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A growing collection of rare, collectable and secondhand
books in Sydney. Browse! These books will be offered from time to time
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at the items on auction at present at our ebay store. We welcome
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DIANA, PRINCESS
of Fashion
Alison Janaway and David Levenson
Price: $35.00
A celebration of the princess who was noted for her fashion, this 12" x
9" hardback contains 61 pages of beautiful, vivdly colored photographs,
about 35 of which are full page images. Featuring the photography of
Levenson and commentary by Janaway, this 1984 publication is in great
condition with the exception of a small tear on the back of the dust
jacket. A collector's book. Click here to inspect some of its beautiful pages.
Take a look at my Little
Golden Books page
POST
CAPTAIN
Patrick O'Brian
Price: $550.00
Published by Lippincott, Philadelphia and New York 1972. First American
Edition.
A very good copy in a very good dust jacket (covered with protective
plastic), with
the exception of cellotape marks on inside flaps and unfortunately on
the endpapers. Click
here to see
inspect. A little shelf soiling on edges of pages, but
book has virtually never been read. A
collector's book, this is the second and scarcest of the
Aubrey/Maturin novels which include Master and Commander recently
produced for the screen.
In Post Captain, Patrick O'Brian has given us another enthralling
historical novel described as "a spirited, stylish sea tale with
crackling pace and brilliant sense of period." After his skirmish
with Napoleon in His Majesty's armed brig "Sophia", Jack Aubrey lives
the life of an English country gentleman until financial trouble ensues
and he flees to France with Maturin to avoid prison. When war breaks
out again, the pair escape back to England, where Aubrey is given
command of the "Polychrest", an unseaworthy and eventually mutinous
ship. As she prowls the English Channel, a bitter rivalry over a woman
develops between the two sailors, and this builds to a climax as their
ship joins a squadron in pursuit of Spanish treasure ships.
This book is available from Harbord
Village Book Exchange.
ISOBEL
HARDY'S SCHOOLDAYS and other stories
Alys Chatwyn (and others)
Price: $3,000.00
Published by The Epworth Press, London (? 1920 - 30s). I cannot find
any record of another copy of this early 20th Century example of
schooldays literature following in the tradition of Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's Schooldays. Measuring 8
1/4" x 6 3/4", and containing 96 pages, this cardboard covered
collection has a virtually unbroken spine and only minimal surface wear
to the cover. Click
here to inspect. The eight stories are illustrated with line
drawings, and there is a colored illustration opposite the title page.
This rare, if not unique, book will be a wonderful addition
to a collection of such literature.
Check out the range of books available at Harbord Village Book Exchange