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The Forging Of A Rebel

The Forging Of A Rebel

$50.00 AUD
Author: Arturo BareaBinding: HardbackPublished: Reynal and Hitchcock, NY, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards with foxing. Yellowed pages with...
Louis XIV

Louis XIV

$30.00 AUD
Author: François BlucheBinding: HardbackPublished: Franklin Watts, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFrançois Bluche's authoritative biography, Louis XIV, chronicles the life and reign of France's Sun King, presenting a...
Garibaldi And His Enemies: The Clash Of Arms And Personalities In The Making Of Italy

Garibaldi And His Enemies: The Clash Of Arms And Personalities In The Making Of Italy

$30.00 AUD
Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: by Little, Brown and Company, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsGaribaldi And His Enemies: The Clash Of Arms And Personalities In The Making Of...
Charles Davis: 150 Years

Charles Davis: 150 Years

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alison AlexanderBinding: HardbackPublished: Harris Scarfe Holdings, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor indentations to DJ. Light denting to spine of board. Pages in good condition,...
A Tribute: Joan Sutherland

A Tribute: Joan Sutherland

$12.00 AUD
Author: Moffatt OkenbouldBinding: PaperbackPublished: Honeysett Publications., 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography chronicles the...
Turing's Cathedral

Turing's Cathedral

$70.00 AUD
Author: George DysonBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon., 2012Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Small remainder mark to tail, some minor markings to top-edge.It is possible to invent a single...
Outback: Paintings And Sketches By The Originator Of The Stockman's Hall Of Fame - Longreach Qld.

Outback: Paintings And Sketches By The Originator Of The Stockman's Hall Of Fame - Longreach Qld.

$20.00 AUD
Author: Hugh SawreyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Currawong Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a stunning collection of artwork by Hugh Sawrey, the visionary behind the Stockman's...
The Physicists: A Generation That Changed The World

The Physicists: A Generation That Changed The World

$40.00 AUD
Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ, slight foxing to top-edge...
The Work Of E.H. Shepard

The Work Of E.H. Shepard

$80.00 AUD
Author: E.H. ShepardBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner sticker in FEP, minor fading to spine and slight tear...
Captain Cook: His Artists • His Voyages

Captain Cook: His Artists • His Voyages

$15.00 AUD
Author: Jim Fagan (Editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Australian Consolidated Press, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing to DJ, board and pages...
The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon

The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon

$25.00 AUD
Author: Richard NixonBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan Company of Australia, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded DJ with wear and markings to...
You Shouldn't Have Joined. General Sir Peter Cosgrove. A Memoir

You Shouldn't Have Joined. General Sir Peter Cosgrove. A Memoir

$40.00 AUD
Author: General Sir Peter CosgroveBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Some wear markings to DJ. Minor denting to spine of board....
Portraits Of 'Kings'

Portraits Of 'Kings'

$15.00 AUD
Author: Bryan Holden & Kenneth H. LeechBinding: HardbackPublished: Moorland Publishing Co. Ltd. with Barbryn Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsPortraits Of 'Kings'...
Lines & Shadows: A True Story By The Author Of The Onion Field

Lines & Shadows: A True Story By The Author Of The Onion Field

$15.00 AUD
Author: Joseph WambaughBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Co, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsLines & Shadows chronicles the harrowing true story of...
Peter Carl Faberge: Goldsmith And Jeweller To The Russian Imperial Court

Peter Carl Faberge: Goldsmith And Jeweller To The Russian Imperial Court

$35.00 AUD
Author: Henry Charles BainbridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Spring Books, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fading and wear markings to DJ. Some small...
Ned Kelly: The Authentic Illustrated Story

Ned Kelly: The Authentic Illustrated Story

$30.00 AUD
Author: Keith McMenomyBinding: HardbackPublished: Curry O'Neil Ross, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor rips to spine of DJ. Faded and wear markings...
The Pelé Albums (Two-Volume Set)

The Pelé Albums (Two-Volume Set)

$80.00 AUD
Author: Pelé; Angus Cameron (Chief Researcher)Binding: HardbackPublished: Weldon Publishing, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on spine. Worn slipcase. No DJ. Clean and sturdy copies. This...
Beyond Survival: Building On The Hard Times—A POW's Inspiring Story

Beyond Survival: Building On The Hard Times—A POW's Inspiring Story

$15.00 AUD
Author: Gerald CoffeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Coffee Enterprises, 1990Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir chronicles the extraordinary resilience of a prisoner of war, detailing his harrowing...
Tiger Tiger Kiwi Rooster: The Gary Freeman Story

Tiger Tiger Kiwi Rooster: The Gary Freeman Story

$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard BechtBinding: HardbackPublished: Moa Beckett, 1992Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Moisture damage to DJ internally and pastedown. Binding cracking, one photo page unattached, remainder intact.This compelling...
Portraits Of Power: Those Who Shaped The Twentieth Century

Portraits Of Power: Those Who Shaped The Twentieth Century

$15.00 AUD
Author: Jeremy Murray-Brown (comp.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Octopus Books Ltd, London, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. This compelling historical account chronicles the lives...
All-Time Greats Of Boxing

All-Time Greats Of Boxing

$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter ArnoldBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling sports history, All-Time Greats Of Boxing, chronicles the careers...
This Accursed Land

This Accursed Land

$15.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the harrowing 1860-61 Burke and Wills expedition, the first to traverse the Australian continent...
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

$20.00 AUD
Author: Henry PellingBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHenry Pelling's Winston Churchill chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures. This...
Search For Amelia

Search For Amelia

$30.00 AUD
Author: D.K. FindlayBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the enduring mystery surrounding...
Sonya: The Life Of Countess Tolstoy

Sonya: The Life Of Countess Tolstoy

$20.00 AUD
Author: Anne EdwardsBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markAnne Edwards's Sonya: The Life Of Countess Tolstoy chronicles the tumultuous and often heartbreaking...
Henry VIII

Henry VIII

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Henry VIII, chronicles the tumultuous reign of one of England's most iconic monarchs. It uncovers...
Vanuatu Victory (SIGNED)

Vanuatu Victory (SIGNED)

$20.00 AUD
Author: Helen Rose GillonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Publications, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical narrative, Vanuatu Victory: Four Generations Of...
Sketches From Life: The Autobiography Of Lewis Mumford: The Early Years

Sketches From Life: The Autobiography Of Lewis Mumford: The Early Years

$15.00 AUD
Author: Lewis MumfordBinding: PaperbackPublished: Beacon Press, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded cover. Light creasing on spine.Sketches From Life: The Autobiography...
The Wind Still Blows...: Early Gippsland Diaries

The Wind Still Blows...: Early Gippsland Diaries

$25.00 AUD
Author: Mrs H. HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Mrs H. C. Cowie & Mr. J. W. Leslie, Australia, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor surface...
El Greco: Mystery And Illumination

El Greco: Mystery And Illumination

$15.00 AUD
Author: David DaviesBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Galleries of Scotland, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the...
Plutarch's Lives: The Dryden Edition (Three-Volume Set)

Plutarch's Lives: The Dryden Edition (Three-Volume Set)

$80.00 AUD
Author: Revised By Arthur Hugh CloughBinding: HardbackPublished: Everyman's Library, Dent Dutton, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - minor loss on spine ends. Light...
Pugin

Pugin

$15.00 AUD
Author: Phoebe StantonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsPhoebe Stanton's Pugin presents a definitive scholarly examination of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, the influential architect...
Mother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SIGNED)

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

$50.00 AUD
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...
Father Peter James: No Wonder People Love You

Father Peter James: No Wonder People Love You

$15.00 AUD
Author: Joe DelaneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Pub., Vic, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFather Peter James: No Wonder People Love You chronicles the...
Australian Sporting Hall Of Fame

Australian Sporting Hall Of Fame

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ian Chappell, Mike GibsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chipping to corners of DJ.A selection of...
The Autobiography Of An Elizabethan William Weston

The Autobiography Of An Elizabethan William Weston

$30.00 AUD
Author: William Weston; Translated from the Latin by Philip Caraman; Foreword by Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans Green and Co, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical autobiography chronicles...
This Life

This Life

$30.00 AUD
Author: Sidney PoitierBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A Knopf., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ with minor chipping to edges and spine, white...
John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920

John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920

$25.00 AUD
Author: Robert SkidelskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920, chronicles the formative years of one of the twentieth...
Reflections Of A Friendship: John Ruskin's Letters To Pauline Trevelyan 1848-1866

Reflections Of A Friendship: John Ruskin's Letters To Pauline Trevelyan 1848-1866

$15.00 AUD
Author: Virginia SurteesBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cut on fep, otherwise clean text. Reflecting a significant Victorian intellectual connection, Reflections...
The Joy Of The Snow: An Autobiography

The Joy Of The Snow: An Autobiography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth GoudgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe autobiography The Joy Of The Snow presents a tender and insightful chronicle...
The Top 240: The Greats Of The Vfl 1925-1982

The Top 240: The Greats Of The Vfl 1925-1982

$15.00 AUD
Author: Greg Hobbs And Alf BrownBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Herald and The Sun., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks:...
Bear Rampant: The Autobiography Of Robert Dudley Duke Of Northumberland, Earl Of Warwick And Earl Of Leicester In The Holy Roman Empire, Part Two: 1598-1603

Bear Rampant: The Autobiography Of Robert Dudley Duke Of Northumberland, Earl Of Warwick And Earl Of Leicester In The Holy Roman Empire, Part Two: 1598-1603

$25.00 AUD
Author: Derek WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Bear Rampant: The Autobiography Of Robert Dudley Duke Of Northumberland, Earl Of Warwick...
No Passing Glory: The Full & Authentic Biography Of Group Captain Cheshire V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C

No Passing Glory: The Full & Authentic Biography Of Group Captain Cheshire V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C

$25.00 AUD
Author: Andrew BoyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins 14 St. James's Place, London, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on back endpaper. This compelling biography...
The Quiet Light

The Quiet Light

$30.00 AUD
Author: Louis De WohlBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on back endpaper. Louis De Wohl's The Quiet Light...
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...
The Master Musicians: Tchaikovsky

The Master Musicians: Tchaikovsky

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward GardenBinding: HardbackPublished: Dent London , 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markings'The Master Musicians: Tchaikovsky presents a comprehensive account of the renowned Russian composer's life...
Pathfinder

Pathfinder

$60.00 AUD
Author: Angus McmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Kenneth Cox, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Minor wear on corners and spine. This historical biography chronicles the...
Mémoires Intérieurs

Mémoires Intérieurs

$20.00 AUD
Author: François Mauriac; Translated by Gerard HopkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsMémoires Intérieurs presents a profound journey into the spiritual and...