What's in the book?
Past papers?
Information on language features?
Anything on Briar Rose?
Anything on Bruce Dawe?
Anything on Away?
Any Sample answers?
Is it in good condition?
barbara stanners has put out two good books for studying journey as well as for the modules for standard. they can be bought from five senses bookshop at seven hills.
For text types; go for the 'success in HSC standard' also available at five senses
in fact five senses have heaps and heaps of resources for hSC