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Then And Now: American Portraits Of The Past Century From The National Portrait Gallery

Then And Now: American Portraits Of The Past Century From The National Portrait Gallery

$20.00 AUD
Author: Carolyn Kinder CarrBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThen And Now: American Portraits Of The...
Australian Reminiscences & Papers Of L.E.Threlkeld Missionary To The Aborigines 1824-1859 (Two-Volume Set)

Australian Reminiscences & Papers Of L.E.Threlkeld Missionary To The Aborigines 1824-1859 (Two-Volume Set)

$200.00 AUD
Author: Niel GunsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis landmark two-volume ethnohistorical work presents...
Breadwinner: A Fresh Approach

Breadwinner: A Fresh Approach

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The man-behind-the-bakery, Tom O'Toole, has now put his reminiscences into a business autobiography. Behind this real Irish-Australian tale are many things: a philosophy, a message, a journey of self-discovery and...
Edmund Campion: Scholar, Priest, Hero, And Martyr

Edmund Campion: Scholar, Priest, Hero, And Martyr

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Author: Evelyn WaughBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEvelyn Waugh’s masterful biography of Edmund Campion offers a penetrating...
Light Fantastic

Light Fantastic

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Included is a special collection on "Funny Men" which captures Joe Orton's laughter in the face of Halliwell's notorious scowl, pinpoints why the "outlaw stance" of Bill Hick's delights in...
Enough Blue Sky

Enough Blue Sky

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Author: Mona BrandBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tawny Pipit Press, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-
Moments in Time: True Life Stories of Australian Men and Women

Moments in Time: True Life Stories of Australian Men and Women

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Moments in Timerevisits some of the now largely forgotten people, passions and events from Australia's past. Among others, are: the famous Antarctic and war photographer Frank Hurley; the Beach Girl...
Papa's Shoes and other stories of life

Papa's Shoes and other stories of life

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Fourth in the Stories of Life series, Papa's Shoes is a collection of true stories of faith, written by ordinary people who encounter God somehow, somewhere. Some of these stories...
The King's Daughter

The King's Daughter

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Carolann Kelleher was born in London UK and came to Australia in January 1970 aged 25 years, looking for a new life with her 2 children. One was very sick...
Noel Mcgrath's Australian Encyclopaedia Of Rock & Pop

Noel Mcgrath's Australian Encyclopaedia Of Rock & Pop

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Author: Noel McgrathBinding: PaperbackPublished: Outback Press, Collingwood, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive reference work chronicles the vibrant history of Australian...
Maus (Two-Volume Set); My Father Bleeds History; And Here My Troubles Began

Maus (Two-Volume Set); My Father Bleeds History; And Here My Troubles Began

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Author: Art SpiegelmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin , 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageArt Spiegelman’s Maus two-volume set, My Father Bleeds History and...
The Best Film I Never Made: And Other Stories about a Life in the Arts

The Best Film I Never Made: And Other Stories about a Life in the Arts

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A collection of warm, droll and frank personal essays from one of Australia's greatest directors. This entertaining collection of pieces from the acclaimed director of Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy...
Hello, Beautiful!: Scenes From a Life

Hello, Beautiful!: Scenes From a Life

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I realise that, despite all the references to my longing to be a writer, two things are apparent. The first is that I don't actually do much writing; the second...
An Outback Life

An Outback Life

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' Photography helped me view the bush differently. The flat, dry, barren landscape I first saw was replaced with a kaleidoscope of colour, magnificent light and texture from red dirt...
Dogs and Their Humans: Stories of Healing and Hope from the Supervet's

Dogs and Their Humans: Stories of Healing and Hope from the Supervet's

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CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST NATURE WRITING BOOKS OF 2024 'A beautiful book' Greg James There's no love quite like that between a dog and their human....
A Raffish Experiment: Collected Writings of Rex Cramphorn

A Raffish Experiment: Collected Writings of Rex Cramphorn

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The late Nick Enright described Rex Cramphorn as "that rare and important figure, a philosopher and visionary of the arts." When Cramphorn died in 1991, at the age of 50,...
Boyhoodlum: Memoirs of a devious childhood

Boyhoodlum: Memoirs of a devious childhood

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A hilarious memoir and a crash-investigator's report into how not to be a boy. You know those childhood memoirs that tell of the innocence of youth, of a gentle past...
Darwin And The Beagle

Darwin And The Beagle

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Author: Alan MooreheadBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the transformative voyage of Charles Darwin aboard...
The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens

The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens

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Winner of the 1990 James Tate Memorial Prize for Biography, this work lays bare a literary mystery, the true story of the secret 13-year relationship between Charles Dickens and the...
Travels & Adventures Of Ben Bridge Throughout Western Australia And Northern Territory

Travels & Adventures Of Ben Bridge Throughout Western Australia And Northern Territory

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Author: Ben BridgeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hesperian Press., 2012Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis travelogue Travels & Adventures Of Ben Bridge Throughout Western...
Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw

Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw

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Author: Ivan DurrantBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria., 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chip to front of cover.This compelling volume chronicles the impactful career and...
The Hutchinson Encyclopedia Of Biography

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia Of Biography

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Author: C S NichollsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Helicon, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive reference work presents a vast collection of biographical entries,...
Settlers And Convicts: Recollections Of Sixteen Years' Labour In The Australian Backwoods

Settlers And Convicts: Recollections Of Sixteen Years' Labour In The Australian Backwoods

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Author: An Emigrant MechanicBinding: PaperbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, Settlers And Convicts: Recollections Of Sixteen...
I Dips Me Lid: Diplomatic Memoirs

I Dips Me Lid: Diplomatic Memoirs

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Author: Edwin RideBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self-Published, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageI Dips Me Lid presents an engaging collection of personal recollections from...
A Place Like Home: Growing Up In The School Of Industry 1915-1922

A Place Like Home: Growing Up In The School Of Industry 1915-1922

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Author: Laura ToddBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Place Like Home: Growing Up In The School...
The World's Wickedest Women: Scandalous Wives, Thieves & Outlaws, Ruthless Rulers, Female Fanatics, Queens Of Crime

The World's Wickedest Women: Scandalous Wives, Thieves & Outlaws, Ruthless Rulers, Female Fanatics, Queens Of Crime

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Author: Margaret NicholasBinding: PaperbackPublished: Octopus, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical collection chronicles the lives of infamous women...
Journey Without End

Journey Without End

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Author: Matylda EngelmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Lantana, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJourney Without End presents the life of Matylda, a Polish Jew whose...
The Hentys: An Australian Colonial Tapestry

The Hentys: An Australian Colonial Tapestry

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Author: Marnie BassettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Melbourne University Press., 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA...
David Bowie's Serious Moonlight: The World Tour

David Bowie's Serious Moonlight: The World Tour

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Author: David BowieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson Limited., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages have slightly detached from binding, slight tanning and foxing to...
Sailors In Slouch Hats: From A Sea Of Memories

Sailors In Slouch Hats: From A Sea Of Memories

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Author: W.W. RiceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Department of Defence Canberra., 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor staining to page edge. This compelling historical account, Sailors In...
Sailor and Commando

Sailor and Commando

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Author: A.E. (Ted) JonesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hesperian Press., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA young Royal Australian Navy sailor, one of just one...
Marcel Proust: A Biography (Two-Volume Set)

Marcel Proust: A Biography (Two-Volume Set)

$50.00 AUD
Author: George D. PainterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Random House, New York, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly creased spine and corners. George D....
Under the Southern Cross: A Petty Officer's Chronicle of the USS Octans (SIGNED)

Under the Southern Cross: A Petty Officer's Chronicle of the USS Octans (SIGNED)

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Author: Kenneth G. OliverBinding: PaperbackPublished: McFarland & Company., 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnder The Southern Cross: A Petty Officer's...
Recollections Of Life In Van Diemen's Land

Recollections Of Life In Van Diemen's Land

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Author: William GatesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Historical Monographs, Review Publications, Dubbo, New South Wales, Volume XV (New Series), 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in...
You, Me And Gerry Gee: 60 Years Of Australian Showbiz (SIGNED)

You, Me And Gerry Gee: 60 Years Of Australian Showbiz (SIGNED)

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Author: Ron BlaskettBinding: PaperbackPublished: G. Barrett & Associates, Melbourne, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageYou, Me And Gerry Gee: 60 Years...
Paths To Freedom

Paths To Freedom

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Author: Bob KellowBinding: PaperbackPublished: Kellow Corporation., 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe detailed and intriguing story of the many people in the...
Through The Darkness: British Nazi Prisoner Of War Camp Hero

Through The Darkness: British Nazi Prisoner Of War Camp Hero

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Author: Captain Benjamin Stewart WalkerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tudor Publishing Company., 1111Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the harrowing experiences of...
A Victorian Album: Julia Margaret Cameron And Her Circle

A Victorian Album: Julia Margaret Cameron And Her Circle

$50.00 AUD
Author: Lord David CecilBinding: PaperbackPublished: Secker & Warburg., 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription to previous owner in FEP, yelllowed cover, bumps and wear to cover.A...
Property From The Collection Of Her, Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess Of Snowdon

Property From The Collection Of Her, Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess Of Snowdon

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Author: Charles CatorBinding: PaperbackPublished: Christie's International Media Division., 2006Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis volume presents an intimate look at the...
The Years Fly By: Memoirs Of A TAA Flight Engineer From Jackaroo To Global Traveller (SIGNED)

The Years Fly By: Memoirs Of A TAA Flight Engineer From Jackaroo To Global Traveller (SIGNED)

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Author: Bob FurnessBinding: PaperbackPublished: Maju Publications., 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Slight peels forming on corners.This compelling memoir, The Years Fly By: Memoirs Of A...
The Life Of Milarepa

The Life Of Milarepa

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Author: Lobsang P. LhalungpaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Granada Publishing Limited., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis profound spiritual biography chronicles the extraordinary...
Elton: It's A Little Bit Funny

Elton: It's A Little Bit Funny

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Author: Bernie TaupinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis candid memoir, Elton: It's A Little Bit Funny,...
Turner Abroad: France Italy Germany Switzerland

Turner Abroad: France Italy Germany Switzerland

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Author: Andrew WiltonBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Museum Publishers., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Turner Abroad: France Italy Germany Switzerland' chronicles the extensive European...