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The Brothers Bonwick (SIGNED)
$70.00 AUD
Author: Beverley MaclellanBinding: HardbackPublished: Author, Victoria, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis compelling historical novel, The Brothers Bonwick, chronicles the intertwined lives of two siblings navigating the...
Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West
$35.00 AUD
Author: Victoria GlendinningBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of a prominent literary figure and gardener,...
Memoirs
$20.00 AUD
Author: Dame Mabel BrookesBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsUnknown
Sir John Vanbrugh: The Playwright as Architect
McCormick's study is the first to show the interrelation of Vanbrugh's seemingly disparate careers as architect and dramatist. Perhaps because his talent embraced two diverse disciplines, Sir John Vanbrugh has...
Leon Vaudoyer: Historicism in the Age of Industry
Leon Vaudoyer (1803-1872) was, with Felix Duban, Henri Labrouste and Louis Duc, one of the "romantic" beaux-arts architects who challenged both the authority and the philosophy of the French Academy...
Georges Braque: A Life
Three men made art modern: Henry Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. And yet while Picasso and Matisse have been justly celebrated, Braque has remained eclipsed and elusive, rarely recognised...
Samuel Beckett
"Penguin Illustrated Lives" is a series of photographic biographies that offers a fresh, intimate portrait of some of our favourite writers. An incisive, lively text is accompanied by over 100...
Vladimir Nabokov
"Penguin Illustrated Lives" is a series of photographic biographies that offers a fresh, intimate portrait of some of our favourite writers. An incisive, lively text is accompanied by over 100...
An Area of Darkness
This travel book looks at the scenes and sites of India, as well as providing an account of the personality of the author himself.
Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class
Ultimate "Tiger Mom" Abby Lee Miller-the passionate, unapologetically outspoken, tough-as-nails star of Lifetime's phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition -offers inspirational, tough love guidance for parents who...
Just Getting Started: Lessons in life, love and menopause
Lisa Snowdon is on a mission to spread the word: growing old just means getting better! Having struggled for over a decade after starting her menopause in her early forties,...
What It Feels Like
Exactly what it says on the tin: short, first-hand accounts of what it actually feels like to walk on the moon or be struck by lightning; to participate in an...
A Brother's Journey: Surviving A Childhood Of Abuse
$10.00 AUD
Author: Richard B. PelzerBinding: PaperbackPublished: sphere, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA poignant memoir, A Brother's Journey chronicles a harrowing personal account...
Cleo: How An Uppity Cat Helped Heal A Family
$10.00 AUD
Author: Helen BrownBinding: PaperbackPublished: ARENA ALLEN&UNWIN, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis heartwarming memoir chronicles the unexpected bond between a spirited feline...
Picasso: Love And War 1935-1945: Life With Dora Maar
$30.00 AUD
Author: Anne BaldassariBinding: PaperbackPublished: Flammarion, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume, Picasso: Love And War 1935-1945 Life With...
Wimmera: The Work Of Philip Hunter
$60.00 AUD
Author: Ashley CrawfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 2002Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume presents a comprehensive overview of the acclaimed artist Philip Hunter, whose distinctive vision captures...
Melba: The Voice Of Australia
$20.00 AUD
Author: Thérèse RadicBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMelba: The Voice Of Australia chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Dame Nellie Melba, one...
Raphael
$20.00 AUD
Author: John Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: New York University Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerAn authoritative art history volume, Raphael chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic genius of...
Duccio: The Library Of Great Masters
$12.00 AUD
Author: Cecilia JannellaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Scala / Riverside, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDuccio: The Library Of Great Masters presents a comprehensive examination...
Captain Cook
$152.00 AUD
Author: Alistair MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAlistair Maclean's Captain Cook presents a gripping historical adventure, chronicling...
Sir Christopher Wren
$12.00 AUD
Author: Nicholas SerotaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Whitechapel., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-
James Herriot's Yorkshire: With Photographs By Derry Brabbs
$15.00 AUD
Author: James HerriotBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This evocative non-fiction work chronicles the stunning landscapes...
Some Other Dream: The Artist, The Artworld & The Expatriate
$15.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey De GroenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful cultural commentary chronicles the...
Nation Builders: Great Lives And Stories From St Kilda General Cemetery
$15.00 AUD
Author: Meyer EidelsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Meyer Eidelson., 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the significant contributions of individuals interred within...
When The Wattles Bloom Again: The Life And Times Of William Barak, Last Chief Of The Yarra Yarra Tribe
$50.00 AUD
Author: Shirley W. WienckeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Impact Press, Brunswick, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical work, William Barak: Last Chief Of The...
Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse
$100.00 AUD
Author: Wycliffe KatoBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping memoir, Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse, chronicles a harrowing personal journey through one of Africa's...
Charles: Prince Of Wales
$15.00 AUD
Author: Anthony HoldenBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Charles: Prince Of Wales, chronicles the intricate...
South From Granada
$15.00 AUD
Author: Gerald BrenanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton/ Readers Union., 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis evocative memoir, South From Granada, chronicles Gerald Brenan's immersive years in a...
Bartolomeo Scala 1430-1497: Chancellor Of Florence; The Humanist As Bureaucrat
$40.00 AUD
Author: Alison BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, Bartolomeo Scala 1430-1497 Chancellor Of Florence: The Humanist As Bureaucrat, chronicles the remarkable life...
Sir Christopher Wren: The Design Of St. Paul's Cathedral
$30.00 AUD
Author: Kerry DownesBinding: HardbackPublished: Trefoil Publications, London; The American Institute of Architects, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the monumental architectural undertaking of Sir Christopher...
William Tibbits 1837-1906: Cottage, House And Garden Artist
$15.00 AUD
Author: George TibbitsBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Melbourne., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGeorge Tibbits' William Tibbits 1837-1906: Cottage, House And Garden Artist...
W W Wardell: The Architect And His Era Centenary Papers
$15.00 AUD
Author: Ursula M De JongBinding: PaperbackPublished: Deakin University., 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageW W Wardell: The Architect And His Era Centenary...
William Wilkinson Wardell: His Life And Work: 1823-1899
$15.00 AUD
Author: Ursula M. De JongBinding: PaperbackPublished: Monash University Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive biography chronicles the remarkable...
Accidental Architect: The Life And Times Of George Strickland Kingston
$15.00 AUD
Author: Donald LangmeadBinding: PaperbackPublished: Crossing Press, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Accidental Architect: The Life And Times Of George...
Jusepe De Ribera
$15.00 AUD
Author: Craig Felton, William B. JordanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Kimbell Art Museum., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly volume chronicles the compelling life and...
Gentile Da Fabriano
$70.00 AUD
Author: Keith ChristiansenBinding: HardbackPublished: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive examination of the influential Italian painter Gentile da...
Pierre-Paul Prud’Hon
$70.00 AUD
Author: Sylvain LaveissièreBinding: HardbackPublished: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1998Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive...
Francis Greenway: A Celebration
$25.00 AUD
Author: Max DupainBinding: HardbackPublished: CASSELL AUSTRALIA, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-
Three Architects From The Master Class Of Otto Wagner
$40.00 AUD
Author: Iain Boyd WhyteBinding: HardbackPublished: The MIT Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume chronicles the significant contributions of Emil Hoppe, Marcel Kammerer, and Otto Schönthal,...
Michelangelo II
$40.00 AUD
Author: Charles De TolnayBinding: HardbackPublished: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic achievements...
Recollections: In Two Volumes
$60.00 AUD
Author: John Viscount MorleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1917Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical memoir, Recollections, chronicles...
Andrea Del Sarto (Two-Volume Set)
$220.00 AUD
Author: John ShearmanBinding: HardbackPublished: CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis set chronicles the life and artistic contributions of Andrea...
Personal & Literary Letters Of Robert First Earl Of Lytton (Two-Volume Set)
$30.00 AUD
Author: Robert First Earl Of LyttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual...
The Private Papers of James Boswell (Eight-Volume Set)
$400.00 AUD
Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, London, 1951Condition:Book: Good/FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis distinguished eight‑volume set of eighteenth‑century biography and travel literature...
Harold Nicolson: A Biography (Two-Volume Set)
$60.00 AUD
Author: James Lees-MilneBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative two‑volume biography presents the life of Harold Nicolson with precision and depth,...
Doherty's Corner: The Life And Work Of Poet Marie E. J. Pitt
$15.00 AUD
Author: Colleen BurkeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sirius, Sydney, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Doherty's Corner: The Life And Work Of Poet...
Filippo Brunelleschi: The Cupola Of Santa Maria Del Fiore
$180.00 AUD
Author: Howard SaalmanBinding: HardbackPublished: A. Zwemmer Ltd, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the monumental architectural achievement of the Renaissance, detailing the ingenious methods and...