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First time in Penguin Modern Classics In five elegant autobiographical meditations Calvino delves into his past, remembering awkward childhood walks with his father, a lifelong obsession with the cinema and...

Long live the queen: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane kick off an all-new historical trilogy with the classy, courtly tale of Mary,...

Marie Santoa comes from a volatile Italian family. But when she inherits her grandmother's estate and everyone in the family starts calling her to see how she's doing, Marie knows...

Author: Michael AyrtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames And Hudson, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Strong spine. Foxing on top paper edges.This scholarly art history...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the treacherous world where art, money, and murder collide, Morris West's Masterclass introduces Max Mather, a sharp-eyed art authenticator...

Beyond Ixia, the roots of magic run deep... After the discovery of her magical abilities leads to her execution being ordered, Yelena has no choice but to flee to Sitia,...

For all those who choose to live "imperfectly" with the messy things they love, this book shows how to do so creatively, happily, and with considerable style ideas from leading...

Remember the first time you blew out the candles on your birthday cake and made a wish? That was your first experience of candle magic. Candle magic is a simple...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen Vanessa March spots her supposedly travelling husband in a television newsreel — standing at the scene of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an era defined by ideological upheaval, Jean-François Revel's Without Marx or Jesus presents a bold and provocative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to be a woman in a world structured by men? The Woman Question: Readings...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis lot gathers six gripping works of twentieth century history and biography, opening with Christopher...

In this first book of an epic debut middle grade fantasy graphic novel duology by Kara Bodegon-Hikino , Mage and her shark best friend, Squalo, set off on a wild...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedFew names in English literature carry the weight of Thomas Hardy, whose unflinching portraits of rural life, tragic fate,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the brutal colonial frontier of nineteenth-century Australia, Compassion is a visceral and deeply moving novel that...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat happens when a Soviet scientist vanishes into the ideological wilderness of the mid-twentieth century, leaving behind a trail of moral compromise and impossible...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the quiet, sun-dappled world of an Oxford summer, Sandel tells the story of Anthony, a jazz musician...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingRalph G. Martin's "Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill" is a two-volume biography that chronicles the extraordinary life of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor over a century, the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club has stood as one of Australia's most prestigious sporting institutions, and Richard Yallop's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of biology, philosophy, and ethics stands Mary Midgley's landmark work, Beast & Man: The Roots of Human Nature —...

Trying to be Ernest Hemingway is never easy. After reading A Moveable Feast, aspiring novelist Enrique Vila-Matas moves to Paris to be closer to his literary idol, Ernest Hemingway. Surrounded...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew writers have captured the American spirit with such razor-sharp wit and disarming humanity as Mark Twain, and A Treasury of Mark Twain presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the annals of agricultural and imperial history, few stories are as remarkable as the clandestine transfer of Spain's prized Merino sheep...

The advice teaches you to: motivate the opposite sex and get what you want; avoid arguments and promote fruitful communication; learn what will really impress your mate and score points...

Jonathan Hickman's smash-hit reimagination of Spider-Man continues! Jonathan Hickman's smash-hit reimagination of Spider-Man continues! The Sinister Six are all hunting Spider-Man and the Green Goblin for their ringleader, Kingpin -...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American-"in losing her...