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1)	The Life and Embroidery of Mabel McAlister [ISBN: 0646366599] Condition: Very Good
	Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The From Group, 1999. Usual library stamps. 96 pages with colour illustrations. Mabel was an innovative embroiderer who embroidered on patterned fabric, combined techniques, used colour freely, embelished with beads, sequins and metal thread and translated simple ideas into interesting stitchery. The book also reveals a musician, teacher and business woman deeply involved in the cultural life of Brisbane. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $30.00

2)	Nga Tangata Taumata Rau : 1921-1940 [ISBN: 1869402049] Condition: Very Good
	Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press , 1998. 267 pages with b/w illustrations. The fourth volume in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography series. Tells the story of 80 Maori people between the two world wars. Text in Maori. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $50.00

3)	Sigmund Freud - His Life in Pictures and Words [ISBN: 0702212482] Condition: Very Good
	Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1978. Jacket has a few small tears in rear and 2 small rubbed areas on front.Front endpaper has marks where tape has been removed.350 pages with b/w illustrations.Edited by Ernst Freud,Lucie Freudand Ilse Grubrich-Simitis with a biographical sketch by K.R.Eissler.Translation by Christine Trollope.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $35.00

4)	Abel Janszoon Tasman : A Bibliography Condition: Very Good
	Sydney, Australia: The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales, 1963. Small mark at bottom of front cover from removal of sticker. 80 page booklet with colour frontispiece and 3 b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $35.00

5)	From Emperor to Citizen : The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro PuYi [ISBN: 0835111598] Condition: Very Good
	Beijing,China: Foreign Languages Press, 1989. 496 pages with b/w illustrations.Originally published in 2 volume edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $22.00

6)	Louis Becke A. Grove Day Condition: Good
	Melbourne: Hill of Content, 1967. 176 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $20.00

7)	Henry Kendall : The Man and the Myths Ackland, Michael [ISBN: 0522846505] Condition: Very Good
	Carlton South Vic, Austria: The Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press, 1995. 351 pages with b/w illustrations. Biography of the Australian poet. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $15.00

8)	From the Canvas Up Alan Shepherd Condition: Very Good
	Napier, New Zealand : Self Published, 1985. Jacket has general wear plus minor chips to top of spine. 336 pages with b/w illustrations. The authors professional boxing story in Australia and New Zealand. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $38.00

9)	The Life and Times of C.J. Dennis Alec H. Chisholm [ISBN: 0207144680] Condition: Very Good
	Sydney, NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1982. 224 pages with b/w ilustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $15.00

10)	The Dance Goes On: The Life and Art of Elizabeth Twistington Higgins MBE Alexander, Marc [ISBN: 0907159001] Condition: Very Good
	United Kingdom: Leader Books, 1980. Previous owners stamp to bottom of title page and last blank page. 144 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $12.00

11)	Scotty Allan: Australia's Flying Scotsman Allan, G. U.; Shearman, Elizabeth [ISBN: 0909759022] Condition: Very Good
	Sydney, Australia: Clarion Editions, 1992. Jacket has general wear plus minor scrape at top of spine. 192 pages with b/w illustrations. A life story that encompasses the adventure of flight in the 20th Century - and the golden years of Australian aviation. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $50.00

12)	Rose Scott : Vision and Revision in Feminism Allen, Judith A [ISBN: 0195548469] Condition: Very Good
	Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press, 1994. 331 pages with b/w illustrations. Rose Scott (1847 - 1925) is a central figure in the history of feminist thought and reform in Australia. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $12.00

13)	Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian Ann Galbally and Anne Gray (editors) [ISBN: 0522850847] Condition: Very Good
	Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2003. 312 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.Charles Conder was one of the youngest, most original and most talented members of the Heidelberg School of impressionist painters, and one of the few to achieve a lasting reputation outside Australia.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $25.00

14)	Brothers, Battlers and Bastards Arthur Pearson [ISBN: 0646253891] Condition: Good (minus)
	Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Boolarong Press, 1995. Illustrated laminated boards. Usual library marks and wear. 226 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good (minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $30.00

15)	The Captain - General , Being a Study of Lachlan MacQuarie, Governor of New South Wales 1809 - 1821 B.H. Travers Condition: Very Good
	Shakespeare Head Press, 1953. Jacket has general wear, closed 3cm tear and remains of a small sticker to front. 294 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good (minus). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $18.00

16)	Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 6 : 1851-1890 , R - Z Bede Nairn (General Editor) [ISBN: 0522841082] Condition: Good+
	Carlton, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1976. Usual library marks. 463 pages. Includes corrigenda. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $40.00

17)	Sir William A'Beckett : First Chief Justice of Victoria 1852-1857 Bennett, J.M [ISBN: 1862874093] Condition: Very Good
	Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Federation Press, 2001. Usual library marks. 130 pages with b/w illustrations. Part of the 'Lives of the Australian Chief Justices' series. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $55.00

18)	Miss Jekyll: Portrait of a Great Gardener Betty Massingham [ISBN: 0715357573] Condition: Good+
	Newton Abbot, United Kingdom: David & Charles Publishers, 1984. Usual library marks. 195 pages with b/w illustrations. . Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $20.00

19)	Footprints: Life and Times of Charles Thelander 1883 - 1959 Betty Newell & Rodney Thelander [ISBN: 064622770X] Condition: Near Fine
	Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Self Published, 1995. Illustrated front board. 378 pages with 4 pages of colour and 32 pages of b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $25.00

20)	Australia's First Lady : The Story of Elizabeth Macarthur Bickel, Lennard [ISBN: 0044422318] Condition: Near Fine
	Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1991. 219 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $40.00

21)	The Making of a Legionnaire : My Life in the French Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment Bill Parris [ISBN: 0297846167] Condition: Very Good
	London, United Kingdom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2004. 256 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $22.00

22)	Gregory of Rainworth: A Man in His Time Birman, Wendy [ISBN: 0855641657] Condition: Very Good
	Perth, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press, 1979. Stain at top of front free endpaper. 296 pages with one colour plate and b/w illustrations and maps. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $45.00

23)	Hawker : One of Aviation's Greatest Names: Aviator, Designer and Test Pilot : A Biography of Harry Hawker MBE, AFC Blackmore, L. K [ISBN: 0949135275] Condition: Very Good
	Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman Limited, , 1990. 232 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $25.00

24)	John Croaker : Convict Embezzler Booker, John; Craig, Russell L [ISBN: 052284894X] Condition: Very Good
	Carlton, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2000. 206 pages with b/w illustrations.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $19.00

25)	Edmund Hillary : The Life of a Legend Booth, Pat [ISBN: 1869580354] Condition: Good+
	Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Beckett Publishers Ltd, 1994. 208 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $20.00

26)	Chaliapin : A Critical Biography Borovsky, Victor [ISBN: 0394560965] Condition: Very Good
	London: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1988. Small scrape on front end paper. 630 pages with b/w illustrattions. Victor Borovsky penetrates to the core of chaliapin's genius, showing us in abundant detail how the singer created his greatest roles.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $22.00

27)	Napoleon III : A Life Bresler, Fenton [ISBN: 0786706600] Condition: Fine
	New York, NY, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc, 2000. Remainder mark to bottom edge.438 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $33.00

28)	A Witness to History : The Life and Times of Robert Arthur Broinowski Broinowski, Richard [ISBN: 0522849423] Condition: Very Good
	Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2001. 257 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $20.00

29)	Nine Lives Had I Bruce de Gruchy Neale [ISBN: 0646015052] Condition: Good+
	Self Published. Usual library marks. 378 pages with b/w illustrations. The authors life and adventures during 21 years working on civil engineering projects in New Guinea. This reading copy was printed in an edition of only ten copies. . Soft Cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $45.00

30)	Flame into Being: The Life and Work of D.H. Lawrence Burgess, Anthony [ISBN: 0434098183] Condition: Good+
	London, United Kingdom: Heinemann, 1985. Usual library marks. Jacket has fading to spine. 211 pages. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $12.00

31)	Robert Dunne, 1830-1917 : Archbishop of Brisbane Byrne, Neil J [ISBN: 0702224049] Condition: Very Good
	St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1991. 347 pages with b/w illustrations. Ostracised by his church and criticised by his clergy, the redoubtable Robert Dunne was an archbishop out of step with his times.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $23.00

32)	A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher C. Beecher and Samuel Scoville Condition: Good+
	Loftus, NSW: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd , 1888. Gilt title and details to spine.Some light marks to boards.Gilt edges.10cm x 7cm section has been cut out from the top right of the minor title page and new paper taped in to replace it! (an inscription being removed perhaps!).A little foxing to early and late pages.Book presents very well for its age.713 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $25.00

33)	Milestones on My Journey : The Memoirs of Ali Sastroamijoyo, Indonesian Patriot and Political Leader C.L.M. Penders (editor) [ISBN: 0702212067] Condition: Very Good
	Brisbane: Univerity of Queensland Press, 1979. Jacket has fading to spine.405 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $22.00

34)	Lost Earth: A Life of Cezanne Callow, Philip [ISBN: 1566630843] Condition: Good+
	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Ivan R Dee, Publisher, 1995. Usual library marks. Stain at bottom of spine. 395 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $15.00

35)	Gordon Chalk: A Political Life Cameron Hazlehurst [ISBN: 0949414204] Condition: Very Good
	Toowoomba: Darling Downs Institute Press, 1987. Bump to top corner of front boards.318 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $28.00

36)	High Flyer Camplin, Alisa [ISBN: 0734408196] Condition: Very Good
	South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Lothian Books, 2005. 161 pages with colour illustrations. Inscribed and signed by Alisa Camplin on the title page. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $50.00

37)	He Did it Her Way; Carlotta, Legend of Les Girls Carlotta with James Cockington [ISBN: 033027483X] Condition: Good
	Sydney, NSW, Australia: Ironbark, 1997. Usual library marks and wear. 159 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The life of a drag queen, one of the first to have a sex change operation in Australia. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $18.00

38)	Under Another Sky: The Life and Sentiments of an Italian Emigrant Carmelo Caruso [ISBN: 888086257X] Condition: Near Fine
	Congedo Editore, 1999. Jacket has 1cm tear at rear. 365 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $25.00

39)	Prince John Magruder : His Life and Campaigns Casdorph, Paul D [ISBN: 0471159417] Condition: Near Fine
	Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996. 386 pages with b/w illustrations. A brilliant portrait of the Confederate general dubbed "Prince John" who won victories on the peninsula of Virginia and successfully defended Texas during the long wars waning days. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $25.00

40)	James Brunton Stephens Cecil Hadgraft Condition: Very Good
	Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1969. 126 pages with b/w illustrations. Biography of the Queensland poet. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $10.00

41)	The Man from the Sunrise Side Chalarimeri, Ambrose Mungala [ISBN: 1875641025] Condition: Good+
	Broome, W.A., Australia: Magabala Books, 2001. Usual library marks. 226 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $22.00

42)	Ben Nicholson : The Vicious Circles of His Life and Art Checkland, Sarah Jane [ISBN: 071955456X] Condition: Good+
	London, United Kingdom: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2000. Usual library marks. 486 pages with b/w illustrations. Biography of Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), leading light of the British modern movement.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $55.00

43)	Mountaineer : Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks Chris Bonington [ISBN: 090637197X] Condition: Near Fine
	London, United Kingdom: Diadem Books,, 1989. 192 pages with colour photos. A photographic autobiography of 30 years of top standard climbing on the worlds most challenging mountains.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Small Folio. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $35.00

44)	James Warner, Priest 1937 - 1993 Christopher C. Levy [ISBN: 064625314X] Condition: Very Good
	Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Chris Levy Design, 1995. 108 pages with b/w illustrations. A collection of reminiscences, stories and writings about and by, James Warner and about the emotional and intellectual rapport which his life encouraged in others.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $35.00

45)	The Doctor Who Dared: The Story of Henry Price, MD (Berlin), MB, BS (Brisbane) Clarke, Joan [ISBN: 0959355901] Condition: Very Good
	Sydney, NSW, Australia: Tully Press, 1982. 240 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $12.00

46)	A Treasury of Memories : The Life and Times of H.J. Windsor and His Family Clem Windsor [ISBN: 0646224638] Condition: Good
	Willowvale, QLD, Australia: Alderbury House Publishing, 1995. General wear to covers, contents very good. 285 pages with b/w illustrations. Inscribed and signed by the author on the minor title page. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $38.00

47)	Cleo Cleo Laine [ISBN: 0671713167] Condition: Very Good
	London: Simon & Schuster, 1994. 1" tear at top of front jacket.352 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $26.00

48)	Henry Handel Richardson, the Letters Volume 1 : 1874-1915 Clive Probyn and Bruce Steele (editors) [ISBN: 0522847978] Condition: Very Good
	Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press, 2000. Minimal library marks. 623 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $38.00

49)	Cole of the Book Arcade : A Pictorial Biography of E.W. Cole Cole Turnley [ISBN: 0909900078] Condition: Good+
	Melbourne: Cole Publications, 1974. General wear to boards.Inscription on front free endpaper.192 pages with b/w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $20.00

50)	Above Renown: The Biography of Sir Henry Winneke Coleman, Robert [ISBN: 0333478096] Condition: Very Good
	Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Macmillan in association with the Herald & Weekly Times, 1988. Jacket has general wear plus small marks to the rear. 404 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information Bookseller: Terra Australis Books (Australia)	Price: AUD $20.00

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