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Building History; Mildenhall's Early Images of Old Parliament House
The Commonwealth of Australia 2001 Canberra, ACT, Australia First Edition 0642737991 / 9780642737991 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
48 pages, b/w photos thr/out. Illustrated cover, minor edge-wear, light creasing to spine. Pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "In the early years of Canberra's development, Old Parliament House was the geographic, social and political heart of the new Australian capital. Mildenhall's photographs brilliantly capture the construction and early life of this building, its significance in the creation of Canberra and the building of our nation." 001290
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Canberra, and the New Parliament House
Lansdowne Press 1983 Sydney, Australia First Edition 0701814810 / 9780701814816 Hard Cover Very Good Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
111 page. b/w, colour and sepia photographs. Decorative board cover, slight rubbing and denting to edges. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, denting, chipping and rubbing, several small tears. Pages clean, straight and unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". provides invaluable comentary and documentation of the growth of a city and the birth of a new and permanent Parliament House - a structure which, if not yet a symbol of the nation, is certainly testimony to a young country's vision of its future." 000070
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Images of the House; The First Hundred Years - House of Representatives 1901-2001
Department of the house of Representatives 2002 Canberra, ACT, Australia First Edition 064278124 Hard Cover Fine Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
124 pages, b/w & colour photos thr/out. Green-cloth cover, beautiful condition. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, light stretching to edges. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. ". takes you on a journey over the first hundred years, highlighting a diversity of characters and issues with a mix of traditions and innovations that tell the story of the people and place of parliament." 001266
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Spanning The Decades 1902 - 2002
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines 2003 Philippines First Edition 971927090X Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
194 page, colour & b/w illustrations thr/out. Illustrated cover, very minor edge wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear & very small spot of peeling on back. Illustrated end papers & half title, pages all clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "With over a hundred period photos, many never published before . is as much an historical document as it is a commemorative volume - a must read for students of US history, the Philippines, and their role in projecting US influence and commerce in Asia." 000157
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The War Years 1939 - 1945; Eyewitness Accounts
Marshall Cavendish Books Limited 1994 London, England First Edition 1854357204 / 9781854357205 Hard Cover Very Good Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
266 pages + index. Illustrated cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, stretching and slight peeling to edges, slight chipping to top corner. Note to ex-owner on 1/2 title, a few small spots through book, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "A helpful introduction and at-a-glance, year-by-year summaries of key events guide the reader through the political and millitary aspects of the war. The eyewitness accounts bring these facts to life by presenting war's human face, full of love, comradeship and sometimes fear. Over 470 photographs amplify the text and evoke the period in vivid and graphic detail." 000835
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Churchill and Eden at War
Barker, Elisabeth Macmillan London Limited 1978 London, England First Edition 0333234677 / 9780333234679 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
346 page, red-cloth cover, gold titling to spine, minor rubbing and denting to edges. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor rubbing, denting, chipping and peeling along edges, several fixed tears, otherwise clean and straight. Very small denting to bottom of several pages, otherwise pages clean, straight and unmarked. Strong, intact binding. " . a study of British policy during the Second World War seen from the personal points of view of the two highly articulate men who made it. . Churchill . Eden has given the (author) a vivid day-to-day record of their continuous dialogue." 000107
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The Japanese Experience; A Short history of Japan
Beasley, W. G. Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1999 London, England 0297643088 / 9780297643081 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
299 pages, b/w photos thr/out. Black-cloth cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. ". an authoritative, lucid and concise history of Japan from the sixth century to the present day. It is the history of a society and a culture with a distinct sense of itself . examines the changing society and culture of Japan and considers what, apart from the land and the people, is specifically Japanese about the history of Japan." 000818
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Desert Warrior
Bin Sultan, HRH General Khaled HarperCollins Publishers 1995 London, England 000255612X / 9780002556125 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
492 page, b/w & colours photos, illustrated end papers. Blue-cloth cover, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear. Bookshop plate on front end paper otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Packed full of startling information and fascinating anecdotes . candid, uncensored autobiography of a leading Saudi prince . won international renown in the war against Saddam Hussein . to protect the independence and sovereignty of his country in the face of overwhelming American power . not just another war book . journey behind the scenes of one of the most discreet ruling establishments in the world." 000339
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War Plan UK; The Truth About Civil defence in Britain
Campbell, Duncan Burnett Books Limited 1982 London First Edition 009150670 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
488 pages, b/w plates thr/out. Black-cloth cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear. Front fly-leaf has been removed leaving light tear marks, otherwise pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "The official version of Britain's role in a nuclear war is a chilling one, and successive governments have gone to great lengths to conceal it from us. In revealing not only the extent and nature of current planning, but also the long history of muddle, miscalculation and deceit which makes up planning for nuclear war over the past thirty-five years . throws much-needed light on a frightening, even sinister, aspect of British government." 001186
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Inside Canberra; A Guide to Australian Federal Politics
Chalmers, Rob; Hutchison, Jenny Currey O'Neil Ross Pty Ltd 1983 Victoria, Australia 0859023532 / 9780859023535 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
243 pages. Black-cloth cover, Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear, very slight stretching to edges, few small light marks and rubbing. "What are lobbyists and pressure groups? What is the role of women in politics? What is the difference between a leak and a background briefing? Why is there so much talk about Dries in the Liberal Party? What is a double dissolution, in what circumstances can one be granted, and how many have there been since Federation? . answer a host of such questions in this authoritative, highly-readable and often entertaining survey of Australian national politics." 000747
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Mao; The Unknown Story
Chang, Jung; Halliday, Jon Alfred A. Knopf 2005 New York 0679422714 / 9780679422716 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
814 pages, b/w photos. Red-cloth cover, very minor edge-wear, spine sunken in, book slightly skewed. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, slight chipping to corners, small tear to bottom corner. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Based on a decade of research and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before . this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever written. Combining meticulous research with the story-telling style of 'Wild Swans', this biography offers a harrowing portrait of Mao's ruthless accumulation of power through the exercise of terror ." 000844
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Morocco and the Sahara
Cherkaoui, Mohamed The Bardwell Press 2007 Oxford, England First Edition 1905622031 / 9781905622030 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
202 page, b/w line maps, charts and tables thr/out. Blue-cloth cover, very minimal edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, one small chip on bottom of back flap otherwise clean & straight. Pages clean, straight and unmarked. Accompanying letter from Mohamed Cherkaoui loose in book (photocopied form letter). ". a ground-breaking sociological study of the social, economic and political integration of the Saharan population within Moroccan society . undertakes a detailed and rigorous analysis . going back 40 years." 000192
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Select Documents in Australian History 1788-1850
Clark, C. M. H. (ed) Angus & Robertson (Publishers) Ptd Ltd 1972 Sydney, Australia Reprint 0207941432 / 9780207941436 Hard Cover Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
450 page, blue-cloth cover, some edge-wear. Green-card, unclipped jacket, fading on spine & edges, price sticker mark to front, several small marks, some edge-wear & rubbing. Bookshop plate on front end paper, 2 x ex-owner names on front fly-leaf, slight marks to closed page edges, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ", presenting a broad, rather than an exhaustive, survey . contains a general introduction to the history of the period, introductions to the sections on economic, political and social history, and a guide to the main sources of the period." 000421
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Select Documents in Australian History 1851-1900
Clark, C. M. H. (ed) Angus & Robertson (Publishers) Ptd Ltd 1971 Sydney, Australia Reprint 0207941440 / 9780207941443 Hard Cover Good Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
866 page. blue-cloth cover, some edge-wear, rubbing and marks to front. Green-card, unclipped jacket, fading to spine & edges, small pen marks to spine, closed tears, peeling on flap folds, price sticker mark to front, some chipping but whole and intact. Bookshop plate on front end paper, 2 x ex-owner names on front fly-leaf, slight marks to closed page edges, pen line on contents page, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ", presenting a broad, rather than an exhaustive, survey . contains a general introduction to the history of the period, introductions to the sections on economic, political and social history, and a guide to the main sources of the period.' 000422
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A Short History of Australia
Clark, Manning Mead & Beckett Publishing 1981 Sydney, Australia 0333337352 / 9780333337356 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
256 page, b/w illustrated. Tan-cloth cover, small mark on front & back, some edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, slight edge-wear. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". lively, extremely readable . opens a window on the country's past, painting with vivid word-pictures the men and events that have shaped its history . it is written with style, urbanity, tolerance and wit ." 000281
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The Heart of the Dragon
Clayre, Alasdair Houghton Mifflin Company 1985 Massachusetts, USA First Thus 039535336X / 9780395353363 Hard Cover Very Good Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
281 page, fully illustrated in b/w & colour. Red-cloth cover with gold gilt and titling on front and spine, very slight rubbing and denting on edges. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor denting, small area at top of spine fraying. Illustrated endpapers, paper certificate to ex-owner on title page (A6), otherwise pages clean, straight and unmarked. Strong, intact binding. " The Heart of the Dragon takes the reader into China, exploring the private lives of individual families,the problems and successes of factories and mines . closed world of the country's courts, hospitals, asylums, and prisons ." 000073
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Trial Balance
Coombs, H.C. The MacMillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd 1981 Melbourne, Australia 0333337743 / 9780333337745 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
341 page, b/w photographs. Black-cloth cover, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, one small closed tear. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Dr. H. C. Coombs has been at the centre of Australia's political, economic and banking life for forty years. As a senior public servant and adviser to seven Prime Ministers . his influence has touched many major decisions in those fields . is the story of those years, a unique personal record of decision making at the top and an intriguing insight into the personalities and events that have shaped Australia since the war." 000240
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The Costello Memoirs
Costello, Peter (with Peter Coleman) Melbourne University Press 2008 Melbourne, Australia First Edition 0522855822 / 9780522855821 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
386 pages, b/w & colour photos. Black cloth cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear. Pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "In a political career spanning eighteen years . Australia's longest serving Treasurer, steered the Government through some of its greatest economic and political challenges, paying off Government debt, introducing the GST and fighting five elections. For the first time, the facts about the McLachlan memorandum on the leadershiop transition from Howard to Costello are revealed. How - and why - did the Liberal Party pass up the chance to make generational change and revitalise a Government that was sliding into defeat?" 001498
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The Brotherhood; Inside the Secret World of the Freemasons
Dedopulos, Tim Viking 2006 Victoria, Australia 0670029270 / 9780670029273 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
128 page, b/w & colour illustrations. Illustrated, black-board cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Behind the private facade, the scandals and intrigues, and the thick cloud of rumour and hearsay, Freemasonry resonates with a rich and beautiful tradition of philosphical symbolism. The journey through the degrees of Masonry, as you will discover here in the 'The Brotherhood', is the journey through life itself, and the eternal quest for self-perfection." 000305
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Fighter, The True Story of the Battle of Britain
Deighton, Len Book Club Associates 1978 London, England First Thus Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
303 page, b/w photographs & line drawings thr/out. Blue-cloth cover, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, some edge-wear, closed tears, and chipping, age colouring on flap folds, jacket body intact. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Binding loose in two places otherwise strong & intact. ". how the human factor influenced every twist and turn of the close-fought battle . explain in simple terms the way in which the machines played a vital role in the fight for Britain's survival . from the German as from the British point of view." 000172
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