Recent Arrivals from Lems Bookshop
Recent Arrivals from Lems Bookshop
The Man with the Poison Gun
by Serhii Plokhy
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- Used - Good
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- Very Good
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- First
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- 2016
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$22.96
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The most important assassination case in Cold War history. Late in the summer of 1961 a KGB assassin, Bogdan Stashinsky, defected to West Germany. He had made the crossing many times to kill enemies of the communist regime, his weapon -- a unique, top secret gun that killed without leaving a trace. 364 pages. Book ex libray in good condition… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$22.96
The Key
by John Philip Cohane
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First British Commonwealth Edition
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- 1973
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- 1
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$22.96
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The author puts forward the idea that prior to the recorded history of the Egyptians and Greeks two major Semitic migrations or dispirtions took place, worldwide in scope. 300 pages with 54 illustrations. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. Item Price
CA$22.96
Lancaster Men; The Aussie Heroes of Bomber Command
by Peter Rees
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First
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- 2013
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$16.53
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More than 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite fliers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War 2. Their bravery in extreme circumstances has barely been recognised. Only 2% of Australian forces were involved but they took 20% of the casulties. 424 pages with 16 pages of illustrations. Book in very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bowie Album by Album
by Paolo Hewitt
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- Used - Very Good
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- ?First
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- ?2016
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$25.71
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No publishing date or place, A celebration of David Bowie's entire otput from 1967 - 2013. An essential companion to legendary acheivements. 287 pages with around 200 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book in very good condition and would have been near fine but for the publishing, price, barcode table removed from back cover without affecting inside the cover. This is… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$25.71
Led Zeppelin Expanded Edition
by Martin Popoff
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Expanded Edition
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- 2022
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$22.96
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The story behind every album track expanded to include 16 non album gems. Originaly published on the occassion of the band's 50th anniversary. 288 pages with numerous illustrations throughout and endpaper illustrations. Book in near fine condition. Item Price
CA$22.96
Old Australia- The People, the Pastimes, the Pioneering Spirit
by Barrie Sheppard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Revised Edition
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- 2011
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$22.96
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The recording of history was made much easier with the invention and development of the camera. This book draws on the skills of those early photograhers and brings together a collection of scenes from early Sydney and Melbourne, of the goldfields, and of aspects of life generally including working, recreational and family life. 204 pahes with numerous illustrations throughout. Book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Australia's Living Deserts
by Michael Morcombe
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First
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- 1980
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$16.53
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The vast central desert touches on all mainland states of Australia and comprise the major portion of South Australia, Western Australia and The Northern Territory. Although of enormous extent nowhere do the deserts become totally barren with sufficient rainfall from time to time to support surprisingly large populations of plants and animals if only for a brief time. 79 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ultimate World Train Journeys
by Tim Richards
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 2021
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$18.36
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A guide to 30 of the worlds best train trips. Covers the full range of options, detailed itineraries, fast facts, photos and maps. 181 pages with numerous colour illustrations and maps. Book in very good condition with section of back cover ?price, bar code removed but inside cover intact (book would be near fine but for this). Item Price
CA$18.36
Mawson Life and Death in Antarctica
by Tim Jarvis
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First
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- 2008
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$36.73
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Signed by the author. In 1996 Tim Jarvis set out to relive Douglas Mawson's extraordinary polar survival journey of 1912-13. Jarvis undertook the hellish journey using the same equipment, clothing and starvation rations as Mawson had available. The story of two journeys undertaken nearly a century apart, to the limits of human endurance. 239 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout.… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$36.73
Raparapa Kularr Martuwarra
by Paul Marshall (Editor)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First
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- 1988
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$22.96
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Stories from nine Aboriginal Fitzroy River Drovers. The men come from different tribes of the West Kimberley but they share a common background and speak for generations that have endured injustices. 288 pages with numerous illustrations (some in colour) throughout and a map. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. Item Price
CA$22.96
Tales of Norse Mythology
by Helen A Guerber
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First This Edition
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- 2017
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$36.73
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Every culture throughout history has tried to find answers to the mysteries of life: how the world began, how humans were created and where they go when they die, how the world will end and what happens after that. The Viking Age Scandinavians answered these questions in their myths and legends. 448 pages with 64 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Robin Hood and his Merry Men
by E Charles Vivian
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- Used - Very Good+
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- ?First
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- ?1930
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$110.18
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No publishing date. Inscription to previous owner dated 1935. The rousing fictional tale of Robin Hood who battled injustice in England in the time of King Richard and his brother John. 338 pages with 48 colour plates and endpaper colour pictures. Book in very good+ condition. Item Price
CA$110.18
Second Best
by Ben Pobjie
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 2020
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$13.77
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The amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up: those pipped at the post of greatness. 281 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. Book in very good condition. Item Price
CA$13.77
Dead Centre
by Robin Bowles
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Third Updated Edition
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- 2022
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$13.77
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Exactly what happened in Barrow Creek on 14 July 2001? Many questions remain unanswered and new facts have come to light. 432 pages with 16 pages of illustrations. Book in near fine condition. Item Price
CA$13.77
The Moor's Last Stand
by Elizabeth Drayson
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First
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- 2017
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$27.55
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How seven centuries of Muslim rule came to an end in Spain. An action packed story of intrigue, treachery, cruelty, cunning, courtliness, bravery and tragedy. 206 pages with 16 pages of mainly colour illustrations. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Item Price
CA$27.55
The Reporter and the Warlords
by Craig Collie
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 2013
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$18.36
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The story of Australian journalist W H Donald and his role in the birth of modern China in the first half of the 20th century. 370 pages with 16 pages of illustrations and a map. Book in very good condition. Item Price
CA$18.36
Boomerang, Behind an Australian Icon
by Philip Jones
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First
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- 1996
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$18.36
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The author draws on the world's largest boomerang collection housed at the South Australian Museum to describe the boomerang's traditional uses and its more recent flight into western culture - a comprehensive survey of a traditional artefact. 134 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with faint mark on back cover. Item Price
CA$18.36
Australian Confederates
by Terry Smyth
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First
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- 2015
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$16.53
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In the Summer of 1865 the Confederate States Ship Shenandoah siled into Pport Phillip Bay. When the sleek black raider left after three weeks on 19 February there are 42 Australians on board who have enlisted to fight for the South in the American Civil War. 371 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. Book in very good+ condition. Item Price
CA$16.53
Diary of a Young Naturalist
by Dara McAnulty
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First
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- 2020
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$18.36
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The author, an autistic teenager, explores the natural world. 223 pages with 7 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition. Item Price
CA$18.36
The Regiment
by Michael Asher
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- Used - Very Good
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- First This Edition
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- 2008
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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CA$16.53
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The history of the SAS and reconstructs some of the greatest actions while telling the truth behind the astonishing legends. 588 pages with 55 illustrations and 13 maps. Book in very good condition. Item Price
CA$16.53