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	Nicol, Mike - A GOOD LOOKING CORPSE: The World of DRUM - Jazz and Gangsters, Hope and Defiance in the Townships of South Africa*New Item*(Secker & Warburg , 1991) pp.xii, 401 Pages `DRUM` was a 1950`s South African Johannesburg illustrated magazine for black readers. the black writers (incl Henry Nxumalo, Can Themba, Bloke Modisane, Todd Matshikiza) lived by the precept `Live fast, die young, and have a good-looking corpse.` Illustrated. APARTHEID Hardcover. VG cloth brds in VG unclipped d/w Price: $19.80
	Evans, Harold - AMERICAN CENTURY, THE( , 1998 1st Paperback ed) pp. 710 Pages Lavishly illustrated, massive survey of US history 1889 onwards. Large format, 23x28.5cms Very Fine. Paper pictorial covers. Price: $24.20
	Harnden, Toby - BANDIT COUNTRY : `The IRA & South Armagh`(Hodder & Stoughton , 1999) 404 Pages Resenting the `Bandit Country` label (Merlyn Rees, Northern Ireland Secretary, 1974), Irish nationalists refer to the area, a place of rebellion and lawlessness for centuries past, as `God`s Country`. For the first time, the identities of the men behind the Docklands and Manchester bombings of 1996 and the reasons why Captain Robert Nairac met his death are revealed. Maps, illustrated. (See image) Trade paperback Very Fine (unused) Price: $16.50
	Hinsley, F. H. (ed.) - CAMBRIDGE MODERN HISTORY, THE NEW; VOL 11(Cambridge University Press , 1962) pp. 744 Pages `Material Progress and Worldwide Problems, 1870-1898.` 15.5x23cms Fine. Protective adhesive cover, name on fly. Price: $30.25
	Clark, G N (ed) et al - CAMBRIDGE MODERN HISTORY, THE NEW; VOL 12(Cambridge Uinversity Press , 1968) pp. 844 Pages `The Shifting Balance of World Forces 1898-1945` 15.5x23cms Cloth brds. Fine, but ex-library plate on fly; no other markings Price: $30.25
	Williamson, Hugh Ross - CATHERINE DE` MEDICI(Michael Joseph , 1973 1st ed) pp. 288 Pages Catherine was responsible for the 1572 Massacre of St Bartholomew and ruled France for 30 years as Regent or through her sons Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Lavishly illust. Companion to `Lorenzo the Magnificent` item below. 17.5x25.5cms (View image) Fine. Cloth brds in sl chipped pict d/w Price: $22.00
	Belloc, Hilaire - CRISIS OF CIVILIZATION(Fordham University Press, NY , August, 1937) 245 Pages VG+ cloth brds very firm straight tight copy, no d/w Price: $19.80
	Runyon, Randolph Paul - DELIA WEBSTER AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD(University Press of Kentucky , 1996) x, 259 Pages US CIVIL WAR. The `Underground Railroad` assisted the escape of runaway slaves; Delia Webster was imprisoned for her role in it. (VIEW IMAGE) Very Fine (unused) softcover Price: $13.20
	Kozicki, Henry (ed) - DEVELOPMENTS IN MODERN HISTORIOGRAPHY(MacMillan , 1998 reprint) xiii,197 Pages Argues against the pluralist approaches to History of the 1980`s and in favour of traditional practices, reassessed and properly understood, as consituting the true scientific grounding of the discipline with objective reality obtainable. Softcover edition, fine. Price: $19.80
	Pollard, A F - EVOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT, THE(Longmans Green , 1920) pp. 398 Pages Frontispiece and 4 full page illustrations. Very Good. Red cloth boards stained` sunned. Fraying on spine cover top. Price: $19.80
	Holland, A. W. - GERMANY The Making of the Nations(Adam & Charles Black, London , 1914 1st ed) viii, 312 Pages Illustrated. Well known book with SPECIAL ITEM OF INTEREST: Letter inserted at rearpd, presumably from Author prior to publication (dated Sutton, Surrey Nov 27 1913) to illustrator of this book: `... I think the five illustrations will do very well. I would like a map showing the first partition of Poland in 1782. I have referred to this in the text, but a map is better than many words ...` VG+ gilt stamped cloth brds, bookplate on fpd, some browning of feps Price: $44.00
	Huxley, Aldous - GREY EMINENCE A Study in Religion and Politics( , 1941 1st ed) pp. 278 Pages Frontispiece and 8 plates. Aldous Huxley`s study of Father Joseph, who influenced CardInal Richelieu. 14x21cms Very Good+. Cloth sunned, no d/w; otherwise unmarked copy. Price: $30.80
	Carpenter, Edward (ed) - HOUSE OF KINGS, A : The Official History of Westminster Abbey(Baker, London , 1966, 2nd impr) xix, 491 Pages Excellent illustrations. (View image) VG cloth brds, minor discol; edgeworn d/w with some marks Price: $24.20
	Hart, Peter - I.R.A. & ITS ENEMIES, THE: Violence and the Community in Cork 1916-1923(Clarendon / Oxford University Press , 1999) ix, 350 Pages `Hart writes with sensitivity, sociological insight and controlled passion. An instant classic` (New Statesman) Fine large format softcover Price: $26.40
	Schiavone, Giuseppe (ed) - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: A Dictionary and directory.(Palgrave , 2001 (5th ed)) iii,348 Pages The essential authoritative source of information on over 200 international agencies and major consultation forums, incl contact details, structure, bibliog refs, analysis of origins, development and objectives. Hardcover ed. Fine and unmarked (light warehouse corner bumping) Price: $38.50
	Coogan, Tim Pat & George Morrison - IRISH CIVIL WAR, THE Its Origins and Course(Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 1998, 1st ed) 287 Pages Splendidly illustrated, historically detailed large format volume 24x30cms Fine cloth brds in VG+ (small tear) d/w Price: $33.00
	Roth, Cecil - JEWISH CONTRIBUTION TO CIVILIZATION, THE(Macmillan, London , 1938, 1st ed) xv, 357 Pages UK edition precedes US Harper & Row ed (1940). 8 plates. Not commonly sighted in Australia. VG+ or cloth brds, no d/w Price: $33.00
	Fry, A. Ruth - JOHN BELLERS (1654-1725) : Quaker, Economist andf Social Reformer(Cassell , 1935) xi, 174 Pages Quaker luminary who wrote `Some Reasons for an European State` (1710 !) and proposals for social reform. Good; ex-library fep has been crudely detached, no d/w , sturdy and tight copy. Faint remains of label on spine. Price: $17.60
	Paget, Mary C. - KING`S MESSENGERS, THE : 1199-1377 A list of all known messegers, mounted and unmounted, who served John, Henry III and the first three Edwards(Alan Sutton , 1994) viii, 195 Pages Important resource in administrative, court and postal history Very fine (hardcover) cloth brds in d/w Price: $27.50
	Horn, Pamela - LABOURING LIFE IN THE VICTORIAN COUNTRYSIDE(Gill & Macmillan, Dublin , 1976) 292 Pages Dr Horn`s social history of rural Britain at a time of advancing industrialisation. Illustrated. Ex-library with usual marks; Clean VG cloth brds in VG d/w Price: $19.80

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