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Boomerang
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: loose binding near FEP - pages still intact. Faded spine. Tears along folds...
The Ordeal Of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA darkly comic and semi-autobiographical novella, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece chronicles the harrowing mental breakdown of a middle-aged...
Miss Emily In Black Lace: A Christmas Tale In Which The Heroine Is Plain And Perilously Near Forty And The Good Fairy Has Bushy Eyebrows And Green Eyes
$15.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Binding loose - pages still intact. A charming and witty work...
The Progress Of Private Lilyworth
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and satirical work of comic fiction, The Progress of Private Lilyworth chronicles the misadventures of an...
Walking Ella: A Dog Day Dossier
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. A warmly humorous work of creative non-fiction, Walking Ella: A Dog Day...
O. Henry Omnibus - Complete and Unabridged
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging. Good copy. Foxing on block - does not extend internallyThis omnibus collection gathers six of O....
No Kava For Johnny
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA beloved classic of Australian comic literature, No Kava for Johnny chronicles the misadventures...
Ig Nobel Prizes: v. 2: Why Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans
The Ig Nobel Prizes make people laugh, and then make them think. Included in this new edition are: the Dutch scientist who investigated homosexual necrophilia in mallard ducks, the Swedish...
The Brain-Dead Megaphone
In this, his first collection of essays, Saunders trains his eye on the real world rather than the fictional and reveals it to be brimming with wonderful, marvellous strangeness. As...
How to Mow the Lawn: The Lost Art of Being a Man
Do you look like a Barbie when firing up the barbi? Is your Iron John act a little rusty? When you give her flowers, do you come across as a...
Foxybaby
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA darkly comic work of Australian literary fiction, Foxybaby chronicles a surreal summer school for weight loss at a remote...
Big Fat Tuesday: Stories
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild chipping at back of bookPublished in 1963, Big Fat Tuesday is a vibrant...
Wild Turkey: A Novel
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: jacket protected my mylar sleeveWild Turkey is a spirited and unconventional novel...
Look Back And Laugh
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA witty and warmly nostalgic collection of humorous writing, Look Back and...
What Became Of Jane Austen? And Other Questions
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging. Shelf wear. A spirited collection of literary and cultural...
Political Animals: Confessions of a Parliamentary Zoologist
Jane Clifton has been big-game hunting in the corridors of power for more than 25 years as a political journalist, columnist and commentator. Here she looks back with characteristic wit...
It Stands To Reason: A Kind Of Autobiography
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. usual aging. A witty and irreverent memoir from the mind behind one...
Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell
A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter. Why does the G...
Low Notes On A High Level: A Frolic
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Previous owner. A...
Say Goodnight, Gracie!: The Story Of Burns & Allen
$40.00 AUD
Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Pages clean and bright. Usual aging. Shelf wear. A richly detailed...
Business Cat: Hostile Takeovers
After clawing his way to the top of the corporate world, Business Cat's professional standing is secure - or is it? Following a surprise audit from the IRS and some...
The God Desire
From the bestselling author of Jews Don't Count ' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ' ALAIN DE BOTTON ' Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare ......
Calm the F**k Down
$12.00 AUD
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
The Only Way Is Up: An absolutely hilarious and feel-good romantic
' Wow, wow, wow. I loved this story' ' Wow!!! What a book! Wish I could give it more stars!' ** Game, Set, Match , the hilarious and utterly irresistible...
Surgeon At Arms
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsFrom the beloved author of the "Doctor" series comes a compelling and witty look into the high-stakes world of surgery....
Doctor And Son
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: some foxing on blockDoctor And Son by Richard Gordon presents a witty and often farcical look...
Madam And Eve
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA mid-century comic novel, "Madam and Eve" follows the misadventures arising from...
The Best After-Dinner Stories
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA delightful anthology of wit and humor, The Best After-Dinner Stories presents a carefully curated collection of anecdotes, jokes, and tales...
Mantissa
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA daring work of postmodern literary fiction, Mantissa presents a wickedly satirical battle of wills between a...
Our Gang: (Starring Tricky And His Friends)
$12.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA biting work of political satire, Our Gang: Starring Tricky and His Friends skewers the...
Vintage Thurber: A Selection Of The Best Writings And Drawings, Volume II
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageVintage Thurber: A Selection Of The Best Writings And Drawings, Volume Ii by James...
It's 'Ard To Stay Clean In The Country
$15.00 AUD
Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor tear on front cover, otherwise internally sound. This witty narrative,...
Onions In The Stew
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing and tanning on block and first/last few pagesBetty...
Bill Wannan's Great Book Of Australiana
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging, otherwise in good condition. A beloved treasury of Australian folklore and cultural heritage, Bill Wannan's Great Book...
The Loser: Now Will Be Later To Win
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsShort stories about Australia's great battles and the losing battlers who are later to win.
Boomerang
$40.00 AUD
Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards worn with scattered marks, spine faded...
May We Borrow Your Husband?: And Other Comedies Of The Sexual Life
$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA masterwork of darkly comic short fiction, May We Borrow Your Husband?: And Other Comedies of the Sexual...
I'M Dying Laughing: The Humourist
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA sweeping and darkly satirical novel, I'm Dying Laughing: The Humourist chronicles the turbulent life of Emily Wilkes,...
The Gambling Ghost: And Other Tales
$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA celebrated collection of Australian short fiction, The Gambling Ghost: And Other...
The Obsession Of Oscar Oswald
$15.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA darkly comic Australian novel, The Obsession of Oscar Oswald chronicles the...
How M'Dougall Topped The Score
$15.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerA celebrated piece of Australian comic verse, How M'Dougall Topped the Score presents one of the most beloved and...
Crazy Pavements
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA sparkling work of satirical fiction, Crazy Pavements chronicles the misadventures of Brian Elme,...
How To Become Headmaster
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA sharp and satirical work of British humour, How To Become Headmaster presents R....
Unconditional Surrender: The Conclusion Of Men At Arms And Officers And Gentlemen
$60.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small chips otherwise jacket is in good condition. Pages are clean and...
O, How The Wheel Becomes It!
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and witty late-career novella from the celebrated author of A Dance to the Music of Time,...
The Great Australian Lover And Other Stories
$12.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missing Markings: Previous ownerA bold and irreverent collection of short fiction, The Great Australian Lover and Other Stories showcases Frank Hardy's...
The Obsession Of Oscar Oswald (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. A darkly comic Australian novel, The Obsession...
Put Out More Flags
$25.00 AUD
Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA razor-sharp satirical novel set during the early months of World War II, Put Out More...