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1. Abrahamson, Roy A. (1975). Cook not Mad, or Rational Cookery: A Reprint of a Rare American Cookbook Published in 1830 to Which Have Been Added Recipes for Present-day Use and Explanatory Notes (Reprint ed). Toronto: Roy A. Abrahamson & Associates 128 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial cover, adverts on endpapers, facsimile title page, few single-colour drawings, minor edgewear jacket. (This copy: Cherry Tree Press, 1976.) This historic American cookbook by Roy Abrahamson was first published in 1830, and this reprint has adaptations of the old recipes (to use readily-available current ingredients, and have been tested in modern kitchens). The remedies and potions are based on knowledge of 1830, and are interesting to read, but should not be used without the advice of a physician. This book tells us how Americans lived 150 years ago, in the time when America was young. A reading cookbook rather than a "how to" cookbook. ISBN/ASIN: 0919938000. Our Book No: 27939. $20 AUD.

2. Adler, Victor (1922). Victor Adlers Aufsatze, Reden und Briefe: Heft 1: Victor Adler und Friedrich Engels. Wien (Vienna): Wiener Volksbuchhandlung (Vienna's Bookstore). 192 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, top spine repaired, some small tears top edge front cover, cover & pages toned, edges lightly foxed, some edgewear, rubber stamp. Title translation: 'Victor Adler's Essays, Speeches and Letters, Volume 1: Victor Adler and Friedrich Engels'. German language book (volume 1 of 11 volumes), edited by the Party Leaders of the German Social Democratic Party of Austria. Victor Adler was an Austrian politician, federal minister and a leader of the labour movement. He founded of the Social Democratic Workers Party, which aimed to unite all nationalities in Austria-Hungary. Our Book No: 13412. $15 AUD.

3. Akenson, Donald Harman (1993). The Irish Diaspora: A Primer (1st ed). Toronto / Belfast: P. D. Meany Company / The Institute of Irish Studies. 319 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tables, figures, maps, minor edgewear jacket (front flap little creased), top spine little creased, light foxing edges, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Donald Harman Akenson writes the first book to examine one of the world's most important population movements: the Irish diaspora worldwide. It is built around an unerring attentiveness to the basic facts of the processes of immigration that altered forever the make-up not only of Ireland but of the entire Imperial world. In measured accessible prose, the author examines the vital role played by the Irish in the unprecedented multicultural outflowing of the 19th and 20th centuries. (Autograph to Patrick O’Farrell, historian of Irish-Australians: "To Patrick. One of the world’s bext historians - in admiration for your work [etc]".). ISBN/ASIN: 0888350384. Our Book No: 31056. $60 AUD.

4. Allen, Helena G. (1982). The Betrayal of Liliuokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii, 1838 - 1917 (1st p//b ed). Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. 432 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, frontispiece, light foxing edges, pages & inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear. Helena Allen provides a biography of Liliuokalani, a woman caught in the turbulent maelstrom of cultures in conflict. She was Queen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893, when her crown was usurped by forces seeking an American alliance. Her leadership extended beyond the government. Widely travelled, she was also a scholar of her culture and its history, a songwriter of over 200 pieces including 'Aloha Oe', a forerunner of the women's movement, a leader in social and benevolent aid projects, and most of all, a lover of the world and all humanity. This is a drama of power and grace, which shows Hawaii as it was - and still is. ISBN/ASIN: 0935180893. Our Book No: 31243. $30 AUD.

5. Ambedkar, B. R.; Anand, S. (editor, introduction); Roy, Arundhati (essay) (2014). Annihilation of Caste: The Annotated Critical Edition (Translated ed). London: Verso / New Left Books. 415 pp. Hardback small thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minimal edgewear, remainder spot, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). The annotated critical edition (edited by S. Anand, 2014) of 'Annihilation of Caste' by B. R. Ambedkar, a classic controversial book initially published in 1936. The lengthy introductory essay, 'The Doctor and the Saint', by Arundhati Roy (179p) argues that this book bridged the gap between what most Indians are schooled to believe and the reality experienced in every day life. It is one of the most important works of Indian political writing. It is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and the caste system that infuriated Mahatma Gandhi, yet has remained a rallying cry for 60 years. Roy looks at how caste has persisted through modern Indian history, and why the words of Ambedkar are necessary today more than ever if India is to become a world-leading nation. Ambedkar was an untouchable who oversaw the Indian Consitution as the first Law Minister. ISBN/ASIN: 9781781688311. Our Book No: 18675. $40 AUD.

6. Anderson, Lieut. Gen. Hastings (1931). Outline of the Development of the British Army, Up to the Commencement of the Great War 1914. Notes for Four Lectures Delivered at the Staff College, Camberley. (3rd ed). London: Hugh Rees, Ltd. 56 pp. Paperback large trade, fair condition only (complete reading copy), ex-library (rubber stamps), red flexible covers (corners creased, red patch base title page), spine repaired (archival tape), edgewear. A valuable short history of the British Army up until 1914, presented as four lectures delivered to the Staff College, Camberley, by a senior Army officer, Sir Hastings Anderson. (This copy is the 3rd edition, 1931. Rubber stamp of a military library.). Our Book No: 18380. $20 AUD.

7. Anglo, Michael (1977). Service Newspapers of the Second World War: An Illustrated History. London: Jupiter Books. 139 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page colour drawings, black & white cartoons & sketches, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This illustrated book describes the fascinating variety of newspapers that provided information and encouragement to British, Commonwealth and American servicemen and women during WW2. ISBN/ASIN: 0904041867. Our Book No: 10837. $35 AUD.

8. Angus, Charlie (2022). Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals: Birth of a Mining Superpower. Canada: Anansi. 320 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, map, minor edgewear. Charlie Angus provides a skeptical history of the Northern Ontario silver-cobalt boom, which enriched the new Canadian nation. He argues that early-20th-century mining in and around the town of Cobalt (near the Quebec border) established a template of corporate greed, environmental destruction, and Indigenous land theft. This has re-emerged and will shape global resource extraction today because of the critical need for scarce cobalt in digital technology. The author is member of the Canadian Parliament, who has a longtime interest in the environment and Indigenous affairs. ISBN/ASIN: 9781487009496. Our Book No: 18624. $30 AUD.

9. Armstrong, Karen (2009). The Case for God: What Religion Really Means (1st p/b ed). London: Bodley Head. 376 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Karen Armstrong argues that, historically, atheism has rarely been a denial of the sacred itself but has nearly always rejected a particular conception of God. Tracing the history of faith from the Palaeolithic era to the present, the author shows that until recently science and religion (Christianity) were not at war with each other. ISBN/ASIN: 9781847920355. Our Book No: 28539. $20 AUD.

10. Armstrong, Karen (2014). Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence (Reprint ed). London: Bodley Head. 499 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, red colour front cover & spine little faded, red inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear. Karen Armstrong, writing about the prehistoric times to the present day, contrasts medieval crusaders and modern day jihadists with the pacifism of the Buddha and the Jesus vision of a just and peaceful society. This book is a corrective to the widespread condemnation of faith as violent. Throughout history there has been no separation between the secular and the spiritual, and therefore our communal identity (including the political and religious) was the cause of conflict, not religion as a separate entity. Equally to blame for the beginning of organized violence was the agrarian revolution about 8500 BCE and civilization, with its need to support and control larger populations. A well-researched and passionately argued celebration of those religious ideas and movements that have opposed war and aggression and promoted equality, peace and reconciliation. ISBN/ASIN: 9781847921871. Our Book No: 41871. $30 AUD.

11. Arnold-Forster, Rt Hon. H. O. (1900). Our Great City, or London the Heart of the Empire (Reprint ed). London: Cassell & Company. 276 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, good plus condition, green cloth cover (black lettering & design), black & white text-photos & drawings, spine faintly faded, endpapers lightly toned, minor edgewear. (Date of preface, 1900, but later printing.) Covers the City of London's history from Roman times, through Saxons, Danes and Norman times up to 1900. Separate chapters on the streets, buildings, government and education. Eleventh-thousand printing. Book adverts on endpapers, including "Special Books for Upper Classes". Our Book No: 16547. $30 AUD.

12. Asch, Ronald G. (1997). The Thirty Years War: The Holy Roman Empire and Europe, 1618 - 48 [European History in Perspective]. Basingstoke: Palgrave. 247 pp. paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner front flyleaf clipped, otherwise minor edgewear. Historians have often tried to identify the central issues of the war which devastated Europe from 1618 to 1648. The religious and constitutional struggle in the Holy Roman Empire was at the centre of events. However, other issues are not neglected. The problems of war finance were a key to the interaction between inter-state and domestic conflicts during the war. Confessional tensions are also analysed as a decisive factor linking international and domestic disputes. ISBN/ASIN: 0312165854. Our Book No: 17451. $30 AUD.

13. Ashley-Brown, W. (1937). On the Bombay Coast and Deccan: The Origin and History of the Bombay Diocese: A Record of 300 Years Work for Christ in Western India (1st ed). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). 280 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), navy colour top edge, endpaper maps, black & white photos, frontispiece, some foxing edges, light foxing & toning endpapers, light foxing some pages (mostly top edge), flap price-clipped jacket (rear cover little torn at spine, slight loss spine ends & corners, spine little rubbed, top edge rear cover little thinned), shop label inside front cover, protected by removable semi-archival plastic sleeve. A short account by W. Ashley-Brown of Christianity in Western India. The book deals principally with the English period and the development of the Church of England (now the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon) from its beginnings as a Chaplaincy of the original East India Company at Surat, trading under the charter of Queen Elizabeth I. The reason for the book is the approaching centenary of the Diocese of Bombay (now Mumbai). The first Bishop, Dr Thomas Carr, who had been one of the Company's Chaplains and also Archdeacon of Bombay, was consecrated on Sunday, November 19, 1837, in Lambeth Palace Chapel. ISBN/ASIN: B0026P95LC. Our Book No: 40762. $80 AUD.

14. Askeland, Jan (1971). Norwegian Painting: A Survey (Unstated reprint or revised ed) [Tanum's Tokens of Norway]. Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum Forlag. 76 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, glossy pages, black & white & colour paintings (some full-page), bottom corner rear cover faintly creased, minor edgewear. A brief survey of Norwegian painting. Our Book No: 21381. $12 AUD.

15. Astle, David (2013). Cluetopia: The Story of 100 Years of the Crossword (1st ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 308 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, fore-edge two pages lightly scuffed, top corner one page folded, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This book gives the history of 100 years of clues, visiting countries across the world looking for stories. There are almost 100 mini-chapters, each with a clue to help. This book is for people who love puzzles and words that take in the life around them. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743314531. Our Book No: 27104. $15 AUD.

16. Austin, Stanley (1910). The History of Engraving: From Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick (Reprint ed). London: T. Werner Laurie. 199 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, good condition, olive green cloth cover, black & white plates (one slightly loose), black & white portrait frontispiece (with tissue guard), pages lightly toned, edges & few pages lightly foxed, corners lightly bumped, tiny edge tear few pages, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp & sticker mark front free flyleaf. Stanley Austin provides, in a concise and popular form, an account of the early history of engraving. The book includes 18 engravings. (No date, but about 1908 or 1910, Trove.) Our Book No: 23939. $20 AUD.

17. Axelrod, Alan (2000). Elizabeth I CEO: Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire (Reprint ed). Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall Press. 274 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor foxing edges, top corner front flap jacket clipped (minor edgewear). Alan Axelrod tells the fascinating story of Elizabeth I who in 1558 inherited a big business called England in need of leadership skills to get them out of trouble. The author condenses her skills which can be used in the modern world of business. These skills include developing a leadership attitude and image, personal dynamism, an effective coach and mentor, skill at nurturing creativity, manipulating others subtly and ethically, knowing and anticipating the enemy, setting clear goals and motivating others to work to achieve them. Most of all, the career of Elizabeth I is an example of communicating and realizing vision. She created loyalty among those nearest her, and she met headlong an array of daunting challenges. This inspiring story of the beloved monarch who built an empire and shaped the enduring destiny of a people will help people, not just history lovers, but in many walks of life to be successful in any field. ISBN/ASIN: 9780735201897. Our Book No: 41851. $20 AUD.

18. Bach, Jean (1983). Collecting German Dolls (1st ed). Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, Inc. 192 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white frontispiece, black & white & colour text-photos, minor edgewear jacket (light crease rear flap, minor edgewear, top spine jacket creased, light scuff & thinned mark title page (label removed). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . Jean Bach has drawn upon her own extensive collection and on the resources of Sotheby and Christies, two of the world's most renowned auction houses, to compile this visual and documentary record of the treasures, both common and rare, available today to collectors of German-made dolls. The book has 250 illustrations and over 500 dolls are discussed. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0818403330. Our Book No: 25924. $30 AUD.

19. Baigent, Michael; Leigh, Richard (2006). Secret Germany: Stauffenberg and the Mystical Crusade Against Hitler (Reissue ed). London: Arrow Books. 450 pp. Paperback, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. This book investigates the life of Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg, Chief of Staff of the Reich Reserve Army, and who failed in an attempt to assassinate Hitler. His whole life explains a troubled past to the present generation of Europeans as few have managed to do in recent history. ISBN/ASIN: 9780099490067. Our Book No: 30023. $15 AUD.

20. Bailey, John (2003). The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story of the Slave Sally Miller and her Fight for Freedom (1st ed). Sydney: Macmillan / Pan Macmillan. 268 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear corner tips. On a spring morning in New Orleans 1843, in the Spanish Quarter, Madame Carl recognises a face from her past: a German girl who disappeared 25 years earlier, the daughter of her close friend. She is a slave, with no memory of a 'white' past. Had a defenceless European orphan been illegally enslaved, or was she an impostor? So began one of the most celebrated and sensational crusades of 19th century America - the battle to free the' Lost German Slave Girl'. A fascinating look at slavery and its laws, a brilliant reconstruction of mid-19th century New Orleans, and a compelling courtroom drama. The Australian author John Bailey previously wrote 'The White Divers of Broome'. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0732911923. Our Book No: 23906. $15 AUD.

21. Baker, David; Green, John (foreword) (2022). The Shortest History of the World (1st ed) [The Shortest History of Series]. Melbourne: Black Inc. 244 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, front cover creased, otherwise excellent condition, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name prelim page). How did time begin? What conditions led to humans to evolve on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we were all made from stars? David Baker follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology and physics with insights from the social sciences and humanities, he takes a birds eye view of 13.8 billion years. This compelling book is a fascinating journey through life, the universe and everything. Finally, the author looks at the dramatic and sudden changes we are making to our planet and its biosphere and how history hints at what might come next. The author, an Australian science writer, holds the world's first PhD in the field of 'Big History', a new academic discipline that has been funded by the Bill Gates 'Big History Project'. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760643614. Our Book No: 18177. $14 AUD.

22. Barany, Zoltan (2002). The East European Gypsies: Regime Change, Marginality, and Ethnopolitics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 408 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, tables, minimal edgewear, remainder stripe bottom edge. Zoltan Barany provides the first attempt by a social scientist to explain the age-old predicament of Gypsies (or Roma), Eastern Europe's largest ethnic minority, and their relationship to the region's states and societies. Professor Barany comparatively examines the Gypsies socioeconomic and political marginality and policies toward them through seven centuries and in seven East European states. This pioneering multidisciplinary work will engage political scientists, sociologists, and historians as well as students of ethnic and racial studies. ISBN/ASIN: 0521009103. Our Book No: 23084. $30 AUD.

23. Baren, Maurice (1998). Victorian Shopping: On the Start of Our Favourite Pastime. London: Michael O'Mara. 144 pp. Paperback small quarto, good plus condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-coloured) text-photos & drawings, small bump bottom edge front cover, faint foxing edges, faint toning fore-edge, minor edgewear. Maurice Baren provides a fascinating look at our favourite pastime, and offers a glimpse behind the lace curtains of a bygone age. There are over 300 illustrations to bring the text to life. ISBN/ASIN: 1854793020. Our Book No: 25774. $15 AUD.

24. Barnard, Rita (2008). The Great Depression and the Culture of Abundance: Kenneth Fearing, Nathanael West, and the Mass Culture in the 1930s (POD ed) [Cambridge Studies: Literature and Culture]. New York: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 271 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, frontispiece, covers & spine little creased, few faint marks fore-edge, minor edgewear corners. Examines the relationship between two contradictory, or apparently contradictory, pairs of terms: "Depression and abundance" and "literature and mass culture". The study suggests, firstly, that one can find in the culture of the American 1930s - despite the national experience of scarcity and poverty - the now-familiar outlines of an image and consumer society. Secondly, the opposition between "high art" and "mass culture" was contested and challenged in the cultural production decade where book clubs, radio, popular exhibitions and star conductors were available to millions of people. (Printed copy of a POD book.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780521102223. Our Book No: 29888. $30 AUD.

25. Barnum, Priscilla Heath (editor) (1976). Dives and Pauper: Volume I: Part I [Early English Text Society, No 275]. London: Oxford University Press / Early English Text Society. 359 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos (frontispiece & three foldouts), minor foxing (top edge, rear pastedown, reverse side jacket), jacket scuffed (edgewear, flap price-clipped). 'Dives and Pauper' is an encyclopaedic prose commentary on the Biblical Ten Commandments, cast as a dialogue between a rich layman (Dives) and his instructor, a poor mendicant friar (Pauper). It was composed about 1405 - 1410 by an unknown author, and addresses theological debates of the turbulent period of English church history with unusual directness and complexity. This copy is the first volume of a 3-volume set, containing the first half of the text of this classic document (that is, Volume 1, Part 1, not Part 2). (No 275 in the Early English Text Society series.). ISBN/ASIN: 019722282X. Our Book No: 14428. $25 AUD.

26. Barry, John M. (2009). The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (2nd or afterword ed). New York: Penguin Books. 547 pp. Paperback small thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. John M. Barry has written the definitive bestselling account of the 1918 Flu pandemic (Spanish Flu), which killed 50 to 100 million people worldwide. Near the end of World War 1, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved to France with American troops, then rapidly exploded worldwide as the troops returned home. [Origin in Kansas is now disputed.] It killed more people in 24 months than AIDS killed in 24 years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research, this book is now revised to reflect the growing danger of the avian flu. (Originally published, 2005. This is the new afterword edition, 2009.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143036494. Our Book No: 18449. $25 AUD.

27. Basbanes, Nicholas A. (2003). Patience and Fortitude: Wherein a Colourful Cast of Determined Book Collectors, Dealers, and Librarians Go About the Quixotic Task of Preserving a Legacy (1st Perennial ed). New York: Perennial Book. 636 pp. Paperback thick octavo, good condition, few black & white text-photos, light foxing edges, light toning pages, corner tips covers little creased, spine slightly faded, spine ends little rubbed, minor edgewear. In this fascinating book, Nicholas A. Basbanes continues his adventures with book lovers that he started in 'A Gentle Madness'. He is on a journey to the great libraries of the past. He also drops in on eccentric book dealers and regales us with stories about unforgettable collectors, such as the gentleman who bought a rare book in 1939 'by selling a bottle of his own blood'. The grand title comes from the marble lions guarding the New York Public Library at 42nd Street. ISBN/ASIN: 0060514469. Our Book No: 41633. $30 AUD.

28. Beeton, Isabella (1963). Mrs Beeton's Family Cookery (Reprint ed). London: Ward Lock & Co. 832 pp. Hardback large thick octavo, no jacket, good condition, pictorial cloth covers, colour & black & white plates, black & white drawings, top edge coloured (little faded), cover corners bumped, spine ends little chipped, edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned (some pages light foxed patches), minimal glue residue front cover, inner hinge slightly split (pages firm), some edgewear, old price front endpaper crossed out with biro. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This edition of Mrs Beeton's famous historic cookbook covers nutrition, the kitchen, kitchen craft, carving - and recipes for soups, fish, meat, lamb, mutton, pork, veal, poultry, vegetables, salads, baking, sweets, as well as a section on vegetarian cooking. The many plates make this a very useful cookbook, and of interest to all who wants to learn to make these early meals. Our Book No: 31035. $40 AUD.

29. Behan, Tom (2009). See Naples and Die: The Camorra and Organised Crime (New ed). London: Tauris Parke Paperbacks / I. B. Tauris. 324 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, spine little creased. New edition. A century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian mafia, the criminal organisation known as "The Camorra" was establishing a deadly grip on Naples and Southern Italy. Its influence today is as strong as ever. This account of the organisation and its shadowy leaders reveals a crime syndicate of extraordinary power and resources: it involves the major political parties, along with the police, judiciary, administrators and leading figures in the business community. ISBN/ASIN: 9781848850187. Our Book No: 16758. $18 AUD.

30. Belinfante, Judith C.E.; van Voolen, Edward; Cohen Paraira, David P.; Baruch-Sznaj, Jaffa; Marthe Cohen, Julie (1991). The Esnoga: A Monument to Portuguese - Jewish Culture. Amsterdam: D' ARTS. 95 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, top corner front cover creased, spine little rubbed & faded, light foxing edges, minor edgewear. About the history and traditions of Amsterdam's Sephardi Jew congregation. Some of the objects have been illustrated in this publication for the first time. Also included are discussions on the origins and use of certain ritual objects which have never been in print before. The authors hope that this book will encourage many people to come and visit the synagogue. ISBN/ASIN: 9090043500. Our Book No: 29498. $22 AUD.

31. Benedict, Ruth (1967). The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture (New ed). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 231 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good only dustjacket), some edgewear jacket (spine faded with closed tear & few faint stains, reverse side toned & little foxed, few small edge tears, little marked on green background), pages & endpapers lightly toned, minor annotation (date written on front free flyleaf). Distinguished cultural anthropologist Ruth Benedict provides a bestselling masterpiece study of Japanese habits of thought and emotion, and of the pattern into which these habits fall. Her book is intended as a guide to understanding Japanese culture and identity. The author shows how both the sword and the chrysanthemum are part of the picture. She reveals importance of Japanese social structures (culture by distance), including hierarchy, marriage, family, filial piety, self discipline and other core values. She illuminate the fact that while many things in Japan have changed after World War 2, but much remains the same. (Originally published, 1946, and frequently reprinted. This copy: new edition, 1967.). ISBN/ASIN: 0710029632. Our Book No: 31435. $35 AUD.

32. Bennett, Betty T. (editor); Curran, Stuart (editor) (1996). Shelley: Poet Legislator of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 310 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few figures, spine lightly faded, minor edgewear. The authors bring together an internationally recognized group of scholars to focus on Percy Bysshe Shelley's conception of the poet's social role and how that conception has changed over time. They examine the ways in which Shelley's thought engages contemporary debates on feminism, class structure, political representation, and human rights, and how it in turn affected radical politics in England. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0801851769. Our Book No: 21635. $20 AUD.

33. Bennett Jr., Lerone; Randolph, A. Philip (foreword) (1969). Confrontation: Black and White (Reprint ed). Baltimore: Pelican Books / Penguin Books. 276 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, pages lightly toned, edges foxed (mostly top edge), some edgewear. In this classic, journalist Lerone Bennett Jr. describes the Negro (African-American) revolt in America - its origins, history, and implications for the future. He draws on his knowledge of Negro history, his personal experience as an African American), and his awareness of Negro sociological problems in the contemporary world. He provides a clear evaluation of the present situation and brings forth the many hidden and sometimes uncomfortable truths about racial conflict. (Originally published, as a Pelican paperback. This copy os a reprint, 1969.). ISBN/ASIN: B001PCP13I. Our Book No: 23309. $12 AUD.

34. Bennett, William; Solomon Islands, College of Higher Education; Zaku, Steven Vinale; Miki, Leslie; Sao, James; Vasula, Fr. Henry; Maelalo, George; Ngwadili, Arnon; Gafu, Isaac; Fifi'i, Jonathan (1988). The Big Death: Solomon Islanders Remember World War II. Honiara, Solomon Islands / Suva, Fiji: Solomon Islands College of Higher Education / University of the South Pacific. 242 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos centre spread, maps at front, some toning rear endpapers, pages lightly toned, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear (mainly spine), minor pencil annotation (tiny ticks some pages). This book from the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education is a unique record of Solomon islander experiences during the Pacific War (World War 2 in the Pacific against the Japanese). Their voices, speak not only about the critical roles they played coastwatching, fighting and working, but also they are a testimony and provide meaning of wartime events for their culture and history. This book is also a contribution to Solomon Pijin literature. The stories are given in both English and Solomons Pijin, so that the book will have value not only as a record of this unique period in Solomon Islands history, but also as a tool for language learning and literacy. (Preface by William Bennett. No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: B0000CP3M2. Our Book No: 41487. $40 AUD.

35. Benson, Leslie (2001). Yugoslavia: A Concise History. Basingstoke: Palgrave. 201 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), maps, minor edgewear jacket, boards lightly faded. The author traces the origins of the present crises, charting the making and destruction of Yugoslavia (twice) in the context of struggles between great powers for control of the Balkans. This book provides a convincing, rational explanation for the disaster that has destroyed this once-great nation. Concise and clearly written, this book explains why nationalist conflicts finally ended Yugoslavia's turbulent and tragic history, amid barbarism unknown in Europe for half a century. ISBN/ASIN: 0333792416. Our Book No: 17855. $25 AUD.

36. Bentley, Trevor (1999). Pakeha Maori: The Extraordinary Story of the Europeans who lived as Maori in Early New Zealand (1st, reprint ed). Auckland: Penguin Books NZ. 270 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text photos, base spine rubbed, front hinge slightly split (all pages firm), minor edgewear cover corner tips. Trevor Bentley describes one of the most extraordinary stories in New Zealand's history, that of the Pakeha Maori. In the early part of the last century several thousand runaway seamen and escaped convicts settled in Maori communities. Jacky Marmon, John Rutherford, Charlotte Badger and many others - this is their largely untold story. They were regarded as unsavoury renegades by the European settlers, but amongst Maori they were welcomed. This is the first ever book devoted solely to the Pakeha Maori, and the author describes in fascinating detail how the strangers entered Maori communities, adapted to tribal life and played a significant role in the merging of the two cultures. ISBN/ASIN: 0140285407. Our Book No: 41092. $35 AUD.

37. Berg, Chris; Roskam, John (2015). Magna Carta: The Tax Revolt that Gave Us Liberty. Melbourne: Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). 155 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Chris Berg and John Roskam explain that the Magna Carta is the founding document of individual liberty, the rule of law, and parliamentary democracy. They explore where it came from, and why it matters. The barons demanded of King John of England nothing less than a wholesale revolution of government, in which there is a fundamental link between tax and consent. ISBN/ASIN: 9780909536787. Our Book No: 17873. $18 AUD.

38. Berg, Derek (2008). The Shipping Broker: From Norway to the Turmoil of Pre-war China. Melbourne, Glen Waverley: Sid Harta Publishers. 251 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, colour & black & white text-photos, maps, glossy papers, minimal edgewear. The story of a segment of Sverre Berg's life, based on notes he wrote while a prisoner-of-war (POW) in Hong Kong (1941 - 1945), and later handed down to the author, his son Derek Berg. His maritime and naval life between the two Great Wars of the 20th century, includes Norway and pre-war China and covers the period between 1913 and 1941. A valuable inter-war social history. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921362071. Our Book No: 27362. $25 AUD.

39. Bernier, Francois (1909). Bernier's Voyage to the East Indies, Containing the History of the Late Revolution of the Empire of the Great Mogul [etc] (1st English ed). Calcutta: Society for the Resuscitation of Indian Literature / H. C. Dass, for Elysium Press. 203 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, rebound quarter-bound (blue speckled paper-covered boards, black cloth spine with vertical paper title label), title page moderately foxed, corner tip clipped title page & few rear pages, pages lightly toned (edges toned), cover corners worn, minor edgewear. Title continues: "Together with the most considerable passages for five years following in that empire, to which is added, a letter to the Lord Colbert, touching the extent of Hindustan the circulation the Gold and Silver of the World, to discharge itself there; as also the Riches, Forces and Justice of the same; and the principal Cause of the Decay of the States of Asia, with an exact description of Delhi and Agra, together with [1] Some particulars making known the Court and Genius of the Moguls and Indians; as also the Doctrine and extravagant Superstitions and Customs of the Heathens of Hindustan, [II] The Emperor of Mogul's Voyage to the Kingdom of Kasmere in 1664, called the Paradise of the Indies". First stand-alone English edition. Reprinted from a book of unpublished travel voyages, edited by John Pinkerton, in 8 volumes 1808-1814, describing a voyage to India by French physician Francois Bernier (1620 - 1688) in about the 1660s. He stayed in India 12 years studying the Mughal Empire. ISBN/ASIN: B002I5ETXY. Our Book No: 13120. $80 AUD.

40. Bertens, Hans (1995). The Idea of the Postmodern: A History (1st ed). London: Routledge. 284 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, minor pencil annotation. This is the first introductory overview of postmodernism to succeed in giving a witty and accessible guide that is is easy to understand. The author sets out the interdisciplinary aspects, the critical debates and the key theorists of modernism in a clear way, using elegant prose. He also explains the relationship between postmodernism and poststructuralism, and that between modernism and postmodernism. ISBN/ASIN: 0415060125. Our Book No: 29482. $25 AUD.

41. Bewsher, Paul (1986). Green Balls: The Adventures of a Night Bomber [Vintage Aviation Library]. Hertfordshire: Greenhill Books. 287 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (minimal foxing), edges & pages lightly toned, light foxing endpapers, owner's written name front pastedown. This book by Paul Bewsher, originally published in 1919, delightfully describes his time flying as observer in the huge Handley-Page night bombers with the RNAS during World War 1 (WW1). The memorable raids include one on a bridge over the River Meuse (the longest night flight on a target at that time, some 159 miles behind enemy lines), and a dramatic raid in April 1918 on Zeebruge. ISBN/ASIN: 0947898506. Our Book No: 26184. $25 AUD.

42. Bigay, John (editor); Rajotte, Dr. Freda (editor); Green, Mason; Ravuva, Amelia; Tubanavau, Mika; Vitusagavulu, Jesoni (1981). Beqa: Island of Fire Walkers (1st ed). Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies. 161 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), tables, figures, maps, pages lightly toned, spine edges covers little rubbed, light foxing edges, few tiny toned spots title page, small rubbed area (slight black colour loss) rear cover, top corner tips few pages creased, minor edgewear. This publication is the first comprehensive study of the island of Beqa and its people. The book looks at the interaction between man and the land on this South Pacific Fijiian island. The first few chapters describe the physical environment - the ancient geologic origins, present processes shaping its topography and coastline, the climate, soils and vegetation. The other chapters discuss the traditional-to-modern transition in the social, political, and economic organization of the island’s inhabitants, including the unique, important role of firewalking. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 41479. $50 AUD.

43. Binyon, T. J. (1989). Murder Will Out: The Detective in Fiction (1st ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 166 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket, protected by removable paper lined semiarchival plastic sleeve. Follows the trail of the detective in fiction from Edgar Allan Poe's chevalier Dupin to the present day. This book is not a history of a type of fiction, but a type of character - the fictional detective in all his guises, ranging from the brilliant eccentric amateur, to plodding policemen. This is an indispensable guide to who did what to whom, and how. ISBN/ASIN: 019219223X. Our Book No: 27484. $15 AUD.

44. Biro, Adam; Tihanyi, Catherine (translator) (2006). One Must Also Be Hungarian (1st English ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 168 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), light foxing edges & reverse side jacket, small section bottom black boards & spine faded, minor edgewear jacket, few small stains bottom edge & base of jacket spine. Adam Biro is a Jewish-Hungarian refugee who is now a publisher and novelist working in Paris. This an inspiring and poignant look back at the lives of his family members over the past 200 years. Adam recognizes the sacrifices that his ancestors made to pave his way in life in postwar Europe. ISBN/ASIN: 0226052125. Our Book No: 41786. $25 AUD.

45. Blair, Anna (1996). Tales of Old Eastwood: Giffnock and Thornliebank [Tales of Old Eastwood Series]. Eastwood, Scotland: Eastwood District Libraries. 56 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, few black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. This pamphlet presents a series of loosely told stories, to showcase life the towns in the Old Eastwood locality in suburban Glasgow, specifically Giffnock and Thornliebank. The author has listed actual people at the start of each section. There are no fictitious places or buildings, and the dates given are correct. Eastwood has not only an ancient history but also an ongoing one. ISBN/ASIN: 1871215129. Our Book No: 41391. $18 AUD.

46. Bochel, Margaret M. (2004). Salt Herring on Saturday: The Fishertown of Nairn Last Century (1st ed) [Flashbacks Series]. East Linton, Scotland: Tuckwell Press / European Ethnological Research Centre / National Museums of Scotland. 95 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minimal edgewear. Margaret Bochel reports on the fisher folk of Nairn in the 1920s and 1930s. They had a distinctive way of life, being to some extent detached from the rest of the townspeople by the nature of their exacting trade. They lived like a large family, observing a code of behaviour and customs and values prescribed by their seagoing forebears and handed down through generations. The author belongs to a well-known Fishertown of Nairn family. ISBN/ASIN: 1862322465. Our Book No: 25902. $15 AUD.

47. Bonaparte, Napoleon; Luvaas, Jay (editor) (2001). Napoleon on the Art of War (New ed). New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster. 196 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner last page creased, minor edgewear. The editor, Jay Luvaas, has spent over 30 years poring through the 32 volumes of Napoleon's correspondence, carefully translating and editing all of his writings on the art of war, and arranging them into seamless essays. The editor is a military historian who has brought together in one volume the military genius of Napoleon. This fascinating book will interest anyone interested in military writing, students of history, and business leaders looking for insights on strategy. ISBN/ASIN: 0684872714. Our Book No: 30573. $15 AUD.

48. Bonnett, Alastair (2000). Anti-racism [Key Ideas Series]. London: Routledge. 193 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, top edge & front endpaper little toned, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear. Alastair Bonnett provides an introductory text providing students with an historical and international analysis of the development of anti-racism. Drawing on sources from around the world, explains the roots, and describes the practice of, anti-racism in Western and non-Western societies from Britain and the United States, to Malaysia and Brazil. Topics covered include: the historical roots of anti-racism; race issues within organisations; the practice of anti-racism; and the politics of backlash. This lively, concise book will be an indispensable resource for all students interested in issues of race, ethnicity - and in contemporary society generally. The author is a Professor of Geography at Newcastle University, UK. ISBN/ASIN: 0415171202. Our Book No: 13773. $20 AUD.

49. Bourke, Joanna (2006). Fear: A Cultural History (1st p/b ed). London: Virago Press. 500 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, spine little creased, minor edgewear. This critically acclaimed book by Johanna Bourke charts the change in our fears over the course of the seemingly lengthy 20th-century society. ISBN/ASIN: 9781844081561. Our Book No: 27752. $20 AUD.

50. Bourke, Vernon J. (2008). History of Ethics: Volume 1: Graeco-Roman to Early Modern Ethics (Reprint ed) [History of Values Series]. Mount Jackson, VA: Axios Press. 422 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, few tiny marks bottom edge, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear corners. Vernon Bourke provides a history of attempts to provide an account of the ethical theories of Western philosophers from the beginnings, 500 years before Christ, to the present day. ISBN/ASIN: 9780975366233. Our Book No: 30281. $30 AUD.

51. Bown, Stephen R. (2003). Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail (Australian ed). Melbourne: Viking / Penguin Books. 284 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white illustrations, maps, minor edgewear. This book 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 (good nutrition) was found, ignored, lost, and finally implemented to the great benefit of all seafaring nations. ISBN/ASIN: 0670041203. Our Book No: 27214. $20 AUD.

52. Bradbury, Jim (1998). Stephen and Matilda: The Civil War of 1139 - 53 (1st p/b ed) [1139 - 1153]. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. 218 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-illustrations, chart, corner tips front cover little creased, scratch front cover. This popular account, now available in paperback for the first time, is the only complete story of the complex military situation, regarding English Civil War of 1139 - 1153, and the battle for the English Crown which dominated the reign of King Stephen. The book looks at the war in detail through the various campaigns, battles and sieges of the period, including the two major battles at the Standard and Lincoln, showing that Stephen always held more ground than his opponents and was mostly on the offensive. The book is illustrated throughout with photos, maps and manuscript illustrations. ISBN/ASIN: 0750918721. Our Book No: 28833. $20 AUD.

53. Bradley, Michael (2005). The Secret Societies Handbook: The Truth Behind the World’s Most Sinister Secret Brotherhoods (1st ed). London: Cassell Illustrated. 144 pp. Paperback small trade (with flaps), very good condition, frontispiece, sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minor edgewear. In this informative book,Michael Bradley examines secretive societies, large and small, through history and across the globe. He traces the start of 21 secret societies that have shaped the history of the last 2000 years, and reveals new evidence concerning the true extent of their global power. Includes the Illuminati, Priory of Sion and Opus Dei. ISBN/ASIN: 184403416X. Our Book No: 41281. $25 AUD.

54. Brannigan, Augustine (2004). The Rise and Fall of Social Psychology: The Use and Misuse of the Experimental Method [Social Problems and Social Issues]. New York: Aldine De Gruyter. 192 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. This book critically traces the attempt of social psychology over the past half century to forge a scientific understanding of human behavior based on the systematic use of experiments. The author states that it has failed to live up to its promise. In an epilogue, going beyond his iconoclasm, the author explores the prospects for a post-experimental discipline. ISBN/ASIN: 0202307433. Our Book No: 30653. $40 AUD.

55. Breward, Christopher (editor); Conekin, Becky (editor); Cox, Caroline (editor) (2002). The Englishness of English Dress. Oxford: Berg Publishers. 219 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, tiny bump bottom edge rear cover, minor edgewear. This edited book by Christopher Breward and two colleagues examines costume history, social history and cultural history. This is the first book to look at ways in which fashion and dress might be considered in the context of national identities as they apply in England. These essays provide an overview of how particular designers and consumer groups have striven to present or contest versions of Englishness through clothing from the 18th through to the 21st centuries. Is there a peculiarly English 'look' and if so how does one define it? From the traditional dress of the Victorian rural working class through to the contemporary collections of Vivienne Westwood and a younger generation of London-based designers, notions of Englishness, either real or imagined, have always been at play. ISBN/ASIN: 1859735282. Our Book No: 25653. $25 AUD.

56. Brittain, Julia (2006). Plants, People and Places: The Plant Lover's Companion (1st ed). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. 191 pp. Paperback trade (with flaps), very good condition, black & white drawings, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. This book looks at the historical origins of the plants that are grown in gardens today. This useful readable book is illustrated throughout with archive pictures of plants and plantsmen. This book will be ideal for plant lover's and gardeners everywhere. ISBN/ASIN: 9780715324219. Our Book No: 29260. $15 AUD.

57. Brockway, Robert W. (1993). Myth from the Ice Age to Mickey Mouse (Reprint ed). New York: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press). 187 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, top edge foxed (other edges & front flyleaf minimally), minor edgewear. Robert W. Brockway exposes Western mythical thought from Paleolithic times to the present day. Myth and mythic thinking did not cease with the rise of science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, but continues to flourish in modern times. Shows how mythic themes continue to occur in both high culture and popular arts today. (Reprint edition. The author is a Canadian emeritus professor of religion.). ISBN/ASIN: 079141714X. Our Book No: 24072. $20 AUD.

58. Browne, Gracius J.; Hollar, Wenceslaus (illustrator) (1879). Panoramic View of Old London A.D. 1647: Reproduced by Means of Photo-lithography from an Ancient Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, with an Historical Sketch of the Origin and Progress of London, compiled from Ancient Histories and Other Reliable Sources. Melbourne: Walker May & Co. 16 pp. Hardback very large folio (53 x 32 cm), no jacket as issued, good condition only (but complete), paper-covered board cover (large gilt vignette, black cloth spine, little scratched), front cover repaired (top corner paper covering cracked exposing board, new pastedown reverse side), booklet (pages lightly toned, some foxing, internal string binding, little loose), very large foldout photo-lithograph (231 x 52 cm) at rear (edgewear & creases at folds, little toned & spotted mainly edges, large toned patch reverse side), notable edgewear cover corners (exposing boards, little loss). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. An 1879 photo-lithographic Australian reproduction of Wenceslaus Hollar's 'Panoramic View of London AD 1647', also called the 'Long View of London'. Consists of a 16-page introductory booklet by Gracius J. Browne, and a very large foldout lithograph, which opens up to 231 cm (about 7 feet 6 inches) in length, by 52 cm (about 1 foot 8 inches width). The introduction was printed by Walker & May, Mackillop Street, Melbourne. The lithograph is by Hamel & Ferguson, Queen Street, Melbourne. A very scarce item. Gracius J. Browne is also known as Gracius J. Broinowski, whose works include 'Birds of Australia'. Our Book No: 13318. $2500 AUD.

59. Bunk, Brian D. (2007). Ghosts of Passion: Martyrdom, Gender, and the Origins of the Spanish Civil War. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 244 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few figures, minor foxing edges, minor edgewear. Brian D. Bunk argues that propaganda related to the revolution of October 1934 triggered the broader conflict by accentuating existing social tensions surrounding religion and gender. Using books, newspapers, posters, rallies, and meetings, the author's careful analysis contends that Spain's Civil War was not inevitable. ISBN/ASIN: 9780822339434. Our Book No: 28356. $22 AUD.

60. Burdett, Eric (1978). The Craft of Bookbinding: A Practical Handbook (2nd Impression ed). Vancouver: David & Charles. 400 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, good condition, cloth covers, black & white drawings & photos, colour plates, frontispiece, dark brown spine label (gilt title), light foxing edges, sticker mark front flap jacket (reverse side lightly foxed & toned, some spine water marks not affecting book, minor edgewear). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This is the first fully comprehensive book on an ancient craft which is still practised despite the many new mechanised techniques. Mr Eric Burdett has covered every aspect of the subject from simple bindings and repairs to the advanced and complicated work involved in fine bindings of full-leather, gold-tooled and leather outlays and inlays. Over 100 diagrams amplify the text and more than 60 photos, some in colour, illustrate the progressive stages of the craft and provide examples of contemporary fine bindings by eminent aspiring bookbinders. This ivery special book will appeal to book collectors and book lovers alike. ISBN/ASIN: 0715366564. Our Book No: 41883. $50 AUD.

61. Burrell, D. C. E. (1983). Scrap and Build (1st ed). Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. 79 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, tables, faint toning pages, covers little rubbed, spine ends lightly bumped & scuffed, minor edgewear. D. C. E. Burrell provides a brief history of the British shipping industry. The pamphlet gives a brief outline of the 1930s schemes to improve shipbuilding, with lists of the ships involved. Includes index of companies and ships at the rear. ISBN/ASIN: 0905617290. Our Book No: 30461. $18 AUD.

62. Cadbury, Deborah (2010). Chocolate Wars: From Cadbury to Kraft: 200 Years of Sweet Success and Bitter Rivalries (Australian ed). London: Harper Press / HarperCollinsPublishers. 340 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos centre spread, black & white text-photos, top edge minimally foxed, pages toned as common, minor edgewear. Deborah Cadbury takes a journey into her family history of Cadbury, the world leader in manufacture of chocolate and other confectionery. She reveals the story of the fierce rivalries between Britain’s chocolate companies over nearly 200 years, and the ultimate sale of Cadbury to aggressive American conglomerate Kraft. Australian edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780007374854. Our Book No: 25216. $18 AUD.

63. Carter, Paul (2006). Parrot [Animal series]. London: Reaktion Books. 213 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white & colour drawings, glossy paper, minimal edgewear. A fascinating natural and cultural history of this bird. The book covers three broad areas. "Parrotics" - the historical, cultural and scientific classifications of parrots. "Parroternalia" - the association of parrots with different languages, ages, tastes and dreams of human society. "Parrotology" - the mimicry of parrots and what that can tell us about our own systems of communication. This unique natural and cultural history will interest parrot enthusiasts and specialists, as well as to a more general readership. The Australian author is an architecture academic, University of Melbourne. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 1861892373. Our Book No: 21851. $15 AUD.

64. Castle, Peter (1979). Collecting and Valuing Old Photographs (2nd ed). London: Bell & Hyman. 176 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, spine lightly faded & creased, top edge lightly foxed, faint toning pages, covers lightly marked, minor edgewear cover corners, written name inside front cover. A illustrated look at the fascinating hobby of photograph collecting. How to date and recognise a photograph accurately. A short history of photography, discussing famous and unknown photographers, unusual photographs, how to date and value your photographs, and collecting and preserving old photographs. Second or revised edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0713511451. Our Book No: 26950. $16 AUD.

65. Chahin, M. (1987). The Kingdom of Armenia (New ed). New York: Croom Helm. 332 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white plates & drawings, pages lightly toned, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (minor edgewear), top corner tip covers little bumped. The author, M. Chahin, covers the history of Armenia from the most ancient literate peoples of Mesopotamia, who had commercial interests in the land of Armenia (c. 2500 BC), to the end of the Middle Ages. The book includes synchronous tables of events maps and other useful reference material. There are plates and many line drawings. ISBN/ASIN: 070994800X. Our Book No: 31169. $40 AUD.

66. Chapelle, Francis H.; Brown, Kathy Flynn (illustrator) (2005). Wellsprings: A Natural History of Bottled Spring Waters. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. 279 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, minor edgewear, thick remainder mark bottom edge. Francis H. Chapelle chronicles the history of the bottled water industry in America (though it originated in Europe). But is bottled water actually healthier than the cheaper tap water? What chemial composition accounts for the taste differences between different waters, and what geological formations produced water suitable for bottling? Well illustrated and easy-to-read, this book is both a revealing account and a user's guide to natural spring waters. The author is a hydrologist with the United States Geological Survey. ISBN/ASIN: 0813536146. Our Book No: 25174. $20 AUD.

67. Chapman, Guy (1972). The Dreyfus Trials (Revised ed). London: B. T. Batsford. 282 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge light blue coloured, black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (flap clipped, few tiny edge tears, price sticker mark rear cover). Guy Chapmanexamines the trial of Alfred Dreyfus. The French military tribunal found him guilty on a charge of high treason in 1894. This book is a compelling account of one of the most significant series of trials in modern European history. Themes examined include anti-Semitism (as Dreyfus was Jewish), the War Office's determination to uphold the army's honour, Zola's j'accuse letter, and the political background. (Originally published in 1955, and here retitled.). ISBN/ASIN: 0713412569. Our Book No: 23282. $20 AUD.

68. Chapman, Terry [et.al.]; Rex, Leslie (translator) (1982). Niue: A History of the Island. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific / Government of Niue. 152 pp. Paperback wide trade, good condition, map, black & white photos, colour photos, small crease fore-edge last two pages, light foxing edges some pages, rear cover little marked, top edge & inside covers lightly foxed, minor edgewear, minor annotation (last page, biro ticks some pages & front flyleaf). The story of Niue up to 1982, the world's smallest self-governing island nation, written by leading citizens of this South Pacific nation itself. The book outlines the origins and early history of a vigorous Polynesian people, and the changes which occurred from contact with Christianity, commerce and colonial government (in association with New Zealand). The authors then describe the move towards independence, the situation in Niue today, and the prospects for the future. The first part of this book is written in the Niuean language, and the second part has been translated into English. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 41490. $35 AUD.

69. Chatterjee, Arup K. (2017). The Purveyors of Destiny: A Cultural Biography of the Indian Railways (1st ed). New Delhi: Bloomsbury India. 321 pp. Paperback large trade (with flaps), very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) & few colour photos centre spread, edges minimally foxed, tiny bump base spine, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. Arup Chatterjee brings together all the elements that make the Indian Railway Systems and the stations so interesting for many people.This is the first time this theme has appeared in a book replete with anecdotes from colonial and Indian accounts, the nationalist movement, Indian cinema, adverts, and a lot more - in an ever expanding cultural biography of the Great Indian Railways. The old sepia photos add a charming appeal to the book. ISBN/ASIN: 9789386950147. Our Book No: 30187. $30 AUD.

70. Chesterton, Ridley D.; Fenton, R. S. (1984). Gas and Electricity Colliers: The Sea-going Ships Owned by the British Gas and Electricity Industries. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. 120 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece), flag and funnel drawings, black & white text-photos (ships), spine & adjacent covers faded as common, top spine little bumped, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, rubber name stamp inside front cover. This is the story of a group of ships that were very close to Douglas Ridley Chesterton's heart - the unlovely but hard-working fleet of colliers owned by the Gas and Electricity undertakings of London and the South East. Douglas died in 1979 before he could finish this booklet, and it has been completed by R. S. Fenton. ISBN/ASIN: 0905617339. Our Book No: 30458. $22 AUD.

71. Christian, David (2019). Origin Story: A Big History of Everything (1st Penguin ed). London: Penguin Books. 357 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. David Christian is optimistic that the modern world is not doomed to a chronic state of fragmentation and meaninglessness. The chapters cover: Cosmos, Biosphere, Us, The Future. The author is the creator of 'Big History'. The author a distinguished professor in history at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the co-founder, with Bill Gates, of 'The Big History Project'. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141983028. Our Book No: 41019. $18 AUD.

72. Civilian, Bengal; Kinloch, Charles Walter (real name) (1989). Rambles in Java and the Straits in 1852 (Reprint ed). Singapore: Oxford University Press (OUP). 139 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour photos of drawings centre spread, frontispiece map, minor edgewear. Historical travel tales by Bengal Civilian (pseudonym of Charles Walter Kinloch), who was one of the first tourists (apart from explorers, etc.) to visit Penang, Singapore and Java, for the purpose of recuperating from illness. A graphic and amusing account of the numerous privations and occasional enjoyments of travelling in southeast Asia 135 years ago during the time of British and Dutch colonialism. (This copy: Reprint, 1989, which has colour phots and a map added.). ISBN/ASIN: 0195888588. Our Book No: 4012. $20 AUD.

73. Clark, Manning; Clark, Dymphna (editor); Headon, David (editor); Williams, John (editor) (2000). The Ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press / Manning Clark House. 185 pp. Paperback small octavo (with flaps), very good condition, minor edgewear. The Masters thesis of the noted Australian historian Manning Clark, published posthumously. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 - 1859) was one of the greatest political theorists of the 19th century. Reads more like a discussion in political philosophy than a history thesis. His underlying concern was how to ensure that civil liberties and democratic institutions are not used by those opposed to them as stepping-stones to dictatorship. ISBN/ASIN: 0522849253. Our Book No: 14464. $15 AUD.

74. Clark, Ricky (1994). Quilted Gardens: Floral Quilts of the Nineteenth Century (1st ed). Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press. 115 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, minimal edgewear corner tips. This is the story of the classic floral quilt which was one of the most popular styles used in the 19th century. From the 1840s through the 1870s, these attractive, eye-catching designs were very popular. The designs gradually declined after that. A fascinating look at these quilts, their makers, and the many influences that affected the development of the classic floral quilt style. ISBN/ASIN: 1558532722. Our Book No: 30504. $25 AUD.

75. Clarke, Patricia (1994). Tasma: The Life of Jessie Couvreur. Sydney, St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. 213 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear. Patricia Clarke has written a biography of a well-travelled Australian novelist, lecturer and foreign correspondent, Jessie Couvreur (1848 - 1897), who wrote as 'Tasma'. This is the first biography of this remarkable independent woman, who divorced her first husband, an Australian farmer, and married a Belgian statesman. The author relates Tasma's story from her early life in Hobart and ending with her death in Brussels. Tasma took her name from Tasmania where she spent her early years. ISBN/ASIN: 1863735194. Our Book No: 20822. $25 AUD.

76. Cleeve, Brian (1969). Dictionary of Irish Writers ( 1: Fiction, 2: Non-fiction: 2 volumes). Cork: Mercier Press. 143 + 111 pp. Each volume: Paperback small, fair to good condition, pages & inside covers toned as usual, front cover tips creased & covers marked with sticker (v2), minor edgewear. A biographical dictionary of Irish writers in English in two volumes. Volume 1: Fiction (1967). Volume 2: Non-fiction. Mainly brief summaries, but important writers such as James Joyce get a longer entry. (These copies: Two volumes of a 3-volume set. No ISBN in books. Volume 2 only in fair condition, but complete and intact.). ISBN/ASIN: B000NWYV6Y. Our Book No: 18466. $20 AUD.

77. Cohen, Bernice (1996). The Edge of Chaos: Financial Booms, Bubbles, Crashes and Chaos. Chichester: John Wiley. 392 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Bernard Cohen, the British financial commentator for Financial Mail on Sunday, provides a fascinating and anecdotal guide to the history of financial crashes. Chaos, the madness of crowds, the history of risk, financial cycles and crash indicators are all drawn together in a controversial but educational narrative about how markets and financial speculation actually work. Historical examples reported are the Mississippi 1720s and South Sea bubbles, and the great global crashes of 1929 and 1987. ISBN/ASIN: 0471969079. Our Book No: 15300. $20 AUD.

78. Coldham, Peter Wilson (1992). Emigrants in Chains: A Social History of Forced Emigration to the Americas 1607 - 1776 (1st ed). Stroud, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing. 188 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), light foxing reverse side jacket, light foxing edges, pages slightly toned, few tiny foxed spots endpapers. Peter Wilson Coldham reveals a largely untold until now. This groundbreaking study shows that the labour used for the American colonies was gained by using English prisons, workhouses, brothels, and houses of correction - as felons, rogues and social outcasts were transported - to work in the tobacco-growing colonies of Virginia and Maryland. The story is supported by a large amount of documentary evidence and first-hand reports. This story will challenge common perceptions and attitudes about the peopling of the American colonies. ISBN/ASIN: 0750901845. Our Book No: 41325. $35 AUD.

79. Columbus, Christopher; Quaritch, Bernard; Kerney, Michael; Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (introduction); Martin Davies, Martin (essay); Posa, Pere (essay); Payne, Anthony (editor) (2006). The Spanish Letter of Columbus: A Facsimile of the Original Edition Published by Bernard Quaritch in 1891 (Facsimile ed). London: Bernard Quaritch. 33 pp. Hardback elephant folio, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), full-page colour photos centre spread, copy 1. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Subtitle: With an Introduction by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and essays by Martin Davies on Pere Posa, the printing of the Spanish Columbus Letter at Barcelona in 1493, Anthony Payne and Katherine Spears on Quaritch, the Spanish Columbus Letter and America 1890 - 1892. Edited by Anthony Payne. Includes a colour facsimile of the original letter in the centre pages. The Columbus Letter that London bookseller Bernard Quaritch bought in 1890 was the most valuable item of printed Americana to ever appear on the market. No other copy of this, the earliest edition - a folio printed in Spanish at Barcelona in 1493 - is known. Quaritch and his assistant Michael Kerney originally published The Spanish Letter of Columbus in 1981 (now reprinted), being the first authoritative study of the document. But, as Felipe Fernandez-Armesto recounts in his introduction (new to this reprint), it nearly got dismissed as a forgery, in era of many forgeries. Quaritch's Letter did contain some errors, mostly the result of assumptions common at the time or deficiencies of knowledge unremedied until later. It demonstrated, correctly, that the folio in question was printed at Barcelona in 1493 and that all other known editions of the Columbus Letter followed it. This was a service to his firm and to the Lenox Library (now part of the New York Public Library), which purchased the item. This new edition also includes an account of the printing of the original Spanish Columbus Letter in 1493 and, drawing on materials surviving in the Quaritch Archive, the story of how Quaritch, and his son Alfred, marketed it in America. (Limited facsimile edition of 500 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0955085225. Our Book No: 15832. $80 AUD.

80. Columbus, Christopher; Quaritch, Bernard; Kerney, Michael; Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (introduction); Martin Davies, Martin (essay); Posa, Pere (essay); Payne, Anthony (editor) (2006). The Spanish Letter of Columbus: A Facsimile of the Original Edition Published by Bernard Quaritch in 1891 (Facsimile ed). London: Bernard Quaritch. 33 pp. Hardback elephant folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good plus dustjacket), full-page colour photos centre spread, base spine lightly bumped, copy 2. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Subtitle: With an Introduction by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and essays by Martin Davies on Pere Posa, the printing of the Spanish Columbus Letter at Barcelona in 1493, Anthony Payne and Katherine Spears on Quaritch, the Spanish Columbus Letter and America 1890 - 1892. Edited by Anthony Payne. Includes a colour facsimile of the original letter in the centre pages. The Columbus Letter that London bookseller Bernard Quaritch bought in 1890 was the most valuable item of printed Americana to ever appear on the market. No other copy of this, the earliest edition - a folio printed in Spanish at Barcelona in 1493 - is known. Quaritch and his assistant Michael Kerney originally published The Spanish Letter of Columbus in 1981 (now reprinted), being the first authoritative study of the document. But, as Felipe Fernandez-Armesto recounts in his introduction (new to this reprint), it nearly got dismissed as a forgery, in era of many forgeries. Quaritch's Letter did contain some errors, mostly the result of assumptions common at the time or deficiencies of knowledge unremedied until later. It demonstrated, correctly, that the folio in question was printed at Barcelona in 1493 and that all other known editions of the Columbus Letter followed it. This was a service to his firm and to the Lenox Library (now part of the New York Public Library), which purchased the item. This new edition also includes an account of the printing of the original Spanish Columbus Letter in 1493 and, drawing on materials surviving in the Quaritch Archive, the story of how Quaritch, and his son Alfred, marketed it in America. (Limited facsimile edition of 500 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0955085225. Our Book No: 15832A. $80 AUD.

81. Council, Torbay County Borough (1975). The Fishing Industry in Brixham: The Mother of the Trawl Fisheries. Torbay, UK: Torbay County Borough Council Printing Department. 16 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, few black & white photos, staples rusted, spine little faded & creased, rear cover lightly marked, minor edgewear. This pamphlet is about the fishing industry in Brixham. This industry has, for several hundred years, been of fundamental importance to the economy of the town, and in earlier years when Brixham boats fished distant waters, it held a similar position in the economy of the nation. (Estimated date, 1970s.). Our Book No: 30479. $12 AUD.

82. Crandall, Dr Ralph (1986). Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family’s Genealogy (Reprint ed). Camden, MN: Yankee Books. 256 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, reproduced documents, charts, black & white text-photos, light foxing edges, inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear corner tips covers & spine ends. This handbook is for the family researcher in the United States. Each chapter focuses on a single area of research and provides a wealth of advice on how to proceed. Examples of the discoveries that can result from successful results are throughout the text. Colonial era land deeds to the transcript of a 19th-century widow's pension hearing are covered. A concise summary of Pointers and Pitfalls at the end of each chapter is valuable. ISBN/ASIN: 0899091482. Our Book No: 30847. $18 AUD.

83. Crowder Han, Suzanne (1997). Notes on Things Korean (3rd Printing ed). Elizabeth, NJ: Hollym International Corp. 248 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial covers, black & white drawings, light foxing top edge, front flap clipped jacket (little rubbed, reverse side lightly foxed, few scratches covers, minor edgewear). Suzanne Crowder Han provides an insightful book about the traditional and cultural heritage of the Korean people. The information is concise, and the 150 notes that she made as she worked out how to present the book, cover a wide range of topics. The notes, some illustrated with drawings, are presented alphabetically under Beliefs and Customs, Arts and Crafts, Music and Dance, Language and Letters, Historic Figures, Famous Places and Monuments, and Games and Sports. Students of Korean studies, writers and translators, and people wanting to learn about Korean culture, will find this book very helpful. ISBN/ASIN: 1565910192. Our Book No: 41889. $30 AUD.

84. Cuvier, Georges; Pietsch, Theodore W. (editor) (1995). Historical Portrait of the Progress of Ichthyology, from its Origins to Our Own Time (1st ed) [Foundations of Natural History]. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP). 366 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tables, figures (including frontispiece), top edge foxed (fore-edge minimally), owner's sticker, protected by removable archival plastic sleeve. A classic French text, here in English translation, that traces the development of the science of the study of fishes (ichthyology). He also outlines a criteria for classification of fishes. (Taken from the first volume of his 22-volume Histoire Naturelle des Poissons.). ISBN/ASIN: 0801849144. Our Book No: 12953. $35 AUD.

85. D'Souza, Dinesh (1995). The End of Racism: Principles for a Multicultural Society (1st p/b ed). New York: Free Press. 722 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . In this controversial exploration of the history, nature, and ultimate meaning of racism in America, Dinesh D'Souza breaks the accepted boundaries of discourse about race in the United States. When originally published in hardback, D'Souza's opinion and comments stirred much controversy. In a new foreword presented here, he responds to critics on all sides of the political spectrum. ISBN/ASIN: 0684825244. Our Book No: 15116. $30 AUD.

86. Dadrian, Vahakn N. (2003). The History of the Armenian Genocide: Ethnic Conflict from the Balkans to Anatolia to the Caucasus (6th revised ed). New York: Berghahn Books. 460 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, covers slightly lifting, minor edgewear. This study offers an authoritative analysis by presenting the Armenian tragedy as a case study of genocide and by seeing it as a historical process in which a domestic conflict escalated and was consumed by a global war. This book contains the results of 20 years of research and analysis. ISBN/ASIN: 1571816666. Our Book No: 16961. $30 AUD.

87. Dalrymple, Alexander; Fewster, Dr Kevin (foreword); Cook, Andrew (essay) (1996). An Account of the Discoveries Made in the South Pacifick Ocean (Facsimile ed) [Australian Maritime Series]. Sydney: Hordern House / Australian National Maritime Museum. 150 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (as issued), very good condition, marbled heritage cover (quarter-bound, leather spine, gilt bands & lettering), large foldout map, six large foldout plates (drawings) at rear, frontispiece portrait, minor edgewear, bookplate. An account of the maritime discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean prior to 1764, containing a geographical description of places, the conduct of the discoverers, and the tracks they pursued, and an investigation of what may be further expected. Reissue of his scarce 1767 book. This book (long out of print) influenced the instructions for James Cook to explore the unknown east coast of Australia. Foreword by Dr. Kevin Fewster of the Australian National Maritime Museum, and an essay by Dr. Andrew Cook of the British Library (47 pages) + facsimile of book (103 pages). (Limited edition of 900 copies. Portrait of Alexander Dalrymple by John Thomas Seton. Large foldout map of the southern Pacific Ocean. (Bookplate of Andrew David, Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy.). ISBN/ASIN: 1875567135. Our Book No: 18022. $130 AUD.

88. Dark, Sidney; Sidebotham, Herbert (1939). The Folly of Anti-Semitism. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 92 pp. Paperback small (with flaps), good condition, endpapers foxed (minor internal foxing), some spinewear repaired (top spine chipped), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, old price marks front cover, owner's rubber stamp prelim page. Sidney Dark, the husband of Australian novelist Eleanor Dark, discusses the negative cultural attitudes towards Jews in England and Europe, some of which can be traced back to the Middle Ages. The last chapters perceptively outline the dire plight of Jews in Germany just prior to World War 2. (Hodder & Stoughton, 1939. This copy: From the library of Ben Haneman, medical doctor and book collector: his rubber stamp.). ISBN/ASIN: B002I5KG68. Our Book No: 20323. $20 AUD.

89. Das, Gurcharan (2002). India Unbound: From Independence to the Global Information Age (1st p/b ed). London: Profile Books. 412 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, top edge little foxed, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Gurcharan Das, an Indian journalist and businessman, has written part memoir, part journalism, part history - an insightful guide to the modern development and advance of India since independence from Britain in 1948. ISBN/ASIN: 1861974450. Our Book No: 16719. $15 AUD.

90. Davies, Will (2010). Beneath Hill 60: The Australian Miners' Secret Warfare Beneath the Trenches of the Western Front (Reprint ed). Sydney: Vintage / Random House. 272 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, small mark top edge, top corner tip rear cover little worn, minor edgewear. On June 7 1917, 19 massive mines shattered the Messines Ridge near Ypres. This is the untold brutal story of the battle underground during the First World War, where men suffocated in the blue-grey clay, drowned in the liquid chalk, choked on the poisonous air or died violently in the darkness and fetid air in hand-to-hand fighting. The author tells the complete and inspiring story behind the major Australian motion picture. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741669367. Our Book No: 26762. $20 AUD.

91. De Salinis, Le P. A. (1892). Marins et Missionnaires: Conquete de la Nouvelle-Caledonie 1843 - 1853 (1st ed). Paris: V. Retaux et Fils, Libraires-Editeurs. 340 pp. Hardback quarto (24 x 16 cm), no jacket as issued, good plus condition, red cloth cover (gilt patterning & lettering, embossed edge bands, raised bands spine), patterned endpapers, black & white drawings (engravings, in text & full-page), cover corners bumped, edgewear, pages toned (particularly edges), scattered light foxing. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A French-language book by Le P. A. De Salinis titled (English translation): 'Sailors and Missionaries: Conquest of New Caledonia 1843 - 1853'. A history of the French conquest of this Pacific island near New Guinea and Australia. Essentially the story of the Catholic missions there. First edition. Our Book No: 14010. $80 AUD.

92. De Simone, Daniel (editor) (2004). A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books: Illustrated Books Purchased By Lessing J. Rosenwald at the Sale of the Library of C. W. Dyson Perrins. New York: George Braziller. 222 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour illustrations, illustrated endpapers, minor edgewear jacket (tiny tear bottom edge), minor edgewear corners few pages, top corner rear cover bumped. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book explores both books and art. Paul Needham chronicles the history of the C. W. Dyson Perrins book auction, noting highlights in the collection. Lilian Armstrong, an art historian, looks at woodcut designs printed in early Italian books. Daniela Laube looks at the 15th and early 16th-century work of printers and woodcut designers in Germany. Daniel De Simone begins to build on 19th and 20th century scholarship in early woodcut illustration. This book has been published for an exhibition in New York, Washington and Dallas in 2004 - 2005. ISBN/ASIN: 0807615366. Our Book No: 25781. $70 AUD.

93. deHaven-Smith, Lance (2013). Conspiracy Theory in America. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. 260 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Lance deHaven-Smith investigates how the hard-nosed realism of the Founding Fathers about the likelihood of elite political misconduct - articulated in the Declaration of Independence - has been replaced by current blanket condemnation of conspiracy beliefs - ludicrous by definition. He reveals that the term 'conspiracy theory' entered the American lexicon of political speech to deflect criticism of the Warren Commission (on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) and traces it back to a CIA propaganda campaign to discredit doubters of the Commission report. He asks tough questions and connects the dots among 50 years of suspicious events, including the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace and Ronald Reagan, the crimes of Watergate, the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages deal, the disputed presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, the major defense failure of 9/11, and the subsequent anthrax letter attacks. Sure to spark intense debate about the truthfulness and trustworthiness of the American government, this book offers a powerful reminder that a suspicious attitude toward government is crucial to maintaining American democracy. (Nonfiction genre: an example of deep-state literature, that is, conspiracies are often initiated or covered up by the government.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780292757691. Our Book No: 18604. $20 AUD.

94. Delamotte, F. (Freeman) (1996). Historic Ornamental Alphabets (Reprint ed). Adelaide, Stepney: Axiom Publishing. 62 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Freeman Delamotte, a British engraver and typographer, provides a selection of unique alphabets (calligraphy) from the 8th to the 17th Century, drawn from Vatican, German and British historic texts. This book is a facsimile of extracts from two Delamotte books published as 'The Embroiders Book of Design [etc]' (1860) and the 'Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval [etc]' (1879). A good source of style and inspiration for the calligrapher, scholar, craftsperson and all interested in historical art. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0947338462. Our Book No: 23997. $30 AUD.

95. Dempsey, Mike (editor); Shackleton, Tim (introduction) (1978). Bubbles: Early Advertising Art From A. & F. Pears Ltd. Queensland: Fontana Paperbacks. 70 pp. Paperback small quarto, thick card covers, good condition, full-page colour & black & white posters, faint tidemarks bottom edge (former water contact now dry), bottom corner tip front cover creased, laminate coating little worn spine, spine & rear cover little faded, minor edgewear corners. This book contains the famous 'Bubbles' advert, which became a classic advert for this British soapmaker, plus other Pears adverts that have been long forgotten but are here collected in this fascinating book. The advertising material reflects the changing fashions and tastes of the period, and it is a nostalgic look at the advertising art of a bygone era. ISBN/ASIN: 0006354203. Our Book No: 29065. $18 AUD.

96. Dershowitz, Alan (2007). Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence (1st ed). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. 195 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), small mark front free flyleaf, minor edgewear The American lawyer proves that no relation exists between the Declaration of Independence's "Creator and Nature's God", on the one hand, and the Judeo-Christian God of the Old and New Testaments, on the other hand. Learn about the religious right's goal to Christianize America by using the Declaration of Independence and arguing that this document proves that the United States was founded on Biblical law. Understand everything from the argument to the documentation that Dershowitz uses to disprove this historical distortion. ISBN/ASIN: 9780470084557. Our Book No: 17799. $20 AUD.

97. di Robilant, Andrea (2004). A Venetian Affair: A True Story of Impossible Love in the Eighteenth Century (Reprint ed). London: Fourth Estate. 303 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This story is set in 1754 in Venice. It is about Andrea Memmo, the handsome and gifted scion of a distinguished Venetian family who fell in love with a charming and illegitimate English woman, Giustiniana Wynne. The match was unthinkable in Andrea's society and family. Written by Andrea Memmo's great-great-great-great grandson after his father found letters written by Andrea to Giustiniana in the attic of the family's Venetian palazzo. ISBN/ASIN: 0007154704. Our Book No: 28058. $15 AUD.

98. Dimeo, Paul (2007). A History of Drug Use in Sport 1876 - 1976: Beyond Good and Evil. London: Routledge. 153 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, faint scratching covers, minor edgewear. A new history of drug use in sport. Argues that the idea of taking drugs to enhance performance has not always been the crisis or evil we now think it is. Instead, the late 19th century was a time of some experimentation and innovation largely unhindered by talk of cheating or health risks. By the interwar period, experiments had been modernised by exercise physiologists, but still there was little sense that this was contrary to the ethics or spirit of sport. World War 2 provided the impetus for both increased use of drugs and the emergence of an anti-doping response. By the late1950s a new ethics framework was imposed on the drugs question that constructed doping in highly emotive terms as evil. Alongside this emerged the science and procedural bureaucracy of testing. ISBN/ASIN: 9780415357722. Our Book No: 15767. $40 AUD.

99. District Libraries, Eastwood (1988). Sandstone to Suburbia: A History of Giffnock [A History Of Series]. Glasgow, Eastwood: Eastwood District Libraries / Printed by John McCormick. 34 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples lightly rusted), few black & white text-photos, spine little creased, few light marks white background covers, minor edgewear. This pamphlet details the history of Giffnock. Eastwood District, situated to the southwest of the City of Glasgow. This booklet is one of a series which together form a history of Eastwood District in the modern era. The series was created to answer questions of local residents about the area's recent past. ISBN/ASIN: 1871215005. Our Book No: 41392. $18 AUD.

100. Dixon, Barbara (2005). Good Housekeeping Wartime Scrapbook: An Entertaining Portrait of Everyday Life During World War II. London: Collins & Brown. 128 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial cover, black & white & colour photos, drawings & adverts, glossy paper, minor edgewear jacket. This nostalgic collection of historical adverts, features and advice from the archives of 'Good Housekeeping' magazine describes what living on the home front in Britain was like during World War 2. Compiled and edited by Barbara Dixon, on behalf of the Good Housekeeping Institute. ISBN/ASIN: 1843402629. Our Book No: 24976. $20 AUD.

101. Dobson, Margaret; Chandler, John (foreword) (1997). Bradford Voices: A Study of Bradford on Avon Through the Twentieth Century (1st ed). Bradford on Avon, Wilts: Ex Libris. 256 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, light creasing rear cover, minor edgewear. This book focuses on the small town of Bradford on Avon, famous since the Middle Ages for the manufacture of wool and cloth, and since the mid-19th century for rubber products. This is an absorbing, enlightening, and sometimes amusing and occasionally moving story of the people of Bradford on Avon throughout the 20th century. ISBN/ASIN: 0948578890. Our Book No: 25689. $20 AUD.

102. Donald, Stephen L.; Willis, Alfred (1994). In Some Sense the Work of an Individual: Alfred Willis and the Tongan Anglican Mission 1902 - 1920. Hibiscus Coast, NZ: ColCom Press. 128 pp. Paperback small wide trade, good condition, black & white photos, sticker scuff mark top corner front cover, spine ends little rubbed, minor edgewear, minor annotation inside rear cover. This study discusses Alfred Willis and his Anglican mission work, set against the broader canvas of the dominant religio-political force in Tonga, that is, those churches that had their origins in the Christian gospel brought by Wesleyan missionaries in the early 19th century. It is not a biography of Alfred Willis, rather an effort to assess the impact of Willis on Tonga, and Tonga on Willis. Stephen Donald largely researched and wrote this book whilst resident at Sia-a-toutai Theological College, Tonga, in 1988-89. He is now an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Waiapu, New Zealand and works in the Gisborne area. ISBN/ASIN: 0908815484. Our Book No: 31234. $50 AUD.

103. Donia, Robert J.; Fine Jr, John V. A. (1994). Bosnia and Hercegovina: A Tradition Betrayed. New York: Columbia University Press. 318 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white text-photos. Shatters the myth that the former Yugoslavia has been plunged into civil strife because of the end of the Cold War. Examines Bosnia's rich historical traditions in light of the conflict that erupted there in 1992. Explains the origins of Bosnia's major ethno-national groups in the religious conversions of the Middle Ages and under the Ottomans as a prelude to the transformation of its principal religious communities into 20th-century nationalities. Takes issue with the widespread perception that ancient rivalries and primordial ethnic hatreds among the Serbs, Muslims, and Croats are behind the tragedies occurring today. Emphasizes instead the rich tradition of diversity, pluralism, and toleration that has developed over centuries and flourished until very recently. ISBN/ASIN: 0231101600. Our Book No: 15494. $20 AUD.

104. Doyle, Rev. Dr R. C.; Thompson, Rev. M. D. (1995). Reformation Church History [Moore Theological College Correspondence Course]. Sydney: Moore Theological College. 192 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor crease front cover corner, minor edgewear. An Australian theological textbook (Moore Theological Collage) on the history of the Reformation in Europe. Cover blurb: “In church history, we see a continuing struggle for the truth of the gospel - a struggle that faced the first disciples, a struggle which we also face”. ISBN/ASIN: 0909443564. Our Book No: 14774. $20 AUD.

105. Drury, Elizabeth; Lewis, Philippa (1995). The Victorian Household Album: From the Amoret Tanner Ephemera Collection. London: Collins & Brown. 128 pp. Paperback small oblong quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-coloured) text-photos & drawings, bottom corner tip front cover little creased, minor edgewear. Compiled by Elizabeth Drury and Philippa Lewis, this book is a delightful, room-by-room journey through the minutiae (ephemera) of a Victorian-era home, from drawing room to servants hall, morning room to nursery. There are over 300 illustrations, 150 in colour. The items were selected from the remarkable Ephemera Collection of Amoret Tanner covering 60 or so categories, including related to furnishing, clothing, bric-a-brac, kitchen utensils, nursery, writing letters, hobbies, ice safe, sheet music, dining room table decoration, and many more. ISBN/ASIN: 1855852322. Our Book No: 25698. $20 AUD.

106. Duff, R. E. B. (1969). 100 Years of the Suez Canal. Brighton, Sussex: Clifton Books. 152 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & cream plates, endpaper maps, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear jacket (corner tips little rubbed, faint foxing reverse side). R. E. B. Duff commemorates the 100 year ago opening of the Suez Canal. The author describes the early attempts to forge a link between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. He then describes the Frenchman de Lesseps himself, and the political obstructions, financial problems and engineering hazards successfully overcome by this remarkable Frenchman. Although the canal was meant to be neutral territory that any nation could use in commerce or war, it suffered many setbacks, particularly the Suez Crisis of 1956. The author has worked for many years in the Middle East as a newspaperman and editor. ISBN/ASIN: B0000COE2F. Our Book No: 30222. $20 AUD.

107. Dunmore, John (1965). French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume I: The Eighteenth Century. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 356 pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition (in very good facsimile non-standard dustjacket), minimal cancelled ex-library (two rubber stamps), maps, plates, new endpapers, some edgewear. French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume I: The Eighteenth Century, by John Dunmore (Clarendon Press, 1965). A definitive account by John Dunmore of French exploration of the Pacific, never before completely told, from about 1700 to 1800. Partly based on extensive research in archives. Includes Bougainville, De Surville, Marion de Fresne, Kerguelen, La Perouse (and the search for him), and Marchand. (Volume 1 of a 2-volume set. Has 13 maps and 2 plates. This copy has a facsimile jacket of different design than the standard jacket. This is the first printing, Clarendon Press, 1965: No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0198215290. Our Book No: 18025. $140 AUD.

108. Dunmore, John (1969). French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume II: The Nineteenth Century. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 428 pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), new endpapers, tape marks jacket including front cover (front flap price-clipped), some edgewear, rubber library stamp front flyleaf (letters & digits jacket spine), some pencil annotation. French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume II: The Nineteenth Century, by John Dunmore (Clarendon Press, 1969). A definitive account of French exploration of the Pacific, never before completely told, from about 1800 to the 1840s. Partly based on extensive research in archives. Includes Freycinet, Duperrey, Bougainville, Dumont d’Urville, Laplace, Vaillant, and Dupetit-Thourars. (Volume 2 of a 2-volume set. Has 12 maps. First printing: No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0198215401. Our Book No: 18027. $100 AUD.

109. Edmunds, W. M. (William Milton) (1965). Waiapu Cathedral, Napier, New Zealand: Its Birth, Death and Resurrection. Napier: Cathedral Publicity Committee / Printed by The Daily Telegraph. 28 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, stiffened card covers, black & white photos, front cover little rubbed, staples rusted, spine little rubbed, minor toning covers, rear cover creased & lightly foxed, white background rear cover marked & little scratched, minor edgewear. This fascinating history has been written by the Reverend W. M. Edmunds, Vicar of Wairoa, New Zealand. The first parish church was built in 1862, and the brick cathedral was built in 1886, and consecrated two years later. It was completely destroyed by the 1931 earthquake. For more than 25 years a "temporary" wooden building served as the cathedral of the diocese. This was dedicated in October, 1932 by the author. The new cathedral was completed March 9, 1965. There are several entrances to the Cathedral. This booklet assumes that one enters at the North-West Porch, the one farthest from the Marine Parade. (No date, about 1960s, Trove.). Our Book No: 40724. $15 AUD.

110. Edwards, Captain Edward; Hamilton, George; Thomson, Basil (introduction) (1914). Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the Bounty in the South Seas, 1790 - 91 (1st ed). London: Francis Edwards. 177 pp. Hardback octavo, good plus condition, burgundy cloth cover (lightly flecked), top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, large fold-out map at rear, endpapers & some pages foxed, pages faintly toned, inner hinge little split (pages form), minor edgewear corners, owner's written name. First edition (dated 1914). A description of the voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, as told by the Captain Edward Edwards, which was sent from Britain in 1790 to the Pacific in search of the mutineers of H.M.S. Bounty. Also includes a report by ship surgeon George Hamilton. The Pandora was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, in 1791. (Owner's name: Harold W. Brooks, and dated 1934.). ISBN/ASIN: B00140XJBW. Our Book No: 17089. $185 AUD.

111. Elliott, J. H. (1976). Imperial Spain 1469 - 1716 (New, reprint ed). Harmondsworth: Pelican Books / Penguin Books. 423 pp. Paperback, good condition, maps, tables, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear (mainly spine edge). J. H. Elliott provides a modern study of the sudden rise of Spain, a barren and isolated country, to be the greatest power on earth, 1469 - 1716, and of its equally sudden decline. (Originally published 1963, this copy is a reprint of the 1970 Pelican edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140210431. Our Book No: 23436. $12 AUD.

112. Elliott, Paul (1998). Brotherhoods of Fear: A History of Violent Organizations. London: Blandford Press. 255 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor foxing reverse side jacket, minor edgewear. In this broad-ranging and informative book, Paul Elliott examines secretive criminal organizations, large and small, through history and across the globe. These groups range from criminal syndicates (eg, the Mafia), hard-core terror groups, race-hate groups, violent cults (eg Waco cult of David Koresh) and African secret societies (eg, the Mau Mau of Kenya). All these inspired fear, hatred and paranoia across the pages of history. ISBN/ASIN: 0713726873. Our Book No: 24693. $25 AUD.

113. Elliott, Tim (2005). Spain by the Horns: A Trip to the Heart of the World's Most Colourful Nation (Reprint ed). Sydney: Bantam Books. 303 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Tim Elliott elaborately describes his remarkable trip to Spain, the world’s most colourful nation. Spain is synonymous with flamboyance, passion, spontaneity and adventure. So when he heard about Jesulin, who all Spaniards talked about as a handsome and talented young bullfighter who fills arenas with adoring women, Elliott went looking for him. Criss-crossing Spain on a diet of tapas and sherry, he finds himself plunged headlong into a world of ancient ritual, eccentric characters and all-consuming passions. ISBN/ASIN: 1863254692. Our Book No: 25184. $12 AUD.

114. Esposito, John L. (1993). The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? (Reprint ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 247 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner rear cover creased, pages & inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear, remainder stripe, sticker mark free flyleaf. Addresses a significant issue in the political development of the Middle East and in relations between the Muslim world and the West. Suited for use in courses on Islam, comparative religions, and Middle Eastern history and culture. ISBN/ASIN: 019508666X. Our Book No: 40246. $12 AUD.

115. Estensen, Miriam (2005). The Life of George Bass: Surgeon and Sailor of the Enlightenment. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 259 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos spread (including maps), minor edgewear. On 5 February 1802, the 142-ton brig Venus cleared Sydney heads to begin a trading voyage through the islands of the Pacific. George Bass was captain. Neither ship nor captain completed the voyage: they vanished into the Pacific. A puzzling end to the life of the brilliant and charismatic Australian naval surgeon and coastal explorer. In 1798, Bass and Matthew Flinders, in the sloop 'Norfolk', circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and were first to prove it was an island. Flinders recommended that Bass Strait be named in his honour. ISBN/ASIN: 1741141303. Our Book No: 20852. $35 AUD.

116. Estruch, Joan; Ladd Glick, Elizabeth (translator) (1995). Saints and Schemers: Opus Dei and Its Paradoxes (1st English ed). New York: Oxford University Press (OUP). 302 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine, top edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear. Joan Estruch provides the first authoritative history of a secretive international Roman Catholic organization, Opus Dei. She considers the charge that Opus Dei is an 'ecclesiastical Mafia' - a cult that promotes bizarre ascetic practices and enslaves its members by mind-control techniques. Contrary to the official version, Opus Dei was not founded in 1928, but in 1939, and its birth was closely linked to the establishment of the Franco regime in Spain. She has examined the Opus Dei literature, and interviewed many former members, including priests, educators, doctors, Jesuits and insiders connected to the Vatican Curia (actually, Roman Curia). The author is a Spanish professor of sociology. This edition is the English translation from Spanish by Elizabeth Ladd Glick. ISBN/ASIN: 0195082516. Our Book No: 6892. $30 AUD.

117. Everson, G. R. (1978). The South Africa 1853 Medal: Being the Roll of the Recipients and the Story of the Campaign Medal Issued for the Frontier Wars between 1834 and 1853. London: Samson Books Ltd. 155 pp. Hardback wide quarto, dustjacket, very good condition, (in good dustjacket), frontispiece, endpaper maps, edges little foxed, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (tiny loss top edge, corners front cover worn, spine ends rubbed), small white correction patch free flyleaf, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. G. R. Everson is a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society, and he has spent over four years of dedicated work on this South Africa medal. His book covers many aspects of the subject, outlines the origins of the medal, the true colour of the ribbon, and gives details of military events in South Africa between 1834 and 1853. The book contains the names of over 9,600 soldiers, sailors, marines, and civilians who received the medal, a full roll for the Royal Artillery, and Royal Sappers and Miners, showing the companies of each recipient, the actual campaigns in which each served, details of the particular services of the Navy, Marines and each regiment. There are full details of the references of numerous official records that were consulted, and a comprehensive bibliography. ISBN/ASIN: 0906304024. Our Book No: 31170. $50 AUD.

118. Eyles, Allen (1996). Gaumont British Cinemas (1st ed). London: Cinema Theatre Association. 224 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, single-colour illustrations inside covers, corner tips covers & spine little creased, edges lightly toned, minor edgewear. About the Gaumont cinemas in Britain. The Gaumont name was gradually replaced by that of Odeon after the two circuits merged and it disappeared in 1987. The book is well-illustrated with photos of the cinemas as well as examples of advertising and publicity, and recalls the history of the circuit as well as the foundation and often turbulent life of its parent company, the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Included is a detailed listing of more than 400 cinemas that were part of the Gaumont circuit, and the titles of all the films given the Gaumont circuit release from 1932 onwards. The author is a film historian. ISBN/ASIN: 0851705197. Our Book No: 29198. $40 AUD.

119. Farman, Christopher (1972). The General Strike May 1926. London: Rupert Hart-Davis. 305 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear, owner's written name. The greatest strike in British history began on 3 May 1926, and lasted only nine days, but in that time it shook the country's political and economic structure to the core, and echoes of the class bitterness it aroused reverberate to this day. The author strongly challenges traditional views in this enthralling, fully-documented account of the General Strike. ISBN/ASIN: 0246640715. Our Book No: 22387. $15 AUD.

120. Fearn, Nicholas (2002). Zeno and the Tortoise: How to Think Like a Philosopher (Reprint ed). London: Atlantic Books. 193 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear corner tips, cover design differs from stock photo. Presents philosophy as a collection of tools - from Ockham's razor to Hume's fork. Written in 25 short chapters, each readable in a short time. A unique introduction to key philosophical ideas. Explains who each important philosopher was, and what they thought, but also shows exactly how each came to think in the way they did. . ISBN/ASIN: 9781903809617. Our Book No: 30423. $15 AUD.

121. Feeney, Brian (2002). Sinn Fein: A Hundred Turbulent Years. Dublin: O’Brien Press. 463 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, corner tip creased front cover, minor edgewear. Sinn Fein is one of the oldest and most controversial parties in Irish politics. The fascinating story of a party which has repeatedly reshaped its identity over 100 years. From Arthur Griffith to Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein boasts a roll-call of major personalities from 20th-century Irish history including de Valera, Markievicz, Collins, O Bradaigh, Goulding, MacGiolla, and McGuinness. Brian Feeney traces Sinn Fein's zigzag path towards constitutional politics and presents a critical analysis of its personalities and policies. It has arrived at last in government in the North with hopes of a future role in coalition in the Republic, and confidently predicting a united Ireland. ISBN/ASIN: 086278770X. Our Book No: 17440. $30 AUD.

122. Ferber, Sarah (2004). Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern France. London: Routledge. 227 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings (engravings), minor edgewear corners. An original study of demonic possession and the ritual of exorcism, in early modern times in France. The book also looks at the present day. The author argues that early modern conflicts over the devil still carry an unexpected force and significance for Western Christianity. The author is lecturer in History at the University of Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0415212650. Our Book No: 29156. $30 AUD.

123. Ferrini, Bruce; Nishimura McIlwain, Margot (2000). Important Illuminated Manuscripts. Akron, OH / Paris: Bruce Ferrini / Les Enluminures Ltd. 158 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), colour illustrations (mostly full-page), frontispiece, price list loosely inserted. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This art catalogue brings together 25 new acquisitions of mostly illuminated manuscripts that span the period from the 11th century to the 17th century. Full textual and pictorial descriptions are accompanied by detailed commentaries and organized into five sections that complement each other: Biblical manuscripts, manuscripts of Italian and Spanish origin, manuscripts of French and Flemish origin, literary manuscripts, and later or post-medieval manuscripts. The manuscripts in this catalogue are planned to exhibit at exhibitions in the Netherlands, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Paris. (Loosely inserted: price list ranging from $US75,000 to $US 7,000,000.). ISBN/ASIN: 0964527146. Our Book No: 28647. $50 AUD.

124. Ferro, Gaetano (editor); Caraci, Ilaria Luzzana (editor) (1988). The Italian Contribution to the Knowledge of the Fifth Continent: L. M. e E. A. D'Albertis [Il Contributo Italiano alla Conoscenza del Quinto Continente] [XXVI Geographical International Congress: Memoire Societa Geografica Italiana]. Roma (Rome): Societa Geografica Italiana. 157 + 168 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear & rubbing. A summary of historical Italian knowledge about the Australian continent. Mostly about the voyages of Luigi Maria D’Albertis in the 1870s and later, including visits to Papua New Guinea, and an overland trip from Sydney to Melbourne by coach and train. Includes lengthy extracts from his diaries. This report is printed twice, at the rear being in the Italian language (upside down). Our Book No: 17648. $50 AUD.

125. Fettling, David (2017). Encounters with Asian Decolonisation. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 315 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. David Fettling describes how shortly after the Second World War, five Australian government officials experienced firsthand the 'revolt of Asia'. The European colonial system disintegrated and powerful new states rose in its place: an independent India, an Indonesian Republic, a fractious Malaya, and a Communist China. They also needed to assess powerful new leaders: Sukarno, Nehru and Mao. Specifically covers: Richard Kirby and the Tjaringin murders. Francis Stuart and the Malayan Emergency, 1947 - 1950. Tom Critchley and the Indonesian Settlement. Keith Officer and the Chinese Communist Revolution, 1948 - 1949. John Burton and the rise of Asia, 1945 - 1950. (A printed copy of a POD or print-on-demand book.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781925588132. Our Book No: 18485. $65 AUD.

126. Finkel, George (1976). Antarctica: The Heroic Age (1st ed). Sydney: Collins Press. 160 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps (including endpapers), minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side). This book looks in detail at four of the main expeditions to Antarctica between 1900 and 1914, a period described as being "The Heroic Age" because survival was dependent on man alone without the help or advantages of mechanical inventions. ISBN/ASIN: 0001950266. Our Book No: 25266. $20 AUD.

127. Finney, Charles; Kuruvilla, F. G. (editor) (2003). True Christianity: A Collection of Classic Messages on What It Means to Truly Follow Jesus, by One of the Greatest Preachers of Modern History (1st ed). Cambridge, MA: Anchor-Cross Media. 263 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, top spine lightly bumped, minor edgewear cover corners & few pages. Charles Finney (1792 - 1875), was the most powerful Christian preacher of the 19th century who sought to clearly articulate what the scriptures say about living the true Christian life to please God. This book contains 16 messages from Finney that describe the essential practice of Christianity. Compiled and edited by F. G. Kuruvilla. (Printed copy of a POD book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0974272701. Our Book No: 30209. $20 AUD.

128. Flint, Valerie I. J. (1992). The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus (1st ed). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 233 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few colour & black & white plates, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. A fantasy novel, but loosely based on facts. The author attempts to reconstruct, and understand, not the New World (America) that Columbus found, but the Old World (Europe) which he carried with him in his head. ISBN/ASIN: 0691056811. Our Book No: 27756. $25 AUD.

129. Forbes, Derek (2002). Illustrated Playbills: A Study Together With a Reprint of "A Descriptive Catalogue of Theatrical Wood Engravings" (1865). Covent Garden, London: Society for Theatre Research. 134 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, drawings (playbills), corner tips few pages creased, minor edgewear. Derek Forbes has written a detailed study of some of the thousands of old playbills that have survived, thus contributing to our understanding of early theatrical practices. The book has chapters on definitions and early examples, playbills featuring animal subjects, and those featuring human subjects. Plus an introduction to the 1865 catalogue prepared by E. J. Bath, and case-studies of selected plays and their illustrations. Part II is a facsimile of the Bath catalogue of theatrical wood engravings. ISBN/ASIN: 0854300724. Our Book No: 15378. $20 AUD.

130. Foulis, Ida; Grahame-Johnstone, Janet (illustrator); Grahame-Johnstone, Anne (illustrator) (1957). This Land of Kings 1066 - 1399 (Reprint ed). London: Ward Lock. 128 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good condition, pictorial cover, frontispiece, colour plates, black & white drawings, new cloth spine (rear board replaced, new endpapers), corners covers bumped, corner tips covers rubbed, few toned marks front free flyleaf, edges foxed, light foxing endpapers, minor edgewear. A fascinating book for young adults by Ida Foulis that tells the stories of several English kings: William the Conqueror, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II. The large colourful plates bring the histories to life. Our Book No: 30902. $30 AUD.

131. Frankopan, Peter (2019). The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World (Reprint ed). London: Bloomsbury. 356 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. British historian Peter Frankopan provides a prescient contemporary history and timely reminder that we live in a interconnected world. He follows the historic Silk Roads eastwards from Europe through to China by way of Russia and the Middle East, and the reverse direction. This trading pathway, in use for thousands of years, is currently being revived by China. ISBN/ASIN: 9781526608246. Our Book No: 31086. $20 AUD.

132. French, Howard W. (2017). Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China's push for Global Power. Melbourne: Scribe Publications 330 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps (including frontispiece), spine little creased, minor edgewear. Howard W. French offers an incisive and influential investigation of China’s ideological development as it becomes an ever more aggressive player in regional and global diplomacy. China is now once more on the path to restoring its past history. The author states that if we can understand how that historical identity informs current actions we can learn to forecast just what kind of global power China intends to become - and how to interact wisely with China. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925322071. Our Book No: 41101. $28 AUD.

133. Fry, Carolyn; Bradley, Catherine (2013). Kew's Global Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Recipes Using Edible Plants from Around the World. Surrey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 160 pp. Paperback small quarto (with flaps), very good condition, colour drawings, few page corner tips little worn, minor edgewear corners. This very special book is a celebration of the variety of edible plants (introduction by Fry, edited with additions by Bradley). There are 101 recipes using plants from all corners of the globe, along with stories of their history and discovery, richly illustrated with historic botanical art from the Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This book was produced for the IncrEdibles Festival at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN/ASIN: 9781842464960. Our Book No: 28503. $20 AUD.

134. Furuya, Yasuo (editor) (1997). A History of Japanese Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans. 161 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor rubbing edges. The first book written by Japanese theologists (Akio Dohi, Toshio Sato, Seiichi Yagi and Masaya Odagaki) about the tumultuous history of Christian theology in Japan. ISBN/ASIN: 0802841082. Our Book No: 11882. $12 AUD.

135. Gandhi, M. K. (1972). Satyagraha in South Africa (Translated from the Gujarati by Valji Govindji Desai) (2nd, reprint ed). Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House. 317 pp. Paperback large trade, good condition, card cover (with flaps), endpapers & rear cover lightly foxed, spine repaired archival tape, pages lightly toned, some edgewear. In this classic text, M. K. (Mahatma) Gandhi describes his 8-year struggle for Indian rights in South Africa, using non-violence civil resistance (satyagraha). He later applied the same techniques when he returned to India to promote freedom from British rule. Originally published, 1928, revised in 1950, later reprinted. (This copy is the 1972 reprint.) ISBN/ASIN: B00089TX1K. Our Book No: 4716. $20 AUD.

136. Gaustad, Edwin Scott (1968). The Great Awakening in New England (Reprint ed) [Quadrangle Paperbacks]. Chicago: Quadrangle Books. 173 pp. Paperback large trade, good condition, edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, faint foxing covers, owner's written name & details. Edwin Scott Gaustad records the religious revival which took place in New England more than two centuries ago. Between 1740 and 1742 this spiritual upheaval had a decisive effect upon the American colonies and an enduring influence on American Protestantism and cultural history. This significant book makes clear the theological, intellectual, and institutional effects in American life. ISBN/ASIN: B000NOYR5M. Our Book No: 23305. $12 AUD.

137. Gay, Peter (1998). My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press (YUP). 208 pp. Paperback small narrow octavo, good condition, black & white photos centre spread, top edge foxed, spine little creased, minor edgewear cover corner tips. Renowned historian Peter Gay relates his youth as an assimilated Jew in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1939. He describes his family, the life they led, and the reasons why they did not emigrate sooner. He also explores his own ambivalent feelings - then and now - toward Germany and the German people. ISBN/ASIN: 0300080700. Our Book No: 25276. $15 AUD.

138. George, John; Wilcox, Laird (1992). Nazis, Communists, Klansmen, and Others on the Fringe: Political Extremism in America. New York: Prometheus Books. 523 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos & drawings, top edge & endpapers lightly foxed, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (minor edgewear). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. In this encyclopedic book, John George and Laird Wilcox present a thorough and fair assessment of extremist groups on the periphery of the American political system. The bulk of the book is devoted to an in-depth discussion of more than 40 separate groups from the extreme right and left. The authors look at the history, beliefs and current activities of each group. There is a appendix on the use of fake quotes and fabricated documents, a common ploy of many extremist organizations. ISBN/ASIN: 0879756802. Our Book No: 27055. $30 AUD.

139. Gillis, Liz (2013). Revolution in Dublin: A Photographic History 1913 - 23. Cork: Mercier Press. 192 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear corners. This book charts the story of Dublin and its people during a decade of upheaval (1913 - 1923). The focus is on the ordinary men and women who were involved in these revolutionary events, sometimes at huge personal cost to themselves. These pictures give a fascinating insight into the events that shaped a nation. ISBN/ASIN: 9781781170519. Our Book No: 29651. $15 AUD.

140. Gittins, Paul; Pictures, Greenstone (2001). Epitaph II. Auckland: Random House New Zealand. 222 pp. Paperback wide quarto, good condition, black & white photos, light foxing edges, closed tear spine, light toning pages, light creases covers (corners creased) & some pages, top corner free flyleaf creased, covers little scratched, corners creased some internal pages, non-archival tape repair fore-edge tear, some edgewear. This fascinating book brings New Zealand's rich historical past to life in this collection of stories from the second and third series of the successful TV program Epitaph. Each story will live on forever now, not only in the memories of descendants, but also part of New Zealand's national heritage. The Epitaph team has searched, with Paul Gittins at the helm, the whole country to find out the truth behind these stories, many of which have been inspired by epitaphs in graveyards. (Foreword by Paul Gittins. Stock photo is incorrect.). ISBN/ASIN: 1869414330. Our Book No: 30854. $20 AUD.

141. Goldstone, Lawrence; Goldstone, Nancy (2003). Out of the Flames: The Story of One of the Rarest Books in the World, And How It Changed the Course of History (1st ed). London: Century. 353 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece, covers top corner tips little bumped, edges lightly foxed, rear hinge slightly split (all pages firm), minor edgewear jacket. This is the story of the Christianismi Restitutio (The Restoration of Christianity), a landmark theological treatise published anonymously in 1553 by the Spanish physician Michael Servetus. It is one of the rarest books in the world, and the authorities tried to burn every single copy in existence, as it rejected the orthodox Trinity as well as state control of religion. However, three survived to inspire the leaders of the French Revolution. Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone follow the journey of the three copies through the subsequent centuries, and look at its author's legacy and influence over the thinkers that shared his spirit and genius. This book tracks the history of this special work, looking at the author's life and times and the politics of the first information revolution during the 16th century. ISBN/ASIN: 0712676988. Our Book No: 41856. $20 AUD.

142. Golinski, Jan (2005). Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science: With a New Preface (New ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 236 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, figures, corner tips front cover lightly creased, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. An introduction to constructivism, a research paradigm that has dominated the history of science for the past 40 years. Reflects on the importance of this theory, tells the history of its rise to prominence, and traces its most important tensions. Shines new light on the relations between science and other cultural domains. ISBN/ASIN: 0226302318. Our Book No: 30339. $40 AUD.

143. Golway, Terry (1999). Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America's Fight for Ireland's Freedom. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. 371 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, small marks edges, minor edgewear. Terry Golway describes how in 1871, John Devoy, a young Irishman fighting for Irish independence, came to the United states in exile. Although far from his home, this Fenian greatly influenced Irish affairs. A suspenseful and well researched biography. Intimate details of Devoy's life and work are interwoven into his valiant role in Ireland's struggle for freedom. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0312199031. Our Book No: 22118. $20 AUD.

144. Gombrich, Richard F. (1998). Buddhist Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon (2nd, reprint ed). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. 427 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), spine jacket little faded (minor edgewear), large sticker front free flyleaf. An admired historic and sociological study of Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) Buddhism and religious change in belief and practice, originally published in 1971, here reissued in a corrected but largely unchanged second edition. Based on his PhD thesis, Oxford University. When studied over 2000 years, this style of Buddhism has remained remarkably conservative and unchanged, but did not arise as an exact or pure replication of classic Buddhist religious texts. ISBN/ASIN: 8120807804. Our Book No: 14931. $25 AUD.

145. Goodall, John S. (1981). The Story of an English Village (Reprint ed). London: Macmillan Children's. 32 pp. Hardback small oblong quarto, two dustjackets, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour drawings, some rubbing edges, minor edgewear jacket (faint toning reverse side), endpapers little creased. This charming children's picture book by John S. Goodall describes the growth of an English village from a medieval clearing to the urban congestion of the present day. Rural life remained unchanged by outside events, apart from the Civil War of 1642, until the advent of the motor car. This very special book has an ingenious half-page that alters the scene. A wordless but wonderful vivid lesson in social history for all ages. (Novelty item: two dustjackets and half-page.). ISBN/ASIN: 0333238354. Our Book No: 29998. $18 AUD.

146. Grayling, A. C. (2005). Descartes: The Life of Rene Descartes and Its Place in His Times (1st ed). London: Simon & Schuster. 352 pp. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white & few sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minor edgewear jacket. In this new biography of the French philosopher Rene Descartes, the philosopher A. C. Grayling tells the story of Descartes' life, and places it in his tumultuous times - with the unexpected result that an entirely new aspect of his story comes to light. This is the fullest ever biography of a philosopher whose writings remain on the syllabuses of almost every university in the world over 350 years after his death. The author has drawn on new research and his own insights as one of our leading philosophers, to write a fascinating story of the man and the remarkable era in which he lived. ISBN/ASIN: 0743231473. Our Book No: 31050. $30 AUD.

147. Greeley, Andrew (1981). The Irish Americans: The Rise of Money and Power (1st ed). New York: Harper & Row. 215 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), cloth spine, edges foxed, some edge tears jacket (top edge reverside foxed, front flap clipped). Father Andrew Greeley, University of Chicago, draws on his personal experience and extensive sociological research to demonstate that most myths about an Irish Americans underclass are untrue, and that many (despite retaining a distinctive culture) have been highly successful in politics and business. He cites the experiences of Mickey Rooney, James T. Farrell, the Kennedys, Grace Kelly, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Flannery O'Connor as examples. ISBN/ASIN: 0060380012. Our Book No: 18192. $20 AUD.

148. Greenblatt, Stephen (2012). The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began (Reprint ed). London: Vintage / Bodley Head. 356 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, minor edgewear. Stephen Greenblatt records the riveting story of the great cultural 'swerve', known as the Renaissance. About 600 years ago, Poggio Bracciolini took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. The book was a miraculously surviving copy of an Ancient Roman philosophical epic 'On the Nature of Things', written by Lucretius in 1417. It changed the course of history. He had found a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas - that the universe functioned without the aid of gods, that religious fear was damaging to human life, and that matter was made up of very small particles in eternal motion. These ideas fuelled the Renaissance, inspiring Botticelli, and shaped the thoughts of Montaigne, Darwin and Einstein. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction, 2012. The author is Professor of Humanities, Harvard University. ISBN/ASIN: 9780099572442. Our Book No: 18516. $20 AUD.

149. Gregor, A. James (1979). Young Mussolini and the Intellectual Origins of Fascism (1st ed). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 271 pp. Hardback octavo, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few black & white photos, edges faintly foxed, jacket spine little faded (few tiny scuffs top edge), minor edgewear. In this revealing book, A. James Gregor traces the complex intellectual evolution of the young Benito Mussolini from the anti-nationalist and anti-monarchist revolutionary socialism of his early manhood, to the revolutionary national syndicalism (fascism) with which he urged the intervention of Italy in World War 1. ISBN/ASIN: 0520037995. Our Book No: 41356. $60 AUD.

150. Gregory, Martyn (2008). Treaty Port Scenes: Historical Pictures by Chinese and Western Artists 1750 - 1950 [Catalogue no. 83]. London: Martyn Gregory Gallery. 136 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, many colour plates (few foldout), pencil sketches, few single-colour plates, glossy paper, minor edgewear corner tips. This catalogue (no. 83) for 2007 - 2008 marks 30 years of catalogues by Martyn Gregory Gallery, London, devoted to the 'China trade'. There are an unprecedented variety of pictures of 'treaty ports', by both Chinese and European artists. There are a series of large, finely detailed paintings in gouache (nos. 61 - 66), from a distinguished Italian collection, and some by Indian artists. A wonderful book for anyone with an interest in ports and art. ISBN/ASIN: B0085P2JF6. Our Book No: 29486. $35 AUD.

151. Guaito, Ovidio; Evans, Christopher (translator) (1999). On Distant Shores: Colonial Houses around the World (1st ed). New York: Monacelli Press. 360 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), dark green cloth boards, colour text-photos, minimal edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side), boards minimally faded. Very heavy (2.1 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. In this fascinating book the author has followed the paths of colonists to dozens of countries, to create in more than 500 colour photos, an unprecedented survey of colonial architecture around the world. This beautiful book is an unusual blend of cultural and architectural history. ISBN/ASIN: 1580930514. Our Book No: 40753. $60 AUD.

152. Gutmann, Joseph (1979). Hebrew Manuscript Painting. London: Chatto & Windus. 40 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, full-page colour plates, black & white figures, spine little creased (little scuffing & rubbing), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. The reproductions reflect the views of Profiat Duran, the 15th-century Spanish Jew. The illustrations are of Jewish customs and holiday rituals in manuscripts from Germany, France, Spain and Italy. There are also Jewish iconographic representations of the afterlife, illustrations of Jewish legends, examples of the use of diminutive script forming decorations, as well as human or animal figures. ISBN/ASIN: 0701123303. Our Book No: 28203. $20 AUD.

153. Haines, Robin (2005). Doctors at Sea: Emigrant Voyages to Colonial Australia (1st ed). Basingstoke, Hamps: Palgrave Macmillan. 248 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white illustrations, map, tables, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side). This book is both a history and the story of the doctors who looked after the emigrants on the voyages to Colonial Australia. The doctors not only had medical duties but also presided over courts of law on board as they punished wayward emigrants, as meted out by a jury made up of their peers. The doctors saved lives by looking after the daily sanitary and hygiene routines on board. Less than 2% of emigrants were buried at sea because of the efforts of the doctors to control and regulate their civilian populations at sea. ISBN/ASIN: 1403986851. Our Book No: 41292. $85 AUD.

154. Haller, Rudolf (1988). Questions on Wittgenstein. London: Routledge. 149 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear. Professor Rudolf Haller is one of Austria's foremost authorities on both Wittgenstein and contemporary Austrian philosophy. In this book he brings his experience to bear on a matter of vital philosophical importance: Wittgenstein's relationship to his Austrian predecessors and peers. ISBN/ASIN: 0415009456. Our Book No: 23545. $20 AUD.

155. Hamilton, James (1994). Wood Engraving and the Woodcut in Britain c.1890 - 1990 (1st ed). London: Barrie & Jenkins. 224 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good only dustjacket), black & white drawings (some full-page), colour drawings centre spread, illustrated endpapers, front & reverse side jacket foxed (spine lightly faded, minor edgewear), few toned spots edges. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. James Hamilton traces the history of xylography (woodblock printing) in Britain from 1890 to 1990. Wood engraving, pioneered by Thomas Bewick, is traditionally small scale and printed on hardwoods such as boxwood, engraved against the grain. Woodcuts, being incised with a knife on softwood planks such as pine, are bolder graphic designs, carved with the grain. The author demonstrates, with abundant illustrations, the continuing vitality of this ancient expressive medium. He also places the leading exponents in their artistic and social contexts. ISBN/ASIN: 0712698663. Our Book No: 25777. $40 AUD.

156. Harrington, Anne (2008). The Cure Within: A History of Mind-body Medicine (1st ed). New York: W. W. Norton. 336 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, figures, top edge foxed, minor edgewear jacket, jacket design differs from stock photo. Anne Harrington shows how our commitments to mind-body healing practices have deep cultural roots in stories: stories with histories that can be told. In particular, she examines psychoanalysis, the placebo effect, and meditation as part of history. (First edition stated.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780393065633. Our Book No: 26333. $25 AUD.

157. Harris, John (1982). A Visit to the Bazaar (Facsimile ed) [Facsimile Editions, Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library]. London / Tokyo: Bodley Head / Holp Shuppan. 92 pp. Hardback small, very good condition, beige boards with black drawings covers, red cloth spine with gilt bands, colour plates, in cardboard slipcase. Facsimile edition. A classic children's picture book published in 1818 by printer John Harris. He used a new method in book production by using metal engraving for illustrations. This book, by an unidentified author, has 32 hand-coloured stipple engravings showing the stalls and activities of the merchants of the Soho Bazaar. The book is about four children who visit the bazaar in Soho Square, London with their parents. (One of a set of 35 handsome facsimiles in 28 slipcases.). Our Book No: 30584. $30 AUD.

158. Harris, Jonathan (2016). The Lost World of Byzantium (1st p/b ed). New Haven: Yale University Press. 264 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. This concise accessible book by Jonathan Harris examines the history of the Byzantine Empire (330 - 1453 AD), one of the medieval world's greatest empires. The author illuminates the very best of Byzantine civilisation and its remarkable influence on its neigbours and on the modern world. He eschews the usual run-through of emperors and battles and instead recounts the extraordinary history of the empire by focusing each chronological chapter on an archetypal figure, family, place, or event. ISBN/ASIN: 9780300223538. Our Book No: 41161. $30 AUD.

159. Harris, Max (1983). The Unknown Great Australian and Other Psychobiographical Portraits. Melbourne: Sun Books. 125 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stiffened cover, black & white photos, corner tip rear cover bumped, pages faintly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Iconic and satirical essays by Max Harris about 20 odd or eccentric people, 10 being Australian, 10 British. Includes H. V. Evatt, Ludwig Leichhardt, Nellie Melba, King O'Malley, Errol Flynn, W. E. Gladstone, David Livingstone, Havelock Ellis, Edward Lear. "The little essays in this book have been inspired by certain convictions I have reached about the human condition. These convictions have come all persuasively from the study of biographical literature and from close observation of living people out in the real world.". ISBN/ASIN: 0725104244. Our Book No: 5845. $15 AUD.

160. Hawkins, C. C.; Smith, S. P.; Neville, S. (1919). Papers on the Design of Alternating Current Machinery (1st ed). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. 392 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, navy boards (embossed, gilt lettering cover & spine), figures (some fold-out), pages lightly toned, edges & endpapers lightly foxed, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . This book (of historical interest) originated out of many discussions on technical subjects. The papers collected here find a connecting link in their common purpose, which is to deal scientifically and practically with problems arising in the design of alternating current machinery, and the point of view adopted throughout is that of the practical designer. SALE PRICE. Our Book No: 25888. $30 AUD.

161. Hazareesingh, Sudhir (2021). Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture (New ed). London: Penguin Random House. 427 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white maps, colour photos, small rubbed patch spine, minor edgewear. This biography by Sudhir Hazareesingh is about Toussaint Louverture, an emancipated black slave who became emblematic of the Haitian Revolution. Lasting 15 years, this momentous social and political change began in 1789 in the aftermath of the fall of the Bastille in France, with demands for self-government and equal rights for free people of colour in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Dominque. These events, and the subsequent course of the Haitian Revolution, are narrated in this book. The ambition of this biography is to cut through the thickets and find a way back to the true Toussaint, by returning as far as possible to the primary sources, and trying to see the world through his eyes. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141985060. Our Book No: 31441. $15 AUD.

162. Hearn, Lafcadio (1922). Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life (Popular, reprint ed). London: Gay & Hancock. 388 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, red cloth cover (spine faded, as usual), good condition, base spine chipped, edges & first few pages lightly foxed, small edge tears few pages, minor edgewear & pencil annotation, old price marks, bookplate. Fifteen essays that cover Japanese emotional sense, spirit, courage, resolve, sentiment, affection and inner meaning. Because the essays cover the inner rather than the outer life of Japanese culture at the turn of the century, they are grouped under the title "kokoro" (heart). (Bookplate of bookplate collector Mark Ferson.). Our Book No: 14794. $15 AUD.

163. Henig, Ruth (1998). The Weimar Republic 1919 - 1933 (1st p/b ed) [Lancaster Pamphlets]. London: Routledge. 87 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear, owner's written name. A study by Ruth Henig of Germany between the wars, examining the political, social and economic aims of the new Weimar Republic. Specifically, the failure of these policies, and how they led to Nazism and eventually the Second World War (WW2). ISBN/ASIN: 0415132843. Our Book No: 24962. $15 AUD.

164. Hermelo, Ricardo S.; Sobral, Jose M.; Fliess, Felipe; Rosove, Michael H. (editor) (2004). When the Corvette Uruguay Was Dismasted: The Return of the Uruguay From the Antarctic in 1903 (Translated ed). Santa Monica, CA: Adelie Books. 24 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, colour frontispiece painting, quarter-bound (cloth spine, spine label, marbled boards, handmade acid-free paper), small mark spine. An English-language translation of a rare pamphlet by Ricardo Hermelo and colleagues, published in Buenos Aires 1946. Plus preface, appendices (original text) and bibliography. Synopsis: Most Antarctic buffs are familiar with the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 which was lead by Otto Nordenskjold. However, because all of the primary sources are in Spanish and Swedish few are familiar with the interesting homeward bound journey aboard the Argentinean relief vessel Uruguay. The ship was severely damaged in a storm north of the South Shetland Islands. What transpired between the Argentinean and Swedish staff was controversial - and pride for Argentineans. (Translated from the Spanish by Gricelda and Lawrence Perales. Frontispiece painting of the corvette Uruguay in the Antarctic. Limited edition from a private press, 250 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0970538618. Our Book No: 15976. $60 AUD.

165. Herrmann, Douglas J. (editor); Chaffin, Roger (editor) (1988). Memory in Historical Perspective: The Literature Before Ebbinghaus [Recent Research in Psychology]. New York: Springer-Verlag. 254 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, figures, light foxing top edge, minor edgewear, sticker inside front cover. A collection of reprinted research papers and commentary that provides researchers, teachers and students with ready access to the major classic works on memory published prior to the first scientific studies by Herrmann Ebbinghaus in 1885. The reprinted articles range from Hesiod (8th Century BC) to the 19th Century, and include Plato, Aristotle, Pliny, Leonardo da Vinci, Francis Bacon, David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Edited by D. J. Herrmann and R. Chaffin. ISBN/ASIN: 0387967052. Our Book No: 24094. $25 AUD.

166. High Commissioner for Australia, The Authority of (1937). The Australian Official Guide: Twelfth Year of publication 1937 (The Australians Guide Book 1937) (12th ed). London: Australia House. 111 pp. Paperback small square (15 x 12 cm), good plus condition, thin card covers, black & white photos, maps, many black & white adverts, fold-out colour map, pages lightly toned, few marks covers & first page, light toning inside covers, top corner tips rear cover & last few pages creased, minor edgewear, minor biro annotation one page. This booklet dated 1937 and issued by the High Commissioner, Australia House, suggests some of the attractions of London which may interest the Australian visitor to Britain. The little book is packed with information, maps, and adverts about London. Some of the general contents include: Australia House, London, Art Galleries, Museums and Theatres, Memorials, Sporting and Public Events, Map of London in colour, Country Seats and Gardens, Mail and Cable Information. Twelfth year of publication (originally published, 1925). Many travel adverts. SCARCE. Our Book No: 40882. $50 AUD.

167. Hill, Edwin S. (1918). INVOICE: Edwin S. Hill & Co., Court Hair Dressers & Perfumerers, Cutlers & Silversmiths, London. London: Edwin S. Hill. 1 pp. Ephemera, invoice, small quarto, good condition, page lightly toned, front & rear marked along edge, some edgewear, rubber stamp. Single-page invoice for this London business, 23 Old Bond Street (and at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall). Customer is Richard Buesley(?), being account rendered. Text in ink. Payment received rubber stamp. Our Book No: 4224. $20 AUD.

168. Hiro, Dilip (2002). War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and Global Response (New, revised ed). London: Routledge. 513 pp. Paperback small thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear. Dilip Hiro provides the historical and political context to explain the ongoing wars in the Middle East. The author gives a brief history of Islam as a religion and as a socio-political ideology. He outlines the Islamist movements that have thrived in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, and the changing relationship with America. ISBN/ASIN: 0415288029. Our Book No: 41639. $25 AUD.

169. Hitchings, Henry (2006). Dr Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book that Defined the World London: John Murray / Hodder Headline. 278 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages toned as common, minimal foxing endpapers, minor edgewear, minor annotation one page, cover design differs from stock photo. Henry Hitchings relates the story of the first great dictionary of the English language. It is also the story of an heroic ordeal. Dr Samuel Johnson's pioneering attempt to define each and every word (in a witty style) was an extraordinary undertaking. Johnson reveals that English is a promiscuous language that has absorbed words from more than 350 other languages. In this brilliant book, the author describes Johnson's adventure, the mistakes he made along the way, and his ultimate triumph. ISBN/ASIN: 0719566320. Our Book No: 18144. $14 AUD.

170. Holloway, Richard (2009). Between the Monster and the Saint: Reflections on the Human Condition (Australian ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 200 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover creased, fore-edge faintly foxed, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Richard Holloway looks at the human condition, which can inflict cruelty on each other, but can also be capable of being tender, empathic, and to show warmth and feeling. He draws on a selection of writings from history, philosophy, anthropology, science, poetry, theology and literature, to show how humans can stand up to the seductive power of the monster and draw closer to the challenge of the saint. The prolific Scottish author is a former Bishop of Edinburgh and a former Professor of Divinity. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921520112. Our Book No: 29492. $12 AUD.

171. Honeywill, Ross (2008). Lamarck's Evolution: Two Centuries of Genius and Jealousy. Sydney, Millers Point: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books. 205 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), minor edgewear. Ross Honeywill relates the story of Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck who created the first theory of evolution in terms of the inheritance of acquired characters (although replaced by the evolution theory of Charles Darwin 50 years later). It is the story of Lamarck's own travels in treacherous times, and misuse by Lysenko and Soviet science. But this book is mainly the recent story of the controversial Australian immunologist Ted Steele, who decoded evidence that helps to put Lamarck back on the world stage, at least partly, despite fierce academic opposition. (The new field of epigenetics is seen as an adjunct to the standard theory of Darwinian evolution, by adding a genetics explanatory dimension. An associated bookmark is included.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781921208607. Our Book No: 27228. $38 AUD.

172. Hope, Eva (1908). Stanley and Africa, by the Author of 'The Life of General Gordon' (Reprint ed). London: Walter Scott Publishing. 433 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition (reading copy), red cloth boards, full-page black & white drawings (including frontispiece portrait), gilt title & embossed pattern spine & front cover, page edges & endpapers foxed (minor internally few pages), cover corners lightly bumped, bookplate (undated prize award), owner's written name, cover photo differs from stock photo. Eva Hope writes about some of Stanley's exploration and adventures in central Africa, starting in 1871, with quotes from his writings. Henry M. Stanley is best known for his rescue of Dr David Livingstone in 1871. She starts with a short review of his search for Dr Livingstone, followed by the 1874 expedition to trace the course of the Congo, and concluding with the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886-9. Eva Hope (a pseudonym of Marianne Farningham) is not named on the title page (only on the spine). She previously wrote 'The Life of General Gordon', (Publishers 16p catalogue at rear. (Originally published, 1880. This copy: No date, but 1908, printer code 6-08, noted as 58,000 printed. Prize award bookplate to David Scott at Beath Higher Grade School, Cowdenbeath [Scotland].) ISBN/ASIN: B01LBJBDZ4. Our Book No: 23039. $25 AUD.

173. Hotaling, Ed (2005). Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield (1st ed). New York: McGraw Hill. 336 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine, black & white photos centre spread, top corner tip covers little bumped, top edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear jacket. Ed Hotaling relates the story of the extraordinary rise of gifted jockey Jimmy Winkfield from humble beginnings as a shoeshine boy in Lexington, Kentucky, to the top of American horse racing, before being blackballed by stable owners in 1903. He was one of only three black jockeys to be honoured in the Hall of Fame. He left America, and had amazing even-better success in Russia and Europe, but had to suffer the rigours of World Wars 1 and 2. ISBN/ASIN: 0071418628. Our Book No: 25000. $25 AUD.

174. Houdini, Harry; Randi, Amazing James (foreword) (1993). Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete Expose (1st pub p/b ed) [Skeptic's Bookshelf]. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. 240 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition. The author, legendary American magician and illusionist Houdini, examines critically the claims of those in his own profession. Using personal research and observations, he reveals the techniques used by fire eaters, sword-swallowers, and other masters of illusion to mystify and amaze audiences around the world. (Originally published, 1920.). ISBN/ASIN: 0879758171. Our Book No: 17782. $12 AUD.

175. Hough, Richard (1974). Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny. London: Arrow Books. 320 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white illustrations, map, corner tips covers little scuffed, spine little creased, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This is the story of Captain Bligh's voyage in the Bounty and the open boat in which he completed one of the most hazardous voyages in maritime history. The author describes the scenes surrounding this grim story vividly. Winner of the Daily Express Award for the Best Book of the Sea. ISBN/ASIN: 009908600X. Our Book No: 27283. $25 AUD.

176. Hough, Richard (1994). Captain James Cook: A Biography (Reprint ed). London: Hodder & Stoughton. 492 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, maps, few tiny dents front cover jacket & board cover. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This very readable biography takes a new look at one of the world's greatest mariners, James Cook. The most comprehensive study since Beaglehole's posthumous work of 1974. ISBN/ASIN: 0340585986. Our Book No: 27984. $35 AUD.

177. Howse, Geoffrey; Langley Welch, Paul T. (photographer) (2002). The Wentworths of Wentworth: The Fitzwilliam (Wentworth) Estates and the Wentworth Monuments. Wentworth, Rotherham: Trustees of the Fitzwilliam Wentworth Amenity Trust. 172 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, corner tips front covers little creased, minor edgewear, dated written annotation inside front cover. Geoffrey Howse describes the great English historic estate that surrounds Wentworth Woodhouse in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire. Gives a comprehensive account of the growth and development of the estate to the beginning of the 21st century, and includes background information about its owners. There are short biographies of two of its most famous owners, Thomas Wentworth, the great Earl of Strafford (1593 - 1641), and Charles, Second Marquess of Rockingham (1730 - 1782), who was twice Prime Minister. Contains a wealth of information from many sources, and included many previously unpublished photos. ISBN/ASIN: 0954306694. Our Book No: 28511. $25 AUD.

178. Hunt, Tony (1999). The Medieval Surgery. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. 104 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, front cover little scratched. The complete set of illustrations which accompany a 13th-century Anglo-Norman translation of Roger of Parma's "Surgery" (about the year 1180). The first surgical treatise to be written in the medieval West, along with an informative commentary that identifies the medieval medical treatments depicted. ISBN/ASIN: 0851157548. Our Book No: 2789. $15 AUD.

179. Hurst Thomas, David; DeloriaVine, J. R. (foreword) (2000). Skull Wars: Kennewich Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity (1st p/b ed). New York: Basic Books. 326 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white plates & drawings, minor edgewear. The 1996 discovery, near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more to the surface than bones. Archaeologist David Hurst Thomas traces the ancient roots of the Kennewick Man controversy and lawsuit. This is the story behind the battle for Native American (Indigenous) identity, in particular regarding a law stating that the bones belonged to them. He records the conflicts between archaeologists and native Americans - and shows how the two groups can better work together on archeological scientific research projects in the future. ISBN/ASIN: 9780465092253. Our Book No: 31466. $30 AUD.

180. Ignatieff, Michael (1998). The Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience (1st U.S. ed). New York: Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt. 209 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black clothlike spine, minor edgewear. Since the early 1990s, Michael Ignatieff has traveled the world's war zones, from Bosnia to the West Bank, from Afghanistan to central Africa, reporting on what he has seen in this places where ethnic war has become a way of life. He charts the rise of the new moral interventionists, brings readers face-to-face with ethnic warriors, and draws his own startling conclusions about the ambiguous ethnics of these wars, including the failures of United Nations peacekeepers. This book is based on a series of essays and articles originally written about his travels in war zones. ISBN/ASIN: 0805055185. Our Book No: 18577. $22 AUD.

181. Inaba, Kazuya; Nakayama, Shigenobu (2000). Japanese Homes and Lifestyles: An Illustrated Journey through History (1st English ed). Tokyo: Kodansha International. 124 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), map, black & white drawings, minor edgewear jacket. English-language edition. Presents the story of the Japanese people - from prehistoric times to the modern day. There are caves, pit dwellings, thatched and tiled houses, capital cities, aristocratic mansions, town houses, rural villages, castles, samurai residences, and the modernization of Japan, ''new towns'' and high-rise apartment complexes. The lively illustrations and concise text will interest students of domestic architecture, history buffs, and readers who want to learn about faraway places and times past. ISBN/ASIN: 477002391X. Our Book No: 27970. $60 AUD.

182. Jackson, Mark (2006). Allergy: The History of a Modern Malady (1st ed). London: Reaktion Books. 288 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few black & white photos & cartoons, minor edgewear jacket. Mark Jackson describes the history of an idea, 'allergy', that snowballed into a medical concept, generated intense interest, and constituted a classic case in the interactions of civilization and disease. The author is professor of the history of medicine at the University of Exeter. ISBN/ASIN: 1861892713. Our Book No: 24556. $25 AUD.

183. Jeffreys, Diarmuid (2004). Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug (1st ed). London: Bloomsbury. 339 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket). First edition. Diarmuid Jeffreys traces the striking story of the drug said to be useful as a preventative treatment for heart attacks, strokes and possibly many other disorders. The author traces the drug's origins to ancient Egypt, through its industrial development at the end of the 19th century (Bayer company in Germany), and its key role in the great flu pandemic of 1918 that killed more people than WW1, to its subsequent exploitation by the big pharmaceutical conglomerates. ISBN/ASIN: 0747570779. Our Book No: 4369. $25 AUD.

184. Jochim, Christian (1986). Chinese Religions (Reprint ed) [Prentice-Hall World Religions Series]. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. 202 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, minor edgewear, owner's written name. This introductory book by Christian Jochim aims to identify the most basic features of religious theory, practice, and social organization in China and to exemplify them with the most representative examples provided by Chinese history. ISBN/ASIN: 0131329944. Our Book No: 23162. $12 AUD.

185. John, Second Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (1909). Buckler's Hard and Its Ships: Some Historical Reflections. London / Guildford: Self-Published / Billing & Sons (Printer). 42 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), thick board covers, card jacket fixed to boards at spine (edges rear cover little faded), full-page black & white text-photos (including frontispiece portrait), folding map, minor toning endpapers, minor edgewear. A short history of Buckler's Hard, a small village in Hampshire where a number of the ships belonging to the British Navy in Nelson's time were built and launched. Traces the place's history and lists the many ships built there. Concludes with table of ships launched, showing name, date of launching, builder and number of guns. (Possible unidentified modern reprint. 1 of 2 available copies.). Our Book No: 17182. $15 AUD.

186. Johnson, Louisa; Martin, Susan K. (new introduction) (1999). Every Lady Her Own Flower Gardener: Addressed to the Industrious and Economical (Facsimile ed). Canberra: Mulini Press. 96 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, few black & white drawings, minor edgewear. A classic gardening book by Louisa Johnson, originally published in 1839 (Wm S. Orr, London) - and here presented as a facsimile reprint. The first gardening book written by a woman. Originally published in Britain, and then wisely in the United States. It explains garden history as well as the gardening practices of this early 1800s. Said to be the first gardening book by a woman aimed at lady gardeners. Some of the practices would not be used today - such as using salt for manure! Mulini Press edition. New introduction by Susan Martin. (1 of 3 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910805. Our Book No: 23030. $20 AUD.

187. Johnson, Willard (1986). Riding the Ox Home: A History of Meditation from Shamanism to Science. Boston: Beacon Press. 262 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, few black & white drawings (vignettes), edges foxed, bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. Willard Johnson provides a history of meditation that seeks to recover the traditional context, and thus providing a better context for our times. He includes sections on the original meaning of the word 'yoga', Patanjali's Yoga aphorisms, shamanism, scientific studies, and meditative mysticism in world literature. The author is professor of religious studies, San Diego State University. ISBN/ASIN: 0807013056. Our Book No: 17194. $12 AUD.

188. Joll, James (1978). Europe Since 1870: An International History (Reprint ed). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 543 pp. Paperback thick large trade, good plus condition, pages toned as common, some spinewear, minor edgewear. James Joll attempts a broad synthesis of a long and crowded period of European history from 1870. He studies the intellectual and artistic influences of this stressful period, and explores their transformational impact on European society. Many modern movements can be traced to pre-1914 origins, despite the apparent breaks of two woreld wars and the interwar chaos. ISBN/ASIN: 0140219188. Our Book No: 19360. $15 AUD.

189. Jones, Jonathan (2011). The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel that Defined the Renaissance (Reprint ed). London: Simon & Schuster. 360 pp. Paperback, very good plus condition, colour photos centre spread, minimal edgewear. The respected art historian Jonathan Jones reveals the gripping story of a 16th-century clash of titans, the two great minds of the Renaissance, who hated each other, painting side by side in the same room in Florence in 1504. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art - but in fact, the influence of both men is visible in the works of later artists. A riveting look at one of history's most clashes of ideas and offers a whole new understanding of the Renaissance. ISBN/ASIN: 9781416526056. Our Book No: 4346. $15 AUD.

190. Jones, Kathleen W. (1999). Taming the Troublesome Child: American Families, Child Guidance, and the Limits of Psychiatric Authority (1st ed). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (HUP). 310 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. Kathleen Jones examines the records of Boston's Judge Baker Guidance Centre from 1920 to 1945, looking at the relationships among the social activists, doctors, psychologists, social workers, parents, and young people who met in the child guidance clinic. She then puts this professional history of child guidance into the context of the larger culture of age, class, and gender conflict. ISBN/ASIN: 0674868110. Our Book No: 22661A. $20 AUD.

191. Jones, William (1914). Reminiscences of the Franco-German War of 1870. London: Peace Society / Headley Brothers. 96 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, good condition, red cloth cover (spine little faded), black & white photo frontispiece, title page & free flyleaves toned (minor label remains front flyleaf), minor edgewear spine ends cloth cover (minor bumping), minor pencil annotation. By William Jones, the Hon. Commissioner of the War Victim's Fund of the Society of Friends (Quakers), which conducted relief work in France during 1870-71. Tellingly describes some of the barbarities and huge loss of life in this senseless war between Napoleonic France and Prussia in 1870. Scarce. (Loosely inserted: Small folded map of cemetery.). ISBN/ASIN: B00AGE70G2. Our Book No: 14705. $40 AUD.

192. Jordan, Winthrop D. (1971). White over Black: American Attitudes toward the Negro 1550 - 1812 (Reprint ed). Baltimore: Penguin Books. 651 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, faint foxing edges, spine ends little chipped, covers & spine & pages slightly toned, some edgewear. Winthrop Jordan explores the origin and development of white attitudes (largely prejudice) toward the Negro (African-Americans) in the United States from the 16th century through to the early years of the Republic. This classic study has stood the test of time. (No ISBN in book, but assigned later.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140210660. Our Book No: 23295. $20 AUD.

193. Kaiser, Thomas E. (editor); Van Kley, Dale K. (editor) (2011). From Deficit to Deluge: The Origins of the French Revolution. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 345 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, base spine little rubbed, minor edgewear. This book of essays examines the shifts in scholarly investigations of the origins of the French Revolution. While each chapter focuses upon one site of contention-fiscal, social, religious, diplomatic, ideological, and colonial-they all help to explain how long-standing structural problems of the Old Regime caused an apparently fairly “normal” fiscal crisis to metastasize into a revolution. Edited by Thomas Kaiser and Dale van Kley. ISBN/ASIN: 9780804772815. Our Book No: 41155. $35 AUD.

194. Katsoulis, Melissa (2010). Telling Tales: A History of Literary Hoaxes (Australian ed). Melbourne, Prahran: Hardie Grant Books. 328 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. Melissa Katsoulis records the books that fooled publishers, readers and critics worldwide. This is the first time the history of this fascinating sub-genre of world literature is revealed. In her introduction, the English author states that this history does not claim to be comprehensive and gives the reasons why some tricksters have been left out. One chapter covers Australian hoaxes: Ern Malley, Nino Culotta, Marlo Morgan [Mutant Message Down Under], Helen Demidenko, Norma Khouri and Wanda Koolmatrie. (The publisher apologises to Sir Allen Lane for the fake tattered Penguin covers of this book. Australian edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781740668781. Our Book No: 41278. $35 AUD.

195. Kawharu, I. H. (editor) (1994). Waitangi: Maori and Pakeha Perspectives of the Treaty of Waitangi (Reprint ed). Auckland: Oxford University Press. 329 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, corner tips few pages little creased, covers lightly scratched, minor edgewear, owner's written name. These essays attempt to explain what the Treaty of Waitangi is and what it means. Part 1 discusses aspects of the legal and historical significance of the gaining of sovereignty over New Zealand by the British Crown. Part 2 discusses studies of Maori reaction to the guarantees given by the Crown to protect their "rangatiratanga" - their tribally based heritage and identity. ISBN/ASIN: 019558175X. Our Book No: 25994. $22 AUD.

196. Kaye, Bruce (2000). Web of Meaning: The Role of Origins in Christian Faith. Sydney: Aquila Books. 205 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, spine little faded, minor edgewear corners. Bruce Kaye traces the connections that have shaped the history and character of Christian faith. ISBN/ASIN: 1875861734. Our Book No: 28479. $12 AUD.

197. Keller, Edmond J. (1991). Revolutionary Ethiopia: From Empire to People's Republic (Reprint ed). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 307 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, map, tables, faint marks top edge, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, written name front flyleaf. The first comprehensive survey and analysis of the historical roots, development, and results of the Ethiopian revolution of September 1974, which ended the 44-year rule of Emperor Haile Selassie. The balanced and sensitive presentation of Ethiopian history and contemporary politics is invaluable for understanding recent events in drought and famine-plagued Ethiopia. ISBN/ASIN: 0253206464. Our Book No: 27076. $20 AUD.

198. Kendall, F. R.; P & O Cruises; MacDonald, Brian (introduction) (1987). Dearest Mother: Extracts from the Letters of F. R. Kendall: P & O 1837 - 1987. Melksham, Wilts: GB Publications. 45 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, few black & white photos, staples little rusted, few creases covers & pages, minor edgewear. This pamphlet has selected extracts from Kendall's letters reflecting the early days of P & O, which celebrates its 150th anniversary in 1987. Franklin Richardson Kendall was born in 1839 into a family with great naval traditions. He travelled extensively between 1858 and 1866 and while away wrote regularly to his mother. The collection of 78 letters, each commencing with "Dearest Mother", comprises nearly 300 pages. The fascinating letters were written at a time when substantial world-wide social and industrial changes were being made (Britain, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia noted). ISBN/ASIN: 0946555060. Our Book No: 30477. $18 AUD.

199. Keneally, Tom (2010). Three Famines (1st ed). Sydney: Knopf. 324 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages toned as usual, minor edgewear & marking jacket. Subtitle: "In the Irish, Bengali and Ethiopian famines, ideology, mindsets of governments, racial preconceptions and administrative incompetence were more lethal than the initiating blights, the loss of potatoes or rice or the grain named teff." Tom Keneally tells the tragic stories of three terrible famines. The first is An Gorta Mor, the great hunger of Ireland, which began in 1846. The second is the deadly famine that struck Bengal in 1943. The third is the Ethiopian famine, which first appeared in lethal form in the 1970s, and repeated in the 1980s. The author visited Eritrea in the late 1980s to see the effects of this grave event. (First edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781741668551. Our Book No: 28276. $25 AUD.

200. Kenney, Cyril Ernest (C. E.); Weissenborn, Hellmuth (woodcuts) (1944). The Quadrant and the Quill: A Book Written in Honour of Captain Samuel Sturmy, a Tried and Trusty Sea-Man and Author of The Mariner's Magazine, 1669. London: C. E. Kenney / Metchim and Son. 166 pp. Hardback folio, no jacket as issued, good condition, black & white photos (some full-page, including frontispiece), papered board cover (light live grey cloth spine), endpapers & edges foxed, some edgewear cover corner tips (boards exposed), base spine chipped, autograph (author's written dedication). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A biographical tribute by C. E. Kenney of the life and work of the 17th-century British seaman and author Samuel Sturmy, who wrote a brilliant book on contemporary mariner's skills. Profusely illustrated with 97 facsimiles of title pages, portraits and instruments. The text consists of five 'books': The Seventeenth Century Background; Notes on the Life of Captain Samuel Sturmy; General Description of his Book, 'The Mariner's Magazine - 1669'; The Library of Captain Sturmy; and Conclusion. The five books are separated by title pages illustrated with woodcuts by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Sturmy died in 1669 in the year after he published this - his only - book, which, based on his contributions to 'The Mariner's Magazine’, were of upmost importance to the accuracy of maritime navigation. (First Metchim and Son edition, 1944. Unstated limited edition, 660 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: B000WWEODA. Our Book No: 15857. $40 AUD.

201. Kenny, Anthony (2008). From Empedocles to Wittgenstein: Historical Essays in Philosophy (1st ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 218 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (little rubbed & lightly scratched). A collection of fifteen historical essays in philosophy, written by the author after about the year 2000. Mainly they are about four great philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Wittgenstein. ISBN/ASIN: 9780199550821. Our Book No: 29469. $35 AUD.

202. Keogh, Colonel E. G.; Rowell, Lt-Gen. Sir Sydney; Ross, Cyril (illustrator) (1954). Shenandoah 1861 - 62 [Australian Army Journal]. Melbourne: Directorate of Military Training, Australian Army / Wilke & Co. Ltd. 142 pp. Paperback trade, card covers, good condition, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), maps, top edge lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, creases covers & corners, covers lightly toned & marked, spine lightly rubbed, top corners some pages little worn. This booklet by Colonel E. G. Keogh is a brief account of the Shenandoah Valley campaign (American Civil War), and has been written to assist officers of the Australian Military Forces to prepare themselves for military examinations. (No 56 of the Australian Army Journal.). ISBN/ASIN: B000Q5W174. Our Book No: 26520. $12 AUD.

203. Kerbaj, Richard (2022). The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International Spy Network. London: Blink Publishing. 402 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white & few sepia (brown-tinted) & colour photos, minor edgewear. Richard Kerbaj provides a fascinating history of the Five Eyes which is the international intelligence collaboration network between the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Until 2010, its existence remained a closely kept secret. The author expertly blends together accounts spanning the eight decades since the alliance’s inception. This is also a story with a remarkable cast of characters, like the Nazi spy who posed as a Scottish hairdresser, the American home economics teacher who helped create a program to counter Soviet espionage, and the CIA's lone officer in Budapest during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The book has been researched over many years, including interviews with world leaders and more than 100 current and former intelligence officers. It is a major contribution to the literature of international intelligence. ISBN/ASIN: 9781789465556. Our Book No: 41088. $35 AUD.

204. Khanenko-Friesen, Natalia (2015). Ukrainian Otherlands: Diaspora, Homeland, and Folk Imagination in the Twentieth Century [Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World]. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 263 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, bottom edge near spine little bumped, top corner tip front cover little creased, minor edgewear. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen provides an innovative exploration of modern ethnic identity, focused on diaspora and homeland, and understandings of each other, in Ukraine and in Ukrainian ethnic communities overseas, mainly in Canada. The author explores a wide array of folk songs, poetry and stories, trans-Atlantic correspondence, family histories, and rituals of homecoming and hosting that developed in the Ukrainian diaspora and Ukraine during the 20th century. Based on field work in Ukrainian villages and the Canadian-Ukrainian experience. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in folklore, ethnic and diaspora studies, modernity, migration, folk psychology, history, and cultural anthropology. ISBN/ASIN: 9780299303440. Our Book No: 30116. $40 AUD.

205. Kieckhefer, Richard (2000). Magic in the Middle Ages [Cambridge Medieval Textbooks]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 219 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear, CANCELLED EX-LIBRARY, review label inside front cover. Surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval Europe. He examines its relation to religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and politics before introducing the kinds of people who practiced magic, and the reasoning behind their beliefs. The book also looks at many other aspects of life in the Middle Ages. ISBN/ASIN: 0521785766. Our Book No: 29512. $25 AUD.

206. Kimball, Charles (2002). When Religion Becomes Evil (1st stated, reprint ed). New York: HarperCollins. 240 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top corner covers little bumped, minor edgewear jacket (tiny tear top edge, spine little faded, faint sticker mark), owner's written name. Charles Kimball examines the nature and signs of religious evil, and outlines the correctives to these corruptions within each of the major religious traditions. He has worked as a Christian with Muslims and Jews at the intersections of politics and religion over the past 25 years. ISBN/ASIN: 0060506539. Our Book No: 28359. $18 AUD.

207. King, H. G. R. (1969). The Antarctic (1st ed). London: Blandford Press. 276 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge blue-tinted, black & white & colour photos, maps, tables, figures, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear jacket (top corner worn, reverse side & flap minimally foxed). H. G. R. King provides background information essential to a fuller understanding of the Antarctic, a very important strategic region. The book is lavishly illustrated with over 60 photographs in colour and 250 in black & white, as well as maps, tables and figures. ISBN/ASIN: 0713703733. Our Book No: 25275. $20 AUD.

208. Kintgen, Eugene R. (1996). Reading Tudor England (1st ed) [Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture]. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. 242 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. An original new study by American English professor adds to the major projects of providing reading (and literacy more generally) with a history. Specifically, the educational works of Erasmus, Ascham and others are combined with literary comment from other sources to arrive at a view of the Tudor reader's approach to the text. ISBN/ASIN: 0822939398. Our Book No: 19777. $25 AUD.

209. Kloet, Christine (1977). After Alice: A Hundred Years of Children's Reading in Britain. London: Library Association. 63 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, glossy card covers (few minor scratches), colour plates (including frontispiece), black & white drawings, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear corners. Accompanies an exhibition (Sept 1977 - Jan 1978) to celebrate the Centenary of the Library Association, jointly organised with the Museum of Childhood Cambridge, at Bethnal Green, London. Selected and catalogued by Christine Kloet. ISBN/ASIN: 0853657408. Our Book No: 22047. $12 AUD.

210. Knight, Stephen (2004). Crime Fiction 1800 - 2000: Detection, Death, Diversity (1st, p/b ed). Basingstoke, Hamps: Palgrave Macmillan. 272 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, faint remainder mark bottom edge. Stephen Knight provides a comprehensive analytic survey of crime fiction from its origins in the 19th century to the most recent developments. He explains how and why the various forms of the genre have evolved, explores major authors and movements, and examines the work of many little-known writers of significance. The book has full references, and is written in a very readable style. First paperback edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0333791797. Our Book No: 27456. $15 AUD.

211. Koestler, Arthur; Butterfield, Herbert (introduction) (1977). The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (Reprint ed). London: Pelican Books / Penguin Books. 623 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, few drawings, pages toned as usual, rear cover rubbed, some edgewear. Arthur Koestler brings to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He discusses how the split between science and religion arose, and how in particular, the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Vivid pen-portraits of a string of great scientists make clear the role that political bias and unconscious prejudice played in their creativity (including how the Catholic Church held back the advance of science in the Middle Ages). Originally published in 1959, in paperback, 1964. (This copy is the 1977 reprint of the Pelican paperback.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140209727. Our Book No: 4778. $16 AUD.

212. Koestler, Arthur; Butterfield, Herbert (introduction) (1989). The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (Reprint ed). London: Arkana / Penguin Books. 623 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Arthur Koestler brings to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He discusses how the split between science and religion arose, and how in particular, the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Vivid pen-portraits of a string of great scientists make clear the role that political bias and unconscious prejudice played in their creativity (including how the Catholic Church held back the advance of science in the Middle Ages). ISBN/ASIN: 0140192468. Our Book No: 29746. $20 AUD.

213. Komlos, John (editor) (1995). The Biological Standard of Living on Three Continents: Further Explorations in Anthropometric History. Boulder: Westview Press. 225 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tables, figures, few tiny marks edges, minor edgewear jacket. This book looks at historical anthropometrics which is the study of changes over time in mean human body size. The essays in this book, edited by John Komlos, help to shed some light on some of the questions which remain to be answered about nutritional status in the past. The human effects of the economic changes of the last 200 years, has extended analysis to regions where such information has been lacking, including Russia, Canada, Indonesia, Italy, and Spain. ISBN/ASIN: 0813320550. Our Book No: 27341. $50 AUD.

214. Koser, Khalid (2007). International Migration: A Very Short Introduction (1st ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 140 pp. Paperback very small (with flaps), very good plus condition. Khalid Koser debunks myths such as the claim that migrants take jobs away from local workers, and that they take advantage of the health care system and Western living conditions without returning any benefits of their own. Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? Examines the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - to reveal that migration actually presents opportunities that are taken advantage of in light of the current economic climate. . ISBN/ASIN: 9780199298013. Our Book No: 4638. $12 AUD.

215. Kryza, Frank T. (2006). The Race for Timbuktu: In Search of Africa's City of Gold (1st ed). New York: Ecco / HarperCollins. 322 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket. A narrative history by Frank Kryza of the first phase of the colonization of Africa, in particular the search for the ancient fabled Arab city Timbuktu in the Sahara Desert. He offers a close personal look at the extraordinary people and pivotal events of 19th-century African exploration that changed the course of history. The focus is on the harrowing slave trade, and on the expedition by Major Alexander Gordon Laing, who became the first white man to reach Timbuktu, but was murdered as an infidel while starting to return home. ISBN/ASIN: 9780060560645. Our Book No: 24637. $25 AUD.

216. Kugler, George (2007). The Lipizzaners Spanish Riding School: A Guide for Visitors of the Spanish Riding School and the Lipizzan Museum. [Vienna]: Pichler Verlag. 64 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos (mostly full-page), corner tips covers slightly scuffed, small scratch fore-edge rear cover, minor edgewear. This new guide takes a look at the history, breeding, education and particularities of the Lipizzans with a technical view, and also a guide to the first encounter with these wonderful horses. Includes a comprehensive guide to the Spanish Riding School and the Lipizzan Museum. The photos and illustrations are just amazing. (Estimated date, 2007, but variant titles.). ISBN/ASIN: 9783854314158. Our Book No: 30554. $25 AUD.

217. Kurlansky, Mark; Dalai Lama, His Holiness (foreword) (2006). Non-violence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (1st ed). London: Jonathan Cape. 203 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), few tiny spots fore-edge, minor edgewear & rubbing jacket. Mark Kurlansky discusses the conventional history of nations, even continents, that have a history of warfare. His approach to history is one of many examples of how societies promote warfare and accept violence as a way to solve problems. But there have always been a few who refused to fight, and they have been seen by governments as dangerous to society and have been imprisoned and abused. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and the Mennonites and Quakers all have major teachings rejecting warfare as immoral. In this exploration of pacifism, these views are discussed together with such diverse nonviolence theorists as Tolstoy, Shelley, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Aldous Huxley, Erasmus, Confucius and Lao Tse, to show how many modern ideas, such as a United Europe, the United Nations, and the abolition of slavery - originated in nonviolent movements. ISBN/ASIN: 9780224077910. Our Book No: 41885. $25 AUD.

218. Laqueur, Walter (1998). The Terrible Secret: Suppression of the Truth about Hitler's "Final Solution" (New ed). New York: Owl / Henry Holt. 262 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, top edge foxed (other edges lightly foxed), minor edgewear. This classic book about Holocaust history by Walter Laqueur was originally published in 1980. Long out of print, this new edition in 1998 includes a new introduction by the author that updates his long-standing project to bring to light primary source information uncovered in the 50 years since World War 2 (WW2). This reveals that many people, including the German people, Jewish organisations and foreign leaders, knew about the death camps as early as 1941, but showed appalling disbelief and indifference. ISBN/ASIN: 0805059849. Our Book No: 26120. $20 AUD.

219. Lavers, Anne (1995). Tracking Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide (1st ed). [Adelaide, Kent Town]: Axiom Publishers. 176 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), figures, photos, spine ends little scuffed, pages lightly toned, small mark fore-edge last page, minor edgewear, rubber stamp front endpaper This book is a practical guide for anyone new to researching family history. The book contains research resources for Australia, England, Scotland, and Ireland. There is advice on: tracing birth, deaths and marriages and more. There is advice on using register offices, archives and societies, planning and collating family trees, and overcoming difficulties and problems. ISBN/ASIN: 0947338640. Our Book No: 30829. $15 AUD.

220. Lawton, David (1993). Blasphemy. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Harvester Wheatsheaf. 242 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (spine little faded). David Lawton (Reader in English, University of Sydney) provides both a short history and a series of detailed readings about the concept of "blasphemy". Argues that blasphemy is literary in nature, as demonstrated by medieval charges against heretics, or by the intricate framework of blasphemies that structure much of Freud's writing. The book deals with popular and literary culture, religion and racism, law, social power and international relations. (Wrong ISBN printed on rear jacket: 0745005691.). ISBN/ASIN: 0745011136. Our Book No: 28467. $25 AUD.

221. Leavitt, John F. (1973). The Charles W. Morgan. Mystic Seaport, CT: Marine Historical Association / Weslayan University Press. 131 pp. Hardback large wide octavo, no jacket, very good condition, black cloth covers, black & white drawings (including frontispiece), few black & white photos, endpaper drawings, cover corners slightly bumped, minor edgewear, bookplate inside front cover. The story of the restoration of he Charles W. Morgan, the only wooden whaling boat to remain in the United States. It was built in 1841 and is now preserved at Mystic Seaport (Connecticut) as the only example of its type in the United States. Based on manuscript material in the G. W. Blunt White Library of The Marine Historical Association at Mystic Seaport. (The bookplate slightly overlaps a boat plan, but the same plan is also inside the rear cover. Plus loosely inserted ephemera at rear, including the story of the restoration of the Charles W. Morgan. The story appeared in The Age on 10/6/2011. There are also colour photos of ships which appeared in the National Geographic in August, 1950.). ISBN/ASIN: 0913372099. Our Book No: 40865. $20 AUD.

222. Lees, James Arthur; Clutterbuck, Walter J. (2011). Three in Norway by Two of Them (Reprint ed) [Kessinger Legacy Reprints]. Breinigsville, PA: Kessinger Publishing. 341 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings, bottom corner tip front cover creased, minor annotation inside rear cover, minor edgewear. This anonymous book records a journey taken by three men in Norway in 1882, as written by two of the men [actually James Arthur Lees and Walter J. Clutterbuck]. They explore the country's stunning landscapes, quaint villages and rich cultural heritage. This book is a modern facsimile reprint. Stated by the publishers: This rare antiquarian book may have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues (which give it lots of character). (A printed copy of a printed on demand or POD book.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781165160440. Our Book No: 28051. $30 AUD.

223. Leinster-Mackay, Donald (1987). The Educational World of Edward Thring: A Centenary Study (1st ed). London: Falmer Press. 169 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece portrait, minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side). First edition. A centenary volume that attempts to take fresh stock of a man who made a great impact on 19th-century English secondary education. A quasi-psychobiographical approach is adopted so that Edward Thring, the man, is examined from the perspective of his paradoxes, personality and the pervasive influences on him. The author Donald Leinster-Mackay is a senior lecturer in education, University of Western Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 1850002533. Our Book No: 23815. $30 AUD.

224. Lenton, Stewart W.; Lenton, Liz (collaborator) (2006). The Fishing Boats and Ports of Devon: An Alternative Way to Explore Devon (Volume 2). Plymouth: Channel View Publishing. 101 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, spiral bound, thick card covers (with flaps), colour text-photos, alphabetical index, charts, few black & white drawings, spine ends lightly bumped, minor edgewear. Stewart Lenton provides a brief guide to places associated with the fishing industry past and present in Devon; and a contemporary photographic record of the registered fishing boats kept in these places. This very informative book is a good way to learn some maritime and fishing history of Devon. (The index has extra unnumbered pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780955402319. Our Book No: 30471. $20 AUD.

225. Lewis, Michael D. (1972). Spithead: An Informal History. London: George Allen & Unwin. 208 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor foxing reverse side jacket, minor edgewear, owner's written name. The author writes about Spithead - the stretch of water between the eastern end of the Isle of Wight and the English mainland. This is the last book by Michael Lewis, the foremost naval historian. Completed just before his death, it draws together, in his inimitable style and with his profound knowledge of naval past, the many and varied strands of history that have given Spithead its significance. This approach will appeal not only to naval and local historians but to all those who sail Spithead. ISBN/ASIN: 0049420968. Our Book No: 22389. $15 AUD.

226. Liebknecht, Karl (1921). Politische Aufzeichnungen aus Seinem Nachlass Geschrieben in den Jahren 1917 - 1918 [Politische Aktions Bibliothek]. Berlin: Die Aktion (Franz Pfemfert). 162 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, board cover (papered spine, lightly foxed), front flyleaf creased & lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, rubber owner stamp. Translation of title: "Political Notes from His Estate Published in the Years 1917 - 1918”. Karl Liebknecht (1871 - 1919, Berlin) was a German Social Democrat politician, who, with Rosa Luxemburg and other radicals founded the Spartacus League, which became the Communist Party of Germany. He was assassinated after a failed radical coup attempt. Our Book No: 13515. $15 AUD.

227. Lingard, Jan (2022). Refugees and Rebels: Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia (2nd ed). Sydney: Australian Indonesia Association of NSW. 313 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, few cartoons, minor edgewear. In accounts of wartime Australia the influx of over 5,000 Indonesian men women and children has been largely overlooked. Jan Lingard records that these exiles or refugees were military personnel, merchant sailors, civilians and political prisoners of the Dutch, all evacuees from the Japanese occupied Netherlands East Indies. They arrived as subjects of the Dutch colonial empire, and the majority of them left after the war as rebels - supporting the fledgling Indonesian republic which Soekarno had proclaimed when the Japanese surrendered. This book is the fascinating story of these Indonesians and their engagement with White Australia as they were dispersed to cities and country towns, and of the repercussions for their Australian friends, the unionists (particularly the Waterside Workers Federation and Seamens Union), and eventually the Chifley labor Government itself. (Originally published, 2008. This copy is the second edition, 2022.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780646859415. Our Book No: 31393. $35 AUD.

228. Lister, R. P. (2000). Genghis Khan (Reissue ed). New York: Cooper Square Press. 232 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, frontispiece, few small toned spots edges, minor edgewear. This biography by R. P. Lister tells the early life and rise to power of a nomadic Mongol named Temujin, to become Genghis Khan, one of the world's most fearsome warriors by unifying the Mongol clans. The author has based his work on "The Secret History of the Mongols" - the sole contemporary record of Genghis Khan and his Mongol people (modern day Mongolia). Originally published, 1969. This copy is the 2000 reissue. ISBN/ASIN: 0815410522. Our Book No: 28044. $18 AUD.

229. Livingstone, Stanley; Goodwin, Harold Dr (foreword) (2000). In the Footsteps of Livingstone and Stanley and Visits to Other Historical Places. Sydney: Stanley Livingstone / Book House at Wild & Woolley. 321 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, covers little rubbed, small crease front cover, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). Stanley Livingstone (chemistry professor, University of Sydney) and his wife Lorna describe their extensive travels around the world, many of them in remote areas such as Easter Island. The author often provides a lively account of the historical background to these places. In particular, he tells the thrilling story of retracing the steps of the two great African explorers (and namesakes) Livingstone and Stanley. (Includes handwritten note from the author about the book and how he wrote it.). ISBN/ASIN: 1740181026. Our Book No: 27600. $30 AUD.

230. Lloyd George, Rt. Hon. David (1914). The Great War Speech at the Queen's Hall, London (1st ed). London: Clerkenwell Press (Printer). 12 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, light toning, spotted foxing pages, staples rusted, foxing front cover, small mark last page, rubber stamp front cover, minor edgewear. This pamphlet is the authorised edition of The Great War Speech delivered by The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, M.P. (Chancellor of the Exchequer) at the Queen's Hall, London on September 19th, 1914. He spoke about: "Why Our National Honour is Involved, France and Belgium in 1870, A Scrap of Paper, Germany's Perjury, Belgium's Crime, The Right to Defend its Homes, The Case of Serbia, Serbia Faced the Situation with Dignity, Russia's Turn, The Little Nations, The Test of Our Faith, German Civilisation, A Philosophy of Blood and Iron, The Road-hog of Europe, Through Terror to Triumph, A Welsh Army in the Field, The Sacrifice, The New Patriotism, and The Vision." (Rubber stamp of Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamers.). Our Book No: 40118. $18 AUD.

231. Lockman, Zachary (2004). Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (1st p/b ed). Oxford: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 308 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, map, minimal edgewear. Zachary Lockman offers a broad survey of the development of imperfect Western knowledge about Islam and the Middle East region generally (commonly described as orientalism). Gives special attention to the ideas, politics, and controversies that have shaped Middle East studies in the United States over the past 50 years. ISBN/ASIN: 0521629373. Our Book No: 22767. $15 AUD.

232. Lombard, Jean (2010). An Irish Woman in Czarist Russia (1st ed). Sydney: Halstead Press. 191 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, tiny bump bottom edge front cover, minor edgewear corners, autograph (author's written name). This is the story of Kathleen Ffrench who was the daughter of an Irish diplomat and a Russian heiress. Kathleen's life was rich in trials and scandal: she suffered because of the betrayals of her disturbed mother, and saw the atrocities of the Great War while serving in the Red Cross. The author has used the candid letters of Kathleen and her family, to write this deeply personal look at an amazing woman with a capacity to survive. The authors' husband is a cousin of Kathleen Ffrench. ISBN/ASIN: 9781920831776. Our Book No: 29488. $20 AUD.

233. Lucas, James (2022). Hitler's Enforcers: Leaders of the German War Machine 1933 - 1945 (Reprint ed). London: Canelo. 317 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. James Lucas has chosen 15 of the leading players in Hitler's terrifying war effort, and describes their role in the German military hierarchy and their performance at strategic or battlefield level. His subjects include Kesselring, von Manstein, Model, Nehring and Rommel. It is a story about command, control, and the hard realities of combat. The author is a military historian, and has spoken with many veterans of both Axis and Allied armies to find out what makes an effective soldier. ISBN/ASIN: 9781800329874. Our Book No: 41358. $20 AUD.

234. Lycett, Phyllis; Martin, Michael (1994). Abraham le Blond: Colour Printer 1819 - 1894. St Albans, Herts: Lycett Antiques / New Baxter Society. 96 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, colour plates, minor edgewear. George Baxter invented colour printing in 1834. Abraham le Blond was a licensee of Baxter's new technological innovation, and his colour prints are now considered second only to Baxter in terms of their quality. Authors Phyllis Lycett and Michael Martin provide a biography of Le Blond and his business, as well as an extensive illustrated catalogue of his prints. ISBN/ASIN: 0952500019. Our Book No: 13268. $25 AUD.

235. Lyons, Jonathan (2009). The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. London: Bloomsbury. 248 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, few colour illustrations, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. A fascinating and thoughtful look at the Arab thinkers of the past. The author explores and reveals the extent of their learning and describes the intrepid adventures of those who went in search of it. They laid some of the foundations of what is now called the Renaissance in Europe. ISBN/ASIN: 9781408800317. Our Book No: 28671. $18 AUD.

236. MacCulloch, Diarmaid (2013). Silence: A Christian History (Reprint ed). London: Penguin Group. 337 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover & spine lightly creased, minor edgewear. Diarmaid MacCulloch shows the history of Christianity in a fresh and fascinating new way. In this daring and moving history, the author draws us into a polyphony of silences from the whole span of Christianity and beyond, from ancient Jewish and Greek beginnings to the Jesus ministry, from the monastic movement to the eruption of the Reformation, and on to more troubling recent silences. . ISBN/ASIN: 9780241952320. Our Book No: 31233. $20 AUD.

237. MacDougall, Ian (2002). Onion Johnnies: Personal Recollections by Nine French Onion Johnnies of Their Working Lives in Scotland (1st ed) [Flashbacks Series]. East Linton, Scotland: Tuckwell Press / Scottish Working People's History Trust / European Ethnological Research Centre. 184 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. Traces the history of the French Onion Johnnies (or Ingan Johnnies, as they were usually known north of the Border). They were a familiar group of seasonal immigrant workers in cities and towns throughout Scotland and Britain. These recollections are unique insights into the very hard working lives of the Johnnies in Scotland, about whom virtually nothing in any detail has been published before. ISBN/ASIN: 1862322201. Our Book No: 25889. $14 AUD.

238. Macinnis, Peter (2004). The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories: Poisons and Poisoners (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 237 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, barcode sticker & faint sticker mark inside rear cover, sticker front cover. This book explores accidental and incidental tales of poisons and their use throughout history. (Sticker states "local author".). ISBN/ASIN: 1741141850. Our Book No: 27452. $15 AUD.

239. Macklin, Herbert W. (1917). Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire [Little Guides Series]. London: Methuen & Co. 232 pp. Hardback very small, no jacket, good plus condition, embossed red cloth cover (spine lightly faded), black & white photos (including frontispiece), foldout map, endpaper map, rear endpaper toned, corners little bumped, old price marks, some edgewear. Describes most towns in the two shires, with particular mention of church architecture. One of the scarcer titles in this popular series, as Huntingdonshire was later abolished. SALE PRICE. Our Book No: 12312. $12 AUD.

240. Magnus, Philip (1968). Kitchener: Portrait of an Imperialist (1st p/b ed). New York: E. P. Dutton. 410 pp. Paperback, very good condition, few black & white photos, minor edgewear & rubbing, mark top edge, front cover lightly marked, owner's written name & date. An engrossing reassessment of Lord Kitchener (1850 - 1916) both as a complex man and as the leading protagonist of the march of British imperialism in the 19th century. Kitchener's achievements as soldier and administrator over a period of more than 40 years in Egypt, the Sudan, South Africa and India brought him immense fame and influence. Our Book No: 22551. $12 AUD.

241. Majupuria, Indra (2002). Enjoy Nepalese Cuisine: Traditional Food and Drinks with Some Global Insights. Lash, Gwalior, India: M. Devi. 128 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, colour (few black & white) text-photos, black & white & sepai drawings, maps, glossy paper, minor edgewear. This great little book explains in much detail the Nepalese traditions with food and beverages, and also explains the history and ethnicity of these Nepalese traditions. The book contains 295 colour photos, 50 line drawings and 2 maps. There are no recipes, but readers are referred to her book 'Joys of Nepalese Cooking'. (No date. Trove suggests 1990s. Book advert at rear suggests 2000. Other database listings suggest 2002.) ISBN/ASIN: 9993354007. Our Book No: 24120. $30 AUD.

242. Maloney, Alison (2005). The Forties: Good Times Just Around the Corner (Reprint ed). London: Michael O'Mara. 111 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos, few sepia (brown-tinted) photos, adverts, minor bump spine, minor edgewear. Alison Maloney records a vividly remembered account of Britain at a time when air raids, food shortages and rationing of almost every essential item happened in everyday life. The book is told largely in the words of the people who lived through this extraordinary decade. There are nostalgic photos and memorabilia of every kind, this very special book will appeal to anyone with an interest in history and anyone who remembers life in Britain in the 1940s. ISBN/ASIN: 9781843171454. Our Book No: 27206. $18 AUD.

243. Mansfield, Peter (1992). The Arabs (3rd, reprint ed). London: Penguin Books. 557 pp. Paperback, very good condition, minor edgewear. Third edition. Peter Mansfield draws upon his many years experience as historian and journalist in the Middle East. He provides a concise and authoritative general introduction - social, political and historical - to the modern Arab world. ISBN/ASIN: 0140147683. Our Book No: 3930. $12 AUD.

244. Margolius, Ivan (2006). Reflections of Prague: Journeys Through the 20th Century. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons. 318 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket. Ivan Margolius relates the story of how his Czech Jewish family became embroiled in the most tragic and tumultuous episodes of the 20th century. Their moving story traces the major events, turmoil, oppression and triumphs of Europe through the last 100 years: from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the First World War, from the vibrant intellectual life of Prague in the times of Kafka, Capek and Masaryk to years of hunger in a Polish ghetto and the concentration camps of Hitler, and from the tyrannical rule of Stalin to the rekindled hopes of Dubcek and the subsequent Soviet occupation to liberation under Havel. A poignant but uplifting personal tale about a life lived with purpose and conviction, in the face of suffering and sacrifice. The author is a Czech architect who migrated to Britain. ISBN/ASIN: 0470022191. Our Book No: 24975. $20 AUD.

245. Marks, E. George (1918). Napoleon and the War (Second series ed). Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade & Circulating Library. 180 pp. Paperback, good condition, frontispiece portrait (author), card covers (foxed, marked, edges repaired), pages toned, black cloth spine (repair), edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). This scarce booklet on the Napoleon and relevance to the current World War (WW1) was written by a literary staffer at the Sydney Sun newspaper. It is sequel to the Series 1 (which had 25 chapters). Series 2 has 25 additional (new) chapters. Cover blurb: " Second series (25 new chapters, graphically written). Phenomenal success of first series (two editions in a fortnight)" The written dedication reads: "From E. George Marks to Dr Cecil Purser (Vice-Chancellor University of Sydney). Best wishes [etc].". Our Book No: 17111. $100 AUD.

246. Marsden, Peter (1975). The Wreck of the Amsterdam (1st U.S. ed). New York: Stein & Day. 289 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos & drawings, minor edgewear spine ends jacket (small closed tear top edge, rear cover lightly marked & scratched), owner's written name & date. Peter Marsden relates the story of the Dutch merchant ship's ill-fated voyage from Jakarta, but wrecked off the English coast (Hastings) in 1749. It then tells a fascinating story of how, in 1969, the author and a team of dedicated researchers become involved in salvaging this great ship. Fully documented and illustrated with nearly 200 photographs that tell the complete story of this great ship's past and present. ISBN/ASIN: 0812817605. Our Book No: 22533. $25 AUD.

247. Marshall, Tim; Scarlett, Sir John (foreword) (2019). Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know about Global Politics (Reprint ed). London: Elliot and Thompson. 319 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, maps, spine creased, minor edgewear. In this book, which has sold over 1 million copies, foreign affairs journalist Tim Marshall examines the past, present and future to offer an essential insight into one of the major factors that determines world history: geography. He answers to Putin's obsession with Crimea, why the USA was destined to become a world leader, why China's power base continues to expand ever outwards. He states that to understand the full picture we need to understand world geography. (This copy: 2019 reprint, which adds at the rear the 16-page Introduction to the sequel book 'Power of Geography'.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781783962433. Our Book No: 41114. $18 AUD.

248. Martakies, Robin (2007). The History of the Windermere Steamers with Details of the Coniston, Ullswater and Barrow Pleasure Steamers, the Windermere Steamboat Museum Steam Passenger Launches and the Keswick Launches. [England]: Trafford Publishing. 145 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, top corner of rear cover creased, covers lightly scratched, minor edgewear. Robin Martakies describes the steamboats of the Windermere and Lakes District, Britain. The information has been extracted from the County archives, old newspaper archives, various records, books and documents in private ownership and from the memories of the employees, many long retired, but still enthusiastic about "their" Steamers. The author has used his love of the old steamers to make this a fascinating book for anyone interested in the steamers and their history. ISBN/ASIN: 9781425133252. Our Book No: 26829. $30 AUD.

249. Mauch, Peter (2011). Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center / Harvard University Press. 312 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket). Australian academic Peter Mauch describes how, as Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Kichisaburo (1877 - 1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-U.S. relations. Connects his experiences as a naval officer to his service as foreign minister and ambassador, and later as father of Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces and proponent of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. Re-assesses Nomura's contributions as a hard-nosed realist whose grasp of the underlying realities of Japanese-U.S. relations went largely unappreciated by the Japanese political and military establishment. ISBN/ASIN: 9780674055995. Our Book No: 15923. $40 AUD.

250. Mauskopf, Seymour H.; McVaugh, Michael R.; Rhine, J. B. (afterword); Rhine, L. E. (afterword) (1980). The Elusive Science: Origins of Experimental Psychical Research. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 368 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), rear flap creased jacket, edges & endpapers foxed, minor edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Professors Seymour Mauskopf and Michael McVaugh examine the history of the controversial science of parapsychology, initially termed 'psychical research'. They track the evolution of this discipline from amateurish and disorganised investigations to professional experimental research. They concentrate on the period from 1920 to 1940 when psychical researchers first made a sustained attempt to gain acceptance from mainstream science. Both authors are historians of science, and they make no claim about the validity of the philosophical foundations of the field. This history is based on records from the British and American Societies for Psychical Research, and the parapsychology laboratory of J. B. Rhine at Duke University. In an afterword, J.B. and Louisa Rhine offer a parapsychological perspective. ISBN/ASIN: 0801823315. Our Book No: 18258. $50 AUD.

251. McCullough, David (2016). The Wright Brothers (1st p/b ed). New York: Simon & Schuster. 320 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, frontispiece, light foxing edges, tiny scuff spine ends, minor edgewear. David McCullough relates the dramatic story of the two courageous American brothers who pioneered manned flight. The author draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including personal diaries, notebooks, and over 1000 letters from private family correspondence, to tell the human side of a profoundly American story. ISBN/ASIN: 9781476728759. Our Book No: 18317. $25 AUD.

252. McDaniel, Tim (1996). The Agony of the Russian Idea. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 201 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition. Boris Yeltsin's attempts at democratic reform have plunged a long troubled Russia further into turmoil. Tim McDaniel explores the inability of all its leaders over the last two centuries - tsars and Communist rulers alike - to create the foundations of a viable modern society. The problem is rooted in a cultural trap endemic to Russian society and linked to a unique sense of destiny embodied by the Russian Idea - the belief that Russia can forge a path in the modern world that sets itself apart from the West through adherence to shared beliefs, community, and equality. When the Yeltsin government declared war on the Communist past, it broke with deeply held Russian values and traditions. McDaniel shows that in cutting people off from their pasts and promoting the West as the sole model of modernity, the reformers have simultaneously undermined the foundations of Russian morality and the people's sense of a future. Unwittingly, Yelsin annihilated its own authority. ISBN/ASIN: 0691002487. Our Book No: 17974. $20 AUD.

253. McDonald, Hamish (2025). Melanesia: Travels in Black Oceania. Melbourne: Black Inc. 330 pp. Paperback octavo, as new condition, maps, minimal edgewear. By land and sea, Hamish McDonald travels across Melanesia, from Fiji in the east to New Guinea in the west. Melanesia is astonishingly diverse, being home to 1200 language groups, many still isolated. Speaking with locals from all walks of life, he uncovers the histories, values, aspirations and tensions that have shaped their communities. He offers a deep insight into people and places, combining travelogue, history and astute political analysis. In Australia, this complex region tends to make the news only in times of crisis. Military coups in Fiji. Indians recruited to work in Fiji. Kanak unrest in French New Caledonia. White blackbirders who kidnapped Islanders for the Australian cane fields. Rioting in Solomon Islands, and the Australian-led peacekeeping force. The wealthy Americans soldiers during World War 2. Troubled democracy and violence in Papua New Guinea, including on Bougainville island. The Indonesian takeover of West Papua. The growing influence of China currently producing a new balance of power across the region. The author has been an award-winning journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760642037. Our Book No: 18668. $30 AUD.

254. Meade, Catherine M. (2006). Catherine of Siena: To Purify God's Church (1st ed). New York: Society of St. Paul / Alba House. 259 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, non-author written dedication free flyleaf. This book is about the life of St. Catherine of Siena, the Italian Catholic saint. It follows the stages of her human and spiritual development as exemplified in her symbolic "Tree of Virtue" with its circle of soil, trunk and crown that would evolve, as the tree matures into the "Tree of the Cross". (Written dedication: "Confirmation best wishes from Mum & Dad.). ISBN/ASIN: 0818912243. Our Book No: 28234. $18 AUD.

255. Metaxas, Eric (2017). Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery (Reprint ed). Milton Keynes: Authentic Media. 305 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, lightly toned, spine ends little scuffed, corners covers & bottom corner tips last few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Eric Metaxas writes a gripping narrative that paints a detailed portrait not only of William Wilberforce himself and the Abolitionist Movement, but also other contemporary concerns of the social reformers. There are entries from Wilberforce's own diaries documenting his travels and the people he meets. This age is brought to life. William Wilberforce was born in Hull, England in 1759. He was not a well child, and grew into a small frail man. However, he was one of the brightest, wittiest, best-connected and generally talented men of his day, and a member of Parliament at the age of 21. He turned the world upside down by achieving the abolition of the British slave trade and the end of slavery in the British colonies. ISBN/ASIN: 9781780783048. Our Book No: 31055. $20 AUD.

256. Metcalf, Eric (2005). Aspirin: The Miracle Drug (1st ed). New York: Avery / Penguin Group. 212 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Reveals the wide-ranging health benefits derived from taking just one aspirin a day. Also details the dangers of drug-drug interactions, drug herb interactions, and possible complications for people who have certain health problems. ISBN/ASIN: 1583332189. Our Book No: 27366. $14 AUD.

257. Miller, Char (2001). Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism (Reprint ed) [Pioneers of Conservation]. Washington, DC: Island Press. 458 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, base spine lightly bumped, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear. This award-winning biography by Char Miller - the first in more than 40 years - offers a fresh interpretation of the life and work of the famed American conservationist and progressive politician Gifford Pinchot. He was chief of the US Forest Service and Governor of Pennsylvania. The author reveals Pinchot as a man with a profound concern for nature and a burgeoning interest in global resource conservation, whose activism not only helped define environmental politics in the 20th century, but whose ideas remain very relevant today. ISBN/ASIN: 1559638230. Our Book No: 25052. $30 AUD.

258. Mills, John A. (1998). Control: A History of Behavioral Psychology. New York: New York University Press (NYUP). 246 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. This book provides the most comprehensive history of behaviorism yet written. John A. Mills balances the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analyses of the structures of assumption that underlie all behaviorist psychology. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0814756123. Our Book No: 21596. $20 AUD.

259. Molony, John N. (1977). The Emergence of Political Catholicism in Italy: Partito Popolare 1919 - 1926. London: Croom Helm. 225 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), old price marks, owner's rubber stamp. This copy: Hardcover (Croom Helm 1977). John N. Molony relates how after the loss of the Papal States, it took Italian Catholics 70 years to organise a political party, Partito Popolare, founded by Luigi Sturzo (the predecessor of the modern Christian Democratic Party). The party held the balance of power in the post-war period, but was finally suppressed by Mussolini's fascists after 1924. ISBN/ASIN: 0856644129. Our Book No: 14494. $35 AUD.

260. Monk, Paul (Paul M.); Schmeisser, Jorg (illustrator) (2009). The West in a Nutshell: Foundations, Fragilities, Futures. Geelong, VIC: Barrallier Books. 332 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), burgundy cloth cover (gilt lettering), few colour plates (including frontispiece), glossy paper, minor edgewear, string bookmark. This lavish book by Australian author Paul Monk consists of 30 reflective essays, influenced by the style of Plutarch, Montaigne and Emerson. The wide-ranging and diverse essays invite the reader to ponder the riches of Western civilisation and they present a distillation of those ideas that are most enduring and powerful in the Western intellectual tradition. He explores topics from history to religion, sport, poetry, Shakespeare, opera, philosophy and geopolitics, Paul beckons the reader into the halls of Western culture. (No 245 of a limited edition of 330 autographed copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780958583893. Our Book No: 18523. $65 AUD.

261. Morell, Virginia (2001). Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery. Washington, DC: Adventure Press / National Geographic. 324 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), map, colour photos, minor edgewear jacket (front flap creased). This vivid book goes on a thrilling adventure down the Blue Nile. Introduces a graceful, colourful people, their exotic land, and a proud tradition that has endured since the days of Solomon and Sheba. From its source in the wild Ethiopian highlands, this major river passes through some of the most untamed country on Earth as it rushes toward its desert rendezvous with the White Nile in Sudan. ISBN/ASIN: 0792279514. Our Book No: 27170. $20 AUD.

262. Morgan, Rex; Morgan, Christopher (photos) (1988). A Glimpse of Frank Mason's Churt. Sydney, Manly: Runciman Press. 116 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, short genealogical table, minor creasing bottom corner front cover, small scuff mark front cover, minor edgewear. The wife of Australian author Rex Morgan for many years lived in the charming historic village of Churt (Surrey, bordering Hampshire). She is member of the only branch of the Mason family to be born in Churt. His son, Christopher, has recreated the work of his great grandfather, Frank Mason from original prints stuck into family albums, to provide this glimpse into the life and times of Frank Mason and the village of Churt during those times. ISBN/ASIN: 0858900181. Our Book No: 25939. $20 AUD.

263. Muncaster, Alice L.; Yanow, Ellen; Wood, Chuck (photographer) (1984). The Cat Made Me Buy It!: A Collection of Cats who Sold Yesterday's Products (Reprint ed). New York: Crown Publishers. 96 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition (reading copy), black & white & colour text-photos (some full-page), scuffed section one page (opening stuck page), some foxing endpapers & title page, minor edgewear. (Title: 'The Cat Made Me Buy It!: A Collection of Cats who Sold Yesterday's Products'.) Alice Muncaster and Ellen Yanow introduce enduring images of the cat as produced by historic and recent commercial advertisers. An introduction to some of the most famous and interesting cats who have encouraged people to buy advertised products. The colourful illustrations by over 100 advertising artists provide a new look at life in the United States of yesteryear. There are 116 beautiful, full-colour photographs. (The authors have combined their talents to create programs that benefit abandoned and abused animals.). ISBN/ASIN: 0517553384. Our Book No: 29076. $15 AUD.

264. Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2007). Kenya: Identity of a Nation (1st ed). Pretoria: New Africa Press. 236 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, black & white maps, minimal edgewear. This book is about Kenya as a country and as a nation. It is a work of comparative analysis in the African context with a focus on the nation as an entity with its own personality and national character. A short history, geography, administrative provinces and various ethnic groups in these provinces are covered. The author is an East African from neighbouring Tanzania. The book is a great introduction for anyone wanting to learn about Kenya. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980258790. Our Book No: 27902. $18 AUD.

265. Nash, John (illustrator) (1992). Cats [Themes in Art Series]. London: Scala Publications. 64 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings (paintings), glossy paper, black endpapers, frontispiece, minor edgewear. In this lavish little pictorial book in the 'Themes in Art' series, John Nash records the image of the cat in Western art. It chronicles their fortunes from goddesses in Ancient Egypt to devils in the Middle Ages and the adored pets of today. ISBN/ASIN: 1857590090. Our Book No: 24071. $12 AUD.

266. Nasio, Juan-David; Fairfield, Susan (Translator) (1997). Hysteria: The Splendid Child of Psychoanalysis (1st ed) [Lacanian Clinical Field Series]. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. 153 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, front cover corner tip creased, minor edgewear. The controversial history of hysteria (psychoneurosis) from Freud to Lacan. The construct is widely held to reflect prejudices against women. However French psychoanalyst and critical theorist Jacques Lacan did not regard it as gender-bound. For him, one of the most fundamental preoccupations of existence was: 'What does it mean to be a woman or a man?’. First edition, published by Jason Aronson. ISBN/ASIN: 1568218745. Our Book No: 13469. $15 AUD.

267. Nevius, John L. (1995). The Chinese (Reprint ed) [Chinese Studies series]. Malaysia: Pelanduk. 274 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, few black & white drawings, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear. This classic book by John L. Nevius provides a valuable and informative historical perspective of the Chinese Empire and diaspora, its inhabitants and culture. This book is aimed at overseas Chinese who may have a cursory knowledge of their ancestral heritage, as well as foreigners who often lack knowledge of the treasure trove of things Chinese. Includes Confucius and Confucianism, the religions of China, religious rites and beliefs, superstitions and the science of feng shui, modes of divination, Chinese dialects, social customs, and festivals and amusements that have distinguished the Chinese way of life for many centuries. (Originally published in 1869 as 'China and the Chinese'.). ISBN/ASIN: 9679785025. Our Book No: 25199. $20 AUD.

268. Newnham, Richard; Lin-tung, Tan (collaborator) (1971). About Chinese (1st ed). Harmondsworth: Pelican Original / Penguin Books. 188 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages & lightly toned, few tiny indentions rear cover & last few pages, minor edgewear. An excellent overview by Richard Newnham of the Chinese language, highlighting main features such as ideograms and spoken tones, and suggests how these affect the exchange of ideas among the Chinese. Includes two texts - a classical poem, and a speech by Chairman Mao - that are analysed in clear non-technical terms. Assisted by Tan Lin-tung. First edition (Pelican Original). ISBN/ASIN: 0140211314. Our Book No: 4557. $12 AUD.

269. Niculescu, Barbu (1958). Colonial Planning: A Comparative Study (1st ed). London: Allen & Unwin. 208 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge coloured, tables, minor edgewear jacket (base rear cover creased, flap price-clipped), owner's written name. This book breaks new ground in its comparative study of colonial development plans for Britain, France, Belgium and Holland. Statistical data is presented on the 70-odd territories studied, including incomes, capital accumulation, and the origin and size of planning finances. One chapter consists of Kenya as a case study. The author is an economist from the University College of Ghana. SALE PRICE. Our Book No: 22229. $15 AUD.

270. Nishi, Kazuo; Hozumi, Kazuo; Horton, Mack H. (translator & introduction) (1996). What is Japanese Architecture? A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture (Reprint ed). Tokyo: Kodansha International. 144 pp. Paperback small quarto, dustjacket (with flaps), very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white drawings, novelty foldout, map front endpapers, minimal edgewear jacket. This book describes construction, design, carpentry, and the history of Japanese Architecture from pre-history to mid-19th century. There are over 300 drawings, and a text that is straight to the point. The book is divided into four parts - religious structures, residences, castles, and places of entertainment. Contains fold-out three-dimensional model of the tearoom of Taian Teahouse. Architectural chronology list rear of book. Translated from Japanese. ISBN/ASIN: 4770019920. Our Book No: 27982. $30 AUD.

271. Noll, Richard (1997). The Aryan Christ: The Secret Life of Carl Jung (1st stated ed). New York: Random House. 334 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos spreads, minor edgewear jacket (bottom corner front flap creased), autograph (author's written name & date title page). Richard Noll relates the previously untold story of the first 60 years of Carl Jung's life. The story follows him from his 1875 birth into a family troubled with madness and religious obsessions, through his career as a world-famous psychiatrist, and his relationship and break with his mentor Sigmund Freud, and onto his years as an early supporter of the Third Reich in the 1930s. The author is a clinical psychology lecturer at Harvard University. First edition stated. Autographed. ISBN/ASIN: 0679449450. Our Book No: 25860. $40 AUD.

272. O Broin, Leon (1971). Fenian Fever: An Anglo-American Dilemma. London: Chatto & Windus. 264 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, flap price-clipped jacket (minor edgewear & edge tears), old price marks. The Irish historian Leon O Broin describes the abortive Fenian uprising of 1867 and its aftermath (a serious threat to Anglo-American relations). ISBN/ASIN: 0701117494. Our Book No: 12204. $20 AUD.

273. O'Connor, Lily (2001). Can Lily O'Shea Come Out to Play? (New ed). Melbourne, South Yarra: Hardie Grant. 252 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, spine ends little scuffed, pages lightly toned, few light creases covers, minor edgewear corners. Her story of growing up in Ireland in the 1930s and 40s. The story tells of her feeling an outsider because she is the child of a mixed marriage, baptised as a Protestant but living in a Catholic community. This is a universal story of a childhood: of hardship and joy, violence, poverty, pleasure, humour and, over all, humanity. The author moved to England, and ultimately settled on the coast of Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 1876719990. Our Book No: 30400. $15 AUD.

274. O'Neill, John (1982). Essaying Montaigne: A Study of the Renaissance Institution of Writing and Reading (1st ed) [International Library of Phenomenology and Moral Sciences]. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 244 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear, owner's written name. John O'Neill, a Canadian academic sociologist, assesses Michel de Montaigne's classic "Essays”, the best known work of this philosopher of the French Renaissance. He regards the "Essays" as an exercise of the literary body, funding the joy of reading and writing. The "Essays" are works of friendship and family, and he rejects theories of literary alienation fostered by Marx and Freud. ISBN/ASIN: 0710009372. Our Book No: 13806. $20 AUD.

275. O'Toole, Fintan (2022). We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 (Reprint ed). London: Head of Zeus Ltd. 614 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. Fintan O'Toole eloquently records the changes that have happened since 1958 in Ireland. His book is both an interweaving of memories and an engrossing social and historical narrative. An excellent book for everyone wanting to understand the culture and identity of the modern Ireland. Fintan is Ireland's leading public intellectual and author. ISBN/ASIN: 9781784978341. Our Book No: 41477. $28 AUD.

276. O’Donoghue, K. J.; Appleyard, H. S. (1986). Hain of St. Ives. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. 132 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, colour frontispiece, colour flags and funnels inside rear cover, one colour flag flyleaf and front cover, minor edgewear. The story of one of the major shipping companies of the late-19th century. The Hain Steamship Company was founded in a small Cornish fishing port, and from there it was controlled until the takeover by P&O in 1917. This book by K. J. O'Donoghue and H. S. Appleyard has notes and lists of the ships - sailing, steam and motor - as well as the fascinating story of the Hain family, which can be traced back to the 16th century. ISBN/ASIN: 090561741X. Our Book No: 30456. $22 AUD.

277. Off, Carol (2008). Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet (Australian ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 326 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, fore-edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear. Carol Off traces the history of the cocoa craze from the 18th Century onwards, through its evolution under such overseers as Hershey, Cadbury and Mars, and it's connection to the violence in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), the West African nation that produces almost half of the world's cocoa beans. A social history, a passionate investigative account and a stirring expose of the inner workings of a multi-billion dollar industry. The author is a Canadian investigative journalist. (Australian edition, 2008. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780702236853. Our Book No: 25226. $15 AUD.

278. Opie, Robert (1995). Rule Britannia: Trading on the British Image (Special (Past Times) ed). Harmondsworth: Viking / Penguin Books. 159 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, thick card covers, colour & black & white illustrations, top corner front cover creased, spine little faded, bottom corner rear cover & last few pages creased, minor edgewear. This book looks at the author's unique collection of packaging and advertising ephemera (now on permanent display in Gloucester). It is a nostalgic look at British advertising art of a bygone era. The book will appeal to anyone with an interest in art and advertising and how society has been reflected by the adds of an era. ISBN/ASIN: 0670866695. Our Book No: 29487. $25 AUD.

279. Orga, Irfan (2004). Portrait of a Turkish family (New ed). London: Eland Publishing. 316 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photo (portrait), frontispiece map, spine lettering little faded as common, minor edgewear. Irfan Orga was born into a prosperous family in the twilight of the Ottoman Empire. The First World War (WW1) changed everything. Death and financial disaster reigned, the Sultan was overthrown and Turkey became a republic. The family was forced to adapt to an unimaginably impoverished life. In 1942 the author moved to London, and seven years later he wrote this extraordinary story of his family's survival. ISBN/ASIN: 090787181X. Our Book No: 23516. $18 AUD.

280. Ormanian, Malachia; Poladian, Terenig (editor) (1955). The Church of Armenia: Her History, Doctrine, Rule, Discipline, Liturgy, Literature, and Existing Condition (2nd ed). London: A. R. Mowbray & Co. 219 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, good plus condition (in good dustjacket), small edge pieces missing jacket (flap price-clipped, small edge tears repaired, spine toned), library markings (taped spine labels, rubber stamps, white ink), base cloth spine mottled, flyleaves lightly toned & foxed, edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. The standard history of the Church of Armenia, written by Malachia Ormanian, the former Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (now Istanbul) (1841 - 1918). Originally published in 1912. This second or revised edition includes updates by Bishop Poladian of Lebanon. (Previously from the library of the Moore Theological College, Newtown.). ISBN/ASIN: B0000CJ93F. Our Book No: 16559. $20 AUD.

281. Owen, Bryn (1990). Owen Roscomyl and the Welsh Horse. Caernarfon, Wales: Palace Books. 72 pp. Paperback large wide trade, good plus condition, black & white photos, small stain fore-edge last few pages & inside rear cover, minor edgewear, owner's written initials & date. A brief biography, by Bryn Owen, of Lt. Colonel Arthur Owen Vaughan (pseudonym Owen Roscomyl), Welsh nationalist and adventurer, together with a short history of the Regiment which was his brainchild, and which rendered such distinguished service in the Great War of 1914-1918 (WW1). He was cowboy, gold miner, hunter, soldier, novelist, historian, playwright, and manager of the Welsh National Drama Company. The story of this remarkable Welshman (now largely forgotten), and how he raised, almost single-handed, the Regiment of Welsh Horse Yeomanry at the beginning of WW1. Our Book No: 23023. $12 AUD.

282. Paice, Edward (2008). Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 (1st ed). London: Quercus. 279 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos centre spread, endpaper map, internal hinge little split (all pages firm), minimal foxing top edge, minor edgewear. Edward Paice has used primary sources, many of which have never been used before, to describe a major earthquakes, fires and tsunamis that destroyed Lisbon (capital of Portugal) in 1755. The main earthquake at 8.7 on the Richter Scale was one of the most intensive on record. There were about 60,000 deaths. Portuguese society was changed forever in the space of a few minutes by the resulting religious, intellectual and cultural shocks. Portugal rapidly declined as a maritime power, to be replaced by the British. Theologians and philosophers were baffled by this awesome manifestation of the anger of God. But the reconstruction helped pioneer the science of seismology. ISBN/ASIN: 9781847246233. Our Book No: 26761. $25 AUD.

283. Parham Reeve, Phyllis (1989). On Fiji Soil: Memories of an Agriculturalist: Based on the Journals of W. L. Parham, 1918 - 1942. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 253 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece), maps, pages lightly toned, tiny tear fore-edge front flyleaf, minor edgewear & spinewear. This fascinating book has been put together by the daughter of W. L. Parham. Phyllis Parham Reeve was born in Suva, Fiji, and grew up near Montreal, Canada. Her father's journals provide the theme for this book and give insights into the Fiji of the period between 1914 and 1942. ISBN/ASIN: 9820200423. Our Book No: 41483. $30 AUD.

284. Parker, Geoffrey (2017). Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Abridged & revised ed). New Haven: Yale University Press. 643 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, maps & figures, top corners tip creased few pages (used as bookmark), light toning pages, spine little creased, minor edgewear. Geoffrey Parker provides insightful analysis of the link between the unprecedented natural disasters of the mid-17th century and prevailing weather patterns, showing the influence of environmental factors on global stability (which produced civil unrest and wars worldwide). It also is very relevant to climate change in the current world. The accessibly abridged edition of his bestselling extensively researched 2013 hardback book. The author is a renowned British historian, now Professor of European History at Ohio State University. ISBN/ASIN: 9780300219364. Our Book No: 41239. $30 AUD.

285. Paterson, Robyn; Williams, Tammy (photographer) (2011 ). Tips from Your Nana: Waste Not, Want Not! (Australian ed). Sydney, Millers Point: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books. 142 pp. Paperback small square octavo, very good condition, colour text-photos, minor edgewear. Robyn Paterson writes a fascinating household bible to keep close at hand, based on Grandma's wisdom. There are simple instructions and pointers which have been written in a practical, step-by-step guide covering a wide range of lifestyle basics. There are ideas from old fashioned lemonade to homemade body scrub, the book does not call for special equipment or ingredients. (Australian edition. Originally published by Longacre Press, New Zealand in 2009.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781742663593. Our Book No: 31057. $20 AUD.

286. Pearl, Cyril (1969). The Girl with the Swansdown Seat. Sydney: Horwitz. 277 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, light toning pages, minor edgewear, owner's written name & date on flyleaf. Cyril Pearl provides a light-hearted look at the sexual realities behind the facade of mid-Victorian morality. He slices away at the myth of the Victorian era as puritan and sombre piety. Instead it was more like the Elizabethan era, an age when personal and sexual freedom made England (at the heights her colonial powers) a merry land and lived with gusto. The most exhaustive but entertaining study of Victorian morals. Written by the author of 'Wild Men of Sydney’. Our Book No: 22939. $12 AUD.

287. Pearse, G. E. (1956). The Cape of Good Hope 1652 - 1833: An Account of Its Buildings and the Life of Its People. Pretoria: J. L. Van Schaik, Ltd. 166 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white frontispiece, black & white photos, gilt illustration front cover, plans, boards little faded, small mark fore-edge front cover, some edgewear jacket (light foxing & toning reverse side, few closed tears, white background slightly toned & rubbed, spine ends & corners scuffed) . Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. G. E. Pearse, a well known authority on the early architecture of South Africa, has written about the historical background to the illustrated buildings in colonial South Africa, and provides some history about the life and customs of the people who built them. A number of early nineteenth century buildings, which show the influence of the then prevailing Georgian and Regency architecture in England, have been included. The period covered, 1652 to 1833, is one in which the finest buildings, furniture and craftsmanship were produced at the Cape. ISBN/ASIN: B000HJC88G. Our Book No: 31141. $40 AUD.

288. Pearson, John (1991). Citadel of the Heart: Winston and the Churchill Dynasty (1st ed). London: Macmillan. 478 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (bottom spine edge tear repaired, bottom edge front cover creased, light foxing edges reverse side, small stain bottom corner front flap), top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear & rubbing. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. For the first time, John Pearson recounts the uncensored story of the Churchill dynasty. He has provided an original and controversial portrait of Winston Churchill himself - the hidden motives that drove him on his paths of glory, the doubts that haunted him, and the psychology of the most enduring legend of this 20th century. To Churchill, his family was the 'citadel of the heart'. ISBN/ASIN: 0333452208. Our Book No: 30601. $30 AUD.

289. Perkins, Anne (2006). A Very British Strike: 3 May - 12 May 1926. London: Macmillan. 301 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear. Anne Perkins describes how at midnight on 3 May 1926, two million workers downed tools and joined the only general strike ever staged in Britain. This book draws on previously unpublished sources and contemporary accounts as well as meticulous research, building a vivid picture of exactly how and why the Strike began and how the brief revolutionary spark burned out less than two weeks later. ISBN/ASIN: 1405049960. Our Book No: 23719. $20 AUD.

290. Perry, F. W.; Laxon, W. A. (1991). Nourse Line. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. 56 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), glossy paper, minor edgewear. F. W. Perry and W. A. Laxon relate the story of the British shipping company that originated in the mid-19th century. The Nourse Line owed its foundation and growth to the energy and enterprise of one Irishman, who successfully transitioned from owner-master afloat in command of a ship to a berth ashore running his own shipping company. Captain James Nourse was born in County Dublin in 1828, and passed the examination for his master's certificate in London in 1851, obtaining his first command the same year. ISBN/ASIN: 0905617622. Our Book No: 30457. $18 AUD.

291. Plesch, Janos (John); Fitzgerald, Edward (translator) (1947). Janos: The Story of a Doctor (1st English ed). London: Victor Gollancz. 579 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), green cloth boards, black & white photos, top edge foxed, small hole jacket spine (minimal foxing & edge tears), pages lightly toned as usual, non-author written dedication front free flyleaf, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. The autobiography of an Hungarian-born medical doctor who attended to high society and many famous people in Berlin during the 1930s. He was also active in medical research, and is best known for his research on the circulation of the blood. However, he was also the doctor for, and friend of, Albert Einstein for 25 years, and his two chapters on Einstein provide the most authentic and intimate record of the character and activities of Einstein during these years. First English edition. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald from the German. ISBN/ASIN: B0006FF3OM. Our Book No: 18239. $35 AUD.

292. Pollard, Howard (2001). Origins of Musical Instruments [Musical Instruments: Book A]. Sydney, Cronulla: Howard Pollard. 34 pp. Paperback large thin octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white drawings, covers little foxed & minor insect damage, staples rusted, minor edgewear. The first in a series of booklets about various aspects of musical instruments. Gives a brief history of the main types of musical instruments, plus a scheme for classifying the myriad of individual instruments that have appeared durning the last few years. Our Book No: 29903. $25 AUD.

293. Pollard, Jane (2004). A Mingled Yarn: The Seifert Family and Flaxmilling in New Zealand. Bowral, NSW: Self-Published: Jane Pollard. 159 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, top corner tip front cover & first few pages little creased, minor foxing top corner first page, autograph (author's written name title page). Jane Pollard relates the story of a family who milled flax from Southland to the Waikato in New Zealand. The author is the great-granddaughter of German-immigrant Johann Herrmann Seifert. Using personal letters, diaries, and business correspondence, plus wages books and cutter's tallies from several of his flax mills, this book traces the New Zealand flax industry, and the men who worked it, through the turbulent years of two Depressions and two World Wars, and the mingled fortunes of those times. The Seifert family were major players in the New Zealand industry that at its peak exported over 1 million pounds worth of flax fibre per year. ISBN/ASIN: 064644025X. Our Book No: 25218. $35 AUD.

294. Porter, Theodore M. (2006). Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age (1st p/b, reprint ed). Princeton: Princeton University Press. 342 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, few black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This is a biography by Theodore Porter, of Karl Pearson, the British founder of modern statistics. Pearson's faith in science grew out of a deeply moral quest, reflected also in his socialism and his efforts to find a new basis for relations between men and women. This impressive and detailed biography looks at Pearson's intellectual adventure and sheds new light on the inner life of science. ISBN/ASIN: 0691126356. Our Book No: 41266. $60 AUD.

295. Poulton, Wilfred (1997). Rangiwi: The Poulton Family and the Otawhao Valley in Kumeroa. Palmerston North, NZ: Self Published: Wilfred Poulton / Printed by Stylex Print. 245 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, map, black & white text-photos, few colour photos, graphs, autograph (two written names, one being the author), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This is the story of a New Zealand sheep and cattle farm in the hills of Southern Hawke's Bay. It tells how the farm Rangiwiu (pronounced Rang-we-oo) was created from three rough bush sections that in themselves were not viable farms. Wilfred Poulton writes about his time at the farm and his family. The author was born at Rangiwiu in 1926 and spent his childhood and the greater part of his working life there. In 1954 he married Susan Bolton, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bolton of Woodville, and they have five children. They both retired to Woodville in 1989. The third generation, Mr and Mrs T. W. Poulton (Tim and Annie) now run the farm. (Autographs of W. Poulton as P. W. T Poulton. Two hand-written letters by Wilfred Poulton loosely inserted.). ISBN/ASIN: 0473046288. Our Book No: 31186. $40 AUD.

296. Punke, Michael (2016). Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 (New ed). London: Borough Press. 338 pp. Paperback, very good condition, few black & white photos, pages lightly toned (few toned spots edges), minor edgewear. Michael Punke relates the true story of the worst mining disaster in American history at North Butte, Montana. In 1917, the lives of a company of miners changed forever when the underground labyrinth of tunnels in which they worked burst into flames. The were more than 400 men locked in a battle to survive. Over three days, 164 of them would die. ISBN/ASIN: 9780008189310. Our Book No: 29996. $15 AUD.

297. Putnam, Hilary (1998). Reason, Truth and History (Reprint ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 222 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, corner tips front cover little creased, minimal edgewear. The author deals with some of the most fundamental persistent problems in philosophy: the nature of truth, knowledge and rationality. He aims to break down the fixed categories of thought which have always appeared to define and constrain the permissible solutions to these problems. ISBN/ASIN: 0521297761. Our Book No: 30336. $30 AUD.

298. Pye, Michael (2022). Antwerp: The Glory years (Reprint ed). Dublin: Penguin Random House UK. 271 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. Michael Pye meticulously documents Antwerp, the famous port city in Belgium, in particular its exceptional Renaissance years, known as a 'golden age'. It was a tolerant, secular city governed by money but also a rogue's paradise. We meet he Portuguese spice ships, but also the very profitable but disturbing slave trade in the Belgian Congo, and then the long aftermath. A very detailed history about a very rich part of Antwerp's history. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141982465. Our Book No: 41402. $20 AUD.

299. Rader, Melvin; Laski, Harold J. (preface) (1939). No Compromise: The Conflict Between Two Worlds. London: Left Book Club / Victor Gollancz. 381 pp. Paperback, good condition, card covers (spine little creased during manufacture), pages & covers lightly toned, rear cover lightly foxed, minor edgewear corners. Melvin Rader describes the struggle between two worlds: democracy and fascism. He is a lecturer of philosophy, University of Washington. He leaves the traditional themes of philosophy to write about the dangers of fascism for the survival of philosophy, and for democratic society in general. ISBN/ASIN: B01LTIHX6K. Our Book No: 20699. $15 AUD.

300. Ramczyk, Suzanne M. (2002). Delicious Dissembling: A Compleat Guide to Performing Restoration Comedy. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. 186 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings, spine lightly faded, minor edgewear. Drawing on her directing experience, and years of leading workshops on Restoration theatre, Suzanne Ramczyk provides an historic overview of the period and the literature. She also provides analysis of the major literary devices and features, methods to approach vocal interpretation of highly artificial text, a solid grounding in period manners and movement, specific exercises to get actors quickly and easily into the Restoration style, detailed artwork of period costumes, as well as illustrations of such period necessities as bows, curtsies, the 'language' of the fan and snuff-taking. The author is an American professor of theatre arts. ISBN/ASIN: 0325003750. Our Book No: 23407. $20 AUD.

301. Ransom, Phyllis (1988). Round the Square in Witney. Buckingham: Barracuda Books. 132 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, endpaper map. A nostalgic illustrated memoir by Phyllis Ransom of living in Witney, and historic Oxfordshire city, noted as the location of the King Edward VII's coronation in 1911. (No 406 of an unspecified limited edition. Publication was supported by subscribers, listed at rear. The author is a retired longtime local teacher and chemist.) ISBN/ASIN: 0860234169. Our Book No: 13692. $20 AUD.

302. Rees, Sian (2010). Sweet Water and Bitter: The Ships that Stopped the Slave Trade (P/b, 1st printing ed). London: Vintage Books / Random House. 340 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white photos (drawings) centre spread, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Sian Rees documents the extraordinary sequel to Britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807. The last legal British slave ship left Africa that year but other countries and illegal slavers continued to trade. When the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815, British diplomats negotiated anti-slave-trade treaties and a Preventive Squadron was formed to cruise the West African coast. For 60 years, this small fleet liberated 150,000 Africans and lost 17,000 of its own sailors doing so. This is the tale of their exciting and arduous campaign. It is a story of unforeseen consequences and a swashbuckling naval adventure full of sensational first-hand accounts of life at sea. Combining flawless research with an intimate and dramatic narrative, this is an epic that no one will forget. ISBN/ASIN: 9781845951177. Our Book No: 18680. $20 AUD.

303. Reff, Daniel T. (2005). Plagues, Priests, Demons: Sacred Narratives and the Rise of Christianity in the Old World and the New. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 290 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, minor edgewear (mainly bottom corner tip front cover), remainder stripe top edge. Daniel T. Reff draws from anthropology, religious studies, history, and literary theory to show remarkable significant parallels in the rise of Christianity in the late Roman Empire and colonial Mexico. The book is simultaneously a comparative study of early Christian and later Spanish missionary texts. He reveals that epidemic disease undermined pre-Christian societies, contributing respectively to pagan interest in new forms of social and religious life. Christian clerics and monks in early medieval Europe and, later, Jesuit missionaries in colonial Mexico, reacted by introducing new beliefs and practices and accommodating indigenous religions as well. . ISBN/ASIN: 0521600502. Our Book No: 25203. $25 AUD.

304. Rempel, Richard A. (1972). Unionists Divided: Arthur Balfour, Joseph Chamberlain and the Unionist Free Traders [Library of Policy and Society Series]. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. 236 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), jacket flap not price-clipped, minor edgewear. Richard Rempel describes how Joseph Chamberlain's Proclamation of Tariff Reform in Britain in 1903 (the creation of a great imperial trading bloc) produced great division among Unionists, most of whom supported international free trade. By 1910, however, many Unionists were converted to tariff reform. ISBN/ASIN: 0715357026. Our Book No: 12890. $20 AUD.

305. Repcheck, Jack (2007). Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began. New York: Simon & Schuster. 239 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), map, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket, remainder stripe. A biography of the Polish Renaissance genius astronomer that tells the surprising, little-known story behind the dawn of the scientific age. His "On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres" was published the year he died aged 70. He was first to provide the data and mathematics that proved the earth and other planets revolve around the sun, and that the earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours, contrary to rigid Christian orthodoxy at the time. ISBN/ASIN: 9780743289511. Our Book No: 17731. $20 AUD.

306. Reuter, Wolfgang (1983). The Lipizzaners and the Spanish Riding School (1st ed). Innsbruck: Pinguin-Verlag. 64 pp. Hardback small oblong quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page colour text-photos, few black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (top spine little chipped), bottom corners covers little bumped, top spine lightly bumped. This is the story of the beautiful white performing stallions of Vienna. The author gives a brief outline of the foundation and development of the stud, the ups and downs of its history prior to the dissolution of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Lipizzaners' move to Piber near Graz and, finally, their fate after the Second World War. (Text is in German and English.). ISBN/ASIN: 3701621462. Our Book No: 30167. $15 AUD.

307. Rhoden, Irene; Peak, Steve (1987). George Woods: Photographs from the 1890s. Hastings, East Sussex: Midnight Press. 64 pp. Paperback small folio, very good condition, black & white text-photos (some full-page), glossy paper, minor edgewear. The Victorian era seaside resort of Hastings, East Sussex, and its surrounding countryside provide the settings for this first-ever album of outstanding photographic images by George Woods, a major English 19th-century photographer. Here Woods exceptionally captures the life and vitality of the resort town, the colour and charm of its fishing community and the tranquility of the rural Home Counties in the 1890s. Collected with introduction by Irene Rhoden and Steve Peak. ISBN/ASIN: 1853600008. Our Book No: 25188. $25 AUD.

308. Ridley, Matt (2010). The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (1st p/b ed). London: Fourth Estate. 438 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, few tiny dents front cover, pages faintly toned, covers little creased, minor edgewear, sticker mark front cover. Matt Ridley describes and then explains why human society is getting better. The book covers human history, from the Stone Age to the internet, from the stagnation of the Ming empire to the invention of the steam engine, and the recent population explosion to climate change. ISBN/ASIN: 9780007378906. Our Book No: 28635. $22 AUD.

309. Ritchie, James (1992). Becoming Bicultural. Wellington, NZ: Huia Publishers. 214 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, pages lightly toned, small mark bottom edge, edges & endpapers lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written & dated dedication title page). James Ritchie relates his experience over 40 years working within the Maori world in New Zealand. This is a book by a Pakeha (non-Maori) for a Pakeha audience. It is based on practical experience as the author reports on what he learned as he moved from his youth in Wellington, to teach on the East Coast, to become a university innovator, teacher and researcher and then, finally a tribal consultant. He found that Maori development is becoming more tribal - not less - and that we all need to understand more fully what this implies. ISBN/ASIN: 0908896131. Our Book No: 41459. $30 AUD.

310. Robert, N. (Nicholas) (1976). Diverses Fleurs Dessinees et Gravees d'Apres le Naturel par N. Robert (Facsimile ed). London: Scolar Press. 64 pp. Hardback small folio (31.0 x 21.5 cm), no jacket as issued, very good condition, brown cloth cover (gilt spine lettering & logo front cover), sepia (brown-tinted) engravings including title page (tissue guard, few doubled), marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, few faint toned spots, minor edgewear. Nicholas Robert started as a painter of ornamental flower pictures (botanical artist), but his work became more botanical after he was hired by the Duke of Orleans to draw the rare and exotic plants and animals in the Duke's gardens. The Scottish botanist Robert Morison, director of the gardens, is believed to have encouraged Robert to take a more scientific approach to his subject. (No 320 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Facsimile on handmade paper of the original edition of 1660, from a copy in the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society. Printed and bound Contains 31 numbered full-page engravings, including title page. Minimal French language text: Amazon states as Latin edition. Unnumbered pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 0859672468. Our Book No: 16676. $60 AUD.

311. Robertson, Alex J. (1987). The Bleak Midwinter 1947. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 207 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, spine little creased, faint foxing edges, front cover little creased, top spine little bumped, minor edgewear corners. This book is about the first three months of 1947 in Britain, when there was a collapse of fuel and power supplies, and the people had to deal with the worst spell of winter weather on record. It snowed daily for seven weeks, and the temperature did not rise above zero for three weeks. This book looks at the origins of the fuel crisis, the impact on industrial, political and everyday life in a country struggling to rebuild after the war. The book will be of interest to students and teachers of political, economic and social history, and to anybody with an interest in post-war British history. ISBN/ASIN: 0719023475. Our Book No: 29606. $20 AUD.

312. Roche, Richard (1989). The Texas Connection: The Story of the Wexford Colony in Refugio. Wexford: County Wexford Heritage Committee. 59 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, maps, bottom corners last few pages & rear cover slightly creased, faint foxing top edge, tiny mark front cover, minor edgewear. Richard Roche tells the story of the Wexford migrants who braved shipwreck, pestilence, Indian attacks and war to form the colony of Refugio in Texas. They left their native Ireland in 1833 - 1834 to seek a better life in the New World. The publication of this small book is one way in which, it is hoped, new interest may be aroused in the links between the two regions. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0951467603. Our Book No: 41025. $30 AUD.

313. Rogers, Pat (1980). Hacks and Dunces: Pope, Swift and Grub Street (Abridged ed) [Grub Street: Studies in a Subculture]. London: Methuen Young Books. 239 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear corners. Abridged edition. A shorter and more concentrated text with focus on literary masterpieces that explored the Grub Street milieu (low-brow literary writing and book and pamphlet publishing). The author has written a tighter copy to show the presence and use of London imagery in Alexander Pope's and Jonathan Swift's essays and poetry. Discussion of London life, 17th and 18th-century urban development, as well as the period of Augustan literature, will interest students of social history. ISBN/ASIN: 0416742408. Our Book No: 29062. $20 AUD.

314. Rosenman, Helen; Dumont D'Urville, Captain Jules S. C. (1992). Two Voyages to the South Seas (1st translated ed). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP). 304 pp. Paperback large wide octavo (with flaps), very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, minimal foxing edges & rear endpapers, bottom corners few last pages faintly creased, minor edgewear, small owner's name front flyleaf. During two voyages across the South Seas in the corvettes Astrolabe (1826 - 1829), and Astrolabe and Zelee (1837 - 1840), the French explorer Captain Jules S. C. Dumont d'Urville visited Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, the Straits of Magellan, Chile, New Guinea, South East Asia, Tasmania, Antarctica and Torres Strait. Helen Rosenman, a French teacher, has translated his journals in two volumes for Melbourne University Press. She became so interested by his story, she here has rewritten the journals to create a simpler but compelling narrative account of these extraordinary explorations. ISBN/ASIN: 9780522844320. Our Book No: 31135. $38 AUD.

315. Rosman, Doreen (2003). The Evolution of the English Churches 1500 - 2000 (1st ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 399 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, few light scratches covers. The story of the English churches over a 500-year period from the Reformation to the present day. Focuses upon the lives of ordinary church-goers and the local clergy who ministered to them. Traces changes in church life, charting the emergence and distinctive characteristics of different denominations. The story is brought up-to-date by examining the growth of new independent churches in the late 20th century. The book will interest students of church history and readers who want to understand the religious background of past societies. ISBN/ASIN: 0521645565. Our Book No: 27599. $30 AUD.

316. Ross, Michael (1978). Bougainville: A Biography (1st ed). London: Gordon & Cremonesi. 167 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) & black & cream illustrations, frontispiece, small scuff rear cover jacket (few tiny scratches, minor edgewear), faint foxing top edge. A biography of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the French explorer and navigator who was famous for his journey round the world, and particularly for his visit to Tahiti. He was a versatile man and had a fascinating life. He confronted George Washington at Fort Necessity, was second in command to Montcalm during the Seven Years War, wrote a treatise on integral calculus at the age of 24, and led one of the most exciting and valuable scientific expeditions around the world. He is associated with the thorny climbing plant known as Bougainvillea, including its discovery and importation into Europe and America. ISBN/ASIN: 0860330591. Our Book No: 29336. $25 AUD.

317. Ross, Robert (2000). A Concise History of South Africa (1st p/b, reprint ed) [Cambridge Concise Histories]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 219 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Robert Ross provides a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1500 years ago up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. Stressing economic, social, cultural and environmental matters as well as political history, it shows how South Africa has become a single country. On the one hand it lays emphasis on the country's African heritage, and shows how this continues to influence social structures, ways of thought and ideas of governance. On the other, it chronicles the processes of colonial conquest and of economic development and unification stemming from the industrial revolution which began at the end of the nineteenth century. This leads on to a description and analysis of the fundamental political changes which South Africa is currently undergoing, while providing a background for the understanding of those many things which have not changed. (THis copy: First edition, 1999, reprinted in 2000.). ISBN/ASIN: 0521575788. Our Book No: 25205. $15 AUD.

318. Rouse Ball, W. W. (1960). A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (Modern reprint ed). New York: Dover Publications. 522 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, spine lightly creased, edgewear. A facsimile of the last revised edition of this classic textbook, which appeared in 1908. This authoritative work provides a lucid overview of the development of mathematics from the Egyptians and Phoenicians to the giants of the 19th century such as Grassmann, Hermite, Galois, Lie, Riemann and many others. ISBN/ASIN: 0486206300. Our Book No: 15874. $20 AUD.

319. Rowan, Archibald Hamilton; Drummond, William H. (editor); McDowell, R. B. (introduction) (1973). The Autobiography of Archibald Hamilton Rowan (Facsimile ed). Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press. 475 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), foldout chart, page edges foxed, jacket 90% complete (edge pieces missing bottom edge, edgewear, creased), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. The memoir of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, an Anglo-Irishman who was a staunch defender of Ireland - and who participated in the 1798 rebellion. Originally published in 1840: this facsimile edition, is copyright 1972. It was written in exile in the young United States republic, and was posthumously edited by William Drummond. It is a lively, personal narrative, revealing the serious but frivolous life of a political Irishman of property in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Introduction by R. B. McDowell. ISBN/ASIN: 0716500116. Our Book No: 21901. $60 AUD.

320. Roy, Mme; Perron, J. (1909). Les Explorations Geographiques au XIXe Siecle. Paris: Societe d'Edition et de Publications. 256 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good condition, quarto-bound, leather spine (raised bands, gilt lettering), marbled boards & endpapers, drawings, maps, spine ends chipped (edges worn), pages very toned, string bookmark, dated bookplate (school prize certificate). Heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Estimated date, 1909, bookplate.) Title in English: "Geographic explorations of the 19th century". A worthy worldwide survey of exploration, written in the French language. Our Book No: 16808. $100 AUD.

321. Rutherford, Noel; Fusitu'a, Eseta (introduction) (1996). Shirley Baker and the King of Tonga (Reprint ed). Auckland: Pasifika Press. 282 pp. Paperback trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), thick card covers (with flaps), few black & white photos, maps, minor edgewear. This book by Neil Rutherford is about Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker, who arrived from London's East End after Tupou I, the first king of Tonga, asked for his help. The book relates the life and times of this gruff, bewhiskered Methodist minister who was a curious character often at odds with his peers. Baker's achievements, whether motivated by altruism or self-preservation, contributed significantly to the Tonga we know today. ISBN/ASIN: 0908597258. Our Book No: 41519. $25 AUD.

322. Said, Edward W. (1997). Beginnings: Intention and Method (1st U.K. ed). London: Granta Books. 416 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. Edward W. Said brings together history, philosophy, structuralism and critical theory in a stimulating work of literary criticism. The author argues that during the 18th and 19th centuries, the novel was the major attempt in Western literary culture to give beginnings an authorizing, institutional and specialized role in art, experience and knowledge. He traces this idea through the late 19th and early 20th centuries - to Freud's discoveries and the novels of modernist authors - and examines the question of beginnings in critical discourse, and the work of the French structuralists. He combines philosophy and belles-lettres, and does not separate literature from history, philosophy and social discourse, thereby broadening the role of criticism from celebration and orthodoxy to re-experiencing and questioning. ISBN/ASIN: 1862071608. Our Book No: 30296. $30 AUD.

323. Sansom, G. B. (1991). Japan: A Short Cultural History (Revised, reprint ed). Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle. 548 pp. Paperback small thick trade, very good condition, fold-out map inside rear cover, black & white photos & drawings, maps, minor edgewear. Revised edition. G. B. Sansom provides students of Oriental art and letters a brief description of the cultural background of Japanese history. It pays attention to the growth of economic, social, and religious institutions in Japan. (Originally published, 1931, and in this revision, 1973.). ISBN/ASIN: 4805303174. Our Book No: 22324. $20 AUD.

324. Sansom, Ian (2012). Paper: An Elegy, a Celebration of the Age of Paper (1st ed). London: Fourth Estate. 230 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear jacket, remainder marks bottom edge. Ian Sansom, an English professor of English, provides a brief quotable history and appreciation of paper in all its forms and uses (not just for books). But also a cultural study, and a series of personal reflections, on the timeless meaning of paper. Looks at the paradoxes of this man-made material, and shows how some types of paper will always be with us. For example, although e-books are making inroads into physical books, we will always need paper to wrap Christmas presents. ISBN/ASIN: 9780007480265. Our Book No: 29238. $25 AUD.

325. Santa Maria, Vincente; Galvin, John (editor); McBride, Professor Patrick, (translation); Hammond, Dr George (translation); Smithers, Adelaide (translation) (1971). The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco Bay 1775: The Original Narrative, Hitherto Unpublished, by Fr Vicente Maria and Further Details by Participants in the First Explorations of the Bay's Waters (Translated ed). San Francisco: John Howell Books. 130 pp. Hardback large quarto, two dustjackets (one paper, one clear plastic), very good condition (in good dustjacket), blue cloth boards, gilt title cloth cover & jacket, frontispiece, maps, colour illustrations, fore-edge pages untrimmed (roughly cut), edges paper jacket chipped (spine & title faded, closed tears), top corners plastic jacket few small tears. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Father Santa Maria's journal of 1775, a record of a participant in the first Spanish voyage of exploration into San Francisco Bay, has only recently been located. It contains four contemporary maps and six illustrations in full colour from the brush and pencil of Louis Choris who was at San Francisco in 1816. There is a glossary, references and an index at the rear of the book. (Parallel text in Spanish and English. Limited edition, 5000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: B002K50QCU. Our Book No: 40709. $90 AUD.

326. Sassi, Carla (2005). Why Scottish Literature Matters. Edinburgh: Saltire Society. 202 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. This is the fourth book in the Saltire series examining the significance of Scottish history, philosophy and the Scots language. Carla Sassi examines Scotland's literature from the earliest times to the late 20th century, and offers new and fascinating insights into the nature of nationhood and identity, and the way in which these are reflected in, and the inspiration for, literary output at various periods. ISBN/ASIN: 0854110828. Our Book No: 23600. $20 AUD.

327. Satter, Beryl (2001). Each Mind a Kingdom: American Women, Sexual Purity, and the New Thought Movement 1875 - 1920 (1st p/b ed). Berkeley: University of California Press. 382 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white figures, charts, top corner rear cover creased, crease front cover near spine, small mark fore-edge. The author has chapters on the late-19th-century debate over the meanings of male desire and female virtue, the ideas of Mary Baker Eddy and Warren Felt Evans, the rise of Emma Curtis Hopkins, three novels written by female New Thought authors, and the life and thought of Helen Wilmans (1831 - 1907). Explains why some prominent turn-of-the-century political reformers were fascinated by New Thought. Describes the subsequent transformation of New Thought in early 20th century United States. The conclusion briefly traces the history of New Thought ideas (as philosophy and spirituality) to the present day. (Printed copy of a POD book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0520229274. Our Book No: 28766. $30 AUD.

328. Satya, Laxman D. (2009). Medicine, Disease and Ecology in Colonial India: The Deccan Plateau in the 19th Century. New Delhi: Manohar. 310 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), pictorial cover, tables, minor edgewear. Deccan like the rest of British India had all the social economic and material ingredients for proliferation of epidemic diseases. Its population lived in unsanitary conditions, consumed contaminated water, and was crowded into wretched houses: extreme poverty, sunk in debt, and suffering from serious food shortage and malnutrition. The existence of mass poverty and its denial by the colonial state made the situation worse. This book argues that the reason for dysentery diarrhoea and bowel complaints was really malnutrition undernourishment and the general poverty of the masses. Even though the diseases were associated with poverty and malnutrition, the British imperial medical establishment continued to blindly adhere to its non-contagion miasmatic ideology. When the imperial state created hundreds of miles of roads and railways, diseases like cholera malaria, smallpox and plague proliferated everywhere. ISBN/ASIN: 8173043140. Our Book No: 17457. $30 AUD.

329. Savage, Richard; Jones, Peter (illustrator) (1997). The Bastard, a Poem, by Richard Savage, Son of the Late Earl Rivers: Inscribed to Mrs. Bret, Once Countess of Macclesfield (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Melbourne Savage Club / Littlewood Press. 20 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good plus condition, black card cover (with flaps & string binding), title label front cover. Collectible reprint of a poem by Richard Savage, originally published by S. Harding, 1728. Published to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Richard Savage and the 140th anniversary of the foundation of The Savage Club, London. Contains two autographed etchings, by the publisher (Littlewood Press) and the artist, printed on goatskin parchment. English poet Richard Savage (1697 - 1743) is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's 'Life of Savage'. The Savage Club in London is presumably named after him. (Copy 60 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Unnumbered pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 1875718249. Our Book No: 16671. $80 AUD.

330. Sayer, Mandy (2017). Australian Gypsies: Their Secret History. Sydney: NewSouth / University of New South Wales Press. 299 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) & black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. In this fascinating book Mandy Sayer puts together a vivid, wide-ranging history that begins at the start of the Romani culture, tracing the first Gypsy people to arrive in Australia through to Gypsy families today, who share their stories of their ancestors and their lives. This book is inspirational for anyone who would like to learn more about the Romani (Romany) Gypsies. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742234670. Our Book No: 29819. $30 AUD.

331. Scarpone, Desi (1995). Board Games with Price Guide: A Schiffer Book for Collectors (1st ed). Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. 157 pp. Paperback large wide quarto, very good condition, colour photos, corner tips covers little scuffed, bottom corner front cover & top corner rear cover little creased, spine ends slightly rubbed, minor edgewear, small mark across fore-edges (possible remainder mark). In this reference book there are 1475 individual board games presented in colour photos dating from 1940s through the 1980s, along with interesting text and their memorabilia and advertising. The man who invented the game Cootie is featured with his many other game inventions. Of considerable interest to toy dealers, collectors and past players ISBN/ASIN: 0887407250. Our Book No: 30731. $30 AUD.

332. Schacht, Joseph (editor); Bosworth, C. E. (editor) (1974). The Legacy of Islam (2nd ed). London: Clarendon Press. 530 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black boards (gilt title spine), black & white photos (rear of book), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, jacket flap price-clipped (corner tips & spine ends little rubbed, reverse side lightly toned & foxed), endpapers lightly toned & foxed, owner's name & date front front free flyleaf . Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This new book replaces the first edition of 'Legacy of Islam’, edited by Joseph Schacht, published in 1931. This second edition, now also edited by C. E. Bosworth, is accordingly not a revision but an entirely new and original work. It has the aim of still giving a synthesis of classical Islamic civilization. and pointing to contacts with European culture where there is discernible ‘legacy’ of pioneering work by Muslim scholars, or the transmission to Europeans of the heritage of classical antiquity. The connection of Islam with the West via the Mediterranean Basin is examined, as is the influence of Islam in such areas outside the Arab-Persian-Turkish heartland as Africa, India, Inner Asia, and Indonesia. There is a chapter on the evolving image of Islam in Western eyes, and there is a more sympathetic understanding of Islam currently. Second edition stated (includes 39 unnumbered pages of photos at rear). ISBN/ASIN: 019821913X. Our Book No: 41328. $35 AUD.

333. Schirmer, G.; Baker, Theodore (translator) (1948). Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: For Medium Low Voice [Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, no 1723: Plate 41573]. New York: G. Schirmer. 100 pp. Hardback large quarto, blue cloth cover (gilt lettering), very good condition, rear cloth cover little scratched, endpapers toned, pages lightly toned, minor foxing, one folded sheet loose (misbound), minor edgewear, minor annotation contents page. Sheet music, in Italian language, with English translation (rebound edition). Includes: Per La Gloria D'adorarvi - Amarilli, Mia Bella - Alma Del Core - Come Raggio Di Sol - Sebben, Crudele - Vittoria, Mio Core! - Non Posso Disperar - Danza, Danza, Fanciulla Gentile - Vergin, Tutto Amor - Caro Mio Ben - O Del Mio Dolce Ardor - Che Fiero Costume - Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella - Il Mio Bel Foco - Lasciatemi Morire! - Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento - Se Tu M'ami, Se Sospiri - Nina (Attributed To Pergolesi) - Gia Il Sole Dal Gange - Le Violette - O Cessate Di Piagarmi - Se Florindo E Fedele - Pieta, Signore!; Tu Lo Sai. Our Book No: 14641. $20 AUD.

334. Schleiner, Louise; McQuillen, Connie (translator); Roller, Lynn E. (translator) (1994). Tudor and Stuart Women Writers [Women of Letters]. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 293 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear top edge. Examines British women writers of the Tudor and Stuart periods, and their culture from the perspectives of feminism, Marxism, sociology, and cultural semiotics. This book is a comprehensive study of those women who were more than translators or diarists and who found individual voices in texts for public or semi-public circulation. Contains verse translations from Greek and Latin. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0253208866. Our Book No: 27171. $15 AUD.

335. Scott, Reg (1988). The West Country's Australian Links: A Limited Edition to Commemorate Australia's 200th Anniversary 1788 - 1988 (1st ed). Devon: Reg Scott. 88 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, corner tips few pages & covers little creased, minor edgewear. Reg Scott is a member of the West Country branch of the Britain-Australia Society. This compilation, based on secondary research, covers the involvement of West Country and Plymouth people in the voyages of exploration that led to the foundation and settlement of Australia. Perhaps about 25% of the current 16 million Australians (as at 1988) had ancestors from this region. ISBN/ASIN: 0951337505. Our Book No: 26003. $15 AUD.

336. Scott-James, Anne (1987). The Cottage Garden (Reprint ed). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 159 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour full-page photos, black & white drawings & text-photos, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Anne Scott-James has written a delightful history of the cottage garden in Britain, from Chaucer's time until now. The many colour photos and black & white drawings bring this book to life. This would be a charming and inspiring book for any garden lover. An impressive erudite survey that challenges the popular wisdom that the lower classes were too poor and ignorant cultivate their gardens. An appendix lists the species of cottage plants identified in numerous historic books. The author is a British gardening journalist who has written popular books on Sissinghurst and other gardening topics. ISBN/ASIN: 0140463976. Our Book No: 40384. $18 AUD.

337. Seemann, Berthold; Snow, Phillip A. (introduction) (1973). Viti: Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands, 1860 - 1861 (Facsimile ed) [Colonial History Series]. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall. 447 pp. Hardback thick octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, tan cloth cover, foldout map, some foxing edges. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . Berthold Seemann, a German-born botanist, was invited to join the British government's commission under Colonel Smythe to investigate the feasibility of the cession of Fiji to Great Britain, which had been suggested by the Fijian chiefs because they were unable to pay off debts owed to America. (The islands were finally ceded to Britain in 1874.) Seemann was favourably impressed and was confident that the islands, well governed, had much potential as a 'flourishing colony'. His book provides a narrative of the voyage and a description of the islands. An account of Fijian botany is included as an appendix. Originally published in 1862. This is the re-set facsimile edition, 1973. ISBN/ASIN: 0712905642. Our Book No: 6653. $40 AUD.

338. Shackleton, Edward; Tweedsmuir, Lord (preface) (1939). Arctic Journeys: The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition 1934-5 (2nd ed) [Black Jacket Books Series]. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 318 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), top edge blue-tinted, maps, figures, edges lightly foxed as common, pages lightly toned, reverse side jacket lightly toned & marked (flap not clipped, rear cover marked, minor edgewear), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Edward Shackleton, the noted polar explorer, gives a vivid description of a winter spent far inside the Arctic Circle: the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition of 1934 to 1935. The expedition consisted of Oxford University students with leaders. They spent the winter of in northern Greenland, and then split into three groups to explore further, one group discovering a new mountain range. (Second edition: A little cheap book in the Blue Jacket series from Hodder & Stoughton. This series reprints classics in new affordable editions.) ISBN/ASIN: B000OR0QXK. Our Book No: 25293. $20 AUD.

339. Sharwood, Anthony (2024). Kosciuszko: The Incredible Life of the Man Behind the Mountain. Sydney: Hachette. 323 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, autograph sticker front cover, autograph (author's written name title page). This book is about the Polish patriot Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817) who was a military engineer, freedom fighter in Poland and hero of the American War of Independence. Anthony Sherwood decided to write Kosciuszko's story after trekking across the Australian Alps. He started to think about the man whose name adorns Australia’s highest peak, Mt Kosciuszko. Kosciuszko never visited Australia. The peak was named by Polish explorer Paul Strzelecki after this Polish patriot. The author has brought to life a long-ago historical man from his investigations in the USA and Poland. Back in Australia, Anthony met the Ngarigo people of the mountains, and learned of their hopes for the future of the mountains. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733650970. Our Book No: 31453. $25 AUD.

340. Shaw, R. E. Instructor Captain (editor) (1953). Official Souvenir Programme of the Coronation Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty the Queen at Spithead, 15th June, 1953. Portsmouth: Gale & Polden. 64 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white photos, plan, few coloured & black & white adverts, black & white drawings (badges, rank, types of ships), light toning pages, corner tips covers & few pages little creased, staples rusted, title page little creased, covers little rubbed, some edgewear & spinewear. This official souvenir program is about Her Majesty The Queen reviewing the Naval Fleet. Some of the contents are: Flag officers responsible for the conduct of the Coronation naval review: Ships attending the Review from fleets and commands: Alphabetical list of major warships with names of flag and commanding officers: Royal naval aircraft in the fly past: Queen Victoria's naval review. Published by the authority of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Our Book No: 30466. $20 AUD.

341. Sherman, A. J. (1997). Mandate Days: British Lives in Palestine 1918 - 1948. London: Thames & Hudson. 264 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), olive green boards, black & white photos, few toned spots & small bottom edge repair reverse side jacket, minor edgewear), edges lightly foxed. A. J. Sherman reports on the strife-torn decades of British rule over Palestine, known as the Mandate, which remain one of the great dramas in British imperial history. This report is based on valuable observations by thousands of British citizens who lived and worked in Palestine. They write with honesty, humour and occasional bitterness, against a background of tragic and violent events. Their letters home, diaries, and memoirs vividly describe cultural affinities and misunderstandings, feelings for Arabs and Jews, accomplishments and mishaps, and reveal a strong sense of imperial mission coupled with a rueful awareness of human limitations. ISBN/ASIN: 0500251169. Our Book No: 23267. $20 AUD.

342. Shulman, Seth (2008). The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret (1st ed). New York: W. W. Norton. 256 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine, black & white drawings, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear jacket. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone and co-founder of the National Geographic Society, is challenged by the author Seth Shulman. A stellar example of historical investigation. Throughout his career, Bell was plagued by a secret: he stole the key idea behind the invention of the telephone. While researching at MIT, science journalist Shulman scrutinized Bell's journals and found the smoking gun: a deeply buried historical deception. Delving further into Bell's life, Shulman unearthed the surprising story behind the telephone, a tale of romance, corruption and unchecked ambition. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780393062069. Our Book No: 24834. $15 AUD.

343. Simankevicius, Almis (2002). Santiago Walking the Pilgrim Path: A Journey Through Spain from Pamplona to Santiago Compostela (Reissue ed). Sydney: Good Walking Books. 140 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, map, top corner front cover tip little creased, minor edgewear. Amis Simankevicius describes one of the most fascinating ways of exploring the history and landscape of Spain is to embark upon a pilgrims walk from Pamplona to Santiago Compostela. This book includes information, advice and handy hints. (Reissue edition, ISBN differs from original edition. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0957896816. Our Book No: 25426. $20 AUD.

344. Singer, Peter (2003). Pushing Time Away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish Vienna (1st ed). Sydney: HarperCollins. 322 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, pages lightly toned, top corner tip front cover creased, minor edgewear, remainder stripe. A biography about the Peter Singer's grandfather, David Ernst Oppenheim (1881-1943). This is a very personal and hauntingly universal story. The author tells the story through the prism of letters and assorted papers that he discovered in a relative's apartment in Melbourne. He made startling discoveries about his grandparents' early romantic attachments, the basis on which they decide to marry, their professional aspirations, and their differing views on Judaism. His grandfather worked with both both Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. His grandfather died in a Jewish ghetto in Czechoslovakia in 1943. (He did not know he would later have a grandson, who became the noted philosopher Peter Singer.). ISBN/ASIN: 0732277434. Our Book No: 41081. $25 AUD.

345. Small, Hugh (1999). Florence Nightingale: Avenging Angel (1st p/b ed). London: Constable. 221 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, edges lightly foxed, top corner tip front cover little creased, minor edgewear. Hugh Small uncovers the story of the reason for Florence Nightingale's mental and physical collapse which took her to bed for ten years, and to spend the rest of her life as a reclusive invalid. But even when bedridden, she worked obsessively for social reform. The British Government asked her to identify the cause of the death of 16,000 returning soldiers in her hospitals. She discovered that the reason was poor hygiene by doctors, instead of army incompetence on the frontline. She suffered repressed grief at this finding, and moreover, the embarrassed Government suppressed her report. Nightingale is best known for her leadership of nurses during the Crimean War. But, the author reveals that her contribution to a substantial improvement of public health after the Crimean War was also exceptional, and that she made use of the most advanced scientific expertise of the day (plus leaks to the media). ISBN/ASIN: 0094798400. Our Book No: 27466. $15 AUD.

346. Smith, Warren Sylvester (1967). The London Heretics: 1870 - 1914 (1st ed). London: Constable & Company. 319 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, front cover jacket lightly toned, minor edgewear, old price marks, owner's written name. Warren Sylvester Smith reveals the diverse range of Christian and non-Christian seekers after truth in the London scene of 1870 - 1914: the secularists, the positivists, the new Christians, the Quakers, the Catholic modernists, the Theosophists and Spiritualists. Recreates a fascinating period of British social history. Bernard Shaw, Annie Besant, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells, William Morris and all the other rebellious spirits of the period are brought splendidly to life. ISBN/ASIN: B0006D83PA. Our Book No: 22391. $25 AUD.

347. Sobel, Dava (1998). Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Reprint ed) [John Harrison]. London: Fourth Estate. 183 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, colour portrait, two peep-holes front cover, front cover little creased along spine, faint stain bottom corners tips pages, minor edgewear. Dava Sobel has written a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and time measurement. The story is about John Harrison, self-taught Yorkshire clockmaker, and his 40-year obsession with building five perfect timekeepers that accurately measured longitude during sea voyages. Battling against the establishment, Harrison stood alone in pursuit of his solution to claim the huge reward offered by the British Parliament for success. A dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest. ISBN/ASIN: 1857025717. Our Book No: 31208. $15 AUD.

348. Solbrig, Otto T.; Solbrig, Dorothy (1994). So Shall You Reap: Farming and Crops in Human Affairs (1st ed). Washington, DC: Island Press. 284 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings, tables, printed on recycled acid-free paper, minimal edgewear. Otto and Dorothy Solbrig report on how farming evolved - when and how people learned to irrigate, to fertilize, and to rotate crops. A fascinating book for anyone interested in agricultural history and the environment. ISBN/ASIN: 1559633093. Our Book No: 21082. $15 AUD.

349. South Australia, National Gallery of (1949). English Furniture (Picture Book of Furniture) (1st ed). Adelaide: National Gallery of South Australia. 21 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples rusted), full-page black & white photos, glossy paper, light rubbing covers, minimal foxing title page, minor edgewear. The National Gallery of South Australia acquired a small collection of English furniture, representing some of the finest styles. The pieces selected for this pamphlet represent the evolution and different phases of the furniture of England. There are 20 black & white illustrations. Cover title: 'Picture book of furniture”. Our Book No: 22071. $12 AUD.

350. Spate, Oskar (1991). On the Margins of History From the Punjab to Fiji [History of Development Studies]. Canberra: Pacific History, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. 142 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, maps, black & white plates, crease in front cover, light creases fore-edge, spine little faded, few marks covers, corner tips few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Oskar Spate has written a comprehensive memoir of his time spent on the margins of history in Burma, India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. His earlier experiences cover the transition from colonialism in Burma and India, to the reality of independence in those countries. After his appointment to the Australian National University in 1951, the scene shifted to the South Pacific, then back to South Asia for two return visits. A fascinating look at social history in these countries. (History of Development Studies, no 3.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731509145. Our Book No: 41826. $80 AUD.

351. Spencer, Lloyd; Krauze, Andrzej (1996). Hegel for Beginners (1st ed). London: Icon Books. 174 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white cartoons, minor edgewear, edges lightly toned. Cartoon biography of the German philosopher who had a profound influence on the ideas and political events of the 20th century. ISBN/ASIN: 1874166447. Our Book No: 25874. $14 AUD.

352. Spennemann, Dirk H. R. (2004). Fiction in Nineteenth Century Samoan Newspapers. Canberra: Mulini Press. 86 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, few tables, cover rubbed near spine, minor edgewear. Dirk H. R. Spennemann provides a general history of three Samoan newspapers, and an analysis of the origin of their fiction content, as well as an index to published poetry and short fiction. The newspapers are 'The Samoa Times' in its two incarnations (1877 - 1881 and 1888 - 1896), and the 'Samoa Weekly Herald' (1892 - 1900). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910996. Our Book No: 29841. $40 AUD.

353. Standage, Tom (2002). The Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess-Playing Machine that Fooled the World. London: Penguin Books. 274 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings (vignettes), minor foxing edges (mainly top edge), minor edgewear. Tom Standage relates the untold story of the Hungarian nobleman, Wolfgang von Kempelen, who in 1769 made a mechanical man called The Turk who was capable of playing chess. Part historical detective story, part real-life fairy tale, the mystery of The Turk has assumed a new significance in the computer age, as scientists and philosophers continue to debate the possibility of machine intelligence. The author is a British technology journalist. (Not mentioned is that Amazon has recently adopted the Mechanical Turk name for its crowdsourcing marketplace for individuals and businesses to outsource their processes and jobs.). ISBN/ASIN: 0713995254. Our Book No: 26247. $18 AUD.

354. Steam Navigation Co., British India (1957). Deck Cadets: A Career. London: British India Steam Navigation Co. / Printed by Brown Knight & Truscott (Printer). 16 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, single colour map, covers rubbed & little marked, front cover slightly faded, staples rusted, corner tips pages & covers little creased, minor edgewear This pamphlet describes a career at sea as a deck cadet in naval and commercial ships, including British India (B.I., founded in 1856). The pamphlet covers trade destinations, the roles of deck cadets, conditions of entry, training, a fleet list, an outfit list, and rates of pay. (Estimated date, about 1957. Loosely inserted: Erratum and rates of pay slips.). Our Book No: 30475. $18 AUD.

355. Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, British India (1960). British India (B.I.): A Career at Sea. London: British India Steam Navigation Co. / Brown Knight & Truscott (Printer). 51 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, map, few scuff marks rear cover, spine rubbed, covers little rubbed & creased, staples little rusted, minimal biro annotation (letter) front cover, minor edgewear, folders inside rear pocket (little rubbed). This pamphlet describes a career at sea, such as with B.I. (founded in 1856, and which introduced the steamship to the coastal traffic of India). Some of the contents explain a career with B.I., amenities ashore and afloat, trade destinations, the roles of deck cadets, engineer cadets, deck officers, engineer officers, pursers and electricians. There are folders containing rates of pay, and lists of outfits required in pocket at the rear. (Estimated date, about 1960, Trove.). Our Book No: 30474. $18 AUD.

356. Steel, Don; Brooks, Bryn (editor) (1980). Discovering your Family History (1st ed) [Family History BBC Television ]. London: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 172 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, reproduced documents, charts, tables, black & white text-photos, bottom corners pages creased, pages lightly toned, tiny scuff fore-edges few pages, top corner tips few pages slightly marked, minor edgewear corner tips covers & spine ends. This book complements the BBC television series presented by Gordon Honeycombe, which was based on his researches into his family history. The book is also a basic source book for everyone engaged in the fascinating task of discovering their own family history. ISBN/ASIN: 0563162864. Our Book No: 30842. $15 AUD.

357. Steinfield, Melvin (1970). Cracks in the Melting Pot: Racism and Discrimination in American History (1st p//b ed). Beverly Hills, CA: Glencoe Press / Macmillan Company. 354 pp. Paperback small octavo, good plus condition, figures, edges lightly foxed, bottom corner front cover lightly creased, small mark front cover, minor edgewear. Melvin Steinfield evaluates the ‘melting pot' idea that migrants to the United States have blended in a new American mainstream. However cracks have appeared in this model, as racism and discrimination in the United States are still commonplace. This book is an edited collection of key readings about this theme, selected from a wide range of authors. First printing stated, as 1970. ISBN/ASIN: B00171B70I. Our Book No: 24666. $20 AUD.

358. Stewart, Desmond (1981). Theodor Herzl: Artist and Politician (New ed). London: Quartet Books. 395 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, maps, genealogy chart, spine faintly creased, minor edgewear & rubbing, bookplate. Desmond Stewart provides a biography of the 'father' of modern Israel. Although he was indifferent to religion for most of his life, he was inspired by the struggles of the Jewish people in Europe. From 1895, he devoted himself to the Zionist movement. (Bookplate of Alan and Sadie Crown. Alan Crown was professor of Semitic Studies, University of Sydney.). ISBN/ASIN: 070433352X. Our Book No: 17293. $30 AUD.

359. Stewart, George R. (Rippey) (1964). Committee of Vigilance: Revolution in San Francisco, 1851: An Account of The Hundred Days when Certain Citizens Undertook the Suppression of the Criminal Activities of the Sydney Ducks (Reprint ed). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 339 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, map, diagram, dark navy top edge, rough cut fore-edges, minor edgewear jacket, base spine & bottom edges slightly rubbed, pages lightly toned, minor annotation (small biro mark inside rear cover), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). George Stewart relates the story of the 103 men who operated outside the letter of the law and managed to preserve its spirit.. The Sydney Ducks were a group of convicts who had come to America from Australia legitimately or otherwise in search of gold. They found mining was not easy or as profitable as they thought, and many of them fell back to their old habits, and supported themselves by robbery. The author has based this book on a highly dramatic and significant episode in American history. He has constructed a narrative which combines tension and evocative detail with great attention to detail and authenticity. ISBN/ASIN: B000NYCCS6. Our Book No: 41284. $40 AUD.

360. Stewart, J. J. (John Jenkins) (1946). Saga of the South Seas. Sydney: Tip-Top Publications. 96 pp. Paperback, fair condition, heritage pictorial cover, adverts, edges & pages lightly toned, small edge pieces missing front cover, tiny dent several pages, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear & creasing. Estimated date: 1945 - 1947 (Trove catalogue). Small booklet containing essays on some of the colourful characters of the South Pacific. The delightful old-style colour painting on the front cover depicts three local beauties. Advert rear cover: "Become an artist - quickly. Let Brodie Mack teach you at home". SALE PRICE. Our Book No: 11166. $12 AUD.

361. Stichting, Anne Frank (1994). Anne Frank in the World 1929 - 1945 (5th revised ed). Amsterdam: Anne Frank House. 228 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear corners. Anne Frank is one of the best known German-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. This book is a portrait of Anne Frank's life, and gives an account of historical developments between 1929 and 1945 in Germany and Netherlands. Many photos in this book appear for the first time. Fifth revised edition, published by Anne Frank House in Amsterdam (English edition). ISBN/ASIN: 9072972104. Our Book No: 28735. $25 AUD.

362. Stockman, Norman (2000). Understanding Chinese Society. Cambridge: Polity Press. 270 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, edges lightly foxed, corner tip front cover creased, some edgewear. Norman Stockman (sociologist, University of Aberdeen) provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Describes a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout history, including the 20th century. Examines China from pre-revolutionary times to a rapidly modernising society based on Marxist principles, although the focus is on recent change. Particular attention is paid to Chinese cultural traditions and hierarchical relationships in familial and wider social settings, and their fate in the modern world. ISBN/ASIN: 0745617360. Our Book No: 18014. $15 AUD.

363. Stott, Rebecca (2012). Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution (Reprint ed). New York: Spiegel & Grau. 396 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, base spine lightly bumped. Examines theory of evolution as it started long ago with Aristotle, and mainly developed by Charles Darwin. A masterful retelling of the collective daring of a few like-minded men who had the imagination to speculate on nature's ways and the courage to publish at a time when to do so, for political as well as religious reasons, was to risk everything. ISBN/ASIN: 9781400069378. Our Book No: 30575. $30 AUD.

364. Strong, Roy (1993). Art and Power: Renaissance Festivals 1450 - 1650 (Reprint ed). Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. 227 + 115 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, full-page black & white drawings (plates) at rear, tables, minor edgewear, owner's embossed name & details front free flyleaf. A history of Renaissance festivals in Europe and Britain by Sir Roy Strong, including 112 pages of photos. Part I covers medieval inheritance, removed mysteries, and the spectacles of state. Part II covers the idea of monarchy, images of empire, Catherine d'Medici and the magnificent Valois court festivals, Grand Duke Ferdinand and the Florentine intermezzi, and Charles I and the Stuart court masques. The author was Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and an expert in Elizabethan and Jacobean art. ISBN/ASIN: 0851152473. Our Book No: 25160. $30 AUD.

365. Studd, Stephen (1998). Herbert Chapman, Football Emperor: A Study in the Origins of Modern Soccer. London: Souvenir Press. 160 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, frontispiece portrait, top edge little foxed, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear, rubber bookshop stamp front flyleaf. Herbert Chapman was the first of the modern-style football managers. Stephen Studd provides a detailed account of Chapman's career in Britain, illustrated with many important archival photos. It is not only a success story, but a fascinating study of how football (soccer) came of age. ISBN/ASIN: 028563416X. Our Book No: 24158. $15 AUD.

366. Suleiman, Yasir (2003). The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology (1st U.K. ed). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 288 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner tips rear cover & few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Professor Yasir Suleiman is a Middle East specialist at the University of Edinburgh. He provides a fresh perspective on nationalism in the Middle East by linking nationalism with Arabic language and Arabic identity during the past 200 years. Straddling cultural and political nationalism, he examines elements of Arab history, such as: the clash between Arab and Turkish cultural nationalism; readings of canonical treatises; and the major ideological trends linking language to territorial nationalism. A compelling and timely study of Arabic culture, language, history and nationalism This is the first full-scale study of this important topic and will be of interest to students of nationalism, Arabic studies, history, cultural studies and sociolinguistics. ISBN/ASIN: 0748617078. Our Book No: 14145. $25 AUD.

367. Survey Corps, Royal Australian (1995). Long Way Too Much: Being the Last Parade of the New Guinea Survey Section 1942 -1943. Canberra: Royal Australian Survey Corps. 12 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples slightly rusted), spine creased, minor edgewear. This small booklet gives a brief look at the history of the New Guinea Survey Section, later renamed the 8th Field Survey Section A.I.F. From the title page: "A Tribute to Mates for whom the past half century has been 'Long Way Too Much' by the surviving members of The New Guinea survey Section.”. Our Book No: 41395. $20 AUD.

368. Sutherland, N. M. (1966). Catherine de Medici and the Ancien Regime [Historical Association General Series]. London: Historical Association. 36 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, minor edgewear & scuffing. This pamphlet places the incompletely known life of the Catherine de Medici, Italian noblewoman, and mother of three French kings, in its historical context during a difficult period of civil wars in France. Our Book No: 7473. $12 AUD.

369. Swiderski, Richard M. (1998). Multiple Sclerosis through History and Human Life. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. 210 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear & rubbing. Richard Swiderski provides an historical and geographical overview of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the people who have studied it, as well as those who have lived and died with it, over hundreds of years. The author was diagnosed with MS in 1991. He includes a list of autobiographies, biographies, novels, videos, studies and films that concern MS, as well as a list of attempted treatments. MS was first noted in the early 1800s. ISBN/ASIN: 0786405627. Our Book No: 20307. $20 AUD.

370. Syse, J. P.; Howells, Astri; Crowdy, Michael (1978). Wilh. Wilhelmsen 1861 - 1977: A Brief History and a Fleet List. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. 144 pp. Paperback trade trade, good condition, black & white photos, colour photos inside covers, light toning pages, light foxing covers, light crease bottom corner front cover, minor edgewear. J. P. Syse and colleagues relate the story of the pioneering Norwegian shipping company, Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, a major force in Noway becoming a leading shipping nation. The founder of the company, Morten Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, was born at Tonsberg on the 12th July, 1839, the son of Abraham Wilhelmsen, a master tanner. In 1863 Wilh. Wilhelmsen, as he now called himself, married Catharina, daughter of Fred. Sev. Lorentzen, a doctor, who also had interest in, and was part-owner of, several sailing ships. Most of the book consists of lists of company ships (photo, specifications and history chronological order), divided into three sections: Sailing Ships, Steamships, and Turbine and Motorships. ISBN/ASIN: 0905617053. Our Book No: 30452. $18 AUD.

371. Taithe, Bertrand (1999). Defeated Flesh: Welfare, Warfare and the Making of Modern France (1st ed) [Medicine, Society, and the Birth of Modern France]. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 292 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cover edges jacket marginally faded. A compelling study of the French defeat of 1870 and the socialist uprising of the Commune of Paris - a crucial era in the making of modern France. By examining the history of the body and medicine, Taithe shows how the French mobilized for the war effort, and how their ultimate defeat had devastating cultural and social consequences that led to the "fin de siecle spirit" (the feeling that society was in crisis and needed radical change). ISBN/ASIN: 0719056217. Our Book No: 14669. $30 AUD.

372. Tallis, Frank (2002). Hidden Minds: A History of the Unconscious (1st ed). London: Profile Books. 194 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), navy boards & endpapers, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear jacket, remainder stripe. Frank Tallis provides a brilliant synthesis that reevaluates, in accessible language, the notion of the unconscious - one of the major concepts of 20th-century science. The latest experiments suggest a remarkable comeback for a notion originally popularised by Sigmund Freud. Tallis concludes with a revolutionary account of what it means to be human. This is a compelling story that looks at writers, artists and scientists, bitter professional rivalries and fascinating discoveries. ISBN/ASIN: 186197311X. Our Book No: 23328. $25 AUD.

373. Tantri, K'Tut (1989). Revolt in Paradise: One Woman's Fight for Freedom in Indonesia (Reprint ed) [Griffin Paperback series]. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Publishers. 308 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, corner tips covers creased, few tiny dents, spine ends little bumped, minor edgewear. This is the story of K'tut Tantri's account of her life in Bali, first as a young artist and later as a resistance fighter for Indonesian independence during World War 2. Enchanted by the paradise seen on a movie screen, this young Scotswoman decides that she must live in Bali. Once there, she attracts the attention of Prince Anak Agung Nuru, who introduces her to his language and culture, and begins what will be become a lifelong friendship. When war shatters her paradise, Tantri joins the Prince in the resistance movement, only to be captured, tortured, imprisoned and finally, near death, released. This is a story of devotion and love for a people, as well as a tale of sheer guts, determination, and romance. ISBN/ASIN: 0517573733. Our Book No: 31232. $30 AUD.

374. Taylor, Andrew (2004). Travelling the Sands: Sagas of Exploration in the Arabian Peninsula (Reprint ed). Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 164 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos & drawings (some paintings), frontispiece map, glossy paper, corner tips covers & few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Andrew Taylor explores historic travel adventures in the Arabian Peninsula. He uses first-hand accounts as a main source, and he writes about the hardships the travellers endured, and explores the motivation behind 'travelling the sands'. Some of the well-known people to travel in the Arabian Peninsula are Sir Richard Burton, T.E. Lawrence and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. This book is confined to six expeditions: Charles Doughty, the Blunts, Bertram Thomas, Harry St John Philby and Wilfred Thesinger (two trips). The book is illustrated with Victorian era oil paintings, portraits of the explorers and a map of their various routes. The author is a British journalist. ISBN/ASIN: 1860630588. Our Book No: 27682. $15 AUD.

375. Taylor, Tony (2008). Denial: History Betrayed. Melbourne, Carlton: Melbourne University Press (MUP). 323 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear, light sticker mark front cover. Tony Taylor examines historical denial to find out what makes deniers tick. He delves into the pathology of deniers to prove that while each denial-provoking case may vary in character, the nature of historical denial remains relatively consistent. He examines six case studies of denialism: Turkey and the Armenians, David Irving and the Holocaust, the Japanese in Nanking, the atrocities of Stalin, and Serbian crimes against Bosnians in the Balkans, and Australian denial regarding Aborigines. The author is Associate Professor of history at Monash University, Melbourne, and consultant to the Australian Government on history education. ISBN/ASIN: 9780522854824. Our Book No: 41162. $35 AUD.

376. Thomas, J. W. (2010). Von Nias Nach Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land und Uber Australien Zuruck nach Deutschlands: Ein Reisejahr. Gutersloh: C. Bertelsmann (original publisher). 90 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, yellow card cover, black & white text-photos, top corner front cover lightly creased. (Estimated date, 2010.) Modern facsimile edition of a German-language book originally published in 1892. Translation of title: "From Nias to Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land and over to Australia and back to Germany: A Travel Year". The account of a German missionary visiting German New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea). The scanned photos are low-quality, and there is no map in this edition. Our Book No: 16820. $30 AUD.

377. Thorsoe, Soren (1984). J. Lauritzen (1st ed). Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. 239 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white photos, few colour photos (flags), spine little faded as common (edges rubbed), minor edgewear corners. Soren Thorsoe records the story of the Danish shipping company that is one of Europe's largest ferry and logistics operators. The firm J. Lauritzen was founded in 1884 by Ditlev Lauritzen as a small trading firm selling building materials and later agricultural articles and coal. From 1888 the main focus was on shipowning, but the original connection with the commercial field was partly maintained, and new industrial fields were gradually added to the activities of the business. (Colour house flag and funnel marks on last two pages, and colour house flag on flyleaf.). ISBN/ASIN: 0905617320. Our Book No: 30454. $40 AUD.

378. Tillyard, E. M. W. (1962). Myth and the English Mind: From Piers Plowman to Edward Gibbon: Being the Clark Lectures 1959 - 60 (1st Collier ed). New York: Collier Books. 126 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, spine slightly faded, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, spine ends slightly rubbed, cover design differs from stock photo. A study of epic myths that pervade English literature. In this unusual treatment of the subject, the author deals with English literature exemplifying such myths, and has selected his four principal examples from the period of the Middle Ages up to the 18th century. The main aim is to broaden our understanding of English literature and the English mentality. Originally published as: Some Mythical Elements in English Literature. ISBN/ASIN: B00156ANSC. Our Book No: 40505. $15 AUD.

379. Tink, Andrew (2011). Lord Sydney: The Life and Times of Tommy Townshend. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing (ASP). 315 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). A John Bull figure, full of bumptious ambition and self-confidence, Lord Sydney had a remarkable political career, largely in opposition. When the British cabinet accepted his recommendation to send convicts to Botany Bay, he instructed the Treasury to provide for the First Fleet. His name is now proudly borne by Australia's oldest city. (The author, Andrew Tink, is a former minister in the New South Wales government.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781921875533. Our Book No: 4313. $30 AUD.

380. Tink, Andrew (2012). Lord Sydney: The Life and Times of Tommy Townshend (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Walker & Whiteoak / Australian Scholarly Publishing. 315 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos, minor edgewear, autograph. A John Bull figure, full of bumptious ambition and self-confidence, Lord Sydney had a remarkable political career, largely in opposition. When the British cabinet accepted his recommendation to send convicts to Botany Bay, he instructed the Treasury to provide for the First Fleet. His name is now proudly borne by Australia's oldest city. (Autographed copy.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781921875434. Our Book No: 16905. $25 AUD.

381. Tothill, J. D.; Taylor, T. H. C. (assistant); Paine, R. W (assistant) (1930). The Coconut Moth in Fiji: A History of Its Control by Means of Parasites. London: Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Government of Fiji. 269 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good condition, black boards, figures, black & white & colour plates, frontispiece colour map, boards minimally rubbed & marked, inner hinge little split (pages firm), spine little slack, edges & pages faintly toned, small scuff mark title page & front flyleaf, gum residue inside front cover (label removal), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book by J. D. Tothill is about the control by parasites of the purple moth known as Levuana iridescens, B.B., which was destroying the leaves of coconuts and reducing the production of copra in Fiji, in 1924. The many drawings and plates make this a good volume to add to a nature collection. (Plus unnumbered pages of plates at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: B00089ZVKW. Our Book No: 25419. $50 AUD.

382. Treece, Henry (1964). The Crusades. New York: Mentor / New American Library. 256 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, spine creased (during manufacture), some edgewear. A lively and authentic account of the Crusades by Henry Treece that shows how the abrasive mixing of Christian warriors (bent on holy war) and Islam changed the face of Europe. Our Book No: 15335. $12 AUD.

383. Trewin, Wendy (1989). The Royal General Theatrical Fund: A History 1838 - 1988. London: Society for Theatre Research. 171 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, top corners lightly bumped, minor edgewear jacket. Wendy Trewin records the story of the Royal General Theatrical Fund Association, London. The fund sprung up when five actors in 1838 met to discuss the need for a fund to avert "the combined evils of age and poverty" among the great body of actors. A great book about the history of theatre. ISBN/ASIN: 0854300465. Our Book No: 23143. $25 AUD.

384. Tucker, Jonathan (2001). Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox (1st stated ed). New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. 291 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. Relates the fascinating history of smallpox and draws some important lessons for the future. ISBN/ASIN: 0871138301. Our Book No: 27609. $20 AUD.

385. Turnbull, Colin M. (1983). The Human Cycle (The Author of The Forest People Searches in the Rich Diversity of Human Society for the Life Patterns We All Share) (1st p//b ed). New York: Simon & Schuster. 283 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, light bump top spine, bottom corners few pages creased, edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. This fascinating book by Colin Turnbull is a study of the very nature of human culture by one of the world's foremost (British) anthropologists. He examines some of our age-old assumptions about the differences between so-called 'primitive' societies and the Western world. The book is based on an entire lifetime of research and spans four continents to present a comprehensive examination of such disparate cultures as the Mbuti of Zaire, the Hindus of Banaras, and middle-class Western society. ISBN/ASIN: 0671505998. Our Book No: 29462. $18 AUD.

386. Twain, Mark; Neider, Charles (editor) (2000). The Travels of Mark Twain. New York: Cooper Square Press. 448 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, spine lettering little faded, laminate coating lightly creased top & bottom edges front cover, rear cover little creased (few tiny dents), minor edgewear, internally excellent, remainder spot bottom edge. This anthology is a generous selection from the best of Mark Twain's travel writings. The travels are from Virginia City to Venice, from New Orleans to Nazareth, from silver mining in Nevada to the Pyramids and Sphinx of Egypt. Twain's descriptions are filled with humor, shrewd commentary on the people, and the customs and mores of foreign lands. (An unabridged re-issue of a book originally published in New York in 1961. Edited by Charles Neider, a noted compiler of works by American writers.) ISBN/ASIN: 0815410395. Our Book No: 29414. $22 AUD.

387. Uriam, Kambati K. (1995). In Their Own Words: History and Society In Gilbertese Oral Tradition. Canberra: Journal of Pacific History / Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. 205 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings, diagrams, genealogy charts, minor edgewear. Kambati K. Turianhas has written a comprehensive book on Gilbertese Oral Tradition. There are chapters on the composition of texts, the unique methods adopted to ensure their transmission through succeeding generations without change in wording. This important book provides essential information about the culture and ethos of the Gilbertese people living in Republic of Kiribati, which is made up of the 33 low coral atolls of the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands of the Central Pacific. ISBN/ASIN: 0959547770. Our Book No: 41488. $80 AUD.

388. Valdes, Giuliano (2001). Art and History Sicily: The Archaeology, Art, and Culture of the Mediterranean's Most Beautiful Island (1st ed). Florence: Casa Editrice Bonechi. 191 pp. Paperback small quarto, thick card covers (with flaps), very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, crease cover corners, reader crease in spine, slight bump top spine, faint foxing title page. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia Art and History Sicily: The Archaeology, Art, and Culture of the Mediterranean's Most Beautiful Island, by Giuliano Valdes (2001). An unforgettable journey into the history of this fascinating Italian island. The flaps inside the covers give a rich description of Sicily. ISBN/ASIN: 8847607566. Our Book No: 26696. $30 AUD.

389. Van Kotzebue, A [August]; Kotsebue, August von (title page) (1800). Broeder Morits, de Zonderlinge, of de Volkplanting voor de Pelew-Eilanden, Tooneelspel in drie Bedrijven. City Not Stated: Publisher Not Stated. 162 pp. Hardback very small, no jacket, good condition, rebound (decorative cover, new endpapers), pages little toned & creased, edges untrimmed, some minor foxing, minor edgewear. English Translation of title: 'Brother Morits, the Eccentric, or the Settlement for the Pelew Islands, Play in three Acts.' A play by the popular and prolific German playwright, August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819) here translated into the Dutch language. (No date, but about 1790s and 1800s, from similar editions in Worldcat.) Our Book No: 16595. $30 AUD.

390. Van Lieburg, M. J. (1988). Famous Depressives: Ten Historical Sketches. Rotterdam: Organon International. 88 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minor foxing jacket (few small edge tears), minor edgewear, sticker top corner tip front free flyleaf. Potted biographies of ten depressives vy Professor M. J.Van Lieburg: Job (Biblical saint), Michelangelo, Martin Luther, Ignatius de Loyola, Anne Grenville (famous English patient, 1650s), Albrecht van Haller, Johann Georg Zimmermann (physician), Arthur Schopenhauer (philosopher), Charlotte Stieglitz, Sergei C. Pankejeff (Freud's wolf-man). The first volume of a foreshadowed series on the cultural-historical context of depression. (No ISBN in book, ASIN available. Small octavo hardback.). ISBN/ASIN: B0007BOGZC. Our Book No: 14519. $18 AUD.

391. Vaughan, W. E. (1985). Landlords and Tenants in Ireland 1848 - 1904 (Reprint ed) [Studies in Irish Economic and Social History]. Dublin: Economic and Social History Society of Ireland. 48 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, figure, spine ends slightly rubbed, bottom corner rear cover creased. This booklet by W. E. Vaughan is about the relationship between Ireland's landlords and the country's 500,000 tenants. It surveys the striking changes that have taken place in the views of historians of the issue, and in the historical evidence that has been used. The old picture of the predatory landlord and exploited tenant has gradually been replaced by a more balanced but more puzzling one. The Land War itself, once presented as financial disaster for the gentry and economic emancipation for the tenants, is written about here as a social rather than an economic turning point. ISBN/ASIN: 0947897011. Our Book No: 41029. $30 AUD.

392. Veracini, Lorenzo (2010). Settler Colonialism: A Theoretical Overview [Cambridge Imperial and Post-colonial Studies]. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 182 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, few figures, minor edgewear. Lorenzo Veracini looks at the settler colonial 'situation' and explains how there is no such thing as neo-settler colonialism or post-settler colonialism because settler colonialism itself is a resilient formation that rarely ends. It is a global and transnational phenomenon, and as much something of the present as a thing of the past (most discussed as building European worlds outside of Europe). ISBN/ASIN: 9780230284906. Our Book No: 31112. $35 AUD.

393. Villa-Real, Ricardo; Bayes de Luna, Pilarin (illustrator); Taylor, Rene (translator) (1997). The Alhambra Told to Children (1st ed). Granada, Spain: Ediciones Miguel Sanchez. 38 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear & creasing. A story by Ricardo Villa-Real of Spanish history and legend (the Islamic palace in Granada), told by the grandfather to his three grandchildren and a small friend of theirs. One of the grandchildren wanted him to relate the story to other children, and this brief account was written. The many drawings by Pilarin Bayes de Luna will keep young minds busy for awhile. Translated from Spanish. ISBN/ASIN: 8471690535. Our Book No: 28089. $15 AUD.

394. Vine Hall, N. J. (editor) (1982). English Parish Register Transcripts: A List of All Known Transcripts of English Parish Registers Held in Australian Libraries (2nd ed). Sydney: Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG). 142 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner tip creased front cover, spine & cover edges little faded, light foxing edges & title page, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. From the introductory notes: Parish registers in England and Wales were introduced in the year 1538 by Thomas Cromwell, Chief Minister of Henry VIII. A book and a coffer with two locks should be provided in each parish, and that every Sunday, in the presence of the churchwardens, the parson was to write in this book the records of all the baptisms, marriage and burials of the preceding week. The following is a list of all known transcripts currently held in Australian reference libraries. Unless otherwise stated the parish registers listed are those for the Church of England. This listing does not include the parishes of Scotland, Ireland or Wales. It is believed to be a complete compilation of the holdings of the main repositories in this country. (Second edition, Society of Australian Genealogists, 1982.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959677372. Our Book No: 29423. $15 AUD.

395. Vivian, Herbert (1899). Tunisia and the Modern Barbary Pirates. London: C. Arthur Pearson. 341 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, original dark green cloth cover (gilt & red lettering & decoration, cloth little flecked), new endpapers, foldout map frontispiece, black & white plates & text-photos, fore-edge pages untrimmed, edgewear, minor pencil annotation. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. An account of Tunisia in the 1890s, said by the author to be more objective than previous prejudiced accounts by both French colonialists and prejudiced English writers. Includes description of Islam, cuisine, natural history, customs, governance and the ongoing problem of pirates. Our Book No: 16485. $160 AUD.

396. Wade, Robin; Cullen, Gordan; Sampson, Jane (1980). St George's Chapel. Windsor: Dean and Canons of Windsor / Printed by Shenval Press Limited. 8 pp. Paperback tall trade, very good condition, foldout pamphlet, black & white drawings, plan, minor edgewear. This pamphlet is about the St George's Chapel at Windsor. The building is an outstanding architectural part of history, and an important place of prayer. The pamphlet includes a plan of the chapel with arrows indicating the best route to take. There are 26 points of special interest, with short notes about them. (The 8 pages are folded into 4 sections front and rear. No date, about 1980.). Our Book No: 40789. $12 AUD.

397. Wallace, Colin; Bellamy, David (foreword) (1984). The Lost Australia of Francois Peron. London: Nottingham Court Press. 179 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece, maps, black & white photos & drawings, minor edgewear & edge tears jacket (minimal foxing reverse side), top edge lightly foxed, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. This is the first English-language book on the life Francois of Peron. He was born in Cerilly, France, in 1775. He was a soldier, explorer, physician, naturalist, scientist, marine biologist, anthropologist, oceanographer, conservationist and an ecologist. He joined the Nicolas Baudin expedition that charted significant stretches of the Australian coast between 1801 and 1803, He was largely responsible for gathering 100,000 zoological specimens, the largest Australian expeditionary natural history collection. His description of Aborigines was innovative and compassionate. Peron only lived 35 years but packed a lot of research and exploring into that time. The author, Colin Wallace, states that this book is the first in any language to evaluate the importance of his work and the first to draw extensively on a wide range of primary and secondary sources. A comprehensive reference section comprises primary sources (including all of Peron's published work), a secondary bibliography and chapter notes. The author wants to tell the Peron story to promote conservation of the natural environment, and to encourage people to understand ancient cultures. Some of the chapters are: Early Life -The Making of a Naturalist, A Creative Fusion - The Making of an Expedition, A Lost World - The Voyage of Discovery, A Mixed Reception - The Struggle for Recognition. The author is a Sydney surgeon concerned about the status of Aborigines, and he came across the little known Peron descriptions. Foreword by David Bellamy. (164 + 15 pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 0906691966. Our Book No: 41302. $60 AUD.

398. Wallis, Mary; Routledge, David (editor); Wallis, Mary Davis (1994). The Fiji and New Caledonia Journals of Mary Wallis 1851-1853 (1st ed). Suva, Fiji / Salem, MA: Institute of Pacific Studies / Peabody Essex Museum. 225 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, maps, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, autograph (editor’s owner's written name). Mary Wallis was the pious and eccentric wife of Captain Benjamin Wallis, the American skipper of ships that conducted extensive trading with the high Fijian chiefs during 1844 to 1849. This is the journal of the third voyage now appearing for the first time. This journal has a vivid account of 'beche de mer' fishing on the northeastern coasts of New Caledonia in 1853. The journals have been edited by David Routledge to make them easily accessible to the modern reader, and supported with an introduction and endnotes. Our Book No: 41484. $35 AUD.

399. Walsh, James P. (editor) (1979). The San Francisco Irish 1850 - 1976 (2nd ed). San Francisco: Irish Literary and Historical Society. 150 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, mid-green boards, gilt title cover & spine, gilt decorative logo front cover, black & white text- photos, pages lightly toned, light foxing edges & pastedowns, autograph (editor's written & dated dedication reverse side front flyleaf). These essays, edited by James Walsh, are the story of the Irish who immigrated to San Francisco in 1850 to 1976. The essays are not written as conclusive findings. The essays are of interest regarding an important part of Irish history. This collection was made possible with a grant provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities to the Irish Literary and Historical Society. ISBN/ASIN: 0931180055. Our Book No: 41040. $35 AUD.

400. Walter, John (editor); Schofield, Roger (editor) (1991). Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society (P/b ed) [Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 335 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, figures, tiny mark bottom edge, light creases front cover along spine, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear cover corner tips. A team of distinguished economic, social and demographic historians analyse why the direct experience of widespread hunger has receded into the past in Western societies. The book focuses on England (whose experience is contrasted with France). The contributions combine local studies of individual communities, broader analyses of the impact of hunger and disease, and methodological discussion to explore the effects of crisis mortality on early modern societies. Edited by John Walter and Roger Schofield. (These papers provide s good background to climate change in the 1600s that contributed to famine and disease including plague, though climate is barely mentioned. They are dedicated to the memory of Andy Appleby, an historian who specialised in famine and disease.). ISBN/ASIN: 0521406137. Our Book No: 27327. $30 AUD.

401. Watson, Francis (1974). The Year of the Wombat: England, 1857 (1st US ed). New York: Harper & Row. 185 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, frontispiece, cloth spine, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear jacket (faint toning reverse side). Francis Watson provides an irresistibly entertaining and irreverent view of England in 1857 and the fantastic personages - artistic and political - whose erratic behaviour made it memorable, including Charles Dickens and Florence Nightingale. ISBN/ASIN: 0060145242. Our Book No: 23004. $15 AUD.

402. Weiss, John (1997). Ideology of Death: Why the Holocaust Happened in Germany Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. 427 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, cover & few pages corner tips little creased, edges lightly foxed, front cover & first few pages little creased, minor edgewear, old price marks free flyleaf. Examines the unique nature of German history as well as the culture of racism and anti-Semitism that developed among powerful elites and ordinary Germans. He explains how and why this explosive mix nurtured the Nazis and produced the Holocaust. ISBN/ASIN: 1566631742. Our Book No: 30626. $22 AUD.

403. White, Gilbert; Davidson-Houston, Ronald (compile5); Chatfield, June E. (introduction) (2004). The Illustrated Natural History of Selborne (Revised format, reprint ed). London: Thames & Hudson. 255 pp. Paperback large octavo, thick card covers (with flaps), very good condition, colour text-photos, few pinhead spots top edge, top corner rear cover slightly bumped & scuffed, minor edgewear. A delightful collection of letters by an English country clergyman about local natural history, originally published in 1789. This book has great appeal and is the fourth most published book in English. This beautifully illustrated book has 124 colour plates that have been faithfully reproduced from the hand-coloured engravings of Gilbert White's contemporaries, giving an invaluable extra dimension to this captivating book. (Chatfield is the former Curator of The Gilbert White Museum.). ISBN/ASIN: 0500284784. Our Book No: 30501. $30 AUD.

404. White, Michael (2007). Galileo Antichrist: A Biography (1st ed). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 284 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), colour & black & white photos centre spread, minimal edgewear. Galileo is one of a small group of historical figures known by first name alone. His achievements place him amongst the giants of science: a crucial figure in the Scientific Revolution. A martyr whose brilliance and stubbornness saw him crushed by the might of the Roman Catholic Church. Michael White investigates the man and his astronomical research, placing both in the context of a time when religious and scientific understanding became deeply and dangerously intertwined. Against the backdrop of the Counter Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, he traces the path that led to Galileo's denunciation as a heretic, and finds the story tainted by evidence of conspiracy and cover-up. ISBN/ASIN: 9780297848684. Our Book No: 17612. $28 AUD.

405. Whittam, John (1977). The Politics of the Italian Army. London: Croom Helm. 216 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge foxed (other edges lightly), top corner tips creased few pages (during manufacture), rear cover jacket lightly scratched (front flap clipped, spine faintly faded), minor edgewear. John Whittam examines the role of the Italian army from the creation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 until the end of the First World War. Part 1 examines the creation of the Italian Army. Part 2 is about its deployment throughout the peninsula. Part 3 is about the crises of the 1890s, when the Army was involved in politics, the Libyan War, and later, the intervention in World War 1 (a greatest test so far in its history). The author is history lecturer, University of Bristol. ISBN/ASIN: 0856643173. Our Book No: 24172. $20 AUD.

406. Wilder, Ken (2018). Signs of the Times. Bowral, NSW: Self-Published: Selvaggio Press. 354 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, faint toning edges, bottom corner tip front cover creased, minor edgewear. Ken Wilder recounts the adventures, the triumphs and the tragedies of a lifelong career devoted to books. He worked for 11 years with Hamish Hamilton, one of London's leading literary publishers. He came to Australia in 1961 to run the local operation of the long established company Collins. During 24 years with Collins Australia, he built the company into the largest publisher and distributor in Australia. Among many innovations was a new genre of Australian-focussed children's books. This book is a collection of some of the talks he gave, after retirement, to the Southern Highlands University of the Third Age (NSW). The talks have been turned into prose based on his lecture notes. The talks were given over a period of several years, and cover a wide range of world travel and affairs, not just book-related experiences. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780646994437. Our Book No: 30964. $30 AUD.

407. Willes, Margaret; Von Einsiedel, Andreas (photographer); Mackenzie, Nadia (photographer) (1999). Historic Interiors: A Photographic Tour (1st ed). London: National Trust Enterprises. 144 pp. Hardback square quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos, minor edgewear jacket, bookplate (owner's written name). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia The National Trust has produced a wonderful photographic record of some of the most beautiful country houses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The book also shows how life has changed for those who lived in these houses through the ages. ISBN/ASIN: 0707803500. Our Book No: 22170. $30 AUD.

408. Williams, Donald; Wilson, Barbara Vance (1992). From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art. Sydney: McGraw-Hill. 326 pp. Paperback thick quarto, very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, corner tips front cover & few pages creased. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. First edition. A popular textbook on the history of Western art for Australian secondary school students. Breaks new ground by filling in the gaps between history, religion and art. Explores the form and content of art from prehistoric times to the present day. ISBN/ASIN: 0074527193. Our Book No: 14281. $32 AUD.

409. Williams, Thomas; Rowe, George Stringer (editor); Clunie, Fergus (introduction) (1982). Fiji and the Fijians: Volume 1: The Islands and Their Inhabitants (Facsimile ed). Suva: Fiji Museum. 266 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, colour plates (including frontispiece), black & white drawings, foldout map, faint fading spine as common, typewritten introduction, minor edgewear. A classic concise but detailed anthropological study by Reverend Thomas Williams of Fijians, still useful today. The author was a stern Methodist preacher who arrived in Fiji in 1840. The rebellious Fijians proved resistant to conversion, but he eventually appreciated their worldview and decided to record their culture before all was lost. A facsimile of the original edition of 1858. Includes new introduction by Fegus Clunie. (No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: B0007AWLNC. Our Book No: 16292. $20 AUD.

410. Willis, Arthur J.; Tatchell, Molly (1984). Genealogy for Beginners (5th ed). Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. 200 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, good plus condition (in good plus jacket), plates, diagram, family tree chart, minor edgewear jacket (faint toning reverse side, spine slightly faded, flap price-clipped), former library marks (rubber stamp, spine label, bookplate). Fifth edition. This helpful guide was originally published in 1955. The guide has been very popular and has introduced more ancestry-tracers to the subject than any other. This edition has been completely revised. Mr Willis, who died before the publication of this edition, was a quantity surveyor who shortly before his retirement from practice took interest in his own family history. At the time there was no up-to-date text book and so he set out to write his own which became world famous. This copy is the 5th edition, 1984. (Cancel stamp from the Society of Australian Genealogists Library.). ISBN/ASIN: 0850335507. Our Book No: 30858. $18 AUD.

411. Winchester, Simon (2001). The Map that Changed the World: The Tale of William Smith and the Birth of Science (1st ed). London: Viking / Penguin Books. 338 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, colour maps endpapers, minor edgewear. Simon Winchester relates the story of how in 1815 an extraordinary hand-painted map was published in London: William Smith's majestic geological map of Britain. Some eight feet tall and six feet wide, brightly coloured - in sea-blue, green, bright yellow, orange, umber - it presented England and Wales in a beguiling and unfamiliar mixture of lines and patches and stippled shapes. It was the product of one man's obsession with rocks - a passion that sustained him whilst the rest of his life slid into ruin. (This copy: First edition, 11th printing.). ISBN/ASIN: 0670884073. Our Book No: 3774. $15 AUD.

412. Winton, Ronald (1987). The Doctor's Oath. Sydney: Lancer. 79 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, stiffened card covers, minor edgewear. The editor of the Medical Journal of Australia and Chairman of the International Congress of Christian Physicians discusses the history and development of medical protocol, including the famous Hippocrates Oath, and how these protocols have changed with society and new technology, and new rules for prolonging life. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 085892336X. Our Book No: 22275. $12 AUD.

413. Wolff, Stefan (2006). Ethnic Conflict: A Global Perspective (1st ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 220 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear jacket. Stefan Wolff goes beyond the surface of the immediate ethnic crises to understand the nature of ethnic conflict more generally. He discusses the structural similarities and accounting for the differences among a wide range of cases, including the Middle east, Kosovo, Sudan, and Sri Lanka, and showing new insights on these and other violent conflicts. This book offers a challenging historical and sociological perspective on ethnicity and nations, and will appeal to everyone interested in history and social sciences. The author is professor of political science, University of Bath. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0192805878. Our Book No: 41015. $25 AUD.

414. Woodcock, Dr Bruce; Coates, John (1995). Combative Styles: Romantic Writing and Ideology: Two Contrasting Interpretations. Hull: University of Hull Press. 151 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, minor edgewear corners. Bruce Woodcock and John Coates offer a new approach in the study of Paine, Burke, Blake and De Quincey and their relations to the French Revolution. The styles and idealogical assumptions of the two critics are part of the combat with regard to interpreting Romantic literature. Romanticism (about 1800 -1850) emphasized intense emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience, perhaps in response to the excesses of the Industrial Revolution. (No date, but 1995, Trove.) SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0859586219. Our Book No: 21643. $12 AUD.

415. Worthington, Vivian (1989). A History of Yoga (Reprint ed). London: Arkana. 196 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, spine ends little rubbed, pages &inside covers little toned, edges lightly foxed, some edgewear. Vivian Worthington provides an accessible and uplifting guide to yoga, one of the world's most influential systems of spiritual thought. It is the first of its kind, and chronicles the teachings of this ancient art. A short history of yoga from its origins 4000 years ago in the Indus Valley to the present day Western interest. Covered are the Upanishads, Jainism, Buddhism, the Bhagavad Gita, Zen and Tibetan yoga .(Reprint edition. Originally published, 1982.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140191984. Our Book No: 41352. $20 AUD.

416. Wrangham, Francis; Bryan, Harrison; Donaghey, B.; Shapcott Press, The (1963). George Canning: A Contemporary Tribute to Him (1st ed). Brisbane: The Shapcott Press. 10 pp. Paperback large trade, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, single black & white vignette, pages lightly toned, edges little foxed, minute foxing pages & covers, top corner covers & pages creased, few marks rear cover, staples rusted, minor edgewear, owner's name inside front cover. This pamphlet is about George Canning who was First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in March 1827. Francis Wrangham wrote this tribute in 1827. Based on a manuscript now in the Queensland University Library and Archives. This publication was set up by hand by Harrison Bryan and Brian Donaghey with the assistance of English Honours students in the University of Queensland, at the Shapcott Press. The pamphlet includes an envelope addressed to Professor Ian Stubbin at The University of Queensland with a return address to the Library University of North Carolina. Our Book No: 40803. $25 AUD.

417. Wright, Ed (2007). A Left-handed History of the World (1st (Australian) ed). Sydney, Millers Point: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books. 256 pp. Paperback small quarto (with flaps), very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) full-page photos, minor rubbing edges & edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Ed Wright, an Australian social commentator, reports on case studies of notable people from ancient to modern times to discuss the consequences of being left-handed (about 10% of the population). Why do many left-handed people feature in influential moments throughout history? Examples: Julius Caesar, Bill Gates, Isaac Newton, Henry Ford, Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney. This book is a blend of psychology and history, and explores the defining character traits of successful and influential left-handed people. (1st and Australian edition, Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, 2007.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781740458108. Our Book No: 28575. $28 AUD.

418. Wyld Pairman, Thomas; Wright, Evelyn (editor) (2003). A Scottish Country Doctor 1818 - 1873: Robert Pairman of Biggar: Recalled by his Son Thomas Wyld Pairman (1st ed) [Flashbacks Series]. East Linton, Scotland: Tuckwell Press / European Ethnological Research Centre / National Museums of Scotland. 135 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minimal edgewear. This book is about Robert Pairman, son of a grocer and wine merchant in Biggar, Lanarkshire, who graduated in medicine at Edinburgh University and returned to Biggar to practice as a country doctor for the rest of his working life. ISBN/ASIN: 1862322260. Our Book No: 25901. $15 AUD.

419. Wymer, Norman (1966). Father of Nobody's Children: A Portrait of Dr Barnardo (P/b, reprint ed). London: Arrow Books. 190 pp. Paperback small, good condition, pictorial heritage covers, black & white photos, pages toned, spine creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear. Biography of Thomas John Barnardo, the doctor who saved children from the murky streets of Victorian London, and set up a charitable organisation to care for children. Our Book No: 3805. $12 AUD.

420. Y. M. C. A., Hotel Windsor (1918). British Australian New Zealand Xmas Dinner 1918 Menu cards (2 cards) (1st ed). Paris: Schmidlin, Gr. 9, Rue Vignon. 4 pp. Each card: Ephemera small thin card, folded once, gilt edges, very good condition, minor edgewear, light toning, light foxing, tiny piece missing top edge one card, small mark one card. These two small cards are the menus for Christmas Dinner at the Y. M. C. A. Hotel Windsor, Paris. The menus are the same on both cards. The menus are mostly in French with a few words in English. One card has the name Lucie E Boyd hand written on it, the other card is slightly smudged and hard to read, the name is possibly Frank Wright Tic-Toc. Our Book No: 40121. $20 AUD.