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Poems Of Henry Lawson

Poems Of Henry Lawson

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew voices have captured the spirit of the Australian bush with such raw honesty and lyrical power as Henry Lawson's, and Poems of Henry Lawson...
Poems Of Henry Lawson

Poems Of Henry Lawson

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew voices have captured the rugged soul of the Australian bush with such raw, unflinching honesty as Henry Lawson's — and this beautifully curated collection,...
The Thoughts Of Nanushka

The Thoughts Of Nanushka

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodSome books whisper their wisdom so softly that the world almost misses them — The Thoughts of Nanushka is not one to be overlooked. Written under...
The Thoughts Of Nanushka: Volumes Vii & Viii

The Thoughts Of Nanushka: Volumes Vii & Viii

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFor decades, the voice of Nanushka has offered readers a gentle yet profound refuge — a space where everyday emotion is rendered into something timeless. Nan...
The Collected Poems Of W. B. Yeats

The Collected Poems Of W. B. Yeats

$50.00 AUD
Edition: 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have shaped the English literary canon with the visionary...
Patria: Poems

Patria: Poems

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an era defined by global conflict and profound national uncertainty, L. H. Allen's Patria stands as a deeply felt meditation on homeland, identity,...
Reef Poems

Reef Poems

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFrom the shimmering depths of Australia's Great Barrier Reef emerges a collection of verse that transforms one of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders...
The Verse Of Christopher Brennan

The Verse Of Christopher Brennan

$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the turn of the twentieth century, one singular voice rose above the colonial landscape of Australian letters...
Byron: A Symposium

Byron: A Symposium

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have inspired as much passion, controversy, and critical debate as George Gordon, Lord Byron — and Byron: A Symposium gathers...
The Bankside Stage-Book

The Bankside Stage-Book

$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingStep behind the curtain and into the storied world of the Bankside theatre tradition — The Bankside Stage-Book, written and illustrated by...
Lord Byron Accounts Rendered

Lord Byron Accounts Rendered

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat does it truly cost to be Lord Byron — in pounds, shillings, and pence, as well as in passion, scandal, and legend? Lord...
Indirections: A Memoir 1909-1947

Indirections: A Memoir 1909-1947

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew literary lives illuminate an era quite like that of Charles Brasch, and Indirections: A Memoir 1909–1947 stands as a testament to...
Mars

Mars

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWar, myth, and the raw violence of the human condition collide in Mars, a landmark collaboration between the celebrated Australian painter Arthur Boyd and the...
Life And Works Of Robert Burns: Critical And Analytical Edition. Volume 2.

Life And Works Of Robert Burns: Critical And Analytical Edition. Volume 2.

$150.00 AUD
Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Binding: front hinges cracked; binding slightly shaky; no loose pages; some...
Selected Poems Of Henry Lawson

Selected Poems Of Henry Lawson

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew voices have captured the rugged soul of the Australian bush with the raw honesty and lyrical power of Henry Lawson, and...
The Poetical Works Of George Macdonald: In Two Volumes

The Poetical Works Of George Macdonald: In Two Volumes

$120.00 AUD
Edition: fine-paper edition.Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn boards with minor marks and flecks. Binding slightly shaky. Markings:...
The Best Plays Of The Old Dramatists: Philip Massinger, Thomas Otway & James Shirley

The Best Plays Of The Old Dramatists: Philip Massinger, Thomas Otway & James Shirley

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: good/fair for age. Worn and sunned boards. Some bumping on spines and corners....
Playing with Matches

Playing with Matches

$37.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Playing with Matches is the ultimate collector's edition by internationally best-selling poet, Michael Faudet. A beautiful hardcover gift book that has been personally curated by the author featuring a compilation...
Untold Tales (SIGNED)

Untold Tales (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Untold Tales, a collection that showcases David Malouf's extraordinary gift for illuminating...
Act One

Act One

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the sun-bleached landscapes of Western Australia to the intimate corridors of the human soul, Act One announces...
Count Me the Stars

Count Me the Stars

$29.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
Visual poet Kylie Johnson's simple words have the
Typewriter Music

Typewriter Music

$35.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Typewriter Music, a masterful poetry collection that captures the rhythms of everyday life...
A Book Of Strife In The Form Of The Diary Of An Old Soul

A Book Of Strife In The Form Of The Diary Of An Old Soul

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingFrom the visionary mind of one of Victorian literature's most spiritually luminous figures comes A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary...
The Poets' World: An Anthology Of English Poetry

The Poets' World: An Anthology Of English Poetry

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingA treasury of the English-speaking world's finest verse, The Poets' World: An Anthology of English Poetry is a landmark collection that chronicles the rich...
William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth

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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...
Yarrow: Its Poets And Poetry

Yarrow: Its Poets And Poetry

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Rebound first edition.Few rivers in the British Isles have inspired as much verse...
Moliere And The Commonwealth Of Letters: Patrimony And Posterity

Moliere And The Commonwealth Of Letters: Patrimony And Posterity

$30.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edge, tanned DJ with minor tears.Few figures in the...
The Complete Plays Of William Congreve

The Complete Plays Of William Congreve

$30.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ is damaged with multiple tears to spine.At the glittering heart of the Restoration stage stands William Congreve, a...
The Greek Anthology: A Selection In Modern Verse Translations, Edited With An Introduction

The Greek Anthology: A Selection In Modern Verse Translations, Edited With An Introduction

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew literary treasures rival the breadth and beauty of The Greek Anthology, a monumental collection of ancient Greek...
Collected Poems 1909-1962

Collected Poems 1909-1962

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner annotations in margins / underlining - all in pencilFew poets have so thoroughly reshaped...
First Things Last (SIGNED)

First Things Last (SIGNED)

$250.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: DJ: faded, in mylar. From one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes First Things Last, a poetry...
Immigrant Ships To Australia: A Ninth Book Of Paintings, Poetry And Prose

Immigrant Ships To Australia: A Ninth Book Of Paintings, Poetry And Prose

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodThe vast, unforgiving ocean has always been both a barrier and a bridge for those who dared to seek a new life on distant shores,...
The Illustrated Treasury Of Australian Stories & Verse For Children

The Illustrated Treasury Of Australian Stories & Verse For Children

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA window into the soul of a nation's childhood, The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Stories & Verse for Children presents a rich and carefully...
Yeats

Yeats

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in the literary canon cast as long a shadow as William Butler Yeats — poet, mystic, playwright, and Irish nationalist — and...
Selected Poems

Selected Poems

$40.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew poets have conjured the numinous from the everyday with the same quiet mastery as Walter de la Mare, and this curated...
Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions

Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodShe was a creature utterly unlike any other — imperious, bizarre, and incandescently gifted — and Victoria Glendinning's Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions...
The Complete Works Of Shakespeare

The Complete Works Of Shakespeare

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFew names in the English language carry the weight of William Shakespeare, whose works have endured for over four centuries as the pinnacle of...
Journey To The Ends Of Time: Volume 1: Lost In The Dark Wood

Journey To The Ends Of Time: Volume 1: Lost In The Dark Wood

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn Journey to the Ends of Time: Volume 1: Lost in the Dark Wood, Sacheverell Sitwell — one of the...
The Tragedy Of King Lear

The Tragedy Of King Lear

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew works in the Western canon have matched the shattering emotional power of The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare's towering masterpiece of pride, betrayal, and...
Steps: Stories, Talks, Essays, Poems, Studies In History

Steps: Stories, Talks, Essays, Poems, Studies In History

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedRobert Graves, one of the twentieth century's most versatile and commanding literary minds, presents in Steps a rich and eclectic...
When We Were Very Young

When We Were Very Young

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Edition: 2nd aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerLong before Winnie-the-Pooh captured the world's imagination, A. A. Milne gifted children and adults alike...
Stolen Apples

Stolen Apples

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Text: English & Russian. Price clipped dj. From one of the Soviet Union's most daring and celebrated voices comes Stolen Apples, a...
Shelley: Selected Poetry, Prose And Letters

Shelley: Selected Poetry, Prose And Letters

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew voices in literary history burn with the same fierce, incandescent brilliance as Percy Bysshe Shelley's — a poet who turned radical...
Robert Browning: A Life Within Life

Robert Browning: A Life Within Life

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBehind the dramatic elopement, the passionate verse, and the towering reputation of Victorian poetry's most restless genius lies a far more complex human story...
Coleridge: Select Poetry Prose Letters

Coleridge: Select Poetry Prose Letters

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew literary figures cast as long and luminous a shadow as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Romantic visionary whose poetry, prose, and letters together constitute...
The Cave And The Spring: Essays On Poetry

The Cave And The Spring: Essays On Poetry

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat does it mean to write poetry — and more importantly, what does it mean to read it well? In The Cave and the...
Measure For Measure: As Royal Entertainment

Measure For Measure: As Royal Entertainment

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat if Shakespeare's most enigmatic problem play was never meant for the public stage at all, but was instead a lavish gift crafted for...
The Medea

The Medea

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew tragedies in the Western canon cut as deeply as Euripides' The Medea, a searing portrait of a woman scorned to the...