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Home Is The Sailor And The Best Of Intentions

Home Is The Sailor And The Best Of Intentions

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Binding tight. Usual aging. Good copyNancy Phelan's collected fiction presents two novellas — Home Is the...
Canon's Folly

Canon's Folly

$45.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Coffee drop stain on side of book block - small, does not extend internally. A landmark...
Rex: An Autobiography

Rex: An Autobiography

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA captivating celebrity memoir, Rex: An Autobiography chronicles the remarkable life and career of one of...
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.Frank Hardy's The Hard Way is a gritty, semi-autobiographical work that chronicles the author's...
Say Goodnight, Gracie!: The Story Of Burns & Allen

Say Goodnight, Gracie!: The Story Of Burns & Allen

$40.00 AUD
Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Pages clean and bright. Usual aging. Shelf wear. A richly detailed...
Smile, The War Is Over

Smile, The War Is Over

$25.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.Set in Western Australia during the height of the...
Evelyn Waugh And His World

Evelyn Waugh And His World

$35.00 AUD
Edition: 1st american ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerA richly illustrated biographical portrait, Evelyn Waugh and His World presents a vivid panorama of one of...
Arthur William Coles: With Zeal and Integrity

Arthur William Coles: With Zeal and Integrity

$35.00 AUD
Edition: limited ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No. 209 of 1500 copies. From the library of Lilian Coles....
Degas

Degas

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging.A richly detailed work of art history and biography, Ian Dunlop's Degas presents a comprehensive portrait of...
Hannibal: The Struggle For Power In The Mediterranean

Hannibal: The Struggle For Power In The Mediterranean

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded boards. A masterwork of military biography and ancient history, Hannibal: The Struggle...
Lives Of The Indian Princes

Lives Of The Indian Princes

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging. Shelf wear. A richly detailed work of social and royal history, Lives of the Indian Princes...
Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen

$100.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear on front of dust jacket - otherwise still structural.A landmark work of rock photography, Eddie Van Halen presents an...
James Monroe: The Quest For National Identity (SIGNED)

James Monroe: The Quest For National Identity (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. DJ - chipped and worn....
My People's Dreaming: An Aboriginal Elder Speaks On Life, Land, Spirit And Forgiveness (SIGNED)

My People's Dreaming: An Aboriginal Elder Speaks On Life, Land, Spirit And Forgiveness (SIGNED)

$125.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed the photographer. A profound work of Indigenous Australian wisdom and spirituality, My People's Dreaming presents the...
Focus On Andrew Sibley (SIGNED)

Focus On Andrew Sibley (SIGNED)

$70.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - hinges cracked. Text - clean. A focused monograph on Australian painter Andrew...
One Thousand Moons: Krishnamurti At Eighty-Five

One Thousand Moons: Krishnamurti At Eighty-Five

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rare and intimate portrait of one of the twentieth century's most profound philosophical minds, One Thousand Moons: Krishnamurti at Eighty-Five...
Nostalgia Spotlight On The Twenties

Nostalgia Spotlight On The Twenties

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A richly illustrated work of social and cultural history,...
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

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An Instant NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A LOS ANGELES TIMES, BOSTON GLOBE, WALL STREET JOURNAL, and NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR according to Elle, Real Simple...
James,the Brother of Jesus: Recovering T

James,the Brother of Jesus: Recovering T

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In a work of detection based on a lifetime of research, a co-author of "The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered" identifies the "missing link" between Judaism and early Christianity as James...
The Perfect Nazi: Uncovering My Grandfather's Secret Past

The Perfect Nazi: Uncovering My Grandfather's Secret Past

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Part personal quest, part family memoir, part World War II history- and one horrifying family secret. What if you found out that your grandfather-the man who had been a demanding,...
Waterline: Of Fathers, Sons, and Boats

Waterline: Of Fathers, Sons, and Boats

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The book titled Waterline: Of Fathers, Sons, and Boats by the author Joe Soucheray. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Jackie Handbook

The Jackie Handbook

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Jackie Handbook is a groundbreaking new interpretation of the life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis and the extraordinary influence of the image she so carefully crafted. It is illustrated with some...
Anthony Van Dyck: A Life, 1599-1641

Anthony Van Dyck: A Life, 1599-1641

$25.00 AUD
This superb new biography provides the fullest narrative of Van Dyck's life and personality to appear in English. Commonly pigeonholed as a follower of Rubens or as the court painter...
Letters to My Younger Queer Self: Inspiring, influential voices from

Letters to My Younger Queer Self: Inspiring, influential voices from

$39.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'The compelling stories in this book are funny, uplifting and at times poignant and sad, but always honest. I learned such a lot. ' - Lorraine Kelly 'A beautifully heartfelt...
Leaving the Ladder Down: How to Combine Career and Motherhood, from

Leaving the Ladder Down: How to Combine Career and Motherhood, from

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A funny, practical and crucial guide for women facing the life-changing prospect of returning to work after having children. When Dolly had her children, the idea of returning to the...
Blessings In Disguise

Blessings In Disguise

$20.00 AUD
Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA celebrated memoir from one of Britain's most distinguished actors, Blessings in Disguise chronicles Alec Guinness's...
Bolte From Bamganie

Bolte From Bamganie

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Clipped fep. Bolte From Bamganie by Barry Muir chronicles the remarkable life and political journey of Sir Henry...
Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly detailed literary biography, Alan Judd's Ford Madox Ford chronicles the turbulent life and enduring legacy of one of...
The Great Divide: Second Thoughts On The American Dream

The Great Divide: Second Thoughts On The American Dream

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA landmark work of oral history and social commentary, The Great Divide: Second Thoughts on the American Dream...
Out In The Open: An Autobiography (SIGNED)

Out In The Open: An Autobiography (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA candid and richly detailed memoir, Out in the Open: An Autobiography chronicles the life of Geoffrey...
Elijah's Ravens

Elijah's Ravens

$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA collection of poetry by the Australian writer Hal Porter, Elijah's Ravens presents verse that reflects...
The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of Australian autobiography, The Paper Chase chronicles Hal Porter's vivid and...
End Of A Hate: A Sequel To 'The Naked Island' With Which Is Incorporated Song Of War; A Short Story

End Of A Hate: A Sequel To 'The Naked Island' With Which Is Incorporated Song Of War; A Short Story

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA gripping work of autobiographical war literature, End of a Hate chronicles Australian author Russell Braddon's harrowing experiences as a...
Frank Buchman: A Life

Frank Buchman: A Life

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Small tear on title page, otherwise fine. This authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable and often...
The Fifties

The Fifties

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of narrative history, The Fifties chronicles the defining decade that transformed American society, culture, politics, and...
The Ascent Of Everest

The Ascent Of Everest

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of mountaineering history and adventure narrative, The Ascent of Everest chronicles the triumphant 1953 British expedition that...
South With Mawson: Reminiscences Of The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

South With Mawson: Reminiscences Of The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: binding loose in some areas but pages still intact and structural.A gripping work of polar exploration memoir, South With Mawson:...
Goodbye, Melbourne Town

Goodbye, Melbourne Town

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Pages crisp and clean. Binding in good conditionA warmly nostalgic memoir, Goodbye Melbourne Town chronicles the early...
An Autobiography: Volume 1

An Autobiography: Volume 1

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding in great condition, firm and intact. Pages clean and crisp. A beloved classic of literary memoir, An Autobiography: Part...
Georgian Adventure

Georgian Adventure

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA lively work of autobiographical memoir and travel writing, Georgian Adventure chronicles Douglas Jerrold's spirited life against the backdrop of the early...
Further Reminiscences

Further Reminiscences

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding loose in some areas, pages still intact. Light pencil marks throughout. A compelling work of political memoir and autobiography,...
The Record Of An Adventurous Life

The Record Of An Adventurous Life

$50.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding coming loose at the spine - pages still intact. Internal pages show finger prints. Binding had tears...
More Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1919

More Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1919

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Shows signs of fading but otherwise jacket in good condition. Pages clean and bright. A rich work of...
More Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1919

More Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1919

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Shows signs of fading but otherwise jacket in good condition. Pages clean and bright. A rich work of...
Old Melbourne Town: Before The Gold Rush

Old Melbourne Town: Before The Gold Rush

$100.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Jacket in good condition - slighlty faded on spine but otherwise still bright and structural. Pages...
Something To Declare: A Memoir (SIGNED)

Something To Declare: A Memoir (SIGNED)

$80.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright copy. Something To Declare: A...
Memoirs: Intimate Recollections Of Twelve American Presidents From Theodore Roosevelt To Richard Nixon

Memoirs: Intimate Recollections Of Twelve American Presidents From Theodore Roosevelt To Richard Nixon

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, Memoirs: Intimate Recollections Of Twelve American Presidents From Theodore Roosevelt To Richard Nixon, presents...