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Swanson On Swanson: An Autobiography

Swanson On Swanson: An Autobiography

$15.00 AUD
Author: SwansonBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsSwanson On Swanson: An Autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of a Hollywood icon. This candid memoir...
Joe & Marilyn: A Memory Of Love

Joe & Marilyn: A Memory Of Love

$20.00 AUD
Author: Roger KahnBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Company, NY, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the intense and often tumultuous relationship between two American icons, Joe...
Marriage With My Kingdom: The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth I

Marriage With My Kingdom: The Courtships Of Queen Elizabeth I

$15.00 AUD
Author: Alison PlowdenBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the intricate and often perilous marriage negotiations that defined Queen...
Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton

$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter ByrneBinding: HardbackPublished: Great Biographies, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Jack Charlton, chronicles the remarkable life and career of one of football's most beloved...
The Poet Militant: Bernard O'Dowd

The Poet Militant: Bernard O'Dowd

$12.00 AUD
Author: Hugh AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Hill of Content, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Hugh Anderson's...
Statesmen Leaders And Losers: The Twenty-Three Prime Ministers Of Australia

Statesmen Leaders And Losers: The Twenty-Three Prime Ministers Of Australia

$20.00 AUD
Author: Scott BrodieBinding: HardbackPublished: Dreamweaver Books, Sydney, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Statesmen Leaders And Losers: The Twenty-Three Prime Ministers Of Australia, chronicles the political...
Lewis Carroll And His World

Lewis Carroll And His World

$15.00 AUD
Author: John PudneyBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis insightful biography, Lewis Carroll And His World, chronicles the multifaceted life of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson,...
The Life And Times Of King George VI

The Life And Times Of King George VI

$15.00 AUD
Author: *Binding: HardbackPublished: Colorgravure Publication, Australia, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis richly illustrated historical biography presents a comprehensive account of King George VI’s reign, tracing his life...
A Dance Autobiography

A Dance Autobiography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Natalia MakarovaBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA Dance Autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of...
A Man Called Mo

A Man Called Mo

$25.00 AUD
Author: Fred ParsonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Heinemann, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsFred Parsons presents a vivid biography rooted in Australian entertainment history, chronicling the life and...
Monsieur Proust

Monsieur Proust

$15.00 AUD
Author: Céleste AlbaretBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins : Harvill Press, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Glue stains on endpapers. Clean text. This memoir offers an unparalleled...
Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years

Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years

$15.00 AUD
Author: James PhelanBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsHoward Hughes: The Hidden Years chronicles the enigmatic later life of the reclusive billionaire, presenting...
Solo Around The World

Solo Around The World

$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter NorvillBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Norvill, Murrurundi, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn Solo Around The World, Peter Norvill chronicles an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and endurance across...
Letters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe

Letters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe

$20.00 AUD
Author: L.J. Blake (ed.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Government of Victoria, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection, Letters Of Charles Joseph La Trobe, chronicles the personal and official correspondence...
The Young Romantics: Paris 1827-37

The Young Romantics: Paris 1827-37

$15.00 AUD
Author: Linda KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe historical account The Young Romantics: Paris 1827-37 chronicles a vibrant decade in the heart...
Portrait Of Pa: Norman Lindsay At Springwood

Portrait Of Pa: Norman Lindsay At Springwood

$25.00 AUD
Author: Jane LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded cloth with bumping on spine and corners. Portrait...
Sand Pilot Of Morecambe Bay

Sand Pilot Of Morecambe Bay

$20.00 AUD
Author: Cedric RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerSand Pilot Of Morecambe Bay chronicles the extraordinary life and duties of Cedric Robinson,...
Rutherford: Simple Genius

Rutherford: Simple Genius

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Author: David WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerRutherford: Simple Genius chronicles the extraordinary life and groundbreaking scientific achievements of Ernest...
The Bert Bryant Story

The Bert Bryant Story

$15.00 AUD
Author: Bert Bryant With Neill PhillipsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, Australia, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe compelling autobiography The Bert Bryant Story chronicles the remarkable life...
A Straight-Out Man: F. W. Albrecht And Central Australian Aborigines

A Straight-Out Man: F. W. Albrecht And Central Australian Aborigines

$30.00 AUD
Author: Barbara HensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press Melbourne, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded boards. Slight moisture damage on DJ. Clean text....
This Is The Grass

This Is The Grass

$25.00 AUD
Author: Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: F W Cheshire, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis Is The Grass chronicles the poignant journey of a young man grappling with...
Vance Palmer

Vance Palmer

$20.00 AUD
Author: Harry HeseltineBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHarry Heseltine's Vance Palmer presents a comprehensive critical study of the influential Australian author. This...
The Strange Ride Of Rudyard Kipling: His Life And Works

The Strange Ride Of Rudyard Kipling: His Life And Works

$20.00 AUD
Author: Angus WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, The Strange Ride Of Rudyard Kipling: His Life And Works, chronicles...
Robin Woods: An Autobiography

Robin Woods: An Autobiography

$95.00 AUD
Author: Robin WoodsBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press Ltd, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth in good condition. Clean and bright text. Robin Woods: An Autobiography...
The Ordeal Of Mr. Pepys's Clerk

The Ordeal Of Mr. Pepys's Clerk

$15.00 AUD
Author: John Harold WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ohio State University Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, The Ordeal Of Mr. Pepys's Clerk, chronicles the tumultuous experiences of...
Without My Wig

Without My Wig

$35.00 AUD
Author: G. D. Roberts, Q.C.Binding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth in good condition. DJ - Chipped and torn with missing...
In Search Of Billy Hughes

In Search Of Billy Hughes

$20.00 AUD
Author: Donald HorneBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, Melbourne, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn Search Of Billy Hughes, Donald Horne chronicles the tumultuous political career of one of...
Bob Hawke: A Portrait

Bob Hawke: A Portrait

$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert PullanBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBob Hawke: A Portrait chronicles the remarkable life and political journey of one of Australia's most iconic...
Willy Brandt: Prisoner Of His Past

Willy Brandt: Prisoner Of His Past

$20.00 AUD
Author: Viola Herms DrathBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Book Co, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Willy Brandt: Prisoner Of His Past, chronicles the tumultuous life of the...
E. Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait Of A Radical

E. Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait Of A Radical

$20.00 AUD
Author: Patricia W. RomeroBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPatricia W. Romero's E. Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait Of A Radical chronicles the extraordinary life of...
Sir Donald Bradman: A Biography

Sir Donald Bradman: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Irving RosenwaterBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Batsford, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSir Donald Bradman: A Biography chronicles the extraordinary life and unparalleled career of one of cricket's...
Despite The Colour Bar: The Story Of George Carver—Scientist

Despite The Colour Bar: The Story Of George Carver—Scientist

$20.00 AUD
Author: A. M. PullenBinding: HardbackPublished: S.C.M. PRESS LTD., 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded cloth. Award plate on...
Customs And Characters: Contemporary Portraits

Customs And Characters: Contemporary Portraits

$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter QuennellBinding: HardbackPublished: Little Brown and Company, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCustoms And Characters: Contemporary Portraits presents a collection of incisive biographical sketches, illuminating the lives...
The Singular Preference: Portraits And Essays

The Singular Preference: Portraits And Essays

$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter QuennellBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, London, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Singular Preference: Portraits And Essays presents a compelling collection of literary and biographical studies. This volume...
Solo To Sydney

Solo To Sydney

$20.00 AUD
Author: Francis ChichesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Conway Maritime Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSolo To Sydney chronicles a remarkable single-handed sailing expedition, detailing the formidable challenges and triumphs encountered...
Yesterday & Today & Forever

Yesterday & Today & Forever

$30.00 AUD
Author: Maria Augusta TrappBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles London, 1956Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Brown cloth in good condition....
Lev Tolstoy

Lev Tolstoy

$85.00 AUD
Author: Victor Shklovsky; Olga Shartse (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Progress Publishers, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsVictor Shklovsky's Lev Tolstoy presents a compelling and unconventional examination of the iconic Russian...
Memoirs Of The 40's

Memoirs Of The 40's

$25.00 AUD
Author: Cecil BeatonBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill, New York, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsMemoirs Of The 40's presents a vivid chronicle of a pivotal decade through the discerning eyes...
F.D. Maurice And Company: Nineteenth Century Studies

F.D. Maurice And Company: Nineteenth Century Studies

$50.00 AUD
Author: Alec R. VidlerBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press, London, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAlec R. Vidler's F.D. Maurice And Company: Nineteenth Century Studies presents a scholarly examination of...
My Left Foot

My Left Foot

$90.00 AUD
Author: Christy BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded cloth with marks and specks. Bumping on corners. B&W frontispiece. Internally sound. This is the...
Dr. Bradley Remembers

Dr. Bradley Remembers

$15.00 AUD
Author: Francis Brett YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of historical fiction...
King Edward Viii: His Life And Reign

King Edward Viii: His Life And Reign

$15.00 AUD
Author: Hector BolithoBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography chronicles the life of Edward VIII, the British monarch...
'Little Hodge': Being Extracts From The Diaries And Letters Of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During The Crimean War, 1854-1856

'Little Hodge': Being Extracts From The Diaries And Letters Of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During The Crimean War, 1854-1856

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward Cooper HodgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Military Book Society, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor mark on blue cover. Yellowed spine. This is a compelling collection of personal writings...
The Journalist Who Laughed

The Journalist Who Laughed

$15.00 AUD
Author: Garry Sturgess And Bill BirnbauerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, VIC, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of the journalist who laughed,...
Selected Letters: 1917-1961

Selected Letters: 1917-1961

$20.00 AUD
Author: Ernest HemingwayBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada Publishing, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a candid look into the life and mind of one of the...
Company Of Heralds: A Century And A Half Of Australian Publishing

Company Of Heralds: A Century And A Half Of Australian Publishing

$30.00 AUD
Author: Gavin SouterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles a century and a half of Australian publishing through the lens...
Behind a Velvet Light Trap

Behind a Velvet Light Trap

$59.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
As the editor of the classic films Wake in Fright, Age of Consent and Nureyev's DonQuixote, and producer of such masterly films as Caddie, Bliss, Oyster Farmer,The Night The Prowler...
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

$12.00 AUD
So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find...