Biography

Author: John PercevalBinding: HardbackPublished: Heide, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive overview of the celebrated Australian artist John Perceval's prolific career, showcasing a curated selection...

This stunning book celebrates the work of the British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes. Internationally recognised, Zandra's designs have always been clear but creative, dramatic but graceful, bold but feminine, and...

Author: George TibbitsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Department of Architecture and Building, University of Melbourne, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine...

Author: David BraithwaiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBuilding In The Blood by David Braithwaite presents a gripping narrative that uncovers the...

Author: Keith SimpsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the extensive career of a renowned forensic pathologist, presenting a detailed account...

Author: John Julius Norwich, Ronald BlytheBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Country Parson: James Woodforde's Diary 1789-1802 Illustrated presents an intimate chronicle of...

Author: J. K. MccarthyBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. CHESHIRE, 1964Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsA compelling historical memoir chronicles a...

An instant New York Times bestseller, this is an unforgettable story about a cat, love and loss from a highly acclaimed writer Caleb Carr lived with cats ever since he...

From the bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY and THINKING IN NUMBERS A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience...

Author: Ronald HingleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA New Life Of Anton Chekhov presents a comprehensive...

Author: Antonia FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA monumental historical biography, Cromwell Our Chief Of Men presents a vivid portrait of the enigmatic...

Author: Marcia McewanBinding: HardbackPublished: BAY BOOKS Sydney and London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Great Australian Explorers: The Courageous Exploits Of The Men Who...

Em Rusciano - singer, stand-up comedian and podcast maven - didn't mean to write a memoir. She meant to write something fun. Light. Maybe erotic. Instead, she bled onto the...

How key concepts in modern physics came from the work of a New Zealander whom Einstein labelled 'a second Newton'. By the mid-nineteenth century, physicists believed they had discovered the...

Inside and Out is the inspiring story of one of Australia's all-time sporting champions: AFLW icon and basketball legend Erin Phillips. In this honest and revealing memoir, Erin candidly looks...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Annie Ernaux's profound investigation into the life of her mysterious older sister, who died at six, two years before Annie was born....

For more than a quarter century Calvin Klein, one of the most brilliant and honored designers in the world, has attracted an enormous following and unparalleled curiosity. The genius behind...

A classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birth A classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birth...

Sunday Times bestseller (over 7k copies TCM in 5 months) by leading generation expert on why work isn't working and how parental support shapes our lives, for fans of bestselling...

John Fowler was an interior decorator who set fashions and changed tastes. The English country house style, which he developed with Sibyl Colefax and Nancy Lancaster, his partners in the...

I have run one hundred marathons. I am the first Australian female to do so. I want to share my experiences with you. I want you to see what it...

The author tells the captivating fish out of water story of her year long walk on the wild side. In witty prose she gives readers a behind the scenes looks...

By the YouTube sensation with more than two million followers, the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic,...

Author: Richard CrossmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton & Jonathan Cape, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Volume 2 & 3 no DJs. Volume One:...

Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn spine. Creased corners. Internally sound. This compelling volume, The...

Author: Helen GarnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Text Publishing, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis three-volume set presents Helen Garner’s unflinching personal diaries spanning two transformative decades of her literary and...

Author: Ronald LightbownBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Elek London, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis monumental two-volume set presents the most comprehensive study of Sandro Botticelli’s life and oeuvre available...

Author: W. G. ConstableBinding: HardbackPublished: The Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative two-volume monograph presents a definitive study of Giovanni...

Author: Arthur Bowes SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTS LIBRARY SYDNEY, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild chipping of jacket, otherwise fineThe Journal Of...

Author: J.G. LinksBinding: HardbackPublished: Cornell/Phaidon Books, CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis art historical account presents a comprehensive study of the Venetian master Canaletto, whose...

Author: Aa.Vv.Binding: HardbackPublished: Marsilio, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOffers a comprehensive survey of the sculptures, sketches, models, paintings and reliefs of the great master of Neoclassical sculpture...

Author: Marlika ZamoraBinding: HardbackPublished: ART DATACondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrida Kahlo: The Brush Of Anguish presents a compelling biographical account of the iconic Mexican artist, chronicling her...

Author: Yosl BergnerBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor detachment between cover and binding.This compelling volume presents a comprehensive overview of...

Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerArthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s Robert Kennedy And His Times presents a...

Author: Eric ShanesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Abbeville Press., 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun-fading to spine.This compelling art history volume, Brancusi, chronicles the life and revolutionary work...

John Berger was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of postwar Europe. As a novelist, he won the Booker Prize in 1972, donating half his prize money to...

Author: Yuko HasegawaBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria., 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight markings to back cover.This compelling art monograph presents the groundbreaking work...

Author: Gwen FriendBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMy Brother Donald: A Memoir Of Australian Artist Donald Friend chronicles the vibrant life and artistic journey...

Author: Michael LeveyBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the life and influence of Victorian critic Walter...

Author: Wolfgang LeppmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWolfgang Leppmann's Winckelmann presents a compelling portrait...

Author: Larry NoyeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Neptune Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageO'Malley MHR is a vivid political biography that presents the flamboyant...

Author: George PavluBinding: PaperbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Diogenes: An Anecdotal Biography Of The...

Author: Deborah HartBinding: PaperbackPublished: Natl Gallery of Australia, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased corner. Joy Hester And Friends chronicles the...

Author: Leslie Greener & Norman LairdBinding: HardbackPublished: FULLERS BOOKSHOP (Publishing Division), 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Name on fep....

Author: Ann Galbally And Anne GrayBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press Australia, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Letters From Smike: The Letters Of Arthur Streeton 1890-1943,...

Author: The Marquess Of AngleseyBinding: HardbackPublished: LEO COOPER, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOne Leg: The Life And Letters Of Henry William Paget, First Marquess Of Anglesey, R.G....

Hunger Like a Thirst is a bold and deeply personal memoir from Besha Rodell; chief restaurant critic for The Age , New York Times contributor, and one of the most...