Recently Acquired Private Library Collection

Edition: 1st ed, 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedWhat does it mean to be truly chosen — by fate, by society, or by one's own desperate will? David...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Minor tear on dj. Behind the closed doors of Australia's most secretive intelligence agency, a hidden war was being...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhen the guns of August 1914 began to fire, the conflict that erupted was not merely a European war — it was a truly...

Edition: 1st us ed., 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedSet against the brutal and largely forgotten war for Eritrean independence, To Asmara transports readers into one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn the vast, unforgiving wilderness of the Australian outback, The Naked Country by Michael East — the pen...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionIn the scorched and unforgiving Australian outback, a desperate teenage boy runs for his life — and The Shepherd's Hut is...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Remainder markFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Jacko, a bold and irreverent novel that thrusts readers into the...

Edition: 1st aus ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFew figures in American history managed to be simultaneously a murderer, a congressman, a disgraced general, and a...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: unclipped dj in mylar.In the harsh, unforgiving wilderness of 1788 New South Wales, a young British officer...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedIn the dust and danger of a war-torn East Africa, Towards Asmara chronicles the journey of a disparate group of...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedIn the vast, sunburned heart of Australia, a woman flees the wreckage of her privileged Sydney life and disappears into the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom one of Britain's most celebrated and intellectually daring postmodern writers comes The Ebony Tower, a masterful collection of novellas that holds...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: price clipped dj. In the turbulent landscape of mid-twentieth century Australia, Kylie Tennant's Time Enough Later presents a...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Moderate crease on the front panel. A sweeping, luminous novel that bridges...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the sun-scorched landscapes of mid-twentieth-century Australia, Randolph Stow's The Bystander presents a haunting portrait of alienation, moral ambiguity, and...

Edition: Limited Numbered and Signed Edition - No. 839 of a 1,000 copiesCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Light handling wear on the slipcase and boards. In a...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards: bumping and rubbing on corners and spine. Small...

Edition: First UK EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards: Rubbed edges; binding remains tight. Pages: light foxing on the book block. Markings: penned inscription to...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,SignedWhen the drums of war sounded across the twentieth century, Australian women answered the call — not from the sidelines,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodCondition remarks: english text. Minor stains on boards. Few events have reshaped the modern world as dramatically as the...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed bookplate laid-in. "Brother Fish" follows two men bound by an unlikely wartime friendship, tracing...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of American biographical history, The Roosevelts: American Aristocrats chronicles the rise and reign of one of the...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding tight. Some foxing on prelims...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA collection of short stories by the celebrated Australian writer Hal Porter, It Could Be You showcases his...

Edition: sept repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage. A distinguished memoir...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsIrving Wallace's The Celestial Bed presents a compelling narrative that uncovers the intricate and often scandalous world of human relationships...

Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Name penned on fep. Small stain on book block. A masterwork of Australian Gothic fiction, In...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe plot centers on Edward Armstead, who inherits a media empire and becomes obsessed with power, leading him to fabricate...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsIdentifying resources for foraging and survival in various Australian environments.

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA vivid work of literary non-fiction, The Actors: An Image of the New Japan chronicles Australian writer Hal...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe novel follows Ernest Cotgrave, who earns a living telling stories in pubs and clubs.

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Pictorial boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Handwritten inscription by the author. A work...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThe story follows Douglass Dilman, who unexpectedly becomes the first Black President of the United States. - political thriller and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe gripping thriller The Leader And The Damned plunges readers into a world of espionage and wartime intrigue, chronicling a...

Edition: 1st edCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA deeply personal biography and tribute, "April Fool's Day" records the true story of Damon Courtenay's short...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionTommo & Hawk presents a sweeping historical saga set against the rugged Australian landscape. This...

Edition: special ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Cooper's Creek, chronicles the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, a pivotal...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsBend To The Wind presents a tender narrative for young readers, illustrating a child's journey of understanding and...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA sweeping work of Australian fiction, "Four Fires" follows the Maloney family through post-war working-class Australia, capturing...

Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedThe Turning presents a collection of interconnected short stories, each offering a glimpse into the lives of ordinary...

Edition: 1st aus ed,,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative literary biography chronicles the life of Hal Porter, one of Australia's most versatile and flamboyant...

Edition: First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: inor surface wear on cover. Small stain on book block. Otherwise clean and bright text. A debut...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st printingCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of historical fiction, "Sylvia" chronicles the life of Sylvia Mattner, a young woman of...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA work of biographical history, "The Hero as Murderer" charts the contradictory life of Edward John Eyre,...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis gripping legal thriller, The Pelican Brief, plunges readers into a world of high-stakes conspiracy and political...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe adventure novel "Tangaroa's Godchild" by Olaf Ruhen immerses the reader in the cultures, seafaring traditions, and vast...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Remainder markThis story involves crime, a financial empire, and spans multiple locations like Nazi-occupied France and Saigon.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of literary fiction, "The Honorary Consul" follows a botched kidnapping in a remote Argentine town where a group...