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1 (ALLEN, Woody) LAX, Eric Woody Allen. A Biography.
New York Knopf 1991 (first edition) 
396 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 9.00 AUD
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2 (ANDERSEN, Hans Christian) PRINCE, Alison Hans Christian Andersen. The Fan Dancer.
London Allison and Busby 1998 
401 pages plus plates. Paperback; a fine copy (the spine faintly sunned). 
Price: 5.00 AUD
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3 (ANDERSEN, Hans Christian) PRINCE, Alison Hans Christian Andersen: The Fan Dancer. A Biography.
London Allison and Busby 1998 
401 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 5.00 AUD
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4 (ARMSTRONG, Louis) COLLIER, James Lincoln Louis Armstrong. A Biography.
London Michael Joseph 1984 
393 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 12.00 AUD
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5 (ASTAIRE, Fred) THOMAS, Bob Astaire. The Man, The Dancer.
Sydney Collins 1985 
352 pages with numerous illustrations. Fine copy (small remainder mark on the bottom edge of the pages) in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 10.00 AUD
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6 (AUSTEN, Jane) WILKS, Brian The Life and Times of Jane Austen.
London Chancellor Press 1997 
Quarto, 144 pages with numerous illustrations (some in colour). Pictorial laminated boards; a fine copy. 
Price: 3.00 AUD
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7 (BALANCHINE, George) BUCKLE, Richard with John TARAS George Balanchine: Ballet Master. A Biography
London Hamish Hamilton 1988 
425 pages plus 70 plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. One of the greatest creative geniuses of the twentieth century and a man who revolutionised ballet. 
Price: 7.00 AUD
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8 (BATES, Daisy) SALTER, Elizabeth Daisy Bates. "The Great White Queen of the Never Never".
Sydney Angus and Robertson 1971 
266 pages with numerous plates. Fine copy in the very slightly rubbed dustwrapper; an excellent copy. 
Price: 16.00 AUD
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9 (BAUM, L. Frank) ROGERS, Katharine M. L. Frank Baum: Creator Of Oz. A Biography.
New York Da Capo Press 2003 
318 pages with illustrations. Paperback; a fine copy. 
Price: 4.00 AUD
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10 (BEECHAM, Sir Thomas) CARDUS, Neville Sir Thomas Beecham. A Memoir.
London Collins 1961 
126 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine price-clipped dustwrapper. 
Price: 10.00 AUD
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11 (BERNSTEIN, Leonard) FREEDLAND, Michael Leonard Bernstein. A Biography.
London Harrap 1987 
281 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 9.00 AUD
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12 (BISHOP, John) SYMONS, Christopher John Bishop: A Life for Music.
South Yarra Hyland House 1989 
336 pages with illustrations plus plates. Fine copy in the slightly rubbed dustwrapper; a very presentable copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Bishop taught at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium, then became director of music in Melbourne's Scotch College, and in the following years he started Australia's music camps and founded the Australian Youth Orchestra. He also helped found the highly successful Adelaide Festival of arts. 
Price: 35.00 AUD
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13 (BLAKE, William) GILCHRIST, Alexander The Life of William Blake.
New York Dover Publications 1998 
555 pages with 40 illustrations. Paperback; a fine copy. 
Price: 10.00 AUD
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14 (BOGART, Humphrey) BOGART, Stephen with Gary PROVOST Bogart. In Search of My Father. Foreword by Lauren Bacall.
London Sidgwick and Jackson 1995 reprint 
296 pages plus plates. Near fine copy (minor signs of use) in the slightly rubbed dustwrapper; a presentable copy. 
Price: 4.00 AUD
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15 (BONHOEFFER, Dietrich) METAXAS, Eric Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.
Nashville Nelson 2010 
591 pages plus plates. Paperback with minor signs of use; an excellent copy. Bonhoeffer's life is a story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. 
Price: 9.00 AUD
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16 (BOWLES, Paul) SAWYER-LAUCANNO, Christopher An Invisible Spectator. A Biography of Paul Bowles.
New York Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1989 (first edition) 
521 pages plus illustrations. Fine copy (discreet remainder stamp on the bottom edge) in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 9.00 AUD
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17 (BRADMAN, Don) WALLACE, Christine The Private Don: Don Bradman On Cricket, Investment, Politics, The Media, Family and Friends.
Crows Nest Allen and Unwin 2004 
266 pages with illustrations plus plates. Fine copy in the marked (a trifle), a small sticker mark on rear cover) and sunned (faintly at the top extremities of the rear cover) dustwrapper; a very presentable copy. 
Price: 10.00 AUD
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18 (BRADMAN, Sir Donald) PERRY, Roland The Don. A Biography incorporating exclusive interviews with Sir Donald Bradman.
Sydney Macmillan 1995 
645 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 15.00 AUD
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19 (BRADMAN, Sir Donald) PERRY, Roland The Don. Based on interviews with Cricket Legend Sir Donald Bradman.
London Sidgwick and Jackson 1995 
655 pages plus plates. Fine copy in the fine dustwrapper. 
Price: 15.00 AUD
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20 (BRITTEN, Benjamin) WHITE, Eric Walter Benjamin Britten. His Life and Operas.
London Faber/ Boosey and Hawkes 1971 reprint 
256 pages with 114 musical examples plus 24 plates. Fine copy (the bottom corners lightly bumped and a Boosey and Hawkes discreet stamp on the half-title) in the fine (a trifle bumped) price-clipped dustwrapper. 
Price: 15.00 AUD
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