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Capability Brown

Capability Brown

$25.00 AUD
Author: Dorothy StroudBinding: PaperbackPublished: Faber & Faber,, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative biography, Capability Brown, chronicles the life and monumental...
The Biographical Dictionary Of The Western District Of Victoria

The Biographical Dictionary Of The Western District Of Victoria

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Author: Gordon ForthBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hyland House, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Biographical Dictionary Of The Western District Of Victoria presents a...
The Life And Times Of Moondyne Joe: Swan River Colony Convict, Joseph Bolitho Johns

The Life And Times Of Moondyne Joe: Swan River Colony Convict, Joseph Bolitho Johns

$40.00 AUD
Author: W.J. EdgarBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tammar Publications and the Toodyay Tourist Centre, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography chronicles the tumultuous...
White Feather: The Story Of Kanowna

White Feather: The Story Of Kanowna

$25.00 AUD
Author: Margaret BullBinding: PaperbackPublished: HESPERIAN PRESS, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhite Feather: The Story Of Kanowna chronicles the vibrant and often...
Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow: The 1973 Boyer Lectures

Today, Yesterday And Tomorrow: The 1973 Boyer Lectures

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Author: Professor Sir Keith HancockBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageProfessor Sir Keith Hancock, a distinguished historian,...
Robert Cecil 1st Earl Of Salisbury: Servant of Two Sovereigns

Robert Cecil 1st Earl Of Salisbury: Servant of Two Sovereigns

$35.00 AUD
Author: Alan HaynesBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Owen., 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to edge of DJ, light foxing.-
Sunnylea: A 1920S Childhood Remembered By

Sunnylea: A 1920S Childhood Remembered By

$15.00 AUD
Author: Jean MetcalfeBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir, Sunnylea: A 1920S Childhood Remembered, chronicles a vivid journey back to...
Landsman Hay: The Memoirs Of Robert Hay 1789-1847

Landsman Hay: The Memoirs Of Robert Hay 1789-1847

$20.00 AUD
Author: M. D. HayBinding: HardbackPublished: RUPERT HART-DAVIS, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Chipped and worn DJ with a few missing pieces. This compelling historical...
Great Morning: Being The Third Volume Of Left Hand, Right Hand!

Great Morning: Being The Third Volume Of Left Hand, Right Hand!

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Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGreat Morning chronicles the formative years of a distinguished British literary figure, presenting...
The Measure Of The Years

The Measure Of The Years

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Author: Sir Robert Gordon MenziesBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the distinguished career of a pivotal figure in 20th-century Australian politics....
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

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Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography chronicles Winston Churchill's challenging period out of power, often referred to...
The Voyage Of The Investigator 1801-1803: Commander Matthew Flinders, R.N.

The Voyage Of The Investigator 1801-1803: Commander Matthew Flinders, R.N.

$30.00 AUD
Author: K. A. AustinBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY LIMITED, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markings"The Voyage of the Investigator 1801-1803 Commander Matthew Flinders R.N." by K. A. Austin is a historical account...
The Book Of British Song: With Piano-Forte Accompaniments, And Biographical And Historical Notes (Two-Volume Set)

The Book Of British Song: With Piano-Forte Accompaniments, And Biographical And Historical Notes (Two-Volume Set)

$150.00 AUD
Author: George Hogarth, Esq.Binding: HardbackPublished: James S. Virtue, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy. Brittle pages. Vol I - some...
The Cult Of The Prince Consort

The Cult Of The Prince Consort

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Author: Elisabeth Darby; Nicola SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Cult Of The Prince Consort presents a compelling historical analysis of Prince Albert's...
Under Sail: A Voyage Round Cape Horn

Under Sail: A Voyage Round Cape Horn

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Author: Felix RiesenbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, Ltd., 1925Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: Previous ownerThis maritime memoir, Under Sail, chronicles the adventures and challenges of life aboard a square-rigged...
Commodore: War, Peace And Big Ships

Commodore: War, Peace And Big Ships

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Author: Sir James Bisset; In Collaboration With P. R. StephensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks:...
Out Of The Smoke: The Story Of A Sail

Out Of The Smoke: The Story Of A Sail

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Author: Ray ParkinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsOut Of The Smoke chronicles Ray Parkin's...
With The New Army On The Somme: My Second Year Of The War

With The New Army On The Somme: My Second Year Of The War

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Author: Frederick PalmerBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN MURRAY, 1917Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn and dull spine. Hinges cracked....
The Government Of Britain

The Government Of Britain

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Author: Wilfrid HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson University Library, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical collection, The Greatest Men Of...
My Life

My Life

$50.00 AUD
Author: Jean BattenBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO. LTD., 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerMy Life by Jean...
A Classical Education

A Classical Education

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Author: Richard CobbBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRichard Cobb's A Classical Education presents a vivid, often humorous, memoir...
From The Ocean To The Sky

From The Ocean To The Sky

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Author: Edmund HillaryBinding: HardbackPublished: THE VIKING PRESS, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFrom The Ocean To The Sky chronicles an extraordinary journey of human endurance and discovery. This...
Trumpeter Of God: A Biography Of John Knox

Trumpeter Of God: A Biography Of John Knox

$30.00 AUD
Author: W. Stanford ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Trumpeter Of God, chronicles the tumultuous life and profound influence...
South With Scott

South With Scott

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Author: Admiral Lord MountevansBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerSouth With Scott chronicles the epic and tragic British...
Lives Of The Queens Of Scotland And English Princesses: Connected With The Regal Succession Of Great Britain

Lives Of The Queens Of Scotland And English Princesses: Connected With The Regal Succession Of Great Britain

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Author: Agnes StricklandBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1852Condition:Book: Poor, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsAgnes Strickland’s monumental...
Cooper's Creek

Cooper's Creek

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Author: Alan MooreheadBinding: HardbackPublished: The Adventure Library, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAlan Moorehead's Cooper's Creek chronicles the harrowing 19th-century Burke...
The National Portrait Gallery Of Illustrious And Eminent Personages, Chiefly Of The Nineteenth Century. With Memoirs, Vol. 1.

The National Portrait Gallery Of Illustrious And Eminent Personages, Chiefly Of The Nineteenth Century. With Memoirs, Vol. 1.

$100.00 AUD
Author: W. Cooke Taylor, Ll.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son, & Co. The Caxton PressCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings:...
Still Life: Sketches From A Tunbridge Wells Childhood

Still Life: Sketches From A Tunbridge Wells Childhood

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Author: Richard CobbBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto and Windus London, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust jacket in good condition, some mildewing on inside and edges; some mildewing on...
My Russia

My Russia

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Author: Peter UstinovBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan London, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerMy Russia presents Peter Ustinov's deeply personal and often humorous reflections on the vast and complex nation....
A Land March From England To Ceylon Forty Years Ago: Through Dalmatia, Montenegro, Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Abyssinia, Persia, Afghanistan, Scinde, And India, Of Which 7000 Miles On Horseback. Vol. I.

A Land March From England To Ceylon Forty Years Ago: Through Dalmatia, Montenegro, Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Abyssinia, Persia, Afghanistan, Scinde, And India, Of Which 7000 Miles On Horseback. Vol. I.

$95.00 AUD
Author: Edward Ledwich MitfordBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis remarkable nineteenth-century travelogue chronicles an extraordinary overland expedition from...
Cyclopaedia Of English Literature; A Historical, Critical And Biographical, Of British Authors, From The Earliest To The Present Times. (Two-Volume Set)

Cyclopaedia Of English Literature; A Historical, Critical And Biographical, Of British Authors, From The Earliest To The Present Times. (Two-Volume Set)

$150.00 AUD
Author: Robert ChambersBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS, 1844Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rare first edition in...
Captain William Bligh: An Illustrated History

Captain William Bligh: An Illustrated History

$50.00 AUD
Author: Philip Weate & Caroline GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn Pty Ltd, NSW, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: mildew spotting on spine and inside edges of dust...
Jourdain

Jourdain

$60.00 AUD
Author: Arlette Barre-DespondBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli, 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear and rubbing of dust jacket; in otherwise very good condition; some tanning of...
Fifty Years Too Soon

Fifty Years Too Soon

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Author: Captain J. Rosaldhin, R.N.Binding: HardbackPublished: Whitcombe & Tombs Pty Ltd, 1948Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markFifty Years Too Soon chronicles the extraordinary life...
Hebridean Journey

Hebridean Journey

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Author: Halliday SutherlandBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1939Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsHalliday Sutherland’s Hebridean Journey chronicles a captivating voyage through the remote and rugged islands of the Scottish...
Outlines Of English History: From B.C. 55 To A.D. 1890. With Genealogical Tables And Short Biographical Sketches

Outlines Of English History: From B.C. 55 To A.D. 1890. With Genealogical Tables And Short Biographical Sketches

$15.00 AUD
Author: George Carter, M.A., F.R.G.S.Binding: HardbackPublished: Relfe Brothers, Ltd., 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some foxing Outlines Of English History by Carter presents a comprehensive overview of the...
Salomon De Brosse: And The Development Of The Classical Style In French Architecture From 1565 To 1630

Salomon De Brosse: And The Development Of The Classical Style In French Architecture From 1565 To 1630

$110.00 AUD
Author: Rosalys CoopeBinding: HardbackPublished: A. ZWEMMER LTD, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the significant contributions of Salomon De Brosse to French architecture....
Blamey: Controversial Soldier

Blamey: Controversial Soldier

$40.00 AUD
Author: John HetheringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Australian War Memorial and The Australian Government Publishing Service, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Blamey: Controversial Soldier, chronicles the life and career...
Roots And Branches: The Story Of The Sisam Family

Roots And Branches: The Story Of The Sisam Family

$55.00 AUD
Author: Peter J. SisamBinding: HardbackPublished: Published by Author, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRoots And Branches: The Story Of The Sisam Family chronicles the intricate lineage and compelling...
An Honorable Profession: A Tribute To Robert F. Kennedy

An Honorable Profession: A Tribute To Robert F. Kennedy

$60.00 AUD
Author: Pierre Salinger, Edwin Guthman, Frank Mankiewicz And John SeigenthalerBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, An Honorable Profession: A Tribute...
Inside German Communism: Memoirs Of Party Life In The Weimar Republic

Inside German Communism: Memoirs Of Party Life In The Weimar Republic

$70.00 AUD
Author: Rosa Leviné-MeyerBinding: HardbackPublished: Pluto Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markThis compelling historical memoir, Inside German Communism: Memoirs Of Party Life In The Weimar Republic, chronicles the...
Adventurous Life

Adventurous Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Admiral Lord MountevansBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerAdventurous Life chronicles the...
A Short Life Of Shakespeare: With The Sources

A Short Life Of Shakespeare: With The Sources

$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account, A Short Life Of...
John Curtin: A Biography

John Curtin: A Biography

$25.00 AUD
Author: Lloyd RossBinding: HardbackPublished: London, Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerJohn Curtin: A Biography chronicles the remarkable life and political ascent of one of Australia's most pivotal...
Samuel Pepys: The Man In The Making

Samuel Pepys: The Man In The Making

$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1949Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical biography chronicles the formative years of one of England's most celebrated diarists,...
Samuel Pepys: The Saviour Of The Navy

Samuel Pepys: The Saviour Of The Navy

$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Reprint Society., 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the remarkable career of Samuel Pepys, focusing...
Running With The Ball: Football's Foster Father

Running With The Ball: Football's Foster Father

$15.00 AUD
Author: H.C.A. HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: LYNEDOCH PUBLICATIONS, 1987Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical narrative chronicles the foundational years of a beloved national sport, presenting the pivotal contributions...
The Illustrated Pepys: From His Diary

The Illustrated Pepys: From His Diary

$115.00 AUD
Author: Robert LathamBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded spine, minor tears to edges of DJ, tanning and foxing to...