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Book - Novel, Daudet, Alphonse, Tartarin of Tarascon : traveller, 'Turk', and lion-hunter ; alternative title: The prodigious adventures of Tartarin of Tarascon, [First published 1872. This edition 1887?]
245 p. : ill. (Illustrated by Montegut, De Myrbach, Picard, Rossi; engraved by Guillaume Brothers). Pale green cover, spine and corners trimmed with brown leather, embossed in gold.fictionalphonse daudet, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Mackinlay, Leila S, Green Limelight by Leila S. Mackinlay, 1943 (reprinted 1944)
256 p. : red cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover. Title and author's name handwritten in black ink on spine. fictionleila s. mackinlay, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Phillpotts, Eden, Sons of the morning, 1900
458 p. : frontispiece illustration. Grey cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spinefictioneden phillpotts, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross Wylie), Towards morning, 1918
317 p.: pale grey/blue cover with embossed geometric design.fictionida alexa ross wylie, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Le Voleur ( pseudonym of Rosa Nouchette Carey) et al, In the Tsar's dominions, 1899
408 p. ; with illustrations by Ernest Dyerfictionle voleur, fiction -
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Book, Dawson, W. J. (William James Dawson), Thro' lattice-windows, 1899
293 p. : plain dark green cover. 'Colonial Edition' printed on spine.fictionfiction, william james dawson -
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Book - Novel, Payn, James, Lost Sir Massingberd : a romance of real life, [n.d.] [1885]
328 p. : embossed dark grey cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spine.fictionjames payn, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Morgan, Charles, My name is Legion, 1925
340 p. : plain dark green cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spinefictioncharles morgan, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Gibbs, Philip (Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs), The age of reason, [n.d.] [1928?]
288 p. : section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover, with image of a man engrossed by scientific instruments while a woman dances in the background.fictionfiction, philip gibbs -
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Book - Novel, Wallace, Doreen, Billy Potter, 1946
Story of English rural life, a young farm labourer and the vicar's daughter.192 p. : brown cover, title and author's name on section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Outline of novel (from original dust jacket) pasted inside front cover. fictionStory of English rural life, a young farm labourer and the vicar's daughter.fiction, doreen wallace -
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Book - Novel, Clifford, Hugh, A free lance of today, 1903
312 p. : plain dark green cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, hugh clifford -
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Book - Novel, Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William), Peccavi, 1900
435 p. : faded dark green cover, paper tape used to repair spine has hand written title and author's name.fictionfiction, e. w. hornung -
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Book - Novel, Swan, Annie S. (Mrs Burnett Smith), The magic of love, [n.d.] [first published 1909]
250 p. : plain red coverfictionfiction, annie s. swan -
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Book - Novel, Clouston, J. Storer, The spy in black, 1917
Spy thriller novel, set in the Orkney Islands during World War I.341 p. : textured brown cardboard cover. Title, author's name and 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute' embossed in gold on spine.fictionSpy thriller novel, set in the Orkney Islands during World War I.fiction, j. storer clouston -
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Book - Novel, Gibbs, George, The flaming sword, [n.d.] USA copyright 1914
320 p. : plain red cover, original dustjacket removed, title and author's name hand written on spinefictionfiction, george gibbs -
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Book - Novel, Hepple, Anne (Anne Hepple Dickinson, nee Batty), Sigh no more, First published in Australia 1944
168 p. : brown cover. Section cut from dust jacket of an unrelated title pasted to front cover, probably by mistake. Title and name of author handwritten on spine, however author's name 'Lewis Cox' is incorrect. fictionfiction, anne hepple -
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Book - Novel, Hewett, Hilda, Spring serenade : a novel, 1943
Romance fiction224 p. : blue-grey cover, with section of original dust jacket pasted to front.fictionRomance fictionfiction, hilda hewett -
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Book - Novel, Black, Hermina, Love's cross-roads, 1953
Romance fiction set in Rhodesia.176 p. : blue-green cover. section of original dust jacket has been pasted to front. Image shows a rural setting which suggests Africa, a woman is in the foreground with a man (possibly holding a gun) standing behind her.fictionRomance fiction set in Rhodesia.fiction, hermina black -
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Book - Novel, Riddell, Charlotte (Mrs J. H. Riddell), The mystery in Palace Gardens : Vol. 1, [n.d.] [1880?]
Volume 1 of 3(?) volumes. 313 p. : dark blue cover with brown leather trim. Title page missing, information for catalogue record from online sources and British Library catalogue.fictionfiction, charlotte riddell (mrs j. h. riddell) -
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Book - Novel, Riddell, Charlotte (Mrs J. H. Riddell), The mystery in Palace Gardens : Vol. 2, [n.d.] [1880?]
Volume 2 of 3(?) volumes. 307 p. : dark blue cover with brown leather trim. Title and volume number embossed in gold on spine. Title page missing, information from catalogue record from online sources and British Library catalogue.fictionfiction, charlotte riddell (mrs j. h. riddell) -
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Book - Novel, Whishaw, Fred J, A Tsar's gratitude, 1897
320 p.: decorative grey and black cover with images of a ship on the sea, seaweed or flowers. Title and author's name embossed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, fred j. whishaw -
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Book - Novel, Whishaw, Fred J, The tiger of Muscovy, 1904
332 p. : decorative grey-green and black cover, with images of a ship on the sea, and seaweed or flowers.Title and author's name embossed in gold on spine. Decorative endpapers - images of sailing ships and swans. Plate pasted to front cover, indicating book was previously in another collection: 'Mullen's Library, Collins Street, Melbourne'.fictionfiction, fred j. whishaw -
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Book - Novel, Howard, Mary, Shadows in the sun : a romance, 1957
'A romantic novel'.192 p. : blue cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, image of a man standing behind a woman, sea views and yachts in background. Title and author's name hand written on spine,fiction'A romantic novel'.fiction, mary howard -
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Book - Novel, Price, Marjorie, The continuous star, [n.d.] [1933?]
Romantic fiction254 p. : red/brown cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with image of a man and a woman in formal dress.Title and author's name hand written on spine. Title page missing, a section of the title page, with title, author's name and edition statement, is pasted to first page, which contains a dedication to Sir Henry Lytton.fictionRomantic fictionfiction, marjorie price -
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Book - Novel, Mannin, Ethel, Julie : the story of a dance-hostess, 1939
176 p. : plain red cover, title and author's name hand written on spine.fictionfiction, ethel mannin -
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Book - Novel, Wilson, Margaret, The able McLaughlins, 1925
A story of life in Iowa after the American Civil War, focused on a family which originated in Scotland.254 p. : plain red cover, brown tape along spine, with remnants of paper labels. (Original dust jacket removed.)fictionA story of life in Iowa after the American Civil War, focused on a family which originated in Scotland.fiction, margaret wilson -
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Book - Novel, Kennedy, Joan, Down Kensington Way by Joan Kennedy, 1948
Story about 3 women running a guest house.Hardcover book, 287 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a woman wearing a brown suit standing at the top of a set of stairs leading to the front door of a building.fictionStory about 3 women running a guest house.joan kennedy, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Curwood, James Oliver, The Golden Snare by James Oliver Curwood, 1918
Hardcover book, 302 pages. Book has a dark red cover with a gold embossed image of a building.fictionjames oliver curwood, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Ertz, Susan, Now East, Now West by Susan Ertz, 1931
Hardcover book, 316 pages. Book has a black cover with gold embossed text and a background of stars.fictionsusan ertz, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Lord Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton), Pausanias, the Spartan ; an unfinished historical romance ; The haunted and the haunters : or, the house and the brain, [1875]
xxvii ; 416 p. ( Dedication p. v-xxvii : Pausanias p. 1-376 ; The haunted p. 379-416) Book has a plain dark green cover, title and author's name on spine. fictionlord lytton, fiction