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Abjorensen, Norman  John Hewson, a biography. Lothian Books 1993. 214pp. Hard cover, excellent condition. $20 BIO/POL

Arruza My Life as a Matador. The autobiography of Carlos Arruza, with Barnaby Conrad. Hutchinson 1960. 174pp. Proof copy $20 BIO

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, 1891-1939 A-CH. General Editors Bede Nairn and Geoffey Serle. Melbourne University Press 1979. 648pp. Wear on dj otherwise as new $40 BIO

Bailey, Maurice and Maralyn 117 Days Adrift. Nautical Press 1973. 192pp, maps. Photos, illust. Hard cover, as new. $30 SAI/BIO

Bassett, Marnie The Governors Lady, Mrs Philip Gidley King. Oxford 1956 (2nd ed). Photos, index. As new $40 BIO

Bird, Nancy My God, it's a Woman: the autobiography of Nancy Bird. Angus and Robertson 1990. Paper, 216pp. Foreword by Gaby Kennard. Signed by author, previous owners name on title page. Excell. Cond. $20 SIG/BIO

Burchell, Dave One Foot in the Grave, an autobiography. Heinemann 1967. 136pp, photos. $10 BIO

Catchpole, Margaret.. by Nance Donkin. Collins 1974. One of the Australians in History Series. Illust by Edwina Bell. As new $15 BIO

Conner, Dennis Comeback, My Race for the America’s Cup. Macmillan 1987. 240pp, photos, illust, tables. The inside story of the first man to lose theAmerica’s Cup and the first to win it back. As new. $30 SAI/BIO

Cooke, Alistair Six Men. Knopf 1977. 206pp, illust, as new $30 BIO/GEN

Cottee, Kay  All at Sea and Land.: the First LadyTten Years On. Random House 1998. H/C, 290p, photos, illust. Good condition $20

Court, Margaret Smith (with George McCann) Court on Court, a life in tennis. Dodd, Mead 1975. 212pp, photos, appendix, as new $30 BIO/SPO

Cracknell, Ruth A Biased Memoir. Viking 1997. Bound, 308pp, Signed by author, mint cond. $40 SIG/BIO

Dalzeil, Allan Evatt, The Enigma. Lansdowne Press 1967. 186pp, photos, appendix, references, index. Slight tears dj, otherwise as new. $30 BIO

Davey, Jack The Jack Davey Story. By Lew Wright. Ure Smith 1961. Foreword by Bob Dyer. 280pp, photos, slight tears dj, otherwise excell. cond. $45 GEN/BIO

Debenham, A.E All Manner of People. Edwards and Shaw 1967. 172pp, slight wear dj, signed by Author. Stories of a Sydney magistrate court. $40 BIO/GEN

Debenham, A.E The Innocent Victims. Edwards and Shaw 1969. 240pp, tears on dj, signed by Author, good cond. $40 BIO/GEN

Debenham, A.E Without Fear or Favour, the Biography of a Career. Edwards and Shaw 1966 (repr.1968) 175pp, photo. Signed by Author, excell. cond. $40BIO/GEN

Dicker, Ian, G J.C.W A short biography of James Cassius Williamson. Elizabeth Tudor Press 1974. 212pp, colour plate, photos,bibliog, index. As new $35 BIO

Dutton, Geoffrey Australia's Last Explorer: Douglas Giles (Great Traveller Series). Faber and Faber 1970. 176pp, index. As new $15 BIO

Early Australian Booksellers, The.....The Australian Booksellers Association Memorial Book of Fellowship. Australian Booksellers Association 1980. 96pp, facsimile reproductions of scribed biographies. Edition limited to six hundred copies. Numbers 31, 35, 112 available $100 each GEN/BIO

Erikson, Hans The Rhythm of the Shoe. Jacaranda Press 1964. Story of a Swede in Australia. As new $40 BIO/GEN

Fadden, Sir Arthur They Called Me Artie. Jacaranda Press 1969. 196pp, photos, index. $35 POL/BIO

Farwell, George Ned Kelly. Cheshire 1970. 208pp, colour plates, photos, bibliog,cracked spine at half title page otherwise as new. $20 BIO/GEN

Finkel, George William Light. Angus and Robertson 1972. 172pp, bibliog. Story of the founder of Adelaide. Tear in dj, otherwise as new $20 BIO

Fraser, Dawn (with Harry Gordon) Gold Medal Girl, the confessions of an Olympic Champion. Lansdowne Press 1965. 198pp, photos, index, tear in dj otherwise as new $40 BIO/SPO

Fraser, Malcolm The Unmaking of Gough, a blow-by-blow account of the rise of Malcolm Fraser, written without fear or favour. By Paul Kelly. Angus andRbertson 1976. Paper, 358pp, appendix, as new $20 BIO/POL

Gallico, Paul The Steadfast Man, A Life of St. Patrick. Michael Joseph 1958. 240pp, good cond. $25 BIO/GEN

Gilbert, Lionel William Woolls ('a most useful colonist') Mulini Press 1985. 138pp, photos, illust, references, index, as new $20 BIO/GEN

Gilbert, Martin Shcharansky: Hero of Our Time. Macmillan 1986. Boards, 468pp, photos, appendix, bibliography maps and indices. $15 BIO/GEN

Hardy, Sir James, An Adventurous Life. A biography by Rob Mundle. Margaret Gee Publishing 1993. 286pp, photos. This copy signed ” Best wishes, Sir James Hardy” As new $45 BIO/SIG

Hasluck, Alexandra Thomas Peel of Swan River. Oxford University Press 965.274pp, photos, appendix, references, bibliog, index, slight tears dj, otherwise as new $35 BIO/GEN

Hawke, Bob The Hawke Memoirs. William Heinemann 1994. 618pp, hard cover, excellent condition. $20 BIO/POL

Hayden, Sterling Wanderer. Alfred Knopf NY 1963. 434pp. First US edition withUK publishers inscription “Longmans, Green September ’64 34/9 Aust price (probable)” Hayden was a Hollywood actor who spent his earlier life at sea. Turning his back on a lucrative Hollywood career, he set sail with his family othe South Seas on his yacht Wanderer. Bound editon, cut pages, some damage to dj otherwise good copy. $30 BIO/SAI

Hayden, Sterling Wanderer. Sheridan House 1998. P/B, 434pp. Hayden was a ollywood actor who spent his earlier life at sea. Turning his back on a lucrative Hollywood career, he set sail with his family to the South Seas on his yacht Wanderer. No photos, as new $20

Heseltine, Harry Vance Palmer,.a biography. University of Queensland Press 1970. 216pp, bibliog, index, as new $25 BIO/GEN

Hewson, John A biography by Norman Abjorensen. Lothian Books 1993. 213pp, hard cover, excellent condition. $20 BIO/POL

Hides, Jack The Outside Man, Jack Hides of Papua. By James Sinclair. Angus dRobertson 1969 ( Lansdowne Press repr. 1971). 272pp, photos, illust, bibliog, index, as new $70 BIO/PAC

Hopkinson, Lyndall Passerini Nothing to Forgive: a daughters story of Antonia White. Chatto and Windus 1988. Boards, 376pp. Photos, sources and index. As new, $12 BIO/GEN

Hundley, Joan M, The Small Outsider, the story of an autistic child. Angus and Robertson 1971. 150pp, photos, clipped dj, as new $25 BIO/GEN

 

Kelly, Paul The Unmaking of Gough, a blow-by-blow account of the rise ofMalcolm Fraser, written without fear or favour. Angus and Robertson 1976. Paper, 358pp, appendix, as new $20 BIO/POL

Kelly, Vince A Man of the People, from Boilermaker to Governor-General,Thecareer of the Rt. Hon. Sir William McKell. Alpha Books 1971. 216pp,photos, appendix, index, as new $35 BIO/POL

King, Mrs Philip Gidley.....The Governors Lady, by Marnie Bassett. Oxford 1956 (2nd. ed.) Photos, index, as new $40 BIO/GEN

Kingsford-Smith, Charles Smithy,the Kingsford-Smith Story. By Ward McNally.A.S.Barnes (US) 1967. 190pp, photos, index. First US edition. As new $50 BIO/GEN

Kroeger, John Renniks Australian Artists. Rennicks 1968. Biographies of artists. Includes some auction price details. $40 BIO/ART

Langmore, Diane Tamate, a King, James Chalmers in New Guinea 1877-1901.Melbourne University Press 1974. Photos, notes, bibliog, index. Tear in dj, herwise as new $30 BIO/PAC

Light, William ...By George Finkel. Angus and Robertson 1972. 172pp, bibliog.Story of the founder of Adelaide. Tear in dj, otherwise as new $20 BIO/GEN

Lindsay, J. Murray Sailor in Steam. Rigby 1966. 146pp, photos, as new. $12 BIO/SAI

Lisner, Charles My Journey Through Dance. University of Queensland Press1979. 192pp, colour plate, photos, appendix, index, as new $20 BIO/GEN

McCarthy, J.K Patrol into Yesterday, my New Guinea years. Cheshire 1963. 52pp, photos, index, lacks dj, excell. cond. $50 BIO/PAC

 

Macdonald, Alexander The Ukulele Player under the Red Lamp (an autobiography) Angus and Robertson 1972. 266pp, as new $30 BIO/GEN

McKell, Sir William A Man of the People, from Boilermaker to Governor-General, The career of the Rt. Hon. Sir William McKell. By Vince Kelly. Alpha Books 1971.216pp, photos, appendix, index, as new $35 BIO/POL


McNally, Ward Smithy, the Kingsford-Smith Story. A.S.Barnes (US) 1967. 90pp, photos, index. First US edition. As new $50 BIO/GEN

Martin, Sir James Martin of Martin Place, a biography of Sir James Martin 1820-1886. By Elena Grainger. Alpha Books 1970. 166pp, photos, references. As new $20 BIO/GEN

Maslen, Geoffrey The Most Amazing Story a Man Ever Lived to Tell. Angus and Robertson 1977. 190pp, photos, illust. The story of the shipwreck and survival of Louis de Rougemont. As new $20 BIO/SAI

Mass, Nuri Don't Kill it - it's Me. Alpha Books 1972. 144p, illust. Story of an Australian woman in business. As new $15 BIO/GEN

Melba, Dame Nellie Melba, a biography. By John Hetherington. Cheshire 1967. 312pp, colour plate, photos, references, bibliog, index, as new $60 BIO/GEN

Molloy, Georgina Portrait with Background. By Alexandra Hasluck. Oxford University Press 1966. First paperback edition, 284pp, photos, references, bibliog, index, As new $20 BIO/GEN

Mundle Rob, Sir James Hardy: An Adventurous Life. A biography byRobMundle. Margaret Gee Publishing 1993. 286pp, photos. This copy signed ” Best wishes, Sir James Hardy” As new $45 BIO/SAI

Murray, Terence Aubrey Murray of Yarralumla. By Gwendoline Wilson. Oxford 1968. Photos, index, as new $100 BIO/CANMurray, Hubert .... the Australian Pro-Consul by Francis West. Oxford 1968. 296pp, photos, bibliog, index, slight rubbing dj otherwise as new $60 BIO/GEN

Nicholson, Joyce A Life of Books: The Story of D W Thorpe Pty Ltd 19211987.Courtyard Press, Melbourne 2000. As new $50 BIO/GEN

Oakes, Laurie and Solomon, David The Making of an Australian Prime Minister. Cheshire 1973. The story behind Gough Whitlam's rise to power. 324pp,photos, index, as new $45 BIO/POL

Oakes, Laurie Whitlam PM, a biography. Angus and Robertson 1973. 246pp, photos, some browning otherwise as new $20 BIO/POL

O'Connell, James F. A Residence of Eleven Years in New Holland and theCaroline slands (Pacific History Series: No. 4 Saul H Riesenberg, Editor)ANUPress 1972. 232pp, illust, appendix, index, as new $30 BIO/PAC

O'Conner, Elizabeth Steak for Breakfast. Angus and Robertson 1958 (repr.) 218pp, as new $45 BIO/GEN

O'Donoghue, Sister Mary Xaverius Mother Vincent Whitty, Woman and Educator in a Masculine Society. Melbourne University Press 1972. 190pp, references, bibliog, index, as new $30 BIO/GE

O'Sullivan, J.S A Most Unique Ruffian. Cheshire 1968. 204pp, photos, bibliog, index. The story of murderer, Frederick Deeming. As new $20 BIO/GEN

Palmer, Vance....a biography by Harry Heseltine. University of Queensland Press 1970. 216pp, bibliog, index, as new $25 BIO/GEN

Peel, Thomas Thomas Peel of Swan River. By Alexandra Hasluck. Oxford University Press 1965. 274pp, photos, appendix, references, bibliog, index, slight tears dj, otherwise as new $35 BIO

Price, Ray Perpetual Motion, the Rugby League legend tells his own story. With Neil Cardigan. Angus and Robertson 1987. 192pp, photos, as new $20 BIO/SPO

Rene, Roy A man Called Mo. By Fred Parsons. Heinemann 1973. 174pp, photos. The story of Roy Rene. As new $30 BIO/GEN

Robertson, Austin Ocker, the Fastest Man Alive!. Methuen 1986. 158pp, photos lust, slight rubbing dj, excell. cond. $25 BIO/SPO

Robertson, Dougal Survive the Savage Sea. Elek Books 1973. Hard cover 224pp, photos, illust. As new $40 SAI/BIO

Romans, Alain The Empty Coffin: The Story of Alain Romans. By Barry Wynne. Souvenir Press 1959. Alain Romans was a celebrated musician and FrenchSecret Agent in WW2. 196pp, uncorrected proof copy without photographs. $10 BIO/GEN/UCP

Samuels, Edmond If the Cap Fits, an autobiography. Modern Literature Co.Sydney 1972. 172pp, photos, illust. Amongst other things, Samuels established the famous Headache Bar in Sydney. As new $10 BIO/GEN

Sauer, Gordon The Bird Man, John Gould. Lansdowne Press 1982. Chronology, bibliog, $100 BIO/LED

Searls, Hank Overboard. Doubleday 1977. Hard cover, 283pp, as new. $40 SAI/BIO

Shepard, Ernest H Drawn from Memory, Drawn from Life. Methuen 1986.Paper, 406pp, illusts. The autobiography of the illustrator for Wind in the Willows. Asnew. $30 BIO/GEN 

Sinclair, James The Outside Man, Jack Hides of Papua. Angus and Robertson1969 (Lansdowne Press repr. 1971). 272pp, photos, illust, bibliog, index, as new $70 BIO/PAC

Speer, Albert Inside the Third Reich, memoirs. Weidenfield and Nicolson 1970. 594pp, photos, notes, index, some turned pages otherwise excell. cond. $ 35 O/GEN

Strutt, William The Life and Art of William Strutt 1825-1915. By HeatherCurnow.Alister Taylor 1980. Quarter leather bound, boxed. Editionlimited to 1500 copies, numbers 357 and 359 available. $500 each LED/ART/BIO

Tait, Viola A Family of Brothers, the Taits and J.C. Williamson; a theatre history. Heinemann 1971. 304pp, photos, index, as new $80 BIO/GEN

Theodore, E.G. Theodore, His Life and Times. By Irwin Young. Alpha Books 971. 190pp, photos, appendix, notes. The story of E.G. 'Ted' Theodore, Union executive and Deputy Prime Minister. As new $50 BIO/POL

Uhl, Christopher Albert Tucker. Landsdowne (Australian Art Library). 32 tippedin colour plates, missing title page. $70 BIO/ART

Vaughn, Berkeley Doctor in Papua. Rigby 1974. 180pp, photos, as new $20 IO/PAC

Watt, Sir Alan Australian Diplomat, memoirs. Angus and Robertson 1972.photos, appendix, index, as new $40 BIO/GEN

Whitington, R.S. The Quiet Australian, the Lindsay Hassett story. Heinemann 1969. Photos, slight tear on dj otherwise excellent condition. $25 BIO/SPO

Whitlam, Gough Whitlam PM, a biography. By Laurie Oakes. Angus and Robertson 1973. 246pp, photos, some browning otherwise as new $20BIO/POL

Whitty, Mother Vincent Mother Vincent Whitty, Woman and Educator in a Masculine Society. By Sister Mary Xavierius O'Donoghue. Melbourne University Press 1972. 190pp, references, bibliog, index, as new $35 BIO/GEN

Williamson, J.W.C... J.C.W, A short biography of James Cassius Williamson. By Ian G. Dicker. Elizabeth Tudor Press 1974. 212pp, colour plate, photos, bibliog, index, as new $35 BIO/GEN

Wilson, Gwendoline Murray of Yarralumla. Oxford 1968. Photos, index, dj lipped, as new $100 BIO/CAN/GEN

Woolls, William William Woolls ('a most useful colonist') By Lionel Gilbert. Mulini Press 1985. 138pp, photos, illust, references, index, as new $20 BIO/ GEN

Wright, Lew The Jack Davey Story. Ure Smith 1961. Foreward by Bob Dyer. 280pp, photos, slight tears dj, otherwise excell. cond. $45 BIO/GEN

Wynn, Alan The Fortunes of Samuel Wynn, Winemaker, Humanist, Zionist. Cassell 1968. 236pp, photos, index, slight browning dj otherwise as new $30 WIN/BIO

Wynne, Barry The Empty Coffin: The Story of Alain Romans. Souvenir Press 1959. Alain Romans was a celebrated musician and French Secret Agent in WW2. 196pp, uncorrected proof copy without photographs. $10 BIO/UCP/GEN

 

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Cottee, Kay
First Lady:
a History-making Solo
Voyage Around the World.

Macmillan 1989. Bound, 226pp, colour plates. Signed by author "To Maria etc" Excell. Cond. $40 SAI/BIO
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Hayden, Sterling
Wanderer

W.W.Norton US 1963. 434pp. Hayden was a Hollywood actor who spent his earlier life at sea. Turning his back on a lucrative Hollywood career, he set sail with his family to the South Seas on his yacht Wanderer. Bound edition, cut pages, this is a re-issue with photos $30 BIO/SAI
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Whitington, Don    
Strive to be Fair,
An Unfinished Autobiography

ANU Press 1977. 170pp, index. Signed by Richard Whitington and Gough Whitlam. Invitation to book launch (25 February 1978) loosely inserted $45  BIO/SIG/POL
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