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The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst

The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst

$15.00 AUD
Author: Marion DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear on front opf dust jacketThis captivating memoir offers a unique glimpse...
Fallen: The Ultimate Heroes; Footballers Who Never Returned From War

Fallen: The Ultimate Heroes; Footballers Who Never Returned From War

$30.00 AUD
Author: Jim Main & David AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Crown Content, 2002Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant work of historical non-fiction chronicles the lives and ultimate sacrifices of Australian...
Elizabeth & Philip: The Untold Story

Elizabeth & Philip: The Untold Story

$12.00 AUD
Author: Charles Higham And Roy MoseleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, "Elizabeth & Philip: The Untold Story"...
Skydoctor: Based On The Adventures And Experiences Of A Flying Doctor In The 1950's

Skydoctor: Based On The Adventures And Experiences Of A Flying Doctor In The 1950's

$90.00 AUD
Author: Dr. Len DawsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Gypsy Publications., 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight discolouration to colour from sun-fading, minor peels to corners of cover.This biographical...
Blessington-D'Orsay: A Masquerade

Blessington-D'Orsay: A Masquerade

$25.00 AUD
Author: Michael SadleirBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Michael Sadleir's "Blessington-D'Orsay: A Masquerade" is a captivating biographical work that chronicles...
Scott's Last Expedition: The Personal Journals Of Captain R. F. Scott, Cvo, Rn On His Journey To The South Pole With An Introduction By Sir Vivian Fuchs

Scott's Last Expedition: The Personal Journals Of Captain R. F. Scott, Cvo, Rn On His Journey To The South Pole With An Introduction By Sir Vivian Fuchs

$30.00 AUD
Author: Captain R. F. ScottBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Faded spine. This compelling historical account presents the unvarnished personal...
Brief Lives: A Selection Based Upon Existing Contemporary Portraits

Brief Lives: A Selection Based Upon Existing Contemporary Portraits

$30.00 AUD
Author: John AubreyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. John Aubrey's "Brief Lives" is a seminal work of 17th-century biography, offering...
Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

$15.00 AUD
Author: Sheridan MorleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography chronicles the life and times of Oscar Wilde, offering a comprehensive look at...
Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

$15.00 AUD
Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and reign of Elizabeth I, one of England's most iconic monarchs....
De Gaulle

De Gaulle

$20.00 AUD
Author: Aidan CrawleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the life and political career of Charles de Gaulle,...
Princess Elizabeth's Wedding Day

Princess Elizabeth's Wedding Day

$70.00 AUD
Author: H.A. & W.L. Pitkin Ltd.Binding: PaperbackPublished: H.A. & W.L. Pitkin Ltd., 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to pages, some slight bumps and rubs...
The Banjo Of The Bush: The Work, Life And Times Of A. B. Paterson

The Banjo Of The Bush: The Work, Life And Times Of A. B. Paterson

$15.00 AUD
Author: Clement SemmlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the life and literary contributions of Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson,...
The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders

The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders

$40.00 AUD
Author: Sir Harold HartleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight silverfish...
Australian Sporting Hall Of Fame

Australian Sporting Hall Of Fame

$25.00 AUD
Author: Chappell, I., Gibson, M., & Wide World of SportsBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Ltd, Australia, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on...
The Queen Mother And Her Family

The Queen Mother And Her Family

$15.00 AUD
Author: Trevor HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Colour Library Books, 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biographical work, "The Queen Mother And Her Family" by Trevor Hall, offers an...
Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation

Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation

$25.00 AUD
Author: Bruce Page, David Leitch, Phillip KnightleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, London, 1968Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some stains on endpapers. Otherwise, clean text. This...
By And Large

By And Large

$100.00 AUD
Author: Admiral Sir Barry DomvileBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co., 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition with...
John Hus: A Biography

John Hus: A Biography

$80.00 AUD
Author: Matthew SpinkaBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cloth in good condition. Clean text. This biography chronicles the life and theological contributions...
Winston Churchill: As I Knew Him

Winston Churchill: As I Knew Him

$15.00 AUD
Author: Violet Bonham CarterBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, "Winston Churchill: As I Knew Him" by Violet Bonham Carter, offers an...
Under The Chloroform Tree: From Jackeroo To Studmaster

Under The Chloroform Tree: From Jackeroo To Studmaster

$25.00 AUD
Author: Rowand JamesonBinding: HardbackPublished: Shoestring Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir, "Under The Chloroform Tree: From Jackeroo To Studmaster" by Rowand Jameson, chronicles a remarkable...
The Governesses: Letters From The Colonies 1862-1882

The Governesses: Letters From The Colonies 1862-1882

$15.00 AUD
Author: Patricia ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has small tear on back cover top edge, otherwise great conditionThis historical non-fiction work compiles...
The Memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy Duc de Saint-Simon Covering the Years 1691-1723

The Memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy Duc de Saint-Simon Covering the Years 1691-1723

$35.00 AUD
Author: Louis De Rouvroy, Duc De Saint-SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Genealogical table of the Bourbon family + Sandglass Pamphlet Laid In....
Eighty Years: Soldiering, Politics, Games

Eighty Years: Soldiering, Politics, Games

$40.00 AUD
Author: General Sir Neville LytteltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1920Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and stained...
Alfred Lyttelton: An Account Of His Life

Alfred Lyttelton: An Account Of His Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Edith LytteltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1917Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and worn spine....
Modern Men And Mummers

Modern Men And Mummers

$40.00 AUD
Author: Hesketh PearsonBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1921Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Grey cloth with light bumping...
The Life Of Marie Amélie: Last Queen Of The French 1782-1866; With Some Account Of The Principal Personages At The Courts Of Naples And France In Her Time, And Of The Careers Of Her Sons And Daughters

The Life Of Marie Amélie: Last Queen Of The French 1782-1866; With Some Account Of The Principal Personages At The Courts Of Naples And France In Her Time, And Of The Careers Of Her Sons And Daughters

$30.00 AUD
Author: C. C. DysonBinding: HardbackPublished: John Long, Limited, 1910Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Purple cloth with minor...
The Life And Times Of James Milson

The Life And Times Of James Milson

$15.00 AUD
Author: Roy H. GoddardBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Georgian House, 1955Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and career of James Milson, a...
Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

$20.00 AUD
Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis non-fiction work offers a fascinating historical account of undergraduate life at Melbourne University, chronicling the experiences...
Robert J. Hawke: A Biography

Robert J. Hawke: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Blanche D'AlpugetBinding: HardbackPublished: Schwartz Publishing Group., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor foxing to DJ and...
The Country Life Book Of The Royal Family

The Country Life Book Of The Royal Family

$20.00 AUD
Author: Godfrey TalbotBinding: HardbackPublished: Country Life Books., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work, "The Country Life Book Of The Royal Family" by Godfrey Talbot, offers...
The Memoirs Of Field-Marshal Montgomery

The Memoirs Of Field-Marshal Montgomery

$25.00 AUD
Author: Montgomery of AlameinBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins Clear-Type Press., 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slightly soiled DJ with foxing, minor stain...
South With Scott

South With Scott

$12.00 AUD
Author: Admiral Lord MountevansBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins Sons and Co., 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This historical account...
Gunman Gardiner (SIGNED)

Gunman Gardiner (SIGNED)

$55.00 AUD
Author: Frank CluneBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire Pty Ltd., 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Some minor discolouration, chips and tears to DJ. Title...
The Last Edwardian At No. 10: An Impression Of Harold Macmillan

The Last Edwardian At No. 10: An Impression Of Harold Macmillan

$20.00 AUD
Author: George HutchinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor sun fading to spine, foxing on page edges.This biographical work...
British Prime Ministers Palmerston

British Prime Ministers Palmerston

$15.00 AUD
Author: Denis JuddBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight tears in DJ. This historical biography chronicles the life and political...
Sir William Macgregor

Sir William Macgregor

$25.00 AUD
Author: R. B. JoyceBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, Melbourne VIC, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed...
The Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs Of

The Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs Of

$15.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This compelling biography chronicles...
Pooginook: The Story Of The Riverina Taylors

Pooginook: The Story Of The Riverina Taylors

$12.00 AUD
Author: Maurice TaylorBinding: PaperbackPublished: C R Taylor & Sons., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical work chronicles the history of the...
Charles Ii: King Of England, Scotland, And Ireland

Charles Ii: King Of England, Scotland, And Ireland

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ronald HuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsRonald Hutton's "Charles II: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland"...
Memorials Of His Time

Memorials Of His Time

$25.00 AUD
Author: Henry CockburnBinding: HardbackPublished: T. N. Foulis, 1910Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. All tipped...
Louis XIV at Versailles: a Selection from the Memoirs of the .

Louis XIV at Versailles: a Selection from the Memoirs of the .

$15.00 AUD
Author: Duc De Saint-SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small cut on FEP. No slipcase. This historical account by G.F. Severs transports readers to...
The Find Of A Lifetime: Sir Arthur Evans And The Discovery Of Knossos

The Find Of A Lifetime: Sir Arthur Evans And The Discovery Of Knossos

$15.00 AUD
Author: Sylvia L. HorwitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, New York, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed...
Eleanor Of Aquitaine And The Four Kings

Eleanor Of Aquitaine And The Four Kings

$25.00 AUD
Author: Amy KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful...
Royal Charles; Charles II And The Restoration

Royal Charles; Charles II And The Restoration

$25.00 AUD
Author: Antonia FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun faded Dj.Antonia Fraser's "Royal Charles; Charles II And The Restoration" is...
The Education Of Henry Adams: An Autobiography

The Education Of Henry Adams: An Autobiography

$35.00 AUD
Author: Henry AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Heritage Press Sandglass laid inHenry Adams's "The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography" is a...
English Eccentrics

English Eccentrics

$30.00 AUD
Author: Edith SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsEdith Sitwell's "English Eccentrics" is a captivating work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives of various...
A Window On Our World: Plimpton Papers (SIGNED)

A Window On Our World: Plimpton Papers (SIGNED)

$70.00 AUD
Author: Pauline Ames Plimpton, George PlimptonBinding: HardbackPublished: University Press of America, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Yellowed and chipped DJ. Signed...
Escape From The Terror: The Journal Of Madame De La Tour Du Pin

Escape From The Terror: The Journal Of Madame De La Tour Du Pin

$35.00 AUD
Author: Madame De La Tour Du PinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1979Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This historical memoir chronicles the extraordinary experiences...