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A Silver-Plated Spoon

A Silver-Plated Spoon

$15.00 AUD
Author: John, Duke Of BedfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1961Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography delves into the life of John, Duke of Bedford, offering readers...
The Yesterdays Behind The Door

The Yesterdays Behind The Door

$65.00 AUD
Author: Mrs. Hicks BeachBinding: HardbackPublished: LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the intricate tapestry of a family's history, revealing the stories,...
Queen Of The Head Hunters

Queen Of The Head Hunters

$20.00 AUD
Author: Sylvia BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Company, Inc., NY, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis autobiography delves into the life of Sylvia Brooke, the wife of...
Royal Family: Years of Transition

Royal Family: Years of Transition

$20.00 AUD
Author: Theo AronsonBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the lives of the British Royal Family during a transformative...
Gladys, Duchess Of Marlborough

Gladys, Duchess Of Marlborough

$20.00 AUD
Author: Hugo VickersBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Gladys Deacon, the Duchess of Marlborough, exploring her aristocratic...
The Spencers Of Althorp

The Spencers Of Althorp

$20.00 AUD
Author: Georgina BattiscombeBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the captivating history of the Spencer family, exploring their ancestral roots and their...
Laughter From A Cloud: The Autobiography Of Laura, Duchess Of Marlborough

Laughter From A Cloud: The Autobiography Of Laura, Duchess Of Marlborough

$70.00 AUD
Author: Laura, Duchess Of MarlboroughBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn "Laughter from a Cloud", Laura, Duchess of Marlborough, recounts her life,...
Conversation With Max

Conversation With Max

$15.00 AUD
Author: S N BehrmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Quality Book Club, 1960Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into a series of conversations with Max Beerbohm, offering insights into...
I Remember. An Autobiography

I Remember. An Autobiography

$60.00 AUD
Author: Lindsay ThompsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLindsay Thompson's autobiography, "I Remember," recounts his distinguished service marked by decency, dedication, and distinction, earning...
George The Third

George The Third

$25.00 AUD
Author: Stanley AylingBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A Knopf, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life and reign of a prominent historical figure,...
John Stuart Mill: A Mind At Large

John Stuart Mill: A Mind At Large

$40.00 AUD
Author: Eugene AugustBinding: HardbackPublished: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life and intellectual contributions of John Stuart Mill, a prominent...
Ladies-In-Waiting

Ladies-In-Waiting

$20.00 AUD
Author: Anne SomersetBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the lives of ladies-in-waiting from the Tudor era to the present day. It...
Last Waltz In Vienna. The Destruction Of A Family 1842-1942

Last Waltz In Vienna. The Destruction Of A Family 1842-1942

$25.00 AUD
Author: George ClareBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan London, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book tells the story of a family's experiences during a tumultuous period. Spanning a century,...
The King Over the Water: The Windsors in the Bahamas 1940-45

The King Over the Water: The Windsors in the Bahamas 1940-45

$20.00 AUD
Author: Michael PyeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the lives of the Windsors during their time in the Bahamas from 1940...
Wyndham and Children First

Wyndham and Children First

$25.00 AUD
Author: Osbert LancasterBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan,, London, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the life and times of Lord Egremont, specifically focusing on his roles...
The Letters Of Thomas Carlyle To His Brother Alexander With Related Family Letters

The Letters Of Thomas Carlyle To His Brother Alexander With Related Family Letters

$45.00 AUD
Author: Thomas CarlyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge, Belknap Press Of Harvard University Press, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains a collection of letters written by Thomas Carlyle...
The Passionate Intellect Dorothy L. Sayers' Encounter With Dante

The Passionate Intellect Dorothy L. Sayers' Encounter With Dante

$50.00 AUD
Author: Barbara ReynoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: Kent State University Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores Dorothy L. Sayers' engagement with Dante Alighieri's works. It delves into...
A Living Memory

A Living Memory

$45.00 AUD
Author: John AttenboroughBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton Publishers, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe story of Hodder & Stoughton from its founding by Matthew Henry Hodder and Thomas Wilberforce...
William Temple's Political Legacy : a Critical Assessment

William Temple's Political Legacy : a Critical Assessment

$45.00 AUD
Author: John D. Carmichael And Harold S. GoodwinBinding: HardbackPublished: A. R. Mowbray, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a critical assessment of William Temple's political...
Remarkable Relations: The Story Of The Pearsall Smith Family

Remarkable Relations: The Story Of The Pearsall Smith Family

$20.00 AUD
Author: Barbara StracheyBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the story of the Pearsall Smith family, a remarkable family known for their...
The Scandal Of Syrie Maugham

The Scandal Of Syrie Maugham

$130.00 AUD
Author: Gerald McknightBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen & Co Ltd, London, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Syrie Maugham, exploring her...
From Status To Contract: A Biography Of Sir Henry Maine 1822-1888

From Status To Contract: A Biography Of Sir Henry Maine 1822-1888

$100.00 AUD
Author: George FeaverBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., London, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Sir Henry Maine, covering the...
Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: His life and times

Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: His life and times

$60.00 AUD
Author: Edward Carpenter, M.A., Ph.D., B.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: SPCK, 1948Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life and times of Thomas Tenison, offering...
The Birth Of Rowland

The Birth Of Rowland

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lady Emily LutyensBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents an exchange of letters in 1865 between Robert Lytton and his wife,...
The Days Of My Freedom

The Days Of My Freedom

$15.00 AUD
Author: Grace GriffithsBinding: HardbackPublished: Worlds Work Ltd, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Days of My Freedom is an insight into country life in the 1920s, a record of...
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

$40.00 AUD
Author: Norman MailerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the story of Gary Gilmore, a man who insisted on being executed for...
A Bunyip Close Behind Me

A Bunyip Close Behind Me

$15.00 AUD
Author: Eugenie Mc Neil, Eugenie CrawfordBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, 1972Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is a collection of recollections of the nineties. It is...
Nancy Astor And Her Friends

Nancy Astor And Her Friends

$15.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth LanghorneBinding: HardbackPublished: Arthur Baker Ltd, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the life of Nancy Astor and the influential circle of friends that surrounded...
Martin Boyd A Life

Martin Boyd A Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Brenda NiallBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Martin Boyd, exploring his personal journey, literary contributions,...
Tatiana Five Passports in a Shifting Europe

Tatiana Five Passports in a Shifting Europe

$30.00 AUD
Author: Tatiana MetternichBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book tells the story of Tatiana Metternich, who lived through some of the most...
The Young Mazarin

The Young Mazarin

$20.00 AUD
Author: Georges DethanBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, London, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the formative years of Mazarin, exploring the early influences, experiences,...
Welcome to Parkes: Henry Parkes' Visits to Parkes the Town That Bears His Name

Welcome to Parkes: Henry Parkes' Visits to Parkes the Town That Bears His Name

$30.00 AUD
Author: June And Lex WeaverBinding: HardbackPublished: Minipublishing, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores Henry Parkes' visits to Parkes, the town named in his honor. It also...
Tapestries A Collection Of Family Histories From Presbyterian Ladies' College

Tapestries A Collection Of Family Histories From Presbyterian Ladies' College

$45.00 AUD
Author: Presbyterian Ladies' College.Binding: HardbackPublished: Ashwood House in association with Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne, . Limited edition, of which this is number 153, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis...
Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography

Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography

$50.00 AUD
Author: Hugo VickersBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Cecil Beaton, offering readers a comprehensive look at...
Mailer A Biography

Mailer A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Hilary MillsBinding: HardbackPublished: New English Library, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Norman Mailer, a towering figure in American literature known...
The Reith Papers (SIGNED)

The Reith Papers (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Author: Peter ReithBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionPeter Reith held significant roles in Australian politics, influencing laws and policies. A selection...
The Kings' Mistresses

The Kings' Mistresses

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan HardyBinding: HardbackPublished: Evans Brothers, London, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the lives and stories of the women who held influence and...
The Noel Coward Diaries

The Noel Coward Diaries

$20.00 AUD
Author: Noel CowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a glimpse into the private thoughts and experiences of a prominent figure,...
W.H. Auden

W.H. Auden

$30.00 AUD
Author: Humphrey CarpenterBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of W.H. Auden, exploring his personal journey, creative...
The Churchillians

The Churchillians

$20.00 AUD
Author: John ColvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFrom his own recollections and unpublished diaries, Churchill's Private Secretary and close confidant describes the...
Bursting World

Bursting World

$25.00 AUD
Author: Guy ButlerBinding: HardbackPublished: David Philip, Cape Town, 1936Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography covers the period from 1936 to 1945, offering a personal account of...
Australian Pioneer Women

Australian Pioneer Women

$15.00 AUD
Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, Melbourne, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the lives and experiences of women who played a significant role...
For My Grandchildren: Some Reminiscences

For My Grandchildren: Some Reminiscences

$20.00 AUD
Author: Her Royal Highness Princess AliceBinding: HardbackPublished: Evans Brothers Limited, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains some reminiscences of Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Countess...
The Rise And Fall Of A Regency Dandy

The Rise And Fall Of A Regency Dandy

$25.00 AUD
Author: T.A.J. BurnettBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the captivating life of Scrope Berdmore Davies, chronicling his journey...
Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions

Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions

$20.00 AUD
Author: Victoria GlendinningBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography delves into the life of Edith Sitwell, exploring her eccentric personality, her...
Testament of Youth, Testament of Friendship, Testament of Experience

Testament of Youth, Testament of Friendship, Testament of Experience

$75.00 AUD
Author: Vera BrittainBinding: HardbackPublished: Seaview Books, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis trilogy delves into the author's personal journey through life, exploring themes of youth, friendship, and...
Diaries 1939-1975. 1. A Pacifist's War 1939-1945; 2. Everything to Lose 1945-1960; 3. Hanging On 1960-1963; 4. Other People 1963-1966; 5. Good Company 1967-1970; 6. Life Regained 1970-1972; 7. Ups and Downs 1972-1975.

Frances Partridge's Diaries 1939-1975

$750.00 AUD
Author: Frances PartridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hogarth Press [with] Gollancz [with] Harper Collins [with] Weidenfeld & Nicolson, [-], 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner 1. A Pacifist's War 1939-1945;...
Harpoons To Harvest

Harpoons To Harvest

$40.00 AUD
Author: J.R. CarrollBinding: HardbackPublished: Warrnambool Institute Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the story of Charles and John Mills, pioneers of Port Fairy. It...