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All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent

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Author: V. Sackville-WestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1931Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Previous owner's writing on front cover, yellowed throughout...
Red Gold: The Conquest Of The Brazilian Indians, 1500-1760

Red Gold: The Conquest Of The Brazilian Indians, 1500-1760

$25.00 AUD
Author: John HemmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun faded spine, chips and tears to DJ.John Hemming's "Red...
Expedition To Surinam; Being The Narrative Of A Five Years Expedition Against The Revolted Negroes Of Surinam In Guiana On The Wild Coast Of South America From The Year 1772 To 1777

Expedition To Surinam; Being The Narrative Of A Five Years Expedition Against The Revolted Negroes Of Surinam In Guiana On The Wild Coast Of South America From The Year 1772 To 1777

$40.00 AUD
Author: John Gabriel StedmanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCaptain John Stedman's "Expedition To Surinam" is a compelling historical account and travelogue detailing his...
English Eccentrics

English Eccentrics

$30.00 AUD
Author: Edith SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsEdith Sitwell's "English Eccentrics" is a captivating work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives of various...
A Window On Our World: Plimpton Papers (SIGNED)

A Window On Our World: Plimpton Papers (SIGNED)

$70.00 AUD
Author: Pauline Ames Plimpton, George PlimptonBinding: HardbackPublished: University Press of America, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Yellowed and chipped DJ. Signed...
The Estate

The Estate

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Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: H. Wolff., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discolouration on pages edge due to foxing, minor...
The Analysis Of Organizations

The Analysis Of Organizations

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Author: Joseph A. LittererBinding: HardbackPublished: John Wiley & Sons., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic text, "The Analysis Of Organizations" by...
Sculpture/Inuit: Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic

Sculpture/Inuit: Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic

$40.00 AUD
Author: ELLIOTT (George) et alBinding: HardbackPublished: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Text: English & French.Published in...
Intermarriage And Conversion: A Halakhic Solution

Intermarriage And Conversion: A Halakhic Solution

$50.00 AUD
Author: J. Simcha CohenBinding: HardbackPublished: Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc, U.S.A, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis academic text presents a comprehensive...
The Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look At Professional Life And Achievement

The Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look At Professional Life And Achievement

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Author: Patricia Grimshaw And Lynne StrahanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Literature Board of the Australia Council., 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition...
Aristocrats

Aristocrats

$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRobert Lacey's "Aristocrats" is a compelling work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives and legacies of Britain's most...
The Cross Of Lassitude: Portraits Of Five Delinquents

The Cross Of Lassitude: Portraits Of Five Delinquents

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Author: Joan ColebrookBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsJoan Colebrook’s The Cross of Lassitude: Portraits of Five Delinquents is a sobering and...
The Wrong Side Of The Tracks

The Wrong Side Of The Tracks

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Author: Charles M. Haar And Daniel Wm. FesslerBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this incisive work of legal scholarship, "The Wrong Side Of...
Nuclear Power: Both Sides; The Best Arguments For And Against The Most Controversial Technology

Nuclear Power: Both Sides; The Best Arguments For And Against The Most Controversial Technology

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Author: Michio Kaku And Jennifer TrainerBinding: PaperbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1983Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight stain...
Melbourne Chronicle: Independent Cultural-Social Periodical

Melbourne Chronicle: Independent Cultural-Social Periodical

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Author: Fein, Yvonne and Sable, Arnold, editor.Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Jewish National Library and Cultural Centre 'Kadimah', 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image....
Bobbin Up

Bobbin Up

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Author: Dorothy HewettBinding: HardbackPublished: Australasian Book Society, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - small piece missing and repaired with tape. D....
The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And Love

The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And Love

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Author: Dora RussellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Virago, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this compelling autobiography, "The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And...
Between Memory And Hope: Tears For The Future

Between Memory And Hope: Tears For The Future

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Author: Marshall, Nikki [Introduction]Binding: PaperbackPublished: Prowling Tiger Press, 2004Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English and Arabic text. Faded and slightly worn cover. A...
Convicts & The Colonies: A Study Of Penal Transportation From Great Britain & Ireland To Australia & Other Parts Of The British Empire

Convicts & The Colonies: A Study Of Penal Transportation From Great Britain & Ireland To Australia & Other Parts Of The British Empire

$30.00 AUD
Author: A. G. L. ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stains on endpapers. This academic text meticulously...
By Courage And Faith: The First Fifty Years At Carey Baptist Grammar School

By Courage And Faith: The First Fifty Years At Carey Baptist Grammar School

$20.00 AUD
Author: Stuart SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis institutional history, "By Courage And Faith: The First...
Folklore Of The Australian Railwaymen

Folklore Of The Australian Railwaymen

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Author: Patsy Adam SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tear on front of dust jacket, some sun fading on spine.This non-fiction...
Servant Of The House

Servant Of The House

$40.00 AUD
Author: Frank C. GreenBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight tear...
History's Greatest Scandals And Worst Decisions

History's Greatest Scandals And Worst Decisions

$45.00 AUD
Author: Ed Wright And Stephen WeirBinding: HardbackPublished: Pier 9, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction work by Ed Wright and Stephen Weir presents a captivating collection of...
Dominant Mammal: The Biology Of Human Destiny

Dominant Mammal: The Biology Of Human Destiny

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Author: Macfarlane BurnetBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann Melbourne, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight dents in dust jacket.In this compelling work of non-fiction, "Dominant Mammal: The...
Mum & Dad Made History

Mum & Dad Made History

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Author: Chris McconvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by Chris McConville chronicles the lives of ordinary...
St Bernard's OCFC: Forever Strong; Celebrating 50 Years

St Bernard's OCFC: Forever Strong; Celebrating 50 Years

$35.00 AUD
Author: Matthew R Mulkearns; Sophie ArnoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: Trojan Press, 2013Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis commemorative history details the first fifty years of the St Bernard's Old...
North Ringwood Uniting Church: Fifty Years, 1960-2010

North Ringwood Uniting Church: Fifty Years, 1960-2010

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Author: Pam Grant, Ian Hickingbotham (eds.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: North Ringwood Uniting Church, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Mixed-Media: CD-ROM Included. This commemorative...
Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

Memories Of Melbourne University: Undergraduate Life In The Years Since 1917

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Author: Hume DowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cut on FEP. This non-fiction work offers a fascinating historical account of undergraduate life at...
People Of The Inland

People Of The Inland

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Author: Jeff CarterBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of non-fiction, Jeff Carter chronicles the lives and experiences of the Aboriginal people of...
The White Chrysanthemum: Changing Images Of Australian Motherhood

The White Chrysanthemum: Changing Images Of Australian Motherhood

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Author: Nancy KeesingBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus And Robertson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNancy Keesing's "The White Chrysanthemum: Changing Images Of Australian Motherhood" is a compelling work of...
Gulpilil's Stories Of The Dreamtime

Gulpilil's Stories Of The Dreamtime

$40.00 AUD
Author: Hugh Rule, Stuart GoodmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: William Collins, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a captivating array of traditional Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, as recounted...
How To Win Friends And Influence People

How To Win Friends And Influence People

$50.00 AUD
Author: Dale CarnegieBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis classic self-help guide, "How to Win Friends and...
The Jews In Victoria In The Nineteenth Century

The Jews In Victoria In The Nineteenth Century

$120.00 AUD
Author: Lazarus Morris GoldmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Published by the Author, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Frayed and foxed blue cloth....
After The Victorians: The World Our Parents Knew

After The Victorians: The World Our Parents Knew

$52.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Follow-up to the bestselling The Victorians in which A. N. Wilson tells the story of the 'Decline and Fall' of Britain. When this book begins, in the reign of Edward...
Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallorys Life and

Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallorys Life and

$34.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
An extraordinary treasure trove Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains....
French Chateau Style: Inside France's Most Exquisite Private Homes

French Chateau Style: Inside France's Most Exquisite Private Homes

$110.00 AUD$93.50 AUD
The doors of centuries-old French chateaux are thrown wide open in this sumptuous photographic cross-country tour. Readers will gain entry to a stunning array of stylish private homes within beautiful...
Brain Rules for Work: the science of thinking smarter in the office

Brain Rules for Work: the science of thinking smarter in the office

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Bestselling author Dr John Medina turns his expertise to the professional world, guiding the reader through what brain science and evolutionary biology have to say about topics ranging from office...
Ritual

Ritual

$60.00 AUD$51.00 AUD
Italian-born, Canadian-based documentary photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo has made it his life's mission to photograph the immigrant experience, working class culture and social justice issues. Considered "one of Canada's pre-eminent documentary...
Flanders: A Cultural History

Flanders: A Cultural History

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Famous for its cemeteries and monuments, Flanders has witnessed war and bloodshed on a colossal scale. Divided between Belgium, the Netherlands and France, this low-lying expanse of land has also...
The Time of their Lives

The Time of their Lives

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In the 1950s and 1960s, Keith Smith interviewed a number of "old timers", people whose living memories then stretched as far back as the 1880s, the gold-rush days and the...
Dirty Dancing: An Ethnography of Lap Dancing

Dirty Dancing: An Ethnography of Lap Dancing

$315.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Based on ethnographic research conducted in 'Starlets', a lap-dancing club in the North of England, this book delves into what is often seen as the 'deviant', and 'stigmatized' world of...
Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women

Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women

$47.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' - VOGUE 'Harpy...
Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women

Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women

$47.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' - VOGUE 'Harpy...
Warriors and Wenches: Sex and Power in Women's History

Warriors and Wenches: Sex and Power in Women's History

$39.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
The world is full of women we don t know whose stories have been overlooked or airbrushed from history. Often faced with limited life choices, this book proudly showcases those...
War in 100 Events

War in 100 Events

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From the beginning of war (10,000 BCE) to the Arab Spring (2010) in 100 bite- size entries. How did we get from clubs and spears to machine guns and drone...
Night Terrors: Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It

Night Terrors: Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It

$25.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Alice Vernon often wakes up to find strangers in her bedroom. Ever since she was a child, her nights have been haunted by nightmares of a figure from her adolescence,...
A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects

A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
The story of ocean liners brought to life by objects and ephemera, revealing life on board, luxury and magnificence, and peril and disaster. Explore the history of the great ocean...