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Ben Bella

Ben Bella

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of political biography, Ben Bella chronicles the extraordinary life of Ahmed Ben Bella, the revolutionary leader who...
Joyce Cary: A Biography

Joyce Cary: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA comprehensive literary biography, Malcolm Foster's work chronicles the life and creative evolution of Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary, the Anglo-Irish...
Leonid Andreyev: A Study

Leonid Andreyev: A Study

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of literary criticism, this scholarly study presents a comprehensive examination of the life and writings of Leonid...
Poetical Works Of Henry Lawson

Poetical Works Of Henry Lawson

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark collection of Australian verse, Poetical Works of Henry Lawson gathers the full breadth of...
André Gide: A Critical Biography

André Gide: A Critical Biography

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of literary biography, George D. Painter's André Gide: A Critical Biography chronicles the life and...
Memoirs: 1906 — 1969

Memoirs: 1906 — 1969

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and intimate work of autobiographical literature, Memoirs: 1906 — 1969 chronicles the extraordinary life of Manya Harari, a...
Delinquent Chacha

Delinquent Chacha

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA warmly humorous and deeply personal memoir, Delinquent Chacha chronicles the misadventures of Ved...
Queens Of Britain

Queens Of Britain

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of popular history, Queens of Britain chronicles the lives of the women who shaped the British...
Travellers In Europe: Private Records Of Journeys By The Great And The Forgotten; From Horace To Pepys

Travellers In Europe: Private Records Of Journeys By The Great And The Forgotten; From Horace To Pepys

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and captivating anthology of travel writing, Travellers in Europe: Private Records of Journeys by the Great and the...
Italia, Italia

Italia, Italia

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Remainder markA richly personal blend of travel memoir and cultural history, Italia, Italia chronicles Peter Nichols's deep, decades-long love affair with...
Charles Darwin: "A Man Of Enlarged Curiosity"

Charles Darwin: "A Man Of Enlarged Curiosity"

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Some moisture damage Markings: No markingsA richly detailed biographical work, Peter Brent's portrait of Charles Darwin chronicles the life of one of history's...
Sergei Prokofiev: A Soviet Tragedy; The Case Of Sergei Prokofiev, His Life & Work, His Critics, And His Executioners

Sergei Prokofiev: A Soviet Tragedy; The Case Of Sergei Prokofiev, His Life & Work, His Critics, And His Executioners

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling work of musical biography and Soviet cultural history, Sergei Prokofiev: A Soviet...
Essays And Speeches

Essays And Speeches

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark collection of political and literary writing, Essays and Speeches presents Roy Jenkins...
Eric Partridge: In His Own Words

Eric Partridge: In His Own Words

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA rich work of linguistic biography and anthology, Eric Partridge: In His Own Words presents the life and...
Havelock Ellis: A Biography

Havelock Ellis: A Biography

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of biographical scholarship, Phyllis Grosskurth's authoritative study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis,...
Dear Monkey

Dear Monkey

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tears along folds of jacket. Born from a stone egg and imbued with celestial mischief, the irrepressible Monkey...
Too Strong For Fantasy

Too Strong For Fantasy

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A richly detailed memoir, Too Strong for Fantasy chronicles...
The Merry Heart: Reflections On Reading, Writing, And The World Of Books

The Merry Heart: Reflections On Reading, Writing, And The World Of Books

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved treasure for bibliophiles and lovers of literature, The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading, Writing, and the World of...
Diaghilev

Diaghilev

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of arts biography, Richard Buckle's Diaghilev chronicles the extraordinary life of Sergei Diaghilev, the visionary Russian impresario...
Great Harry

Great Harry

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA vivid and authoritative biography, Great Harry chronicles the life of Henry VIII of England with a depth and intimacy...
Memoir Of The Bobotes

Memoir Of The Bobotes

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA vivid work of autobiographical travel writing, Memoir of the Bobotes chronicles Joyce Cary's experiences as...
Getting To Know The General: The Story Of An Involvement

Getting To Know The General: The Story Of An Involvement

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of political memoir and personal reflection, Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement chronicles...
The Liberators

The Liberators

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsUnknown
Korolenko's Siberia

Korolenko's Siberia

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of Russian literary nonfiction, Korolenko's Siberia presents the vivid autobiographical sketches...
The Second Mrs Hardy

The Second Mrs Hardy

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA meticulously researched work of literary biography, The Second Mrs Hardy chronicles the life...
The Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look At Professional Life And Achievement

The Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look At Professional Life And Achievement

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of Australian feminist history and oral biography, The Half-Open Door presents...
Bach

Bach

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA richly detailed biographical study, Bach chronicles the life and towering musical legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the...
Mussolini: A Biography

Mussolini: A Biography

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of political biography, Denis Mack Smith's Mussolini: A Biography chronicles the rise and fall of Benito Mussolini,...
No Jail for Thought

No Jail for Thought

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA Soviet memoir of conscience and conviction, "No Jail for Thought" chronicles the author's years of imprisonment in the Stalinist...
Within The Whirlwind

Within The Whirlwind

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Edition: 1st english ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA harrowing and deeply personal memoir, Within the Whirlwind chronicles the second volume of Soviet journalist and...
George Orwell: A Life

George Orwell: A Life

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe definitive literary biography, George Orwell: A Life by Bernard Crick chronicles the full arc of Eric...
Ezra Pound And Dorothy Shakespear: Their Letters: 1909-1914

Ezra Pound And Dorothy Shakespear: Their Letters: 1909-1914

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis meticulously edited volume of correspondence chronicles the passionate and intellectually charged early relationship between Ezra Pound, one of modernism's...
Pictures On The Margin

Pictures On The Margin

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsUnknown
Lenin: The Compulsive Revolutionary

Lenin: The Compulsive Revolutionary

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA rigorous and penetrating work of political biography, Lenin: The Compulsive Revolutionary by Stefan T....
The Young Stalin: The Early Years Of An Elusive Revolutionary

The Young Stalin: The Early Years Of An Elusive Revolutionary

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA meticulously researched work of political biography, The Young Stalin: The Early Years of an...
On Trial

On Trial

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of political memoir and historical testimony, On Trial chronicles the harrowing experience of Artur...
Khrushchev And Stalin's Ghost: Text, Background And Meaning Of Khrushchev's Secret Report To The Twentieth Congress On The Night Of February 24-25, 1956

Khrushchev And Stalin's Ghost: Text, Background And Meaning Of Khrushchev's Secret Report To The Twentieth Congress On The Night Of February 24-25, 1956

$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of Cold War political history, Khrushchev and Stalin's Ghost presents a rigorous and authoritative...
A Bibliography Of Virginia Woolf: Revised Edition

A Bibliography Of Virginia Woolf: Revised Edition

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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of literary scholarship, A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf: Revised Edition presents a meticulously...
The Memoirs Of The Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Eden K.G., P.C., M.C.: Full Circle

The Memoirs Of The Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Eden K.G., P.C., M.C.: Full Circle

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of twentieth-century political memoir, Full Circle chronicles the diplomatic and governmental career of one of Britain's most...
Saturday At M.I.9: A History Of Underground Escape Lines In North-West Europe In 1940-5 By A Leading Organiser At M.I.9

Saturday At M.I.9: A History Of Underground Escape Lines In North-West Europe In 1940-5 By A Leading Organiser At M.I.9

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA gripping work of military history, Saturday at M.I.9 chronicles the remarkable story...
Impressions Of Lenin

Impressions Of Lenin

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Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of political memoir and biography, Impressions of Lenin presents a rare and intimate portrait of...
Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of literary criticism and biography, Dorothy Brewster's Virginia...
The Importance Of Being A Wit: The Insults Of Oscar Wilde

The Importance Of Being A Wit: The Insults Of Oscar Wilde

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick.tear on front cover. Internally sound. A sparkling collection of wit and verbal weaponry, The Importance of Being a...
Ignace Paderewski: Musician And Statesman

Ignace Paderewski: Musician And Statesman

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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA richly detailed biography, Rom Landau's portrait of Ignace Jan Paderewski...
General B.O.

General B.O.

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA work of Russian émigré historical biography, General B.O. by Roman...
Persona Non Grata: An Envoy In Castro's Cuba

Persona Non Grata: An Envoy In Castro's Cuba

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of political memoir and literary diplomacy, Persona Non Grata: An Envoy in Castro's Cuba chronicles Chilean writer and...
The Oxford Book Of Literary Anecdotes

The Oxford Book Of Literary Anecdotes

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and entertaining anthology, The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes presents a carefully curated collection of stories drawn from...
Men Of Athens: The Story Of Fifth Century Athens

Men Of Athens: The Story Of Fifth Century Athens

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of popular history, Men of Athens: The Story of Fifth Century Athens chronicles one of the...