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351 p.
fiction
Book plate pasted inside front cover, indicating prior ownership: "The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library". Stamp inside rear cover: "Disposed of by Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute".
352 p.
fiction
A study in egotism, the tale of a successful writer whose career is waning, whose neglected wife falls in love with his younger cousin.
edward frederic benson, fiction
254 p. : plain orange cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, depicting a couple sitting by a lake or river, with peacocks(?) in background.Summary of story (also from dust jacket) pasted inside.
fiction
Romantic fiction set in the world of film-making. Protagonist, a promising film star, ultimately gives up her career for love.
annabel lee, fiction, romance
160 p. : green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to cover, depicting a man an woman embracing while another woman looks on. Summary of story pasted to half-title page.
fiction
Romantic fiction set in India.
mary richmond, fiction, romance
204 p. : pale blue cover, image on front depicts two men duelling, while a woman looks on in horror. A castle in the background.
fiction
Romantic fiction set in the year 1792. A tale of forbidden love . . .
paula allardyce, historical fiction, romance
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256 p. : ill. Cover illustration shows a man handing a posy of flowers to a young girl or sprite.
fiction
Coming of age story. Red headed protagonist Verna Harley deals with a tyrannical step-father.
isabel m. peacocke, fiction
256 p.
fiction
Thriller/espionage/romance novel, set during World War I.
fiction, adventure, romance, john rhode (cecil street)
303 p. : includes map: 'Port Jackson and Environs circa 1828'. Plain red cover, original dust jacket removed, title and author's name handwritten on spine.
fiction
The adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.
australian literature, james tucker, new south wales - historical fiction, colin roderick [editor], new south wales - convict life
272 p. Book has a plain red cover, with section of original dust jacket, showing head and face of a young woman, pasted to front. title and author's name hand written on spine.
fiction
Romance fiction
fiction, emmeline morrison
320 p. (Eugene Aram - A tale p. 1; Eugene Aram - A tragedy p. 307-320). Bound in calico which is printed with product advertisements.
fiction
A tale of events that led to the execution of Eugene Aram in 1759.
lord lytton, fiction, eugene aram, t. craig [bookbinder]
192 p. : green cover, section of original dustjacket pasted to front, with image of a woman wearing pearls and lipstick, a falcon is in the background.
fiction
Romantic fiction set in Kenya.
oliver sandys; fiction
416 p.
fiction
Captain Tom Lingard falls in love with a woman whose yacht he saves.
fiction, joseph conrad
189 p. : pale blue cover, section of original dustjacket has been pasted to front.
fiction
Romance fiction
fiction, clara dormandy
Hardcover book, 288 pages. Book has a light brown cov
fiction
kathlyn rhodes
Hardcover book, 256 pages. Book has a decorative cover.
fiction
charlotte yonge
Hardcover book, 413 pages.
fiction
Historical romance.
fredercik rolfe, historical fiction
Hardcover book, 192 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and a woman at a door. The man is wearing a brown hat and overcoat. The woman has blonde hair and is wearing a green skirt and jacket.
fiction
Romance novel.
mairi o'nair, romance, fiction
Hardcovr book, 776 pages. Book has a green cover with embossed crest. Dedication to Prof. John Fiske by translator Jeremiah Curtin on first page.
fiction
Historical novel of Poland and Russia.
henryk sienkiewicz, poland, russia, historical fiction, russian empire
347 p. : ill. Book has a dark red cover with black printed text.
fiction
Historical novel.
amyot sagon, historical fiction
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.
fiction
lord lytton, fiction
Hardcover book, 319 pages. Book has a dark red cover with gold embossed text.
fiction
Spy novel.
william le queux, spy, fiction
Hardcover book, 258 pages. Front cover of book has an image of a man wearing a hat and a white cravat.
fiction
Crime novel.
dick donovan, crime, fiction
Hardcover book, 251 pages. Book has a plain blue cover, with gold-embossed spine.
fiction
Detective novel.
francis d. grierson, detectives, fiction
Hardcover book, 215 pages. Book has a dark green cover.
non-fiction
Memoirs of the author's time in Ireland around the time of the Crimean War, when he attempted to set up a Protestant school amid Catholic opposition.
ireland, catholic church, louis sevey, schools, history
Hardcover book, 316 pages. Book has a black cover with gold embossed text and a background of stars.
fiction
susan ertz, fiction
Hardcover book, 309 pages. Book has a red cover.
non-fiction
Story of the author's wanderings in the Middle East.
rosita forbes, adventure, travel, middle east
Hardcover book, 207 pages, one illustration. Front cover of book has a colour image of a battleship. Frontispiece illustration: "There was a rending crash when the destroyer struck the submarine".
fiction
Naval novel.
t.m. jones, naval history, children's fiction, world war ii
Hardcover book, 312 pages. Title page missing.
fiction
Murder mystery
agatha christie, mystery, fiction
Hardcover book, 378 pages. Book has a dark blue cover with gold embossed text.
fiction
headon hill, children's fiction
Hardcover book, 160 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and a woman. The man is wearing khaki coloured clothes and has a rifle slung over his shoulder. The woman is wearing a white dress and stands behind the man.
fiction
bruno schwarz, fiction, adventure
Hardcover book, 302 pages. Book has a dark red cover with a gold embossed image of a building.
fiction
james oliver curwood, fiction
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