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Rodin

Rodin

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in art history and biography, this authoritative volume chronicles the life...
Ike The Soldier: As They Knew Him

Ike The Soldier: As They Knew Him

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA sweeping biographical portrait, Ike the Soldier: As They Knew Him chronicles the early...
How To Have A Life-Style

How To Have A Life-Style

$65.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA witty and irreverent guide to self-invention, How To Have A Life-Style presents Quentin Crisp's singular philosophy on the art...
The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard

The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and warmly humorous autobiography, The Yo-Yo Man chronicles the remarkable life of Bill Maynard,...
Out of the Mist and Steam: A Memoir

Out of the Mist and Steam: A Memoir

$24.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
Here for the first time is this controversial writer's real childhood and early adulthood. The mixed feelings of an intelligent, sensitive child - talented but tormented; the eventual separation from...
The Home Of The Blizzard: Being The Story Of The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

The Home Of The Blizzard: Being The Story Of The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA landmark work of polar exploration literature, The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition,...
American Scoundrel: The Life Of The Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles

American Scoundrel: The Life Of The Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles

$25.00 AUD
Edition: uncorrected proof copy Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Small marking on rear panel, otherwise internallu sound. A...
Luck's A Fortune: An Autobiography

Luck's A Fortune: An Autobiography

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA candid and entertaining memoir, Luck's A Fortune chronicles the remarkable life of David...
The Years Of The Week

The Years Of The Week

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. small tear on title page - otherwise pages bright and clean. A vivid...
Max: A Biography

Max: A Biography

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of literary biography, Max: A Biography chronicles the life of Sir...
Tall Poppies: Nine Successful Australian Women Talk To Susan Mitchell

Tall Poppies: Nine Successful Australian Women Talk To Susan Mitchell

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of Australian oral history and feminist non-fiction, Tall Poppies presents nine...
Reflections On A Marine Venus: A Companion To The Landscape Of Rhodes

Reflections On A Marine Venus: A Companion To The Landscape Of Rhodes

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA luminous work of travel literature and memoir, Reflections on a Marine Venus: A...
Stet: An Editor's Life

Stet: An Editor's Life

$19.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
For nearly 50 years, Diana Athill edited (and nursed and coerced and coaxed) some of the most celebrated writers in the English language. In a prose style of inimitable wit...
A Place To Remember: The History Of London House, William Goodenough House And The Burn

A Place To Remember: The History Of London House, William Goodenough House And The Burn

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on bindingA richly detailed work of institutional and architectural history, this volume chronicles the origins, development, and enduring...
The Watcher On The Cast-Iron Balcony: An Australian Autobiography (SIGNED)

The Watcher On The Cast-Iron Balcony: An Australian Autobiography (SIGNED)

$40.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover, A landmark work of Australian autobiographical literature, The Watcher...
Lust For Life: The Story Of Vincent Van Gogh

Lust For Life: The Story Of Vincent Van Gogh

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of biographical fiction, Lust for Life chronicles the turbulent and passionate...
Henry Moore

Henry Moore

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of art criticism and biography, John Russell's authoritative study presents a...
Bust-Up: The Uplifting Tale Of Otto Titzling And The Development Of The Bra

Bust-Up: The Uplifting Tale Of Otto Titzling And The Development Of The Bra

$25.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA delightfully irreverent work of comic fiction masquerading as biography, Bust-Up: The Uplifting Tale of Otto Titzling and the Development...
Picasso: His Life And Work

Picasso: His Life And Work

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. shelf wear on binding. A landmark work of art biography, Picasso: His Life...
Greyhound

Greyhound

$32.99 AUD$28.04 AUD
In 2006, in the wake of several miscarriages, Joanna Pocock travelled by Greyhound bus across the US from Detroit to Los Angeles. Seventeen years later, now in her 50s, she...
Children Of The Great Country Houses

Children Of The Great Country Houses

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual...
Barwick

Barwick

$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerDavid Marr's Barwick presents a compelling biography of Sir Garfield Barwick, a towering figure in Australian legal and...
Henry Parkes: A Biography

Henry Parkes: A Biography

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA. W. Martin's authoritative political biography chronicles the remarkable life of Henry Parkes, one of Australia's most consequential statesmen and...
Landmark Films: The Cinema And Our Century

Landmark Films: The Cinema And Our Century

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly detailed work of film criticism and cultural history, Landmark Films: The Cinema and Our Century presents a sweeping...
Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events

Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA distinguished work of political memoir and autobiography, Afternoon Light: Some Memories of Men and Events...
Arthur & George

Arthur & George

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterful work of literary historical fiction, Arthur & George chronicles two parallel lives...
George Reid

George Reid

$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA meticulously researched political biography, this work chronicles the life and career of George Reid, one of Australia's...
Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?: The James Packer Story (SIGNED)

Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?: The James Packer Story (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA gripping work of investigative biography, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?: The James Packer Story...
The Rise And Rise Of Kerry Packer (SIGNED)

The Rise And Rise Of Kerry Packer (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Remainder mark. A gripping work of investigative biography, Paul Barry's account chronicles the extraordinary life of Kerry Packer,...
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of biographical literature, Madame Curie chronicles the extraordinary life of Marie Curie — the pioneering physicist and chemist who...
Always Liza to Me: A memoir for my silent sister

Always Liza to Me: A memoir for my silent sister

$36.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Liza is different. She can't talk. She can't walk properly. She's funny-looking and when she upsets people, which she almost always does, trying to bite or scratch them, we have...
Selected Works Of Alexander Hamilton

Selected Works Of Alexander Hamilton

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark collection in American political literature, Selected Works of Alexander Hamilton presents the essential writings of one of the Founding Fathers...
Sir Victor Hurley: Surgeon, Soldier And Administrator 1888-1958

Sir Victor Hurley: Surgeon, Soldier And Administrator 1888-1958

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of Sir Victor Hurley, a distinguished Australian figure whose career spanned the demanding...
Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's story of Resilience, Hope and

Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's story of Resilience, Hope and

$12.00 AUD
On April 20, 1999, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson was a newly transferred junior at Columbine High School. As she sat down to read a magazine in the school library, she had...
Bless the Messy: Life Lessons from a Work in Progress

Bless the Messy: Life Lessons from a Work in Progress

$36.99 AUD$31.44 AUD
For readers of Hyperbole and a Half and Am I There Yet ?, Bless the Messy is a compassionate, distinctive, and voice-driven illustrated personal growth book, one that gives readers...
It's (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia: How Three Friends Spent

It's (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia: How Three Friends Spent

$55.00 AUD$46.75 AUD
In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its...
Flight And Time

Flight And Time

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA reflective and deeply personal work of Australian memoir and aviation history, Flight and...
Catherine The Great

Catherine The Great

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of historical biography, Zoé Oldenbourg's Catherine the Great chronicles the extraordinary life of one of history's most formidable rulers,...
History Of England: To The Death Of William Iii

History Of England: To The Death Of William Iii

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of narrative history, History of England: To the Death of William III chronicles the turbulent political and social transformation...
History Of England: To The Death Of William Iii

History Of England: To The Death Of William Iii

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of narrative history, History of England: To the Death of William III chronicles the turbulent political and social transformation...
Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story

Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of Australian biographical non-fiction, Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story chronicles the life of one...
Alien Son (SIGNED)

Alien Son (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Previous owner's plate on front pastedown. A landmark work of Australian...
Illyria Reborn

Illyria Reborn

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA vivid work of travel writing, "Illyria Reborn" records Australian novelist Dymphna Cusack's 1964 journey through...
What Would Dolly Do?: How to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World

What Would Dolly Do?: How to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World

$10.00 AUD
A spirited homage to Dolly Parton that captures the unique humor, no-nonsense wisdom, flash, and sass of one of America's most iconic stars. One of twelve children raised in a...
Lasseter's Last Ride: An Epic Of Central Australian Gold Discovery

Lasseter's Last Ride: An Epic Of Central Australian Gold Discovery

$35.00 AUD
Edition: Thirtieth EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA gripping work of Australian adventure non-fiction, Lasseter's Last Ride chronicles the...
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: The New York Times bestseller

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: The New York Times bestseller

$36.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'Hough's conversational prose reads like the voice of a blues singer, taking breaks between songs to narrate her heartbreak in verse, cajoling her audience to laugh to keep from crying'...
Season Of Youth (SIGNED)

Season Of Youth (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA work of autobiographical fiction rooted in the Jewish immigrant experience in Australia, Season of Youth chronicles...
My Life Of Song

My Life Of Song

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription on title page. A warm and candid autobiography, My Life of Song chronicles the remarkable...