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Daughters From Afar: Profiles Of Israeli Women

Daughters From Afar: Profiles Of Israeli Women

$25.00 AUD
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

$20.00 AUD
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

$25.00 AUD
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

$20.00 AUD
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

$20.00 AUD
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...
The Battle For Bermondsey

The Battle For Bermondsey

$20.00 AUD
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...
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

$20.00 AUD
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

$20.00 AUD
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

$20.00 AUD
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

$50.00 AUD
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

$15.00 AUD
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

$30.00 AUD
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...
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...
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

$40.00 AUD
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...
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...
Aristocrats

Aristocrats

$20.00 AUD
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

$18.00 AUD
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,...
The Gift Of The Gab: Stories From The Life Of Barry Dickens

The Gift Of The Gab: Stories From The Life Of Barry Dickens

$20.00 AUD
Author: Barry DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: McPhee Gribble, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis is a collection of humorous and anecdotal stories from the life of Barry Dickens. The book...
True Stories Of The SAS

True Stories Of The SAS

$30.00 AUD
Author: Robin HunterBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ with tanning and foxing to page edges.True Stories of the SAS...
A Nice Night's Entertainment

A Nice Night's Entertainment

$20.00 AUD
Author: Barry HumphriesBinding: HardbackPublished: Currency Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a vibrant and often satirical look at Australian...
Bundoora Homestead: The Smith Family Era 1899-1920

Bundoora Homestead: The Smith Family Era 1899-1920

$30.00 AUD
Author: Jacqueline HealyBinding: HardbackPublished: Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight tears in DJ.This scholarly work chronicles the Smith family's era at...
A Silver-Plated Spoon

A Silver-Plated Spoon

$15.00 AUD
Author: John, Duke Of BedfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis engaging memoir offers a candid and often...
Workingclass Giant: The Life Of William Z. Foster

Workingclass Giant: The Life Of William Z. Foster

$20.00 AUD
Author: Arthur ZipserBinding: PaperbackPublished: International Publishers New York, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine. Small ink mark on back cover.This compelling biography chronicles the life of William...
Royal Romance: An Illustrated History Of The Royal Love Affairs

Royal Romance: An Illustrated History Of The Royal Love Affairs

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lynn PicknettBinding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Cavendish Limited., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor chipping to...
Much Less A Slave

Much Less A Slave

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jean E. TurnleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, Melbourne, Australia, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir chronicles Jean E. Turnley's harrowing journey from a childhood marred by dysfunction...
Grandma Magic: True Stories By And About Grandmothers

Grandma Magic: True Stories By And About Grandmothers

$12.00 AUD
Author: Janet HutchinsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Allen & Unwin., 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis...
'A Bit Of A Rebel': The Life And Work Of George Arnold Wood

'A Bit Of A Rebel': The Life And Work Of George Arnold Wood

$15.00 AUD
Author: R. M. CrawfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney University Press, Sydney, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor stain on book block. This biography chronicles the life and academic...
Something Beautiful For God

Something Beautiful For God

$30.00 AUD
Author: Malcolm MuggeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins London, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Lightn foxingThis profound biography chronicles the life and work...
Making Dreams Come True: The Story Of The Tech Mahindra Foundation

Making Dreams Come True: The Story Of The Tech Mahindra Foundation

$25.00 AUD
Author: Vinod C. KhannaBinding: HardbackPublished: Penguin Enterprise, 2014Condition:Book: NewJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: New in original plastic wrapper. This non-fiction work chronicles the impactful journey of the Tech...
No Music By Request: A Portrait Of The Gorman Family (SIGNED)

No Music By Request: A Portrait Of The Gorman Family (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Author: June EpsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, Sydney, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Brown cloth with light bumping on corners. Light foxing on book block....
The Governesses: Letters From The Colonies 1862-1882

The Governesses: Letters From The Colonies 1862-1882

$15.00 AUD
Author: Patricia ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has small tear on back cover top edge, otherwise great conditionThis historical non-fiction work compiles...
Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

$20.00 AUD
Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis non-fiction work offers a fascinating historical account of undergraduate life at Melbourne University, chronicling the experiences...
A Window On Our World: Plimpton Papers (SIGNED)

A Window On Our World: Plimpton Papers (SIGNED)

$70.00 AUD
Author: Pauline Ames Plimpton, George PlimptonBinding: HardbackPublished: University Press of America, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Yellowed and chipped DJ. Signed...
Aristocrats

Aristocrats

$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRobert Lacey's "Aristocrats" is a compelling work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives and legacies of Britain's most...
The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And Love

The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And Love

$12.00 AUD
Author: Dora RussellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Virago, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this compelling autobiography, "The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And...
Between Memory And Hope: Tears For The Future

Between Memory And Hope: Tears For The Future

$12.00 AUD
Author: Marshall, Nikki [Introduction]Binding: PaperbackPublished: Prowling Tiger Press, 2004Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English and Arabic text. Faded and slightly worn cover. A...
Mum & Dad Made History

Mum & Dad Made History

$20.00 AUD
Author: Chris McconvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by Chris McConville chronicles the lives of ordinary...
Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

$20.00 AUD
Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cut on FEP. This non-fiction work offers a fascinating historical account of undergraduate life at...
George Higinbotham: Church And State

George Higinbotham: Church And State

$50.00 AUD
Author: Gwyneth M. DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor tears and sun damage to dust jacket.....
Australian Nurses Since Nightingale 1860-1990 (SIGNED)

Australian Nurses Since Nightingale 1860-1990 (SIGNED)

$45.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth BurchillBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Melbourne, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis historical non-fiction work chronicles the significant contributions of...
Portrait In A Mirror: An Autobiography

Portrait In A Mirror: An Autobiography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alexandra HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAlexandra Hasluck's "Portrait In A Mirror: An Autobiography" offers a compelling personal history, chronicling her...
Blessington-D'Orsay: A Masquerade

Blessington-D'Orsay: A Masquerade

$25.00 AUD
Author: Michael SadleirBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Co Ltd, 1933Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biographical account illuminates the lives of Blessington and D'Orsay, portraying their public...