Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

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Saint Joan: A Chronicle; And The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza

Saint Joan: A Chronicle; And The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza

$20.00 AUD
Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company Limited, 1932Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumping on edges and...
Zuleika Dobson: Or An Oxford Love Story

Zuleika Dobson: Or An Oxford Love Story

$30.00 AUD
Author: Max BeerbohmBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Max Beerbohm's "Zuleika Dobson: Or An Oxford Love Story" is a satirical...
Passions

Passions

$12.00 AUD
Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus & Giroux., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ.Isaac Bashevis Singer's "Passions" is a collection of short...
The Estate

The Estate

$12.00 AUD
Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: H. Wolff., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discolouration on pages edge due to foxing, minor...
The Collected Verse of A.B. Paterson

The Collected Verse of A.B. Paterson

$25.00 AUD
Author: A. B. "Banjo" PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed dust jacket from sun...
Doctor At Sea

Doctor At Sea

$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerRichard Gordon's "Doctor At Sea" is a classic...
Lucinda Brayford

Lucinda Brayford

$20.00 AUD
Author: Martin BoydBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight markings on fore-edge and some scuffing to back of dust jacket. Martin Boyd's "Lucinda Brayford"...
Nature And Salvation In Piers Plowman

Nature And Salvation In Piers Plowman

$30.00 AUD
Author: Hugh WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: D.S.Brewer, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - Faded with some marks. This academic text offers a profound analysis of...
Memoirs Of The Comte De Gramont

Memoirs Of The Comte De Gramont

$25.00 AUD
Author: Anthony HamiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1965Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This classic work of historical memoirs, "Memoirs Of The Comte De...
Magog

Magog

$30.00 AUD
Author: Andrew SinclairBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Laminate on back of dust jacket crinkled and slight creasing...
A Treasury Of Mark Twain

A Treasury Of Mark Twain

$20.00 AUD
Author: Mark TwainBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1999Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. This collection presents a classic work of American humor and social commentary from...
El Zarco: The Bandit

El Zarco: The Bandit

$25.00 AUD
Author: Ignacio Manuel AltamiranoBinding: HardbackPublished: Folio Society, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIgnacio Manuel Altamirano's "El Zarco: The Bandit" is a classic work of Mexican romantic realism. This novel...
Mother Courage

Mother Courage

$25.00 AUD
Author: Johann Von GrimmelshausenBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children" is a seminal work...
The Little Missus: Mrs Aeneas Gunn

The Little Missus: Mrs Aeneas Gunn

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ira NesdaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Lynton Publications , 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks:...
The Old Reliable

The Old Reliable

$20.00 AUD
Author: P. G. WodehouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Herbert Jenkins, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Back end-page beginning to detach from spine,...
The Jungle Book/The second Jungle Book/Just so stories/Puck of Pook's Hill/Stalky & Co./Kim

The Jungle Book/The second Jungle Book/Just so stories/Puck of Pook's Hill/Stalky & Co./Kim

$25.00 AUD
Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann/Octopus, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a comprehensive look at Rudyard Kipling's masterful storytelling, encompassing his beloved animal fables, historical fantasy,...
Young's Night Thoughts; With Life, Critical Dissertation, And Explanatory Notes

Young's Night Thoughts; With Life, Critical Dissertation, And Explanatory Notes

$50.00 AUD
Author: Edward Young, Rev. George GilfillanBinding: HardbackPublished: James Nichol ; James Nisbet and Co. ; W. Robertson , Edinburgh ; London ; Dublin, 1853Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some...
Glorious Apollo

Glorious Apollo

$20.00 AUD
Author: E. BarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co, 1926Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and dull...
The Victorian Chaise-Longue

The Victorian Chaise-Longue

$30.00 AUD
Author: Marghanita LaskiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowing of spine and some minor tears in dust jacket.Marghanita...
The Complete Bernard Shaw Plays

The Complete Bernard Shaw Plays

$25.00 AUD
Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn Ltd, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears in dust jacket.This comprehensive collection presents the dramatic...
The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn

The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn

$20.00 AUD
Author: Henry KingsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, Victoria, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHenry Kingsley's "The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn" is a classic work of Australian colonial fiction that...
South Wind

South Wind

$20.00 AUD
Author: Norman DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNorman Douglas's "South Wind" is a classic satirical novel that transports readers to the...
Oscar And Lucinda

Oscar And Lucinda

$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPeter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda" is a captivating work of historical fiction that transports readers...
Doctor At Sea

Doctor At Sea

$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsRichard Gordon's "Doctor At Sea" is a classic work of...
Favourites: His Best-Loved Stories

Favourites: His Best-Loved Stories

$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, South Yarra, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of Australian short stories, "Favourites: His Best-Loved Stories," presents the quintessential works of...
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes

Anglo-Saxon Attitudes

$20.00 AUD
Author: Angus WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAnglo-Saxon Attitudes is a satirical novel that masterfully dissects post-war British society through the eyes of...
Dido Queen Of Carthage And The Massacre At Paris

Dido Queen Of Carthage And The Massacre At Paris

$12.00 AUD
Author: Christopher MarloweBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Clipped priceThis volume presents two powerful tragedies by the Elizabethan playwright...
The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns

The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns

$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert BurnsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Price clipped djThis edition presents the complete poetical works of Robert Burns. It includes a...
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)

$25.00 AUD
Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1972Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some folds to the dj on the backThis volume presents a compelling narrative across three distinct...
Strangers And Brothers: Volume One

Strangers And Brothers: Volume One

$25.00 AUD
Author: C. P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1972Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tiny tear to the bottom left of the front of the dj otherwise fineThe book...
Unforgotten Years

Unforgotten Years

$25.00 AUD
Author: Logan Pearsall SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1939Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear to the DJ on the top of the...
The Ape In Me

The Ape In Me

$30.00 AUD
Author: Cornelia Otis SkinnerBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1959Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small tear to the front and back of the DJ otherwise fineThe Ape in Me...
Those Who Love: A Biographical Novel Of Abigail And John Adams

Those Who Love: A Biographical Novel Of Abigail And John Adams

$25.00 AUD
Author: Irving StoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1966Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical narrative centered on the lives of Abigail and John Adams. This work reimagines their...
A Fringe Of Leaves

A Fringe Of Leaves

$25.00 AUD
Author: Patrick WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has teas and price sticker on backA Cornish woman named Ellen Roxburgh endures a...
Death To The Ladies

Death To The Ladies

$12.00 AUD
Author: Nigel MorlandBinding: HardbackPublished: Ian Henry Publications, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Scuffed dj and tear to the spineA gripping narrative unfolds within these pages....
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

$120.00 AUD
Author: Peter Van GreenawayBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1973Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small crease to the back of the DJ. Otherwise fine first editionA writer...
A City Selection

A City Selection

$15.00 AUD
Author: Steele RuddBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1994Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSteele Rudd created Dad and Dave, Australia's most famous literary characters. From their first appearance in 1899,...
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

$25.00 AUD
Author: Jack LondonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1989Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerHumphrey van Weyden, a literary critic, finds himself shipwrecked and subsequently rescued by...
The American Bride

The American Bride

$20.00 AUD
Author: Mario SoldatiBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition: very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on...
The Pilot's House; Or, The Five Little Partridges.

The Pilot's House; Or, The Five Little Partridges.

$40.00 AUD
Author: BrendaBinding: HardbackPublished: John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., 1111Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe story centers on the lives of children, possibly siblings, as they navigate their...
Traveller Extraordinary: The Life Of James Bruce Of Kinnaird

Traveller Extraordinary: The Life Of James Bruce Of Kinnaird

$25.00 AUD
Author: J. M. ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB, 1968Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Excellent condition with a couple of spots of foxing to the edges.The...
William Shakespeare: A Biography

William Shakespeare: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: A. L. RowseBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight foxing and price clipped. Otherwise goodThis volume presents a...
Miss Herbert: (The Suburban Wife)

Miss Herbert: (The Suburban Wife)

$15.00 AUD
Author: Christina SteadBinding: HardbackPublished: Virago, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe narrative presents a portrait of a woman navigating the complexities of suburban life. The story examines the...
Family Fresco

Family Fresco

$25.00 AUD
Author: Nancy AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFamily Fresco presents a narrative centered around familial relationships and their intricate dynamics. The story...
A Portrait Of Charles Lamb

A Portrait Of Charles Lamb

$15.00 AUD
Author: David CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1983Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Excellent condition. Jacket is price clipped.This book presents a biographical account of Charles Lamb. The narrative explores the...
The Eloise Series (Four-Volume Set)

The Eloise Series (Four-Volume Set)

$250.00 AUD
Author: Kay ThompsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Max Reinhardt, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: See below.The Eloise series by Kay Thompson, originally published between 1955 and 1959,...
Lucky Luke: De Postkoets

Lucky Luke: De Postkoets

$15.00 AUD
Author: Morris & GoscinnyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Dargaud, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DUTCH text only. Lucky Luke, a cowboy known for his quick draw, finds himself in...
Lucky Luke: De Zingende Draad

Lucky Luke: De Zingende Draad

$15.00 AUD
Author: Morris & GoscinnyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Dargaud, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DUTCH text only. A cowboy character, Lucky Luke, finds himself in a precarious situation, tied...