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![Rebels, Pretenders, & Impostors](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/883/789/1601789883.0.m.jpg)
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Rebels, Pretenders, & Impostors
by Cheesman, Clive and Williams, Jonathan
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312238667
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 19.30
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St Martins Press, 2000. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. St Martins Press. First published in the U.S. in 2000; Originally published in Great Britain, 2000. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. 11 color and 120 b/w illustrations. Frontispiece: Le Baron De Niewhoff; except for few library… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.30
![Salt: A World History](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/851/367/1600367851.0.m.jpg)
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Salt: A World History
by Kurlansky, Mark
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2003
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780142001615
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 11.52
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Penguin Books, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Penguin Books, 2003. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, unmarked black wrappers with white titles, slightly rubbed edges, sound and tight glued binding. Pages lightly toned, spotless, no markings, no creases. Mark Kurlansky's kaleidoscopic and illuminating history is a multilayered masterpiece that… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Clash Of Civilizations: And The Remaking Of World Order
by Huntington, Samuel P
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 2002
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780743231497
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 12.11
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Simon & Schuster UK, 2002. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked gently used book. Faint wear to some cover edges, soundly bound, square, pages toned, completely unmarked, no creases. A classic study of international relations. 367 pages w/Notes and Index. 8" x 5". 2002, Simon & Schuster… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Great Feuds In History: Ten Struggles That Shaped The World](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/992/697/1177697992.0.m.jpg)
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Great Feuds In History: Ten Struggles That Shaped The World
by Evans, Colin
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780760778128
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 11.20
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New York: Fall River Press, 2001. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Sixth Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Handsome volume in red and black w/silver titles, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Spanning 500 years of political rivalry, spiritual conflict, and ancestral animosity, this book puts the reader in the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Human Story Our History, From the Stone Age to Today](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/979/093/1171093979.0.m.jpg)
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The Human Story Our History, From the Stone Age to Today
by Davis, James C
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 2004
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780965932844
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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New York: Harpercollins, 2004. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. b/w Maps and illustrations. Clean, bright, unmarked wraps with a whisper of wear to extremities; tight and solid and square glued binding; pages are toned, more so on edges, clean, no marks of any kind. 466 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/171/923/1132923171.0.m.jpg)
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Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II
by Hylton, Wil S
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 2013
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781594632860
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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New York: Riverhead Books/Penguin Group, 2013. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean and unmarked with light wear to cover corners and lower edge. Solid and tight binding. Pages quite clean, no marks of any kind. The true story of eleven airmen missing in action at the end of World War II,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/183/175/1061175183.0.m.jpg)
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by DIAMOND, JARED
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Published
- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670033379
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 17.86
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New York: Penguin Group USA Inc, 2005. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Book Club Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket As New. 24 page illustration section, Maps, Further Reading Suggestions by Chapter and Index. Black paper-wrapped boards with bright and bold titles to spine. Jared Diamond, author of Pulitzer Prize-Winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel"… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.86
![False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/734/758/964758734.0.m.jpg)
False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World
by Beattie, Alan
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 2010
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781594484445
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 12.38
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New York, Evanston, and London: Riverhead Books/Penguin Group, 2010. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book, remainder mark lower edge, slight ripple to upper corner. Internals clean and unmarked. Binding tight and solid, square. The author weaves together the elements of history, economics, politics, and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.38
![The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-first Century](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/380/631/885631380.0.m.jpg)
The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-first Century
by FROMKIN, DAVID
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780679766698
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 11.52
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USA: Vintage Books/Random House, 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked wraps with slight corner wear. Tight & solid, square. Pages clean, toned. Humanity's past, present and future. David Fromkin argues that human history is a story of progress. He reveals how human culture… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Twentieth Century World: An International History - Second Edition](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/794/587/420587794.0.m.jpg)
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The Twentieth Century World: An International History - Second Edition
by Keylor, William
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1992
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780195068047
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.24
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Second Edition. Trade Paperback in NEAR FINE Condition. Clean, bright, unmarked book with a very small scuff on the fore-edge. Soundly bound, square. A remarkable book. Set within an analytical framework of the rivalry among the major nations for… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 10.24
![Breaking the Confines: The Grand Tour](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/561/500/407500561.0.m.1.jpg)
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Breaking the Confines: The Grand Tour
by Conti, Flavio
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780150037309
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 17.46
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Boston, Massachusett: HBJ Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hardback A Gorgeous, Lavishly Illustrated Book. First Edition. Now Out-of-Print. Translated by Patrick Creagh. Large Quarto Size Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket, Mylar jacket cover, jacket not price-clipped. Illustrations, photos, photo essay, with magnificent… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.46
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Great Sea Disasters : The World's Worst Sea Disasters
by Wilson, Neil
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780752527437
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 20.54
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Bristol, UK: Sienna Book/Paragon, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a VG Dust Jacket. Landscape size. Illustrations on every page, many full page, full color--photographs, copies of newspaper and magazine articles, drawings. Pictorial laminate binding. Titanic on… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.54
![The World's Greatest Books VOL XII MODERN HISTORY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/796/985/377985796.0.m.1.jpg)
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The World's Greatest Books VOL XII MODERN HISTORY
by Mee, Arthur; Hammerton, J.A.; And McClure, S.S.--Editors
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1910
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- Hardcover
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 17.38
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New York: McKinlay, Stone & MacKenzie, 1910. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No jacket, as issued. 1910 Publication of "The World's Greatest Books" Volume XII, of 20 volume set, is a compendium of the world's best literature in a form accessible to everyone and still faithful to its originals.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.38
![The Spoils of Time: A World History from the Dawn of Civilization through the Early Renaissance](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/595/393/353393595.0.m.jpg)
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The Spoils of Time: A World History from the Dawn of Civilization through the Early Renaissance
by Wedgwood, C. V
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- Used - Good
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- Good
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385092098
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 16.09
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New York, New York, U.S.A: Doubleday, 1985. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book and Jacket in Good Condition. Eminent historian Dame Veronica Wedgwood leads the reader through the 'magnificent and appalling history of mankind'. Beginning with the first appearance of man, through early civilizations of the Middle East, through the Indus Valley to the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 16.09
![Age of Progress: Great Ages of Man, A History of World's Cultures](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/855/890/262890855.0.m.1.jpg)
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Age of Progress: Great Ages of Man, A History of World's Cultures
by Burchell, S. C. and The Editors of TIME-LIFE BOOKS
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 15.45
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back Seventh Printing, Revised 1979. Large Hardcover Book in Very Good +Condition. No dust jacket. One of the "Great Ages of Man" Series. Books in this series are elegantly and elaborately illustrated in full color and provide a… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 15.45
![The Search for Order: Landmarks of World Civilization: Volum4e One - from 3500 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/323/664/200664323.0.m.jpg)
The Search for Order: Landmarks of World Civilization: Volum4e One - from 3500 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E
by Meyer, Marc Anthony
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781561342303
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 11.64
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Guilford, Connecticut, USA: Dushkin Pub Group/McGraw-Hill, 1994. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Large Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. An anthology of primary sources, choice selections from the works of the world's greatest minds. Original historical documents, illustrations, maps, and timelines arranged in chronological and geographic sections and woven around a central… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 11.64
![Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/043/752/170752043.0.m.1.jpg)
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Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World
by Cameron, Ian
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780841502574
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 12.88
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New York, New York USA: Saturday Review Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Jacket in Good Condition. Lib markings are the only marks in the book. It is clean with tight sewn binding; 16 pages of colour plates, 100 illustrations in b/w. Beautifully illustrated. Clean, bright jacket with illustration of Portuguese attacks… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.88
![A Thousand Suns: Witness To History](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/997/680/166680997.0.m.1.jpg)
A Thousand Suns: Witness To History
by Lapierre, Dominique
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Trade Paperback Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780446525350
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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USA: Time Warner, 2000. First Trade Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Translated from the French by Kathryn Spink. Clean, bright, tight, solid book. Cover flares up slightly; lower corner ha a small crease, lower rear spine end is scuffed. Pages are clean and unmarked.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![Age of Progress: Great Ages of Man, A History of World's Cultures](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/587/132/159132587.0.m.1.jpg)
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Age of Progress: Great Ages of Man, A History of World's Cultures
by Burchell, S. C. and The Editors of TIME-LIFE BOOKS
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 15.45
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Alexandria, Virginia, USA: Time-Life Books, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. Large Hardcover Book in Very Good +Condition. No dust jacket. One of the "Great Ages of Man" Series. Books in this series are elegantly and elaborately illustrated in full color and provide… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 15.45
![How Peace Came To The World](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/852/009/142009852.0.m.1.jpg)
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How Peace Came To The World
by Foell, Earl and Henneman, Richard (Editors)
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 1986
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780262061001
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 13.12
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, Anstey, Leicestershire, England: The MIT Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Second Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE Condition. Authors include writers from the United States, Switzerland, Austria, West Germany--exploring the paths to peace. The essays were chosen from the entries to "Peace 2010", a contest sponsored by… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 13.12