273 Results: New & Used in Fiction Books in Perth 6000, WA (Page 5 of 12)

Scarce vintage 60 year old softcover, creases to spine edge, crease to corner of two pages, toned pages are otherwise unmarked. 250 pages, 18 x 11 cms, first Panther edition 1961. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. Benevona is a storm-swept strip of rock in the Atlantic, beyond the Faroes. In 1941, it became an RAF Coastal Command base, from which an anti-U boat squadron combed the grey seas. Ruthlessly efficient Squadron Leader Donnington, who, courageous and clea

Vintage 50 year old softcover, creases to spine edge, scattered foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. 253 pages, 18 x 11 cms, Fontana Paperbacks (Collins), third impression 1967. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. Nothing could shake William Denning's resolve to leave the army and return to the States. Nothing, except one of the largest diamond hauls ever - which, in the wrong hands, on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, was a potentially lethal force. In the Swis

Vintage 60 year old green hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, minimal wear, scattered foxing, gift inscription on ffep, light mark on bottom corner of last few pages, pages are otherwise unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket has a small tear to the bottom of the spine, a small mark in the bottom corner of the back panel and foxing to the back panel and the reverse. 320 pages, 20.5 x 14 cms, Collins, first edition 1958. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. February, 194

Vintage 70 year old red hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, minimal wear, toned endpapers, light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket is discoloured, with foxing, small holes to the front panel and the edges of the fold overs, and foxing to the reverse. 257 pages, 20.5 x 14 cms, Collins, first edition 1962. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. An airliner crashes in the Polar ice-cap. In temperatures 40 degrees below zero, six men and four

Vintage 60 year old green hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, minimal age-related wear, light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket has a tiny nick to the bottom edge of the front panel. 192 pages, 20 x 14 cms, Collins, first edition 1962. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. A story of sexual awakening in adolescence set in the glorious Kent countryside in high summer. Walter Parrish is fifteen, handsome, athletic and highly intelligent. Bu

Vintage 60 year old blue hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, minimal age-related wear, light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. Unclipped glossy dustjacket has light discolouration and small tears to the ends of the spine and fold overs. 302 pages, 22.5 x 14.5 cms, Heinemann, first edition 1963. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. The pope has died, and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals from all over the world gather to choose his s

Vintage 90 year old sage cloth hardcover with imprinting to cover, age-related wear, most of spine covering is missing (see scan), previous owner's name dated 1933, one loose page, scattered light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. 320 pages, 19 x 12.5 cms, Longmans, Green and Co., new impression 1933. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. Georgette Heyer’s first contemporary novel, Instead of the Thorn was published in 1923, when she was just twenty-one years of a

Vintage 50 year old grey hardcover with gold imprinting to spine, minimal age-related wear, light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. Unclipped glossy dustjacket has minimal shelf wear. 411 pages, 22.5 x 14.5 cms, Collins, first edition 1968. The photographs of the actual item form part of the description. It is January 5, 1945. A French freighter is torpedoed in the South Atlantic. By the laws of war, the shipwrecked survivors should be beyond further attack. But when the U-boat commander or

Vintage blue cloth hardcover with silver imprinting to spine, scattered foxing, cover and pages are otherwise unmarked. 192 pages, 20 x 13.5 cms, Heinemann, first edition 1965. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. Sir Lancelot Spratt, respected and much feared senior consultant at St Swithin's has finally taken the plunge and retired to enjoy the quiet life. No longer able to fill his days terrorising staff and patients alike, he turns instead to a new passion - a sp

Vintage 60 year old brown hardcover with gilt imprinting to spine, previous owner's name, scattered light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. Clipped dustjacket has rubbing to the front panel and spine edge, and three small holes to the edges of the foldovers. Became a movie starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, and Raffaella Carrà. 308 pages, 20.5 x 14 cms, Michael Joseph, first edition 1964. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. A thousand British and American PO

Vintage blue cloth hardcover, minimal age-related wear, previous owner's name, light foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked. 240 pages, 20 x 13.5 cms, Angus & Robertson, first edition reprint 1955. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. 11 stories about naval life. Born in Melbourne, R. S. Porteous had a varied working life. He served in the Australian Light Horse during World War I, worked on a cattle-station, and spent periods at sea, serving in the navy and then as th

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As-new softcover, cover and pages are unmarked. Includes an Introduction, and Notes on Contributors. Please see scans for detailed list of contents. 320 pages, 19.5 x 12.5 cms, The Five Mile Press, first edition 2008. The photograph of the actual item forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781741788907 25 memorable short stories by Cate Kennedy, Tim Winton, David Malouf and many more of Australia's best contemporary writers. Some of Australia's finest writers - and some who should be better k

Vintage glossy softcover, minimal shelf wear, small mark inside cover, previous owner's name, pages are otherwise unmarked. 239 pages, 18 x 10.5 cms, Corgi Books, 1987. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: 0552128791 My Friend Flora is set in the 'Reachfar' country - the Black Isle in Rossshire - where the narrator, Janet Sandison, spent her childhood. Flora and the other Bedamneds first impinge on Janet's life when, at the age of five, she goes to the village school in Achcra

Softcover, crease to spine edge, pages are unmarked. 404 pages, 20 x 13 cms, Simon & Schuster, 2021. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781925596403 London, 1702. When her husband is lost at sea, Mary Burton Gulliver, midwife and herbalist, is forced to rebuild her life without him. But three years later when Lemuel Gulliver is brought home, fevered and communicating only in riddles, her ordered world is turned upside down. In a climate of desperate poverty and violence, Ma

Like-new softcover, read once, cover and pages are unmarked. 375 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 cms, Bantam Books, first edition 2023. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780143777267 Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spectacular Australian landscape known for its jagged cliffs and hidden caves. Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti has taken a few days' holidays in Broken Bay at precisely the wrong time. The small fishing town on So

NEW softcover. 362 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 cms, Allen & Unwin, first edition 2016. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781925266139 Maria knew about guilt. It was a stubborn, pervasive and toxic emotion, and incredibly difficult to shake. Especially if really, deep down, you didn't think you deserved to let it go. Maria Lindsey is content. She spends her solitary days tending her bees and creating delicious honey products to fund orphaned children. A former nun, her life at Honey

New softcover. 264 pages, 23.5 x 15 cms, Jonathan Cape, first edition 2012. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780224096416 Two families. Seven days. One house. Angela and her brother Richard have spent twenty years avoiding each other. Now, after the death of their mother, they bring their families together for a holiday in a rented house on the Welsh border. Four adults and four children. Seven days of shared meals, log fires, card games and wet walks. But in the quiet an

Part Of The Family - vintage softcover, creases to cover, small name on half-title page, lightly toned pages are otherwise unmarked. 470 pages, 18 x 11 cms, first Headline paperback edition 1996. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: ******8364 Lizzie Smith has practically become part of the Carter family, and it is only fitting that she should eventually marry Stan, one of the Carter boys. Much as she loves Stan, Lizzie senses a dark side to him that his mother cannot see, and

Softcover, light waviness to several pages but no watermarks, one sentence has been highlighted and three phrases have been underlined, pages are otherwise unmarked. 333 pages, 20 x 13 cms, Mills & Boon, first Australian edition 2016. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781489209726 What if you had a second chance...to find yourself? Instead of slipping on her something borrowed and tripping up the aisle to wedded bliss, Georgia spends her big day crying into a warm Sex-on-t

Softcover now protected with a removable library quality clear jacket, retired library copy with small spine sticker and one stamp, pages are otherwise unmarked. 456 pages, 20 x 13 cms, Penguin Books, 2013. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780141336138 The sickness destroyed everyone over the age of fourteen. All across London diseased adults are waiting, hungry predators with rotten flesh and ravaged minds. Small Sam and his unlikely ally, The Kid, have survived. They're

Glossy softcover, minimal shelf wear, lightly toned pages are unmarked. Includes an introduction by Claire Seymour added in this edition, a bibliography, Author's Notes and an Index of Place Names. 157 pages, 19.5 x 12.5 cms, Wordsworth Editions, 2004. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: 1853262277 The arrival of two newcomers in the quiet village of Mellstock arouses a bitter feud and leaves a convoluted love affair in its wake. While the Reverend Maybold creates a furore am

Glossy softcover, creases to cover, tiny mark to compressed page edge, pages are otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by J.S. Goodall. 385 pages, 17.5 x 11 cms, Orion Books Ltd., first omnibus edition 2008. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781407215150 #3 News From Thrush Green - The Thrush Green cottage known as Tullivers has remained curiously unoccupied for many years. When Phil and her young son move in after being deserted by husband and father, the village takes them und

Glossy softcover, light crease to rear cover, pages are unmarked. Includes 12 stories. 166 pages, 17.5 x 12.5 cms, Back Bay Books, 2010. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780316078917 David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favourites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (Us and Them); the