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Used travel books including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands.

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A MONTH OF SUNDAYS How to Go Travelling Without Leaving Town by James O'Loghlin
A great book about Sydney and being a tourist in your own town. Good condition wiith some reading wear and aging pages. See photos for blurb and condition.

Price: AUD 5.00


SAFE OUTBACK TRAVEL by Jack Absalom
A classic book on how not to die in the outback.

Price: AUD 5.00


THE LOST TRIBE by Edward Marriott
This looks like a brilliant read: the author goes in search of the Liawep tribe in Papua New Guinea. This is a used book in average condition: it has been read several times: the cover is a bit worn and creased but the pages are clean and aging lightly. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: Part travel-book, part adventure story, this is an account of Edward Marriott's trip to Papua New Guinea to discover the "lost" Liawep tribe. When a natural tragedy affects the village, the tribe hold Marriott responsible for the death of a woman and her children.

Price: AUD 5.00


PACIFIC ODYSSEY by Gwenda Cornell
The author and her family sailed a yacht around the South Pacific Islands.

Price: AUD 6.00


ISLANDS IN THE CLOUDS Travels in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea by Isabella Tree
A classic travel book. I read this years ago and loved it, but it still didn't make me brave enough to go to Papua New Guinea. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 7.00


CAPTAIN COOK The Seamen's Seaman by Alan Villiers
A hard-to-find biography of Captain James Cook, just how did he get around without a Lonely Planet? Book is in good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


CONFESSIONS OF A BEACHCOMBER by EJ Beanfield (Dunk Island Australia)
A classic deserted tropical island memoir. This is a used book in good condition: nice and clean; light reading wear; clean white pages. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


CONFESSIONS OF A THIRTEENTH MAN by John Harms
A scarce book: the author follows an Ashes cricket tour around Australia in a beat-up Holden Camira. This is a used travel book in good condition: pages are clean and aging lightly, cover is clean with some creasing and general age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


DOWN UNDER IN THE TOP END Tim Bowden - Penelope Heads North
A classic account of travelling Australia by four-wheel-drive by popular writer, Tim Bowden.

Price: AUD 8.00


FOLLOWING THEM HOME The Fate of the Returned Asylum Seekers by David Corlett
A scarce and important book on refugees from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan who have been sent home by Australia. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


KIWIS MIGHT FLY Around New Zealand on Two Wheels by Polly Evans
The author tours New Zealand on motorbike.

Price: AUD 8.00


NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET by Brian V Peck
A scarce travelogue, signed by author on title page. Book is in good condition, nice and clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


PHILLIP ISLAND and Western Port by Jean Edgecombe
A guide to Phillip Island history, natural history, people and places.

Price: AUD 8.00


SHEER BOTTLED BLISS My Margaret River Sea Change by Ian Parmenter
A scarce Margaret River memoir by the popular TV chef.

Price: AUD 8.00


THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux
A classic Pacific Islands travelogue. The author travels Solomons, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, the Masquesa and Easter Island.

Price: AUD 8.00


THE HOUSE WITH THE GOLDEN EYES by Alan Gallop
A scarce book from a small publisher: "unlocking the secrets of a Maori Meeing House Hinebihi". This is a used book in average condition: it has been read many times, cover shows a lot of wear, corners are creased, pages are tanning with age but clean. Looks a bit rough but perfectly readable, rare and cheap (free post!). See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


THROWIM WAY LEG An Adventure by Tim Flannery
A great book on Papua New Guinea. One of my all time faves. Book is in good condition with light reading wear, pages tanning with age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


WHEN LONDON CALLS The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain by Stephen Alomes
A scarce book on Aussie expats in the UK. This is used book in very good condition: nice and clean with just a little wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


WONDER THUNDER AND BLUNDER DOWN UNDER Tales of a ten pound pom by Spencer Ratcliff
This looks like an absolute hoot, a memoir by a ten pound pom from 1970. This is a used book in very good condition: nice and clean with little wear, aging lighly, minor shelf marks, clipped first page, a nice copy of a rare book. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


A LAND OF TWO HALVES After fifteen years in New Zealand Joe Bennett asked himself where on earth he was.
This looks like a great read: the author hitchhikes around New Zealand.

Price: AUD 9.00