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The Private Papers of James Boswell (Eight-Volume Set)
$400.00 AUD
Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, London, 1951Condition:Book: Good/FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis distinguished eight‑volume set of eighteenth‑century biography and travel literature...
James Boswell: The Later Years 1769–1795
$20.00 AUD
Author: Frank BradyBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJames Boswell: The Later Years 1769-1795 presents a meticulous biographical account of one of literature's most...
The Life of Samuel Johnson
A landmark in Boswell and Johnson studies In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a...
The Heart Of Boswell: Highlights From The Journals Of James Boswell
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterfully curated anthology, The Heart of Boswell: Highlights from the Journals of James Boswell presents the most vivid and...
Boswell's Presumptuous Task
$20.00 AUD
A heroic, brilliantly detailed portrait of the biographer as artist. James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is the most celebrated of all biographies, acknowledged as one of the greatest and...
The Life Of Dr. Johnson
$30.00 AUD
Edition: Dent's Double Volume EditionCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning visible. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A cornerstone of English literature...
The Yale Editions of Boswell's London Journal: 1762-1763
$15.00 AUD
Author: BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: Windmill Press , 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsBoswell's London Journal: 1762-1763 chronicles the formative experiences of a young...
Boswell In Search Of A Wife: 1766-1769
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: tanning and water damage on dust jacket, pages and binding fineThis compelling biographical volume chronicles James Boswell's intimate...
Boswell for the Defence
$40.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book. Please see condition notes at end of description. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear...
Boswell In Holland 1763-1764
$20.00 AUD
Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Boswell In Holland 1763-1764, chronicles a pivotal year in the life of...
Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764
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Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, UK, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents the journals of James Boswell during his travels in Holland from 1763...
Boswell In Holland 1763-1764: Including His Correspondence With Belle De Zuylen (Zélide)
$20.00 AUD
Author: Frederick A. PottleBinding: HardbackPublisher: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: long tears along spineThis compelling biographical account chronicles James Boswell's...
Johnson And Boswell: The Story Of Their Lives
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few literary friendships have proven as enduring...
Boswell In Holland 1763-1764
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Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped, has some light wear to edgesBoswell In Holland 1763-1764 chronicles...
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour
Book by Samuel Johnson, published in 1775. The Journey was the result of a three-month trip to Scotland that Johnson took with James Boswell in 1773. It contains Johnson's descriptions...
Johnson And Boswell: The Transit Of Caledonia
$35.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
In The Footsteps Of Johnson And Boswell: A Modern Day Journey Through Scotland
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when a sharp-eyed modern journalist retraces one of the most celebrated journeys in English literary history?...
The Autocrat Of The Breakfast-Table: Every Man His Own Boswell
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt a Boston boarding house breakfast table, a brilliant, opinionated, and endlessly charming monologist holds court — and The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table by...
James: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024! 'Percival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book' - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust From...
Following in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell: A Historical Guide to
Oliver Cromwell is one of the most important figures in British History. He was both soldier and politician and the only non-Royal ruler of Britain in a thousand years. His...
Anatole France Himself: A Boswellian Record
$60.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
Gimson's Heroes
'A witty, unforgettable celebration of the courage, genius and defiance that changed the course of history' Jacob Rees-Mogg 'Gimson makes excellent cases for all his choices. His "cardinal point" about...
Boswell's Clap and Other Essays: Medical Analyses of Literary Men's
$12.00 AUD
Balancing biographical and clinical evidence with psychological speculation, these ten delightful essays show how medical insights can illuminate and perhaps resolve certain literary problems. 10 illustrations.
Boswell's Clap And Other Essays: Medical Analyses Of Literary Men's Afflictions
$15.00 AUD
Author: William B. Ober, M.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: Southern Illinois University Press; Feffer & Simons, Inc., 1979Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsBoswell's...
Keepers of the Flame: Literary Estates and the Rise of Biography
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Daniel Solander
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Gimson's Heroes
'A witty, unforgettable celebration of the courage, genius and defiance that changed the course of history' Jacob Rees-Mogg 'Gimson makes excellent cases for all his choices. His "cardinal point" about...
The Portrait Of Zelide
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few biographical portraits capture the restless brilliance of an...
Sidetracks
In this classic work, the author of 'Footsteps' collects the biographical stories that have captured his fancy in the course of researching his books on the romantic poets, creating a...
James Fenton Of Forth: A Tasmanian Pioneer 1820-1901
$75.00 AUD
Edition: LE - No. 291 of 800 copiesCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the rugged and untamed landscape of colonial Tasmania, one man carved out a life that would...
Central Park West: the unmissable debut legal thriller by the former
'The plot goes like a train . . . vivid and compelling' IAN RANKIN The trial of the century. One chance to crack the case. A million ways to lose....
Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan
When Jimmy O'Connell took a job as chauffeur for 007 producers Eon Productions, it would not just be Cubby Broccoli, Roger Moore and Sean Connery he would drive to James...
History's Greatest Philosophers: Classical Wisdom for Modern Times
What does it mean to be a philosopher? Being a deep thinker? Taking a stand against the norms of society? Being really good at winning an argument? The beauty of...
Ian Fleming: The Complete Man
A fascinating new biography of the man behind James Bond, by an award-winning biographer and novelist who has unprecedented access to the Fleming Archive. A fresh portrait of the man...
Westport
PREORDER JAMES COMEY'S BREATHTAKING NEW LEGAL THRILLER RED VERDICT NOW! A gripping new case for Nora Carleton written by the former director of the FBI with an unmatched knowledge of...
The Peepshow: The thrilling new page-turner from Britain's top-selling
FROM BRITAIN'S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER WINNER OF THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times , Financial Times , Spectator ,...
True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: quarter leather cream papered boards - in mylar. Binding remains tight. Clean and tidy copy. From the sun-scorched plains...
The Coast Road: 'A perfect book club read' Sunday Times
*WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2024 * *SHORTLISTED FOR THE McKITTERICK PRIZE AND JOHN McGAHERN PRIZE 2025* *A WATERSTONES AND BA INDIE BOOK...
Tom Lake: The Sunday Times bestseller - a BBC Radio 2 and Reese
The Times 50 best paperbacks of 2024 A Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller 'Filled with the moments I live for in a story' BONNIE GARMUS, author...
Ghost Music: an unputdownable ghost story
MEET THE MASTER OF HORROR 'God, he's good' STEPHEN KING The dead can't punish people - but they can seek revenge When composer Gideon Lake moves into his new apartment...
Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times
A renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time Although they never met,...
Songs of Mihyar the Damascene
The landmark poetry collection that transformed 20th-century Arabic poetry, in a brilliant new translation by Kareem James Abu-Zeid and Ivan Eubanks Written in the early 1960s by Adonis, 'the most...