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St Luke

St Luke

$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Map of Palestine to front pastedown. 334 p. Map....
All The Green Year (SIGNED)

All The Green Year (SIGNED)

$75.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. A warmly nostalgic work of...
Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World's Greatest Writers

Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World's Greatest Writers

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and practical anthology for aspiring and established writers alike, Always Take Notes gathers hard-won wisdom from some of...
After The Fall

After The Fall

$50.00 AUD
Edition: Uncorrected proof copyCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Stained cover and book block. Red marking on half-title page....
The Life And Times Of James Milson

The Life And Times Of James Milson

$12.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA work of Australian historical biography, this volume chronicles the remarkable...
Veteran & Vintage Cars: Hundreds Of Magnificent Cars, Their Makers And Drivers

Veteran & Vintage Cars: Hundreds Of Magnificent Cars, Their Makers And Drivers

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA richly detailed automotive history reference, this volume chronicles the golden age of motoring by presenting hundreds of remarkable automobiles...
Australians In Company: Bhp In Its 100Th Year

Australians In Company: Bhp In Its 100Th Year

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis profusely illustrated corporate history and Australiana title celebrates the centenary of BHP, the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, chronicling its...
Dictionary Of Australian Biography

Dictionary Of Australian Biography

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging. Shelf wear. Faded spine. A landmark work of Australian historical scholarship, Dictionary of Australian Biography presents comprehensive biographical...
Paul Nash: The Master Of The Image 1889–1946

Paul Nash: The Master Of The Image 1889–1946

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Faded spine. A richly detailed work of...
1982 Illustrated Pickering Diary [signed]

1982 Illustrated Pickering Diary [signed]

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and without writing. Light tanning on block but does not extend internally. This exceptionally rare, author-signed 1982 desk...
The Dan Murphy Story: A Life Dedicated To Wine

The Dan Murphy Story: A Life Dedicated To Wine

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed biography, The Dan Murphy Story: A Life Dedicated To Wine chronicles the remarkable life of Dan Murphy, the...
The Peter Elliott Collection

The Peter Elliott Collection

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDiscover one of the most celebrated events in modern Australian auction history with this...
Journey To The Source Of The Nile

Journey To The Source Of The Nile

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of travel writing and historical biography, Journey to the Source of the Nile chronicles...
200: The Westpac Story

200: The Westpac Story

$45.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsWhat does it take for an institution to survive and shape a nation for over two centuries? Commissioned to mark a...
Chuck Berry: The Autobiography

Chuck Berry: The Autobiography

$35.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. A landmark work in rock and roll literature,...
Forever Ambridge: Twenty-Five Years Of The Archers

Forever Ambridge: Twenty-Five Years Of The Archers

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA warm and affectionate celebration of one of Britain's most beloved radio institutions, this anniversary volume chronicles twenty-five years of...
Enter Talking

Enter Talking

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and uproariously funny memoir, Enter Talking chronicles Joan Rivers's turbulent early years as a struggling comedian determined to break...
Schindler's Ark

Schindler's Ark

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Winner of...
Lower Than Low

Lower Than Low

$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Pages - good; inscription on fep and half-title page. "Lower...
A New Life Of Anton Chekhov

A New Life Of Anton Chekhov

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of literary biography, Ronald Hingley's A New Life of Anton Chekhov chronicles the life of...
Much Less A Slave

Much Less A Slave

$30.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Very good copy. A poignant, evocative exploration of migration, displaced dreams, and personal autonomy, Much Less A...
Harry

Harry

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsSet against the rugged and unforgiving backdrop of the 1882 Australian outback, Harry by Robert Wales is a sweeping historical adventure...
My Life And Harry: An Autobiography

My Life And Harry: An Autobiography

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging. Shelf wear. This candid and warmly written autobiography chronicles the...
Me The Old Man

Me The Old Man

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear at back of jacket - still structural. Pages bright, binding tight. A hauntingly...
The Instant [signed]

The Instant [signed]

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: As newA Luminous, Vulnerable Journey into the Heart of the Digital Wilderness: Seeking a radical departure from the quiet, salt-strewn...
The Cardinal: A Novel Of Love And Power [signed]

The Cardinal: A Novel Of Love And Power [signed]

$65.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: As new. Set against the opulent and treacherous backdrop of Tudor England, this sweeping historical novel chronicles the rise and...
Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in the literature of classical dance, Anna Pavlova by V. Svetloff...
Prince Philip: A Personal Collection

Prince Philip: A Personal Collection

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Masterpieces Of Australian Painting

Masterpieces Of Australian Painting

$75.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. All plates intact. A landmark volume in Australian art history, Masterpieces of Australian...
Images Of Bradman: Rare And Famous Photographs Of A Cricket Legend

Images Of Bradman: Rare And Famous Photographs Of A Cricket Legend

$25.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly curated sports photography collection, Images of Bradman: Rare and Famous Photographs of a Cricket Legend presents a sweeping...
The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public School System

The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public School System

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and irreverent work of social criticism, The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public...
The Picturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh And His Writing

The Picturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh And His Writing

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA rigorous work of literary criticism, The Picturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh and His Writing presents a comprehensive...
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

$80.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Scarce DJ - chipped with some...
Homebush Boy (SIGNED)

Homebush Boy (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1at aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA vivid work of autobiographical fiction, Homebush Boy chronicles a pivotal year in the life of a seventeen-year-old...
Somerset And All The Maugham's

Somerset And All The Maugham's

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and affectionate memoir, Somerset and All the Maughams chronicles the life of one of...
Terminus

Terminus

$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - light foxing on book block....
Crossing The Gap: A Novelist's Essays (SIGNED)

Crossing The Gap: A Novelist's Essays (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA rich collection of literary and personal essays, Crossing the Gap presents the reflections of one of Australia's most...
Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart

Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of literary biography, Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart chronicles the life of...
Havelock Ellis: A Biography

Havelock Ellis: A Biography

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed biographical work, Phyllis Grosskurth's study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis,...
The Typewriter Guerrillas: Closeups Of 20 Top Investigative Reporters

The Typewriter Guerrillas: Closeups Of 20 Top Investigative Reporters

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light foxing on block - does not extend internally. A compelling work of...
How To Have A Life-Style

How To Have A Life-Style

$65.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA witty and irreverent guide to self-invention, How To Have A Life-Style presents Quentin Crisp's singular philosophy on the art...
The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard

The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and warmly humorous autobiography, The Yo-Yo Man chronicles the remarkable life of Bill Maynard,...
American Scoundrel: The Life Of The Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles

American Scoundrel: The Life Of The Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles

$25.00 AUD
Edition: uncorrected proof copy Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Small marking on rear panel, otherwise internallu sound. A...
The Years Of The Week

The Years Of The Week

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. small tear on title page - otherwise pages bright and clean. A vivid...
Tall Poppies: Nine Successful Australian Women Talk To Susan Mitchell

Tall Poppies: Nine Successful Australian Women Talk To Susan Mitchell

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of Australian oral history and feminist non-fiction, Tall Poppies presents nine...
Reflections On A Marine Venus: A Companion To The Landscape Of Rhodes

Reflections On A Marine Venus: A Companion To The Landscape Of Rhodes

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA luminous work of travel literature and memoir, Reflections on a Marine Venus: A...
A Place To Remember: The History Of London House, William Goodenough House And The Burn

A Place To Remember: The History Of London House, William Goodenough House And The Burn

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on bindingA richly detailed work of institutional and architectural history, this volume chronicles the origins, development, and enduring...
Henry Moore

Henry Moore

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of art criticism and biography, John Russell's authoritative study presents a...