Biography

Author: Field-Marshal MontgomeryBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins Clear-Type Press., 1968Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor...

Author: Kenneth RoseBinding: HardbackPublished: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis definitive biography chronicles the life and reign of King George V, offering...

Author: Cynthia AsquithBinding: HardbackPublished: James Barrie, London , 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis memoir by Cynthia Asquith offers a...

Author: John KeayBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray Publishers., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJohn Keay's "Eccentric Travellers" is a captivating work of non-fiction that chronicles the...

Author: Tom PriorBinding: HardbackPublished: Craftsman Publishing., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor markings to dust jacket.This biography chronicles the life and political career of Sir Henry...

Author: Lady HosieBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1938Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed dust jacket, chips and tears on dust...

Author: Gervas HuxleyBinding: HardbackPublished: London Chatto & Windus, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling autobiography, Gervas Huxley chronicles a life intertwined with some of...

Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRobert Lacey's "Aristocrats" is a compelling work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives and legacies of Britain's most...

Author: James M. McphersonBinding: HardbackPublished: DK, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work, "To The Best Of My Ability: The American Presidents," edited by James M....

Author: Ian Clunies RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Torn dust jacket and yellowed pages.This biographical work...

Author: Douglas MawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Alella Books & Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Morwell, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical account chronicles Douglas Mawson's harrowing experiences as an Antarctic...

Author: W. K. HancockBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Faber and Faber, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsW. K. Hancock's "Country and Calling" is a compelling work...

Author: Ari UnglikBinding: HardbackPublished: The Wilder Group., 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction work chronicles the fascinating history of Williams The Shoemen, a prominent Australian footwear retailer. It...

Author: WILDE,, W. H and T. Inglis Moore. (eds.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - Faded with small tear. This collection...

Author: Richard LambBinding: HardbackPublished: Buchan & Enright, Publishers, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical analysis, "Montgomery In Europe 1943-45: Success Or Failure?" by Richard Lamb, meticulously examines...

Author: Francis WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1970Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis collection presents a fascinating insight into the life and work of Hubert...

Author: Ivan SouthallBinding: HardbackPublished: Whitcombe & Tombs Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Sydney & Perth, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by Ivan Southall chronicles the fascinating...

Author: Reed WhittemoreBinding: HardbackPublished: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic text presents a critical examination of the art and practice of modern biography...

Author: J.R. PoynterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some tears in dust jacket which have been taped over by previous owner, slight sun fade...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun fading to spine and purple foxing to fore-edge with some slight...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun damage to spine, fore-edge has some purple foxing and small...

Author: Manning ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor sun fading to dust jacket and slight chips on spine, no...

Author: Alexandra HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun damaged spine.This biography chronicles the life and career of Sir Edmund...

Author: Anthony HamiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1965Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This classic work of historical memoirs, "Memoirs Of The Comte De...

Author: Dorothy OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the intimate and eloquent correspondence between Dorothy Osborne and William Temple, offering a unique...

Author: E.J. BanfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Golden Press., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner wrote "Lived there 8 years" in introduction,...

Author: Joseph P. LashBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, "Eleanor: The Years Alone" by Joseph P. Lash, chronicles...

Author: Chris McconvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by Chris McConville chronicles the lives of ordinary...

Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cut on FEP. This non-fiction work offers a fascinating historical account of undergraduate life at...

Author: Felix I. Rodriguez And John WeismanBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Stained DJ. This gripping non-fiction account, "Shadow Warrior: The CIA...

Author: Russell BraddonBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Joan Sutherland, one...

Author: Maisie MckenzieBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sun faded spine.Maisie McKenzie's "Mission to Arnhem Land" is a compelling work of non-fiction,...

Author: E. BarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co, 1926Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and dull...

Author: John Sutherland Black And George ChrystalBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam and Charles Black, 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks:...

Author: Don WatsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on FEPDon Watson’s "Brian Fitzpatrick: A Radical...

Author: M. P. WillcocksBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This compelling biography, "A Born English-Man," meticulously chronicles...

Author: Lord ColeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: T Fisher Unwin, London, 1925Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded blue cloth with minor marks and specks. Sunned and yellowed spine. Bumping and rubbing...

Author: Sir Edward ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1918Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and stained cloth. Front hinges slightly crack. Worn and yellowed spine. Bumping on corners.This autobiography...

Author: The Hon. Evan Charteris, K.C.Binding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1931Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Small stamps on prelims, otherwise internally sound. This...

The legendary crime writer gives us a raw, brutally candid memoir--as high intensity and as riveting as any of his novels--about his obsessive search for "atonement in women." The year...

And Finally ... is the injection of cheer we all need in these rather depressing times. This heart-warming book takes a look at the very best ...and finally segments of...

'We none of us ate any salt meat, or anything that would tend to give us a thirst. We are now on what is called the "Table-land", a flat piece...

Fascinating biographies of high-profile and influential figures of the 20th century.

The early life path of Ukraine-born Sergei Polunin was akin to a dancer's fairytale. A precocious talent. Ballet training in Kiev. Admission to the Royal Ballet School in London at...

The story of Jennie, Clara and Leonie Jerome is one of glamour, money and love in equal measure. Their father Leonard was a profligate New York stockbroker whose beautiful wife...

A warm, reflective, and uplifting memoir about healing wounds, reclaiming a voice and discovering freedom through the open water. The open water. To the uninitiated, it represents the unknown, an...

'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' - VOGUE 'Harpy...