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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
Book plate pasted to front cover indicating book was previously part of another collection: 'Mullen's Library, 262 & 264 Collins Street, Melbourne'.
Historical novel of Poland and Russia.
176 p. : small volume, embossed brown cover. Title page, Table of Contents, and first two pages of text missing.
non-fiction
Examines ways in which young working women can conduct their lives in ways that are true to Christian values. Numerous biblical quotes.
christian life, esther copley nee beuzeville
160 p. : ill.
fiction
children's fiction, hesba stretton (pseudonym of sarah smith)
192 p. : frontiscpiece illustration
fiction
catherine shaw, children's fiction
346 p. : ill.
fiction
silas k. hocking, children's fiction
177 p. : embossed blue cover, text in gold
fiction
children's fiction, , 'brenda' (georgina castle smith)
240 p. : ill. Textured green cover, embossed in gold
fiction
Fiction for young people, with religious themes.
charles r. parsons, children's fiction
152 p. : ill. Blue, red and gold cover, embossed in black - geometric design and leaves.
fiction
mary emma martin (mrs a. h. martin), children's fiction
192 p. :blue-grey cover
fiction
"Romantic, picturesque story of love on a farm".
christine strathern, fiction, romance
188 p. : green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, image of a woman cupping her face with her hands. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.
fiction
A tale of romance and deception.
dorothy rivers, fiction, romance
224 p. : red/brown cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.
fiction
bertha m. clay, fiction, romance
190 p. : section of original dust jacket, with image of a man and woman embracing, while another woman looks on, pasted to front cover. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.
fiction
"Deborah's beauty is a mask which hides a most unlovely nature".
fay ramsay, fiction, romance
280 p. : plain red cover
fiction
linda littlejohn, fiction, romance
287 p. : black cover, with section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Image of a man and woman embracing. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.
fiction
Clemency Norton takes a job as governess to a family living in French Morocco.
romance, fiction, hermina black
221 p.: plain red cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover, image of man leering at a partially clothed woman.'Blurb' from original dust jacket pasted inside front cover.
fiction
Tale of "moral adventurer" Lance Courtenay, who began life as Lancaster Higger-Piggott, a humble law clerk. Very loosely based on real events and people in the eighteenth century.
frederick r. ewing, historical fiction
411 p. : plain black cover. Section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover.
fiction
phyllis bentley, fiction
272 p,
fiction
Clare Lacey faces choices between career and husband.
shirley darbyshire, fiction
255 p. : pale blue cover
fiction
Zenia Varis, a novelist, manages her career and family.
vicky lancaster, fiction
253 p. : plain blue cover
fiction
norma lorimer, fiction
286 p. : red cover, decoration of leaves embossed on front cover and spine.
fiction
henry de vere stacpoole, fiction
191 p. : plain red vover
fiction
helen mary elizabeth clamp, fiction, romance
160 p. : red cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with image of a woman dressed in evening wear looking behind her to a man wearing a suit and carrying a hat and overcoat, who has just entered the room.
fiction
melody chase, fiction, romance
188 p. : plain brown cover. Book summary clipped from original dust jacket pasted inside front cover.
fiction
margeurite lees, fiction, romance
224 p.: brown cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with image of a woman in evening wear in foreground, a man sitting just behind her, and another woman in the background.
fiction
hetti grimstead, fiction, romance
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
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