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Friends Apart: A Memoir Of Esmond Romilly & Jasper Ridley In The Thirties

Friends Apart: A Memoir Of Esmond Romilly & Jasper Ridley In The Thirties

$40.00 AUD
Author: Philip ToynbeeBinding: HardbackPublished: SIDGWICK & JACKSON, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis poignant memoir, Friends Apart, chronicles the intricate relationships and intellectual currents that shaped a generation....
The Mistresses Of Charles II

The Mistresses Of Charles II

$20.00 AUD
Author: Brian MastersBinding: HardbackPublished: Blond & Briggs, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsBrian Masters' The Mistresses Of Charles II chronicles the captivating lives of the women...
Kingsley: The Life, Letters And Diaries Of Kingsley Martin

Kingsley: The Life, Letters And Diaries Of Kingsley Martin

$35.00 AUD
Author: C. H. RolphBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Kingsley: The Life, Letters And Diaries Of Kingsley Martin, chronicles the influential...
Sara Coleridge, A Victorian Daughter: Her Life And Essays

Sara Coleridge, A Victorian Daughter: Her Life And Essays

$30.00 AUD
Author: Bradford Keyes MudgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography chronicles the intellectual journey and personal struggles of a significant literary figure,...
H.R.H. The Princess Margaret: A Life Unfulfilled

H.R.H. The Princess Margaret: A Life Unfulfilled

$15.00 AUD
Author: Nigel DempsterBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account chronicles the complex existence of a prominent royal figure, presenting an intimate look at...
Keats And His World

Keats And His World

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Author: Timothy HiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsTimothy Hilton's Keats And His World chronicles the poignant life and enduring legacy of...
The Journal And Letters Of Lt. Ralph Clark 1787-1792

The Journal And Letters Of Lt. Ralph Clark 1787-1792

$50.00 AUD
Author: R. ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Documents Library; The Library of Australian History Pty. Ltd., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor marks on external dust cover and...
Chelsea Reach: The Brutal Friendship Of Whistler And Walter Greaves

Chelsea Reach: The Brutal Friendship Of Whistler And Walter Greaves

$30.00 AUD
Author: Tom PocockBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear and minor damage on edges of...
Life At Fonthill 1807-1822: With Interludes In Paris And London; From The Correspondence Of William Beckford

Life At Fonthill 1807-1822: With Interludes In Paris And London; From The Correspondence Of William Beckford

$35.00 AUD
Author: Boyd AlexanderBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1957Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: stamped with previous library stamp; significant spotting of dust...
Time Without Clocks

Time Without Clocks

$30.00 AUD
Author: Joan LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W. Cheshire, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some fraying to external dust cover; significant tanning of...
Australian Pioneer Women

Australian Pioneer Women

$12.00 AUD
Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the indomitable spirit of women who shaped early...
Beethoven

Beethoven

$30.00 AUD
Author: Maynard SolomonBinding: HardbackPublished: CASSELL LONDON, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear and fraying to dust cover; pages in good conditionMaynard Solomon's acclaimed biography, Beethoven,...
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

$15.00 AUD
Author: Fitzroy MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing London, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: noticeable marking on spine and internal covers; minor fraying of...
Russell Grimwade

Russell Grimwade

$30.00 AUD
Author: J.R. PoynterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1967Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: wear and fraying of external dust cover; tanning of...
Letters From Smike: The Letters Of Arthur Streeton 1890-1943

Letters From Smike: The Letters Of Arthur Streeton 1890-1943

$12.00 AUD
Author: Ann Galbally And Anne GrayBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press Australia, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical collection chronicles the personal and professional life of a pivotal...
Try Anything Once: The Autobiography Of A Wanderer

Try Anything Once: The Autobiography Of A Wanderer

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Author: Frank CluneBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Limited, 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life of an...
Portrait Of A Friendship

Portrait Of A Friendship

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Author: Barbara Blackman And Judith WrightBinding: HardbackPublished: THE MIEGUNYAH PRESS, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis intimate biographical work chronicles the profound and enduring bond between two significant...
Piepel

Piepel

$250.00 AUD
Author: Ka-Tzetnik 135633Binding: HardbackPublished: ANTHONY BLOND, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis harrowing historical account, Piepel: The Most Terrible Story Ever Told,...
Domènech I Montaner: Arquitecto Del Modernismo An Art Nouveau Architect Architecte Du Modern Style Architekt Des Jugendstil

Domènech I Montaner: Arquitecto Del Modernismo An Art Nouveau Architect Architecte Du Modern Style Architekt Des Jugendstil

$100.00 AUD
Author: Maria Lluisa BorrasBinding: HardbackPublished: TUDOR PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Multilingual. This authoritative volume, Domènech I Montaner: Arquitecto Del Modernismo An Art Nouveau...
Nature's Favourite Child: Thomas Robins And The Art Of The Georgian Garden (SIGNED BOOKPLATE)

Nature's Favourite Child: Thomas Robins And The Art Of The Georgian Garden (SIGNED BOOKPLATE)

$120.00 AUD
Author: Cathryn SpenceBinding: HardbackPublished: STEPHEN MORRIS, 2021Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling art history volume chronicles the life and artistic contributions of...
John Nash: A Complete Catalogue

John Nash: A Complete Catalogue

$60.00 AUD
Author: Michael MansbridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli New York, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume offers a comprehensive architectural history, meticulously documenting the extensive oeuvre of a pivotal...
The P.G. Wodehouse Miscellany

The P.G. Wodehouse Miscellany

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Explores the life and works of P.G. Wodehouse and examines how his wonderful creations were based on real people and places. Wodehouse saw his first article published when still at...
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir

You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir

$12.00 AUD
A National Bestseller Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey, star of The White Lotus, Party Girl , and so many other favorite films?...
The Archaeology Of V Gordon Childe

The Archaeology Of V Gordon Childe

$54.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
The book titled The Archaeology Of V Gordon Childe by the author Harris, David R. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Cat Who Went to Paris

The Cat Who Went to Paris

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The book titled The Cat Who Went to Paris by the author Peter Gethers. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and

Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone , the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck,...
Soho in the 1950s and 1960s

Soho in the 1950s and 1960s

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The National Portrait Gallery's "Character Sketches" series provides biographical sketches of a specific group of historical figures from the Gallery's collection of portraits. Each volume examines the public images and...
Peter Purves Smith: a Painter in Peace and War

Peter Purves Smith: a Painter in Peace and War

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Peter Purves Smith in the early 1940s was considered one of Australia's three most promising young artists (the others were his friend Russell Drysdale and the Sydney painter William Dobell)....
Darwin Daze

Darwin Daze

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A 26 year old graduating student from The Royal College of Art, London, goes on the journey of a lifetime to take up the position of lecturer in drawing and...
They Went Whistling: Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and

They Went Whistling: Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and

$12.00 AUD
Women weren' t supposed to take their lives into their own hands, light out by themselves, have independent, off-the-beaten-path adventures. Nonetheless, throughout history there have been women who cast off...
Titian And Venetian Painting, 1450-1590

Titian And Venetian Painting, 1450-1590

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This up-to-date, well illustrated, sensitive introduction to the life and works of one of the giants of Western painting also surveys the golden age of Venetian painting from Bellini to...
Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman

Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman

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For fans of books like Waiter Rant , and all those who have always wondered how the other half lives, comes this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud memoir from a New York City...
The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced

The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced

$65.00 AUD$55.25 AUD
From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history-a story of glitz, glamour, and organized...
The Gift: The Story of an Ordinary Woman's Extraordinary Power

The Gift: The Story of an Ordinary Woman's Extraordinary Power

$12.00 AUD
The book also recounts her activities as a "ghostbuster" and exorcist, and includes stories of a haunted inn, the Drury Lane Theatre in London, a haunted theme park, and sightings...
Wellington (Years of the Sword & Pillar of State)

Wellington (Years of the Sword & Pillar of State)

$40.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: The Literary Guild, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on feps. Internally sound. This two‑volume biography presents Elizabeth Longford’s commanding portrait...
Benozzo Gozzoli

Benozzo Gozzoli

$80.00 AUD
Author: Diane Cole AhlBinding: HardbackPublished: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear on original dust jacket, dust jacket protector fully...
A Place for All People: Life, Architecture and the Fair Society

A Place for All People: Life, Architecture and the Fair Society

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Richard Rogers is one of the pre-eminent architects of his generation, whose approach to buildings is infused with his love of life, strong sense of social justice, and his playful...
Pleasant Dreams

Pleasant Dreams

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Nightime Meditations for Peace of Mind.
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of

The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of

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THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] narrative of unfathomable courage" Wall Street Journal The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Helene Podliasky, who led a...
Charles Le Brun: First Painter to King Louis XIV

Charles Le Brun: First Painter to King Louis XIV

$194.00 AUD$40.00 AUD
This volume traces the life and artistic career of Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), First Painter to King Louis XIV. Drawing largely on the publications and documents of the time, the...
The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs

The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs

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Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris Bureau Chief of the New York Times , invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, offering an homage to street life and...
Origins: A Memoir

Origins: A Memoir

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Origins, by the world-renowned writer Amin Maalouf, is a sprawling, hemisphere-spanning, intergenerational saga. Set during the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth--in the...
Gothic For The Steam Age: An Illustrated Biography Of George Gilbert Scott

Gothic For The Steam Age: An Illustrated Biography Of George Gilbert Scott

$120.00 AUD
Author: Gavin StampBinding: HardbackPublished: Aurum Press, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Gothic For The Steam Age: An Illustrated Biography Of George Gilbert Scott, chronicles the...
Little People, Big Dreams: David Attenborough

Little People, Big Dreams: David Attenborough

$10.00 AUD
Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez VegaraBinding: HardbackPublished: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2021Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis inspiring children's biography chronicles the remarkable life of a celebrated naturalist and broadcaster, tracing...
Bob Ansett: An Autobiography

Bob Ansett: An Autobiography

$15.00 AUD
Author: Bob Ansett With Robert PullanBinding: HardbackPublished: John Kerr, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling autobiography chronicles the remarkable life and entrepreneurial journey of a prominent Australian businessman....
Marilyn

Marilyn

$15.00 AUD
Author: Neil SinyardBinding: HardbackPublished: BISON GROUP, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biographical study chronicles the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of one of Hollywood's most iconic figures,...
Portraits Of Hellenes In Antipodes: The Story Of Those Who Enriched Australia Volume 1

Portraits Of Hellenes In Antipodes: The Story Of Those Who Enriched Australia Volume 1

$45.00 AUD
Author: Vivienne MorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Viviennec Morris Publications, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the significant contributions of Greek immigrants to the vibrant tapestry of Australian society. It...
Trapper: The Inspiring Story Of A Self-Made Man

Trapper: The Inspiring Story Of A Self-Made Man

$15.00 AUD
Author: Keith WoodmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Playright Publishing Pty Ltd, 2018Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Trapper: The Inspiring Story Of A Self-Made...