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David Garrick and the Birth of Modern Theatre

David Garrick and the Birth of Modern Theatre

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Actor, director, impresario, author, David Garrick is the most legendary man of the theatre of modern times. He reformed English theatre practice, established a 'natural' style of acting, and made...
Master Minds Of Modern Science

Master Minds Of Modern Science

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Author: T.C. Bridges & H.H. TiltmanBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co., 1934Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tanning and foxing to pages,...
I Can Take It!: The Autobiography Of A Photographer

I Can Take It!: The Autobiography Of A Photographer

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Author: Jack CatoBinding: HardbackPublished: Georgian House, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner sticker to FEP, tanned pages and foxing...
Dr Barnardo

Dr Barnardo

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Author: Norman WymerBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans., 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the remarkable story of how he saved...
William Grant Broughton: Bishop Of Australia, With Some Account Of The Earliest Australian Clergy

William Grant Broughton: Bishop Of Australia, With Some Account Of The Earliest Australian Clergy

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Author: F. T. Whittington, Ll.B.Binding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Limited, 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles...
The Earl Of Halsbury: Lord High Chancellor (1823-1921)

The Earl Of Halsbury: Lord High Chancellor (1823-1921)

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Author: A. Wilson FoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Chapman & Hall, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive biography, The Earl Of...
Anything For A Quiet Life

Anything For A Quiet Life

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Author: Jack Hawkins; With a postscript by Doreen HawkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsAnything For A Quiet Life: The Autobiography Of...
Kings & Queens Of England

Kings & Queens Of England

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Author: Alan PalmerBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the fascinating lineage of England's rulers, from the earliest Anglo-Saxon kings to...
John Marshall: In Diplomacy And In Law

John Marshall: In Diplomacy And In Law

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Author: The Lord Craigmyle; Introduction by Nicholas Murray ButlerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2001Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography...
Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary - SIGNED - LEATHER BOUND

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary - SIGNED - LEATHER BOUND

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Author: Juan WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2016Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary, chronicles the extraordinary...
The Work And Life Of Solon: With A Translation Of His Poems

The Work And Life Of Solon: With A Translation Of His Poems

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Author: Kathleen FreemanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2014Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive account of the...
Russell Grimwade

Russell Grimwade

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Author: J.R. PoynterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor sun-fading to spine, some slight tears to DJ. The...
The Queen V Louis Riel

The Queen V Louis Riel

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Author: Desmond Morton (Intro)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Queen v Louis Riel, published by Gryphon...
A Servant Of Many Masters: The Life And Times Of Carlo Goldoni

A Servant Of Many Masters: The Life And Times Of Carlo Goldoni

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Author: Timothy HolmeBinding: HardbackPublished: Jupiter, Books., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight bumps to edges of DJ.Timothy Holme's A Servant Of Many Masters: The...
Shackleton's Argonauts: The Epic Tale Of Shackleton's Voyage To Antarctica In 1915

Shackleton's Argonauts: The Epic Tale Of Shackleton's Voyage To Antarctica In 1915

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Author: Frank HurleyBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book , 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical account chronicles the harrowing 1915 Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton, as seen...
Bards, Bohemians & Bookmen

Bards, Bohemians & Bookmen

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Author: Louis GassinBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: FEP slightly detaching from binding.This book is a collection of previously unpublished essays...
Christopher Brennan: A Critical Biography

Christopher Brennan: A Critical Biography

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Author: Axel ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerChristopher Brennan: A Critical Biography by Axel Clark presents a comprehensive examination...
From Odessa To Odessa

From Odessa To Odessa

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Author: Judah WatenBinding: HardbackPublished: Cheshire Melbourne., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsFrom Odessa To Odessa chronicles the intricate lives of individuals whose...
George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater

George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater

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Author: Malcolm GoldsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMalcolm Goldstein's George S. Kaufman: His...
Letters Of Vance And Nettie Palmer 1915-1963

Letters Of Vance And Nettie Palmer 1915-1963

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Author: Vivian SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Letters Of Vance And Nettie...
George S. Kaufman And The Algonquin Round Table

George S. Kaufman And The Algonquin Round Table

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Author: Scott MeredithBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight chips to edges of DJ...
The Fool On The Hill: An Autobiography

The Fool On The Hill: An Autobiography

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Author: Max WallBinding: HardbackPublished: London. Quartet Books Ltd, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis autobiography chronicles the remarkable life and...
Jed Harris: The Curse Of Genius

Jed Harris: The Curse Of Genius

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Author: Martin GottfriedBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown & Company., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips and bumps to DJ.This compelling...
My Life Of Song

My Life Of Song

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Author: Gladys MoncrieffBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor bumps to spine, foxed edges. My Life Of Song by Gladys Moncrieff presents...
Wild Weeds And Wind Flowers: The Life And Letters Of Katharine Tynan Hinkson

Wild Weeds And Wind Flowers: The Life And Letters Of Katharine Tynan Hinkson

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Author: Katharine Susannah PrichardBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning and foxing to pages, torn DJ.This...
The Brothers Bent

The Brothers Bent

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Author: C. H. CurreyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney University Press, Sydney., 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical novel The Brothers Bent chronicles the...
Running Streams: Paths Of Fifty Years

Running Streams: Paths Of Fifty Years

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Author: Richard FlynnBinding: HardbackPublished: Saint Ignatius College, Athelstone, SA, Australia, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRunning Streams: Paths Of Fifty Years presents a profound retrospective, chronicling a half-century of...
John Grey Gorton: An Informal Biography

John Grey Gorton: An Informal Biography

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Author: Alan TrengoveBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell Australia, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Wear and chipping to DJ. Light denting to spine...
Changing Patterns: An Atypical Autobiography

Changing Patterns: An Atypical Autobiography

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Author: Sir Macfarlane BurnetBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and worn DJ. Chipping and rips to same....
Making Many Rich: A Memoir Of Joseph John Booth, Fourth Archbishop Of Melbourne

Making Many Rich: A Memoir Of Joseph John Booth, Fourth Archbishop Of Melbourne

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Author: A. De Q. RobinBinding: HardbackPublished: Church of England, Melb, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsMaking Many Rich: A Memoir Of Joseph John Booth, Fourth Archbishop Of Melbourne...
George Canning

George Canning

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Author: Wendy HindeBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsGeorge Canning presents a comprehensive biography of the influential British statesman. Wendy Hinde chronicles his remarkable...
The House Of Were: 1839-1954, The History Of J. B. Were & Son And Its Founder, Jonathan Binns Were

The House Of Were: 1839-1954, The History Of J. B. Were & Son And Its Founder, Jonathan Binns Were

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Author: Jonathan Binns WereBinding: HardbackPublished: J. B. Were & Son, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the foundational...
The Stricken Deer Or The Life Of Cowper

The Stricken Deer Or The Life Of Cowper

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Author: Lord David CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: CONSTABLE & COMPANY LTD, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, The Stricken Deer: The Life...
The Poetical Works Of S. T. Coleridge

The Poetical Works Of S. T. Coleridge

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Author: S. T. ColeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Warne and Co., 1890Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked with net...
Twenty-One Years

Twenty-One Years

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Author: Randolph S. ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Twenty-One Years, chronicles a pivotal period...
The Life Of Robert Browning: A Critical Biography

The Life Of Robert Browning: A Critical Biography

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Author: Clyde De L. RyalsBinding: HardbackPublished: Blackwell Pub, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, The Life Of Browning, chronicles...
The Rise And Fall Of Sir Anthony Eden

The Rise And Fall Of Sir Anthony Eden

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Author: Randolph S. ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: MACGIBBON & KEE, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe historical narrative The Rise And Fall Of Sir Anthony...
Winnington-Ingram: The Biography Of Arthur Poley Winnington-Ingram Bishop Of London 1901-1919

Winnington-Ingram: The Biography Of Arthur Poley Winnington-Ingram Bishop Of London 1901-1919

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Author: S. C. CarpenterBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWinnington-Ingram: The Biography Of Arthur Poley Winnington-Ingram Bishop...
Blanche: An Australian Diary 1858-1861

Blanche: An Australian Diary 1858-1861

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Author: Blanche MitchellBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN FERGUSON, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe diary of Blanche Mitchell, with notes by Edna Hickson...
I Married A Best Seller

I Married A Best Seller

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Author: Sheila HaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph/Souvenir Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsI Married A Best Seller by Sheila Hailey presents a candid and often humorous...
My Wife, My Daughter And Poor Mary Ann

My Wife, My Daughter And Poor Mary Ann

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Author: Beverley KingstonBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson., Melbourne/London, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the lives of women in a specific era, focusing on the intricate...
The Purple Dress: Growing Up In The Thirties

The Purple Dress: Growing Up In The Thirties

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Author: Jenifer WayneBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir, The Purple Dress: Growing Up In The Thirties, chronicles a childhood shaped by...
Australian Lives

Australian Lives

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Author: Clive TurnbullBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAustralian Lives presents a compelling collection of biographical portraits, illuminating the diverse experiences and contributions of...
His Mother's Country

His Mother's Country

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Author: Maslyn WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne U. P. Melbourne, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsHis Mother's Country chronicles a deeply personal journey, tracing the intricate connections between an individual...
All The Way

All The Way

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Author: Viscount Cecil Of ChelwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling autobiography, All The Way, chronicles the...
Desmond Maccarthy: The Man & His Writings

Desmond Maccarthy: The Man & His Writings

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Author: Desmond MaccarthyBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, London , 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDesmond Maccarthy: The Man & His Writings presents a comprehensive biographical account of the esteemed literary...
My Mystery Ships

My Mystery Ships

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Author: Admiral CampbellBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, LONDON, 1929Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMy Mystery Ships by Admiral Campbell chronicles the clandestine...
Robert Burns And His World

Robert Burns And His World

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Author: David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Robert Burns And His World, chronicles the vibrant life and enduring...