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
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
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
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
Illustrated by John Richards. Pp. [32](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the lower board faintly marked; Golden Press, Sydney, 1970. First edition. An Australian Golden Book. Muir 1896. More
Pp. [82], black & white title page vignette, 20 full page coloured lithographic illustrations; oblong 4to; pictorial light brown papered board, lettered and decorated in blue, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed, the spine extremities and fore-corners of boards lightly bruised, a few small damp spots to upper board; book label..... More
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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
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
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
Variations on a Folk Rhyme. Pictures by Brinton Turkle. Pp. [40], illustrated throughout in red, brown, & black, printed music; small oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, the spine a trifle bruised at extremities; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled; upper pastedown slightly buckled;..... More
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
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled; Scholastic, London, 1988. English edition. More
C. J. Dennis, Joan Mellings, Banjo Paterson, Irene Gough, D. H. Souter, Pixie O'Harris. Illustrated by Christine Stead and Otto Schmidinger. Pp. [32](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled; the free endpapers faintly offset, a couple of spots of foxing; Paul..... More
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..... More
Text by Tomie dePaola. 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 by..... More
Pp. 32, illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; Methuen Children's Books, London, 1987. Magnet paperback edition. *'A lively selection of poems and songs taken from Tomie dePaola's highly acclaimed Mother Goose' [wrapper blurb]. More
Set of 4 friezes (each 7 panels), illustrated in colour with brief text; f'cap. 4to; housed within a coloured pictorial card portfolio, the front panel and top fore-corners a trifle creased; Methuen, London, 1984. First U.K. edition. *Each frieze features a nursery rhyme: Baa, Baa Black Sheep; Hey Diddle, Diddle;..... More
Pp. 128, illustrated in colour throughout, index of first lines; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, bottom fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, lightly creased and faintly soiled; the free endpapers a trifle marked, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Methuen Children's Books, London, 1986. U.K. edition, second printing. *Inscribed..... More
Photographs by Mario Borg. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, with light bump to bottom edge centre of upper board; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2004. First edition. *Inscribed and signed twice by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page and on..... More
Illustrated by Marie Angel. Pp. [44], printed in colours and illustrated in colour throughout; small oblong 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split; faint mark near bottom edge of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Macmillan, London, 1979. First..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Houghton Mifflin Australia, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 1989. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3591. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated 22-7-89) on the upper free endpaper, and with his business..... More
Illustrated by Michael Foreman. Pp. 188(including the upper endpapers), 29 full page coloured illustrations, plus black & white pictorial headpieces and several decorative initials, notes; med. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle faded; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Hutchinson of Australia/Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1980. First Australian edition. More
Pp. 32, illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial papered boards; Watts Books, London, 1994. First edition. First Starts series. More
Illustrated by Andrew McLean. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, bottom fore-corners lightly bruised; Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1994. First edition. White (Volume 3) 3658 footnote. *With the publisher's 'Autographed Edition' label, signed by the author, loosely inserted. More
