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Metamorphoses: In Search of Franz Kafka
Author: Karolina Watroba Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'A high-spirited, richly informed, and original portrait, a cross between biography, literary analysis and a study in modern canonisation: Karolina Watroba...
A Truce That Is Not Peace
Author: Miriam Toews Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025 'The best memoir you will read...
Lukaemia: A Small Boy's Diagnosis His Mother's Journey
$12.00 AUD
Author: Kimberly McconchieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self Published, 2012Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant memoir, Lukaemia: A Small Boy's Diagnosis His Mother's Journey,...
Beware Of The Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All
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Author: Brian MooreBinding: PaperbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling sports memoir chronicles the formidable career of one...
The Last Maharaja: A Biography Of Sawai Man Singh Ii Maharaja Of Jaipur
$20.00 AUD
Author: Quentin CreweBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Last Maharaja: A Biography Of Sawai Man Singh Ii Maharaja Of Jaipur, chronicles the...
Choir
$20.00 AUD
Author: Gareth MaloneBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 2012Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis inspiring non-fiction work chronicles the transformative power of music and community, detailing Gareth Malone's journey in forming various...
Wheels Of Fire: A Story Of Courage, Triumph Over Adversity And Civil Action
$12.00 AUD
Author: Ari SeirlisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Reach Publishers, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction narrative, Wheels Of Fire: A Story Of Courage,...
The Poetical Works Of John Greenleaf Whittier
$50.00 AUD
Author: John Greenleaf WhittierBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., , 1903Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rebound copy.This comprehensive volume...
Pompeo Batoni: Complete Catalogue
$230.00 AUD
Author: Anthony M. ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing to page edges.This definitive scholarly examination, Pompeo Batoni: Complete Catalogue, presents the...
Angus Mcmillan: Pathfinder
$50.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth CoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Olinda, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsPathfinder chronicles the extraordinary life and expeditions of John Charles Fremont, a pivotal figure in 19th-century American expansion....
J.C.W.: A Short Biography Of James Cassius Williamson
$20.00 AUD
Author: Jan G. DickerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Elizabeth Tudor Press, Rose Bay, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIan G. Dicker's J.C.W.: A Short Biography Of James Cassius Williamson chronicles...
Victoria De Los Angeles
$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter RobertsBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsVictoria De Los Angeles presents a comprehensive biography of the celebrated Spanish soprano, detailing...
Forster In Egypt: A Graeco-Alexandrian Encounter; E.M. Forster's First Interview
$30.00 AUD
Author: Hilda D. Spear And Abdel Moneim AlyBinding: HardbackPublished: Cecil Woolf London, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work illuminates E.M. Forster's profound connection to Egypt, specifically...
Life With Googie
$15.00 AUD
Author: John MccallumBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerJohn McCallum offers a candid memoir that chronicles his marriage to the actress Googie Withers, presenting...
A Voice, A Life: The Autobiography Of Joan Hammond
$20.00 AUD
Author: Joan HammondBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the extraordinary journey of a celebrated soprano, detailing her...
Letters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe
$20.00 AUD
Author: J. BlakeBinding: HardbackPublished: The Government of Victoria, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerLetters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe presents a compelling collection of correspondence from...
Lena
$30.00 AUD
Author: Richard SchickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Lena Horne, a...
Duveen
$20.00 AUD
Author: S N BehrmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discoloured top-edge from tanning, folds to DJ.This captivating biography, Duveen, chronicles the extraordinary...
The Pied Pipers: Interviews With The Influential Creators Of Children's Literature
$15.00 AUD
Author: Justin Wintle And Emma FisherBinding: HardbackPublished: Paddington Press., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis insightful collection, The Red Pipers: Interviews With The Influential Creators Of Children's Literature,...
Robert J. Hawke
$20.00 AUD
Author: Blanche D'AlpugetBinding: HardbackPublished: Schwartz., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRobert J. Hawke presents an intimate and comprehensive account of one of Australia's most...
Catherine De' Medici
$20.00 AUD
Author: Hugh Ross WilliamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography, Catherine De' Medici, chronicles the...
Full Circle
$15.00 AUD
Author: Janet BakerBinding: HardbackPublished: Julia Macrae., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-
Indian Diary: 1952-53
$35.00 AUD
Author: Edward ArdizzoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Top-edge discoloured from tanning. Indian Diary: 1952-53 chronicles Edward Ardizzone's vivid impressions and personal...
I, The Very Bayonet: The Majesty Of Colour: A Life Of Sir John Bates Thurston, Volume One
$15.00 AUD
Author: Deryck ScarrBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian National University Press, 1973Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis compelling historical biography, I, The Very Bayonet:...
This Accursed Land
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: London Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis Accursed Land chronicles the harrowing final expedition of Captain Robert...
Melba
$20.00 AUD
Author: John HetheringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket worn John Hetherington's Melba chronicles the extraordinary...
Weary: The Life Of Sir Edward Dunlop
$12.00 AUD
Author: Sue EburyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWeary: The Life Of Sir Edward Dunlop presents a compelling biographical account...
Lisa
$12.00 AUD
Author: Lisa Curry With Ellen WhinnettBinding: PaperbackPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, 2023Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLisa chronicles the remarkable life of Olympic swimming...
Fitzroy: The Biography
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Author: P.O.Binding: PaperbackPublished: collective effort press, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA brilliant yet tormented naval officer steps out from the shadow...
White Feather: The Story Of Kanowna
$25.00 AUD
Author: Margaret BullBinding: PaperbackPublished: HESPERIAN PRESS, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhite Feather: The Story Of Kanowna chronicles the vibrant and often...
Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow: The 1973 Boyer Lectures
$25.00 AUD
Author: Professor Sir Keith HancockBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageProfessor Sir Keith Hancock, a distinguished historian,...
My Lord, What A Morning
$15.00 AUD
Author: Marian AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMarian Anderson's My Lord, What A Morning presents a compelling autobiography, chronicling the extraordinary life...
Where I Was Young: Memories Of London Childhoods
$15.00 AUD
Author: Valerie JenkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: London Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous Owner Inscription back of FEPValerie Jenkins’s Where I Was Young:...
Robert Cecil 1st Earl Of Salisbury: Servant of Two Sovereigns
$35.00 AUD
Author: Alan HaynesBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Owen., 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to edge of DJ, light foxing.-
Sunnylea: A 1920S Childhood Remembered By
$15.00 AUD
Author: Jean MetcalfeBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir, Sunnylea: A 1920S Childhood Remembered, chronicles a vivid journey back to...
The Merry Bronhill
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jane BronhillBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Haynes, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, sun-faded spine.The Merry Bronhill chronicles the remarkable...
Caravaggio: The Library Of Great Painters
$50.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: All plates present. This compelling art history volume chronicles the tumultuous life and groundbreaking...
Landsman Hay: The Memoirs Of Robert Hay 1789-1847
$20.00 AUD
Author: M. D. HayBinding: HardbackPublished: RUPERT HART-DAVIS, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Chipped and worn DJ with a few missing pieces. This compelling historical...
Along The Track
$15.00 AUD
Author: Crosbie MorrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAlong The Track With Crosbie Morrison presents a captivating journey through the...
John Braine
$15.00 AUD
Author: J. B. PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1978Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis compelling critical biography chronicles the multifaceted career...
Great Morning: Being The Third Volume Of Left Hand, Right Hand!
$20.00 AUD
Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGreat Morning chronicles the formative years of a distinguished British literary figure, presenting...
The Measure Of The Years
$20.00 AUD
Author: Sir Robert Gordon MenziesBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the distinguished career of a pivotal figure in 20th-century Australian politics....
New Statesman Profiles
$15.00 AUD
Author: Kingsley MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Union; Phoenix House, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection, New Statesman Profiles, assembles a...
Laughter In The Next Room: Being The Fourth Volume Of Left Hand, Right Hand!
$20.00 AUD
Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis volume, Laughter In The Next Room, continues Osbert Sitwell's acclaimed autobiographical saga, painting a vivid...
William Macmahon Ball: The Public Life Of A Political Scientist
$40.00 AUD
Author: Ai KobayashiBinding: HardbackPublished: School of Historical Studies, The University of Melbourne, 2009Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Biographical thesis....
Wolfgang Laib
$25.00 AUD
Author: Wolfgang LaibBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWolfgang Laib presents a profound examination of...
Adrian Lawlor: A Portrait (SIGNED)
$45.00 AUD
Author: Gavin FryBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heide Art Gallery, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Flat signed on title page. Faded and creased cover....
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
$20.00 AUD
Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography chronicles Winston Churchill's challenging period out of power, often referred to...