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John Button: As It Happened

John Button: As It Happened

$20.00 AUD
Author: John ButtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Text Publishing Company, Australia, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling autobiography chronicles the distinguished career of a significant figure in Australian politics, presenting...
Portrait Of An Artist: Conan Doyle

Portrait Of An Artist: Conan Doyle

$20.00 AUD
Author: Julian SymonsBinding: HardbackPublished: A.H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Portrait Of An Artist: Conan Doyle, chronicles the...
Time Without Clocks

Time Without Clocks

$25.00 AUD
Author: Joan LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne: F. W. Cheshire, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir by a celebrated Australian author presents a unique...
Hungarian Rhapsody: The Life And Loves Of Franz Liszt

Hungarian Rhapsody: The Life And Loves Of Franz Liszt

$35.00 AUD
Author: Zsolt HarsanyiBinding: HardbackPublished: Pannonia Publishing Company, Sydney, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Hungarian Rhapsody: The Life...
Unfinished Journey

Unfinished Journey

$15.00 AUD
Author: Yehudi MenuhinBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and Janes, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markings'Unfinished Journey presents the compelling autobiography of a musical prodigy whose life...
Intermission: A True Story

Intermission: A True Story

$50.00 AUD
Author: Anne BaxterBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the extraordinary life of a Hollywood...
Niven's Hollywood

Niven's Hollywood

$20.00 AUD
Author: Tom HutchinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markThis compelling biography, Niven's Hollywood, chronicles the glittering career and personal life of legendary actor David Niven, offering...
Noel Coward And His Friends

Noel Coward And His Friends

$25.00 AUD
Author: Cole Lesley, Graham Payn & Sheridan MorleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account chronicles the vibrant life and...
Singa: The Lion Of Malaya

Singa: The Lion Of Malaya

$40.00 AUD
Author: Gurchan SinghBinding: HardbackPublished: Eastview Productions, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and discolouration to white DJ. Chipping and rips...
Land Of A Thousand Sorrows: The Australian Prison Journal, 1840-1842, Of The Exiled Canadien, Basile-Maurice Lepailleur

Land Of A Thousand Sorrows: The Australian Prison Journal, 1840-1842, Of The Exiled Canadien, Basile-Maurice Lepailleur

$40.00 AUD
Author: F. Murray Greenwood (editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Discolouration to cream DJ. Some minor rips to...
Sophia: Living And Loving, Her Own Story

Sophia: Living And Loving, Her Own Story

$20.00 AUD
Author: A.E. HotchnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Sophia: Living And Loving, Her Own Story, chronicles the remarkable life of an...
Twice Brightly

Twice Brightly

$20.00 AUD
Author: Harry SecombeBinding: HardbackPublished: Robson Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comedic memoir, Twice Brightly, chronicles the uproarious life and times of a beloved entertainer....
The Privilege Of His Company: Noël Coward Remembered

The Privilege Of His Company: Noël Coward Remembered

$25.00 AUD
Author: William MarchantBinding: HardbackPublished: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account chronicles the life and times of the iconic Noël Coward through...
Hollywood Revisited: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

Hollywood Revisited: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

$25.00 AUD
Author: Sheilah GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: St Martins Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating non-fiction work, Hollywood Revisited: A 50Th Anniversary Celebration, chronicles the golden age of cinema...
Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography Of Morecambe & Wise

Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography Of Morecambe & Wise

$20.00 AUD
Author: Morecambe & WiseBinding: HardbackPublished: W H ALLEN, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis engaging autobiography chronicles the remarkable lives and enduring partnership of two legendary...
My Secret Life Volumes VII-XI

My Secret Life Volumes VII-XI

$50.00 AUD
Author: G. Legman (Introduction)Binding: HardbackPublished: Grove Press, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Wear, fading and some chipping to DJ. Denting...
Helpmann: The Authorised Biography

Helpmann: The Authorised Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth SalterBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Sir Robert Helpmann, a towering figure in...
My First Forty Years

My First Forty Years

$25.00 AUD
Author: Ita ButtroseBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder MarkThis autobiography chronicles the remarkable journey of a pioneering figure in Australian media, detailing her ascent through the...
White Limbo: The 1St Australian Climb Of Mt Everest

White Limbo: The 1St Australian Climb Of Mt Everest

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lincoln HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Weldons, McMahons Point, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping non-fiction account chronicles the monumental achievement of the first Australian team to conquer the...
Johnny Cash: Winners Got Scars Too

Johnny Cash: Winners Got Scars Too

$15.00 AUD
Author: Christopher S WrenBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the complex life of Johnny...
The Frog Prince: An Autobiography

The Frog Prince: An Autobiography

$15.00 AUD
Author: Maurice GirodiasBinding: HardbackPublished: Crown Publishers, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Frog Prince: An Autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life of Maurice...
'Zat Izz Apples, Sir'

'Zat Izz Apples, Sir'

$20.00 AUD
Author: Janka AbramiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Globe Press, Brunswick, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJanka Abrami’s Zat izz apples, sir. presents a compelling autobiographical...
A Distant Music: The Life & Times Of Alfred Hill 1870-1960

A Distant Music: The Life & Times Of Alfred Hill 1870-1960

$20.00 AUD
Author: John Mansfield ThomsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear and fading DJ. Minor rip...
Gentleman George King Of Melodrama

Gentleman George King Of Melodrama

$20.00 AUD
Author: Eric IrvinBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light wear to DJ. Minor chipping tob oard. Tanning to pastedown...
La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland (SIGNED)

La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Author: Brian AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedBrian Adams chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of opera's most revered figures in La...
The Borgias

The Borgias

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Author: Marion JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Borgias, chronicles the infamous Renaissance family, detailing their ascent to...
Gallipoli Correspondent: The Frontline Diary Of C.E.W. Bean

Gallipoli Correspondent: The Frontline Diary Of C.E.W. Bean

$20.00 AUD
Author: Kevin FewsterBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work presents the unvarnished observations of C.E.W. Bean, Australia's official war correspondent, as...
Tasmanian Photographer: From The John Watt Beattie Collection

Tasmanian Photographer: From The John Watt Beattie Collection

$30.00 AUD
Author: Margaret Tassell And David WoodBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, Melbourne, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume chronicles the significant photographic contributions of John Watt Beattie, a pivotal...
The Divine Garbo

The Divine Garbo

$20.00 AUD
Author: Frederick Sands And Sven BromanBinding: HardbackPublished: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the enigmatic life and enduring...
A Century Of The Best: The Stories Of Collingwood's Favourite Sons

A Century Of The Best: The Stories Of Collingwood's Favourite Sons

$25.00 AUD
Author: Michael RobertsBinding: HardbackPublished: Collingwood Football Club, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account presents the legendary figures who shaped a prominent Australian Rules Football club....
Explorers

Explorers

$15.00 AUD
Author: Desmond WilcoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsDesmond Wilcox's Explorers presents a compelling collection of narratives detailing humanity's most daring...
Dismissal Of A Premier: The Philip Game Papers

Dismissal Of A Premier: The Philip Game Papers

$15.00 AUD
Author: Bethia FoottBinding: HardbackPublished: Morgan Publications Sydney, 1968Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Author's and subject's photographs glued on pastedown.This...
Ralph Darling: A Governor Maligned

Ralph Darling: A Governor Maligned

$30.00 AUD
Author: Brian H. FletcherBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Ralph Darling: A Governor Maligned chronicles the controversial tenure of one of Australia's early colonial...
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...
John Monash: A Biography

John Monash: A Biography

$40.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey SerleBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne U. P. Melbourne, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biographical work chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Sir John Monash, a pivotal...
Adrienne Lecouvreur: The Actress And The Age

Adrienne Lecouvreur: The Actress And The Age

$45.00 AUD
Author: Jack RichtmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Adrienne Lecouvreur, a celebrated figure who redefined acting in...
An Historian's Conscience: The Correspondence Of Arnold J. Toynbee And Columba Cary-Elwes, Monk Of Ampleforth

An Historian's Conscience: The Correspondence Of Arnold J. Toynbee And Columba Cary-Elwes, Monk Of Ampleforth

$60.00 AUD
Author: Christian B. PeperBinding: HardbackPublished: Beacon Press, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn illuminating work of intellectual history, An Historian's Conscience chronicles the profound...
All The Queen's Men: Elizabeth I And Her Courtiers

All The Queen's Men: Elizabeth I And Her Courtiers

$15.00 AUD
Author: Neville WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsAll The Queen's Men: Elizabeth I And Her Courtiers chronicles the intricate web of...
King George VI: His Life & Reign

King George VI: His Life & Reign

$35.00 AUD
Author: John W. Wheeler-BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out chart intact. This authoritative biography, King George VI: His Life And Reign,...
Thomas Howard Fourth Duke Of Norfolk

Thomas Howard Fourth Duke Of Norfolk

$50.00 AUD
Author: Neville WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Rockliff, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical biography chronicles the tumultuous life of Thomas Howard Fourth Duke Of Norfolk,...
Elizabeth: Queen Of England

Elizabeth: Queen Of England

$25.00 AUD
Author: Neville WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA compelling historical biography, Elizabeth: Queen Of England chronicles the remarkable life and reign of one...
John Anderson: Viscount Waverley

John Anderson: Viscount Waverley

$40.00 AUD
Author: John W. Wheeler-BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, John Anderson: Viscount Waverley, chronicles the remarkable career of a...
The Gentle Barbarian: The Life And Work Of Turgenev

The Gentle Barbarian: The Life And Work Of Turgenev

$20.00 AUD
Author: V.S. PritchettBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto and Windus, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsV.S. Pritchett's The Gentle Barbarian: The Life And Work Of Turgenev presents a compelling...
The Great Explorers: Stories Of Men Who Discovered & Mapped The Unknown Areas Of The World

The Great Explorers: Stories Of Men Who Discovered & Mapped The Unknown Areas Of The World

$20.00 AUD
Author: Piers PENNINGTONBinding: HardbackPublished: Aldus Books, London , 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the daring expeditions of legendary figures who ventured into...
My Thirty-Three Years' Dream: The Autobiography Of Miyazaki Tōten

My Thirty-Three Years' Dream: The Autobiography Of Miyazaki Tōten

$50.00 AUD
Author: Miyazaki TōtenBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ discoloured with some markings. Light denting to spine of board (cloth). Pages yellowing...
Henrik Ibsen  (Three-Volume Set)

Henrik Ibsen (Three-Volume Set)

$150.00 AUD
Author: Michael MeyerBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe Making of a Dramatist 1828-1864; The Farewell to Poetry 1864-1882; The Top of A...
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...
The Life Of Captain James Cook

The Life Of Captain James Cook

$50.00 AUD
Author: J.C. BeagleholeBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam & Charles Black., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Top-edge discoloured due to tanning....