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The Erratics

The Erratics

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when the family you grew up with turns out to be a house of mirrors...
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageShe was a queen, a scholar, a strategist, and the most powerful woman in the ancient world —...
All The Way To The River: Love, Loss And Liberation

All The Way To The River: Love, Loss And Liberation

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the celebrated author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic comes a deeply personal and luminous meditation...
Flying Matilda: Early Days In Australian Aviation

Flying Matilda: Early Days In Australian Aviation

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: worn dj with some loss; slightly discoloured boardsIn the vast, sun-scorched skies above a young nation, a handful of daring...
Commando Extraordinary

Commando Extraordinary

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: price clipped dj; damaged fep - half of the page is missingCommando Extraordinary is a gripping...
A History Of Australia Iv: The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851-1888

A History Of Australia Iv: The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851-1888

$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: small stain on the book block, otherwise internally soundIn the fourth volume of his monumental series, Manning Clark...
A History Of Australia Iii: The Beginning Of An Australian Civilization 1824-1851

A History Of Australia Iii: The Beginning Of An Australian Civilization 1824-1851

$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the third volume of his monumental A History of Australia, Manning Clark turns his penetrating gaze to the turbulent...
A History Of Australia: Volume I: From The Earliest Times To The Age Of Macquarie

A History Of Australia: Volume I: From The Earliest Times To The Age Of Macquarie

$30.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: price clipped djBefore Australia was a nation, it was a continent of ancient peoples, colonial ambition, and raw, uncharted...
Selected Poems Of Adam Lindsay Gordon

Selected Poems Of Adam Lindsay Gordon

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the rugged landscape of colonial Australia, one voice rang out above the rest — Adam Lindsay Gordon, the poet-horseman whose verses...
Sons And Lovers

Sons And Lovers

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the heart of the English Midlands, in a cramped colliery household suffocating with tension and thwarted ambition, Paul Morel...
The Twyborn Affair

The Twyborn Affair

$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIdentity is a labyrinth with no guaranteed exit — and no one maps its treacherous corridors more masterfully...
Where Are You Going?: A Guide To The Spiritual Journey

Where Are You Going?: A Guide To The Spiritual Journey

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of East and West, one of the twentieth century's most revered spiritual masters poses a...
My Career Goes Bung

My Career Goes Bung

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the sunburnt landscape of turn-of-the-century Australia, a young woman armed with an irrepressible wit and an unshakeable...
The Moon And Sixpence

The Moon And Sixpence

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat drives a man to abandon everything — wealth, family, and respectability — in pursuit of an obsession...
A Very Easy Death

A Very Easy Death

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most intimate and unflinching memoirs of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir chronicles the...
Flaws In The Glass: A Self-Portrait

Flaws In The Glass: A Self-Portrait

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Nobel Prize-winning author strips back the mythology of his own legend — and what remains is raw,...
Selected Poems

Selected Poems

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAdam Lindsay Gordon — soldier, jockey, politician, and poet — lived one of the most restlessly romantic lives...
Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog

Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when a boy from the coal-dusted streets of Swansea begins to see the world through the...
Studies Of An Angler (SIGNED)

Studies Of An Angler (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards: tight. Marking: name penned on fep. Few pursuits demand as much patience, skill, and intimate knowledge of...
The Black Death

The Black Death

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the mid-fourteenth century, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions swept across the known world, killing between...
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America (SIGNED)

Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America (SIGNED)

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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhat happens when the undisputed pope of trash trades his director's chair for a roadside sign and a thumb pointed west? In...
The Latte Years: A Story Of Losses, Gains And Life Beyond The After Photo (SIGNED)

The Latte Years: A Story Of Losses, Gains And Life Beyond The After Photo (SIGNED)

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens after the triumphant after photo — when the cameras stop clicking and real life...
Collected Poems

Collected Poems

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the depths of personal anguish and luminous wonder, Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems stands as one of the...
Venerable Ācariya Mun Bhūridatta Thera: A Spiritual Biography

Venerable Ācariya Mun Bhūridatta Thera: A Spiritual Biography

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; some moisture damage on later pages. At the heart of twentieth-century Thai Forest Tradition stands...
John Betjeman's Collected Poems

John Betjeman's Collected Poems

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew poets have captured the texture of English life — its church spires, suburban railways, and quiet melancholy — with the warmth and precision...
Burke & Wills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Australia's Most Famous Explorers (SIGNED)

Burke & Wills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Australia's Most Famous Explorers (SIGNED)

$90.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed,Previous ownerIn the sunburned heart of 19th-century Australia, two men dared to do what no European had done before...
Heartbeats: A Memoir (SIGNED)

Heartbeats: A Memoir (SIGNED)

$120.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFew athletes have captured the world's imagination quite like Björn Borg, the ice-cool Swedish tennis legend who dominated Wimbledon and the French Open...
The Six Wives Of Henry Viii

The Six Wives Of Henry Viii

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew monarchs in history have captivated the popular imagination quite like Henry VIII, and The Six Wives of...
Vision: The Life And Music Of Hildegard Von Bingen

Vision: The Life And Music Of Hildegard Von Bingen

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodAt the crossroads of medieval mysticism, sacred music, and visionary theology stands Hildegard von Bingen — a twelfth-century Benedictine...
The Ninth Life Of A Diamond Miner: A Memoir (SIGNED)

The Ninth Life Of A Diamond Miner: A Memoir (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedGrace Tame's The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner is a searingly honest memoir from one of Australia's most courageous...
Silk: Football · Family · Respect (SIGNED)

Silk: Football · Family · Respect (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: signed bookplate; small tear to dj, repaired with tape. From the red dirt of Port Augusta...
The Wonderful Days Of Summer

The Wonderful Days Of Summer

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCricket is more than a sport in New Zealand — it is a summer ritual, a collective memory, and a measure of national identity,...
Three Against The Wilderness

Three Against The Wilderness

$15.00 AUD
Edition: bceCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the remote wilds of British Columbia, one man's unyielding determination to restore a forgotten land to its former glory stands as one...
Fight Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here

Fight Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an era defined by staggering inequality and the unchecked consolidation of power, Bernie Sanders issues a thunderous...
Henry Lawson: The Master Story-Teller: Prose Writings

Henry Lawson: The Master Story-Teller: Prose Writings

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew voices have shaped the Australian literary identity as powerfully and as enduringly as that of Henry Lawson, whose prose writings stand as an...
Rupert Murdoch: A Business Biography

Rupert Murdoch: A Business Biography

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in modern history have reshaped the global media landscape with the audacity and ambition of Rupert Murdoch, and Simon Regan's Rupert Murdoch:...
A Year To Remember 1944: For Those Whose Hearts Belong To 1944

A Year To Remember 1944: For Those Whose Hearts Belong To 1944

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back into one of history's most pivotal years with A Year to Remember 1944, a richly...
Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation

Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation

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Edition: 2nd Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew betrayals in modern history cut as deep as that of Harold Kim Philby — a senior British...
Ali: Postcards

Ali: Postcards

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$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: NewJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; in original plastic wrapperFew figures in the twentieth century captured the world's imagination quite like Muhammad Ali...
Mallee Roots To New Horizons

Mallee Roots To New Horizons

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; faded and creased cover; In the vast, scrubby heartland of Australia's Mallee region, where red...
One Man's Journey: The Memoirs Of Ewing C Stevens

One Man's Journey: The Memoirs Of Ewing C Stevens

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne Man's Journey is a candid and compelling memoir that chronicles the life of Ewing C Stevens, a...
Torn Lace Curtain

Torn Lace Curtain

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind the polished doors of the White House lies a world of secrets, power, and startling human drama...
Midnight On The Desert: A Chapter Of Autobiography; Rain Upon Godshill: A Further Chapter Of Autobiography

Midnight On The Desert: A Chapter Of Autobiography; Rain Upon Godshill: A Further Chapter Of Autobiography

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingFew writers of the twentieth century possessed both the prolific output and the reflective depth of J....
The Moments: And Other Pieces

The Moments: And Other Pieces

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingFrom one of twentieth-century England's most versatile and prolific literary voices comes The Moments and Other Pieces,...
Margin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections

Margin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingFew writers of the twentieth century possessed the breadth of experience and sheer literary range of J.B....
Delight: Self-Selected Essays

Delight: Self-Selected Essays

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingFew writers of the twentieth century possessed J. B. Priestley's rare gift for finding profound joy in...
The South African Air Force At War: A Pictorial Appraisal

The South African Air Force At War: A Pictorial Appraisal

$90.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Small tear on front title page. otherwise fine. Few institutions have shaped the military destiny of Southern Africa as profoundly as the...
A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry Of A.B. "Banjo" Paterson

A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry Of A.B. "Banjo" Paterson

$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched plains of the Australian outback to the rowdy life of the bush, A Vision Splendid:...