WAKE UP MR. B!
Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; WilliamHeinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1988. First Australian edition. More
Childrens Books
HOLIDAYS AT HILLYDALE.
A story for children about a family's holiday spent on an Australian sheep station. With illustrations by leading Australian artists... Foreword by Sir Robert Menzies. Pp. [48], illustrated in colour and black & white (several full page), artist biographies; square 4to; pictorial boards, slightly soiled, corners a trifle rubbed; Yooralla... More
TIMMY'S CHRISTMAS SURPRISE.
With illustrations by George Arnold, Max Middleton, Dudley Drew, Betty Paterson, Ambrose Griffin, Esther Paterson. Foreword by Dame Pattie Menzies. Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour and black & white; pictorial papered boards; a trifle foxed and soiled; a little faint foxing; Herald Gravure, Melbourne, 1967. First edition... More
ATUK.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; bottom edge of boards lightly shelf worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, a little faint soiling and offsetting, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Dennis Dobson, London, 1969. Second impression. *The story of... More
DUSTING IN LOVE.
Illustrated by Terry Denton. Pp. [ii]+138+[2](advertisements), headpiece decorations; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3448. *A Roger Thesaurus book. With the author's signed inscription to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin on verso of upper free endpaper. More
ERNEST PICKLE'S REMARKABLE ROBOT.
Featuring "Glen's Recipes". Illustrated by David Pearson. Pp. [ii]+136, title page vignette, text illustrations (some full page); pictorial glazed papered boards; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *'Ernest Pickle, loner and computer whiz-kid, builds himself a robot, Glen, whose talents include cookery and home renovation' [publisher's blurb]. More
ONE NIGHT AT LOTTIE'S HOUSE.
Illustrated by David Pearson. Pp. [32], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. White (Volume 2) 2031. More
AGOSSOU.
His Life in Africa. Pp. [48], photographic illustrations, decorative initials printed in red & blue; wide post 4to; bottom fore-corner of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, the laminate lifting at a coupler of points, short closed tear from top edge into back panel; Chatto & Windus, London, 1959... More
KAI MING.
His Life in China. His Life in China. Pp. [48], photographic illustrations, decorations printed in yellow & blue; wide post 4to; corner of boards slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, the laminate lifting at a couple of points, backstrip slightly faded; small tear near top fore-corner of... More
NICK IN TAHITI.
Pp. [48], black & white photographic illustrations by the author, the title and several text decorations printed in blue; wide demy 4to; cloth backed pictorial glazed papered boards, spine slightly faded and foxed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper; AndrewDakers, London, n.d.[1950s]. First edition? More
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THE BROONS. [1982 Annual].
Pp. [96], comic strip format, illustrated throughout, the pictorial title page printed in red & black; tall cr. 4to; tape backed pictorial glazed paper wrappers, corners a trifle rubbed; hinges tender, a little faint foxing and soiling; D. C. Thomson & Co., Ltd., Glasgow, 1981. *Originally drawn by cartoonist Dudley... More
ADOLPHUS' PLAYBOOK:
A Selection from Victorian Children's books. With an Introduction by Elizabeth James. Pp. 126, frontispiece, text illustrations, floral patterned endpapers; small cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split; publisher's ink stamp on verso of title page, occasional slight... More
THE DAY THE CRAYONS CAME HOME.
Pp. [44](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, with publisher's 'contains special glow in the dark drawing' sticker on front panel; HarperCollins Children's Books, London, 2015. U.K. edition, second impression. More
LITTLE POLAR BEAR.
Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; tall demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; North-South Books,New York, 1987. U.S. edition, second printing. *Hans de Beer's popular Little Polar Bear books have been published in eighteen languages in 27 countries. More
FEAR IN THE FOREST.
Illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh. Pp. 128, title page vignette, text illustrations (some full, one double page); pictorial papered boards, a trifle canted, the spine extremities lightly bruised; dust wrapper, back panel slightly soiled; pages browned; Nelson, New York, 1960. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club edition. More
LA CIVILITE PUERILE ET HONNETE:
expliquee par l'Oncle Eugene et illustree par M. B. De Monvel. [Text in French]. Pp. 48(last advertisement), plus advertisement on recto of lower free endpaper, illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial brown cloth, lettered in black and decorated in colour, slightly soiled and a trifle flecked, edges lightly rubbed;... More
THE TALKING STONE.
An Anthology of Native American Tales and Legends. With decorations by Donald Crews. Pp. x+214(last blank), decorations printed in grey & black, notes and sources; qr. red/brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, beige papered boards, the upper board decorated in blind; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and... More
NATHAN AND NICHOLAS ALEXANDER.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled; Scholastic, London, 1988. English edition. More
THE ANT EXPLORER.
Illustrated by Vaughan Duck. Poem by C. J. Dennis. Pp. [28], illustrated in colour throughout, issued without free endpapers; tall cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with Lothian Centenary sticker on upper board; The Lothian Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1990. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3550. *Signed by the... More
HIST!
Pictures by P. J. Gouldthorpe. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Australian Children's Book sticker on upper board; publisher's review slip (dated 1992) laid on the lower pastedown; Walter McVitty Books, Brisbane, 1992. Second impression. *Illustrated version... More
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY.
The Story of the Norman Conquest: 1066. Pp. [72], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; bottom fore-corner of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle creased; Collins, London, 1983. Reprinted. *Originally published in 1966. More
JANNINE AND THE PURPLE GOOSE.
Story and Drawings by Donald G. Dent. Pp. 56(including the free endpapers), illustrated (some full page); demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly soiled and worn, corners lightly bruised; child's ownership inscriptions on lower endpapers, a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling; D. G. Dent,1971. First edition. *Not in... More
HOME IS THE SAILOR.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. White 2, 2193. *With the author/artist's signed inked inscription (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the upper free endpaper, above his handcoloured sketch of characters from the story (Captain Hagar the... More
CRISS-CROSS APPLESAUCE.
Text by Tomie de Paola. Pp. [64], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; large oblong 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Addison House/Black Ice Publishers, Danbury, N.H., 1978. *The black & white photographs are by the Canadian artist B. A. King; the coloured illustrations are... More