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
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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
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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
CALEB.
Illustrated by Steven Woolman. Pp. [48], printed in sepia & black, illustrated throughout; tall cr. 4to; pictorial brown & black papered boards; dust wrapper; Era Publications, Flinders Park, S.A., 1996. First edition. White 3, 3283. *Inscribed and signed by the author ('For Albert [Ullin] the Great') on the upper free... More
STRANGE OBJECTS.
A novel. Pp. [vi]+186(last blank), 2 text illustrations; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. *Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers, 1991. More
THE VIEWER.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book sticker near bottom fore-corner of upper board, the upper board featuring several die-cuts in the style of a kaleidoscope viewer which reveal the title on the page beneath; Lothian, Melbourne... More
AUTOMATON.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, top fore-corners slightly bruised; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2006. First edition. *'Following the invention of the light bulb and recorded sound, Thomas Edison turned his genius to the invention of a doll which could both speak and walk. Thousands... More
IN THE WAKE OF THE MARY CELESTE.
Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2004. First edition. *Robert Ingpen is the only Australian to have won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration. More
THE CASTAWAYS OF THE CHARLES EATON.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2002. First edition. More
VALLEY OF BONES.
Pp. 48, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered board, the top fore-corners bumped, and with a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edges; top fore-corners of leaves faintly creased; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2000. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3303. More
YOUNG MURPHY.
A boy's adventure. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Lothian, Melbourne, 2005. First edition. *The true story of fifteen-year-old John Murphy, who was one of the survivors of Ludwig Leichhardt's ill-fated Northern Territory expedition in 1844. With publisher's publicity sheet loosely inserted. More
NEW WORLD.
Pp. [iv]+172(last blank); dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994. First edition. More
SLEEPING NANNA.
Pictures by Peter Melnyczuk. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Orchard Books, London, 1989. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
STORM.
Illustrated by Alan Marks. Pp. [ii]+42, illustrated in colour throughout; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; Heinemann, London, 1985. First edition. Banana Books series. *Novella; winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1985. For the 70th anniversary of the Medal in 2007, Storm was named one of the top ten winning... More
THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE.
Pp. [x]+198(last blank); beige cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Clarion Books, New York, 1996. First edition. More
THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE.
Pp. [vi]+122; qr. tan cloth, spine lettered in gilt, brown papered boards, upper board decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin, New York, n.d.[1995]. Second impression. *Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1996. More
D'AULAIRES' TROLLS.
Pp. 64, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; roy. 4to; pictorial papered boards, edges a trifle rubbed; top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Doubleday & CompanyNew York, 1972. Reprinted. More
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH.
A Children's Story. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Pp. [viii]+120(last colophon), 4 coloured plates, the frontispiece and several text illustrations printed in red & black (one full page), other text illustrations and decorations in black & white, the title page decorations printed in red, green endpapers; narrow cr. 4to; orange/red... More
THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY.
Pp. [iv]+444, illustrated in colour throughout; post 4to; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, with small surface chip to top edge of back panel; Jonathan Cape, London, 1997. First edition. *An anthology of extracts from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox, etc., plus some... More
WHAT AM I?
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, with 13 gatefold pages; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the bottom fore-corners bruised; Thomas C. Lothian, Melbourne, 1999. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3405. *'A giant lift-the-flap guessing-game book for the very young' [cover blurb]. More