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The author puts forward the idea that prior to the recorded history of the Egyptians and Greeks two major Semitic migrations or dispirtions took place, worldwide in scope. 300 pages with 54 illustrations. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

No publishing date or place, A celebration of David Bowie's entire otput from 1967 - 2013. An essential companion to legendary acheivements. 287 pages with around 200 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book in very good condition and would have been near fine but for the publishing, price, barcode table removed from back cover without affecting inside the cover. This is… Read more about this item

The story behind every album track expanded to include 16 non album gems. Originaly published on the occassion of the band's 50th anniversary. 288 pages with numerous illustrations throughout and endpaper illustrations. Book in near fine condition.

Every culture throughout history has tried to find answers to the mysteries of life: how the world began, how humans were created and where they go when they die, how the world will end and what happens after that. The Viking Age Scandinavians answered these questions in their myths and legends. 448 pages with 64 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book… Read more about this item

Mythology for students. 283 pages with 93 illustrations. Book in Good+ contion with previous owners name and date on first page, booksellers sticker inside front cover and cover has wear.

No publishing date. A collection of practical recipes arranged in alphabetical order and fully illustrated. 371 pages. Book in good- condion readable copy. Cover just holding to spine. First four pages loose. Front paper has previous owners details, some tanning.

An outline of the labours and pleasures of the earliest pioneers who began to mould McLaren Vale into a pleasant dwelling place. 114 pages with 25 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with inscription inside front cover.

A Latin Reader for students. 176 pages. Book in very good condion with previous owners name and address on front end paper and name on Note page and light tanning.

A guide to events in Australia's history and the acheivements of notable Australians from the beginning of European settlement to 1992. 478 pages. Book in very good condition.

An A-Z dictionary of the gods, goddesses, heroes, heriones, supernatural creatures, and major stories of mythology from all around the world. 240 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small tear back bottom corner.

More than 6,000 entries covering everything from great architecture to famous artists, including important musicans and influential figures in mythology. Provides details of key terms, movements, and people in the arts throughout history. 564 pages. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

37 Plays, and 7 Poems. 1,229 pages with some black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with some light tanning. This is a larger book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The untold story of the dog's role in building Australia. its heritage and identity. 368 pages with 8 pages of photographs and some illusttrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition.

In late 1803 convict William Buckley fled the embryonic settlement in the Port Philip Bay area to take his chances in the wilderness. He was found by the local Wadawurrung tribe who took him in and he lived with them for 32 years as a tribesman. In 1835 John Bateman, a bounty hunter from Van Diemen's Land. arrived in the… Read more about this item

The story of whaling in Australian waters and other Southern Seas related thereto, from the days of sails to modern times. 285 pages with 16 illustrations and 2 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners signature, light tanning and minor wear.

Expanded, revised and redesigned edition. Brilliant and colourful pictorial history of Australia's most notorious bushrangers. 320 pages with over 200 photographs (many in colour), engravings and items of ephemera. Book in very good+ condition.

The marine flora of southern Australia - the description of the known species of seagrasses and other attached plant species. 329 pages with 16 pages of coloured plates and over 100 figures. Book in very good+ condition.

Over 150 years of decorative crafts, furniture, jewellery, pottery, coins and bottles. Shows have been the decorative trends and designs of a developing nation with a passion for all things Australian. A reference book for collectors but also an unusual and vivid pictorial guide to the furniture and objects that in their way are all part of Australia's cultural heritage.… Read more about this item

The main topic is the irremediable conflict between the demands of the instincts and the restrictions imposed by civilization. The results of this conflict are examined, as well as two related problems, - the sense of guilt, both conscious and unconscious, and the aggressive or destructive instinct. 94 pages. Book in very good condition with minor stain on leading edge.… Read more about this item

Part of Men of Wisdom series translated by Patrick Hepburne-Scott. The place of Socrates in the history of Western European thought is unique as he left no writings, founded no school - he merely taught men to know themselves and to think as independent individuals. The author traces his story as seen by contemporaries and by the European philosophers who… Read more about this item