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The Phoenix and the Spider: A Book of Essays about some Russian Writers and their View of the Self.

POGGIOLI, Renato. · 1957 · The Book Firm

A$25.00 (€15.37 | $16.94 | £12.82 | ¥2,705)

Harvard University Press, 1957. Hardcover. A little wear to dust jacket, otherwise good condition. Covers 9 writers including Tolstoy, Goncharov, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov and Bunin. 238pp.

War: The Lethal Custom.

DYER, Gwynne. · 2005 · The Book Firm

A$32.00 (€19.67 | $21.68 | £16.41 | ¥3,462)

Scribe Publications, 2005. Reprint of revised edition. Paperback. Condition vg. B/W photos. "This provocative, multi-perspective book traces the growth of organised warfare throughout human history - from the collapse of the walls to Jericho to the fall of Baghdad. Dyer squarely…

The Gazetteer of Sikhim.

RISLEY, H.H. · 1972 · The Book Firm

A$70.00 (€43.03 | $47.43 | £35.89 | ¥7,574)

Virendra Kumar for Manjusri Publishing House, 1972 (1894). Facsimile reprint. Hardcover 4to. B/W illus. and plate. This is No. 262 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. One plate removed (small tear) but included, some tape marks to covers, a little fraying to head of spine, some…

The Canning Basin, W.A.

PURCELL, Peter G. ed. · 1984 · The Book Firm

A$95.00 (€58.40 | $64.36 | £48.71 | ¥10,279)

Geological Society of Australia, 1984. Hardcover. Very good condition. No dust jacket. Includes papers on The Seismic Definition of the Main Structural Elements of the Canning Basin; The Tectonic Development of the Gregory sub-Vasin and Adjacent Areas, Northeastern Basin; The Gr…

Dismantling the Mexican State?

AITKEN, Rob, CRASKE, Nikki, JONES, Gareth A. & STANSFIELD, David E. eds. · 1996 · The Book Firm

A$100.00 (€61.47 | $67.75 | £51.27 | ¥10,820)

Macmillan / St. Martin's Press, 1996. Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. Part of the Latin American Studies series. Examines "...the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-94) and particularly the impact of socio-economic reform on the political arena". …

China: The 80s Era.

GINSBURG, Norton & LALOR, Bernard A. eds. · 1984 · The Book Firm

A$100.00 (€61.47 | $67.75 | £51.27 | ¥10,820)

Westview Press, 1984. Hardcover. Good condition. No dj. Scarce. Part of the Westview Special Studies on East Asia series. Includes essays on Feudalism or Feudal Elements? Impediments to Strengthening Law and Democracy; The Evolution of Chinese Education: Stratification and Merit…

ASEAN into the 1990s.

BROINOWSKI, Alison ed. · 1990 · The Book Firm

A$70.00 (€43.03 | $47.43 | £35.89 | ¥7,574)

Macmillan, 1990. Hardcover. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, o/wise good (no markings to text) in dj. Scarce. Includes papers on The Politics of Islam in the ASEAN Countries; ASEAN and the Japanese Role in Southeast Asia; The Six ASEAN Economies: 1980-88 etc. 265pp. ISBN 0333…

Modeling the Fiji Economy.

STURTON, Mark. · 1989 · The Book Firm

A$60.00 (€36.88 | $40.65 | £30.76 | ¥6,492)

East-West Center, 1989. Paperback. Condition vg. Part of the Pacific Islands Development Program Research Report Series, No. 12. Scarce. Out of print. Develops "...a framework relevant to the needs of formulating short-run economic policy in the annual budgetary cycle of a small…

The Pan-African Movement.

GEISS, Imanuel. KEEP, Ann trans. · 1974 · The Book Firm

A$80.00 (€49.17 | $54.20 | £41.02 | ¥8,656)

Methuen, 1974. Hardcover. Ex-library, o/wise contents good. Provides the "...first comprehensive study based on original research of the history both of the Pan-African movement and its historical origins at the three ends of the famous triangle of the slave trade - (West) Afric…

The Chinese Economic Reforms.

FEUCHTWANG, Stephan & HUSSAIN, Athar ed. · 1983 · The Book Firm

A$38.00 (€23.36 | $25.75 | £19.48 | ¥4,112)

Croom Helm, 1983. Hardcover. Ex-lib, a touch of sunning to spine, o/wise good. Provides a detailed analysis of the different sectors of the economy which shows how reforms have been carried out in practice, compares China's reforms with similar ones carried out in the former Sov…

Research in the Antarctic.

QUAM, Louis O. (Editor) · 1971 · The Book Firm

A$29.00 (€17.83 | $19.65 | £14.87 | ¥3,138)

American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1971. Hardcover. Good condition in dustjacket. Fold out b/w map showing mean annual snow balance in Antarctica. Contains tables and graphs. Includes papers on Dynamics of Trophic Relationa in the Southern Ocean; Perspectives o…

The Ornithilogy of Shakespeare.

SHAKESPEARE. HARTING, James Edmund. · 1978 · The Book Firm

A$25.00 (€15.37 | $16.94 | £12.82 | ¥2,705)

Gresham Books, Unwin Brothers, 1978 (1864). Hardcover. Small closed tear to lower front cover of dustjacket, otherwise condition vg. A facsimile copy of the 19th century edition which provides "...a critical study and explanation of bird life in Elizabethan England as reflected …

Backstage at the Opera.

HEYLBUT, Rose. & GERBER, Aime. · 1937 · The Book Firm

A$23.00 (€14.14 | $15.58 | £11.79 | ¥2,489)

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1937. Hardcover. Second printing. No dj. Aime Gerber was Paymaster of the New York Metropolitan Opera Association and affiliated with the Broadway organisation for 39 years from 1898 to 1931. Book explains the detail of the operatic routine in one sect…

Dickens and the City.

SCHWARZBACH, F.S. · 1979 · The Book Firm

A$20.00 (€12.29 | $13.55 | £10.25 | ¥2,164)

The Athlone Press, University of London, 1979. Hardcover. Through a comprehensive study of Dickens' career this work examines the crucial role played by London in the character of the man and the development of his writing. It discusses the significance of Dickens' early childho…

The Master Musicians: Dufay

FALLOWS, David. · 1982 · The Book Firm

A$20.00 (€12.29 | $13.55 | £10.25 | ¥2,164)

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1982. Hardcover. Provides a study of the life and works of Guillaume Dufay and the role of 15th century churchmen-musicians. The basic documentary of his life is laid out, re-examined and in many cases reinterpreted. It throws important new light on the institu…

The Chinese Economic Reforms.

FEUCHTWANG, Stephan & HUSSAIN, Athar ed. · 1983 · The Book Firm

A$24.00 (€14.75 | $16.26 | £12.31 | ¥2,597)

Croom Helm, 1983. Hardcover. A little pencilling, otherwise good condition in dust jacket. Provides a detailed analysis of the different sectors of the economy which shows how reforms have been carried out in practice, compares China's reforms with similar ones carried out in th…

The East-West Pendulum.

GEORGE, Robert Lloyd. · 1992 · The Book Firm

A$16.00 (€9.83 | $10.84 | £8.20 | ¥1,731)

Woodhead-Faulkner, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, top corners bumped, otherwise good (no markings to clean and bright text). No dust jacket. Provides a thought-provoking & thoroughly researched analysis of the recent rapid development of capital markets in the Asia-Pa…

The East-West Pendulum.

GEORGE, Robert Lloyd. · 1992 · The Book Firm

A$17.00 (€10.45 | $11.52 | £8.72 | ¥1,839)

Woodhead-Faulkner, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, otherwise good (no markings to clean and bright text). No dust jacket. Provides a thought-provoking & thoroughly researched analysis of the recent rapid development of capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Examin…

The East-West Pendulum.

GEORGE, Robert Lloyd. · 1992 · The Book Firm

A$21.00 (€12.91 | $14.23 | £10.77 | ¥2,272)

Woodhead-Faulkner, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Top corners of front endpaper and half-title page clipped, o/wise condition vg in dj. Provides a thought-provoking & thoroughly researched analysis of the recent rapid development of capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Exa…

The East-West Pendulum.

GEORGE, Robert Lloyd. · 1992 · The Book Firm

A$21.00 (€12.91 | $14.23 | £10.77 | ¥2,272)

Woodhead-Faulkner, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. Provides a thought-provoking & thoroughly researched analysis of the recent rapid development of capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Examines the history, culture & religous beliefs & explains the react…