Prose
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Prose Books & Ephemera
Faithful to the End The Daily Telegraph Anthology of Dogs
by Haddon, Celia
London: Headline. 1991. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. An anthology of poetry and prose celebrating the loving relationship between man and dog. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$18.00
In Praise of Australia. An Anthology in Prose and Verse
by Gay, Florence (Compiled by)
London: Constable & Co. Ltd. 1912. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good+ Condition. No dustjacket. Some foxing to book edges; Edges lightly rubbed. 250 pages. Contents organised into 3 books. Book I: Rude Sketch of Australia's History; Book II: The Black Man; Book III: The White Man and His environment. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Assumed Edition. Hardback.
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A$15.00
Monkey on a Stick : Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas
by Hubner, John; Gruson, Lindsey
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1988 Very Good First Printing In Very Good Unclipped Dj. Remainder Mark, Bumped Lower Corners.
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A$45.70
New Canada
by Manning, Preston
Rexdale, Ontario, Canada: Macmillan of Canada, 1991 First Printing, First Edition, Near Fine In Near Fine Unclipped Dj Signed And Inscribed On The Title Page.
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A$51.42
Messages From The Heart: Learning To Love Cancer
by Bonar, Annabelle
Calgary, Ab, Canada: It's Me Annabelle Inc., 2006 Near Fine In Very Good Dj, Inscribed By The Author, "As Always, It's Me, Annabelle."
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A$34.28
Science And Religion
by Pupin, Michael
New York / Toronto: Scribner's, 1931 Good Old Hardcover With Some Marks And Staining To Red Boards And Gilt Lettering Faded. Light Rub To Corners. Remnants Of Book Plate Plus Obliterated Signature And Gift Inscription On Endpapers. Scribner's "A" On Copyright Page. No Dust Jacket. Binding Intact. Contributors Include Julian Huxley And B. Malinowski. See Scan.
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A$57.13
Matthew Arnold, the Poetry:the Critical Heritage: The Critical Heritage
by Dawson, Carl
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1973 First Edition In Unclipped Dj Which Has The Slightest Of Crumples As Spine Bottom. No Writing Or Marks. In Mylar, Good Corners And Binding. Blue Boards, Silver Lettering. Very Nice Copy.
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A$57.13
Brief Lives: Gustave Flaubert
by Andrew Brown
Hesperus Pres. Paperback. Very Good+. 2009. Book shows just minor surface wear on the covers. Pages are clean and tight in the binding. Used
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A$3.87
The Foibles and Fables of an Abstract Man
by Edwin Honig
Providence R. I.: Copper Beech Press.1979. Trade Paperback. 0914278282 . The book inscribed by the Author on the half title page. 8vo. 66pp A near fine copy with light edge wear and a light corner crease to the top of the front cover, and sunning to edges and spine. See photos clphE
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A$23.31
The Scripture of the Golden Eternity
by Jack Kerouac
City Lights 1994 second printing thus 61pp Fine condition. bx715
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A$12.43
Studies in Prose
by Steffan, Guy Doran, Madeleine Trowbridge, Hoyt
Farrar & Rinehart, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0 Hardcover - No DJ - Highlighting, underlining, notes throughout
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A$12.36
All Rivers Run To The Sea
by Joyce Hifler
Family Bookshelf Ed., 1971. Stated First Ed.. Hardcover. Prose; The author brings clear word pictures from nature into the mind to create a growing mood of serenity in the heart through this book of poetic prose. An attractive book for all who love nature and will take time to reflect on life's seasons. (122 Pgs.) Small tear on DJ. DJ VVG/BOOK NEAR VVG.
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A$18.57
Aardvark: Written off: A collection of writing by young SA authors, put together by the team from Generation Hex
by Prime, Justin; Rolevink, James; Rubenstein, Matt; Sharplin,Erica (editors)
Adelaide: Generation Hex. Writer's Centre. 1995. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Uncommon. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 100 pages. A colllection of verse and prose from several young South Australian writers. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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A$16.00
Recitative: Prose [Proof Copy]
by Merrill, James
California: North Point Press , 1986. Paperback. Advance uncorrected page proof copy. 198pp. Previous owner's name, Anthony Thwaite, written to title page. Spine a little faded. Scarce. (q35). Soft Cover. Good.
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A$27.44
The Pub and The Scrub (Signed by Author)
by Hulm, Neil
Lavington, NSW: Self published. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Signed by the author. 72 pages. A brief history of the construction and opening of the real Ettamogah Pub in stories and poems. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Softcover.
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A$15.00
Reading for Life
by Margaret Miles
Continuum. Hardcover. Very Good+. 1997. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Books shows very little wear. Pages are crisp, clean and tight in the binding. Used
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A$4.65
Hood's Comicalities in Prose and Verse
by Hood, Thomas
London: Ward, Lock & Bowden Ltd,. 395pp Engraved frontis and several further plates. Integral illustrations and cartoons on almost every page. Quarter bound in maroon morocco with gilt titles to spine; maroon boards. Gilt to top edge. Leather is worn to top and tail of spine and there are some small areas of loss. External split an inch and half in length to front hinge. Internally split to both endpaper hinges though boards are still fairly firmly attached. Some foxing to prelims and frontis...
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A$35.28
Selected Verse With An Introduction and Prose Translation By David Luke
by Goethe
Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1964.. 12mo. 366 pp. Softcovers. Very good.
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A$77.70
Other people's money: The banks, the government, and Dome
by Foster, Peter
Don Mills Ontario: Collins, 1983 1983 First Printing, First Edition And Signed By The Author On The Half Title Page. No Other Writing Or Marks, Very Good + Condition In Unclipped Dust Jacket Which Is Rubbed Somewhat On The Surface And Browning A Little On The Inside Flap Edges. The Title Comes From A Quotation From An Oil Executive In The Preliminary Pages, "We Weren't Really Successful In Exploration, But The Important Thing Is That We Did It With Other People's Money. . . That's A Bad...
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A$51.42
Untold Stories
by Bennett, Alan
UK: Faber & Faber, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Untold Stories, is Alan Bennett's first collection of prose since ' Writing Home ' and takes in all his major writings over the last ten years. Also included are his much - celebrated diaries for the years 1996 to 2004. This book is a matchless and unforgettable anthology. The top of the text block has some light spotting. The D/W shows signs of light shelf -wear. A good clean tight copy. arrive..
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A$35.28
The Bond of Music : An Anthology
by MacDougall, Duncan & August (edited by)
London: Truslove & Hanson. No Date but Gift inscription dated 1914. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Good Condition. Paper is cracked at front hinge but binding is solid. Gift inscription to preliminary pages (dated 1914) and Shakespearean quote inscribed to verso of the title page. Some faint scattered foxing to prelims and endpaper edges. Gilt to edges, although gilt at top edge is dulled. Pictorial endpapers and sepia toned plate as frontispiece. Includes Index of Writers and First Words. xii,...
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A$20.00
"Breakers Ahead!"
by Scott, R. Bruce
British Columbia: Self Published, 1970 Signed Like New Appears Unread. An Important Book In B.C. Maritime History About Shipwrecks In ¿The Graveyard Of The Pacific¿ As This Part Of Canada¿S West Coast Was Known. The Writer, Bruce Scott, Spent 30 Years Working In Telecommunications At Bamfield On The West Coast Of Vancouver Island And Had Much To Do With The Development Of The West Coast Trail, A 75 Km (47 Mi) World Class Backpacking Trail Which Began Life As The ¿Dominion...
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A$62.84
Poems 1961-1971 (Inscribed by Author)
by Bray, J.J
Milton: The Jacaranda Press. 1972. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ is a little edgeworn. A faint glider clip mark to top edge of Title page and verso of half-title page.. Inscribed & signed by the author to previous owner, Stewart Cockburn. 40 pages. The author was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia at the time of publication. Robust, professional...
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A$40.00
This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood
by Robert Bly
Robert Bly This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood Joanna Cotler Books 1977 3rd printing. Softcover Fine condition. bx13
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A$15.54
Babel and Babylon: Spectatorship in American Silent Film
by Hansen, Miriam
U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1991 Third Printing, May Be Unread, But Front Cover Edges Are Scraped And There Is A Horizontal Crack To Spine. No Writing Or Marks, A Few Dog Ears, Light To Moderate Wear.
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A$34.28