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My Animals, and Other Animals: A memoir of sorts

My Animals, and Other Animals: A memoir of sorts

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In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way. Bill Bailey has always had...
Gold At Gaffneys Creek

Gold At Gaffneys Creek

$90.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the rugged mountain ranges of Victoria's high country, Gaffneys Creek was once a hive of frenzied activity — a gold rush...
Horses And Horsemen: Wild Bush Horses, Thoroughbreds And The Men Who Rode Them

Horses And Horsemen: Wild Bush Horses, Thoroughbreds And The Men Who Rode Them

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the thundering hooves of wild brumbies across the Australian bush to the thunderous roar of the racing crowd, Horses...
The Horse Tamer: The Story Of Lance Skuthorpe

The Horse Tamer: The Story Of Lance Skuthorpe

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsIn the sun-scorched outback of Australia, one man's extraordinary bond with horses became the stuff of legend — The Horse...
Vaulting: The Art Of Gymnastics On The Moving Horse

Vaulting: The Art Of Gymnastics On The Moving Horse

$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of equestrian sport and athletic artistry stands Vaulting: The Art of Gymnastics on the Moving...
The Bushman's Handcrafts

The Bushman's Handcrafts

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 10th repr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodLong before mass production rendered handcraft a lost art, the Australian bushman crafted everything he...
The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady

The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady

$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the enchanting world of an Edwardian naturalist whose meticulous observations of the English countryside have captivated...
The Horse's Health From A To Z: An Equine Veterinary Dictionary

The Horse's Health From A To Z: An Equine Veterinary Dictionary

$20.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor every horse owner, trainer, or equine enthusiast who has ever needed a reliable, authoritative reference at their fingertips, The Horse's Health From...
Beasts In My Bed

Beasts In My Bed

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 5th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLife with a man consumed by a passion for wild animals is never dull — and Jacquie Durrell's Beasts in my Bed...
The Dawn Of Swimming

The Dawn Of Swimming

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: glue residue on endpapers. Long before competitive swimming became an Olympic discipline, human beings were learning to read...
Barossa Valley Sketchbook

Barossa Valley Sketchbook

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingNestled in the sun-drenched hills of South Australia, the Barossa Valley is one of the world's most storied wine regions...
Birds Of Box Hill

Birds Of Box Hill

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA treasure for birdwatchers and naturalists alike, Birds of Box Hill is a focused regional study that chronicles...
The History Of Australian Thoroughbred Racing: Volume One

The History Of Australian Thoroughbred Racing: Volume One

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew sports are as deeply woven into the fabric of Australian national identity as thoroughbred horse racing, and The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing:...
Australian Parrots And Cockatoos

Australian Parrots And Cockatoos

$20.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAustralia's skies blaze with colour, and nowhere is this more spectacularly demonstrated than in the vivid plumage of its native parrots and cockatoos — a...
The Morbid Anatomy Of The Human Body

The Morbid Anatomy Of The Human Body

$300.00 AUD
Edition: facsimile edCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodAt the dawn of modern medicine, one landmark text forever changed how physicians understood disease within the human body — Matthew Baillie's...
Shadows Of New Guinea: Art From The Great Island Of Oceania In The Barbier-Mueller Collections

Shadows Of New Guinea: Art From The Great Island Of Oceania In The Barbier-Mueller Collections

$300.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: heavy; minor wear along the edges of the dj; boards clean and square; internally sound; clean and bright copy. From the...
The Bookshelf For Boys And Girls (Ten-Volume Set)

The Bookshelf For Boys And Girls (Ten-Volume Set)

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$120.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedA treasured cornerstone of mid-century childhood education, The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls is a magnificent nine-volume encyclopedia of...
The Gold Rushes

The Gold Rushes

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew events in modern history ignited the human imagination — and reshaped entire continents — quite like the great gold...
The World's Greatest Aircraft: Early Fighters

The World's Greatest Aircraft: Early Fighters

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedFrom the rickety biplanes of the First World War to the legendary propeller-driven thoroughbreds of the Second, The World's Greatest Aircraft: Early...
Redgum & Paddlewheels: Australia's Inland River Trade

Redgum & Paddlewheels: Australia's Inland River Trade

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodLong before the railway and the road train defined Australia's commercial landscape, it was the mighty inland rivers — the Murray, the...
The Voyages Of Captain Cook

The Voyages Of Captain Cook

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew figures in the age of sail loom as large as Captain James Cook, whose three legendary voyages across the Pacific Ocean...
Volcanoes: 10 Things You Should Know

Volcanoes: 10 Things You Should Know

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Unearth the fascinating fundamentals of volcanoes... In ten short and informative essays, leading volcanologist Dr Rebecca Williams reveals everything you need to know about volcanoes. From the deadliest eruptions of...
The Great Orchid Heist: Your next enemies-to-lovers romcom obsession -

The Great Orchid Heist: Your next enemies-to-lovers romcom obsession -

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
'Fun, sexy hijinks in a sparkling debut' LEX CROUCHER 'Bursts and blooms with wit and humanity ' BETTY CORRELLO 'I loved this warm, charming romcom' LILY LINDON THE FIRST RULE...
My Wild Life: The Story of a Most Unlikely Animal Rescuer

My Wild Life: The Story of a Most Unlikely Animal Rescuer

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The true, heart-warming story of how a reluctant City trader left a life of champagne and bonuses to follow his dream of rescuing animals and setting up a wildlife sanctuary....
This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home

This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home

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The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is. Formed around 4.6 billion...
The Stubborn Light of Things: A Nature Diary

The Stubborn Light of Things: A Nature Diary

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When I lived in London I barely noticed the winter solstice. Nothing slowed, contracted or dimmed to mark the shortest day of the year, for, like all cities, London has...
Sensational: A New Story of our Senses

Sensational: A New Story of our Senses

$45.00 AUD$38.25 AUD
Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. Whittling this high-powered and deliciously varied palette down to just five does a great disservice to the sensory...
A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast

A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast

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There is a line that stretches from the northernmost tip of Denmark to where the Wadden Sea meets Holland in the south-west. Dorthe Nors, one of Denmark's most acclaimed writers,...
Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story

Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story

$12.00 AUD
When did the first humans arrive in Britain? Where did they come from? And what did they look like? This is the amazing story of human life in Britain. It...
Australia In The Antarctic: Interest, Activity And Endeavour

Australia In The Antarctic: Interest, Activity And Endeavour

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew nations have staked their claim on the frozen south with the tenacity and vision of Australia, and...
The Scream Of The Reel: Deep-Sea, Beach, Estuary And Inland Angling In Australian And New Zealand Waters

The Scream Of The Reel: Deep-Sea, Beach, Estuary And Inland Angling In Australian And New Zealand Waters

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedCondition remarks: price clipped dj; For every angler who has felt the electrifying jolt of a line pulling taut and heard the...
Studies Of An Angler (SIGNED)

Studies Of An Angler (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards: tight. Marking: name penned on fep. Few pursuits demand as much patience, skill, and intimate knowledge of...
Selections From Walden

Selections From Walden

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedIn the summer of 1845, a young writer walked into the woods near Concord, Massachusetts, built himself a small cabin, and began one of the most...
Wild Vision: In Celebration of the Natural World

Wild Vision: In Celebration of the Natural World

$20.00 AUD
Thirty years ago a young man sailed by way of the Falkland Islands to Antarctica, where he was to work as a field assistant on the British Antarctic Survey. This...
Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019

Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019

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'A compelling investigation of navigation in the animal kingdom.' Mail on Sunday 'David Barrie, who himself has sailed the oceans using a sextant, is passionate about navigation and describes in...
The Great Naturalists

The Great Naturalists

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From Classical times to the 19th century, the great quest to discover and define the intoxicating diversity of the natural world attracted a host of intrepid thinkers and explorers. Aristotle...
Three Against The Wilderness

Three Against The Wilderness

$15.00 AUD
Edition: bceCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the remote wilds of British Columbia, one man's unyielding determination to restore a forgotten land to its former glory stands as one...
Medical Curiosities: Volume 1

Medical Curiosities: Volume 1

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the strange and fascinating borderlands of medical history with Medical Curiosities: Volume 1, a compelling compendium...
The Great Auk Escape

The Great Auk Escape

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedIn a world where extinction is forever, one remarkable bird refuses to accept its fate —...
Encyclopedia Of Dinosaurs

Encyclopedia Of Dinosaurs

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew creatures have captured the human imagination quite like the towering, ancient giants that ruled the Earth for over 165 million years — and the Encyclopedia...
The Colourful World Of African Violets

The Colourful World Of African Violets

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew houseplants have captivated gardeners with the same enduring charm as the African violet, and The Colourful World of African Violets by A.G.W. Simpson stands...
The Greening Of Gondwana: The 400 Million Year Story Of Australia's Plants

The Greening Of Gondwana: The 400 Million Year Story Of Australia's Plants

$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before the first human footprint marked the ancient continent of Australia, an extraordinary botanical drama was unfolding across 400 million years — a...
The International Directory Of Civil Aircraft: 1997/98

The International Directory Of Civil Aircraft: 1997/98

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; sticker residue on the front cover; name penned on fep. For aviation enthusiasts, industry professionals,...
Edwardian Pigs

Edwardian Pigs

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$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back into the golden pastoral world of Edwardian England through this enchanting volume from The Cameo Collection...
The Illustrated Dictionary Of Australian Birds By Common Name

The Illustrated Dictionary Of Australian Birds By Common Name

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFor anyone who has ever paused mid-walk to wonder at a flash of crimson wing or a distant, haunting call, The Illustrated...
Shotgun Shooting: Techniques And Technology

Shotgun Shooting: Techniques And Technology

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFor the shooter who demands more than instinct — who wants to understand the precise mechanics behind every pull of...
Marranbala Country

Marranbala Country

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodCarved from ochre sandstone and alive with ancestral memory, Marranbala Country presents an intimate portrait of a remote and...
The Knife And Its History

The Knife And Its History

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$90.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFrom the earliest flint blades of prehistoric man to the iconic red-handled Swiss Army Knife recognised the world over, The Knife and Its History...