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Bernstein Peter L. AGAINST THE GODS: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF RISK
John Wiley & Sons 1998 0471295639 / 9780471295631 Reprint Paperback Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very Good condition. A history that traces the development of risk- weighing up the odds based on knowledge and experience- and how that ability affected the course of world history. A unique account that begins in ancient times and ends in the current era.
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22.00 AUD
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Childe Gordon V. WHAT HAPPENED IN HISTORY
Book Club Assoc, London 1973 Reprint Hard Cover Good to Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Clean, cream pages and tight binding. No inscription. Clean, unmarked brown boards. Unclipped dustjacket. "Grahame Clark describes this book as one of the most important of 'the general works in which he opened up new and vast perspectives...classics that repay constant re-reading and are likely to retain their value for a long time to come".
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25.00 AUD
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Dillon Eilis LIVING IN IMPERIAL ROME
Faber and Faber 1974 0571096204 / 9780571096206 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Richard Kennedy
Very Good condition. No inscription. Clean and unmarked cover. Clean pages and compressed page edge. Dustjacket has no tears or wear. "This fascinating book is about daily life in Rome in the year AD 110, when Trajan was Emperor. Each of the four chapters concentrates on a different household, and in describing the lives of its members, adults and children, free and slave, the author is able to show us a wide cross-section of Roman society".
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60.00 AUD
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Haggard H. Rider CLEOPATRA
Longmans 1889 First Edition Hard Cover Good/Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Reading copy. Inscription on title page dated 1904. Water damage on some pages. Includes illustrations. Cover is worn and has some marks. Binding is a little loose. Some pages come away. Compressed page edge slightly worn. A fictional reconstruction of the life of Cleopatra and the events leading up to the Battle of Actium 30BC between Marc Antony and Octavian.
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45.00 AUD
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Man John KUBLAI KHAN: THE MONGOL KING WHO REMADE CHINA
Bantam Press 2006 0593054490 / 9780593054499 First Australian Edition Paperback As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
As New condition. An authoritative biography of Kubla Khan, and his extensive conquest of China to form one of the biggest empires of all time. This biography delves into Khan's personal insights that made his exploits so successful and birthed his personal legend.
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21.00 AUD
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Webster T.F.L. LIFE IN CLASSICAL ATHENS
B.T. Batsford Limited, London 1978 0713412798 / 9780713412796 Hard Cover As New As New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Eva Wilson
Book ranges over the whole classical period from the Persian wars to the conquests of Alexander The Great. Well researched and presented text is supported by b/w photographs, line drawings, and includes a "Books for further Reading and Index.
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18.00 AUD
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