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Familiar Quotations: A Collection Of Passages, Phrases And Proverbs Traced To Their Sources In Ancient And Modern Literature

Familiar Quotations: A Collection Of Passages, Phrases And Proverbs Traced To Their Sources In Ancient And Modern Literature

$15.00 AUD
Author: John BartlettBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal reference work, Familiar Quotations: A Collection Of Passages, Phrases And Proverbs Traced To Their...
A Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms

A Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms

$15.00 AUD
Author: G. A. WilkesBinding: HardbackPublished: SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn indispensable linguistic resource, A Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms chronicles the...
A Reader's Guide To D. H. Lawrence

A Reader's Guide To D. H. Lawrence

$12.00 AUD
Author: Philip HobsbaumBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful literary guide, A Reader's Guide To D. H. Lawrence, presents a comprehensive analysis of the...
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Two-Volume Set)

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Two-Volume Set)

$90.00 AUD
Author: J Coulson William Little, H W FowlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No...
Who's Who In Australia 2008

Who's Who In Australia 2008

$40.00 AUD
Author: Tim HolderBinding: HardbackPublished: Crown Content pty ltd, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis essential reference work, Who's Who In Australia 2008,...
Who's Who In Australia 2000: An Australian Biographical Dictionary And Register Of Prominent People, With Which Is Incorporated John's Notable Australians (First Issued 1906)

Who's Who In Australia 2000: An Australian Biographical Dictionary And Register Of Prominent People, With Which Is Incorporated John's Notable Australians (First Issued 1906)

$40.00 AUD
Author: International Press Service AssociationBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney ; International Press Service Association, Crown Content / Melbourne ; Herald / Information Australia, 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in...
The 1990/1991 Collectors' Yearbook: Frama, Booklet & Self-Adhesive Stamps

The 1990/1991 Collectors' Yearbook: Frama, Booklet & Self-Adhesive Stamps

$50.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Australia Post , 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis specialized philatelic reference, The 1990/1991 Collectors' Yearbook: Frama, Booklet & Self-Adhesive Stamps, presents an exhaustive catalog...
Manual Of The Miniature Camera

Manual Of The Miniature Camera

$20.00 AUD
Author: T. L. J. BentleyBinding: HardbackPublished: George Newnes Limited, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Wear and ripping to DJ. Board...
The Mother Tongue

The Mother Tongue

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lancelot HogbenBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rips to perimeter of DJ and...
A Dictionary Of Americanisms On Historical Principles

A Dictionary Of Americanisms On Historical Principles

$60.00 AUD
Author: Mitford M. MathewsBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA monumental work of linguistic scholarship, A Dictionary Of Americanisms On Historical Principles meticulously chronicles...
A Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English (Two-Volume Set)

A Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English (Two-Volume Set)

$80.00 AUD
Author: Eric PartridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis two-volume lexicographical reference presents Eric Partridge’s authoritative catalogue of British and Commonwealth slang, cant,...
Exakta Manual

Exakta Manual

$30.00 AUD
Author: Werner WorstBinding: HardbackPublished: Fountain Press., 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Top-edge discoloured due to tanning, chips and...
Movie Cameras: The Definitive International Guide: 16Mm - 9.5Mm - 8Mm - Single 8 - Super 8

Movie Cameras: The Definitive International Guide: 16Mm - 9.5Mm - 8Mm - Single 8 - Super 8

$50.00 AUD
Author: Jürgen LossauBinding: HardbackPublished: Atoll Median., 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dual language text - German and English.This comprehensive reference work, Movie Cameras: The Definitive International...
The Complete Catalog Of Movie Cameras

The Complete Catalog Of Movie Cameras

$50.00 AUD
Author: Jurgen LossauBinding: PaperbackPublished: Atoll Medien., 2003Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dual language - German and English.This comprehensive reference work, Der Filmkamera Katalog, meticulously details...
Reflections On Language

Reflections On Language

$15.00 AUD
Author: Noam ChomskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Maurice Temple Smith Ltd., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsReflections On Language presents Noam Chomsky's seminal insights into the fundamental properties of...
A Dictionary Of Austral English

A Dictionary Of Austral English

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward E. MorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney University Press., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work, A Dictionary Of Austral English, chronicles the unique...
Chambers's Encyclopedia (Ten-Volume Set)

Chambers's Encyclopedia (Ten-Volume Set)

$450.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: W. & R. Chambers, 1888Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis ten-volume reference set presents a sweeping compendium of...
Shorthand For Today

Shorthand For Today

$25.00 AUD
Author: M I Sheedy; A OwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Pitman Publishing, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on book block.Shorthand For...
The Macquarie Dictionary: The National Dictionary

The Macquarie Dictionary: The National Dictionary

$30.00 AUD
Author: A. Delbridge et al. Binding: HardbackPublished: MacQuarie Library Pty.Ltd, Macquarie, NSW, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe authoritative The Macquarie Dictionary: The National Dictionary presents a definitive...
The Pioneer Register: Second Edition - Volume IV Containing Genealogical Details Of Five Hundred Pioneers, Their Children & Grandchildren

The Pioneer Register: Second Edition - Volume IV Containing Genealogical Details Of Five Hundred Pioneers, Their Children & Grandchildren

$45.00 AUD
Author: Dr C J SneeBinding: HardbackPublished: Printed in N.S.W. , 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume, The Pioneer Register: Second Edition...
Hospital Ships Of World War II: An Illustrated Reference To 39 United States Military Vessels

Hospital Ships Of World War II: An Illustrated Reference To 39 United States Military Vessels

$35.00 AUD
Author: Emory A. MassmanBinding: HardbackPublished: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light moisture damage on...
The Outline Of Literature

The Outline Of Literature

$50.00 AUD
Author: John Drinkwater; Revised By Horace ShippBinding: HardbackPublished: George Newnes Limited, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked hinges with...
Advanced Accounting 2: A Treatise On The Principles And Practice Of Accounting As Applicable In Australia For Practising Accountants And Students

Advanced Accounting 2: A Treatise On The Principles And Practice Of Accounting As Applicable In Australia For Practising Accountants And Students

$60.00 AUD
Author: R. Keith Vorston, E. Bryan Smyth, S.R. BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: The Law Book Company of Australasia Pty Ltd, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition...
The Mitchell Library, Sydney: Historical And Descriptive Notes

The Mitchell Library, Sydney: Historical And Descriptive Notes

$60.00 AUD
Author: (The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales).Binding: HardbackPublished: The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales, 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks...
Upon My Word!: More Stories From My Word

Upon My Word!: More Stories From My Word

$15.00 AUD
Author: Frank Muir & Denis NordenBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen, London England, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor...
Oh, My Word!

Oh, My Word!

$15.00 AUD
Author: Frank Muir And Denis NordenBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOh, My Word! presents a delightful journey through the...
Take My Word For It: More Stories From My Word

Take My Word For It: More Stories From My Word

$15.00 AUD
Author: Frank Muir & Denis NordenBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis delightful collection, Take My Word For It: More...
The Tasmanian Cyclopedia: An Historical, Industrial And Commercial Review, Biographical Facts Showing The Progress Of Tasmania

The Tasmanian Cyclopedia: An Historical, Industrial And Commercial Review, Biographical Facts Showing The Progress Of Tasmania

$150.00 AUD
Author: William (1789-1855) SWAINSONBinding: HardbackPublished: The Service Publishing Co., 1931Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis monumental reference work presents a comprehensive...
Fabergé And His Works: An Annotated Bibliography Of The First Century Of His Art

Fabergé And His Works: An Annotated Bibliography Of The First Century Of His Art

$100.00 AUD
Author: Christel Ludewig MccanlessBinding: HardbackPublished: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography...
The Collection Of 1982 Australian Stamps

The Collection Of 1982 Australian Stamps

$55.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Australia Post Stamps And Philatelic Branch, 1982Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe philatelic reference The Collection Of 1982 Australian Stamps presents a comprehensive catalog for...
Inscriptions In Stone: St. David's Burial Ground 1804-1872

Inscriptions In Stone: St. David's Burial Ground 1804-1872

$50.00 AUD
Author: Richard LordBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Georges Church, Hobart, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Presentation copy. Corrigenda stapled on fep.This meticulous...
Universals Of Human Language, Volume 1: Method And Theory

Universals Of Human Language, Volume 1: Method And Theory

$15.00 AUD
Author: Joseph H. GreenbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Stanford University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents a foundational examination of the common structural...
What A Wedding!: New Wedding Planning, Ideas, and Inspiration

What A Wedding!: New Wedding Planning, Ideas, and Inspiration

$99.50 AUD$20.00 AUD
You've just said yes... but now what? Wedding planning can be a daunting task. When is the right time to start shopping for dresses? How to keep the budgets balanced?...
The Universal Instructor or Self-Culture for All (Two-Volume Set)

The Universal Instructor or Self-Culture for All (Two-Volume Set)

$120.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., 1900Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards woth bumping on corners and...
Van Diemen's Land Annual For The Year 1834

Van Diemen's Land Annual For The Year 1834

$220.00 AUD
Author: Melville HenryBinding: HardbackPublished: Melanie Publications, Hobart, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Number 48 of 200 copies....
Godwin's Emigrant's Guide To Van Diemen's Land

Godwin's Emigrant's Guide To Van Diemen's Land

$130.00 AUD
Author: GodwinBinding: HardbackPublished: Tasmanian Government Printing Office, Hobart, 1990Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Number 433 of 500 copies. Brown half-leather...
A School Atlas Of Classical Geography;

A School Atlas Of Classical Geography;

$200.00 AUD
Author: Alex. Keith JohnstonBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, 1854Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Original leather binding...
Encyclopædia Londinensis; Or, Universal Dictionary Of Arts, Sciences, And Literature.

Encyclopaedia Londinensis; Or, Universal Dictionary Of Arts, Sciences, And Literature.

$250.00 AUD
Author: John WilkesBinding: HardbackPublished: J. Adlard, 1810Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards are fully detached, the binding...
The Modern Cambist: Forming A Manual Of Foreign Exchanges, In The Different Operations Of Bills Of Exchange And Bullion; With Tables Of Foreign Weights And Measures

The Modern Cambist: Forming A Manual Of Foreign Exchanges, In The Different Operations Of Bills Of Exchange And Bullion; With Tables Of Foreign Weights And Measures

$140.00 AUD
Author: William TateBinding: HardbackPublished: Effingham Wilson, 1852Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Aged boards with some marks. Internally...
The Hepburns at Gourdie Farm Woodstock West, Victoria

The Hepburns at Gourdie Farm Woodstock West, Victoria

$40.00 AUD
In July 1857 a dairy maid from Craigie in Perthshire sailed from Liverpool in the largest and one of the fastest clipper ships of the time and eighty-three days later...
Modern Shop Practice 5: Metallurgy - Welding

Modern Shop Practice 5: Metallurgy - Welding

$70.00 AUD
Author: Howard Monroe RaymondBinding: HardbackPublished: American Technical Society, 1941Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: White-out on title page, otherwise clean...
Guinness Down Under

Guinness Down Under

$49.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
Guinness is a name instantly recognised the world over the famous stout has been brewed at St James's Gate in Dublin for over 250 years, and is now brewed under...
The Tasmanian Almanac: The Red Book, 1972-73

The Tasmanian Almanac: The Red Book, 1972-73

$20.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Government of Tasmania, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Some...
The Letter Writer's Hand Book And Correspondents Guide

The Letter Writer's Hand Book And Correspondents Guide

$35.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: WARD, LOCK, AND CO., 1900Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive guide, Ward And Lock's Letter Writer's Handbook...
Verini's Stenographic Telegraph Code: Part I, 1 To 100,000

Verini's Stenographic Telegraph Code: Part I, 1 To 100,000

$250.00 AUD
Author: R. G. M. CreaseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Maclaren and Co., 1884Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 11 pp. Worn boards with...
Jaenisch's Chess Preceptor: A New Analysis Of The Openings Of Games.

Jaenisch's Chess Preceptor: A New Analysis Of The Openings Of Games.

$300.00 AUD
Author: C. F. De Jaenisch; translated by George WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS, 1847Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings:...
The Penguin Companion to English & American Literature (Two-Volume Set)

The Penguin Companion to English & American Literature (Two-Volume Set)

$30.00 AUD
Author: Jean Franco; Bradbury, Malcolm; Eric Mottram; David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company,Inc., New York, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. The Penguin...
Australian Dictionary Of Biography (12-Volume Set)

Australian Dictionary Of Biography (12-Volume Set)

$250.00 AUD
Author: Douglas. PIKE (editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition across all volumes, with solid hinges and minimal edge...