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The Blainey View

The Blainey View

$15.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey BlaineyBinding: HardbackPublished: ABC, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a comprehensive perspective on various historical and societal topics. It offers insightful analysis and...
Australian Art And Artists In The Making

Australian Art And Artists In The Making

$30.00 AUD
Author: Craig Mcgregor, David Beal, David Moore, Harry WilliamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1969Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume explores the creative processes of Australian artists,...
Little Sticks: The Story Of Two Brothers

Little Sticks: The Story Of Two Brothers

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan J. DunlopBinding: HardbackPublished: Acacia Press, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis narrative chronicles the journey of two brothers, exploring their relationship and experiences....
The Royal Road To Romance

The Royal Road To Romance

$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard HalliburtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, London, 1932Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis captivating volume recounts an epic journey across diverse landscapes and cultures. The...
New Worlds To Conquer

New Worlds To Conquer

$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard HalliburtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1933Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe book invites readers on a journey to uncharted territories. Richard Halliburton chronicles his...
The Flying Carpet

The Flying Carpet

$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard HalliburtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1945Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsRichard Halliburton recounts his extraordinary aerial journey around the world. This narrative captures the...
Seven League Boots

Seven League Boots

$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard HalliburtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1940Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRichard Halliburton recounts his incredible global expeditions within these pages. He describes riding an elephant through...
My Dearest Augusta: A Biography Of Augusta Leigh, Byron's Half-Sister

My Dearest Augusta: A Biography Of Augusta Leigh, Byron's Half-Sister

$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter GunnBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a biographical account of Augusta Leigh, who was Lord...
Lord Hervey: Eighteenth-Century Courtier

Lord Hervey: Eighteenth-Century Courtier

$25.00 AUD
Author: Robert HalsbandBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a biographical account of Lord Hervey, a prominent figure in the...
Living With Koestler: Mamaine Koestler's Letters 1945-51

Living With Koestler: Mamaine Koestler's Letters 1945-51

$20.00 AUD
Author: Celia GoodmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThese spontaneous and engaging letters from Arthur Koestler's second wife, Mamaine Paget, to her...
John Masefield: Letters To Reyna

John Masefield: Letters To Reyna

$20.00 AUD
Author: John MasefieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Buchan & Enright Publishers, London, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compilation of personal correspondence. These letters offer insights into...
Letters To Margaret Bridges: (1915-1919)

Letters To Margaret Bridges: (1915-1919)

$15.00 AUD
Author: John MasefieldBinding: HardbackPublished: CARCANET, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJohn Masefield's correspondence with Margaret Bridges forms the core of this compelling volume. These letters, written between...
The Wit Of Sir Robert Menzies

The Wit Of Sir Robert Menzies

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ray RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Leslie Frewin, 1966Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book compiles the sharp intellect and humor of Sir Robert Menzies. Readers will...
Collector Of Genius: A Life Of Sir George Beaumont

Collector Of Genius: A Life Of Sir George Beaumont

$35.00 AUD
Author: Felicity Owen & David Blayney BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Mellon Centre BA by Yale University Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account...
Tennyson: Aspects Of His Life Character And Poetry

Tennyson: Aspects Of His Life Character And Poetry

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Author: Harold NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a comprehensive examination of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It delves into various facets...
Patterns Of A Lifetime: Clifton Pugh (SIGNED)

Patterns Of A Lifetime: Clifton Pugh (SIGNED)

$200.00 AUD
Author: Traudi AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Thomas Nelson, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe book presents a comprehensive account of Clifton Pugh's life. This biographical work delves into the...
Loved Ones: Pen Portraits By

Loved Ones: Pen Portraits By

$70.00 AUD
Author: Diana MosleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerIn these seven essays, the most controversial of the Mosley sisters, Diana, provides...
Swinburne

Swinburne

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Author: Harold NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co, 1926Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive biographical study of Algernon Charles Swinburne. The narrative...
Blue Water Classics: Portraits Of The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (SIGNED)

Blue Water Classics: Portraits Of The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (SIGNED)

$90.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Wilson, Di PearsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Everything Everything, 2020Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedThis book documents the iconic Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, a challenging and...
Blue Water Classics: Portraits Of The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Blue Water Classics: Portraits Of The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

$90.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Wilson, Di PearsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Everything Everything Pty Ltd. Hobart, 2020Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe book documents the iconic Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. It presents...
Portrait Of A Marriage

Portrait Of A Marriage

$25.00 AUD
Author: Nigel NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents an intimate look into the complexities of a marital bond, meticulously detailing...
People & Things

People & Things

$35.00 AUD
Author: Harold NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1931Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerMr Harold Nicolson's weekly causeries PEOPLE AND THINGS was one of the most popular features...
Mary Curzon: The Story Of The Heiress From Chicago Who Married Lord Curzon Viceroy Of India

Mary Curzon: The Story Of The Heiress From Chicago Who Married Lord Curzon Viceroy Of India

$50.00 AUD
Author: Nigel NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the life of Mary Curzon, an American heiress from Chicago. She embarked...
Memories

Memories

$20.00 AUD
Author: John GalsworthyBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe narrative presents a reflective account. The content centers on...
Father Figure

Father Figure

$90.00 AUD
Author: Beverley NicholsBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerFather Figure is not simply a detailed case history of alcoholism, nor is it only...
I Find Australia

I Find Australia

$15.00 AUD
Author: William HatfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1944Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a compelling narrative of discovery and personal experience within the Australian continent....
The Lambert's: George, Constant & Kit

The Lambert's: George, Constant & Kit

$20.00 AUD
Author: Andrew MotionBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a compelling narrative centered on the lives of George, Constant and Kit...
100 Years Of Football: The Story Of The Melbourne Football Club 1858-1958

100 Years Of Football: The Story Of The Melbourne Football Club 1858-1958

$60.00 AUD
Author: E. C. H. TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne: Melbourne Football Club, 1958Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the rich history of the Melbourne Football Club. It...
Cut Lunch Commando

Cut Lunch Commando

$15.00 AUD
Author: Vere MoonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self-Published, 2011Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAs a child, Vere Moon dreamed of being oan artist, but with the advent of World...
Leckey And Brammall Families (SIGNED)

Leckey And Brammall Families (SIGNED)

$35.00 AUD
Author: John LeckeyBinding: SoftbackPublished: J A Leckey, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book meticulously documents the genealogical histories of the Leckey and Brammall families. It...
This Accursed Land

This Accursed Land

$15.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book recounts an extraordinary tale of human endurance. It chronicles a remarkable journey of survival against...
Fixing The Olympics

Fixing The Olympics

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ron ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Information Australia, 1999Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a controversial perspective on the Olympic Games. It promises to reveal shocking insights that will...
A Diplomat Looks Back

A Diplomat Looks Back

$40.00 AUD
Author: Lewis EinsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLewis Einstein (1877-1967) entered the diplomatic service in 1903; serving for 25 years he was...
Storymen (SIGNED)

Storymen (SIGNED)

$40.00 AUD
Author: Hannah Rachel BellBinding: SoftbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2009Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe artistic works of acclaimed author Tim Winton and Ngerinyin elder David Mowaljarlai connect with...
Peter Finch: A Biography

Peter Finch: A Biography

$15.00 AUD
Author: Trader FaulknerBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers,, London, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account of the life of Peter Finch. It...
Sky High to Shanghai (SIGNED)

Sky High to Shanghai (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Author: Frank CluneBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1948Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book chronicles an extensive journey, transporting readers across vast distances to the...
Uncommon Australians: Towards An Australian Portrait Gallery

Uncommon Australians: Towards An Australian Portrait Gallery

$20.00 AUD
Author: Julian FaiganBinding: SoftbackPublished: L Goron Darling and National Gallery of Victoria, 1992Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a collection of narratives about distinctive Australian...
Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography

Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography

$15.00 AUD
Author: John KerrBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, Melbourne, 1978Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book presents the life story of John Kerr, offering his personal reflections and...
Statesmen And Politicians Of The Stuart Age

Statesmen And Politicians Of The Stuart Age

$15.00 AUD
Author: Timothy EustaceBinding: SoftbackPublished: Macmillan, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book offers an in-depth examination of the prominent statesmen and politicians who shaped the Stuart Age....
Joseph Dalton Hooker: Botanist, Explorer, And Administrator

Joseph Dalton Hooker: Botanist, Explorer, And Administrator

$25.00 AUD
Author: W. B. Turrill O.B.E. F.R.S.Binding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account of Joseph Dalton Hooker's...
The Remarkable Life Of Don Diego: Being The Autobiography Of Diego De Torres Villarroel

The Remarkable Life Of Don Diego: Being The Autobiography Of Diego De Torres Villarroel

$20.00 AUD
Author: Diego De Torres Villarroel; Translated by William C. Atkinson; Engravings by Harold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1958Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents the...
Portrait Of A Year

Portrait Of A Year

$20.00 AUD
Author: Ninette DuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: NELSON, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles a specific year in the author's life, offering intimate observations and reflections...
Australia's First Lady: The Story Of Elizabeth Macarthur

Australia's First Lady: The Story Of Elizabeth Macarthur

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin Sydney, 1991Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the life of Elizabeth Macarthur, a significant figure in Australia's early...
Millie's Book

Millie's Book

$15.00 AUD
Author: Barbara BushBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Co, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a unique perspective on life within the White House, narrated from...
The Age Of Sultan Süleyman The Magnificent

The Age Of Sultan Süleyman The Magnificent

$20.00 AUD
Author: International Culteral Corporation of Australia Limited.Binding: SoftbackPublished: The Beagle Press, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis publication chronicles the era of Sultan Süleyman, a pivotal figure...
Adelaide Ironside: The Pilgrim Of Art

Adelaide Ironside: The Pilgrim Of Art

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jill PoultonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger Pty, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a biographical account of Adelaide Ironside, an individual known as "The...
Foreigner In Kweilin: The Story Of Rhoda Watkins, South Australian Nursing Missionary

Foreigner In Kweilin: The Story Of Rhoda Watkins, South Australian Nursing Missionary

$50.00 AUD
Author: Helen CatererBinding: HardbackPublished: Epworth Press, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book recounts the life and experiences of Rhoda Watkins, a dedicated South Australian Nursing Missionary....
John Donne: Life, Mind & Art

John Donne: Life, Mind & Art

$25.00 AUD
Author: John CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, London, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a comprehensive study of John Donne, a prominent figure...