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Catalog Report
Biography
: 276 Books
[000076] Lahr, John. Dame Edna Everage and The Rise of Western Civilisation. London, Great Britain: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7475 1021 0. 243pp. The author has watched numerous performances from Dame Edna and this is a collection of his observations. A very clean copy. $15.00
[000090] Russel Ward. A Radical Life. South Melbourne, Australia: MacMillan, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 333 47844 4. A Radical Life, is the autibiography of the outspoken Russel Ward. The dust jacket has some scratches and chips. The book is in very good condition. 264 pp with numerous photographs. $15.00
[000098] Rosanove, Joan. Woman in a Wig. Melbourne, Australia.: Landsdowne Press, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 7018 0450 5. 166pp biography of the first woman barrister to practice in Victoria. The dust jacket has some chips, rubbing and a few small tears along the top. $10.00
[000104] Harris, Martha. Anjelica Huston. London, Great Britain: Robson Books Ltd, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 86051 819 1. 168pp biography of Anjeclica Huston.Slight rubbing to dust jacket. $10.00
[000107] . Remarkable Men. London, Great Britain: Society for Promoting Christain Knowledge, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Short biographies of Wotton, Ferguson,Humboldt, Wilberforce, Faraday, Scott, Arnold, Waterton, Roberts, Bunyan. 248 pp. Date unknown possibly pre 1900. Some watermarks first few pages and marking thoughout. Hinges split inside front cover only. Previous owner's name inside. Some pencil marks. Cover has some damage. $10.00
[000117] Carey, Jim and McCrae, Toni. Peacock MP. Adeaide, Australia: Rigby, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7270 1751 9. 206pp with numerous photographs. Biography of an Australian politician. Dust jacket has small watermark along top at rear. Some small marks on dust jacket. Previous owner's name and gift inscription inside. $10.00
[000121] Trengrove, Alan. Menzies A Pictorial Biography. West Melbourne, Australia: Thomas Nelson Australia Pty Ltd., 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 17 005280. Pictorial biography of Sir Robert Menzies,90 pp. Numerous photographs. Soft cover. $8.00
[000138] Chipp, Don and Larkin, John. Don Chipp. The Third Man. Adelaide, Australia: Sun Books, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7270 1025 5. 254pp with 8pp of photographs. The origins of Don Chipp's Democratic party. Soft cover. Covers rubbed and some marks. Binding is tight. Chemical pen price mark on back cover. $8.00
[000143] Schweitzer, Albert. On The Edge Of The Primeval Forest. London, Great Britain: Adam and Charles Black, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Experiences and observations of a doctor in equatorial Africa. 222 pages with 35 photographs. Dust jacket is torn, chipped and grubby. Some pieces are missing. The cover is dark green with gold lettering and is in good condition. $10.00
[000176] Hands, Various. Great Contemporaries. London, Great Britain: Cassell and Co, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. 464pp. Essays about famous people Including Hitler, Gandhi, Ford, Marconi, Aga Kahn, Hindenburg ... Cover is marked. Previous owner's name inside. Binding is becoming loose. $15.00
[000201] Leser, David. Bronwyn Bishop. Melbourne, Australia.: The Text Publishing Co, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 1 875847 02 2. 210pp biography of an Australian politician. " A woman in pursuit of power." Includes photographs. Paperback. First edition. Some chipping to edges and corners bumped. $8.00
[000203] Spillman, Ken Ed. A Gentle Man. Perth, Western Australia: Cancer Foundation of Western Australia, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 9589701 1 4. Memories of the 25th governor of Western Australia. 124pp. This paperback copy has been folded along the centre. Some chips to edges. $8.00
[000225] Henderson, Paul. The Unlikely Spy. London: BCA, 1993. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. An autobiography of the former managing director of Matrix Churchill.294pp. Hardcover without dustjacket. Gift inscription inside front cover. $8.00
[000253] O'faolain, Nuala. Are You Somebody? The Life and Times of Nuala O'Faolain. London: Sceptre, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 340 72886 8. Paperback. 434pages. Very few marks. Extended edition. Fold mark on bottom corner of cover. $8.00
[000320] Hawke, Hazel. My Own Life. Melbourne, Australia.: The Text Publishing Company, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. ISBN: 1 86372 101 0. 232pp biography of the wife of an Australian Prime Minister. Hardcover, jacket chipped and some small tears. $8.00
[000321] Dimbleby, Jonathon. The Prince of Wales. London: BCA, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 620pp biography of the Prince of Wales. Hardcover. D/j worn and chipped. Some marks on edges. $8.00
[000323] Hawke, Bob. The Hawke Memoirs. Australia: William Heineman Australia, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 85561 502 8. The memoirs of an Australia Prime Minister. 618pp hardcover and jacket in good condition. $15.00
[000324] Donnelly, Felix. One Priest's Life. Auckland: Australia and New Zealand Book Company, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 908620 05 5. An outspoken Catholic priest's biography. This book bears the inscription ...'Very warmest good wishes, Felix Donelly." Dust jacket is worn, chipped and some small tears. $15.00
[000325] Berry, John. Man to Man. Tom Skinner. New Zealand: Whitcoulls, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7233 0639 7. A biography of a New Zealand trade unionst. 204pp with illustrations and cartoons. Some marks on dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000326] Dunmore, John. Norman Kirk. New Zealand: New Zealand Books, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The portrait of a New Zealand politician. Inside page opp title has been removed, Dust jacket rubbed and chipped.116pp. $7.00
[000327] Morton, Andrew. Diana, Her New Life. London: BCA, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A biography of Diana. 176pp with colour photos. Page inside front opp title page has been removed. jacket good. $7.00
[000328] Mair, George. Oprah Winfrey. The Real Story. Aurum Press, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 1 85410 326 1. The biography of Oprah Winfrey. 376pp with illustrations. Boob and jacket in good condition. $8.00
[000338] Henderson, Jim. Down From Marble Mountain. Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 340 338628. A New Zealand biography. 285pp wth illustrations. Jacket has small tears. $15.00
[000393] Fairbridge, Kingsley. Kingsley Fairbridge: His Life and Verse. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1974. Rhodesiana Reprint Library Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 86920 107 7. Reprint of the 1927 edition of the Autobiography of Kingsley Fairbridge with additional text and new illustrations and selections from the 1909 and 1928 editions of his Veld Verse. In two parts in the one book.This book is in very good condition. Some marks on top edges.Dust jacket has minor chips. Previous owner's name written (neatly) inside. $30.00
[000423] Ormonde, Paul. A Foolish Passionate Man. Australia: Penguin, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 14 005975 x. 256pp B/w photographs. Biography of Jim Cairns, once the deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Covers rubbed. Clean copy. $5.00
[000426] MacLaine, Shirley. Its All In The Playing. USA: Bantam, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 553 05217 9. 5th vol of MacLaine's memoirs. 338 pp. Jacket chipped and rubbed. $7.00
[000570] Smith, William Edgett. Nyerere of Tanzania. Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Publishing House, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0 949932 08 6. 207pp. Softcocer. Covers rubbed and some small fold marks. Previous owner's name inside. Text is clean and binding good. $8.00
[000591] Forbes, Esther. Paul Revere and The World He Lived In. Boston: Houghton Miflin Co, 1945. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. 498pp with numerous illustraions. Paul Revere's life story. An amazing tale of an American patriot. Only the front and spine of jacket remains. Red cloth. Book is in good condition. Previous owner's name and inscription (neat) inside. $25.00
[000731] Hutchison, Bruce. Mackenzie King. The Incredible Canadian. New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 454 pp with illus. Wrapper price clipped, rubbed, chipped, a few fold marks and minor tears. Covers and book good with only minor spotting along edges. $12.00
[000732] Smuts, J.C. Jan Christain Smuts. Cape Town: Cassell and Co, 1952. South African Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 568pp. 23pp illus. 5 maps. A biography of a famous Boer/South African leader written by his son. Wrapper has light chipping and minor tears to edges. Covers and book are good. $15.00
[000755] Willey, Basil. Spots of Time. New York: W.W Norton & Company, INC., 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 249pp. A retrospect of the years 1987-1920. Dust jacket creased. Chipped around edges. Some tears and small pieces missing. First page was removed but does not affect the text. Price clipped. $10.00
[000888] Hart, W.E. Hitler's Generals. London: The Cresset Press, 1944. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 188 pp. Biography of 9 German generals during WW2. Includes Rommel, Milch, Fritsch etc. Printed on war economy paper. Blue cloth cover is worn and corners bumped. Wear to top and bottom of faded spine. Binding is good and text is clean. $18.00
[000994] Kerbel, Michael. Paul Newman. London: Star Books, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 352 39803 5. 158 pp with numerous illus. Part of the illustrated history of the movies series. Nice copy. $5.00
[001087] Van Loon, Hendrick Willem. Van Loon's Lives. London: George G. Harrop and Co, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / No Jacket. No jacket, edges rubbed and worn. Binding good, text clean. Corners bumped and slightly frayed. $12.00
[001185] Pitman, E.R. Ann H. Judson. London: Pickering and Inglis Ltd, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Memoirs of Mighty men and Women. Sunday school book prize label inside. 1948 reprint. Grubby. Inc b/w pic of Judon. 96pp. Some spotting. Slightly out of shape. $9.00
[001236] Colliver, Joan. Mac. Esperance's Man of the Sea. Esperance, Western Australia: First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Circa 1995. The story of local Esperance fisherman and legend Don Mackenzie. 87 pp. paperback in good condition. Price label on back cover. Circa 1995. $12.00
[001269] Thorpe Clark, Mavis. The Boy from Cumeroogunga. Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 340 26870 0. The story of Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls, Aboriginal leader. 179 pp. Binding good. text clean. $8.00
[001272] Bropho, Robert. Fringedweller. Sydney: Apcol, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 909 188 37 8. The story of a controversial Aboriginal leader.153 pp, b/w illus. Very good condition. $20.00
[001303] Mann, Thomas. The Living Thoughts of Schopenhauer. London: Cassell, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Part of the Living Thoughts Library. 137 pp. Text clean. Binding good. $10.00
[001314] Sitwell, Osbert. Left Hand, Right Hand !. London: The Reprint Society, 1946. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and small tears etc. Text clean, binding good. B/w illus. 280 pp. $10.00
[001598] Hasluck, Paul. Mucking About. An Autobiography. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 522 84125 2. Jacket is worn and marked. Covers marked. Text clean. Binding good. Previous owner's details inside. 287 pp. Some b/w illus. $22.00
[001623] Messner, Hans-Otto. Magda Goebbels. First Lady of the Third Reich. Canada: Nelson, 1981. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 17 601518 3. 285 pp. Bio, biblio, index. Some b/w illus. A tidy copy. $8.00
[001709] Hinds, E.m. Nothing Venture. London: The Book Club, 1941. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Jacket is worn and large losses. Covers good. Pages browning. Binding good. $12.00
[001852] Tucker, James. Ralph Rashleigh. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1952. First Authentic Popular Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn Bumped. Spine sunned. Binding good. Pages clean. $8.00
[001854] Anderson, Hugh. Time Out of Mind. Melbourne: National Press, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 9094 7016/2. The story of Simon McDonald. Covers lightly rubbed but near VG. Book VG. $19.00
[001871] Aldington, Richard. Portrait of a Genius, But .... London: Readers Union, 1951. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Bumped. Covers marked and spine faded. Binding good. Text clean. $12.00
[001949] Dark, Sydney. Twelve Bad Men. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket spine browned. Worn, now covered with plastic. Some repairs to jacket. Board staining. Binding good. Text clean. Circa 1930. $25.00
[001973] Knorr, Hilde. Journey with a Stranger. Victoria, Australia: Collins Dove, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 85924 477 6. Paperback. Light wear to corners of front covers. Binding good. Text clean. $9.00
[002069] Whitington, Don. Strive to be Fair. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7081 0828 8. 170 pp with index and some b/w illus. Jacket has some minro wear. Else very good. $12.00
[002084] Duffield, Robert. Rogue Bull. Sydney, Australia: Fontana, 1979. First Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 00 634515 8 x. 231pp with maps at ends. The story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara. Paperback in good condition. Minor rubbing to covers. PON inside. $15.00
[002174] Smith, Charles. Fifty Years with Mountbatten. Great Britain: Hamlyn, 1981. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 600 20403 0. Covers lightly worn. No roll. Binding good. 176 pp. Index, some b/w illus. $5.00
[002176] Tantri, K'tut. Revolt in Paradise. London: Heinemann, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. The amazing story of a woman who was adopted by a Balinese Rajah, tortured by the Japanese and fought to win Indonesia its freedom. Jacket price clipped and lightly worn. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $15.00
[002190] Hollows, Fred. Fred Hollows. The Updated Autobiography with Peter Corris. Australia: Kerr, 1993. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 9588004 7 2. A very good copy. Clean and bright. $8.00
[002205] Stein, Cathi. Elton John. London: Futura, 1975. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 8600 72010. 144 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers only lightly worn. No roll. Square and clean. $5.00
[002208] Renoir, Jean. Renoir. My Father. London: Collins, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 416 pp. Collour frontis. Numerous b/w illus. Index. Covers worn but clean. Bumped. Binding tender. Tape marks inside covers. A reading copy. $10.00
[002253] Horrocks, Brian. A Full Life. London: Collins, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is lighty worn, chipped with some small losses and edge tears. Covers bright and clean with bright gilt lettering on spine. A very nice copy. 320 pp. Index, b/w illus. $10.00
[002338] Blom, Eric. Some Great Composers. London: Oxford University Press, 1946. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Biographies of some famous composers. 120 pp. Covers worn and faded. Binding good. Text clean. Insc inside. $8.00
[002419] Battye, Louis. I Had a Little Nut Tree. London: Secker and Warburg, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. Ex-library. First page removed. Jacket covered. Worn. The story of a disabled person's childhood. $20.00
[002468] Stokes, John. The Western State. Stories of Pioneers. Perth, Western Australia: Paterson Brokensha, 1962. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Stories of Western Australian pioneers. 184 pp. Illus. Binding good. Text clean. Penned over price on front cover. $10.00
[002486] Biagi, Enzo. Svetlana : The Inside Story. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket lightly worn, price clipped. Jacket laminate starting to crack. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. 158 pp. Some b/w illus. $14.00
[002500] Ziegenmeyer, Nancy. Taking Back My Life. New York: Summit Books, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 671 73455 5. The dramatic journey from victim to women's advocate. Written with Luke Warren. Very good condition. $10.00
[002687] Stewart, Noel. As I Remember Them. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook Books, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 086445080x. Jacket chipped and lightly faded. Covers have light wear on edges. Binding good , text clea,. The biographies of famous Western Australian women. 269 pp. Illus. $20.00
[002693] Ewart, Andrew. The World's Wickedest Women. London: Oham's Books, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Intriguing studies of Eve and evil through the ages. 288 pp of wicked ... wicked women! Great biographies of very naughty women. Jacket only lightly worn. Covers and text clean and bright. Dusted along top edge. Great book! $22.00
[002718] Silbert, Eric. Dinkum Mishpocach. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook Books, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0864450141. Biography of Eric Silbert. 355 pp. family tree chart at ends. Covers and book lightly worn. $11.00
[002777] Wignall, Olga. Hellfire's Lovechild. Western Australia: By Author, 1993. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Very Good ISBN: 064617889x. Sequel to Chancy Times. 216 pp. Some b/w illus. Signed and inscribed by the author. In very good condition. Only very light wear. $16.00
[002787] Ferrier, Carole. As Good a a Yarn with You. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0521393140. Letters between famous Australian writers. Edited by Carole Ferrier of the Department of English in Queensland. 438 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Light edge wear . Near very good. $16.00
[002815] Warren, W.L. King John. London: Eyre & Spottiswood, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers clean. Light wear at base of spine. Binding good. Text clean. 340 pp. Index. Some b/w illus and maps. $12.00
[003007] McBride, James. The Colour of Water. Australia: Sceptre, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0733605753. James McBride grew up one of 12 siblings in the all black housing project of Red Hook, Brooklyn, the son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white. Paperback. Light wear. Light roll. Binding good. Text clean. $20.00
[003019] Bahlman, Dudley, W.R. The Diary of Sir Edward Walter Hamilton. Volume One. London: Oxford University Press, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 19 822324 . Covers the period 1880-1882. Jacket is lightly marked. Light cover wear. Near very good. $40.00
[003021] Matthews, David. Michael Tippett. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0571109543. A study of one of Britains great composers. Jacket is lightly worn and has a 5cm closed tear on back cover. Binding good. Text clean. 112 pp inc index. $22.00
[003027] May, J.Lewis. Cardinal Newman. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The life of Cardinal Newman. Covers worn and some marks. Spine sunned. 230 pp. PON inside. $10.00
[003053] Maurois, Andre. Byron. London: Jonathon Cape, 1930. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. No jacket. Covers worn and spine sunned. Binding cracked at frontis. 464 pp. Index. Some illus. Edges dusty. Translated from the French by Hamish Miles. A biography of Byron. $12.00
[003083] Barry, Paul. The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond. Sydney: Bantam Books, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1 86359 001 3. The story of how we made this man a hero and how he fell from grace. 292 pp. Some b/w illus. An expose. Jacket is chipped and worn with some small tears on edges. Binding good, text clean. $18.00
[003180] Smith, T. Stratton. The Rebel Nun. London: Souvenir Press, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped, clipped, has numerous tears but is worth preserving. Binding is good. 252pp. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Some marks. Ex-Christian Brothers High School Library, but apart from a few stamps inside front cover no other library marks. $20.00
[003224] Fraser, Antonia. The Warrior Queens. Great Britain: Mandarin, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0749316756. An inspired evaluation of women leaders in war. Paperback in good condition. 383 pp. Some b/w illus. $10.00
[003227] Guile, Fred Lawrence. Norma Jean. Great Britain: May Fair, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Fair The biography of Marilyn Monroe. 351 pp. Some b/w photos including a few that got Joe DiMaggio a bit hot under the collar! Paperback. Covers worn and some fold marks. Rolled. Bumped. A few marks. Pages browning. $9.00
[003256] Ions, Edmund. Woodrow Wilson. London: Library of the 20th Century, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good The politics of peace and war and one of America's greatest presidents. Light wear. Binding good. Small pen mark inside cover. 128 pp. $10.00
[003370] Churchill, Winston. S. The Unwritten Alliance. Speeches 1953 - 1959. London: Cassell, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oblong Quarto. Very Good / Very Good. A very nice copy of the scarce Churchill title. Jacket is clipped and has light wear. A few light marks on edges. Jacket now protected. Book is clean and bright. Edges lightly dusted. $270.00
[003435] Fingleton, Jack. Batting from Memory. Collins, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. The autobiography of a great cricketer. 266 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Very good. Jacket protected. PON inside. $15.50
[003436] Walter, James. The Leader. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7022 1557 0. A political biography of Gough Whitlam. 295 pp. Index. Biblio. Some illus. In very good condition. $10.00
[003437] Rosvall, Toivo David. The Mazarine Legacy. New York: The Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The life of Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarine. Jacket chipped and worn. Now protected. Old price label on front. 244 pp. Illus. index. $20.00
[003453] Eden, Sir Anthony. Full Circle. The Memoirs of Sir Anthony Eden. London: Cassell, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A British PM recalls ... Hardcover in good condition. Jacket chipped and there are a few minro tears alongs edge. Binding good. A clean copy. 619 pp. Index. Inc 5 maps. $15.00
[003749] Chapman, Ivan D. Iven G Mackay. Citizen and Soldier. Melbourne: Melway Publishing, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0909439028. An autobiography of a famous Australian soldier, from Gallipoli to New Guinea. 316 pp. Maps at ends. Index. Some b/w illus. No jacket. Covers lightly worn. Book near very good. $15.00
[003759] Nairn, John. Come in Billy Nairn. Perth, Western Australia: North Stirling Press, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0959752749. The story of the Nairn family in Western Australia. Book in very good condition. 250 pp. Index. Some maps and illus. $22.00
[003795] Young, Desmond. Fountains of Elephants. London: Collins, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of the brilliant soldier who fought on the plains of northern India. Maps at ends. 319 pp. Illus. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses. Now protected . $12.00
[004107] Bullock, Alan. Hitler. A Study in Tyranny. London: The Companion Book Club, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 776 pp. Inc biblio and index. Covers worn. Mark at top of spine. Binding cracked. Part of jacket has been pasted inside on fisrt blank page. $10.00
[004179] Davies, Brian. The Life of Jimmy Blacksmith. Sydne: Ure Smith, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good ISBN: 072540471x. The true story behind The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith. Paperback in good condition. 128 pp. Some b/w illus. Scarce. $25.00
[004246] Cheeseman, Evelyn. Things Worth While. London: Hutchinson, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The autobiography of a naturalist who visited many of the Pacific Isles. Jacket chipped and worn. First page has been name clipped. maps at ends. Binding good. Text clean. $7.00
[004345] Witcomb, Nan. Up Here and Down There. Australia: Author, 1986. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good Not a history book, an adventure story, with letters, photographs, cartoons and memorabilia, representing over 50 years of air hostessing in Australia with Australian Nationa' Airways, Ansett and subsidiary airlines. plastic coer. Clean and tidy copy. 340 pp. $15.00
[004353] Buchell, Dave. One Foot in the Grave. London: Heinemann, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. An autobiography. Of diving and sportng interest. Jacket lightly worn. Binding good. Clean copy signed by author. $12.00
[004356] Braddon, Russell. Joan Sutherland. Sydney: Collins, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A biography of Joan Sutherland. 256 pp. Illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. $8.00
[004377] Trump, Donald J. Trump Surviving at the Top. New York: Random House, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 394 57597 0. Jacket has some shelf wear. Binding good. Text clean. $20.00
[004552] Wasserman, Ursula. I Was an American. London: The Bodley Head, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has one small loss and some wear and marks. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[004634] O'Hare, John. Uneasy Lies the Head. London: Alvin Redman, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Ex-lib. Usual markings and wear. Biographical tales such asCatherine the Great, Lola Montex, Jorgen Jorgenson, Yehonala, John Boyes etc. $10.00
[004644] Dareff, Hal. Jaqueline Kennedy. New York: Parent's Magazine Press, 1966. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn and damaged where a price label has been removed. Book exchange stamps inside. $9.00
[004685] Repa, Peter. A Footnote to My Epitaph. NSW, Australia: David-Mason Jones, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Ex-Library. Fair Ex-lib copy of this rare book about Lieutenant Repa, a Ukranian who served in the Red Army , became a POW and moved to Australia in 1950. Fair codition only. Reading copy. $50.00
[004930] Smith, Roger. The Jindalee Factor. Perth, Western Australia: Marketing Focus, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Insights on Western Australian entrepreneurs. Inc 2 Ralph sarich, Denis Horgen and Warren Jones. Jacket has a few marks. Else very good. $10.00
[005002] Roth , Lillian. I'll Cry Tomorrow. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The true story of Lillian roth, actress. Ex book exchange, corner price cut. Pen and stamp marks inside. Scarce Horwitz title. fair only. $12.00
[005140] Dobschiner, Johanna-Ruth. Selected to Live. London: Pickering and Inglis Ltd, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good She ran from an evil she could barely understand to a love she could never have imagined. Paperback. Light wear. A few marks. $7.00
[005194] Lane, Margaret. Edgar Wallace. The Biography of a Phenomenon. London: William Heinemann, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 423 pp bio of Wallace. Some illus. Index. Covers worn and marked. Light foxing inside covers. Binding good. Spine frayed at extremities. $10.00
[005238] Leith, Colin Russell. Duty Done. West Perth: Cyril Ayris Freelance, 2001. First Edition. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Good ISBN: 095788530x. The story of Colin Russell Leith AM DFC as told to Cyril Ayris. Leith was a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain. This copy has been autographed by Leith. 260 pp. Illus, some colour. Edges and corners are worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Clean. Printed on gloss paper. Scarce copy. $100.00
[005319] . Uncensored Recollections. London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1924. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Gossip about Victorian celebrities. Covers worn, bumped. Binding good. PON inside. $10.00
[005321] Moyes, A G. Bradman. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and marked. Cloth on spne frayed and cracked. A good reading copy. Fair. $8.00
[005442] Carnegie, Margaret. In Search of Breaker Morant. Australia: Grahic Books, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 09596361x. A scarce copy of research into the life of Breaker Morant, balladist and Bushveldt Carbineer. 227 pp. Inc index and illus. Paperback. First page has been name clipped. Pages are browning with age. A better than reading or reseach copy. Old penned price on front cover. $40.00
[005552] Moran, Stan. Reminiscences of a Rebel. NSW, Australia: Alternative Publishing Co-op, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good The biography of a unionist. 74 pp. Some illus $15.00
[005554] Jenkins, Alan. On Site 1921-71. London: Heinemann, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of Taylor Woodrow. Inc numerous b/w illus. In good condition. $10.00
[005577] Kirsch, Jonathan. King David the Rea Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel. Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2001. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A biography of King David. Paperback. A few fold marks and light wear. $10.00
[005643] Gould, Ed. Ralph Edwards of Lonesome Lake. Canada: Hancock House, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The complete biography of the Crusoe of Lonesome Lake. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. 295 pp. Some illus. $12.00
[005742] Mailer, Norman. Advertisements for Myself. London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Autobiography by Norman Mailer. 446 pp. Jacket is rubbed, chipped and worn with some losses at extremities. $25.00
[005744] Grove, Martin A. The King is Dead. Elvis Presley. USA: Manor, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Contains complete filmography of all Elvis's movies, casts , reviews and plots. Some colour llus. Paperback in fair condition. $10.00
[005748] Court, Margaret. Court on Court. London: W.H.Allen, 1976. First British. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A life in tennis. Book in near very good condition. 212 pp. Slight browning with age. $14.00
[005750] Soutar, William. The Diary of a Dying Man. United Kingdom: Chapman Publications, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff Card. Good ISBN: 0906772311. The last days of Sottish writer, Soutar, in his own words. Card covers. 41 pp. In good condition. $10.00
[005757] Grey, Elizabeth. Winged Victory. London: Constable Young Books, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. The story of Amy Johnson. Written for young adults. may be of value to aircraft/aviation enthusiasts. Ex lib. Fair copy only. $10.00
[005758] Kerr, John. Matters for Judgment. Australia: MacMillan, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. An autobigraphy by John Kerr, an ex Australian Governor General. Jacket has some tears and minor losses. Binding good. $10.00
[005764] Priestly, J B. Margin Released. London: The Reprint Society, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Reminiscences and reflections from the author. Jacket is chippd and worn and has a few tears and losses. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[005805] Buchanan, Ken. High Life and Hard Times. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Fair. ISBN: 1851580387. Ex lib with usual wear , paste ins etc. Bio of a boxer. $30.00
[005856] Hanna, David. Elvis Lonely Star at the Top. New York City: Leisure Books, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A bio of Elvis inc 16 pages of photos. Pages browning. In fair condition. $5.00
[005910] Montesole, Max. Little Memories of Big People. Perth, Western Australia: Imperial Publishing, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and marked. White ink covering PON inside. Interesting biographical sketches from the West Australian newspaper. $10.00
[005920] Lord, Mary. Hal Porter. Sydney: Random House, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A bio of Hal Porter. In good condition. $12.00
[005951] Hawke, Steve. Polly Farmer. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 1863680926. A biography of a great Western Australian foorballer. Gift iscription inside. Small insect nibble on edge of first page. Near very good. $12.00
[006036] Brown, Thomas. JFK History of an Image. London: I B Taurus, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1850431124. 150 pp. Index. A scarce JFK title. Jacket has a slight rub mark on front. Else good. Near very good. $50.00
[006037] Barry, Paul. The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond. Sydney: Bantam Books, 1990. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1 86359 001 3. The story of how we made this man a hero and how he fell from grace. 292 pp. Some b/w illus. An expose. Jacket has light wear and a few marks. Binding good, text clean. Near very good. $18.00
[006047] Dunleavy, Stephen. Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good For the first time, the complete dossier on the amorous affairs of the Kennedys. With photographs. Paperback. Binding good. Browing with age. Price label on cover. $5.50
[006154] Wilson, Amy V. No Man Stands Alone. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Ex lib reading copy. A Health and Welfare Field Nurse's story of life in the Yukon in the late 1940s. Ex lib reading copy. $10.00
[006173] Hirschmann. Maria Anne. Hansi. Great Britain: Coverdale, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0902088602. The story of the girl who loved the swastika. 224 pp. Slight roll. $5.50
[006253] Marks, Harry. I Can Jump Oceans. Australia: Nelson, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 170019772. The world of Alan Marshall. Jacket is clean, has light wear along top edge. Good copy. $14.00
[006379] George, W L. Historic Lovers. London: Bracken Books, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Stories of great historical lovers. Cleopatra, helen of Troy etc. Good condition. $10.00
[006380] Michener, James. The World is My Home. Lond: Mandarin, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Michener's memoirs 618 pp. Index. Illus. Paperback in near very good condition. $10.00
[006386] Williamson, J A. Sir Francis Drake. London: Collins, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Good. One of the Makers of History series. Ex-lib. Jacket chipped and worn. Some marks. $10.00
[006390] Chute, Marchette. Two Gentle Men. London: Secker and Warburg, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of the lives of George Herbert and Robert Herrick from the author of Shakespeare of London. jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities. $10.00
[006428] Menzies, Robert. Afternoon Light. London: Cassell, 1967. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Some memories of men and events. Written by the PM of Australia 1939-41 and 1949-66. Jacket is chipped and worn with tears and light losses. Covers lightly spotted. Binding good. Text clean. $13.00
[006439] Marr, David. Patrick White. A Life. London: Jonathon Cape, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 727 pp bio. Illus. Index. Large format paperback with card covers. Some edge wear, binding good. $10.00
[006441] Philby, Kim. My Silent War. London: Grafton Books, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good The autogiography of a spy. Paperback in very good condition. $6.60
[006448] Duerr, Kathryn. Alone in Alice. Australia: The Author, 1996. First Edition. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Good Kathryn Duerr, alone in Alice finds herself at lonely street down by heartbreak hotel. 160 pp. B/w illus. Biography. Duerr, meets and falls in love with a Swiss tourist while on a working holidayaround Australia. he proves to be a con man ... Incscription by author inside. In good condition. $55.00
[006467] Milne, Christopher.
The Enchanted Places. London: Eyre Methuen, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / No Jacket. From the author of Winnie the Pooh. Bio. Uusal ex lib markings and wear. $10.00
[006499] Neumann, Robert. Zaharoff the Armaments King. London: Readers Union, 1938. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair Covers worn and marked. Binding good. A good reading/research copy $12.00
[006666] Louis, Joe. Joe Louis: My Life. Brighton: Angus and Roberston, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / Good. ISBN: 0207958343. Written by Joe Louis with Edna and Art Rust. First page has been removed. jacket is chipped and worn. Bio. 277 pp. Illus. $10.00
[006689] Malcolm, Derek. Robert Mitchum. Kenthurst: Spellmount Ltd, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Scarce bio of Mitchum. 95 pp. Inc illus. List of Mitchum movies. Good condition. $12.00
[006746] Jones, Philip. Search for the Taipan. London: Arkon, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0207134405. Ram Chandra was a famous Australian "snake" man who survived the bite of a taipan. This is his story. paperback. Some b/w illus. $12.00
[006748] Fleming, Archibald Lang. Archibald the Arctic. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. The life story of the famous Scot who dared the desolate wastes of Baffin Land and beyond, where no wite man had ever been, to bring Christianity to the eskimo. 314 pp. Maps at ends. Index. Illus. First blank page has been removed. $10.00
[006751] Paul, Leslie. Sir Thomas More. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1953. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A biography of Thomas More. Frontis. 222 pp. Index. Covers clean. Lettering on spine faded. Gift inscription inside. Some underlining in pencil in text. $10.00
[007090] Vittachi, Tarzie. The Fall of Sukarno. London: Mayflower, 1967. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good If this book were fiction it would be accused of gross exageration, wild improbability, but it is a factual account of the most ruthless massacres since Hitlerism ... paperback. Light wear. 191 pp. Pages browning. $10.00
[007363] Terrill, Ross. The White Boned Demon. London: Heinemann, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A biography of madame Mao Zedong. 446 pp. Hardcover in near very good condition. $10.00
[007438] Proeve, Heinrich F W. Gottleib and Hedwig Scultz of Walton. South Australia: Lutheran Publishing House, 1980. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good ISBN: 0959437800. The story of their emigration and the families of their children. Geneology. 206 pp. Index and luus. Some foxing first few pages and along edges. Binding good. Text clean. $150.00
[007693] Knight, Ruth Adams. The Treasured One. London: Hutchinson, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of Rudivoravan Princess of Siam. 200 pp. Illus. Near very good condition. Jacket lightly chipped and very short tears. Very small corner pieces missing on 2 pages. $15.00
[007694] Jankelevitch, Vladimir. Ravel. New York: Grove Press, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Evergreen Library biography of Ravel. Worn paperback. Square copy. Binding good. 192 pp. Illus. $15.00
[007750] . Sir Henry, Bjelke, Don Baby and Friends. Melbourne: Sun, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Short bios of interesting Australians who entered State politics. Covers marked. Binding good. Interesting. Email for details of who is included. $7.70
[007788] Bauman, Jon. The Sovereigns and the Admiral. Texas: Epigram Press, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1 878096230. A bio of Isabel, Ferdinand and Columbus. In near very good condition. Slightly out of shape from improper storage. $15.00
[007924] Duffield, Robert. Rogue Bull. Sydney, Australia: Fontana, 1979. First Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 00 634515 8 x. 231pp with maps at ends. The story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara. Paperback in good condition. Minor rubbing to covers. PON inside. $15.00
[007926] Denton, Peter. Elliot. Australia: Little Hill Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0949773654. A biography of John Elliot. 280 pp. Slight stain along edge of back cover. $10.00
[007939] Bradbury, Malcolm. Evelyn Waugh. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1964. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair One of the writers and critics series. Binding cracked inside. A few stains. Reading, research copy. $6.60
[007946] Salmon, Andre. Modigliani. London: Four Square Books, 1965. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Bio of Modiliani. PB. Worn condition. $6.60
[007971] Lawrence Marjorie. Interrupted Melody. Sydney: Invincible Press, 1949. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good Cloth covers worn. Gilt lettering faded. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. Autobiography of Marjorie Lawrence. $15.00
[008027] Easton, Robert. Lord of the Beasts the Life of Buffalo Jones. London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The life of Buffalo Jones. Foreword by Jack Schaefer. Jacket is chipped and worn with some light losses. Binding good. 287 pp. Index. $20.00
[008128] Bruccoli, Matthew J. Fitzgerald and Hemingway a Dangerous Friendship. London: Andre Deutsch, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0233989412. A dazzling account of the love/hate relationship between two Titans of American literature between the wars. 236 pp Index. Jacket has light wear. $22.00
[008142] The Duke of Windsor. A King's Story. London: The Reprint Society, 1953. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The memoirs of HRH the Duke of Windsor. Inc 22 b/w illus. Jacket is chipped and worn with some tears and losses but is worth preserving. Jacket spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[008229] Raffa, Joseph. The Happy Children. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook Books, 1984. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0864450346. The story of an Italian fisherman and his family in pre war Fremantle. In English and Italian. Jacket has light wear. Near very good copy. $16.00
[008245] Webster, Owen. The Outward Journey. Canada: Australian National University Press, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Good. The first part of the author's bio of Frank Dalby Davidson. Ex lib. Few marks. Clean text. $10.00
[008452] Hibbert, Chrstopher. Mussolini. London: Pan, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good War Leader Book No 8 in the Pan/Ballantiine Illustrated History of World War 2 series. 160 pp. B/w illus, diags and maps. Lightly worn. Previous owner's initials inside. $10.00
[008453] Wykes, Alan. Hitler. London: Pan, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good War Leader Book No 1 in the Pan/Ballantiine Illustrated History of World War 2 series. 160 pp. B/w illus, diags and maps. Lightly worn. $10.00
[008454] Wykes, Alan. Himmler. London: Pan, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good War Leader Book No 10 in the Pan/Ballantiine Illustrated History of World War 2 series. 160 pp. B/w illus, diags and maps. Lightly worn. $10.00
[008472] Du Maurier, Angela. It's Only the Sister. London: Peter Davies, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Angela du Maurier's bio. Sister of Daphne. Jacket is chipped and worn and has tears and large losses but is worth preserving. Binding good. Text clean. $100.00
[008629] Buchan, Anna. Unforgettable Unforgotten. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and marked. Slight cracking along spine at top. Foxing on edges. $10.00
[008640] . That Chinese Woman the Life of Sai-chin-hua. London: George Allene and Unwin, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Translated from the Chinese by Henry McAleavy. Covers have light wear. Bottom corner bumped. Previous owner's name inside. Good cop. $30.00
[008649] Sheridan, Clare. to the Four Winds. London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Copvers have light wear and a few marks. Gilt lettering on spine is bright. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[008658] Edmonds, Della. Della, the Drover. Queensland ,Australia: Della Lenahan, 1989. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 095911730x. A bushwoman's story. 133 pp. Some b/w illus. Scarce story of an amazing woman of the Australian outback. Biographical, prospecting, mining, droving, station life etc. $45.00
[008750] Dunn, James. The Adventures of Lawrence of Arabia. Leeds: Horizon Publishing, 1965. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Scarce paperback bio of Lawrence. Covers worn. A few fold marks. Slight roll and some browning. $30.00
[009028] Taylor, Don. The Rhodesian the Life of Sir Roy Welensky. London: Museum Press, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Bio of Roy Welensky. Ex libg copy. Research copy only. $10.00
[009031] Bewley, Marius. The Complex Fate. New York: Gordian Press, 1967. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. American literature writers. Of literary interest. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $22.00
[009059] Dickens, Monica. My Turn to Make Tea. London: Michael Joseph, 1951. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. An autobiography. Jacket is torn and has taped repars. Binding good. A few marks inside. $8.80
[009070] Russo, George. Lord Abbot of the Wilderness. Melbourne: The Polding Press, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0858842327. The life and times of Bishop Salvado. Covers worn. Light silverfish nibbles along edge of back cover. Good copy. $15.00
[009212] Clare, Monica. Karobran. Australia: Alternative Publishing Co-op, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 909188092. 2nd printing. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses. Previous owner's name inside. The story of an Aboriginal girl. $10.00
[009267] Simon, Ella. Through my Eyes. Australia: Rigby, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0727008102. Jacket has light wear. Near very good copy. 189 pp. Illus. $20.00
[009282] Palmer, Nettie. Henry Handel Richardson. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Bio of HHR. Clean copy. Previous owner's name is penned over inside. $15.50
[009287] Masters, John. Casanova. London: Michael Joseph, 1969. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A bio of Casanova. large book. Numerous illus. Some tape stains inside covers and a few marks. $10.00
[009535] Kingsford-Smith, John. My Life Story. Australia: By Author, 1992. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stiffened Wrappers. Good Self published family history. Inscribed by author. Some illus. Fold out family tree. 131 pp. Of aviation interest. $55.00
[009685] Dunstan, Don. Felicia. Australia: MacMillan, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 0333338154. The political memoirs of Don Dunstan. Signed by Dunstan. Covers chipped and worn. Pages browning with age. $20.00
[009765] Lane, Margaret. Edgar Wallace. The Biography of a Phenomenon. London: William Heinemann, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 423 pp bio of Wallace. Some illus. Index. Good copy. Circa 1941. Inscription inside. $13.00
[010050] Armstrong, H C. Grey Wolf an Intimate Study of a Dictator. London: Methuen, 1945. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Worn copy. First blank page coming loose. Has some refs to Gallipoli. The life of Mustafa Kemal. Previous owner's name inside. $20.00
[010203] McCullough, Colleen. Roden Cutler, V.C.. Australia: Random House, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Very good copy of the Cutler bio. $16.00
[010209] Fitzgibbon, Constantine. The Life of Dylan Thomas. London: Sphere, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: dylan thomas. Thomas bio. Paperback in good condition. $8.80
[010271] De Hevesy, Andre. Beethoven the Man. London: Fabe and Gwyer, 1927. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 232 pp bio of Beethoven. Inc some b/w plates. Previous owner's name inside. $20.00
[010272] . The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from Earliest Times to 1985 Volume III N-Z. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0198653050. This is an ex lib copy in near very good condition. No paste ins, a few stamp marks and light wear. Ex high school reference library and unused. No external libary marks. Covers are very clean and bright. $60.00
[010273] . The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from Earliest Times to 1985 Volume I A-F. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0198653050. This is an ex lib copy in near very good condition. No paste ins, a few stamp marks and light wear. First blank page has a small section clipped out. Ex high school reference library and unused. No external libary marks. Covers are very clean and bright. $60.00
[010274] . The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from Earliest Times to 1985 Volume II G-M. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0198653050. This is an ex lib copy in near very good condition. No paste ins, a few stamp marks and light wear. Ex high school reference library and unused. No external libary marks. Covers are very clean and bright. $60.00
[010561] Perkins, Kevin. Menzies Last of the Queen's Men. Australia: Rigby, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Bio of Menzies. Jacket is chipped and worn. Previous owner's name inside. good copy. $10.00
[010597] Duffield, Robert. Rogue Bull. Sydney, Australia: Collins, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 231pp with maps at ends. The story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara. Hardcover in good condition.. Jacket has light wear. Previous owner's name inside. $12.50
[010618] Millar, Ann. Trust the Women. Canberra: Department of the Senate, 1993. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Card covers with a jacket. Light wear, slight roll. Interesting gift inscription inside from a pollie. Email for details. Women in Australia's federal parliament. $15.00
[010698] Mosley, Leonard. Faces from the Fire. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The bio of Sir Archibald McIndoe. 269 pp. B/w illus. Index. Jacket clipped and chipped. Interesting gift inscription inside. $20.00
[010700] Bell, Francis Gordon. Surgeon's Saga. Wellington: A H and A W Reed, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Autobiography of a famous NZ surgeon. 216 pp. Covers have a few bumps along edges. Binding good. Text clean. $12.00
[010702] Hintz, O S (ed). Lord Cobham's Speeches. New Zealand: Wilson and Horton, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A selection of the speeches made by Cobham. 216 pp. Some b/w illus. Jacket is chipped and lightly worn. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $15.00
[010854] Leacock, Stephen. The Boy I Left Behind Me. London: The Bodley Head, 1947. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. The Leacock autobiography. Jacket is tattered and has large losses but worth preserving. Book is in good condition. $10.00
[010860] Coles, Robert. Erik H Erikson the Growth of His Work. London: Souvenir Press, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0285647148. Jacket has shelf wear. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $22.00
[010901] Hasluck, Paul. Mucking About. An Autobiography. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 522 84125 2. Jacket is worn, has losses and is marked. Covers marked. Text clean. Binding good. Previous owner's details inside. Gift inscription inside. Label lift inside on first page. 287 pp. Some b/w illus. $22.00
[011012] Sheppard, David. Parson's Pitch. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 253 pp. Index, b/w illus. Bio of a cricketer. Previous owner's name inside. Clean copy. $30.00
[011063] . Lord Byron's Correspondence Volume 1. London: John Murray, 1922. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Corres with Lady melbourne, Mr Hobhouse, Hon Douglas Kinnaird and P B Shelley, with protraits. Vol 1 of a two vol set. 308 pp. Worn covers. First blank page has been removed. $20.00
[011082] Beaslai, Piaras. Michael Collins and the Making of a New Ireland Volumes 1 and 2. London: George G Harrap, 1925. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 2 books, vols 1 and 2.: Vol 1 has worn and marked covers. Small rodent nibble on leading edge of front cover. Spine worn at extremities, with fraying at top and bottom. Small hole on cloth on spine. Edges browning. Some light foxing. Fogarty's Big Bell Library and Pharmacy stamp inside. Big Bell was a large gold mine in the Murchison District of Wetsern Australia. Vol 2, cloth is cracked along the cloth on the outside of the spine and covers coming loose. Same stamp inside as Vol 1. Light foxing. Edges browning. Both are fair and intact copies. $450.00
[011154] Kermode, Frank. John Donne. Essex: The British Council, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Good One of the Writers and Their Work Series No 86. light wear. Bio details of John Donne. 48 pp. $12.00
[011215] Hetherington, John. Melba . Australia: Penguin, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A near very good copy. 312 p[p. Light wear. $13.50
[011225] Petersen, Betsy. Dancing with Daddy. New York: Bantam Books, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An incest victim's story. acket has light wear. Good copy. $15.00
[011246] Wedgwood, C V. William the Silent. London: Readers Union, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Covers and spine worn and sunned. Binding good. Pages browning with age. Bio of William of Nassau, Prince of Orange 1533-1584. $15.00
[011257] Shaw, A G L and Clark C M H. Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 2 1788 - 1850 I - Z. Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1967. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / No Jacket. Ex lb copy. Only light wear. $40.00
[011318] Motion, Andrew. Wainewright the Poisoner. London: Faber and Faber, 2000. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has light wear. Binding good. Text clean $12.00
[011347] Stretton, Alan. Soldier in a Storm. Sydney: Collins, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. ISBN: 000216406x. Jacket is in fair condition, worn, laminate lifting, worn retaining. Corners bumped. Binding good. Text clean. $14.00
[011362] Banks, J S.
Martin Luther the Prophet of Germany. London: Charles H Kelly, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Poor / No Jacket. Binding cracked. Pages browning with age. Reading research copy only. $20.00
[011477] Johnston, Ruth. W L Brockman a Portrait. Nedlands: Darelle Publications, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiffened Wrappers. Good ISBN: 0959350314. No 738 of 1000 limited edition. Unsigned. Good copy. 94 pp. Illus. Index. $20.00
[011510] Munnings, Alfred. An Artist's Life the Second Burst the Finish. London: Reader's Union, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. The autobio of Sir Alfred Munnings specially abridged fro RU from three vols with an intro by W G Luscombe. Covers worn and marked. $10.00
[011548] Robson, Arthur W. Ashes of Destiny. Melbourne: The National Press, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 0909470227. Jacket has a few short tears. Clean copy. $25.00
[012063] Reid, Alan. The Whitlam Venture. Melbourne: Hill of Copntent, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0855720794. Publisher's laminate is lifting on jacket. Good copy. $12.50
[012088] Wallace, Irving. The Numpho and Other Maniacs. London: Cassell, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has light edge wear. Near very good copy. $12.00
[012092] McBride, William . Killing the Messenger. Australia: Eldorado, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An autobiography of the Doctor who became aware f the dangers of thalidomide. Jacket lightly worn. Good copy. $18.00
[012167] Stivens, Dal. Jimmy Brockett Portrait of a Notable Australian. London: Britannicvs Liber Limited, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Clipped jacket is chipped and worn with a few tears and losses at extremities. Pages browning. Previous owner's name inside. $15.50
[012187] Moyes, John F. Hancock and Wright. Perth: By Author, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Good Scarce Hancock and Wright bio/story of iron ore discovery. 80 pp. Maps and illus. Good copy. $55.00
[012415] Bain, Evan. The Ways of Life. Perth: Elder Smith Goldsborough Ltd, 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiffened Wrappers. Signed by Author. Good The story of Western Australian pioneers. Light wear. Signed by author. $20.00
[012469] Desmond, Adrian. Huxley Evolution's High Priest. London: Michael Joseph, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Near very good copy. Clean and bright $15.00
[012470] Weisskopf, Victor F. The Privilege of Being A PHYSICIST. New York: W H Freeman, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0716719827. Near very good copy. Jacket protected. $20.00
[012514] Earl of Oxford and Asquith. H H A Letters of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith to a Friend First Series 1915 - 1922. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Ex lib copy. Part of jacket pasted inside. Worn and marked. $20.00
[012520] Taylor, Thomas N. Saint Therese of Lisieux the Little Flower of Jesus. London: Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1938. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / No Jacket. A revised translation of the definitive Carmelite edition of her autobiography together with the story of her canonisation and an account of here heavenly roses. Ex lib copy with usual wear and markings. $20.00
[012630] Gabbedy, J P. Yours is the Earth the Life and Times of Charles Mitchell. Western Australia: Royal Western Australian Historical Society, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Near fine copy. 294 index. Illus. $18.00
[012906] Coulter, Stephen. Damned Shall be Desire. Great Britain: Jonathan Cape, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Good copy. Light wear. No jacket. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[012951] Brown, Anthony Cave. "C" the Secret Life of Sir Stewart Graham Menzies Spymaster to Winston Churchill. New York: MacMillan, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Ex lib copy. $10.00
[013068] Robinson, Ray. The Wit of Sir Robert Menzies. Ausralia: Outback Press, 1978. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Worn copy. First page coming loose. Anecdotes from a famous Oz PM. $8.80
[013078] Anderson, Robert G. Faces, Forms, Films the Artistry of Lon Chaney. New York: Castle Books, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. 216 pp. Numerous illus. Worn copy. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[013158] Olson, William. Baume : Man and Beast. Melbourne: Horwitz, 1967. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Bio info re F E Baume. Fair copy. Some crayon scribble on forst page. Browning with age. Square copy. $30.00
[013171] Sturgeon, Theodore. Argyll a Memoir. Washington: The Sturgeon Project, 1993. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Good ISBN: 0934558167. 80 pp. Scarce bio info re Sturgeon. Light wear. $100.00
[013208] Campbell, Suan Lee. The Raw Material Life of Hedley Thyer. Western Australia: Beverley Thyer, 1993. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0646145916. A bio of a true blue Wes Aussie. Light wear. Previous owner's name inside. $50.00
[013210] . The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein K G. London: Collins, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Good copy. No jacket . A few marks and slight nudges to corners. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00
[013220] Mather-Brown, Bill. The Fight in the Dog. Western Australia: T Beck, 2002. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author. Very Good ISBN: 0958000107. Very good copy. $50.00
[013264] Burchill, Elizabeth. The Paths I've Trod. Australia: Published By the Author, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Autobiog of an Australian nurse. Worn copy. Gift insc inside. $8.80
[013268] Chipp, Don and Larkin, John. Keep the Bastards Honest. Australia: Published By the Author, 2004. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0646437577. Signed by author. Near fne copy. $30.00
[013289] Bonython, Kim. Ladies, Legs and Lemonade. Australia: Rigby, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Bonython's autobiography. Illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Tidy copy. $10.00
[013364] Welch, Robert H W. The Life of John Birch. USA: Westernislands, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex Lib. Good Ex lib copy with light wear. $10.00
[013442] Longden, H W D. Red Buffalo. Cape Town: Juta and Co, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. The story of Will Longden, pioneer, friend and emissary of Rhodes. Worn copy. Illus. $20.00
[013455] Howard, Re. a Bugger to go. Australia: Access Press, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair ISBN: 0864450958. Reg Howard bio. WA history. Inc illus. Pages iii and iv removed. $20.00
[013471] Lind, Edward Oscar. 'something Will Get You in the End ...' In the Meantime - Have Fun. Perth: MND Assoc, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stiffened Wrappers. Very Good ISBN: 064622011x. Near fine copy. $10.00
[013665] Cortney, Victor. All I May Tell a Journalist's Story. London: Shakespeare Head, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. Bumped. Binding good. Cean copy. A Perth journalist's bio. $18.00
[013684] Roth , Lillian. I'll Cry Tomorrow. London: Arthur Barker, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. The true story of Lillian roth, actress. Jacket is chipped and worn with losses at extremities. Bumped. $15.00
[013746] Williams, R M. Beneath Whose Hand. Australia: Sun Books, 2005. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Tidy copy of RM's autobiography, written with Olaf Ruhen. $10.00
[013866] Gardiner, A G. Life of George Cadbury. London: Cassell and Co, 1923. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Cover has nudging on edges and spine. Previous owners name penned. B/W plates. First plate has thumb tears and is loose. $12.00
[014049] Grenfells, Wilfred. the Story of a Labrador Doctor. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with losses at extremities. Good copy. $10.00
[014185] Girtin, Tom. Doctor with Two Aunts. London: Hutchinson, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. No jacket. Covers worn. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[014200] Asquith, Cynthia. Married to Tolstoy. London: Hutchinson, 1960. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: . The story of Tolstoy's wife. Reading copy. Repairs to binding. $15.00
[014278] Gold, J L . Showa The Japan of Hirohito. New York: Norton, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Good. Good copy apart from light damp stain along edge of last few pages. $10.00
[014671] Court, Charles. Charles Court the Early Years. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1995. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 1863681515. An autobiography of Charles Court. Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey. 316 pp. In near very good condition. Inscribed by Court. $88.00
[014676] Wedgewood, Ian. Knockabout. Western Australia: P & B Press, 1991. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good ISBN: 0959660674. Biography of a West Australian. Inscribed by the author. 194 pp. Some illus. $20.00
[014797] Heydon, Peter. Quiet Decision a Study of Georgefoster Pearce. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of a founder of the Labor Party in WA. Jacket is chipped and worn and there is an old penned price on the front. Binding good text clean. $15.00
[014948] Good, Catherine. Look to the Mountains Viola's View 1887 - 1979. Australia: By Author, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good 143 pp.Illus. Signed by author. Covers have light wear. Small price label on bac coer. $10.00
[015165] Anderson, W A. Doctor in the Mountains. Wellington: A.H.& A.W. Reed, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Jacket in good condition. Story of New Zealand doctor in the Queenstown area. $10.00
[015171] Burdon, R. King Dick. Melbourne: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A biography of R.J. Seddon, premier of New Zealand for thirteen years. Some comments by previous owner inside. $20.00
[015176] Catts, D. King O'malley. Sydney: Publicity Press, 1957. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair Fair condition, some browing with age. $12.50
[015205] Windsor, H R H The Duke of. A King's Story. London: Cassell, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket some wear and tear. Many photos from the dukes collection. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[015235] Booker John & Russell Craig. John Croaker Convict Embezzler. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 052284894. Very good copy. John Croaker transported to New South Wales for fourteen years. $15.00
[015935] Rorke, Melina. Told By Herself. Rhodesia: Books of Rhodesia Publishing Co., 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket worn, a few tears on the jacket spine. Edges rubbed. Owner's name on first blank page. Square copy. $20.00
[016108] Lee-Steere, Ernest Henry. Be Fair & Fear Not. Bayswater: Self Published, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 646 23681 4. The biography of Ernest Henry Lee-Steere, Perth Lord Mayor from 1972-78. Jacket slightly worn, original price sticker on back cover jacket. Contains black-and-white and colour photographs. $20.00
[016341] Steinem, Gloria. Marilyn. London: Guild Publishin, 1987. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 182pp. Text by Gloria Steinem, photography by George Barris in both colour and black-and-white. A comprehensive collection of photographs of Marilyn Monroe. Jacket worn, small tear on top corner of front cover jacket. Few tears and creases on back cover jacket. Text clean. Binding good. $20.00
[016505] Robertson, Austin. Ocker: The Fastest Man Alive. Australia: Methuen, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Jacket worn and stained, few small tears on spine. Text clean, binding good. $14.00
[016564] Laube, Lydia. Behind the Veil. South Australia: Wakefield Press, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good The story of an Australian nurse working in Saudi Arabia. COvers worn, edges bumped, few creases, slightly rolled. Edges bumped and grubby. Original owner's name inside. $10.00
[016586] Turnbull, Clive. Australian Lives. Melbourne: F W Cheshire, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Covers the lives of George Francis Train, Francis Adams, Paddy Hannan, Charles Whitehead, James Stephens and Peter Lalor. Covers worn and rubbed, edges bumped, tear on back cover top edge. Jacket has been price-clipped. Text clean. $10.00
[016593] Barker, Felix. The Oliviers. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. The first authorized biography of Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh. 313pp including photographs and index. Jacket worn, chipped, rubbed and teared, as well as price clipped. Jacket has also been pasted to a piece of cloth. Minor damage to top half of spine jacket. Edges of the book are grubby, spine cracked, text clean. $15.00
[016602] Kiernan, Colm. Calwell: A Personal and Political Biography. Australia: Nelson, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. The long-awaited biography of Arthur Calwell, a forthright and outspoken member of the Australian Labor Party, as well as opposition leader from 1960-1967. Few tears along jacket edge, stains on back cover jacket. Edges of book bumped, text clean, spine cracked. Contains numerous black-and-white photographs. $10.00
[016609] Howe, P P. The Life of William Hazlitt. Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1949. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Covers worn and stained, edges bumped, reading creases, minor damage to spine. Spine cracked and pages browning. $10.00
[016610] Miller, Bety. Robert Browning: A Portrait. Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Covers worn, reading creases, covers browning. Pages browning. Pencil writing inside back cover. Spine cracked. $10.00
[016611] Miller, Robin. Sugarbird Lady. Adelaide: Rigby, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of Robin Miller, a gallant young Flying Nurse Pilot for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Jacket has a few light scratches. Edges bumped. Original owner's name on title page. Text clean. Spine cracked. Contains black-and-white photographs and an index. 192pp. $22.00
[016633] Fitzsimons, Peter. The Ballad of Les Darcy. Australia: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good The story of Les Darcy, a famous Australian boxer. This is an 'as new' copy. Binding good, text clean, square copy. $12.00
[016746] Erickson, Carolly. The Girl From Botany Bay. Sydney: MacMillan, 2004. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good The true story of the convict Mary Broad and her extraordinary escape. Apart from a few light scratches and a slightly folded top corner of the front cover, this is an as new copy. Square, text clean, binding good. $12.00
[016807] Powell, Anthony. Faces in My Time. London: The Quality Book Club, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The third volume in Anthony Powell's memoirs. Few small tears on jacket spine, back cover jacket grubby with a few light scratches. Text clean, binding good, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. $15.00
[016847] Campbell, Gina. Bluebirds: The Story of the Campbell Dynasty. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed By Author. Good / Good. The story of Gina Campbell, the world's fastest woman on water. Inscribed inside front cover to previous owner, with Christmas wishes. Cover lightly worn and yellowing along the top edge of front cover. Few light scratches on the back cover. Top edge of jacket grubby. Text clean, binding good. $15.00
[016892] Carter, Alan. U2 Wide Awake in America. London: Boxtree, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Twelve years with U2, backstage and beyond. Covers worn, edges bumped, few creases on front cover, reading creases on spine. Square copy, text clean. Contains black-and-white photographs. $10.00
[016897] Drewe, Robert. The Shark Net. Victoria: Penguin, 2001. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Covers worn, edges bumped, small pen mark on front cover. Some grubby marks on back cover. Pages yellowing, spine cracked. $10.00
[016898] Winchester, Simon. The Surgeon of Crowthorne. London: Viking, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A tale of murder, madness and the love of words- the story of W C Minor, a contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary. Jacket edges bumped, jacket has been price clipped, few light scratches on back cover jacket. Text yellowing. A tidy copy. $15.00
[016982] Ansett, Bob and Pullan, Robert. Bob Ansett: An Autobiography. Victoria: John Kerr, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. An autobiography of one of Australia's most respected businessmen. Jacket and worn, spine rolled, edges grubby. Previous owner's name inside. Spine cracked. Numerous illustrations. $10.00
[016994] Grigoriev, S L. The Diaghilev Ballet 1909-1929. Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Covers worn and browning. edges bumped, book creased, remnants of price sticker on front cover. Pages yellowing, spine cracked. Numerous black-and-white photographs. Inscription to previous owner inside. $10.00
[016995] Quennell, Peter. Byron in Italy. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1955. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Fair The story of the most spectacular phase of Byron's life- after he left England for Italy in 1816. Worn copy, covers stained, slightly rolled, some damage to spine. Pages yellowing, a few pages grubby, spine cracked. Reading copy only. $10.00
[017029] Aldington, Richard. Portrait of a Genius, But.... Melbourne: Heinemann, 1950. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Fair / Poor. The life of D.H. Lawrence, 1885-1930. Jacket is in poor condition, numerous grubby marks and creases, losses to spine. Substantial creases and tears on back cover, which is also browning and brittle. Inside front cover flap has been price clipped. Spine cracked, pages yellowing. $10.00
[017056] Gibbs, Philip. The Pageant of the Years: An Autobiography. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original. Fair / Poor. Substantial losses to jacket. Large sections of front cover, spine jacket missing. Some pencil scribble marks on spine jacket. Jacket is also price-clipped. Inscription to previous owner inside. Spine cracked, pages yellowing. $12.00
[017068] Leigh, David. High Time. London: Heinemann, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Fair / Good. The (shocking) life and times of Howard Marks. Large water stain on the bottom edge of the front and back cover jacket. Pages yellowing. Binding good. $20.00