Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

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The Time Machine; The Island Of Dr. Moreau; The Invisible Man; The First Men In The Moon; The Food Of The Gods; In The Days Of The Comet; The War Of The Worlds

The Time Machine; The Island Of Dr. Moreau; The Invisible Man; The First Men In The Moon; The Food Of The Gods; In The Days Of The Comet; The War Of The Worlds

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slightly Faded spine. This landmark omnibus collects seven of H.G. Wells's most visionary works of science fiction, presenting...
We Of The Never-Never

We Of The Never-Never

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis classic memoir, We Of The Never-Never, transports readers to the rugged and untamed Australian outback at the...
Spring Silkworms And Other Stories

Spring Silkworms And Other Stories

by Mao Tun
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsSpring Silkworms And Other Stories by Mao Tun presents a poignant collection of short fiction from early 20th-century...
The Family

The Family

by Pa Chin
$35.00 AUD
Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis poignant novel, The Family, chronicles the struggles of a traditional Chinese household grappling with the seismic shifts...
The Inside Of The Cup

The Inside Of The Cup

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn and rubbed spine and corners. Boards with some...
The Tontine

The Tontine

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical novel The Tontine by Thomas B. Costain chronicles the lives intertwined by a unique financial pact....
The Celebrated Cases Of Sherlock Holmes

The Celebrated Cases Of Sherlock Holmes

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. This collection presents the unparalleled deductive brilliance of Sherlock Holmes, chronicling his most intricate investigations alongside...
The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA taut and morally charged novella, The Tenth Man presents a gripping wartime dilemma in which a group...
Doctor Fischer Of Geneva Or The Bomb Party

Doctor Fischer Of Geneva Or The Bomb Party

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA darkly satirical novella by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated literary voices, Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The...
The Wise Virgins: A Story Of Words, Opinions And A Few Emotions

The Wise Virgins: A Story Of Words, Opinions And A Few Emotions

$45.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsPublished in 1914, The Wise Virgins: A Story of Words, Opinions and a Few Emotions is a sharp,...
The Happy Prince: The House Of Pomegranates

The Happy Prince: The House Of Pomegranates

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA timeless collection of literary fairy tales, The Happy Prince and Other Tales and...
Crazy Pavements

Crazy Pavements

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA sparkling work of satirical fiction, Crazy Pavements chronicles the misadventures of Brian Elme,...
Unconditional Surrender: The Conclusion Of Men At Arms And Officers And Gentlemen

Unconditional Surrender: The Conclusion Of Men At Arms And Officers And Gentlemen

$60.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small chips otherwise jacket is in good condition. Pages are clean and...
The Conscience Of The Rich

The Conscience Of The Rich

$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing on block. Binding tight, pages clean. A landmark work of...
O, How The Wheel Becomes It!

O, How The Wheel Becomes It!

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and witty late-career novella from the celebrated author of A Dance to the Music of Time,...
The River And Other Stories

The River And Other Stories

$60.00 AUD
Edition: Scarce 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. "The...
A Handful Of Dust

A Handful Of Dust

$60.00 AUD
Edition: new ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - clean. A darkly comic...
Helena: A Novel

Helena: A Novel

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Facsimile DJ L.L.C. Boards - good with a faded spine and minor specks. Binding -...
Black Mischief

Black Mischief

$250.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Facsimile DJ L.L.C. Boards - good; faded spine; light bumping on corners. Binding - slightly shaky. Pages...
Strangers And Brothers: Volume Three; Corridors Of Power (1955-59), The Sleep Of Reason (1963-64), Last Things (1964-68)

Strangers And Brothers: Volume Three; Corridors Of Power (1955-59), The Sleep Of Reason (1963-64), Last Things (1964-68)

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Two tears at back of jacket - otherwise still structural. Pages bright and clean....
A Christmas Carol In Prose: Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas

A Christmas Carol In Prose: Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas

$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsA timeless work of Victorian fiction, A Christmas Carol chronicles the chilling and ultimately redemptive journey of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted...
Diary Of A Seducer

Diary Of A Seducer

$30.00 AUD
Edition: First English EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on block - pages otherwise fineThis philosophical novel, Diary Of A Seducer, chronicles...
Spider Girl

Spider Girl

$25.00 AUD
Edition: First British EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on top of block, pages otherwise fineA chilling psychological odyssey into the mind...
The Merry Month of May

The Merry Month of May

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA turbulent portrait of a world in revolt—from the barricaded boulevards of Paris to the crumbling foundations of the American...
The Diary Of A Country Priest

The Diary Of A Country Priest

$60.00 AUD
Edition: Fifth ImpressionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Extensive chipping along edges of jacket, now protected in mylar sleeve. Foxing on block but does...
A Fall Of Moondust

A Fall Of Moondust

$120.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd impr before publication Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding remains tight. DJ chipped with...
My Life As A Fake (SIGNED)

My Life As A Fake (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA darkly comic literary thriller, My Life as a Fake chronicles the obsessive journey of Sarah...
Jack Maggs (SIGNED)

Jack Maggs (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA bold and inventive work of postcolonial literary fiction, Jack Maggs reimagines the world of Charles Dickens's Great...
As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A landmark of American modernist fiction, As I Lay Dying chronicles the harrowing journey of the Bundren family as they transport the body of their matriarch, Addie Bundren, across the...
Lord Of The Flies - 50th Anniversary Edition

Lord Of The Flies - 50th Anniversary Edition

$120.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark of twentieth-century British literature, Lord of the Flies is a chilling allegorical novel that chronicles the rapid descent...
The Fortunes Of Richard Mahony

The Fortunes Of Richard Mahony

$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - slightly shaky. Clean text....
The Young Cosima

The Young Cosima

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sweeping work of biographical fiction, The Young Cosima chronicles the turbulent early life of Cosima Liszt, daughter...
Actions And Reactions

Actions And Reactions

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual wear and tear, slight chipping on edges of jacket, otherwise finneA masterful collection of short fiction, Actions...
A Wayside Tavern

A Wayside Tavern

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of historical fiction, A Wayside Tavern chronicles over a thousand years of English history through the lens...
A Dad And Dave Selection

A Dad And Dave Selection

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved classic of Australian rural literature, A Dad and Dave Selection chronicles the hilariously chaotic lives of the Rudd family...
A Cariibbean Mystery, Taken at the flood, The seven dials mystery

A Cariibbean Mystery, Taken at the flood, The seven dials mystery

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCrime Collection presents a compelling array of classic mysteries from the undisputed queen of crime, Agatha Christie. This volume showcases...
Crime Collection - The Pale Horse, The Big Four, The Secret Adversary

Crime Collection - The Pale Horse, The Big Four, The Secret Adversary

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCrime Collection presents a compelling array of classic mysteries from the undisputed queen of crime, Agatha Christie. This volume showcases...
Thank You, Wodehouse

Thank You, Wodehouse

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis charming literary analysis, Thank You, Wodehouse, celebrates the enduring genius of P.G. Wodehouse, offering a delightful journey...
The Devious Ways

The Devious Ways

$30.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner in small print on FEP, light foxing on top of block but pages otherwise...
Tinsel

Tinsel

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsFrom the legendary, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men comes a...
The Mask of the Enchantress

The Mask of the Enchantress

$15.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on top of block, otherwise fineGrowing up on a lush, remote island in the South...
Partners in Crime / At Bertram's Hotel / The Hound of Death

Partners in Crime / At Bertram's Hotel / The Hound of Death

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings"Partners in Crime" reunites Tommy and Tuppence Beresford as they run a detective agency and affectionately parody the methods of...
Hallowe'en Party / Passenger to Frankfurt / the Thirteen Problems

Hallowe'en Party / Passenger to Frankfurt / the Thirteen Problems

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings"Hallowe'en Party" dispatches Poirot to a village in the English countryside after a boastful young girl who claims to have...
4.50 From Paddington; Lord Edgware Dies; Murder In Mesopotamia

4.50 From Paddington; Lord Edgware Dies; Murder In Mesopotamia

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection presents three classic mysteries from the undisputed queen of crime fiction. 4.50 From Paddington unravels a perplexing...
The Clocks, Third Girl, Murder in the Mews

The Clocks, Third Girl, Murder in the Mews

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings"The Clocks" tasks Poirot with unravelling the significance of four stopped timepieces arranged around an unidentified corpse in the home...
Cards On The Table; N Or M?; A Murder Is Announced

Cards On The Table; N Or M?; A Murder Is Announced

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection presents three classic mysteries from the undisputed Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Cards On The Table...
A Caribbean Mystery, Taken at the Flood, The Seven Dials Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery, Taken at the Flood, The Seven Dials Mystery

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThree more showcases of Christie's undiminished command, "A Caribbean Mystery" plants Miss Marple at a sun-soaked West Indies resort where...
Ordeal by Innocence, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

Ordeal by Innocence, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings "Ordeal by Innocence" revisits a closed murder case when a stranger arrives too late to provide an alibi for...