THERE ONCE WAS A BOY CALLED TASHI.
Pictures by Kim Gamble. Pp. [36](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; light bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2004. Reprinted. More
Pictures by Kim Gamble. Pp. [36](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; light bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2004. Reprinted. More
Pp. [ii]+94, illustrated throughout (many in cartoon-strip format, 8 pages printed in red & blue); narrow demy 4to; blue cloth backed pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled, edges lightly worn; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed, occasional slight soiling; The Amalgamated Press Ltd., London, 1950. *The cartoon strips feature Laurel and..... More
Illustrated by Adriano Gon. Pp. [iv]+50, title page vignette, text illustrations (some full page); pictorial glazed papered boards, edges slightly bruised; Piccadilly Press, London, 1989. First edition. *The first of Anne Fine's three Genie books. British author Anne Fine has written more than 50 books for children and adults. She..... More
Pp. [iv]+184; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scuffed; text block slightly browned; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1996. First edition. *British author Anne Fine has written more than 50 books for children and adults. She was appointed the second Children's Laureate (following Quentin Blake), a position she held from 2001 to 2003..... More
Pp. 112, numerous text illustrations, appendix, index; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, a trifle marked, edges chipped; Nelson, Melbourne, 1974. First edition. From Colony to Commonwealth series. Not in Muir or O'Neill. *Children's introduction to Australian history series, by the author of several children's..... More
Pp. [vi]+172, 3 maps (one double, 2 full page), bibliography; boards slightly sprung; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faintly faded; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1972. First edition. Muir 2514. *Biography of William Light, the founder of the city of Adelaide; written..... More
Pp. 62(last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout (several full page); small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled, with small surface graze to bottom edge of upper board, the spine extremities and fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; free endpapers faintly offset, a couple of spots of foxing and occasional slight..... More
As told by Michael Flanders and painted by Yurdaer Altintas. Pp. [32](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; f'cap. folio; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, lightly rubbed, edges slightly creased and split; name in ink at head of first text page, a little light foxing; Studio Vista, London, 1974..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1993. First edition. *Inscribed [to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin] and signed by the author/artist on the half-title page, the inscription decorated with a drawing of two fish. A Caldecott Honor..... More
Pp. 128, illustrated in colour throughout (1 double page); qr. red cloth, spine lettered in black, patterned papered boards; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip slightly silverfished, the back panel faintly soiled; H. S. Stuttman Co., New York, 1959. First edition. More
Foreword by Iona Opie. Pp. 158, illustrated in colour throughout, index of first lines; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the bottom fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, long closed tear at head of front flap fold; date and price in ink on blank preliminary leaf; Walker Books, London, 1998..... More
Pictures by Vladimir Radunsky. Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Penguin/Viking, Melbourne, 2007. First Australian edition. More
Illustrated by Patricia Mullins. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly sprung, the top fore-corner of lower board lightly bruised; dust wrapper; Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1989. First edition. White (Volume 3) 4802. *With signed inscriptions from the author and illustrator on verso of..... More
Pp. [viii]+144, pictorial endpapers; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Omnibus Books, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. White 3232. *Helen Frances is the pseudonym of Helen Granger & Frances Pearce. More
The life of John Franklin, explorer. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Pp. 244, text illustrations and maps, index; corners of boards a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper; signature on upper free endpaper, top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Constable Young Books, London, 1966. First U.K. edition. Muir 7224. *Written..... More
being a mighty fine collection of the most noble, memorable and veracious NURSERY RHYMES. Embellished by C. Lovat Fraser for the Poetry Bookshop. Pp. 64(including the colophon and advertisements, last blank), title page decoration, numerous text illustrations; small cr. 8vo; black cloth spine with printed paper title label, red papered..... More
Pp. [viii]+190; dust wrapper; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1981. First edition. White (Volume 2) 3271. More
Pp. [vi]+104(last blank); dust wrapper; Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1991. Second printing. White (Volume 2) 4940, footnote. More
Pp. 184, 32 plates within pagination (24 coloured), the title page vignette and pictorial endpapers printed in orange & black, numerous text illustrations (many printed in orange, brown & black), index; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled, edges rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inked..... More
Inspire du tableau de Canaletto: "Piazza Santa Maria Formosa". [Text in French], illustrated in colour throughout; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled, French price sticker on lower board near foot of spine; a little light foxing; Larousse, Paris, 1982. Imagique series. *Inscribed and signed (in French..... More
Illustrated by Rita Parsons. Pp. 80(last blank), frontispiece, full page illustrations; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, with small closed tear to bottom edge of front panel; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1964. First edition. More
And illustrated by Ada Dennis, E. Stuart Hardy, Hilda Robinson, and others. Edited and arranged by Alfred J. Fuller. Pp. 72, 10 plates (4 chromolithographic), plus numerous black & white illustrations, pictorial endpapers; small cr. 4to; red cloth backed pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly soiled, edges lightly worn; hinges starting..... More
Illustrated by Mary Stevens. Pp. 186(last blank), pictorial double title page, text illustrations (some full page); pictorial papered boards, corners bumped; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and silverfished, edges a trifle rubbed; pages browned; The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, 1960. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club edition. *Wilson Gage is the pseudonym..... More
Pp. 254(last colophon), coloured frontispiece, black & white title page decoration; cr. 8vo; red boards, lettered in yellow; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; free endpapers slightly offset, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., London, 1950. First edition. More
Chinese folk story. Adapted by Ye Ling. Illustrated by Huang Wei and Chang Baosheng. Pp. [ii]+38, illustrated in colour throughout, patterned endpapers; wide post 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and rubbed; Dolphin Books, Beijing, 1988. First edition thus. More