classics literature Cat nr 3972 - $A12 LAST VOYAGE, The. Captain Cook's Lost Diary. Innes, Hammond. London, Collins, octavo hardcover, 1978, 254 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. A master of fiction turns his capable pen to non-fiction of a speculative kind. Cook was one of the greatest navigators of all time, covering more than 200,000 km in his lifetime. Book edges a little worn but fairly good. Black cloth excellent as is spine gilt lettering and Cook likeness on front cover. Dust-jacket a little frayed but fair. ISBN 0002214458. Keywords: history exploration explorers voyages seafarers sailors captains diaries pacific Cat nr 7484 - $A20 LEFT BANK WALTZ. The Australian Bookshop in Paris. Lewis, Elaine. Vintage paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2006, 343 pages, illustrated. Elaine Lewis opened the first Australian bookshop on the Left Bank. her establishment became a magnet for visiting Australians and many others who loved literature but all was not plain sailing! Light wear, cover card a little hand-marked (type of surface), but basically fairly good. ISBN 1740513495. Keywords: france paris bookshops bookstores shops retail biography autobiography australia Cat nr 6396 - $A18 LENIN AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS. Stacey, F.W. Lon, Edward Arnold, Paperback (stiff card), 1968, 63p, illsts. endpapers. 'The Archive Series'. This is a heavily worn copy, with name in front, but is intact. Keywords: communism revolution reds marxism leninism politics society history russia soviet union Cat nr 11462 - $A16 LIFE AMONG THE INCAS. (Journeys Into the Past) Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest Association, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1999 reprint, 160 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to orders from outside Australia: you will be emailed with details.) Beautiful book with many colour illustrations. Very good clean copy. ISBN 0864387415. Keywords: history america incas people ancient Cat nr 8648 - $A21 LIVINGSTONE'S LAST JOURNEY. Coupland, Sir Reginald. Readers Union octavo hardcover, 1947, 271 pages, with 4 maps. Signs of old age but fair and solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: explorers exploration journeys adventure africa history Cat nr 3496 - $A16 LOCKE'S THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE and it's Historical Relations. Gibson, James. Cambridge University Press, octavo hardcover, 1960 reprint, 338p. Orig. issued 1917. Has some edge stains but the green cloth is very good, as is the spine gilt lettering. No dust-jacket. Keywords: philosophy education knowledge Cat nr 9688 - $A31 LOST GERMAN SLAVE GIRL (The). The Extraordinary True Story of the Slave Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom. Bailey, John. Pan Macmillan Australia paperback (stiff pictorial card), 268 pages. Front endpaper and title page missing and a little damage to cover, name in front. Otherwise fairly good 'Reading Only' copy. ISBN 0732911923. Keywords: slavery indentures servants slavegirls women females girls Cat nr 6387 - $A16 MAGICAL EAST, The. Mysterious Places. Wilkinson, Pollard and Ingpen. Angus and Robertson (Aust), A4 hardcover, 1992, 92p, illsts. Dramatic colour illustrations by Robert Ingpen with brief text. Near fine with near-fine dust-jacket. ISBN 0207179573. Keywords: mystery magic magical folklore fantasy myths mythology art history Cat nr 3896 - $A26 MAHARAJAH'S BOX, The. An Imperial Story of Conspiracy, Love and a Guru's Prophecy. Campbell, Christy. HarperCollins, oversize Paperback, 2000, 474p, illsts. This book is the result of extensive detective work by an English journalist. In 1849 the 10-year-old Maharajah Duleep Singh, last Emperor of Sikhs, was deposed by the British and taken to London. This is his story. Minor wear, light creasing, and marks. Basically good copy. Keywords: history india england britain society culture rulers intrigue russia Cat nr 11409 - $A16 MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, The. Hoskins, W.G. Pelican paperback, 1970, 326p, illsts. Water-affected but no text damaged. Keywords: england britain geography history Cat nr 11333 - $A14 MAN'S RISE TO CIVILISATION (civilization). As Shown by the Indians of North America from primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State. Farb, Peter. Paladin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1971, 332 pages, illustrated. Paper bit brownish and edges lighty stained. Looks rather ancient but is intact. Keywords: HISTORY CIVILIZARION Cat nr 7475 - $A14 MANUAL OF HERALDRY, The. Grant, Francis A. Edinburgh, John Grant, octavo hardcover, 1948, 142 pages, illustrated. 'A concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science.' Has 350 sketch illustrations. The cloth is a little age-faded and the book generally so but it is solid and intact. Has a name inside front. Keywords: heralds heraldry traditions history Cat nr 6063 - $A21 MAO. Carter, Peter. NY, Viking, octavo hardcover, 1979, 217p. Minor wear, good solid copy. Dust-jacket is worn but fair and intact. Keywords: china chinese asia communism marxism maoism leninism politics society culture history revolution Cat nr 11427 - $A21 MARCO POLO. (Great Lives series.) Humble, Richard. Book Club Associates, large octavo hardcover, 1975, 232 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) With a stack of illustrations. Introduction by Elizabeth Longford. Some wear, a couple of bumped corners and some wear to cloth. Spine gilt lettering and decoration excellent. Somewhat curled but fair dust-jacket. Keywords: history biography leaders travel travellers adventure Cat nr 4149 - $A16 MARXISM AFTER MARX (2nd Eedition). McLellan, David. Papermac large-format paperback, 2nd Edition, 1979, 355 pages. An exposition in clear and comprehensive manner of the history of Marxist ideas in their varied manifestations. Note, the publishers seem confused - it has 'Second Edition' on front cover, 1st edition inside and the date 1979. The ISBN inside is different to the ISBN on back cover (the one I have quoted). Minor edge wear. Good. ISBN 0333291182. Keywords: history communism marxism politics economics philosophy marxist communist dialectic Cat nr 4307 - $A21 MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. Evocation and Spectacle. Strong, Roy, and Oman, Julia Trevelyan. Lon, Secker and Warburg, octavo hardcover, 1972, 81p, illsts. An interesting book. Not just a history and a biography but a sort of tribute to the Queen, with many interesting illustrations. The book is clean and solid, the dust-jacket a little worn but fairly good. Keywords: history britain royalty royals queens rulers execution justice injustice throne Cat nr 10921 - $A21 MARY ROSE, The. A Guide to the Exhibition and Ship. Rule, Margaret. Mary Rose Trust, oblong paperback (pictorial card), 1994, 38p, illsts. A beautiful book beautifully printed on art paper, with colour illsts, diagrams and history. Very good. ISBN 095117472X. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture ships portsmouth Cat nr 1622 - $A21 MASADA. Herod's Fortress and the Zealots' Last Stand. Yadin, Yigael. Cardinal Paperback (pictorial stiff card), 1973, 256p, illsts. Literally packed with illustrations, including some in colour. Near-fine copy. Keywords: jews jewish israel palestine hebrews history religion Cat nr 11043 - $A18 MASK OF JOVE (The). A History of Graeco-Roman Civilization from the Death of Alexander to the Death of Constantine. Barr, Stringfellow. Lippincott, large octavo hardcover, 1966, 598 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) With B&W photo plates and maps. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Dust-jacket lightly tapes down on cover and without lifting same it looks like the cloth is a bit worn. The book is otherwise quite solid with light edge wear and frayed but fairly good dust-jacket. Keywords: history greece rome civilization mediterranean Cat nr 7905 - $A26 MASSACRE 747. The Story of Korean Airlines Flight 007. Rohmer, Richard. Paperjacks paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 213 pages, illustrated. Paper very brown (poor quality), name in front. Fair only but solid. ISBN 0770102905. Keywords: airlines aircraft crashes bombs terrorism crime Cat nr 7384 - $A14 MASTER BUILDERS, The. Architecture in the Middle Ages. Harvey, John. Lon, Thames and Hudson large octavo hardcover, 1971, 144p, illsts. Some deterioration to lower edge of boards and a little at back but otherwise this is a good solid copy, with good dust-jacket. Keywords: buildings architecture structures engineering history society culture middle ages Cat nr 11346 - $A22 MAYAN PROPHECIES (THE). Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilization. Gilbert, Adrian G., and Cotterell, Maurice M. Element, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 379 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with some interesting drawings and photos. Front endpaper missing otherwise book is good. ISBN 1852308885. Keywords: mayas prophecy esoteric metaphysics new age mysteries Cat nr 8679 - $A20 MEANING OF HITLER, The. Haffner, Sebastian. Phoenix Giant, paperback (stiff card), Reissued 1999, 165 pages. Translated from the German (orig. published in Germany in 1978). A discussion of Hitler's early life and the forces than moulded him. Mad, bad,m and dangerous to know! Very good condition. ISBN 0753808986. Keywords: germany austria europe biography leaders politics politicians dictators psychology history society Cat nr 3912 - $A26 MEDIA, CULTURE AND POLITICS IN INDONESIA. Sen Krishna, and Hill, David T. Oxford University press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 245 pages. The authors are academics from Murdoch University. Very good copy. ISBN 0195537033. Keywords: indonesia asia far east politics history society culture people travel Cat nr 6632 - $A26 MEMOIRS OF jacques CASANOVA DE SEINGALT, The (Vols. 1 and 2). Prince of Adventurers and the most Indomitable of Lovers. Casanova, Jacques. Privately Printed for The Navarre Society, 2 volumes, octavo hardcover, 484p + 505p. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) New Edition with Introduction, Notes and Appendices, index. Brown cloth degraded from poor storage but the volumes are otherwise fairly good and solid. No dust-jackets. Keywords: history biography autobiography lovers erotica memoirs Cat nr 6815 - $A36 MEN AGAINST THE DESERT. Revised 2nd Edition with Reappraisal. Calder, Ritchie. London, Allen and Unwin, octavo hardcover, Revised 2nd edition, 1958, 208p, illsts. Some edge wear, cloth fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: deserts nature people civilization cultivation history Cat nr 1172 - $A16 MEN IN THE MAKING. Hughes, Thea Stanley. Australia, octavo hardcover, 1973, 212p. The author of Movement publications examines the lives of a number of famous people, including Livingstone, Kagawa, da Vinci, and several others. Cloth and spine lettering excellent, books edges lightly marked, dust-jacket a bit worn but fair. Keywords: history biography people society culture philosophy Cat nr 6960 - $A12 MINER'S CANARY, The. Unravelling the Mysteries of Extinction. Eldredge, Niles. Virgin paperback, 1993 reprint, 250p. Some corner wear and a little damage at back but otherwise solid copy. ISBN 0863696759. Keywords: history prehistory nature science life extinction death Cat nr 5460 - $A14 MISSION TO THE HEAD-HUNTERS. Drown, Frank & Marie. London, Hodder & Stoughton, octavo hardcover, 1962, 252p, illsts, pictorial endpapers. A young missionary couple tell of their life among the head-hunting Jivaro (the ones who shrink heads). Some wear but fairly good with loose and somewhat worn dust-jacket. Keywords: religion church missions missionaries headhunters latin south america ecuador cannibals natives Cat nr 2843 - $A16 MODERN HISTORY OUTLINES: Twentieth Century Germany and Russia. Ringer, R.E. Maxwell Macmillan Study Guides, quarto paperback, 1993, 223 pages, illsts. No apparent underlining or notes. But the corners are bent. Tatty copy but intact. Keywords: history reference study guides russia soviet union germany Cat nr 4542 - $A18 MONEYMAKER, The. Gleeson, Janet. Bantam Books paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 272 pages. The truly engrossing story of John Law, the man who changed the world's thinking about paper currency and the nature of credit. Now you know whom to blame when you face your next credit card bill! Good copy except for some writing in front. ISBN 0553812475. Keywords: money currency credit paper banking finance history france Cat nr 6802 - $A15 MUIR'S HISTORICAL ATLAS. Ancient, Medieval & Modern. Treharne, R.F., and Fullard, Harold (editors). London, BCA, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 6th Edition, 1976, 96 pages plus index. A terrifically useful book for anyone studying history. With many full-colour maps of historical borders, wars, etc. A4 hardcover, pictorial boards. With extensive Introduction, detailed Indexes and over 100 maps. Some grubbiness to light-coloured boards, otherwise fairly good.Keywords: history atlases maps reference ancient medieval middle ages classical Cat nr 6125 - $A31 MY FATHER'S KEEPER. The Children of the Nazi leaders - An Intimate History of Damage and Denial. Lebert, Stephan. London, Little, Brown and Co, octavo hardcover, 2001, 344 pages, illustrated. Translated from the German. The war and its aftermath as it affected the 'Nazi children', with special emphasis on the children of the leaders of the Nazi movement. Very good with excellent black cloth and spine gilt lettering. Good dust-jacket. ISBN 0316858001. Keywords: germany nazis nazism society culture people children youth boys girls families Cat nr 4912 - $A21 MYSTERIES OF THE MUMMIES. The story of the Manchester University investigation. David, Rosalie (editor). Lon, BCA, small quarto hardcover, 1978, 192p, illsts. The story of the Unwrapping of a young Egyptian girl dead for more than 2000 years. With numerous illustrations, some in colour. Cloth a little damaged but book fairly good. Dust jacket worn and loose but still useful. Keywords: history egypt archeology archaeology mummies Cat nr 1389 - $A21 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF POLYNESIA. Reed, A.W. (text) and Hart, Roger (illsts). Wellington (NZ), A.H. and A.W. Reed,