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Mother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SIGNED)

Mother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SIGNED)

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Author: Edna M. Skewes R.S.C. (Sister Agnes Skewes)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Publications, Melbourne, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of...
The Pursuit Of Excellence: Australians Making Their Mark

The Pursuit Of Excellence: Australians Making Their Mark

$25.00 AUD
Author: Richard Shears And Isobelle GidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on paper edges.This compelling non-fiction work chronicles the...
Zanies: The World's Greatest Eccentrics

Zanies: The World's Greatest Eccentrics

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Author: Jay Robert NashBinding: HardbackPublished: NEW CENTURY PUBLISHERS, INC., 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsZanies: The World's Greatest Eccentrics chronicles the fascinating lives of history's most unusual characters,...
This Mad Folly!': The History Of Australia's Pioneer Women Doctors

This Mad Folly!': The History Of Australia's Pioneer Women Doctors

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Author: M. Hutton NeveBinding: HardbackPublished: Library of Australian History, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor markings to title page, slight foxing to front and back end-pages.This...
Namatjira Of The Aranda

Namatjira Of The Aranda

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Author: Victor C. HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged with large tear down front left edge (see photo)Namatjira Of The Aranda chronicles...
Memoirs Of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart.: With An Inquiry Into The Results Of Emancipation

Memoirs Of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart.: With An Inquiry Into The Results Of Emancipation

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Author: Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton; Edited By Charles BuxtonBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1898Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dull and...
How It Was

How It Was

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Author: Mary Welsh HemingwayBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has some minor wear largely tanning to spine. Page edges...
The Garden Of Allah

The Garden Of Allah

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Author: Sheilah GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has medium-sized tears on front (see photo) and rear bottom cornersThis poignant memoir, The Garden...
Life And Belief In The Experience Of John W. Laing

Life And Belief In The Experience Of John W. Laing

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Author: Godfrey HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner sticker inside. Dust jacket has general wear and tear, is price clippedThis...
The Restless Years

The Restless Years

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Author: Peter O'Shaughnessy, Graeme Inson, Russel WardBinding: HardbackPublished: Jacaranda Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Gifter's plate taped on...
Famous Types Of Womanhood

Famous Types Of Womanhood

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Author: Sarah K. BoltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Y. Crowell & CoCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some general wear and light staining (see photo),...
My Bush Book: K. Langloh Parker's 1890's Story Of Outback Station Life

My Bush Book: K. Langloh Parker's 1890's Story Of Outback Station Life

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Author: Marcie MuirBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMy Bush Book: A. Langloh Parker's 1890's Story Of Outback Station Life presents a vivid historical account of...
Enterprising Migrants: An Irish Family In Australia

Enterprising Migrants: An Irish Family In Australia

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Author: S. M. InghamBinding: HardbackPublished: Hawthorn Press Melbourne., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chips to corners and spine of DJ, some...
Life At St Annes, Gippsland Grammar School And Staggs

Life At St Annes, Gippsland Grammar School And Staggs

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Author: Ann AndrewBinding: HardbackPublished: Gippsland Grammar Foundation, Sale, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLife At St Annes, Gippsland Grammar School And Staggs chronicles the formative years and enduring...
A Woman In A Man's World

A Woman In A Man's World

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Author: Helen MoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: Alpha Books., 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight chips, bumps and...
The Paths I'Ve Trod: Autobiography Of An Australian Nurse (SIGNED)

The Paths I'Ve Trod: Autobiography Of An Australian Nurse (SIGNED)

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Author: Elizabeth BurchillBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum, Australia, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Name on FEP. Faded spine and creased cover. The Paths I've Trod presents the remarkable autobiography of a...
Hidden Figures: The American Dream And The Untold Story Of The Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win The Space Race

Hidden Figures: The American Dream And The Untold Story Of The Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win The Space Race

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Author: Margot Lee ShetterlyBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Company, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Gifter's inscription on fep, otherwise clean and...
Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography

Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography

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Author: John KerrBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, Melbourne, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMatters For Judgment presents an intimate and compelling account of John Kerr's life,...
The Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs Of

The Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs Of

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Author: Elizabeth LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs Of chronicles the remarkable life of a distinguished historian and biographer,...
Daughters From Afar: Profiles Of Israeli Women

Daughters From Afar: Profiles Of Israeli Women

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Author: Geraldine SternBinding: HardbackPublished: Abelard-Schuman, 1958Condition:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped, has general wear and tear and front spine edge torn most of...
Australians From Everywhere: Rogues, Misfits And Adventurers Who Formed A New Society

Australians From Everywhere: Rogues, Misfits And Adventurers Who Formed A New Society

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Author: Jane Leaver et al. Binding: HardbackPublished: BAY BOOKS, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAustralians From Everywhere presents a richly illustrated social history that chronicles the unconventional individuals...
Goddam Gypsy: The Autobiographical Novel Of A Canadian Gypsy

Goddam Gypsy: The Autobiographical Novel Of A Canadian Gypsy

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Author: Ronald LeeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tundra Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing and curvature to book.Goddam Gypsy: The Autobiographical Novel Of A Canadian Gypsy chronicles...
Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography

Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography

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Author: John KerrBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear and two small tears in jacket, bottom page edges has foxingMatters For...
The Illustrated Cider With Rosie

The Illustrated Cider With Rosie

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Author: Laurie LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing Co London, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLaurie Lee's cherished memoir, The Illustrated Cider With Rosie, chronicles...
Wallington's World: A Puritan Artisan In Seventeenth-Century London

Wallington's World: A Puritan Artisan In Seventeenth-Century London

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Author: Paul S. SeaverBinding: HardbackPublished: Stanford University Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWallington's World: A Puritan Artisan In Seventeenth-Century London chronicles the life and times of a...
The Battle For Bermondsey

The Battle For Bermondsey

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Author: Peter TatchellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heretic Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles a pivotal moment in British political...
A Straight-Out Man: F. W. Albrecht And Central Australian Aborigines

A Straight-Out Man: F. W. Albrecht And Central Australian Aborigines

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Author: Barbara HensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press Melbourne, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded boards. Slight moisture damage on DJ. Clean text....
Robin Woods: An Autobiography

Robin Woods: An Autobiography

$95.00 AUD
Author: Robin WoodsBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press Ltd, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth in good condition. Clean and bright text. Robin Woods: An Autobiography...
E. Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait Of A Radical

E. Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait Of A Radical

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Author: Patricia W. RomeroBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPatricia W. Romero's E. Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait Of A Radical chronicles the extraordinary life of...
Despite The Colour Bar: The Story Of George Carver—Scientist

Despite The Colour Bar: The Story Of George Carver—Scientist

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Author: A. M. PullenBinding: HardbackPublished: S.C.M. PRESS LTD., 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded cloth. Award plate on...
Customs And Characters: Contemporary Portraits

Customs And Characters: Contemporary Portraits

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Author: Peter QuennellBinding: HardbackPublished: Little Brown and Company, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCustoms And Characters: Contemporary Portraits presents a collection of incisive biographical sketches, illuminating the lives...
F.D. Maurice And Company: Nineteenth Century Studies

F.D. Maurice And Company: Nineteenth Century Studies

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Author: Alec R. VidlerBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press, London, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAlec R. Vidler's F.D. Maurice And Company: Nineteenth Century Studies presents a scholarly examination of...
'Little Hodge': Being Extracts From The Diaries And Letters Of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During The Crimean War, 1854-1856

'Little Hodge': Being Extracts From The Diaries And Letters Of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During The Crimean War, 1854-1856

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward Cooper HodgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Military Book Society, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor mark on blue cover. Yellowed spine. This is a compelling collection of personal writings...
The Journalist Who Laughed

The Journalist Who Laughed

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Author: Garry Sturgess And Bill BirnbauerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, VIC, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of the journalist who laughed,...
Company Of Heralds: A Century And A Half Of Australian Publishing

Company Of Heralds: A Century And A Half Of Australian Publishing

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Author: Gavin SouterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles a century and a half of Australian publishing through the lens...
Émile Durkheim: His Life And Work; A Historical And Critical Study

Émile Durkheim: His Life And Work; A Historical And Critical Study

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Author: Steven LukesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. This scholarly work presents a comprehensive examination of...
In A Valley Of This Restless Mind

In A Valley Of This Restless Mind

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Author: Malcolm MuggeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn A Valley Of This Restless Mind presents a compelling collection of essays and reflections from the incisive...
Life At The Court Of Queen Victoria: 1861-1901

Life At The Court Of Queen Victoria: 1861-1901

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Author: Harry St. John NevillBinding: HardbackPublished: Webb & Bower, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLife At The Court Of Queen Victoria: 1861-1901 chronicles the intricate daily existence within...
Unquiet Souls: A Social History Of The Illustrious, Irreverent, Intimate Group Of British Aristocrats Known As 'The Souls'

Unquiet Souls: A Social History Of The Illustrious, Irreverent, Intimate Group Of British Aristocrats Known As 'The Souls'

$30.00 AUD
Author: Angela LambertBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning and wear and two tears at spine corners (see one...
The Yesterdays Behind The Door: A Family Biography

The Yesterdays Behind The Door: A Family Biography

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Author: Mrs. Hicks BeachBinding: HardbackPublished: Liverpool University Press, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tearing (see photo), light foxing to dust jacket...
Realms & Islands: The World Voyage Of Rose De Freycinet 1817-1820

Realms & Islands: The World Voyage Of Rose De Freycinet 1817-1820

$45.00 AUD
Author: Marnie BassettBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press. London, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating work of historical non-fiction chronicles the extraordinary 1817-1820 world voyage of Rose de...
Australian Pioneer Women

Australian Pioneer Women

$25.00 AUD
Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction work chronicles the lives of remarkable women who shaped Australia's early history. Eve Pownall presents...
Elegant Wits And Grand Horizontals: Paris-La Belle Epoque

Elegant Wits And Grand Horizontals: Paris-La Belle Epoque

$25.00 AUD
Author: Cornelia Otis SkinnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis engaging work of historical non-fiction transports readers to Paris during the...
Colonial Ladies

Colonial Ladies

$20.00 AUD
Author: Maggie WeidenhoferBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil Melbourne, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Green cloth with some marks and specks. This is a historical fiction novel that...
Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women: A History Of Unique, Eccentric & Amazing Entertainers

Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women: A History Of Unique, Eccentric & Amazing Entertainers

$20.00 AUD
Author: Ricky JayBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis fascinating work of popular history chronicles the lives of extraordinary performers who captivated audiences with their...
Aristocrats

Aristocrats

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Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson - BBC, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of historical narrative chronicles the lives of four aristocratic sisters from...
Queen City Of The South: Gay And Lesbian Melbourne

Queen City Of The South: Gay And Lesbian Melbourne

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Author: Graham Willett And John ArnoldBinding: PaperbackPublished: La Trobe Journal, 2011Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text chronicles the vibrant history...
A Journey With God: In Time, A Spiritual Quest

A Journey With God: In Time, A Spiritual Quest

$30.00 AUD
Author: John S. DunneBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis is a religious non-fiction account detailing a spiritual journey through Rome. The author,...