Illustrated by F. D. Bedford. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. 88, illustrated throughout in colour and brown (many full page); cr. 4to; brown papered boards; spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Child, Henry & Page, Sydney, 1985. First Australian edition thus. *Originally published in 1897. Francis..... More
Pp. 32, numerous illustrations (some tinted, a couple full page), index; small post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; upper free endpaper faintly creased; Childrens Press, Chicago, 1990. Picture-Story Biographies series. More
Pp. [vi]+260(last blank); cr. 8vo; printed light blue paper wrappers, faintly soiled and a trifle sprung; edges of leaves slightly soiled; Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1986. U.K. edition, uncorrected proof copy. *Winner of the 1984 International Reading Association's Children's Book Award and the PEN United States Literary Award. The first..... More
Written and illustrated by Esme E. Bell. Pp. 32, printed in brown & black, illustrated throughout in colour and sepia; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed card, slightly creased, corners lightly worn; piece cut from top edge of title page (presumably to remove an owner's name), a couple of short splits to..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Lothian Children's Books, Sydney, 2008. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated 29 April 2008) on the title page. With the publisher's Media Release sheet loosely inserted. More
Adapted by Elek Benedek and Gyula Illyes. Illustrated by Gabriella Hajnal. Translated by Caroline Bodoczky, Judith Elliott and Gerard Gorman. Pp. 64, illustrated in colour throughout (most full or double page); narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; edges of leaves faintly foxed; slight fracture near top edge of lower..... More
Edited and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett. With Ninety Engravings. Pp. [iv]+64+[2] (advertisements), illustrated in colour throughout; f'cap. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, the lower board slightly scuffed; a.e.g.; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Holp Shuppan, Tokyo, 1981. Facsimile edition. *Reproduced from the Osborne Collection..... More
Photographs by Christopher Cormack, Pp. 28(including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; f'cap. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the laminate slightly creased; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1983. First edition. More
Father of the automobile industry [cover title]. Pp. [12](including the wrappers), printed in red & black; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; The Mercer Publishing Company, New York, 1955. 'Fathers of Industries' series. *For younger readers; a brief account of the life of the German engine..... More
Illustrated by Dinah Shedden. Pp. 110, text illustrations (some full page); pictorial glazed papered boards; Hutchinson, London, 1984. First edition. More
Pp. [30], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; boards slightly scuffed; price-clipped dust wrapper; free endpapers faintly offset; Philomel Books, New York, 1984. Fifth impression. More
Illustrated courtesy of Bernard Thornton Artists. Pp. [128], illustrated in colour throughout; roy. 4to; pictorial glazed padded papered boards, corners slightly worn, the lower board a trifle soiled; Peter Haddock Limited, London, n.d.[199-?]. More
Originally told by Nganalgindja in the Gunwinggu language. Written by Catherine Berndt. Illustrated by Raymond Meeks. Pp. 16, illustrated in colour throughout; small oblong 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, corners a trifle rubbed; Bookshelf/Martin Educational, Gosford, NSW, 1988. New edition. Bookshelf, stage 4. White (Volume 3) 1321.*First published in..... More
Illustrated by Raymond Meeks. Written by Catherine Berndt. Pp. 56, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, corners a trifle rubbed; Bookshelf/Martin Educational, Gosford, 1988. Bookshelf, Stage 6. Not in White. More
Childhood memories of the war. Translation by Carol Volk. Pp. 96(last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout; cr. 4to; red cloth, spine lettered in cream, upper board in blind; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges faintly browned; Creative Editions/Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., Orlando, Florida, 1995. First U.S. edition. *Jean-Louis Besson's illustrations have been..... More
Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Pp. 56, frontispiece, plus numerous text illustrations (3 double page); small square 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed, the top fore-corner of lower wrapper slightly creased; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges worn and split; lacking the upper free endpaper, a little light..... More
Translated from the French by Jane R. Becker. [Illustrated by] Nicole Rutten. Pp. [36](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, tiny split to front panel near centre of backstrip; Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 1990. First..... More
Illustrated by Heather Blackstock. Pp. 56, illustrated in colour throughout, glossary; narrow med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Bindi-Bindi Publishing, Oakey, Qld., 1999. First edition. White (Volume 3) 1357. *Bindi-Bindi is the pseudonym of Graham Keen. More
Illustrated by Hadley Hodgkinson. Pp. [38](including pastedowns), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, fore-corners a trifle bruised; Golden Press, Auckland, 1979. First edition. More
Illustrated by A. Maculric. Pp. 96, frontispiece, 5 full page illustrations, double page plan; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled, corners bruised, number stamp at foot of lower board; a little light foxing; Blackie & Son, London, n.d.[1960s?]. The Summit Library series. More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1986. First edition. *New Zealand author's sixth picture storybook for young Children. More
Illustrated by Ridolfi. Pp. 256 (including the endpapers), illustrated in colour and black & white (several full or double page), star patterned endpapers; cr. 16mo; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; text block browned, frontispiece loosening, edges of leaves slightly soiled and foxed; Paul Hamlyn, Feltham, Middlesex..... More
Illustrated by Toni Goffe. Pp. [ii]+52 title page vignette, text illustrations; pictorial glazed papered boards, fore-corners of lower board slightly bruised; Piccadilly Press, London, 1989. First edition. *The second book about Ms Wiz, the thoroughly modern witch. More
(Abridged from the romance by R. D. Blackmore). [For ages 12 to 14 years]. Pp. 144, frontispiece, title page vignette, plus 3 text illustrations (one full page ) ; focal. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, slightly browned, edges a trifle rubbed, with short split at foot of backstrip; outer leaves..... More
Pp. 272(last blank); pictorial glazed paper wrappers; text block slightly browned, bottom fore-corner of a few leaves faintly creased; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 2001. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the half-title page, presumably at the time of the book launch.(Loosely inserted is..... More