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1. Alexandra, Belinda (2010). Tuscan Rose (Reprint ed). Sydney: HarperCollins. 563 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, bottom corner tip little creased covers, spine little creased, top edge little foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. The bestselling Australian author Belinda Alexandra has written an historical novel based in Italy. It is the story of a girl named Rosa who was left as an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. The story is one of sacrifice and reward, of beauty and horror, and redemption. A story of tragedy, romance, mystery and redemption, set against the beauty of Florence in the terrifying years of Mussolini. ISBN/ASIN: 9780732281328. Our Book No: 30918. $20 AUD.

2. Arnold, Elliott (1943). First Comes Courage: The Commandos (Reprint ed). New York: Triangle Books. 300 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good plus condition, pages toned, rear cover jacket little marked & foxed (few chips, edgewear), scuff mark free flyleaf (sticker mark), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). Elliott Arnold writes a novel about commandos in action in Norway during WW2 from both the Allied and Nazi side. Every single large incident is entirely authentic. The Commandos are British, Americans, Free French, escaped Norwegians, and Poles. The author has travelled a lot in Europe and had the unusual opportunity to get material about the Commandos and the Underground. The novel has factual background, excitement, suspense, quick stabbing action, and a deep, passionate love affair. The photo on the cover of the jacket is from the movie "First Comes Courage”. ISBN/ASIN: B000R9A4Y6. Our Book No: 29324. $15 AUD.

3. Barnes, Julian (2000). Love, etc. (1st ed). London: Jonathan Cape. 249 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. First edition. In this novel the author revisits Stuart, Oliver, and Gillian from "Talking It Over". Darker and deeper than his previous novel, it is a compelling look at contemporary love and its betrayals. The author later won the Booker Prize in 2011 for a future novel. ISBN/ASIN: 0224061097. Our Book No: 28091. $15 AUD.

4. Barroso, Gustavo; Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (translator) (1924). Mapirunga. London: Heinemann. 39 pp. Hardback small, no jacket (missing) as common, good condition, quarter-bound (white vellum spine, cream paper-covered board covers), gilt title on front cover & spine, covers & pages lightly toned, minimal faint foxing (mostly edges). (No 190 of a limited edition of 350 copies, autographed by the translator. Originally written in the Spanish language by Gustavo Barroso, and here translated, with an extended preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Brazilian fiction - a short tale of revenge and honor defended in the Sertao region of Brazil. Our Book No: 16072. $30 AUD.

5. Bassett, Jan (editor) (1995). Great Southern Landings: An Anthology of Antipodean Travel (1st ed). Melbourne: Oxford University Press (OUP). 328 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket, base spine lightly rubbed, few small dents. The term Antipodes was originally used to refer to 'places on the surface of the earth directly opposite each other', and later came to mean Australasia. Thousands of travellers from the northern hemisphere - from Francois Pelsaert, commander of the ill-fated Batavia, to Eric Newby and Jan Morris - have left records of their impressions of the Antipodes; some voyagers - Jonathan Swift, Samuel Butler and Jules Verne, for instance, travelled only in their minds, writing about imaginary voyages. Jan Bassett has collected and edited a delightful selection of 90 extracts from the writings of notable visitors to, and imaginers of, the Antipodes. These date from about 1605 to the 1990s. Included are dreamers, sailors, adventurers, political commentators and sporting figures. ISBN/ASIN: 0195535820. Our Book No: 24836. $20 AUD.

6. Biggs, John (2003). The Girl in the Golden House. Canberra: Pandanus Books. 287 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor foxing top edge, bottom edge lightly rubbed, minor edgewear. A novel by Australian writer John Biggs about a young man named Chris Wong who is searching for the right girl to share his golden house with him. The characters are interwoven with the real story of the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. The characters are fictional, but the political events are real, as are the players involved in those events. The two court cases are based on real cases although the participants and the details are fictional. ISBN/ASIN: 1740760336. Our Book No: 23594. $20 AUD.

7. Blanchard, Tania (2017). The Girl From Munich: Inspired by a True Story (Australian, reprint ed). Sydney: Simon & Schuster Australia. 420 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, top corner tip front cover little creased, laminate coating lifting slightly fore-edge cover, minor edgewear. This novel by Australian author Tania Blanchard is based on a true story. It is 1943 and the choices that Charlotte von Klein has to make will change her life forever. Lotte is planning her wedding to her childhood sweetheart Heinrich while she works for the Luftwaffe. The tide of the war is turning against Germany, and Lotte's life of privilege and comfort falls apart. She is forced to flee from the unfolding chaos with the darkly attractive Erich Drescher, her Luftwaffe superior. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925596144. Our Book No: 41115. $20 AUD.

8. Blanchard, Tania (2021). Echoes of War (1st ed). Sydney: Simon & Schuster (Australia). 472 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. This novel by Tania Blanchard is inspired by a true story. It is 1936, Calabria, Italy. Set in Mussolini's Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman's determination to find her place in a world that men are threatening to tear apart. A young spirited Giulia Tallariti wants something more than she has from life at this present time. Giulia loves her family, but would rather follow in her Nonna's footsteps as a healer. Can she find a way to fulfill her dreams, or will the echoes of war drown out her voice. By the Australian author of the bestselling 'Girl from Munich’. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760852085. Our Book No: 41181. $25 AUD.

9. Brooks, Geraldine (2006). March (Reprint ed). New York: Penguin Books. 273 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, faint toning edges, tiny bump & rubbing top spine, minor edgewear. Historical novel, by Australian-American writer, set in the American Civil War. In a story inspired by the father character in Little Women and drawn from the journals and letters of Louisa May Alcott's father Bronson, a man leaves behind his family to serve in the Civil War and finds his marriage and beliefs profoundly challenged by his experiences. The book is a lushly written, original tale steeped in the details of another time. This novel was winner of 2006 Pulitzer Prize. ISBN/ASIN: 0143036661. Our Book No: 27314. $12 AUD.

10. Brooks, Geraldine (2011). Caleb's Crossing (1st ed). New York: Viking / Penguin Group. 306 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear, owner's name & address label front endpaper. Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from the drafty corridors of the new Harvard University. Upon this slender factual scaffold, the Australian-born bestselling author has created a luminous historical novel of love and faith, magic and adventure, blended with fascinating detail about native American culture. ISBN/ASIN: 9780670021048. Our Book No: 29267. $25 AUD.

11. Butland, Stephanie (2017). Lost For Words: A Bookshop Keeps Many Secrets (1st ed). London: Zaffre Publishing. 352 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, spine little creased, minor edgewear. Stephanie Butland has written a novel about a lady named Cardew Loveday who works in the York Book Emporium. Everything is about to change for Loveday. Somebody knows about her past and she can't hide any longer. A poet, a lover, a friend, and three mysterious deliveries, each of which stirs unsettling memories. Perfect for fans of 'The Little Paris Bookshop' and '84 Charing Cross Road’. ISBN/ASIN: 9781785763250. Our Book No: 41119. $18 AUD.

12. Byatt, A. S. (1998). Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice (1st ed). London: Chatto & Windus. 230 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge cover little bumped, edges minimally foxed. First edition. A collection of short stories by A. S. Byatt, the English author of the Booker Prize winning novel "Possession”. ISBN/ASIN: 0701168234. Our Book No: 11119. $12 AUD.

13. Calvino, Italo; Weaver, William (translator) (1998). If On a Winter's Night a Traveller (Recent reprint ed). London: Vintage. 259 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. This remarkable novel by Italo Calvino leads you through many different books including a detective adventure, a romance, a satire, an erotic story, a diary, and a quest. But the real hero is you, the reader.You go into a bookshop and buy this novel. You like it. But there is a printer's error in your copy. You take it back and get a replacement. But the replacement seems to be a totally different story. You try to track down the original book you were reading but end up with a different narrative again. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. ISBN/ASIN: 9780099430896. Our Book No: 16692. $12 AUD.

14. Cameron, Bruce W. (2017). A Dog's Purpose (Reprint ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 319 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, corner tips on covers little bent, edges & pages lightly toned, crease in flyleaf. Delightful American novel about a dog's many lives, with a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. This charming story now has a movie of the same title. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760551452. Our Book No: 30018. $12 AUD.

15. Cameron, Bruce W. (2017). A Dog's Way Home (Reprint ed). London: Pan Books. 324 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, corner tips covers faintly creased, minor edgewear. This novel by Bruce Cameron is the story of Lucas Ray and his rescued puppy Bella, a pit bull terrier. The story has a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. After being forcefully separated as an illegal dog, Bella escapes and tracks through the wilderness to find her human. A charming story from the author of "A Dog's Purpose”. ISBN/ASIN: 9781509855940. Our Book No: 30532. $12 AUD.

16. Chopra, Deepak (2011). Muhammad: A Story of God's Messenger and the Revelation That Changed the World (1st ed). New York: HarperCollins. 267 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This is a novel, not an official biography of the prophet Muhammad. The aim is to use storytelling to explain the life and teachings of the Prophet in its historical complexity and contradictions. A few events are told out of order. The characters drop in and out of sight in order to keep the story moving. The author has included a chronology of the most prominent events in the story. There is also a family tree showing Muhammad's ancestry and extended family. First edition stated. The author has also written similar books about Jesus and Buddha. ISBN/ASIN: 9780061782435. Our Book No: 29193. $15 AUD.

17. Coetzee, J. M. (2009). Disgrace: What Is a Mad Heart? (New ed). London: Vintage. 219 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. A novel by J. M. Coetzee about David Lurie who has spent years teaching romantic poetry at the technical University of Cape Town. Middle aged and twice divorced, he has an affair with a student. The affair turns sour - he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry. He refuses to repent publicly, and resigns and retreats to his daughter Lucy's isolated farm. He and Lucy become victims of a savage and disturbing attack which brings into relief all the faultlines in their relationship. ISBN/ASIN: 9780099526834. Our Book No: 40203. $12 AUD.

18. Courtney, Margo (1955). The Painted Mask. Melbourne: Surrey Press. 288 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket (small edge tears), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. An absorbing novel by Margo Courtney of powerful drama, intrigue and tender romance - involving a paleontologist and a Chinese mandarin - with a background of strange primitive people, weird rites, brilliant ceremonies, glittering pagan temples - in remote, hostile Katmandu, capital of Nepal. (Australian author.). Our Book No: 24952. $20 AUD.

19. Cross, Mary Talbot (2010). Resurgence. Burra, SA: Shalimar Press. 236 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, bookplate tipped in. The latest novel by Mary Talbot Cross unfolds in one of the most beautiful and little-known areas of southwest France (Quercy), where the author has lived. The aftermath of war and the challenges of peace confront the inhabitants of a sleepy village, against a background of murder and betrayal. (Bookplate: publisher review copy.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780958646659. Our Book No: 14922. $15 AUD.

20. Davis, Lindsey (2006). See Delphi and Die. London: Arrow Books. 354 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, rubber stamp. Historical crime fiction novel by Lindsey Davis set in Ancient Rome and the Roman province of Achaea (modern Greece). Two Roman women visitors to Olympia are murdered, and somehow a Seven Sights tour guide is involved. Falco and Helena struggle with a case that may contain worse features than any they have dealt with yet. ISBN/ASIN: 009944528X. Our Book No: 24779. $12 AUD.

21. de Alarcon, Pedro Antonio; Bush, Peter (translator) (2004). The Three-cornered Hat. London: Hesperus Classics. 100 pp. Paperback trade (with flaps), very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. A best-loved Spanish novel by Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, based on a traditional ballad. A hilarious tale of lust, intrigue and corruption set in 19th-century Andalusia. Translated from the Spanish by Peter Bush. ISBN/ASIN: 1843910802. Our Book No: 15785. $12 AUD.

22. de Musset, Alfred (1878). La Confession d'un Enfant du Siecle (New ed). Paris: G. Charpentier. 355 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, very good condition, quarter-bound (blue leather over marbles boards), spine raised bands & gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, cover corners little bumped, pages faintly toned, scattered foxing & toning (mainly endpapers), string bookmark, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. (No 88 of limited edition of 100 copies.) Autobiographical novel about the French novelist (1810 - 1857), and his celebrated love affair with George Sand. Originally published, 1836. Our Book No: 16927. $100 AUD.

23. Delaney, Frank (2012). The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland (Reprint ed). New York: Random House. 385 pp. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), roughcut fore-edge, frontispiece, top corner front flap jacket creased Frank Delaney writes an absorbing historical novel of lasting love, dangerous risk, and the healing power of redemption. This story is full of Irish history, daring intrigue, and the drama of legendary love. This is an unforgettable novel that is richly textured and inspiring. ISBN/ASIN: 9781400067855. Our Book No: 40894. $22 AUD.

24. Durrell, Lawrence (2021). White Eagles Over Serbia (New ed). London: Faber & Faber. 200 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, corner tips covers little scuffed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This classic Cold War espionage thriller by Lawrence Durrell was inspired by his experiences in the British Foreign Office. Colonel Methuen is a seasoned British secret agent, he is weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break, but he cannot resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealings in the Balkans. He arrives to find himself in a life-and-death struggle, followed by royalists and communists alike. ISBN/ASIN: 9780571362431. Our Book No: 41480. $18 AUD.

25. Ferranti, Marie; Brown, Andrew (translator) (2005). The Princess of Mantua (1st translated ed). London: Hesperus Press. 116 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket, top edge lightly toned. The author has used historical facts and documentary references, to write this docufiction historical novel (faction). It is set in France in 1433. The ten-year-old Barbara von Brandenburg leaves her native Germany to marry the Prince of Mantua, Ludovico Gonzaga. Translated from French. ISBN/ASIN: 1843917025. Our Book No: 29068. $15 AUD.

26. Fitzgerald, F. Scott (1982). The Great Gatsby (Reprint ed). London: Penguin Books. 171 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, little crease fore-edge rear cover, minor edgewear. This classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the great love stories of our time. The author distilled the essences of glamour and illusion so powerfully that his book has haunted and fascinated generations of readers. (No date, but about 1982, being 64th reprint. Originally published in Penguin, 1950.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140007466. Our Book No: 31012. $12 AUD.

27. Flint, Valerie I. J. (1992). The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus (1st ed). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 233 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few colour & black & white plates, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. A fantasy novel, but loosely based on facts. The author attempts to reconstruct, and understand, not the New World (America) that Columbus found, but the Old World (Europe) which he carried with him in his head. ISBN/ASIN: 0691056811. Our Book No: 27756. $25 AUD.

28. Fraser, Emma (2017). The Shipbuilder's Daughter (1st ed). London: Sphere Books. 426 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few tiny dents front cover jacket (faint sticker mark), tiny dent front board, minor edgewear. Set partly in Glasgow and partly in the Western Isles in 1928, this historical novel by Emma Fraser is about Margaret Bannatyne, whose father owns a shipping yard, and she is expected to take over the family business. However, she wants to become a doctor. Margaret falls in love with a man named Alisdair Morrison who works at the shipping yard, but her father does not approve. Alisdair is wrongly arrested for the murder of a young man at the shipping yard, and finally can resume his life with his family when he is found not guilty. ISBN/ASIN: 9780751566109. Our Book No: 40891. $25 AUD.

29. Fulop Kepner, Susan (1996). The Lioness in Bloom: Modern Thai Fiction About Women [Voices From Asia Series]. Berkeley: University of California / Publisher's Inc. 310 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Translations of fiction by Thailand's foremost 20th-century writers. Included are stories of the young and the aged, the rural and the cosmopolitan, the joyous and the despairing. The editor provides a detailed introduction, biographical notes on the writers, and a list of further readings. This anthology of short stories and novel excerpts presents a compelling portrayal of the many differing realities of Thai women's lives in the 20th century. ISBN/ASIN: 0520089030. Our Book No: 27896. $15 AUD.

30. Galassi, Jonathan (2015). Muse (1st Australian ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 253 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel is about writer's secrets, publisher's obsessions, manuscripts, love, loyalty and betrayal and the most gifted, glamorous and elusive writer of her generation. The author is a poet, president & publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922182821. Our Book No: 30117. $20 AUD.

31. Geda, Fabio; Curtis, Howard (translator) (2011). In the Sea There are Crocodiles: The Story of Enaiatollah Akbari. Oxford: David Fickling Books. 211 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, map, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. One day, a 10-year-old boy named Enaiatollah wakes up to find his mother gone. He is on the border of Pakistan, and he is alone. In this amazing true story, Fabio Geda describes Enaiatollah's five-year journey from Afghanistan to Italy. His ordeal takes him through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Greece, enduring unimaginable hardships and challenges. The book is based on a true story, but because Enaiatollah did not remember it all, the author and Enaiatollah reconstructed his journey to recreate a chronology for his fragmented memories. Thus a work of fiction, but based on Enaiatollah's true experience. (Translated from the Italian.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780857560087. Our Book No: 29052. $15 AUD.

32. Glover, Dennis (2023). Thaw: Some Secrets Won’t Stay Buried. Melbourne, Collingwood: Black Inc. 307 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. In this historical novel, Dennis Glover relates the story of five members of Robert Falcon Scot’s British Antarctic Expedition who in the Summer of 1911-12, attempted to become the first humans to reach the South Pole, but were beaten by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, and perished of exposure and hunger midway across the Ross Ice Shelf (then known as the Great Ice Barrier). The events and characters in the present-day sections are entirely fictitious, but those portrayed in the historical sections are based on actual happenings and real people, reimagined for the purposes of a dramatic historical novel. There is a list of historical characters and the author's note at the rear. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760644451. Our Book No: 41476. $20 AUD.

33. Godwin, Joscelyn (2005). The Real Rule of Four (The Unauthorised Guide to the International Bestseller). London: Arrow Books. 182 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Joscelyn Godwin relates the scholarly true story of a fascinating elaborately-illustrated 15th century Venetian pamphlet: the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. This mysterious document was the basis of the bestselling but controversial novel "The Rule of Four" by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason. Godwin has provided the first complete English translation of this mysterious document, the meaning of which is unknown. ISBN/ASIN: 0099492490. Our Book No: 13106. $12 AUD.

34. Gogol, Nikolai; Rayfield, Donald (translator) (2017). Dead Souls (New ed) [Alma Classics Evergreens]. Surrey: Alma Books. 359 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. First published in 1842 in Russia. The classic novel is set in a small provincial Russian town. A mysterious stranger named Chichikov, makes a group of landowners a macabre proposition. He offers to buy the rights to the dead serfs who are still registered on the landowner’s estate, to reduce their liability for taxes. This is a biting satire of social pretensions and pomposity which has been revered since its original publication as one of the funniest novels of 19-century Russia. ISBN/ASIN: 9781847496287. Our Book No: 30728. $18 AUD.

35. Grass, Gunter; Winston, Krishna (translator) (2010). The Box: Tales from the Darkroom (1st English ed). London: Harvill Secker / Random House. 194 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white photo rear jacket flap, minimal edgewear jacket. By winner of Nobel Prize for Literature, 1999. Translated from the German. This is a sequel to "Peeling the Onion". The German author writes in the voices of his eight children as they record the memories of their childhoods, of growing up, of their father, who was always at work on a new book, always at the margins of their lives. This book is an inspired and daring work of fiction (faction). ISBN/ASIN: 9781846553073. Our Book No: 26269. $15 AUD.

36. Gros, Jules (1892). L'Homme Fossile: Aventures d'une Expedition Scientifique dans les Mers Australes. Paris: Librairie Marpon et Flammarion. 256 pp. Hardback very small, very good condition, black cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), marbled endpapers, pages toned as usual, staple marks front free flyleaf, string bookmark, minimal EX-LIBRARY (hospice library, rubber stamps, small spine sticker remnants), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). A novel that is an obscure example of the "lost race" theme in adventure fiction. The story is set in the sealing grounds off southeastern Australia, with the imaginary expedition of geologists and paleontologists on board the ship "Le Glorieux" using Melbourne as its base. French language text. ISBN/ASIN: 0521275938. Our Book No: 17027. $40 AUD.

37. Gruen, Sara (2006). Water for Elephants (1st Australian ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 331 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned, corners front cover little creased, minor edgewear, sticker on cover. Bestselling novel, set in the backblocks of America in the 1930s, about a circus and a very special elephant named Rosie. This is a warm, funny novel full of energy and spirit. ISBN/ASIN: 1741149819. Our Book No: 30360. $18 AUD.

38. Halse Anderson, Laurie (2014). The Impossible Knife of Memory (New ed). London: Scholastic Children's Books. 374 pp. Paperback, very good condition, minor edgewear. This story for young adults is about a girl named Hayley, her dad, her stepmother, and a boy named Finn. Hayley is fighting to forget the past, and finding some memories are too deep. ISBN/ASIN: 9781407147666. Our Book No: 29100. $15 AUD.

39. Harris, Joel Chandler (1905). Nights with Uncle Remus, by the Author of "Uncle Remus", with Illustrations [Cole's Special Edition]. Melbourne: E. W. Cole. 312 pp. Paperback, very good condition, black & white drawings (including frontispiece), pages toned (cover lightly toned), spine repaired (black cloth, original spine laid down), some edgewear. (Estimated date, 1900s, Trove catalogue.) Classic tales told by the old Georgian African-American slave, featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Bar, Brer Fox and and their animal friends. (Scarce Australian reprint, by the eccentric Melbourne bookseller, E. W. Cole, with two extra shops in Sydney, and one in Adelaide.). Our Book No: 17167. $80 AUD.

40. Henty, G. A. (George Alfred); Pearse, Alfred (illustrator) (1889). Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War (1st U.S. ed) [A Tale of the New Zealand War]. New York: Scribner & Welford. 352 + 32 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, original maroon pictorial cloth cover & spine (gilt lettering), original maroon endpapers, full-page black & white drawings (plates), map, all edges gilt, adverts at rear, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, owner's written name, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). Possible first U.S. edition (no date, but 1889 or 1890, but variants exist). Eight full-page illustrations (including frontispiece). An historical novel based on true events during the Maori wars in New Zealand during the 1870s, with a focus on the fanatical Hau-Hau Maoris who massacred white settlers. (32-page Scribner & Welford catalogue at rear, including many Henty books.). Our Book No: 17404. $200 AUD.

41. Hodge, Jane Aiken (2006). The Private World of Georgette Heyer. London: Arrow Books. 223 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, pages lightly toned as common, minor creasing spine, minor edgewear. A classic biography by Jane Aiken Hodge of bestselling English crime fiction and historical romance novelist, known as the queen of Regency romance. Although she wrote 50 novels, her private life until now has been accessible only to her nearest friends and relatives. (Originally published in 1984.). ISBN/ASIN: 0099493497. Our Book No: 17982. $15 AUD.

42. Huxley, Elspeth (2006). Red Strangers (New ed) [Penguin Classics]. London: Penguin Books. 405 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minimal edgewear. A Penguin classic novel by Elspeth Huxley about two brothers growing up in Kenya in the early 20th century. Matu and Muthengi are raised according to customs that - they are told - have existed since the beginning of the world. But when the 'red' strangers come, sunburned Europeans who seek to colonize their homeland, the lives of the two Kikuyu tribesmen begin to change dramatically. This is a searing portrayal of the wide-reaching effects of colonialism. Althrough this is a novel, most of the incidents related are true. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141188508. Our Book No: 31413. $18 AUD.

43. Hyland, M. J.; Coetzee, J . M. (afterword) (2016). Carry Me Down (New ed) [Text Classics]. Melbourne: Text Publishing. 321 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor scratching front cover, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This novel by M. J. Hyland is of 11-year-old John Egan who lives with his mother, father and grandmother in rural Ireland. John believes he has a gift for lie detection - and his obsession with uncovering the truth carries the cost of a peculiar kind of pain. This is a compelling story of disturbed love and John's quest for the truth while his family begins to fall apart. Afterword by J. M. Coetzee. (The Irish-born author was educated in, and lived in Australia for some years, and published novels here.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781925355338. Our Book No: 31061. $15 AUD.

44. James, Clive (1996). The Silver Castle (1st ed). London / Sydney: Jonathan Cape / Random House. 263 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages faintly toned as usual, minor edgewear, remainder mark (spot) bottom edge. First edition. Novel of India by the Australian-born writer and critic. Sanjay is a pavement child who from dire necessity learns to cajole, charm and outwit the tourists and turns his sex appeal, sartorial awareness and hard-won ability to speak English towards guiding film-crews on the 'poverty trail'. A brilliant celebration of the Indian film world and a most moving story of one young man's striving for fame and fortune. ISBN/ASIN: 0224043846. Our Book No: 6919. $20 AUD.

45. Jaszberenyi, Sandor; Henderson, Ellis M. (translator) (2014). The Devil is a Black Dog: Stories from the Middle East and Beyond (1st Australian ed). Melbourne, Brunswick: Scribe Publications. 194 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, pages lightly toned, few small foxed spots title page, light foxing edges, minor edgewear. These short stories by acclaimed photojournalist Sandor Jaszberenyi are based on his extraordinary personal experiences, here translated from the Hungarian. They are from Cairo to the Gaza Strip, Benghazi to Budapest. The characters contemplate the meaning of home, love, family, and friendship in the face of frequent brutality. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925106930. Our Book No: 31241. $15 AUD.

46. Jones, Gail (2022). Salonika Burning (1st ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 249 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear A novel by Australian writer Gail Jones about the war in Europe, set in Macedonia, in the great city of Salonika, in 1917. Surgeons, ambulance drivers, nurses, orderlies and other volunteers have come to the frontlines to heal. Stella, Olive, Grace and Stanley are the main characters. The inspiration for the novel comes from the wartime experiences of two Australians, Miles Franklin and Olive King, and British painters Grace Pailthorpe and Stanley Spencer. This gripping historical novel shows not only the devastation of war but also the vast social upheaval of the times. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922458834. Our Book No: 41191. $22 AUD.

47. Joyce, James; Ellmann, Richard (introduction & notes) (1968). Giacomo Joyce (Revised ed). New York: Viking Press. 64 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), red boards (grey cloth spine), frontispiece, pages lightly toned, edges little foxed, reverse side jacket lightly toned (spine faded, small edge tears, tiny hole spine, flap price-clipped, light loss spine ends), written price front cover jacket. Originally prepared for publication 1959, this fragmented autobiographical love story, written by James Joyce in Trieste, thought to be in 1914 at age 32 (the year he started writing 'Ulysses'). The introduction by his biographer Richard Ellmann - a fascinating piece of literary detection - dates the work from internal evidence. The title is explained, as are the circumstances behind the story, and a possible reason is given why, after the copy was prepared for the printer, it was never published. This reissue of the first Viking Press limited edition retains the introduction and notes, with some revisions. The book includes four manuscript pages in reduced facsimile, as well as a frontispiece portrait. (Unnumbered pages. This revised edition was published in the same year, 1968, as the first limited edition.). ISBN/ASIN: B089KLXMPB. Our Book No: 28890. $25 AUD.

48. Keilson, Hans; Searls, Damion (translation) (2011). Comedy in a Minor Key (1st English ed). Melbourne: Scribe Publications. 104 pp. Paperback small thin trade, very good condition, edges & pages little toned, minor creases covers. This book is the story of Wim and Marie, a Dutch couple who first hide a Jew they know as Nico, and must then dispose of his body when he dies of pneumonia. This novella, first published in 1947 and now translated into English for the first time, shows the author at his best. Published to celebrate Keilson's 102nd birthday, and introduces Australian readers to a forgotten author who was a witness to World War 2. Published 1947 as "Komodie in Moll". ISBN/ASIN: 9781921844072. Our Book No: 27726. $15 AUD.

49. Kelly, Mary Pat (2015). Of Irish Blood (Reprint ed) [Of Irish Blood Series]. New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates. 512 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), small mark bottom edge, slight bump bottom edge few pages near base spine, closed tear top spine jacket, minor edgewear. This historical novel by Mary Pat Kelly, set in 1903, is the story of Nora Kelly, 24, who is the beloved daughter of the Chicago-Irish Kelly clan. Nora is talented and forward-looking but poor, but she climbs the ladder of Chicago's fashion industry. Nora goes to Paris where she meets a group of Ireland's revolutionry women. They challenge Nora to honor her Irish blood and join the movement to free Ireland. The author weaves historical characters such as William Butler Yeats, Gabrielle Coco Chanel, and James Joyce into a vivid and compelling story filled with wit and authenticity. (The first novel of 4 in the Of Irish Blood series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780765329134. Our Book No: 40890. $25 AUD.

50. Kerouac, Jack (1992). Tristessa (Reprint ed). London: Penguin Books. 96 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, cover design differs from stock photo. A short exotic novel by Jack Kerouac, being a narrative meditation on a hen, a rooster, a dove, a cat, and a ravished junky lady. Based on Jack Kerouac's own real-life love affair in Mexico City, this is the story of a man's ill-fated relationship with a woman he portrays with tenderness and dignity, even as her life spirals out of control. ISBN/ASIN: 0140168117. Our Book No: 3994. $12 AUD.

51. Kerouac, Jack (2000). Maggie Cassidy (1st Classic ed) [Penguin Classics]. London: Penguin Books. 194 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. Poignant novel by Jack Kerouac of teenage romance in a New England mill town. The story of Jean and Maggie, in love with the idea of being in love, looking ahead to marriage with hope and trepidation. Told with touching simplicity, and is a beautiful evocation of growing up in America. One of his earliest books, but was published after he had achieved overnight fame with 'On the Road'. ISBN/ASIN: 0141184914. Our Book No: 28520. $15 AUD.

52. Kerouac, Jack (2001). Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three (1st Modern Classic ed) [Flamingo Modern Classics]. London: Flamingo / HarperCollins. 207 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. This novel is told through the character of Jack Kerouac's fictional alter ego, Jack Duluoz. It is the story of his extraordinary childhood in Massachusetts and the imaginary world, full of strange new possibilities that he made for himself. ISBN/ASIN: 0586091564. Our Book No: 28521. $15 AUD.

53. Kheng-Hor, Khoo (2008). Taikor Valour, Honour, Suspense, Betrayal and Love - the Definitive Malaysian Saga (Reprint ed). Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications. 526 pp. Paperback small thick trade, very good condition, edges lightly marked, minor edgewear. This novel is an historical saga about the life of a boy growing up in prewar British-ruled Malaya. ISBN/ASIN: 9789679788785. Our Book No: 27221. $20 AUD.

54. Lang, John George; Crittenden, Victor (introduction) (2004). Mazarine [Australian Books on Demand]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 65 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, frontispiece, minor edgewear, owner's written note front flyleaf, owner's written comment. Historical novel by John George Lang about three friends at Cambridge University making a trip up the Rhine River to Heidelberg to practice the German language. Henry Mazarine falls in love with a young woman and marries her. The tale is centered around the marriage and her discontent or boredom. The story is told by a narrator in the first person. This story was first published as a serial in his Indian newspaper 'The Mofussilite' in 1845. The story appears here in book form for the first time.The author is Australian, but the story is set in Britain and Europe. (No 19 in the 'Australian Books on Demand' series from Mulini Press. Written comment by Canberra book collector Alan Ives: "From V.C 25/112004. A.I. I edited the introduction".). ISBN/ASIN: 0975178482. Our Book No: 29817. $40 AUD.

55. Laski, Marghanita; Stein, W. (illustrator) (1944). Love on the Supertax [Love on the Super-tax] (1st ed). London: Cresset Press. 127 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in fair dustjacket), small drawings (vignettes), pages faintly toned (wartime economy paper), inner hinge little split (all pages firm), edge tears jacket repaired (tape repairs & little foxing & staining reverse side, some loss spine ends, flap price-clipped), edges cloth cover little faded, some edgewear, bookshop rubber stamp, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. First edition. (This copy: Hardback dustjacket.) The first novel by Marghanita Laski is a social satire of English society that demonstrates a disturbing "two nations in one country" (as stated by Disraeli). Clarissa, an upper class girl falls in love with a Communist agitator, but it does not end well because of their very different social backgrounds. ISBN/ASIN: B002A8RHOC. Our Book No: 17832. $20 AUD.

56. Lawrence, D. H. (1983). The Trespasser (Reprint ed). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 217 pp. Paperback mass market, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. The second novel by D. H. Lawrence, which foreshadows the passion of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'. ISBN/ASIN: 0140014802. Our Book No: 15935. $12 AUD.

57. Leete, Helen (2009). Mountains of the Dragon: An Australian Sculptor's Account of an Idyllic Surrealistic, Early Life in Africa. Sydney, Epping: Delphian Books. 218 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good plus condition, thick card covers (with flaps), minimal edgewear, autograph (author's written name). A surrealistic novel set in Africa by Helen Leete, a Sydney based sculptor. It is set in a world before refrigeration, television, mobile phones or computers, and features the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. The latter part of the novel, by contrast is set in a strict English school, reaffirms how timeless and universal the experience of being a teenager can be. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980466829. Our Book No: 27223. $20 AUD.

58. Lester, Natasha (2019). The French Photographer (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 427 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Paris, 1942. This novel by Australian writer Natasha Lester is the story of a young woman who is assigned to the war in Europe as a photojournalist for 'Vogue' magazine. Paratrooper Dan Hallworth takes her to the front to find the stories that matter, and an orphaned little girl, Victorine, shows her love. Fast forward to France, 2005. Australian curator D'Arcy Hallworth arrives at a beautiful chateau to manage a famous collection of photos. He finds out the true identity of the mysterious photographer - and realises that she is connected to his own mother, Victorine. This is a remarkable story of courage, heartbreak and forgiveness. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733643378. Our Book No: 31167. $18 AUD.

59. Lester, Natasha (2020). The Paris Secret (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 452 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, top corner tip front cover slightly creased, minor edgewear. Bestselling Australian author Natasha Lester reveals the story of talented pilot Skye Penrose who joins the war effort where she meets her estranged sister, Liberty, and childhood soulmate, Nicholas Crawford (England, 1939). Paris, 1947: Fashion designer Christian Dior shows his extravagant first collection to a world tired of war and grief. Present day: Australian fashion conservator Kat Jourdan discovers secret wardrobes filled with priceless Dior gowns in her grandmothers vacant cottage. As she looks into the mystery, Kat begins to doubt everything she thought she knew about her beloved grandmother. From the front cover: A wartime legacy. A lost love. A friendship to last a lifetime. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733641886. Our Book No: 41499. $22 AUD.

60. Lester, Natasha (2022). The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 425 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel by Australian writer Natasha Lester is the story of a young woman trying to forget her part in World War 2. It is 1943. After Alix works in advertising in New York, she finds herself recruited into a fledgling intelligence group. Enlisted as a spy, she is sent to Europe and asked to get close to a Nazi who might be willing to help the Allied forces. It is 1946. After the war, Alix moves to Paris to run the Service de la Presse for the yet-to-be-launched House of Christian Dior. A figure from her past reappears and threatens to destroy her future. Can she right the wrongs of the past and bring him to justice?. This story moves from the dangerous intrigue-filled rooms in Switzerland where elites from both sides mixed and schemed during the war, to the glamorous halls of the House of Dior in the golden age of French fashion and journalism. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733647222. Our Book No: 41190. $25 AUD.

61. Lester, Natasha (2023). The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 436 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel by Australian writer Natasha Lester is the story of three generations. Mizza Bricard in Paris, 1917, creates a legend by taking her designs through the most exclusive couture houses in France. Designer Astrid Bricard is ready to change the fashion world in New York, 1970, then she disappears. French countryside, present day. Blythe Bricard is the daughter of the fashion's most infamous 1970s power couple, but she turned her back on that world years ago. Blythe will discover there is more to her iconic mother and grandmother - and herself than she ever knew. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733647246. Our Book No: 31185. $25 AUD.

62. Lester, Natasha (2025). The Mademoiselle Alliance: Inspired by a True Story (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 407 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, map, minor edgewear. This novel by Australian writer Natasha Lester is based on a true story. It is set in Morocco 1928 and Paris 1936. The 18-year-old Frenchwoman Marie-Madeleine does not go through life sitting down, something her new husband does not like. The author passionately brings to life the true story of one of history’s unsung heroes: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the only woman to lead a resistance network in WW2 France. Her story is one of epic love, tragic loss and magnificent leadership. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733651687. Our Book No: 31372. $26 AUD.

63. Leys, Simon; Clancy, Patricia (translator) (2017). The Death of Napoleon (A Novella) (New ed). Melbourne, Carlton: Black Inc. 118 pp. Paperback small thin trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. An historical novella by Australian author Simon Leys about Napoleon Bonaparte, the legendary French Emperor. After escaping from prison in St Helena on an unlikely vessel, Napoleon returns to Europe, experiencing en route bizarre adventures, especially a guided tour of the battlefield of Waterloo in the company of English tourists. This modern bestselling classic is a parable on hero-worship, and is now a film. ISBN/ASIN: 1863953345. Our Book No: 31263. $18 AUD.

64. Lindsay, Jack; Counihan, Noel (illustrator) (1974). Death of a Spartan King and Two Other Stories of the Ancient World. London: Inca Books. 76 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (as issued), very good condition, dark green / tan quarter leather with green cloth (spine little faded), full-page black & white full-page drawings, tiny mark rear endpaper, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. This book, 'Death of a Spartan King’, by Jack Lindsay has been revised from a version published as 'Come Home at Last' (1937). The other two stories are here published for the first time. This edition is limited to 1000 copies, of which 175 copies numbered 26 to 200 are autographed and bound in quarter leather. This copy is no. 78, with green cloth. (The edition of 175 copies has at least two apparent states: green cloth [early issues] and patterned pale yellow brown cloth [late issues].). ISBN/ASIN: 0904381013. Our Book No: 40305. $50 AUD.

65. Lindsay, Philip (1938). Bride for a Buccaneer (1st ed). London: Hutchinson & Co. 352 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), spine ends little creased, top spine on jacket creased (few tiny edge tears, minor edgewear), few small marks covers, light foxing endpapers (minimally edges), light toning pages, bookshop label front pastedown. This historical adventure novel by Philip Lindsay (son of Norman Lindsay) is set in the West Indies and the Spanish Main in the 17th century, where the haunt of those full-blooded adventurers, the buccaneers, still existed in those sun-drenched waters, as brave and dangerous and heroic as ever. Miles Oliver, after a short but dazzling career of carefree marauding, was taking his bride to a new life in Jamaica. Gabriela was a girl of great spirit, and looking forward to her thrilling new life. Miles casually tells her about his buccaneering exploits. Gabriela found his past a barrier, but a great love overcame that barrier, and united - in the end - two loving hearts. The author brings to his story a dazzling power of description about a time when life was really lived to the full. (First edition. No date, but 1938, Trove.). Our Book No: 40997. $40 AUD.

66. Mackenzie, Compton (1985). Carnival (Reissue ed). London: Penguin Books. 324 pp. Paperback mass market, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. A classic bestselling novel about a dancing girl called Jenny, written by Compton Mackenzie, author of 'Whisky Galore’. Jenny falls in love with a young dilettante who leaves her when she refuses to become his mistress. She falls into a loveless marriage with a Cornish farmer who becomes insanely jealous when the dilettante reappears on the scene. Originally published in 1912, and in Penguin Books in 1935. (This copy: a facsimile, being one of the first 10 Penguin Books issued as a boxed set in 1985.). Our Book No: 27389. $12 AUD.

67. Martel, Yann (2010). Beatrice and Virgil (Australian ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 197 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated boards, edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket. This novel is about Henry, a writer struggling to finish a book about the Holocaust, and a note that arrives from a stranger. The note takes him into a taxidermist's workshop, filled with lovingly preserved animals from all corners of the globe. Among the hundreds of stuffed animals are Beatrice and Virgil, a monkey and a donkey; they are also the characters in a play the taxidermist is writing. This new novel by Yann Martel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. Along the way the author asks profound questions about life and art, truth and deception, responsibility and complicity. The Spanish-Canadian author won the 2002 Man Booker Prize for 'Life of Pi'. Australian edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921656255. Our Book No: 29624. $15 AUD.

68. McCall Smith, Alexander; McIntosh, Iain (illustrator) (2011). Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (1st ed) [A Professor Dr von Igelfeld Entertainment]. London: Little, Brown. 203 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good plus dustjacket), few black & white vignettes, lightly toned, small dent fore-edge front cloth cover, autograph (author's written name title page), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). In this maddening, idiotic and hugely entertaining novel by Alexander McCall Smith, Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld is finding life very trying. Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer is his rival (and owner of a one-legged dachshund), and along with the librarian Herr Huber, are proving to be major irritations. Not only that, but a friend tries to match-make his to a cheerful heiress. Autographed. ISBN/ASIN: 9780316027540. Our Book No: 40839. $35 AUD.

69. McIntosh, Fiona (2014). Nightingale. Melbourne: Penguin Group Australia. 385 + 16 pp. Paperback thick small trade, very good condition, black & white photo, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear corners. A British nurse named Claire Nightingale meets and falls in love with Australian Light Horseman Jamie Wren at the carnage of Gallipoli. After the war is over, Clare’s desperate search to find James takes her to Istanbul, and deep into the heart of a Turkish family. A wonderful historical novel of love, heartbreak and heroism. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143572800. Our Book No: 40113. $18 AUD.

70. McIntosh, Fiona (2015). The Perfumer's Secret (1st ed). Melbourne: Penguin Group. 384 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear corners. First edition. This historical novel of passion and determination, by Australian writer, begins on the eve of the First World War. Fleurette is the only daughter of the wealthy Delacroix perfume dynasty, and she is being forced to marry a man she loathes. This is a very passionate and dramatic story of duty, deception and desire. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143799764. Our Book No: 29221. $20 AUD.

71. McIntosh, Fiona (2020). The Champagne War (1st ed). Melbourne: Michael Joseph / Penguin Group. 424 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear First edition. This novel, by Australian bestselling writer Fiona McIntosh, is about vigneron Jerome Mea who heads off to war in 1914, leaving behind his new bride, Sophie, a fifth generation and rebellious champenoise who is determined to keep their vineyard going. The years go by and he is believed to be dead. Sophie has set up an underground hospital to care for the wounded. In the dark ancient champagne cellars, she meets Charles Nash, and their emotions take them by surprise. This stirring story moves from the killing fields of Ypres to the sun-kissed vineyards of rural France. This novel is an adventure about the true power of love and hope to light the way during the war. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761347887. Our Book No: 41337. $22 AUD.

72. McIntosh, Fiona (2021). Fields of Gold (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Penguin Books. 562 pp. Paperback large thick trade, very good condition, laminate coating minimally lifting bottom corner rear cover, minor edgewear cover corners. This novel of high adventure, tragedy and enduring love, by well-known Australian writer Fiona McIntosh, moves from the windswept cliffs of the Cornish coast to the goldmines of southern India. Charismatic womaniser Jack Bryant has the world at his feet, but when trouble catches up with him he is forced to flee Penzance for good. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761042355. Our Book No: 41200. $18 AUD.

73. McIntosh, Fiona (2021). The Spy's Wife. Melbourne: Michael Joseph / Penguin Random House Australia. 417 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This new spy thriller by bestselling Australian novelist Fiona McIntosh moves from the windswept moors of the Yorkshire dales to the noisy beer halls of Munich and grand country estates in the picture-book Bavarian mountains. A captivating journey of love, espionage, and treacherous alliances, as a widow's relentless pursuit for truth takes her from the untamed landscapes of northern England to the heart of 1930s Nazi Germany, where trust is scarce and loyalties are tested in the face of ultimate sacrifices. A lively and high-stakes spy thriller that will keep you second-guessing until the end.(This copy: Michael Joseph Australia Post edition, with book club notes: ISBN 9781761347863.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781760895006. Our Book No: 31384. $22 AUD.

74. McIntosh, Fiona (2022 ). The Perfumer's Secret (New, Australian ed). Melbourne: Penguin Books. 384 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear corner tips. This historical novel of passion and determination, by Australian writer Fiona McIntosh, begins on the eve of the First World War. Fleurette is the only daughter of the wealthy Delacroix perfume dynasty in France, and she is being forced to marry a man she loathes. This is a very passionate and dramatic story of duty, deception and desire. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761340659. Our Book No: 41309. $20 AUD.

75. Menen, Aubrey (1963). The Fig Tree. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 165 pp. Paperback, very good condition, orange cover design, pages lightly toned, top corner tip covers & few pages lightly creased, owner's written name & date. An unusual novel (classic orange Penguin) set in Italy. To revive human hope (in the face of a population explosion), Harry Wesley, a chapel-bred scientist of genius, uses a chemical process to convert a fig-tree into the tree of life. The Vatican supports the project. The fig leaves get the last laugh when the fruit reveals exceptional properties as an aphrodisiac. Our Book No: 22940. $12 AUD.

76. Merimee, Prosper (1923). Carmen, Arsene Guillot, L'Abbe Aubain, La Dame de Pique, Les Bohemiens, Le Hussard, Nicolas Gogol. Paris: Calmann-Levy, Editeurs. 359 pp. Hardback octavo, good plus condition, half-bound (red leather spine & corners, gilt lettering & raised bands spine), marbled endpapers, pages lightly toned (title page very toned), edges foxed (& parts of some pages). (No 866 of 1600 copies.) Short stories by the French writer, in the French language. The opera Carmen was based in part on the novella of the same title by Prosper Merimee. Our Book No: 15896. $20 AUD.

77. Morais, Richard C. (2014). The Hundred-foot Journey (Reprint ed) [Film-tie-in]. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 328 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, tiny cut spine, front cover little creased, minor edgewear. This is a charming, readable and very funny novel set in India and France. Hassan Haji grew up in his grandfather’s restaurant in Mumbai, and enjoyed the visits to the local markets. The Hajis leave India on a journey around the world, eventually opening an Indian restaurant in Lumiere, a small town in the French mountains. The family takes the village by storm, provoking the ire of their neighbour - Madame Mallory, the proprietress of an esteemed French relais. This meeting leads young Hassan to Paris and a lot of new adventures. Now a major motion picture. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743319604. Our Book No: 31075. $12 AUD.

78. Morris, William; Magnusson, Eirikr (1891). The Story of Howard The Halt. The Story of The Banded Men. The Story of Hen Thorir (1st ed). London: Bernard Quaritch. 227 pp. Hardback small octavo, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering & border front cover, leather-like spine (gilt lettering), map, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, cover corners slightly rubbed, covers little rubbed, slight loss top spine, EX-LIBRARY (embossed seal, pocket, bookplates, usual library markings), gilt top edge slightly faded, fore-edge & bottom edge untrimmed, some edgewear including corners, rubber stamp, minor pencil annotation. Three iconic Icelandic sagas. In the preface, some of the early history of the Icelandic people is presented. 'Howard the Halt' is a favourite of the Icelandic people. 'The Story of the Banded Men' is the last of the independent sagas (not part of a longer saga). 'The Story of Hen Thorir' is an old saga, belonging to the earliest group of the domestic tales of ancient Iceland. Translated from Icelandic by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson. (Ex-library from Public Lending Library of Victoria, now disbanded. Bookplate of the Council of Adult Education Library, with owl vignette.). ISBN/ASIN: B00DRHMARO. Our Book No: 40557. $60 AUD.

79. Nafisi, Azar; Sis, Peter (illustrator) (2014). The Republic of Imagination: A Case for Fiction (1st ed). London: Windmill Books / Penguin Random House. 338 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Azar Nafisi tells the story about her teaching 'The Great Gatsby' and other classics to her eager students in Iran. This book is the follow-up to her million-copy bestseller 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'. Azar has written an utterly original tribute to the importance of fiction in a democratic society. The book is a blend of memoir and polemic, with a close readings of her favourite novels. ISBN/ASIN: 9780099558934. Our Book No: 30997. $15 AUD.

80. Norris, Christopher (1984). The Deconstructive Turn: Essays in the Rhetoric of Philosophy (1st p/b ed). London & New York: University Paperbacks / Methuen & Co. 201 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, spine & rear cover text faintly faded, minor edgewear. Christopher Norris provides a fresh and productive look at links between philosophy and literary theory. He examines the deconstructionist challenge in a series of closely-argued essays on philosophers Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, J. L. Austin, Gilbert Ryle and Saul Kripke. He also examines the interpretative strategies forced upon literary critics in the efforts to master the ambivalent rhetorics of fiction, poetry and philosophy. The author is lecturer in English, University of Wales. ISBN/ASIN: 0416361404. Our Book No: 30029. $15 AUD.

81. O'Hanlon, Ardal (1998). The Talk of the Town (Reprint ed). London: Sceptre 244 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, spine little creased, small indentation fore-edge, minor edgewear corners. First comic novel by the Irish comedian who plays Father Dougal Maguire in the TV comedy Father Ted. ISBN/ASIN: 0340693088. Our Book No: 40249. $18 AUD.

82. Orwell, George (2008 ). Books v. Cigarettes (Reprint ed) [Penguin Great Ideas]. London: Penguin Books. 125 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, light foxing top edge & covers near spine, minimal edgewear. George Orwell starts with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking. His entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from the freedom of the press, to what patriotism really means. (Originally published in 1948. One of a Penguin Great Ideas series of books that have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780141036618. Our Book No: 31401. $16 AUD.

83. Pellegrino, Nicky (2018). A Year at Hotel Gondola. Auckland: Hachette. 305 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, front hinge minimally split (pages firm), minor edgewear. This novel is set in Venice. Kat has fallen in love with an Italian man and is moving to Venice where she is going to help him run his guesthouse, Hotel Gondola. Kat hopes to write about the first year of her new adventure, the food she eats, the recipes she collects, the people she meets, and the man she doesn't really know all that well but is going to make a life with. Will her adventure turn out the way she wants? ISBN/ASIN: 9781869713751. Our Book No: 29979. $15 AUD.

84. Preston, John (2021). The Dig (New ed). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 230 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear bottom corner tip front cover. A fictional account of the most famous archaeological dig in British history, now a motion picture. The author, John Preston, re-creates the Sutton Hoo dig - the greatest Anglo-Saxon discovery ever made in Britain. Originally published in 2007, this book is the film tie-in edition, 2021. ISBN/ASIN: 9780241989630. Our Book No: 31240. $15 AUD.

85. Reid, T. (Thomas) (1934). Where White and Brown Meet. London: Trefoil Publishing Company. 328 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), cloth cover spine faded (lightly flecked), foxing prelim pages & fore-edge, edges toned, pages lightly toned, small edge & spine tears jacket (about 20% spine MISSING mainly top edge), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. An historical maritime novel of inter-racial relationships by Thomas Reid, considered bold for the time. From the blurb: 'On an Eastern liner, meet three white men, and two white girls married to a Sinhalese and Tamil respectively. Amid the clash of race in lovely Ceylon occur adventures of mind and body. The tragic, the ludicrous, the realism and imagination, the racial prejudice, the beauty and squalor: life as it is in the East emerges in a candid book that once read will not be forgotten'. (No date, but 1934, Trove.) ISBN/ASIN: B000896XRC. Our Book No: 18020. $60 AUD.

86. Richardson, Matthew (editor) (2001). The Halstead Treasury of Ancient Science Fiction. Sydney: Halstead Press. 191 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, covers lightly creased, minor edgewear. This collection consists of ancient historical science fiction stories written in Japan, Rome and other places worldwide, edited with commentary by Matthew Richardson. Authors such as Cicero and Plato (Atlantis) join forces with little known writers of the ancient Eastern world. The translations from five different languages are vivid. Each story is followed by a brief commentary relating it to the science and writing of the times, with notes to explain the less obvious meanings. ISBN/ASIN: 1875684646. Our Book No: 23373. $20 AUD.

87. Rodriguez, Deborah (2011). The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul (One Little Cafe, Five Extraordinary Women) (Australian ed). Sydney: Bantam. 319 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, faint edgewear. Novel by Deborah Rodriguez about five women whose lives all become interwoven in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also, Sunny, the proud proprietor, needs an ingenious plan - and fast - to keep her cafe and customers safe in one of the most dangerous places on the planet. This is the author's fiction debut. The book also includes at the rear tips and recipes for a Kabul bookclub party, and an interview with the author. Australian edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760898458. Our Book No: 17904. $18 AUD.

88. Rowe, Josephine (2019). Here Until August: Stories (1st ed). Melbourne, Carlton: Black Inc. 197 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, laminate lifting slightly bottom corner front cover, minor edgewear. Short travel stories by Australian author Josephine Rowe. This is a masterful collection of horizons and departures, heartbreak and seduction. These stories follow the fates of characters who, by choice or by force, are travelling beyond the boundaries of their known worlds. From the Catskills to the Snowy Mountains, the abandoned island outports of Newfoundland to the sprawl of an Australian Metropolis, this collection shows us how the places we inhabit shape us in ways both remote and intimate. ISBN/ASIN: 9781863959933. Our Book No: 30999. $20 AUD.

89. Schimmelpfennig, Roland; Bulloch, Jamie (translator) (2018). One Clear, Ice-cold January Morning at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century (1st translated ed). London: Maclehose Press. 233 pp. Paperback trade (with flaps), very good condition, spine little creased, minor edgewear. A novel by by playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, set in Germany. A wolf crosses the border between Poland and Germany. His trail leads all the way to Berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge. Those who sight the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path. This first novel of Germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of great power and precision. (Translated from German.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780857057013. Our Book No: 30319. $20 AUD.

90. Skeslien Charles, Janet (2022). The Paris Library: Heroism Can Be Found in the Quietest Places (Reprint ed). London: Two Roads. 421 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel by Janet Skeslien Charles was inspired by the true story of the librarians at the American Library in Paris who risked their lives during the Nazis’ war on words: a story of courage, defiance and betrayal in Occupied Paris. ISBN/ASIN: 9781529335460. Our Book No: 41630. $15 AUD.

91. Solzhenitsyn, Alexander; Parker, Ralph (translator) (1973). One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Reprint ed). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 143 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minimal edgewear. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and outspoken critic of the Soviet Union and totalitarianism (and a later Nobel Prize winner). The story is set in a Soviet labor camp in the 1950s and describes a single day of an ordinary prisoner, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov. This was the first account of Stalinist repression openly published in the Soviet Union. He fled to the West to publish further books. Translated from the Russian language. ISBN/ASIN: 0140020535. Our Book No: 3960. $12 AUD.

92. Stonex, Emma (2021). The Lamplighters (1st ed). London: Picador. 366 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, as new condition (in as new dustjacket), tiny bump bottom corner tip rear cover, ribbon bookmark, autograph (author's written name title page). Autographed: First edition. This exciting novel is inspired by real events in 1900, and Emma Stonex's love of anything nautical. Three keepers vanish from a remote lighthouse, miles from the shore (Cornwall, 1972). The entrance door is locked from the inside. The clocks have stopped. The Principal Keeper's weather log describes a mighty storm, but the skies have been clear. What happened to those three men out on the tower? This is an unforgettable story of love and grief that explores the way our fears blur the line between the real and the imagined. (Independent Bookshop Numbered Limited Edition: This is No. 822 of 1500 autographed copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781529047318. Our Book No: 40831. $50 AUD.

93. Swift, Graham (2012). Last Orders (Reissue ed). London: Picador. 323 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, light crease front cover, minor edgewear. This novel won the Booker Prize in 1996. This is a reissue by Picador to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2012. They are reissuing a selection of classic fiction. This book is the author's most poignant exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary lives. (Plus 32 pages adverts at end.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781447202820. Our Book No: 29009. $12 AUD.

94. Tegner, Esaias; Hamel, Leopold (translator) (1874). Frithiof's Saga: Translated from the Swedish, with Notes, Index, and a Short Abstract of the Northern Mythology (1st ed). London: Trubner & Co. 279 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering front cover & spine, gilt border front cover, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing & rubbing edges, pages lightly toned, front hinge partly split (pages firm), covers little rubbed, flyleaves toned, some edgewear corners, errata slip tipped in, owner's name label inside front cover. Tegner's remarkable poem has been translated into almost every European language. The translator has produced an epic which is in the hearts of the Northern nations. He has written copious notes, although simple, and a brief abstract of the Northern Mythology, taken principally from the two Eddas. He hopes to succeed in introducing, to those unacquainted with the Northern lore, the hero-gods of the ancient Vikings. The glossary, at the end of the book, is worthy and useful. The abstract (p233), the preface to Canto XXIV (p208), may also be helpful to glance over before reading the poem, because some parts, which may seem obscure, will then be clearer to the mind. Our Book No: 40556. $60 AUD.

95. Tessa, Duder (2007). Night Race to Kawau (Reissue, reprint ed). New Zealand: Puffin Books / Penguin Group (NZ). 206 pp. Paperback, very good condition, pages faintly toned, faint foxing edges, top corner creased front cover, minor edgewear. This novel for young adults is about a 12-year-old girl named Sam who is excited to learn that her Dad has decided that their family will take part in the night race to Kawau Island in their boat Aratika. When a gale blows up, her father is knocked unconscious while trying to take the spinnaker down. Can Sam and her mother sail the Aratika through the gale and get the family to safe harbour? Winner of the Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143303459. Our Book No: 29626. $15 AUD.

96. Timms, E. V. (1955). Ten Wicked Men. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 250 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), flap unclipped jacket, minor edgewear, owner's written name front free flyleaf, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. An abridged version of the novel 'Maelstrom' originally published in 1938 by Australian author E. V. Timms. A powerful and fascinating historical novel of high drama and deep-chuckling mirth, about the maelstrom of events in New France surrounding the great Cardinal Richelieu and his clever successor Mazarin. Includes adventures in England (mentions Cromwell) and French Canada. ISBN/ASIN: B0007J0CDE. Our Book No: 14593. $15 AUD.

97. Timms, E. V. (1956). The Falcon. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 235 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), pages lightly toned, flap jacket unclipped (small edge tears & minor loss, minor edgewear), endpapers toned. E. V. Timms, the author of Australian historical romances here produces an historical novel set in the 17th century England. During the reign of Charles II, Englishmen saw the power and ambition of Louis XIV of France a deadly threat to their nation. Plot and counter-plot simmered under the glittering surface of court life, ever ready to explode into violent action. (First edition, this title. Originally published in 1931 as 'Whitehall'.). Our Book No: 25069. $15 AUD.

98. Toohey, John (2002). Quiros. Sydney, Potts Point: Duffy & Snellgrove. 262 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, cover creased along spine, minor edgewear, remainder stripe. John Toohey has written an historic maritime adventure novel based on the life of the Spanish explorer and navigator Quiros (died 1615), who sailed across the Pacific from South America in search of the Great South Land, to tragic consequences. ISBN/ASIN: 1876631244. Our Book No: 25644. $25 AUD.

99. Torday, Paul (2012). The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall. London: Orion Books. 280 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition. Novel from Paul Torday, the bestselling author of 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'. Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile for five years, but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming, he returns to his ancestral seat, Hartlepool Hall. He discovers his father has left him a seven million pounds tax bill, massive overdrafts, an 80-year-old butler, and a vast dilapidated country estate. Furthermore, there is a strange woman in residence, Lady Alice. With debts mounting, Ed turns to a property developer who plans to turn the Hall into luxury flats and a golf course. Can Ed save his inheritance without this drastic move? Is Lady Alice the lady she claims to be? ISBN/ASIN: 9780297863212. Our Book No: 15040. $15 AUD.

100. Trout, Nick (2013). The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs (Australian ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 337 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. This novel by Nick Trout is a tale of new beginnings, forgiveness, and the vet who finds his way home to inherit his father's failing veterinary practice. He has a lot of help from his animal patients who help him to heal. The author is an American vet and bestselling author. Australian edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743316627. Our Book No: 28100. $18 AUD.

101. Twain, Mark; Tuckey, John S. (foreword, notes); Gibson, William M. (text); Mark Twain Project, Staff (2003). No. 44, the Mysterious Stranger: The Authoritative Text from The Mark Twain Project: Being an Ancient Tale Found in a Jug, and Freely Translated from the Jug (New ed) [Mark Twain Library Series]. Berkeley: University of California Press. 202 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner rear cover little creased, covers little scratched, minor edgewear. This Mark Twain Library text of this surprising and little-known novel (No. 44) is a photographic reproduction of the text published in Mark Twain's Mysterious Stranger Manuscripts. Based on boyhood memories of the Mississippi River Valley and the printshops of Hannibal, the story is set in medieval Austria at the dawn of the printing craft. It is a psychic adventure, full of phantasmagoric effects, in which a penniless printer's apprentice - a youthful mysterious stranger with the curious name 44 - gradually reveals his otherworldly powers and the hidden possibilities of the mind. Ending on a startling note, this surprisingly existential novel reveals a darker side to the author's genius. Presents for the first time the novel as Mark Twain wrote it. Features expert notes and commentary, and - for the first in the Mark Twain Library edition - a glossary of printer's terms. ISBN/ASIN: 0520242068. Our Book No: 30563. $20 AUD.

102. Veronesi, Sandro; Pala, Elena (translator) (2021). The Hummingbird (1st English ed). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 289 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner tips covers creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This thrilling novel by Sandro Veronesi is a surprising and very moving reinvention of the family saga. It is about the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to the very end. Marco Carrera is 'the hummingbird', a man with the almost supernatural ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change. Translated from Italian. ISBN/ASIN: 9781474617475. Our Book No: 40965. $20 AUD.

103. Williams, Pip (2023). The Dictionary of Lost Words (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Affirm Press. 423 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, spine little creased, minor edgewear. This book is based on original research in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) archives, and is the first novel by Pip Williams. In 1901, the word 'bondmaid' was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it. There is a black & white photo of the staff of the Scriptorium at the end of the book. The author later wrote the bestselling 'The Bookbinder of Jericho'. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922400277. Our Book No: 31129. $20 AUD.