THE WRONG THING.
Illustrated by Declan Lee. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Penguin/Viking, Melbourne, 2006. Second printing. More about THE WRONG THING
Childrens Books
EVERMORE.
A post-apocalyptic fairy tale. Pp. 134(last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout; pictorial papered boards, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edges; Windy Hollow Books/Helen Chamberlin, Melbourne, 2015. First edition. *Graphic novel, inscribed and signed by the illustrator (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page. With related ephemera... More about EVERMORE
DREAMWALKER.
Pp. [48], illustrated in colour and sepia throughout, leaf patterned endpapers; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2001. First edition. *Inscribed by author and illustrator (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page. A short story in graphic novel form, with text by Carmody illustrated by Steven... More about DREAMWALKER
THE CLINKER.
Pp. [iv]+140, endpaper sketch map; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Houghton Mifflin Australia, Melbourne, 1989. First edition. White 2108. More about THE CLINKER
THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM.
Pp. 48, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; tall cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; outer leaves faintly offset; Collins, London, 1973. First edition. *Stories based on a fifteenth century chapbook, The Foles of Gotyam. More about THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM
JABBERWOCKY:
from Through the Looking Glass. Illustrated by Graeme Base. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, faintly scuffed; The Macmillan Company of Australia, Melbourne, 1987. First edition thus. White (Volume 2) 804. More about JABBERWOCKY:
ALICE IN POP-UP WONDERLAND.
Illustrations and design by J. Otto Seibold. Paper engineering by James R. Diaz. Pp. [14](including the endpapers), 7 elaborate double page coloured pop-ups, with several lift-up flaps and tab-operated movables; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, the corners lightly bruised; Scholastic, New York, 2003. First edition. *With the original pictorial publicity... More about ALICE IN POP-UP WONDERLAND
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.
The 125th Anniversary Edition. Illustrated by Pixie O'Harris. Pp. 128, 14 full page line drawings, silhouette text decorations; small cr. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers; Carroll Foundation, Melbourne, 1990. First edition thus. *The drawings are intended to be coloured-in by the owner, and the book includes 6 blank leaves for extra... More about ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
THE RHYTHM OF OUR FOOTSTEPS.
A collection of modern verse by Australian children. Pp. 88(last blank), index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, lightly browned; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Lowden Publishing Co., Kilmore, Victoria, 1969. First edition. More about THE RHYTHM OF OUR FOOTSTEPS
MADATAN.
Illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus. Pp. [vi]+208(last blank), text illustrations, full page map; boards a trifle canted, with a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly creased and with thin strips of the original lamination remaining on reverse, the flaps a trifle..... More about MADATAN
L'ENFANCE DE BECASSINE.
Texte de Caumery. Illustrations de J.-P. Pinchon. [Text in French]. Pp. [ii]+62, illustrated in colour throughout; narrow roy. 4to; cloth backed pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled, edges lightly worn, spine lightly chipped at extremities; text block browned, hinge starting near centre, tiny chip to bottom edge pp. 15/6, occasional slight... More about L'ENFANCE DE BECASSINE
THE BALLAD OF AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE.
A Play in Three Acts. With music by Stephen McNeff and illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert. Introduction by Richard Williams. Pp. 118, frontispiece, text illustrations (some full page), printed music; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, bookseller's sticker a t foot of front flap; Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1981. First edition. *'Translation and... More about THE BALLAD OF AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE
WHO KILLED COCKATOO?
Illustrated by Rodney McRae. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; black cloth, spine lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Margaret Hamilton Books, Sydney, 1988. First trade edition thus. White (Volume 2) 1558. *Originally published in the 1870s, Who Killed Cockatoo was... More about WHO KILLED COCKATOO?
BREAKTIME.
Pp. 140, double page illustration; price-clipped dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Bodley Head, London, 1978. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More about BREAKTIME
CYCLE SMASH.
Pp. [vi]+68; lower board a trifle warped; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip slightly browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Heinemann, London, 1967. First edition. Pyramid Books series. More about CYCLE SMASH
THE DAY MY FATHER DANCED AGAIN.
Illustrations by Alison Kubbos. Pp. [32], printed and illustrated in colour; square 4to; pictorial papered boards; Box Press Publication, Sydney, 1996. First edition. White (Volume 3) 2229. *Winner of the APA Scholastic Award for the best designed illustrated children's book, 1997. More about THE DAY MY FATHER DANCED AGAIN
THE MOTHER'S GIFT.
By A Lady. Pp. 16 (including wrappers), illustrated with 12 woodcut vignettes plus a larger woodcut on the lower wrapper; 48mo; pale yellow self-wrappers, stabbed & tied, faintly faded and soiled, with early [York] bookseller's stamp ( J. H. Carr, printer & stationer, 31 Fossgate) on the upper wrapper, tiny... More about THE MOTHER'S GIFT
COCKATOO SOUP.
Illustrated by Rodney McRae. Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, index; cr. 4to; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1987. First edition. White (Volume 2) 1625. *Anthology of stories, songs, rhymes and activities which 'reflect the... More about COCKATOO SOUP
ANGEL IN A GUM TREE.
Illustrated by Heather Hummel. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, edges lightly rubbed, the bottom fore-corners slightly creased; a few corners faintly creased; Sandcastle, Fremantle, 1999. More about ANGEL IN A GUM TREE
PETER PAN'S POSTBAG.
Letters to Pauline Chase. With illustrations by Albert Rothenstein. Pp. xvi+[16](facsimile letters)+64, coloured frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, black & white pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations, folding map of The Never Never Land at end; light brown pictorial cloth, lettered and decorated in red, white & black, slightly..... More about PETER PAN'S POSTBAG
WINGS.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards, tiny scratch near centre of upper board; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2004. First edition. *The dedicatee's copy. Inscribed and signed by author and illustrator on the title page. The inscriptions are to Melbourne Bookseller Albert Ullin, to whom the book... More about WINGS
DEVIL'S HILL.
Illustrated by Geraldine Spence. Pp. [viii]+150(last blank), half-title and title page vignettes, text illustrations; dark green cloth, spine lettered in silver, boards a trifle sprung; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, the free endpapers slightly offset, a little..... More about DEVIL'S HILL
THE SHAMAN'S APPRENTICE.
A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Illustrated by Lynne Cherry. Pp. [40](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper with publisher's publicity sticker on front panel; Harcourt, Brace & Company, San Diego, CA, 1998. First edition. More about THE SHAMAN'S APPRENTICE
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM TENNYSON.
Illustrations by John H. Bacon, Arthur Dixon & others. Edited by Edric Vredenburg. Pp. 122+[4](pictorial advertisements), 8 coloured plates (including frontispiece), black & white full page portrait of Tennyson and numerous text illustrations; small cr. 4to; cloth backed pictorial glazed papered boards, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and slightly... More about CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM TENNYSON
HUSKIES.
Polar Sledge Dogs. Pp. 42(including the lower free endpaper), illustrated in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, 2 maps, glossary, further reading list, index; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Margaret Hamilton Books, Sydney, 1994. First edition. White (Volume 3) 2332. More about HUSKIES