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Steidl : Fall 2005

By: N/A

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Steidl: 2005

Seller ID: 022731

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Publisher's catalogue in excellent, unmarked condition.
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Billy - 30 Years of BILLY

By: Allblom, Lena

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ikea Family: 2010

Seller ID: 027821

ISBN: 9185727016

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Ikea has made more than 41 million Billy bookcases since 1979 and this book was published to celebrate 30 years of what they call "the best-loved bookcase in the world". It even gives some tips about books for your own library. A quirky, interesting book.
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The Pride of Prahran : a history of the Prahran Library 1860-2010

By: Barber, Stella M.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Melbourne, City of Stonnington: 2010

Seller ID: 027970

ISBN: 0975719726

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

An unmarked copy with lovely illustrated endpapers. "This carefully researched social history from 1860 to the present day makes it clear why the library service is justly known as The Pride of Prahran."
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Behind the Bestsellers : The stories behind the World's Favourite Books

By: Bond, Jenny; Sheedy, Chris

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Australia, Random House: 2007

Seller ID: 028936

ISBN: 1741668409

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked apparently unread copy with minimally tanned pages...
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Bonhams Extraordinary Books and Manuscripts : March 12, 2019

By: Bonhams New York

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Bonhams: 2019

Seller ID: 031408

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

Auction catalogue, 62 pps +, internally unmarked, minimal edgewear to wraps.
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Building for Books: Architectural Evolution of the Advocates' Library, 1689-1925

By: Brown, Iain Gordon

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Scotland, Aberdeen University Press: 1989

Seller ID: 029214

ISBN: 0080379680

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated endpapers, internally unmarked, minimal light foxing to upper fore-edges, D/W with sl. edgewear (now protected in removable clear archival plastic cover).
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Making Books: Studies in Contemporary Australian Publishing

By: Carter, David; Galligan, Anne

Price: $25.00

Publisher: University of Queensland Press: 2007

Seller ID: 029255

ISBN: 0702234699

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked copy. "An indispensable companion for arts industry professionals, those in the publishing industry, and scholars of book history or publishing studies."
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A history of The Book in 100 Books

By: Cave, Roderick; Ayad, Sara

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Australia, Allen & Unwin: 2014

Seller ID: 027106

ISBN: 174331714X

Binding: Flexible Covers

Condition: Brand New

A brand new unmarked book. "From inscriptions on tombs to the first writings on papyrus; from scrolls to the first bound codex books in Roman times; from exclusive and expensive hand-scribed books to the creation of movable type and the invention of printing for the masses; and from the printed book to the digital book, the e-book reader and beyond - discover the History of the Book in 1000 books."
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The Last of Spring

By: Croft-Cooke, Rupert

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Putnam: 1964

Seller ID: 029128

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Some wear to red cloth boards but gilt title to spine remains bright. Prev. bookseller sticker front pastedown, upper fore-edges red, others tanned. D/W price-clipped, edgeworn, loss to spine tail, insect activity to flap folds, but the lovely illustration by Biro is worth preserving.
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Library of Dreams : Treasure from the National Library of Australia

By: Gall, Jennifer (et al)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Canberra, National Library of Australia: 2011

Seller ID: 031681

ISBN: 0642277028

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked copy in excellent condition, "This publication interprets and celebrates a rich selection of items from the National Library of Australia's collections. The Items span the first sightings of Australia in the 1600s and the infamous mutiny on the Bounty in 1989m to the growth of the early colonies in the 1800s, the Federation of Australia in 1901 and the landmark Mabo ruling in the early 1990s."
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Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen

By: Jennifer Adams

Price: $20.00

Publisher: USA, Gibbs Smith: 2009

Seller ID: 030937

ISBN: 1423604784

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Brand New

A brand new book in excellent condition - a 'must have' for all Jane Austen fans. "Insightful, pithy, and often illuminating, these quotations give you a glimpse into why Austen is considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, second only to Shakespeare."
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The Art of Romance: Harlequin Mills & Boon Cover Designs

By: Joanna Bowring; Margaret O'Brien

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Prestel Pub: 2008

Seller ID: 030928

ISBN: 3791341227

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked "gift quality" book offeing a fascinating visual record of how our perceptions of romance, love and drama have evolved over the years, Published in conjunction with the exhbition And then he kissed her, celebrating 100 years of Mills and Boon held at Manchester Central Library June-August 2008.
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Under the Covers and between the Sheets : the inside story Behind Classic Characters, authors, Unforgettable phrases and Unexpected Endings

By: Joyce, C. Alan; Janssen, Sarah

Price: $15.00

Publisher: 2009

Seller ID: 024873

ISBN: 1606520342

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Brand New

"Hundreds of surprising little-known flaws, foibles, and feuds of the literary world will draw you into the pages."
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Hothouse: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America's Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

By: Kachka, Boris

Price: $20.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Simon & Schuster: 2014

Seller ID: 028659

ISBN: 1451691912

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

Internally unmarked, remainder mark to lower fore-edges.
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By the Book: A Reader's Guide to Life

By: Koval, Ramona

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Melbourne, Text Publishing Company: 2012

Seller ID: 030096

ISBN: 1922079065

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

"True browsing means that we discover shelves and subjects that we could not have anticipated when we started. And the books we read introduce us to other books, as if we are at a magnificent party of the mind, being ever welcomed by new friends to join the conversation." PO gift inscription, fore-edges lightly tanned.
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The Secret History of Wonder Woman

By: Lepore, Jill

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Melbourne & London, Scribe Publications: 2014

Seller ID: 028614

ISBN: 1925106322

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked "gift quality"book with wonderful illustrated endpapers, photographs and illustrations throughout.-"A riveting work of historical detection, revealing that the origins of one of the world's most iconic superhoes hides within it a fascinating family story - and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism."
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The Isidoor Berkelouw Memorial Address

By: Levine, David

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Privately Printed: 1988

Seller ID: 032147

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Limited to 250 copies, internally unmarked, sl. edgewear and fading to wraps. The Isidoor Berkelouw Memorial Address was delivered by His Honour Judge David Levine Q.C., State Library of New South Wales, 19th November 1988.
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Books: A Living History

By: Lyons, Martyn

Price: $33.00

Publisher: London, Thames & Hudson: 2011

Seller ID: 027907

ISBN: 0500251657

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: As New

An unmarked "gift quality" book - "a feast for traditional book lovers, as well as an inspiration for those excited by new electronic technologies, this beautifully produced volume celebrates the enduring power and magic of books."
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Melbourne : City of Words

By: McLaren, John

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Melbourne, Australian Scholarly Publishing: 2013

Seller ID: 027483

ISBN: 1925003078

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Nr. Fine

An unmarked copy in "gift quality"condition. "Extends an invitation to walk through the streets and suburbs of Melbourne and to see, behind new buildings and old, behind the shabby and the shiny, the people who have lived in these places and what they made from them. The walks will not show you what Melbourne is or even what it was, but rather how writers have imagined what it was and what it might be. Theirs is a city made of words." (The Booklover).
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Books: A Memoir

By: McMurtry, Larry; Ossana, Diana

Price: $35.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Simon & Schuster: 2008

Seller ID: 027030

ISBN: 1416583343

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Nr. Fine

An äs new"gift quality book marred by a black remainder mark to lower fore-edges.
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