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Three sections; The Pharaohs, The Copts, The Moslems and the clothes, ornaments, styles, techniques, materials.86 pages with illustrations throughout many in colour. Book in very good condition with minor stain to edge pages 83-86. foxing to top leading edge and minor wear to cover.
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ABC of Egypt (history, costum, jewels)
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Aboriginal Legends: Animal Tales
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A variety of Aboriginal legends many of them about the origin of the different forms of animal life. 141 pages. Book in very good+ condition.
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Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley
by Robert Edwards
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A detailed examination of an important aspect of Aboriginal life - why the riverine Aboriginals developed the art of bark canoe making, where and how they were used, and how like so many Aboriginal crafts it declined rapidly after the advent of European settlers. 80 pages with 55 (4 in colour) illustrations and a map. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear top and bottom spine.
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Aboriginal Convicts: Australian, Khoisan and Maori Exiles
by Kristyn Harman
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Although the vast majority of prisoners labouring in the Australian penal colonies came from England, Ireland and Scotland, men and women from a diverse range of places were represented including aboriginal convicts - from 1800 to the early1850s at least 90 from Australia, 34 from South Africa and 6 from New Zealand. This is the story of those aboriginal convicts. 298 pages with 16 colour plates and 6 pages of maps. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on last page and light tanning. Cover stamp on spine and back.
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Aboriginal Culture Today
by Anna Rutherford (Editor)
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A collection of twenty four essays by Aboriginal contributors on diverse matters but emphasising the determination to assert pride in their Aboriginality, to take control of their culture, and the need to have Aboriginal studies in Australian schools to raise awareness of Aboriginal culture and history. 306 pages with 30 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on last page and stickers inside back cover and light reader wear. Cover in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.
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Aboriginal Art
by Charles P Mountford
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Part of The Arts in Australia series. Aboriginal art expressed on different mediums, in different settings, and using different materials. 32 pages with 4 colour and 22 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on first page.
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Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley
by Robert Edwards
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A detailed examination of bark canoes as an important aspect of Aboriginal life. The author tells why the riverine Aborigines developed the art of making such canoes, where and how they were used, and how, like many other Aboriginal crafts, it declined rapidly after the advent of Europeans settlers. 80 pages with 45 pages with black and white photos or drawings and 4 pages of colour photos. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket intact but with a tear and chip on back.
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Aboriginal Rock Art of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory of Australia
by David Welch
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Aboriginal peoples have lived in Kakadu for at least 50,000 years. An endless number of high rock shelters provided pleasant living conditions and an abundance of food and water resources gave plenty of leisure time. There are several distinct styles of art beginning with Mimi Art, then X-ray Art, Pre-estuarine Period, Estuarine Period, and "Contact" Period. 86 pages with 86 colour illustrations and 2 maps. Book in near fine condition.
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Aboriginal Australians: Black response to White dominance 1788-1980
by Rchard Broome
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The history from the standpoint of those who were dispossessed, the original Australians revealing what White Australia lost by its massive and unrelenting onslaught on Aboriginal culture and how Aboriginals, in different ways, have attempted to maintain their distinctive identity. 226 pages with 24 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on first page and a few pages with some light pencil underlining and booksellers sticker on back cover.
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Aboriginality: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings & Prints
by Jennifer Isaacs
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Contemporary painters and print makers reveal an exciting meld of cultural traditions and techniques - the results are often stunning, always varied and innovative. Each artist shares a pride in and a commitment to their living culture. 144 pages including 85 paintings and prints by 25 Aboriginal artists. Book in very good condition ex library with small writing on publishing page and remnants of borrowing sleaves on back end papers and front and back end papers show wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with a sticker on spine and two on back.
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About Time, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
by Paul Davies
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The scientific study of time has proved to be disturbing, disorientating, startling, and befuddling. Written for the layman the subject still is complex and challenging but that is all right - the author was more confused after writing it! 316 pages with 12 sets of figures. Book in good+ condition with previous owners name on front endpaper and tanning. Dust jacket in near fine condition.
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About the Size of it: The Common Sense Approach to Measuring Things
by Warwick Cairns
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A full and convincing account of why our well-tried and trusted traditional measures make human sense - the secrets and tricks of how we measure the world around us.155 pages with black and white illustrations. Book and cover in near fine condition with little evidence of reader wear.
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Above Capricorn: Aboriginal Biographies from Northern Australia
by Stephen Davis
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A unique record preserving the stories of Aboriginal people providing a vital and fascinating insight into Aboriginal lives and cultural traditions. 113 pages including 45 pages of colour photos. Book and dust jacket in fine condition.
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According to the Rolling Stones
by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood
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The history of the Rolling Stones told by the band members. What makes the Stones tick, how their music evolved, and how their lives affected that music. How they went from a cover band to the greatest rock and roll band in the world - a forty year journey. 360 pages with hundreds of photographs. Book and dust jacket in as new condition. This is a large book, postage $14 in Australia.
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Aces and Aircraft of World War 1
by Christopher Campbell
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The book is a profusely illustrated history of the careers of 29 of the most remarkable of the fighting pilots of World War 1 with full details of their aircraft. Also includes detail of the air forces and uniforms, badges and medals. 144 pages including illustrations on all but 8 pages. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.
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Achilles in the Quantum Universe: The Definitive History of Infinity
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The author shows that each new encounter with infinity has advanced the boundaries of physics and mathematics. 224 pages. Book in very good+ condition.
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Active Service with Australia in the Middle East
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The experiences and moods of the soldiers of the AIF in the Middle East. 129 pages with 12 colour plates, black and white illustrations throughout the text, and 9 maps including endpapers. Book in very good condition with light tanning. Cover has some marks and wear.
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Adam in Ochre: Inside Aboriginal Australia
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The author describes some Northern Australian Aboriginal customs, rituals, and art and discusses their future and the policy of assimilation. 222 pages with 22 black and white photographs, a map and some figures in the text. Book in good+ condition with some tanning and some wear to cover.
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Advance Australia...Where?: How we've changed, why we've changed and what will happen next
by Hugh Mackay
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While we enjoy unprecedented levels of prosperity and the promise of more to come, we are still battling an epidemic of anxiety and depression, taking on record levels of debt, and yearning for a deeper sense of meaning in our lives. The author sees encouraging signs we are learning how to absorb the impact of revolutionary changes in our way of life. 356 pages. Book in very good condition
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Adventure
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The life of Major- General The Right Hon J E B Seely. Born in England, trained in the military, service in New Zealand, South Africa, member of parliament and Minister, War office and Commander of the Canadian Horse Brigade in World War 1. 326 pages with 17 pages of illustrations and 4 maps. Book in very good condition with small booksellers sticker bottom inside cover, some foxing to edges, light tanning and some fading to spine (see photo). No dust jacket.
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