Modern Fiction (post 1945)

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The Connection

The Connection

$40.00 AUD
Author: Jack GelberBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber., 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some minor tears and sun-fading to...
Creatures Of Circumstance

Creatures Of Circumstance

$12.00 AUD
Author: W Somerset MaughamBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books London, 0000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCreatures of Circumstance which forms part of The Complete Works of Somerset Maugham. VG+ (light...
Harriet's And Sons

Harriet's And Sons

$25.00 AUD
Author: L.P. HartleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Markings on slipcase. Harriet's And Sons presents a compelling psychological drama, chronicling the intricate...
The Only Daughter: A Novel By The Author Of 'Tirra Lirra By The River'

The Only Daughter: A Novel By The Author Of 'Tirra Lirra By The River'

$15.00 AUD
Author: Jessica AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel presents a compelling narrative centered on a young woman navigating complex family...
Jake's Thing

Jake's Thing

$15.00 AUD
Author: Kingsley AmisBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerKingsley Amis's Jake's Thing is a satirical novel that chronicles the misadventures of Jake Richardson, an aging...
Friends At Court

Friends At Court

$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsFriends At Court presents a witty and insightful look into the...
Sober As A Judge

Sober As A Judge

$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSober As A Judge presents a delightful foray into the often-absurd world of British law, chronicling the experiences...
Outbreak Of Love

Outbreak Of Love

$12.00 AUD
Author: Martin BoydBinding: PaperbackPublished: LANSDOWNE PRESS, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis novel chronicles the romantic entanglements and social intricacies within a...
Family Money

Family Money

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Author: Doris ShannonBinding: HardbackPublished: SEVERN HOUSE PUBLISHERS, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFamily Money chronicles the intricate lives of a family grappling with a sudden inheritance and the secrets...
A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man

A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man

$15.00 AUD
Author: James JoyceBinding: HardbackPublished: GUILD PUBLISHING LONDON, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsTitle: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young ManAuthor: James Joyce
Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

$15.00 AUD
Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: GUILD PUBLISHING LONDON, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA seminal work of modernist literature, Mrs. Dalloway chronicles a single day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway...
Decline And Fall

Decline And Fall

$15.00 AUD
Author: Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: GUILD PUBLISHING LONDON, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA satirical masterpiece, Decline And Fall chronicles the misadventures of Paul Pennyfeather, an innocent Oxford theology student unjustly...
Halcyone

Halcyone

$60.00 AUD
Author: Elinor GlynBinding: HardbackPublished: DUCKWORTH AND CO., 1912Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsElinor Glyn's Halcyone presents a captivating Edwardian romance,...
The Second Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant Book Three: White Gold Welder

The Second Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant Book Three: White Gold Welder

$20.00 AUD
Author: Stephen R. DonaldsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ballantine Books, N.Y, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerStephen R. Donaldson's The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Book Three: White Gold...
The Late Bourgeois World

The Late Bourgeois World

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Author: Nadine GordimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, New York, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis novel chronicles the introspective journey of Elizabeth Van der Sandt, a...
The Carpathians

The Carpathians

$20.00 AUD
Author: Janet FrameBinding: HardbackPublished: George Braziller., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis profound literary work chronicles the unsettling experiences of an American...
Meetings & Farewells: Modern Korean Stories

Meetings & Farewells: Modern Korean Stories

$15.00 AUD
Author: Chung Chong-WhaBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis anthology presents a compelling collection of...
Time Of Trial

Time Of Trial

$15.00 AUD
Author: Hester BurtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford., 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis bookshop, with its musty smell of old leather bindings and parchment...
Beggar Man, Thief: A Novel

Beggar Man, Thief: A Novel

$15.00 AUD
Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis sweeping family saga, Beggar Man, Thief, continues the...
Overload

Overload

$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur HaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsArthur Hailey's Overload plunges readers into the high-stakes world of a major power...
Confessions Of Mrs May

Confessions Of Mrs May

$20.00 AUD
Author: Thomas Le BretonBinding: HardbackPublished: HERBERT JENKINS, 1923Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerConfessions Of Mrs May presents a compelling...
Doctor On Toast

Doctor On Toast

$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRichard Gordon's Doctor On Toast presents a delightful continuation of his beloved medical comedies, chronicling the often-absurd daily...
S Is For Space

S Is For Space

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ray BradburyBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada Publishing., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight bumps to spine.This collection of speculative fiction presents...
Grand Union: Stories

Grand Union: Stories

$50.00 AUD
Author: Zadie SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Light marks to front of DJ. Board and pages in good condition.Zadie Smith's Grand Union: Stories...
As A Man Grows Older

As A Man Grows Older

$20.00 AUD
Author: Italo SvevoBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsAs A Man Grows Older presents a poignant psychological portrait of Emilio Brentani, a...
Something Out There

Something Out There

$15.00 AUD
Author: Nadine GordimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsNadine Gordimer's Something Out There presents a compelling collection of short...
The Lawyer Who Laughed Again

The Lawyer Who Laughed Again

$15.00 AUD
Author: A. S. Gillespie-JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling narrative chronicles the professional and personal journey of a legal professional who rediscovers the lighter...
The Faint Heart

The Faint Heart

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ruby M. AyresBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1926Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Faint Heart chronicles the emotional journey of a young woman navigating the complexities...
Shadows In The Moonlight

Shadows In The Moonlight

$20.00 AUD
Author: Santa MontefioreBinding: HardbackPublished: Orion, 2025Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed by the authorShadows In The Moonlight presents a sweeping narrative of love and destiny, set against a...
An Indecent Obsession

An Indecent Obsession

$15.00 AUD
Author: Colleen McCulloughBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling psychological drama transports readers to a military psychiatric...
A Green Desire

A Green Desire

$15.00 AUD
Author: Anton MyrerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA compelling narrative of human longing and the pursuit of an elusive ideal, A Green Desire chronicles...
In Someone's Shadow

In Someone's Shadow

$15.00 AUD
Author: Rod McKuenBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsIn this book, Rod McKuen presents a poignant collection of poetry...
One Hell Of An Actor

One Hell Of An Actor

$15.00 AUD
Author: Garson KaninBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins Ltd, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOne Hell Of An Actor chronicles the tumultuous life and career of a legendary...
In Hazard

In Hazard

$150.00 AUD
Author: Richard HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in god condition. Light foxing on book block. Clean...
Talking About O'Dwyer

Talking About O'Dwyer

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What really happened to a soldier in the infamous Maori battalion, killed in the battle for Crete during World War II? And why did the soldier's family place a curse...
Smash

Smash

$20.00 AUD
Author: Garson KaninBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSmash presents a sharp, insider chronicle of Broadway’s high-stakes theatrical world, blending fiction with the author’s firsthand...
The Cutting Room

The Cutting Room

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When Rilke, a dissolute and promiscuous auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent, and highly disturbing, erotic photographs, he feels compelled to unearth more about the deceased owner who...
The Tiny Things Are Heavier: 'A beautiful story of what we owe to our

The Tiny Things Are Heavier: 'A beautiful story of what we owe to our

$34.99 AUD$29.74 AUD
'A gracefully told and sharply observed debut' KILEY REID 'Such a sincere blast to read' KAVEH AKBAR The Tiny Things Are Heavier follows Sommy, a Nigerian woman who comes to...
The Spinning Heart

The Spinning Heart

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This stunning debut has won major acclaim, winning the Guardian First Book Award and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards ; it was shortlisted for the Dublin...
Kitty The Rag

Kitty The Rag

$50.00 AUD
Author: RitaBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson's Colonial Library, 1897Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA spirited entry in the Victorian-era romantic drama...
The Caravaners

The Caravaners

$25.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth Von ArnimBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comedic novel chronicles the misadventures of...
Only Owls And Bloody Fools Fly At Night

Only Owls And Bloody Fools Fly At Night

$50.00 AUD
Author: Tom SawyerBinding: HardbackPublished: William Kimber, London, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: SignedIn this gripping and darkly humorous memoir, decorated RAF veteran Group Captain Tom Sawyer pulls no...
The Fast Exit

The Fast Exit

$70.00 AUD
Author: Michael CroninBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale, London , 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards in good condition. Worn Dj with some shelfwear. Clean and bright copy....
The Days Of May (SIGNED)

The Days Of May (SIGNED)

$40.00 AUD
Author: Mervyn Wyke EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThe Days Of May chronicles a pivotal period in history, presenting a vivid tableau of societal...
Pinktoes

Pinktoes

$55.00 AUD
Author: Chester HimesBinding: HardbackPublished: Arthur Barker Limited, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis satirical novel, Pinktoes, chronicles the escapades of a vivacious Harlem madam...
Dominant Third

Dominant Third

$20.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth HelyBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsDominant Third presents a gripping mystery that ensnares readers in a web of secrets and suspense....