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Journey Across the Western Interior of Australia: With an Introduction and Additions by Charles H. Eden

Journey Across the Western Interior of Australia: With an Introduction and Additions by Charles H. Eden

$35.00 AUD
Author: Peter Egerton Warburton; Charles H. Eden; H. W. Bates (editor)Binding: SoftbackPublished: Hesperian Press, 1981, Facsimile editionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis work is a...
Lillie and the Gambler

Lillie and the Gambler

$10.00 AUD
Author: Betty WatsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self-published, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-
Christina Stead. A Life Of Letters.

Christina Stead. A Life Of Letters.

$15.00 AUD
Author: Chris WilliamsBinding: SoftbackPublished: McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1989Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life and letters of Australian-born novelist Christina Stead. It delves...
Poppy

Poppy

$10.00 AUD
Author: Drusilla ModjeskaBinding: SoftbackPublished: McPhee Gribble, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsDiscover the captivating story of 'Poppy' by Drusilla Modjeska. This paperback novel tells a fictional narrative...
Literary Occasions: Essays

Literary Occasions: Essays

$15.00 AUD
Author: V. S. NaipaulBinding: SoftbackPublished: Picador/Pan Macmillan, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA rich collection of essays on reading, writing, and identity by V. S. Naipaul,...
Iris Murdoch As I Knew Her

Iris Murdoch As I Knew Her

$15.00 AUD
Author: A. N. WilsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Random House UK Ltd, 2003Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book is a memoir by A. N. Wilson about his experiences and...
In the Wake of the Pack Tracks

In the Wake of the Pack Tracks

$15.00 AUD
Author: DICKSON, GREG (Editor)Binding: SoftbackPublished: Berwick-Pakenham Historical Society, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the early European settlement in the Pakenham area, particularly focusing on...
Another October Child: Recollections of  Eleanor Spence

Another October Child: Recollections of Eleanor Spence

$15.00 AUD
Author: Spence, EleanorBinding: SoftbackPublished: Collins Dove, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAn autobiographical account of Eleanor Spence's childhood and adolescence, ending with her marriage and the...
Gertrude and Alice

Gertrude and Alice

$15.00 AUD
Author: Diana SouhamiBinding: SoftbackPublished: Pandora Press, 1993Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerExplore the fascinating lives of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas with this captivating biography by...
Writers and Their Background: Alexander Pope

Writers and Their Background: Alexander Pope

$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter DixonBinding: SoftbackPublished: G. Bell, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an insightful exploration of Alexander Pope, a prominent poet of the English Augustan...
Wild Weeds and Wind Flowers: The Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard

Wild Weeds and Wind Flowers: The Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ric ThrossellBinding: SoftbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive look at the life and correspondence of Katharine Susannah Prichard,...
Letters of Vance and Nettie Palmer, 1915-1963

Letters of Vance and Nettie Palmer, 1915-1963

$15.00 AUD
Author: Vance PalmerBinding: SoftbackPublished: National Library of Australia, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection presents correspondence between Vance and Nettie Palmer from 1915 to...
Hugh Walpole: A Biography

Hugh Walpole: A Biography

$15.00 AUD
Author: Rupert Hart-DavisBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harcourt Brace & World, USA, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography presents a remarkable portrait of Hugh Walpole, capturing the essence of...
The Christesen Romance

The Christesen Romance

$15.00 AUD
Author: Judith ArmstrongBinding: SoftbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Christesen Romance is a captivating exploration of love and relationships set against the...
Signets: Reading H.D.

Signets: Reading H.D.

$20.00 AUD
Author: Susan S. FriedmanBinding: SoftbackPublished: University of Wisconsin Press, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerSignets: Reading H.D. brings together the best essays on the works of Hilda...
Blatant, artificial and contrived : tax schemes of the 70s and 80s

Blatant, artificial and contrived : tax schemes of the 70s and 80s

$35.00 AUD
Author: Trevor BoucherBinding: SoftbackPublished: Australian Taxation Office, 2010Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the various tax schemes that emerged during the 1970s and 1980s, highlighting...
The Collision of Two Civilizations: The British Expedition to China 1792-4

The Collision of Two Civilizations: The British Expedition to China 1792-4

$15.00 AUD
Author: Peyrefitte, AlainBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harvill, UK, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the British expedition to China from 1792 to 1794, detailing the cultural...
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History

The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History

$15.00 AUD
Author: David HeyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1996, reprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English,...
The History Today: Companion To British History

The History Today: Companion To British History

$20.00 AUD
Author: Juliet Gardiner; Neil WenbornBinding: SoftbackPublished: Collins And Brown Ltd, 1995Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe History Today Companion to British History is a detailed and...
Light Horse to Damascus

Light Horse to Damascus

$15.00 AUD
Author: Elyne MitchellBinding: SoftbackPublished: Macmillan / Sun Books Australia, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight Horse to Damascus is a military novel set during World War...
Warriors at Suez: Eisenhower Takes America into the Middle East

Warriors at Suez: Eisenhower Takes America into the Middle East

$15.00 AUD
Author: Donald NeffBinding: SoftbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores President Eisenhower's strategic decisions as America engaged in the Middle East during...
Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

$15.00 AUD
Author: Antonia FraserBinding: SoftbackPublished: Panther, 1972, reprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Mary, Queen of Scots', Antonia Fraser diligently compiles and sifts through everything known about Mary,...
God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

$15.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan D. SpenceBinding: SoftbackPublished: HarperCollins, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the Taiping uprising led by Hong Xiuquan, a significant millennial movement in...
Track Record: The Story of the Caterpillar Occupation

Track Record: The Story of the Caterpillar Occupation

$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles Woolfson, John FosterBinding: SoftbackPublished: Verso, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a unique inside view of the 103-day occupation against closure...
Andre Malraux: A Biography

Andre Malraux: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Curtis CateBinding: HardbackPublished: Fromm International, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCurtis Cate's biography explores the life of Andre Malraux, a literary figure, public personality, and political activist,...
Introduction to Mistral

Introduction to Mistral

$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard AldingtonBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerIntroduction to Mistral is a notable work by Richard Aldington, published in 1956. The...
The Poet Militant: Bernard O'Dowd

The Poet Militant: Bernard O'Dowd

$15.00 AUD
Author: Hugh AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hill Of Content, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the poetic philosophy of Bernard O'Dowd, a significant figure in Australian literature....
World Within World: Stephen Spender's Autobiography

World Within World: Stephen Spender's Autobiography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Stephen SpenderBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton - BCE, 1951Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography by Stephen Spender offers a profound insight into the life...
Henry Lawson Among the Maoris

Henry Lawson Among the Maoris

$30.00 AUD
Author: W.H. PearsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian National University, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the interactions and experiences of Henry Lawson, a prominent Australian poet and...
Jean Rhys

Jean Rhys

$20.00 AUD
Author: Carole AngierBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life and works of Jean Rhys, a celebrated author known for...
A Captive of Time: My Years with Pasternak

A Captive of Time: My Years with Pasternak

$20.00 AUD
Author: Olga IvinskayaBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins and Harvill Press, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis memoir by Olga Ivinskaya recounts her experiences and relationship with the renowned...
Crock of Gold

Crock of Gold

$20.00 AUD
Author: James StephensBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan Publishers , 1980, Facsimile EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis hardcover book is a perfect addition to any collection of historical fiction. With...
Heirs of the Kingdom

Heirs of the Kingdom

$15.00 AUD
Author: Zoé OldenbourgBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1972, First UKCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsHeirs of the Kingdom is a historical fiction novel that delves into the...
Archibald MacLeish: An American Life

Archibald MacLeish: An American Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Scott Donaldson, R. H. WinnickBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography explores the life and contributions of Archibald MacLeish, an influential American...
Dymphna Cusack

Dymphna Cusack

$20.00 AUD
Author: Norman Freehill; Norman and Dymphna CusackBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Nelson, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides insights into the life and travels of Dymphna Cusack and...
A Pilgrimage of Passion: The Life of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

A Pilgrimage of Passion: The Life of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

$20.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf; distributed by Random House, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the life of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, an English poet and political...
Christopher Brennan - a critical biography

Christopher Brennan - a critical biography

$25.00 AUD
Author: Axel ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life and works of Christopher Brennan, a significant Australian poet and scholar....
Sean O'Casey and His World

Sean O'Casey and His World

$20.00 AUD
Author: David KrauseBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1976Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis pictorial biography explores the life and works of Sean O'Casey, an influential Irish playwright who...
Two studies in integrity : Gerald Griffin and the Rev Francis Mahony (Father Prout)

Two studies in integrity : Gerald Griffin and the Rev Francis Mahony (Father Prout)

$20.00 AUD
Author: Ethel ManninBinding: HardbackPublished: Jarrolds, 1954Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the lives and contributions of Gerald Griffin and the Rev. Francis Mahony,...
Victor Hugo: A Biography

Victor Hugo: A Biography

$20.00 AUD
Author: Samuel EdwardsBinding: HardbackPublished: New English Library Ltd, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the captivating life of Victor Hugo, detailing his accomplishments and struggles...
Australian By Choice

Australian By Choice

$20.00 AUD
Author: John MorrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1973Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAustralian By Choice is a memoir featuring short stories that reflect on the author's experiences in Australia. Published...
Australians: Nine Profiles

Australians: Nine Profiles

$20.00 AUD
Author: John HetheringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W. Cheshire, 1960Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA landmark history of Indigenous Australia that accompanies a major nine-part Australian television series. This book combines...
INTIMATE PORTRAITS AND OTHER PIECES

INTIMATE PORTRAITS AND OTHER PIECES

$20.00 AUD
Author: Vance Palmer; Selected with an Introduction by H.P. HeseltineBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Cheshire, 1969Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis collection includes essays and articles by Vance Palmer,...
The Morning Was Shining (SIGNED)

The Morning Was Shining (SIGNED)

$30.00 AUD
Author: John Aikman HetheringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber, 1971Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis autobiography by John Aikman Hetherington recounts his journey and experiences, reflecting on his time in Australia and...
DISTURBING ELEMENT

DISTURBING ELEMENT

$15.00 AUD
Author: Xavier HerbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book is a story of an Australian literary legend written in his own...
Sweet Is War to Them That Know It Not

Sweet Is War to Them That Know It Not

$20.00 AUD
Author: Malcolm MuntheBinding: HardbackPublished: Gerald Duckworth, 1954Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA compelling narrative that explores the complexities of war and its impact on human relationships....
D. H. Lawrence in Australia

D. H. Lawrence in Australia

$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert DarrochBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan Australia, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores D. H. Lawrence's time in Australia, focusing on the connections between his experiences and...
Frank Harris: The Life and Loves of a Scoundrel

Frank Harris: The Life and Loves of a Scoundrel

$20.00 AUD
Author: Vincent BromeBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Yoseloff, 1964, Third PrintingCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Frank Harris, a controversial figure of the...