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JAZZ AGE JEWS

By: Alexander, Michael

Price: $13.30

Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., Princeton University Press: 2001

Seller ID: 010280

ISBN: 0691086796

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

viii, + 239pp., plus 12 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean (printed on acid-free paper), small black stripe to lower text-block edge. Illustrated card wrapper softly creased. "By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. Yet many deliberately identified with groups that remained excluded. The stories of Al Jolson, Felix Frankfurter, and Arnold Rothstein are told together to explore this paradox in the psychology of American Jewry . . . " Contents include: Introduction,...
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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE AFTERLIFE : Deciphering the Past from Tombs, Graves and Mummies

By: Allan, Tony

Price: $20.90

Publisher: London, Duncan Baird Publishers: 2004

Seller ID: 007345

ISBN: 1844830470

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

160pp., colour frontis, plus colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Matt-illustrated boards negligibly scuffed only. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn, small, soft crease to head. " . . . offers a worldwide survey of some of the most intriguing enigmas posed to us across many centuries by death and the afterlife - and by more than 35 specific cases, all described in depth . . . Ranging across cultures, the book casts new light on the beliefs, rituals, hopes and fear of different peoples - from the Ge...
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BUCCANEER: Admiral Sir Henry Morgan

By: Allen, H.R.

Price: $17.10

Publisher: London, Arthur Barker Limited: 1976

Seller ID: 013785

ISBN: 0213165694

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

x., + 193pp. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section (all called-for plates extant and attached). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red boards bumped on lower foredge corner, else good. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with a short closed tear on foot of front panel. This book tells the story of Welsh-born privateer, Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688). From his base in Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as he did so. The author, H.R. Allen is a des...
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OARED FIGHTING SHIPS: From Classical Times To The Coming Of Steam

By: Anderson, R. C

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Kings Langley, Herts., U.K., Argus Books/Model and Allied Publications: 1976

Seller ID: 013627

ISBN: 085242471X

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

xiv, + 99pp., plus (iii). B/white illustrations throughout: halftone plate frontispiece and like, unpaginated plates (including a double-page spread), plus intext line-drawings. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain green boards slightly sunned on head. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket very good. Enhanced with many pictures and line-drawings, 'Oared Fighting Ships' is a detailed history of warships under oars from Grecian times until the eighteenth century . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 11 chapters. Index. Book weigh...
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THE ANZAC ILLUSION: Anglo-Australian Relations during World War I

By: Andrews, E.M.

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Cambridge University Press: 1994

Seller ID: 013252

ISBN: 0521459893

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

xiv, + 274pp., intext b/white halftone plates and three line drawn maps throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped and chipped on head and heel. Art-illustrated ('Anzac Book' cover, David Barker, '15) card wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. This book by Eric Andrews is a somewhat provocative and controversial reassessment of Australia's role in World War I and its relations - military, economic, political and psychological - with Britain . . . Contents include: Prelims., Ills., Acks., Note, Introduction, 8 chapters. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliograp...
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THE LA TROBE JOURNAL No. 82 Spring 2008

By: Arnold, John (Edited by)

Price: $15.20

Publisher: Victoria, Australia, State Library of Victoria Foundation: 2008

Seller ID: 007231

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

120pp., colour and b/white illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated ('Aurora' in McMurdo Sound nearing C. Evans, c. 1914-17) card wrapper nominally scuffed only. The 'La Trobe Journal' is a highly-regarded scholarly journal, published twice-yearly, in Autumn and Spring. "This issue of the 'Journal' has three mini-themes: one on Antarctica, the second and third on two formidable Melbourne figures, Stephen Murray-Smith and Redmond Barry, plus Alex Gurney: The creator of 'Bluey and Curley'; Leaving their Mark: Graffiti in the Dome, and more . . . It...
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RIDDLEDOM : 101 Riddles and Their Stories

By: Astle, David

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia, Allen & Unwin: 2015

Seller ID: 012205

ISBN: 1760112607

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

x, + 292pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. From the rear panel: " . . . uncovers relics from over 59 cultures, delving into language and deception, sampling Pompeii walls and Dothraki warriors. Readers can unravel each mini-chapter, wrestling with riddles from Wonderland or Zanzibar, Oedipus Rex or Harry Potter. Come meet French acrobats, coffee slaves, lusty maids and many more along the way . . . " Book weight approx. 410g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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TASTE AND POWER : Furnishing Modern France

By: Auslander, Leora

Price: $33.25

Publisher: Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press: 1996

Seller ID: 007713

ISBN: 0520088948

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

xv, + 495pp., intext, b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Vivid metallic red title over nominally bumped quarter-cloth spine. Plain boards lightly bumped on upper foredge corners. Remainder stripe on foot of text-block, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with creased, closed tears at foot of spine, else very good. Louis XIV, Regency, Rococo, Neoclassical, Empire, Art Nouveau, and Historicist Pastiche: furniture styles in France have changed as regimes have risen and fallen. In this social history, the author explores th...
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RUSSIA'S HEROES

By: Axell, Albert

Price: $20.90

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Carroll & Graf Publishers: 2001

Seller ID: 008938

ISBN: 0786708565

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

xv, + (viii) plus 264pp., preliminary pages theatre-map section. Two unpaginated 8 page b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean. Vivid silver title over mildly bumped and cocked spine. A discreet remainder mark on foot of textblock, else leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn, else very good. A biographical testament to ordinary and extraordinary men and women soldiers and pilots who heroically came to the defence of Russia during the German invasion of World War Two. Contents include: Prelims., Maps, Acks., Note, Preface, Prologue, 21...
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CHRONICLES OF THE INDIAN WARS FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO WOUNDED KNEE

By: Axelrod, Alan

Price: $20.90

Publisher: New York, Konecky & Konecky: 1993

Seller ID: 006331

ISBN: 1568521359

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

(viii) + 280 pp., intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations (mostly archival) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Indian Camp at Dawn', Jules Tavernier), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Chronicles the history of the American Indian nation and the various wars and conflicts that occurred from the early days of white settlements. Contents include: Prelims., 27 chapters, Epilogue, Chronology, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 920g. * Buyers outside Australia - This...
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JOURNEY THROUGH THE ICE AGE

By: Bahn, Paul G., and Vertut, John

Price: $30.40

Publisher: London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 1997

Seller ID: 010747

ISBN: 0297835882

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

240pp., colour photographic illustrations and b/white line-drawings throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain burgundy boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-rubbed only. "Authoritative and wide-ranging, and using the most advanced analytical techniques in archaeology, 'Journey Through the Ice Age' describes the varied background of the sites and discusses their enigmas and mysteries. It traces the study of Palaeolithic art from its origins in the 19th century . . . Not only presents an invaluable synthes...
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THE LA TROBE JOURNAL No. 80 Spring 2007

By: Barnes, John (Edited by)

Price: $15.20

Publisher: Victoria, Australia, State Library of Victoria Foundation: 2007

Seller ID: 007233

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

144pp., colour and b/white illustrations, throughout, plus one fold-out. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed only. Art-illustrated (S.T.Gill) fold-out has vertical crease to outer margin (does not affect illustration). The 'La Trobe Journal' is a highly-regarded scholarly journal, published twice-yearly, in Autumn and Spring. In this issue: " . . . Fortieth Anniversary, The Library and The Journal . . . an 1840 letter, from Charles Joseph La Trobe, 'Jolimont en Murs', to his sister Charlotte . . . Woolner's portrait medallion of La Trobe . ...
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AND THEN CAME MAN (English Editon)

By: Bastian, H.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, Museum Press: 1963

Seller ID: 013067

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

354pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections (all called-for plates extant and attached). Intext, line-drawn sketch illustrations, diagrams, maps and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Text block top edge tinted (a faded) green, else leaves unmarked. Art-illustrated (Youngman Carter), loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Originally published in the German, as 'Und Dann Kam Der Mensch', Ullstein Verlag, Berlin, 1959. English translation by Desmond I. Vesey. In this book the author describe...
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THE WORLD OF ISLAM

By: Belt, Don (Edited by)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A., National Geographic Society: 2001

Seller ID: 008356

ISBN: 0792268946

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

285pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed, with a small, faint stain to inside rear cover. "Islam's long, rich tradition and often far-flung and exotic locales have been explored in the pages of National Geographic magazine from the very first article on an Islamic subject in 1904 to the most recent in 2001. This extraordinary collection of the society's coverage has been selected by the magazine's Middle East specialist, Senior Editor Don Belt. With more than 150 ...
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WAR AND GENOCIDE: A Concise History of the Holocaust (Second Edition)

By: Bergen, Doris L.

Price: $22.80

Publisher: Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A., et al, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: 2009

Seller ID: 013639

ISBN: 0742557154

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

xi, + 279pp., plus (ii). Illustrated throughout: several line-drawn area maps, plus numerous b/white photographic half-tone plates (many of a poignant and confronting nature). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, and has a soft crease on front wrap. Textblock unmarked. Possibly the best concise history of the Holocaust available, an ideal introduction to the enormously complex and challenging subject . . . no other Holocaust survey so effectively examines the persecution and murder of Jews, along with homosexuals, the disabled, Sinti/Roma gypsies, Slavs...
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THE DEBT WE OWE: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 1919-1989

By: Bishop, Edward

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Shrewsbury, England, Airlife Publishing: 1989

Seller ID: 012705

ISBN: 185310079X

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

(vi), + 216pp., colour-plate frontispiece, plus unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-art illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. The story of the founding and ongoing work of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund: a fund that Sir Winston Churchill described as "the debt we owe to the paladins of the Royal Air Force". This book will be of particular interest to all retired and current personnel who have served in the Royal Air Forc...
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TOOLS OF WAR : The Weapons That Changed the World

By: Black, Jeremy

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, Quercus Publishing: 2007

Seller ID: 007122

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

207pp., b/white halftone plate chapter-title illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, flapped card wrapper slightly bumped on lower foredge corner. " . . . tells the stories of 50 of the most significant advances in military technology. From Stone Age spears through to cruise missiles, the tales are told, including the Battle of Crecy in which English archers launched a barrage of a 'million deadly missiles' to decimate the French, who 'fell like snow' . . . " (well, it is a British publication . . . ). Contents include: Prelims., the s...
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OCEANA: The Tempestuous Journey of J.A. Froude, 1884 & 1885

By: Blainey, Geoffrey [Edited by]

Price: $12.35

Publisher: North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia, Methuen Haynes: 1985

Seller ID: 004298

ISBN: 0454007310

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Good

xix, + 211pp. EX-LIBRIS. B/white rescreened engraving [frontis, and intext] illustrations. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Every expected [ex] library identifier is present. Boards lightly bumped. Illustrated, clear plastic covered dustjacket slightly edgeworn, library sticker on spine, and clear tape adhering all to pastedowns. Edited and abridged by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey, this travel description was originally published as 'Oceana: Or England and her Colonies', Author, 1886. At the time of publication it was both vaunted and strongly criticised [it did contain erro...
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SCURVY : How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail

By: Bown, Stephen R.

Price: $15.20

Publisher: Camberwell, VIC, Australia, Viking/Penguin: 2003

Seller ID: 011209

ISBN: 0670041203

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

284pp., b/white illustrations and maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain blue boards lightly bumped. Leaves clean, very lightly tanned on textblock edge. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edge-creased at head of spine. From the jacket flap: "This is both a history and a detective story; it is about class, wilful ignorance and ludicrous decision-making, and about how a cure for scurvy was found, ignored, lost, and finally implemented to the great benefit of all seafaring nations." Book weight approx. 385g. *Postage charge will be reduced a...
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THE OTHER HUNDRED YEARS WAR: Japan's Bid for Supremacy 1941-2041

By: Braddon, Russell

Price: $16.15

Publisher: London, Collins: 1983

Seller ID: 006044

ISBN: 0002163934

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

246pp. Book clean. Bright gilt title on slight cocked spine, which is lightly bumped on heel. Leaves clean. Illustrated (author portrait on rear panel), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn. In this provocative assessment, the author, a P.O.W. of the Japanese in World War Two, expounds the theory that Japan has a 100 year plan for obtaining supremacy by 2041 . . . Contents include: Prelims., 24 chapters, Biblio., more. Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Category: History - General