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Empire Of Fear

Empire Of Fear

$200.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Yellowed DJ with light rubbing. Name neatly penned on...
The Flowers Of The Field: A History Of Ripon Shire; Together With Mrs Kirkland's Life In The Bush From Chambers's Miscellany, 1845

The Flowers Of The Field: A History Of Ripon Shire; Together With Mrs Kirkland's Life In The Bush From Chambers's Miscellany, 1845

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The Flowers Of The Field: A History Of Ripon Shire, meticulously chronicles the development and significant...
Russell Drysdale

Russell Drysdale

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the life and artistic journey of Russell Drysdale, a pivotal figure in Australian modernism. Geoffrey Dutton's...
Aquarium: The Career And Defection Of A Soviet Military Spy

Aquarium: The Career And Defection Of A Soviet Military Spy

$180.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean text. This gripping non-fiction account, Aquarium: The...
The Echoing Green: Memories Of Regency And Victorian Youth

The Echoing Green: Memories Of Regency And Victorian Youth

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating historical account, The Echoing Green: Memories Of Regency & Victorian Youth, chronicles...
How Do I Love Thee

How Do I Love Thee

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the passionate and enduring love affair between two of Victorian England's most celebrated poets, Robert Browning...
Queen Victoria Was Amused

Queen Victoria Was Amused

$15.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical biography, Queen Victoria Was Amused, chronicles the private life and public persona of one of...
Queen Victoria's Relations

Queen Victoria's Relations

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 3rd impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsQueen Victoria's Relations by Meriel Buchanan presents a compelling historical account of the intricate...
The Kaiser's Daughter

The Kaiser's Daughter

$65.00 AUD
Edition: 1st us ed, 1st impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Chippd and...
The Treasure House: Some Of The Story Of Menzies Hotel

The Treasure House: Some Of The Story Of Menzies Hotel

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis captivating historical narrative, The Treasure House: Some Of The Story Of Menzies Hotel, chronicles the rich and storied past...
The Four Georges

The Four Georges

$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical essay collection The Four Georges chronicles the reigns of the four King Georges, offering...
Dylan Thomas In America

Dylan Thomas In America

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous American tours of the celebrated Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. John Malcolm Brinnin,...
Caroline Chisholm

Caroline Chisholm

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCaroline Chisholm chronicles the extraordinary life of a pioneering social reformer in 19th-century Australia....
Your Dear Letter: Private Correspondence Of Queen Victoria And The Crown Princess Of Prussia 1865-1871

Your Dear Letter: Private Correspondence Of Queen Victoria And The Crown Princess Of Prussia 1865-1871

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical collection, Your Dear Letter, chronicles the intimate private correspondence between Queen Victoria and her eldest...
Coppin The Great: Father Of The Australian Theatre

Coppin The Great: Father Of The Australian Theatre

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Netting exposed on front pastedown. This compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of George Coppin, a pivotal...
The Young Fanny Burney

The Young Fanny Burney

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Page cut on fep. Winifred Gérin's The Young Fanny Burney chronicles the formative years...
Bertie And Alix: Anatomy Of A Royal Marriage

Bertie And Alix: Anatomy Of A Royal Marriage

$20.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography, Bertie & Alix: Anatomy Of A Royal Marriage, chronicles the intricate relationship between King Edward...
The Story Of Fanny Burney

The Story Of Fanny Burney

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the remarkable life of Fanny Burney, a pioneering...
The Seeds Of Time: The Story Of Arabella Churchill

The Seeds Of Time: The Story Of Arabella Churchill

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThe Seeds Of Time: The Story Of Arabella Churchill chronicles the compelling life of Arabella Churchill, a pivotal...
An Uneasy Victorian: Thackeray The Man 1811-1863

An Uneasy Victorian: Thackeray The Man 1811-1863

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis insightful biography chronicles the complex life of a prominent Victorian literary figure, presenting a nuanced examination of his personal...
Elizabeth & Alexandra

Elizabeth & Alexandra

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on fep. This compelling historical biography chronicles the intertwined destinies of two formidable women, Elizabeth and...
Governor Lachlan Macquarie

Governor Lachlan Macquarie

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsGeorge Finkel's Governor Lachlan Macquarie chronicles the transformative tenure of one of Australia's most influential colonial figures. This historical biography...
The Shabby Paradise: The Autobiography Of A Decade

The Shabby Paradise: The Autobiography Of A Decade

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThe memoir The Shabby Paradise: The Autobiography Of A Decade chronicles Eileen Baillie's deeply personal experiences during a...
Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small rip on jacket spine, foxing on jacketThis gripping memoir recounts a young man's audacious solo...
Bailey And Bishop's Notable Names In Medicine And Surgery

Bailey And Bishop's Notable Names In Medicine And Surgery

$35.00 AUD
Edition: 4th ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative volume, Bailey And Bishop's Notable Names In Medicine And Surgery, chronicles the lives and groundbreaking contributions...
Lives To Remember: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Lives To Remember: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerJo Manton's Elizabeth Garrett Anderson chronicles the extraordinary life of Britain's first qualified female physician and...
Melbourne: Biography Of A City

Melbourne: Biography Of A City

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tanning on pagesThis authoritative historical account chronicles the rich and complex history of one of Australia's most...
D. H. Lawrence In Australia

D. H. Lawrence In Australia

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis insightful literary study chronicles the influential period D.H. Lawrence spent in Australia, a time that profoundly shaped his later...
Daumier

Daumier

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling art history volume presents a comprehensive study of Honoré Daumier, the prolific 19th-century French artist renowned for his...
Michael Edgley Presents

Michael Edgley Presents

$80.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Large folio. Some marks and specks on boards. This performing‑arts volume...
Toulouse-Lautrec.  Print and Posters from the Bibliothèque Nationale.

Toulouse-Lautrec. Print and Posters from the Bibliothèque Nationale.

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLautrec chronicles the vibrant, often tumultuous life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the iconic French...
Never A Dull Moment: The Deckkers Of Fountain House Lane

Never A Dull Moment: The Deckkers Of Fountain House Lane

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis captivating memoir, Never A Dull Moment: The Deckkers Of Fountain House Lane, chronicles the vibrant lives and experiences of the Deckker...
Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Florence Nightingale, chronicles the extraordinary life of the pioneering nurse and social reformer. It presents...
Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic achievements of the renowned composer Richard Strauss. It presents a detailed...
John Batman: The Founder Of Victoria

John Batman: The Founder Of Victoria

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography, John Batman: The Founder Of Victoria, chronicles the pivotal life and controversial legacy of...
I Leap Over The Wall: A Return To The World After Twenty-Eight Years In A Convent

I Leap Over The Wall: A Return To The World After Twenty-Eight Years In A Convent

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling memoir, I Leap Over The Wall, chronicles Monica Baldwin's extraordinary transition from...
Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

$45.00 AUD$22.50 AUD
Ninette Dreyfus was a cosseted scion of one of France's most prominent Jewish families - a cousin to Albert Einstein and family friend to Colette. But when the Second World...
Sigrid Rides: The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship and An

Sigrid Rides: The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship and An

$22.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'A one-man, one-cat mission to cheer people up' - The Mirror When Travis Nelson arrived in London, he expected to embark on a new life and a new job. Coming...
The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest

The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest

$27.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was the last-born - in 1866 - of Victoria and Albert's children, and she would outlive all of her siblings to...
The Annie Effect: Changing lives one run at a time-you Can Too!

The Annie Effect: Changing lives one run at a time-you Can Too!

$29.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
p>Ever thought about running a marathon, doing an ocean swim, training for a triathlon? If you think those things might be beyond you, think again! In this intensely personal memoir,...
Cast Catch Release: The inspiring and uplifting memoir about fishing,

Cast Catch Release: The inspiring and uplifting memoir about fishing,

$55.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
AS FEATURED ON ITV'S THIS MORNING, BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND BBC RADIO 2 WITH JEREMY VINE 'Marina's writing is as exquisite as her casting.' - PAUL WHITEHOUSE 'Unique...
The Blink of an Eye: How I Died and Started Living

The Blink of an Eye: How I Died and Started Living

$45.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
'As gripping as a thriller' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Heartbreaking and life-affirming' MAX PEMBERTON, author of TRUST ME, I'M A (JUNIOR) DOCTOR 'The most spellbinding and harrowing story I believe I have...
A Heart That Works: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER as heard on R4's

A Heart That Works: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER as heard on R4's

$45.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
In this memoir of loss, acclaimed writer and comedian Rob Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left...
Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and

Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and

$34.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
"A Marie Kondo for the modern moment" GUARDIAN " Inner Excellence is for anyone who wants to win at life without losing themselves " MARIE FORLEO TRAIN YOUR HEART AND...
Mad Woman: Binge Eating. Menopause. OCD: How To Survive a World That

Mad Woman: Binge Eating. Menopause. OCD: How To Survive a World That

$26.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day In the hotly anticipated follow-up to her SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*, MAD GIRL, Bryony Gordon shares her experiences of binge eating disorder...
Encyclopedia of Knitting Techniques

Memoirs of the Rebellion on the Border, 1863

$29.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
'The best and most accurate first-person account of the long-overlooked western border war of 1863...[It] contributes to a richer understanding of the Civil War by establishing links between developments in...
The Director is the Commander

The Director is the Commander

$34.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Funny, multi-layered and utterly compelling, The Director is the Commander is a gripping account of an extraordinary journey inside North Korea, a nation we can usually only see from the...
Hush: A memoir unravelling the unintended legacy of family secrets

Hush: A memoir unravelling the unintended legacy of family secrets

$34.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Do we need an acceptable identity label to be validated? What makes us who we are? What will our legacy be? What defines us? In 2016, as the sun rose,...