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Palimpsest: A Memoir

Palimpsest: A Memoir

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Author: Gore VidalBinding: PaperbackPublished: Random House, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear and creasing to outside cover; tanning of spine...
Portrait Of Elmbury: The Biography Of A Market Town

Portrait Of Elmbury: The Biography Of A Market Town

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Author: John MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Collins, 1948Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: significant tanning to pages and dust cover; plastic...
Aristocrats

Aristocrats

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Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRobert Lacey's Aristocrats chronicles the lives and legacies of Europe's most prominent noble families, offering an intimate look...
Angela's Ashes and 'Tis

Angela's Ashes and 'Tis

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Author: Frank MccourtBinding: HardbackPublished: Flamingo, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good Dust JacketThis two-book set chronicles a childhood of hardship, resilience, and the sharp humor that carries...
Legacy: The First Fifty Years

Legacy: The First Fifty Years

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Author: Mark LyonsBinding: HardbackPublished: LOTHIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLegacy: The First Fifty Years by Mark Lyons chronicles the foundational half-century of an enduring institution,...
Romulus, My Father (SIGNED)

Romulus, My Father (SIGNED)

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Author: Raimond GaitaBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Text Publishing, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis moving memoir chronicles the extraordinary life of an immigrant father, Romulus, as seen through the eyes...
Truth Or Repose

Truth Or Repose

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Author: (Lady) Jessie StreetBinding: HardbackPublished: Australasian Book Society, Australia, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: wear, tear and chipping of dust cover; chipping to edges of cloth...
The Colour Of Hope

The Colour Of Hope

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Author: Susan MadisonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Reader's Digest Select Editions, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Colour Of Hope by Susan Madison presents a...
Nisa: The Life And Words Of A !Kung Woman

Nisa: The Life And Words Of A !Kung Woman

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Author: Marjorie ShostakBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis anthropological classic Nisa: The Life And Words Of A !Kung Woman chronicles...
Bravo!: Recollections & Reflections Of The Veteran Community

Bravo!: Recollections & Reflections Of The Veteran Community

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Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA chorus of voices rises from across generations as veterans...
Bravo!: Recollections And Reflections Of The Veteran Community

Bravo!: Recollections And Reflections Of The Veteran Community

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Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Veterans Community, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA chorus of voices rises from across generations as veterans recount the...
Bravo!: Recollections & Reflections Of The Veteran Community

Bravo!: Recollections & Reflections Of The Veteran Community

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Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Veterans Community, 2002Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA chorus of voices rises from across generations as veterans recount the...
The Court Of St James's: The Monarch At Work From Victoria To Elizabeth Ii

The Court Of St James's: The Monarch At Work From Victoria To Elizabeth Ii

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Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerChristopher Hibbert's The Court Of St James's: The Monarch At Work From Victoria To Elizabeth Ii...
Who's Who Of Australian Women

Who's Who Of Australian Women

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Author: Andrea LofthouseBinding: HardbackPublished: METHUEN AUSTRALIA, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWho's Who Of Australian Women chronicles the lives and achievements of prominent women across various fields in...
Writers And Hampstead: Observations On The Place And The People, 101 Commentators From Domesday To Drabble

Writers And Hampstead: Observations On The Place And The People, 101 Commentators From Domesday To Drabble

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Author: Ian NorrieBinding: HardbackPublished: High Hill Press, Hampstead, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, Writers And Hampstead: Observations On The Place And The People, 101 Commentators...
Home On The Neva: A Life Of A British Family In Tourist St Petersburg—And After The Revolution

Home On The Neva: A Life Of A British Family In Tourist St Petersburg—And After The Revolution

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Author: Herbert Swann With A Prologue By Donald SwannBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1968Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Home...
The Confessions Of Nat Turner

The Confessions Of Nat Turner

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Author: William StyronBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel chronicles the harrowing true story of Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia, a...
Stripperama

Stripperama

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Author: Richard Larter, Kelly GellatlyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heide Museum of Modern Art, 2002Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStripperama presents a vibrant and uninhibited...
On Target: Famous Assassinations And Attempts From Julius Caesar To John Lennon

On Target: Famous Assassinations And Attempts From Julius Caesar To John Lennon

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Author: Stephen J. SpignesiBinding: HardbackPublished: Bounty Books, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOn Target: Famous Assassinations And Attempts From Julius Caesar To John Lennon presents a gripping historical account...
James Lees-Milne Diaries 1953 - 1997 (Eight-Volune Set)

James Lees-Milne Diaries 1953 - 1997 (Eight-Volune Set)

$200.00 AUD
Author: James Lees-MilneBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis distinguished set of diaries presents one of the most vivid records of British cultural and social...
Heroes: Women In Snowboarding

Heroes: Women In Snowboarding

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Author: Jerome TanonBinding: HardbackPublished: ACC ART BOOKS, 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: slighly worn binding'Heroes: Women In Snowboarding chronicles the groundbreaking achievements and inspiring journeys of female athletes...
My Story: Harry M Miller As Told To Denis O'Brien

My Story: Harry M Miller As Told To Denis O'Brien

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Author: Harry M MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: M, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerMy Story chronicles the extraordinary life and career of a legendary figure in the entertainment world, offering an...
A Family Who's Who Volume IV: More About The East Family And Related Pioneers

A Family Who's Who Volume IV: More About The East Family And Related Pioneers

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Author: Sir Ronald EastBinding: HardbackPublished: Gardner Printing, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Family Who's Who Volume Iv: More About The East Family And Related Pioneers; Yules, Milligans,...
More Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1919

More Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1919

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Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the vibrant tapestry of undergraduate existence at Melbourne University, beginning in the...
New York Jew

New York Jew

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Author: Alfred KazinBinding: HardbackPublished: American Book-Stratford Press, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerNew York Jew chronicles the formative experiences of a renowned literary critic, presenting a vivid portrait...
Collected Letters: 1874-1897

Collected Letters: 1874-1897

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Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Max Reinhardt, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Vol. 1: Bernard Shaw Collected Letters 1874-1897, chronicles the formative years of the renowned...
A Girl At Government House: An English Girl's Reminiscences: 'Below Stairs' In Colonial Australia

A Girl At Government House: An English Girl's Reminiscences: 'Below Stairs' In Colonial Australia

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Author: Currey O'NeilBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Girl At Government House chronicles the compelling experiences of an English girl navigating life below stairs...
Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead

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Author: Jacqueline LudelBinding: HardbackPublished: FRANKLIN WATTSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the life and groundbreaking work of one of the twentieth century's most influential anthropologists....
The Man Who Dreamed Of Tomorrow: The Life And Thought Of Wilhelm Reich

The Man Who Dreamed Of Tomorrow: The Life And Thought Of Wilhelm Reich

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Author: W Edward Mann And Edward HoffmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, The Man Who Dreamed Of Tomorrow:...
Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years

Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years

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Author: Margaret MeadBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir chronicles the formative experiences and intellectual awakening of a pioneering...
Norman Rockwell And The Saturday Evening Post: The Later Years

Norman Rockwell And The Saturday Evening Post: The Later Years

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Author: Dr. Donald R. Stoltz And Marshall L. StoltzBinding: HardbackPublished: THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume chronicles the iconic American artist's profound impact...
The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders

The Royal Society: Its Origins And Founders

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Author: Sir Harold HartleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Stamps on prelims. This historical account chronicles the foundational period of...
Five Lives

Five Lives

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Author: Frank Pakenham Earl Of LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: THE CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biographical work chronicles the...
A Wall And Three Willows

A Wall And Three Willows

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Author: Najmeh Najafi And Helen HinckleyBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir chronicles the remarkable life of a...
Pioneer Aboriginal Mission: The Work Of Wesleyan Missionary John Smithies In The Swan River Colony 1840-1855

Pioneer Aboriginal Mission: The Work Of Wesleyan Missionary John Smithies In The Swan River Colony 1840-1855

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Author: William Mcnair & Hilary RumleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Western Australia Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePioneer Aboriginal Mission: The Work...
Nancy Cunard

Nancy Cunard

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Author: Anne ChisholmBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAnne Chisholm's Nancy Cunard chronicles the extraordinary life of a fiercely independent heiress, poet, and activist...
Friends And Relations: Three Centuries Of Quaker Families

Friends And Relations: Three Centuries Of Quaker Families

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Author: Verily AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on book block. -
Memoirs

Memoirs

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Author: Dame Mabel BrookesBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsUnknown
A Brother's Journey: Surviving A Childhood Of Abuse

A Brother's Journey: Surviving A Childhood Of Abuse

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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...
Some Other Dream: The Artist, The Artworld & The Expatriate

Some Other Dream: The Artist, The Artworld & The Expatriate

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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...
When The Wattles Bloom Again: The Life And Times Of William Barak, Last Chief Of The Yarra Yarra Tribe

When The Wattles Bloom Again: The Life And Times Of William Barak, Last Chief Of The Yarra Yarra Tribe

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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...
South From Granada

South From Granada

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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...
The Ladies Of Alderley: Being The Letters Between Maria Josepha Lady Stanley Of Alderley And Her Daughter-In-Law Henrietta Maria Stanley During The Years 1841-1850

The Ladies Of Alderley: Being The Letters Between Maria Josepha Lady Stanley Of Alderley And Her Daughter-In-Law Henrietta Maria Stanley During The Years 1841-1850

$120.00 AUD
Author: Nancy MitfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling collection, The Ladies Of Alderley: Being The Letters Between Maria Josepha Lady Stanley Of Alderley...
I, The Aboriginal

I, The Aboriginal

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Author: Douglas LockwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY LIMITEDCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the extraordinary life of an Aboriginal man, presenting his journey through traditional culture...
A Victorian Diarist: Later Extracts From The Journals Of Mary, Lady Monkswell

A Victorian Diarist: Later Extracts From The Journals Of Mary, Lady Monkswell

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Author: Mary, Lady MonkswellBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA Victorian Diarist: Later Extracts From The Journals Of Mary...
Comparing Notes: A Dialogue Across A Generation

Comparing Notes: A Dialogue Across A Generation

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Author: Arnold And Philip ToynbeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work presents a unique intellectual exchange between two prominent thinkers. Comparing...
The Mistresses Of Charles II

The Mistresses Of Charles II

$20.00 AUD
Author: Brian MastersBinding: HardbackPublished: Blond & Briggs, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsBrian Masters' The Mistresses Of Charles II chronicles the captivating lives of the women...
Australian Pioneer Women

Australian Pioneer Women

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Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the indomitable spirit of women who shaped early...