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ROME IN THE EAST The transformation of an Empire by Warwick Ball

A scarce history/archeology book. This is a used large softcover book in very good condition: very clean with just a little corner wear; clean white pages. A nice copy of a rare book. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!

Price: AUD $25.00

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SCOTLAND BY CAR Eric Dymock - Vintage 1968 Travel Guide with Map

SCOTLAND BY CAR: a vintage 1968 guide book for touring Scotland by motor vehicle. Just a bit out of date but fun. Has a few pages of black and white scenery photos, no car photos though. Has a lovely fold-out map attached to rear inside cover.

Price: AUD $5.00

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SHE H Rider Haggard

A scarce 1949 edition of this classic novel of exploration of deepest Africa.

Price: AUD $9.00

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SIX MONTHS IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS Isabella Bird (Hawaii)

A classic account of the author's sojourn in Hawaii in 1873.

Price: AUD $8.00

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SONS OF THE CONQUERORS The Rise of the Turkic World by Hugh Pope

A scarce history book. This is a used hardcover book in very good condition with only light wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

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TALES OF ALHAMBRA by Washington Irving

A Spanish travel classic first published in 1832 (this is a 1994 edition). Book has a few lovely colour plates. Book is in good condition, nice and clean with light reading wear. Gift message on first page. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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THAILAND A SHORT HISTORY 2nd Ed - David K Wyatt

This highly acclaimed book, the standard history of Thailand for almost twenty years, has now been completely revised by the author. David K. Wyatt has also added new sections examining the social and economic changes that have transformed the country in the past two decades.

Price: AUD $12.00

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THE 47 RONIN STORY John Allyn

A novel based in the ye olden pointy days of Japan. This is the famous historical account of the mass seppuku (disembowelment) of the 47 ronin, or masterless samurai, shortly after the turn of the 18th century.

Price: AUD $9.00

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THE ARAN ISLANDS J.M. Synge (Ireland)

THE ARAN ISLANDS: a classic Irish travel memoir.

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE BALLAD AND THE PLOUGH David Kerr Cameron - A Portrait of Life in the Old Scottish Farmtouns

A classic account of rural Scotland life in the mid 1800s.

Price: AUD $6.00

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THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Graeme Pole - A History in Photographs

A great book of photos of early Canada.

Price: AUD $9.00

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THE CRUELLEST MILE The heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic by Gay Salisbury and Laney Salisbury

A scarce book that looks like a great read: the true story of doggies and men racing serum to save kiddies in Nome from diptheria in 1925. Book is in very good condition: nice and clean with only light wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE DANAKIL DIARY Wilfred Thesiger - Journeys Through Abyssinia (Ethopia / Africa)

A surprisingly rare travel classic by a legendary writer.

Price: AUD $20.00

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THE FORBIDDEN CITY Gilles Beguin and Dominique Motel - Heart of Imperial China (Beijing)

THE FORBIDDEN CITY: An insight into five centuries of Chinese history, from the beginnings of the palace in 1405 to its modern function as a museum.

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE GREAT HEDGE OF INDIA Roy Moxham - The Search for the Living Barrier That Divided a People (British India / Raj)

The amazing tale of one man's relentless search for a lost monument of the British Raj, this historical detective story sheds revelatory light on British policy and administration in imperial India.

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE GUNPOWDER GARDENS Jason Goodwin - Travels Through India and China in Search of Tea

From the ancient mercantile splendours of China, to the crumbling city of Calcutta and to London, the tea metropolis, Jason Goodwin pursues the intricate course of nineteenth century tea imperialism revealing a fascinating hidden life of broking and arcane connoisseurship.

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE HILLS IS LONELY Life in an isolated Hebridean croft by Lillian Beckwith

The author spent twenty years in the Hebrides, a classic travel book. This is a used travel book in good condition: cover is nice and clean with only light wear; pages are clean and tanning lightly with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $6.00

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THE LAST ANTARCTIC HEROES by Lennard Bickel

A scarce book on the Shackleton expedition. Book is in good condition for it's age but not fantastic. Pages are white and clean. Cover looks a bit aged and worn. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE LAST GRAIN RACE An Epic Adventure of the Sea by Eric Newby

The first book by the legendary travel writer, one of the scarcer Eric Newby travel books. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and general age; has been read a few times; gift message on title page. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00