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The Falcon: E.V. Timms
$10.00A tale set in the reign of Charles II - kings and princes, cavaliers and courtesans, flashing blades and raking shot from tall ships. There are plots and counter-plots simmering under the glittering mask of court life and all Englishmen see a deadly threat in the ambitions of Louis XIV pf France. First published as Whitehall in 1931. -
Lietenant Garrett Byrne has just recently been promoted to take command of a squad of black soldiers. Irish-born and no-nonsense, he clashes frequently with his second-in-command, and struggles with his feelings over being placed in charge of such a squad. His troop is assigned the duty of guiding and protecting a band of reservation Comanches who want to hunt buffalo. Along the way, they encounter hide hunters, a white homestead family with a mother and two small children, and a band of Indian-hunting Texas Rangers. It's a volatile mix was the journey becomes a grim tale of chase and survival amid racial hatred and violence.
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A very unusual and compelling tale of the Three Wise Men and their possible origins: Melchior, the ascetic scholar; Gaspar, the barbarian; and Balthazar, the slave who has escaped from a cruel, vicious mistress. The story begins with Mary, preparing for her marriage to Joseph and learning of her appointed task from the Archangel Gabriel; then the scene moves to Korea, where Melchior, the aged astronomer, has left his home to follow the star whose coming had been so long foretold. Each man reveals his motives and emotions as they make a hazardous physical journey - there are robbers and inn-keepers, Romans and Greeks, princes and Jews - but there is also the spiritual journey of each of these men...the journey that will lead them to a humble destination of the greatest importance. -
Considered a must for every child's Christmas stocking. Tiger Tim's annual has stories, games, puzzles, cartoons, jokes and riddles - something for all ages and just the thing to keep children occupied in the post-Christmas aftermath, especially in England. -
Since everything old is new again, you can liven up your next 'do' with novel party games from the fabulous Fifties. Includes pencil and paper games, word games, team games, treasure hunts and mimes. Good clean fun all round. -
Here is a veritable tossed salad of resort guests: old, young, eccentric, snobbish, pleasant and revolting and a good mix of employees to create a real microcosm of human nature. There's Miss Dukemer, the worldly wise cashier; Purcell, the Assistant Manager who likes ladies and liquor; the rich Mellott sisters who share their suite with a Siamese cat; the wealthy couple who order one small breakfast between them; the elevator boy who has a hair fetish; the newly weds who aren't sure what goes where and many more memorable and eccentric characters. -
Five years after the success of The Sentimental Bloke, Dennis continued the tale of Rose, the girl Ginger Mick left behind. Inclined to recklessness and 'like to come to 'arm' the Bloke appoints himself chief rescuer - like some 'tin knight of old' and later, bumbling match-maker. But Doreen is there, of course, to save the day. An Australian classic. With delicate black and white illustrations and a glossary of the slang of the times.
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A Grumpy perspective on the daily grind. Whether we are celebrity chef or hapless waiter, engineer or oily rag, commissioning editor or TV producer, all of us have a whole daily wagon-load of s**t to deal with in the name of work. From boardroom to boredom, from 'what's the point?' to PowerPoint, from 9 to 5 to P45. And that's what this book from uber-grump Stuart Prebble is all about; the utter everyday relentless crapulence of working for 'the man', or indeed 'the woman'. It's not possible in a book of this size to include ALL the grumps arising from the working day - the office politics, the shortcomings of IT, the interminable meetings and some of your colleagues' weirder habits, but he is giving it a go. Grumpy? I'll say we are. Illustrated by Noel Ford. -
In this volume: Badger On The Barge: Miss Brady lives on a barge, with a b adger. She doesn't like people much, especially children and that includes Helen. But she needs her help and for Helen, that's better than staying at home. Reicker: Sean learns to deal with violence through his encounter with an old German prisoner of war and farmhand. The Egg Man: Jane learns how secrets and regrets can ruin a life. Jakey: An old, fiercely independent boatman shows Steven that hope and faith come from the inside. The Topiary Garden: Liz meets Sally Beck, who was once a boy, and makes sense of her own frustrations. A thematic collection of the special relationship between the young and the old and suitable for any age. -
So Sue Me: John O’Grady
$10.00O'Grady sez: 'These essays, or whatever they may be, represent my thoughts and conclusions on various things and people. My eldest son wanted me to write my autobiography - 'The story of your life, Pop,' he said. 'And tell the truth'. He can go and jump in Lake Burley Griffin. I offer instead on what that life has taught me. And over sixty years of knocking around and being knocked around, a man acquires a sort of philosophy. Basically, mine is that nothing in life is worth getting steamed up about, and most things are only good for a laugh. So sue me!' O'Grady offers what life has taught him about chooks, language, weddings, women, God, censorship, writers, art, politicians, sex and funerals. -
This is the life of a Canadian trapper in the early 1800s. Charlie Kennedy lives in the arctic colony known as the Red River Settlement with Indians, Scotsmen, and French-Canadian settlers. His father, an old fur trader, hopes to convince his son to become a clerk by recounting the dangers of the trapper’s life, but the stories only inspire the boy more to explore the vast Canadian wilderness. A variety of circumstances lead to Charlie trapping in the vast forests, on a journey with voyagers down perilous rivers, and surviving all sorts of scrapes and adventures with a new acquaintance, Jacques Caradoc, and an Indian named Red Feather. Many of Charlie’s exploits are taken from the real-life experiences of R.M. Ballantyne’s own time with the Hudson Bay Company in Canada. Just as Ballantyne had done, Charlie learns to shoot mercury from his rifle through a two inch board in 39 degree below zero temperatures. Discover the strenuous and vigorous life of a trapper through the eyes of Charlie and his friends. -
Over a hundred enigmas to solve, as well as logical puzzles, magic squares, brain teasers, riddles and more to wake up, perk up and bend the grey matter. Thrown deep into the fascinating and mysterious world of the Celts, can you dodge the traps of these tricky games and enigmas? There's no magic sickle or druid's potion to help you; rather a (hopefully) alert mind, a little reflection and a lot of cunning will be needed to get to the bottom of these Celtic enigmas. -
A hilarious illustrated English 'history' of drinking, with illustrations by Larry and fanciful chapter headings such as: British Boozing Begins; Roman Revels; Saxon Swilling; The Birth of Brewing and Strong Bere for the Quene among many other humourous references. -
It's a large helping of Pythonesque madness as Palin and Jones cover all the really important things: Alcoholic Dogs, Bournemouth, Conjuring, Dancing (Ballroom), Essay (School), The Famous Five Go Pillaging, Grannies, Heroism (across the Andes by Frog), I.Q., Music (Dr Fegg's Nasty Symphony), Parlor Games (Pass The Bengal Tiger), Questions (Silly), Rats (Pantomime), String (1001 Things to do With), Things To Stick Your Head Into, Violent Anger and Why It Is Good For You, What the Queen Had For Lunch and Zsa Zsa Gabor's Sex Life. Illustrated and comes complete with a variety of instructions and methods of how to destroy the book. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/brand-new-monty-python-papperbok-graham-chapman-john-cleese-eric-idle-terry-jones-michael-palin-terry-gilliam/ https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/lady-cottingtons-pressed-fairy-book-terry-jones/ -
Final Exits: Michael Largo
$10.00Death walks behind us and it's anywhere. This book is a cross between the Darwin Awards and actual statistics dealing with the way we die, from the absurd to the tragic. Categories include: Bed and breakfast establishments; old fridges; stowaways; stampedes; hiccoughs; and some very surreal events involving office photocopiers. There is also coverage of burial customs, famous last words and more than 400 black and white photographs and illustrations. -
A hysterically funny vintage look at the war between the sexes. Contents include: Woman, the Necessary Evil : Truth and Fiction About Some Highly Disreputable Ladies (!); All for Love: Or: How the grand passion can become the big heartbreak; The Lady Speaks Her Mind: Or: Where Dr. Kinsey left off; Women of the World : Isadora Duncan, Ingrid Bergman and the career woman; Sugar And Spice: Bittersweet Commentaries On Feminine Foibles; Science And Sex: Marriage and Bedfellows; A Dying Race - Mistresses; How Well Do You Know Women? Contributors include: Stuart Cloete, Ferenc Molnar, Paul Gallico and Robert Switzer. -
Take a trip down memory lane, it's rolled-sleeve white jackets and mullets to the max. James 'Sonny' Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs are a pair of deep undercover detectives in the Miami drug world. With lifestyles to match their cover stories - Sonny lives on a sailboat with his pet crocodile Elvis and Richardo totes a sawn off shotgun - the two take on the Florida underworld to try and find the killers of Ricardo's brother. The series featured many famous guest stars. This volume features the pilot episode. -
Based on original scripts by Spike Milligan and brought to life by illustrator Pete Clarke. Entertainments in this volume include: Rommel's Treasure; The Case of the Missing C.D. Plates; The Saga of the Internal Mountain and The Case of the Vanishing Room. -
Ronnie Clarke, an Australian airline pilot, learns that John Pascoe has crashed in the remote Tasmanian bush trying to fly help to a sick girl and is lying with a fractured skull. Ronnie decides to try and fly a doctor there despite the dangerous conditions, since he has always admired John ever since he taught Ronnie to fly. By the time Ronnie reaches John, he has become close to the heart of the man, the secrets of his adventurous life and the two heartbreaks he has suffered. -
Verses and short stories that reveal O'Grady's skill in being able to record certain typical aspects of Aussie life - not all of them humorous. Chapters in this volume: Some of us are weirder than others; You can have a lot of fun if you're a dog; Exile; Put your hat on, driver; Mucked about by experts; Pokin' around; What is an Australian; Mondayitis; Il re di cosa nostra; Bundeena for bangers; Coober Pedy Pete; Slapped in the kisser with a spin; Brown bottles are different; Integrated adjective; View of a gentleman; Soldier in the rain; Gilgais and billabongs; When a man gets a bit stewed; Always dreamin'; The plonk that launched a thousand books; What did you say your name was? The song of Eddie Gunther. Illustrated by Paul Rigby. -
Simon Templar...The Saint No. IV. The lovely Sonia Delmar takes a bite of chocolate - and thereby involves Simon Templar in the most thrilling adventure of his young career. It seems that the young lady is an American munitions heiress...and the chocolate is drugged. The game is kidnapping, blackmail and international turmoil in the very vulnerable Europe of 1930. And though the Saint's allies are the stalwart Roger Conway and the powerful Sir Isaac Lessing, his adversaries are equally formidable: Rayt Marius, the 'Millionaire Without A Country', who would sacrifice the lives of millions for his own profit; Prince Rudolph who fancies himself the new Napoleon; and Vassilov, agent of the Kremlin... -
Brian Savage, eligible bachelor-about-Manhattan had an antic mind and breezy drawing style that gave Playboy some of its wittiest visuals. Mr Savage's art has been described - not as savage - but as pointed, perceptive, piquant and uniquely critical of the platitudes and attitudes of contemporary life. Vintage Playboy Magazine humour, 1972. Probably very non-P.C. and highly collectible. -
An A-Z of eccentrics and eccentricities for teenagers. Featuring: the artist who exhibited an exploding bull; the Russian admiral who invented the circular battleship; the Duchess who rode through London in a boat on wheels; the Marquis who erected a tombstone to his leg and many more. A real collection of eccentrics, nutters, enthusiasts and ideas-people - and all crazy in the best possible way. -
Young student Axel and Professor Otto Lidenbrock, studying a very old manuscript, discover an ancient pathway into the centre of the Earth. They travel to Iceland, and with the assistance of Hans, a local guide, they find an entrance in Snæfellsjökull, a volcano near Reykjavík. The travel is extensively long, and not without its many perils. Will they be able to make it? And what amazing wonders await hidden within the depths of the Earth? Colour illustrations by T.C. Dugdale. -
The epic story of the two Biblical cities ruled and ruined by a corrupt, sadistic queen. Lot is commanded by God to take his people to the valley of the Jordan - but the queen is determined to lure him into her web of voluptuous, forbidden temptations. Cover art represents Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker and others from the Rank Film production. -
Written in 1913, this hefty novel commences: "I was an unwanted child - unwanted as a girl at all events. Father Dan Donovan, our parish priest, has told me all about it. I was born in October. It had been raining heavily all day long. The rain was beating hard against the front of our house and running in rivers down the window panes. Towards four in the afternoon the wind rose and then the yellow leaves of the chestnuts in the long drive rustled noisily, and the sea, which is a mile away, moaned like a dog in pain." Mary O'Neill, unwanted by her wealthy father for not being a boy, is married off to an impoverished - yet titled - man. Mary is determined to try and love her husband - she may yet please her father - but then she meets a real gentleman, in every sense of the word, and is torn between her true feelings, duty and her marriage vows. -
Humankind has developed three ways of recording its existence: History, folklore and - yarn. History is what really happened; folklore is what people believe happened; and yarns don't care what really happened - they're the way of keeping it all interesting! Mike Hayes - winner of the World Yarn-Spinning Championships, 1991 - embarked on a personal crusade to collect and record as many contemporary Australian yarns as possible. And no-one can tell a yarn like an Aussie. Not for the politically correct or easily offended!
