Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

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Another Country

Another Country

$30.00 AUD
Author: James BaldwinBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis powerful novel chronicles the intertwined lives of a group of friends and lovers navigating the complexities...
Short Sentimental Journey And Other Stories

Short Sentimental Journey And Other Stories

$65.00 AUD
Author: Italo SvevoBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, London, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsItalo Svevo, a master of psychological fiction, presents Short Sentimental Journey...
The Poetical Works Of Longfellow

The Poetical Works Of Longfellow

$12.00 AUD
Author: Henry Wadsworth LongfellowBinding: HardbackPublished: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, 1902Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Longfellow, chronicles the life and...
The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn

The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn

$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry KingsleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn chronicles the life and...
The Girls: Volume 2 Of Montherlant's Masterpiece The Hippogriff The Lepers

The Girls: Volume 2 Of Montherlant's Masterpiece The Hippogriff The Lepers

$50.00 AUD
Author: Henry De MontherlantBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling literary novel, The Girls, presents a nuanced examination of...
Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves

Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves

$25.00 AUD
Author: Margaret EarlyBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAli Baba And The Forty Thieves presents a timeless tale of adventure and cunning from the...
The Nylon Pirates

The Nylon Pirates

$15.00 AUD
Author: MonsarratBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis witty satirical novel chronicles the misadventures of a group of affluent socialites...
Happy End

Happy End

$15.00 AUD
Author: Brecht Weill LaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis theatrical work presents a biting musical satire set against the backdrop of 1920s Chicago,...
Classic Tales Of Horror

Classic Tales Of Horror

$15.00 AUD
Author: Stephanie DowrickBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCollected and introduced by Stephanie Dowrick
Tales Of The Uncanny And Supernatural

Tales Of The Uncanny And Supernatural

$50.00 AUD
Author: Algernon BlackwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Spring Books, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection, Tales Of The Uncanny And Supernatural, presents a masterclass in atmospheric horror and...
Snowy River Riders

Snowy River Riders

$20.00 AUD
Author: A. B. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA. B. Paterson's Snowy River Riders presents a vivid collection...
By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

$25.00 AUD
Author: James Gould CozzensBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJames Gould Cozzens's By Love Possessed presents a compelling legal drama that uncovers the...
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

$10.00 AUD
Author: Miles FranklinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA seminal work of Australian literature, My Brilliant Career...
The Ebb-Tide And Island Nights' Entertainments

The Ebb-Tide And Island Nights' Entertainments

$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert Louis StevensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Ebb-Tide is a gripping novella that plunges into the dark...
Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary

Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary

$20.00 AUD
Author: M.R. JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection, Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary, presents a chilling array of supernatural tales from a master of...
War And Peace

War And Peace

$15.00 AUD
Author: Leo TolstoyBinding: HardbackPublished: MacGibbon & Kee, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA monumental work of historical fiction, War And...
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

$20.00 AUD
Author: W. Somerset MaughamBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus / Heinemann, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis literary biography W. Somerset Maugham presents an intimate portrait of the celebrated author, chronicling his...
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

$25.00 AUD
Author: Willard MotleyBinding: HardbackPublished: LONGMANS, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis powerful work of social realism, Let No Man Write My Epitaph, chronicles the harsh realities of...
Archive Editions Superman Archives Volume 2

Archive Editions Superman Archives Volume 2

$30.00 AUD
Author: Jerry Siegel & Joe ShusterBinding: HardbackPublished: DC Comics., 1990Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the foundational adventures of an iconic hero, continuing the saga of Superman's...
The History Of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History Of Tom Jones: A Foundling

$80.00 AUD
Author: Henry Fielding, Esq. with illustrations by G. Spencer PryseBinding: HardbackPublished: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1930Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No...
The Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater

The Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater

$120.00 AUD
Author: Thomas De Quincey; With Ilustrations and Decorations by Sonia Woolf.Binding: HardbackPublished: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, 1930Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition...
Gallows Songs

Gallows Songs

$25.00 AUD
Author: Christian MorgensternBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Michigan Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition with light bumping on corners. Clean and sturdy copy....
The Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books

The Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books

$20.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey DuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers., 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books presents a curated selection of pivotal works from Australia's...
Under The Greenwood Tree, or The Mellstock Quire

Under The Greenwood Tree, or The Mellstock Quire

$15.00 AUD
Author: Thomas HardyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, London, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsUnder the Greenwood Tree chronicles the charming courtship of Fancy Day and Dick Dewy amidst the idyllic,...
Portrait Of A Village

Portrait Of A Village

$30.00 AUD
Author: Francis Brett YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1937Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and discoloured cloth. Light...
Saints In Society

Saints In Society

$45.00 AUD
Author: Margaret Baillie-SaundersBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913Condition:Book: Poor, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover lifted from board along spine, cover has significant wear and staining, pages...
Poems Of Henry Lawson

Poems Of Henry Lawson

$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Weldon Publishing, 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the quintessential works of Henry Lawson, a foundational figure in Australian literature. As a...
The Collected Fiction Of Albert Camus: The Outsider, The Plague, The Fall, Exile And The Kingdom

The Collected Fiction Of Albert Camus: The Outsider, The Plague, The Fall, Exile And The Kingdom

$80.00 AUD
Author: Albert CamusBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside. Light foxing on page edges. Dust jacket has wear and chipping...
The Old Country

The Old Country

$20.00 AUD
Author: Sholom AleichemBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket chipped, missing small section front top left and has tear (about 2cm) (see...
The Rose And The Ring; Or, The History Of Prince Giglio And Prince Bulbo: A Fireside Pantomime For Great And Small Children

The Rose And The Ring; Or, The History Of Prince Giglio And Prince Bulbo: A Fireside Pantomime For Great And Small Children

$25.00 AUD
Author: W. M. ThackerayBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Faded spine. William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" is a masterful work...
The Kill

The Kill

$20.00 AUD
Author: Emile Zola; A. Teixeira De Mattos (trans); Angus Wilson (intro)Binding: HardbackPublished: Elek Books, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsEmile Zola's "The Kill" is a searing...
The Abbé Mouret's Sin

The Abbé Mouret's Sin

$20.00 AUD
Author: Emile Zola; Translated by Alec BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Elek Books, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsEmile Zola's "The Abbé Mouret's Sin" is a powerful work of...
Earth

Earth

$20.00 AUD
Author: Emile Zola; Preface by Angus Wilson; translated from the French by Ann LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Elek London, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsEmile Zola's...
Restless House

Restless House

$20.00 AUD
Author: Emile Zola; translated by Percy Pinkerton; introduction by Angus WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Elek Books, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsEmile Zola's "Restless House" (La Curée) is...
Prelude To Foundation: The Magnificent Overture To His Classic Foundation Saga

Prelude To Foundation: The Magnificent Overture To His Classic Foundation Saga

$15.00 AUD
Author: Isaac AsimovBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owners initials on book block. Isaac Asimov's "Prelude to Foundation" is a seminal work...
Richard III The Great Debate

Richard III The Great Debate

$20.00 AUD
Author: Horace Walpole & Sir Thomas MoreBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight tanning and...
The Illustrated Odyssey

The Illustrated Odyssey

$50.00 AUD
Author: HomerBinding: HardbackPublished: Penguin, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis edition of "The Odyssey" presents Homer's timeless epic poem, a foundational work of Western literature, in a visually...
Hermsprong; Or, Man As He Is Not

Hermsprong; Or, Man As He Is Not

$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert BageBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. Robert Bage's "Hermsprong" is a captivating work of 18th-century philosophical fiction that critiques societal...
A Mess Of Potage

A Mess Of Potage

$20.00 AUD
Author: Natala De La FèreBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsNatala De La Fère's "A Mess Of Potage"...
The Governess; Or, Little Female Academy

The Governess; Or, Little Female Academy

$25.00 AUD
Author: Sarah FieldingBinding: HardbackPublished: The Juvenile Library - Oxford University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic work of 18th-century English literature, "The Governess; Or, Little Female...
The Crucible: A Play In Four Acts

The Crucible: A Play In Four Acts

$80.00 AUD
Author: Arthur MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1956Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Markings in grey lead. Name on FEP. Arthur...
Babel-17

Babel-17

$70.00 AUD
Author: Samuel R. DelanyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Science Fiction Book Club., 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to end-pages, tanning...
The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns

The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns

$30.00 AUD
Author: Robert BurnsBinding: PaperbackPublished: BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ, 1845Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn spine and corners. Foxing throughout. Otherwise, -...
A Marcus Clarke Reader: Containing Selections From His Lesser Known Writings

A Marcus Clarke Reader: Containing Selections From His Lesser Known Writings

$12.00 AUD
Author: Bill WannanBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic text presents a curated collection of lesser-known works by Marcus Clarke, a prominent...
It

It

$180.00 AUD
Author: Stephen KingBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, United Kingdom, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe cover features a menacing clown's face inverted, with a dilapidated house emerging from its...
The History of Don Quixote by Cervantes (Eleven-Volume Set)

The History of Don Quixote by Cervantes (Eleven-Volume Set)

$1,000.00 AUD
Author: Miguel de Cervantes; Doré, Gustave [illus.]Binding: SoftbackPublished: London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1111Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous owner"Don Quixote"...
The First Part of the Life and Achievements of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha

The First Part of the Life and Achievements of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha

$300.00 AUD
Author: Miguel de Cervantes; Translated by Peter Motteux; Illustrated by Salvador DalíBinding: HardbackPublished: Cross River Press, New York, 1979, Limited ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No...
20 Volumes from the Penny Poets Series -

20 Volumes from the Penny Poets Series -

$120.00 AUD
Author: VariousBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Masterpiece Library Review of Reviews, London, 1895Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markings20 Volumes from the Penny Poets Series - 2: Marmion:...