OLA COHN'S FAIRIES' TREE.
Photography by Rick Buckingham. Pp. [vi]+30, illustrated (several full page); small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges and back panel a trifle rubbed; occasional faint soiling; Mullaya, Melbourne, 1972. First edition. More
Childrens Books
A WAY WITH THE FAIRIES.
The Lost Story of Sculptor Ola Cohn. An autobiography. Edited by Barbara Lemon. Pp. [viii]+122, frontispiece portrait, plus numerous text illustrations (a couple in colour), notes, cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards; R W Strugnell, Melbourne, 2014. First edition. More
JIM'S LAST RIDE.
Illustrated by Peter Solomon. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; The Macmillan Company of Australia, Melbourne, 1988. New edition. White (Volume 2) 1843. *First published in the Southern Cross (Macmillan) series, in 1987. More
THE WILLOW MAIDEN.
Pictures by Laszlo Gal. Pp. 40, illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; MethuenChildren's Books, London, 1986. First U.K. edition. *First published in America in 1985. *Born in Hungary in 1933, Laszlo Gal emigrated to Canada during the Hungarian Revolution. He has illustrated over 40 books for children. More
THE JOURNEY OF BURKE AND WILLS.
Illustrated by John Sykes. Pp. 64, illustrated in colour throughout, double page map, index; roy. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled, the spine slightly chipped at extremities; a little faint foxing and soiling; Paul Hamlyn, London, 1971. Muir 1747. *For children. More
PETER THE WHALER IN SOUTHERN SEAS.
Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton. Pp. [x]+118, frontispiece, title page vignette and most of the text illustrations printed in green & black (several full page), endpaper map; pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled and a trifle sprung, the crest and motto of the Presbyterian Ladies' College (Melbourne) stamped in gilt on... More
ORBIS SENSUALIUM PICTUS
quadrilinguis. Hoc est: omnium fundamentalium, in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclaruea latina, germanica, hungarica, & bohemica.... [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [318], numerous illustrations; canvas boards, the upper board lettered in gilt, top edge faintly water stained, the spine cloth a trifle creased; top edges light brown; Nakladatelstvi... More
TOAD FOREST.
Pp. 56(last colophon, verso blank), 23 illustrations by the author (4 full page); oblong 8vo; tan cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; a little light foxing;Gryphon Books, Melbourne, 1979. First edition, limited to 1,500 copies. White, 1877. More
SO MUCH.
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; roy. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly scuffed; Walker Books, London, 1994. First edition. *Winner of the Smarties Book Prize (0 to 5 Years category) and the Kurt Maschler Award, both in 1994. The Kurt Maschler Award was established in... More
THUNDER THE FLOWERCART HORSE.
[cover title]. Drawings [by] Garrey Foulkes. Pp. [16], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed;Thunder & Co., Melbourne, 1976. First edition. White (Volume 2) 1901. *'Once upon a time in the north of Victoria/ a horse... More
THE TIGER AND THE BRIDGE.
Illustrated by Lex Bell. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; The Macmillan Company, Melbourne, 1991. First edition. White (Volume 2) 2972. *Signed by the author (dated July '91) on the upper free endpaper, and with the folded pictorial invitation to the Melbourne... More
THE BRIDGE IN THE CLOUDS.
Being the Fourth and Last Book of The Magician's House. Pp. [viii]+288(last blank), full page sketch map; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled and scuffed; The Bodley Head, London, 1992. First edition. More
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
Pp. 160(last blank); boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, backstrip faintly faded; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1976. First edition. More
AFTER THE FIRST DEATH.
Pp. [x]+236(last blank); qr. beige cloth over grey papered boards, spine lettered in red and upper board in blind, the boards a trifle warped; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Pantheon Books, New York, 1979. First edition. More
EIGHT PLUS ONE.
Stories. Pp. [x]+174; qr. plum cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cream papered boards, upper board lettered in blind; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, signs of sticker removal from front flap (offset onto free endpaper); a little light foxing; Pantheon Books, New York, n.d.[1980]. First edition, library binding..... More
TENDERNESS.
Pp. [x]+230; tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Delacorte Press, New York, 1997. First edition. *Robert Cormier (1925-2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, whose books explored themes such as abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal and conspiracy. Tenderness was the basis for... More
THE MAKING OF MAN.
Drawings and reconstructions by M. Maitland Howard. Pp. 64(last blank), illustrated in red & black, index; small cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Phoenix House, London, 1960. First edition. *Winner of the... More
HISTORIA DI LIONBRUNO,
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JACK AND JILL AND OTHER NURSERY RHYMES [cover title].
Pp. [16](including the covers), illustrated in colour throughout; pictorial glazed papered boards with rounded fore-corners, a trifle soiled; Campbell Books, London, 1996. New edition. *First published in 1989. Lucy Cousins is best known as the creator of the popular Maisy books. More
THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN:
Showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again. Written by Wm. Cowper. With drawings by R. Caldecott. Pp. [32](including covers), 6 coloured illustrations (2 double, others full page), numerous black & white text illustrations; square 4to; coloured pictorial papered boards, lightly soiled, edges a trifle... More
AYU AND THE PERFECT MOON.
Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, with U.K. price sticker on lower board; Bodley Head, London, 1984. First edition. White (Volume 2) 1948. More
THE BIOGRAPHY OF GILBERT ALEXANDER PIG.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; tall demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Benchmark/Cygnet Books, in association with University of Western Australia Press, Melbourne, 1999. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3234. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page and the upper free... More
