Biography

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingA life lived between two worlds — one the fading imperial port city of his birth, the other the sun-scorched continent he...

Edition: First Edition.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingA legend of the skies puts pen to paper in Never Look Back, Cecil Lewis's sweeping memoir that charts an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingHigh above the African continent, with nothing but clouds below and sky above, Cecil Lewis charts one of aviation's most daring personal odysseys...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingOne of the most sensational espionage cases of the twentieth century is laid bare in John Chabot Smith's...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat if death were not an ending, but the most profound chapter in the story of human growth?...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore the age of the jet engine and satellite navigation, one man dared to fly alone from England...

Edition: First Edition.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionFrom the cockpit to the command room, Adversity in Success presents an unfiltered, first-hand account of one of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of mysticism and human endurance stands the Shivapuri Baba, a figure whose extraordinary life spanned...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionA century of ambition, faith, and feminine achievement unfolds in And, As We Journey: A History of Korowa, Anglican Girls' School 1890–1990,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodA life defined by duty, discipline, and distinction — Sir Victor Hurley: Surgeon, Soldier and Administrator 1888–1958 chronicles the remarkable career of one of Australia's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA life consecrated to faith and service comes vividly to life in In the Faithful Hands of Another,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA life lived at the edge of the tide, watching the currents of history surge and recede — this is the world Mungo MacCallum...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodOne of the most flamboyant and extraordinary figures of the twentieth century, Baron Philippe de Rothschild lived a life so vast in its ambition and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedOne of the twentieth century's most scandalous royal sagas unfolds in The Windsor Story, a sweeping and authoritative account of Edward VIII's abdication and the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of Hinduism and Islam in 19th-century India, a mysterious ascetic known as Sai Baba arrived in the small village of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBehind every great playwright stands a constellation of women who shaped his genius — and in George Bernard...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingOne of Britain's most celebrated theatrical knights tells his own story in In My Mind's Eye, a candid and richly detailed memoir that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA vivid window into the lives of nine remarkable Australians, John Hetherington's Australians: Nine Profiles presents a masterfully...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOne of the twentieth century's most luminous and celebrated figures steps into the spotlight once more — this time to tell her own story....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of ambition and artistry stands Sol Hurok, the legendary impresario whose unyielding passion for performance...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBehind the ancient stone walls of Windsor Castle lies a thousand years of intimacy, intrigue, and power —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingBeneath the glittering chandeliers and behind the gilded carriages of Victorian and Edwardian England, a world of scandal, ambition, and elaborate social...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerAt the heart of one of the most turbulent centuries in English history stood Sir Edward...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingA wartime odyssey captured through the lens of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated visual artists, Near...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedFrom the sunbaked vineyards of South Australia to the corridors of Zionist activism, The Fortunes of Samuel Wynn chronicles the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodLong before the age of commercial aviation transformed the world, one man dared to tame the vast and unforgiving Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBehind the pageantry of a monarchy that has endured for centuries, Elizabeth & Philip: The Untold Story pulls back the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBehind the powdered wig and the austere bench of the Old Bailey stood one of the most formidable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedBehind the glittering saris and sacred rituals of Indian womanhood lies a world of staggering inequality, quiet resilience, and breathtaking complexity — and it is into...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodA restless mind is never wasted on the road, and nowhere is this more evident than in Beyond the Mexique...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedA literary life lived at the intersection of royalty, war, and world affairs — Thirty Years is Hector Bolitho's compelling memoir chronicling...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew cricketers have wielded both a bat and a pen with such equal distinction as Jack Fingleton, and Batting from Memory stands as the triumphant...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedShe cooked for kings, charmed aristocrats, and ran one of London's most legendary hotels with a iron will and a...

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