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Memory Hold-The-Door

Memory Hold-The-Door

$25.00 AUD
Edition: sept repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage. A distinguished memoir...
Check To Your King

Check To Your King

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of New Zealand modernist fiction, Check to Your King chronicles the extraordinary life of Charles de Thierry,...
The Breaker

The Breaker

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of historical fiction and narrative non-fiction, The Breaker chronicles the dramatic true story of Harry Breaker Morant,...
A Literary Lion

A Literary Lion

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA literary biography, this work chronicles the life of one of the twentieth century's most formidable and controversial literary figures,...
Poems

Poems

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Protected by plastic jacket sleeve. Light foxing on first few pages...
Mountbatten: Hero Of Our Time

Mountbatten: Hero Of Our Time

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping biographical work, Mountbatten: Hero Of Our Time chronicles the extraordinary life of Lord Louis...
My Autobiography

My Autobiography

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tape markings in FEP, pages otherwise white and crisp. A landmark work in literary memoir, My Autobiography chronicles...
The Explorers

The Explorers

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe untamed Australian interior serves as the backdrop for a harrowing saga of ambition,...
The Cruise Of The Kate

The Cruise Of The Kate

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA spirited work of Victorian adventure and nautical memoir, The Cruise of the Kate...
Dickens At Doughty Street

Dickens At Doughty Street

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed work of literary biography and history, Dickens at Doughty...
Good Evening Ladies And Gentlemen

Good Evening Ladies And Gentlemen

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the footlights of the legendary Music Hall era with Nevil Thurgood as...
Verdi: A Life In The Theatre

Verdi: A Life In The Theatre

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed musical biography, Charles Osborne's work chronicles the life and artistic legacy...
Captain Bligh And Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny

Captain Bligh And Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny

$25.00 AUD
Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of narrative history, Captain Bligh and Mister Christian: The Men and the Mutiny chronicles one...
Here, There And Everywhere

Here, There And Everywhere

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 17th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed and foxed boards. Binding slightly shaky....
The Life And Times Of Beethoven: Portrait Of Greatness

The Life And Times Of Beethoven: Portrait Of Greatness

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis mid century biography presents a vivid account of Beethoven’s life as a study in artistic genius, charting his rise...
A Day In The Life Of Victoria: Photographed By The World's Leading Photojournalists

A Day In The Life Of Victoria: Photographed By The World's Leading Photojournalists

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA monumental work of photojournalism, A Day In The Life Of Victoria: Photographed By The World's Leading Photojournalists presents a...
A Prime Minister on Prime Ministers

A Prime Minister on Prime Ministers

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markings"A Prime Minister on Prime Ministers" is a compelling work of political history in which Harold Wilson draws on his...
The Genius of Shaw

The Genius of Shaw

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markings"The Genius of Shaw: A Symposium" presents a vibrant collection of critical essays that examines the life, work, and enduring...
Schubert: His Life His Work His Time

Schubert: His Life His Work His Time

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive biography Schubert: His Life His Work His Time chronicles the extraordinary yet tragically short life of Franz Schubert,...
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markings"Christopher Columbus" is a biography that chronicles the life and voyages of the Genoese navigator who transformed the known world,...
Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World

Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings"Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World" is a history that chronicles the audacious and brutal 1519 expedition that first...
Disraeli and his world

Disraeli and his world

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markings"Disraeli and His World" is a British political biography that presents the life of Victorian statesman Benjamin Disraeli against the...
In Her Footsteps: Untold Stories Of Long Forgotten Women, Their Journeys, And The Pursuit Of Gold

In Her Footsteps: Untold Stories Of Long Forgotten Women, Their Journeys, And The Pursuit Of Gold

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn In Her Footsteps: Untold Stories Of Long Forgotten Women, Their Journeys, And The...
With Nixon

With Nixon

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe political memoir "With Nixon" by Raymond Price offers an insider portrait of Richard Nixon drawn from the author's years...
The Australian Heroes: a rousing roll call of Australia's greatest heroes and heroines

The Australian Heroes: a rousing roll call of Australia's greatest heroes and heroines

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markings"The Australian Heroes" presents a vivid collective portrait of the men and women who shaped a nation, drawing together soldiers,...
Australia's Nobel Laureates: Adventures In Innovation 1915-1996

Australia's Nobel Laureates: Adventures In Innovation 1915-1996

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the remarkable achievements of Australia's Nobel laureates, detailing their groundbreaking contributions to various fields. It...
Champions Of Essendon: Ranking The 60 Greatest Bombers Of All Time

Champions Of Essendon: Ranking The 60 Greatest Bombers Of All Time

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some surface wear on boards. Internally sound. Champions Of Essendon chronicles the storied history and remarkable achievements of one of...
People In Glass Houses: Growing Up At Government House

People In Glass Houses: Growing Up At Government House

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsPeople In Glass Houses: Growing Up At Government House chronicles a unique childhood spent within the formal confines of a...
Editor: A Second Volume Of Autobiography 1931-45

Editor: A Second Volume Of Autobiography 1931-45

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Stain on top of block that does not bleed into pagesThis compelling autobiography chronicles the professional...
Malcolm Muggeridge: A Life

Malcolm Muggeridge: A Life

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography Malcolm Muggeridge: A Life chronicles the extraordinary journey of one of the 20th century's most incisive and...
Van Loon's Lives

Van Loon's Lives

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: loose binding near FEP, pages still intactThis biographical collection, Van Loon's Lives, presents a vibrant tapestry of historical figures, reimagining...
Mercury's Mate

Mercury's Mate

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rare Australian story that takes you from international peace conferences, to washing out whisky...
The Way Of The White Clouds: A Buddhist Pilgrim In Tibet

The Way Of The White Clouds: A Buddhist Pilgrim In Tibet

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA profound spiritual travelogue, The Way Of The White Clouds: A Buddhist...
The Memoirs Of James Hardy Vaux: Including His Vocabulary Of The Flash Language

The Memoirs Of James Hardy Vaux: Including His Vocabulary Of The Flash Language

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Memoirs Of James Hardy Vaux: Including His Vocabulary Of The Flash Language presents a unique historical document,...
Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small stain on book block. This comprehensive biography, Rudyard Kipling, chronicles the extraordinary life and literary contributions of...
Letters Of Lady Augusta Stanley: A Young Lady Of Court

Letters Of Lady Augusta Stanley: A Young Lady Of Court

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Letters Of Lady Augusta Stanley: With Introduction By The Dean...
V. R. I. Queen Victoria Her Life And Empire

V. R. I. Queen Victoria Her Life And Empire

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some marks and specks on boards. Bumped corners and...
The Defeat Of John Hawkins: A Biography Of His Third Slaving Voyage

The Defeat Of John Hawkins: A Biography Of His Third Slaving Voyage

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, The Defeat Of John Hawkins, chronicles the...
Fanfare For Elizabeth

Fanfare For Elizabeth

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis historical biography, Fanfare For Elizabeth, vividly chronicles the early life of Queen Elizabeth I, painting a detailed portrait of...
The Ascent Of Everest

The Ascent Of Everest

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis gripping mountaineering classic, The Ascent Of Everest, chronicles the monumental 1953 expedition that achieved the first successful summit of the world's...
Testament Of Experience: An Autobiographical Story Of The Years 1925-1950

Testament Of Experience: An Autobiographical Story Of The Years 1925-1950

$105.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some small rips on dust jacket, binding otherwise fine, tanning on blockThis poignant memoir, Testament Of...
200 Days In El Salvador: An Australian Woman's Unexpected Journey From Suburbia To A Guerrilla War

200 Days In El Salvador: An Australian Woman's Unexpected Journey From Suburbia To A Guerrilla War

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image200 Days In El Salvador: An Australian Woman's Unexpected Journey From Suburbia To...
The Beatles Forever

The Beatles Forever

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work, The Beatles Forever, chronicles the unparalleled journey of the iconic...
Australian Women: Successful Lives

Australian Women: Successful Lives

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsAustralian Women: Successful Lives presents a compelling collection of narratives, chronicling the achievements and journeys of remarkable women across various...
Verdi

Verdi

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: tear on front of jacketThis biography chronicles the life and artistic journey of one...
The Spike Milligan Letters

The Spike Milligan Letters

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA witty, irreverent, and often deeply personal collection that captures the unmistakable voice of a comedic genius offstage. Through letters...
Victoria Travels: Journeys Of Queen Victoria Between 1830 And 1900, With Extracts From Her Journal

Victoria Travels: Journeys Of Queen Victoria Between 1830 And 1900, With Extracts From Her Journal

$20.00 AUD
Edition: RU ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Victoria Travels: Journeys Of Queen Victoria Between 1830 And 1900 With Extracts From Her...
On Wings Of Song: A Biography Of Felix Mendelssohn

On Wings Of Song: A Biography Of Felix Mendelssohn

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, On Wings Of Song: A Biography Of Felix Mendelssohn, chronicles the extraordinary life and musical...