KISSING THE RAIN.
Pp. 336(including advertisements); faint bruise to fore-edge of upper board; dust wrapper; The Chicken House, Frome, Somerset, 2002. First edition. More
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TIMOTHY AND GRAMPS.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, the backstrip a trifle faded; Collins, Sydney, 1978. First edition. White (Volume 2) 1180. More
THE GARDEN OF EDENS.
Illustrated by Roderick Shaw. Pp. [vi]+34(last blank)+[2](colophon, printed in red, the verso blank), hand-coloured frontispiece, plus 7 full page linocuts printed in various single colours, and numerous line drawings, the title page printed in red & black; cr. 4to; bound by Leo Cullin in floral patterned linen with printed paper..... More
INTO THE FOREST.
Pp. [28](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour and black & white; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper; Walker Books, London, 2004. First edition. *Anthony Browne has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Kurt Maschler Award three times. In 2000, he received the highest international honour for..... More
THE SHAPE GAME.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Picture Corgi, London, 2004. First Corgi edition. *Originally published by Doubleday in 2003. More
VOICES IN THE PARK.
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Picture Corgi Books, London, 1999. Paperback edition, sixth impression. *Winner of the Kurt Maschler Award in 1998, this copy is inscribed and signed by the author/artist on the title page: 'For dear Albert' [Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin]..... More
DIMSIE MOVES UP.
Pp. 254, tinted frontispiece; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in navy, boards slightly canted and soiled, the edges rubbed, with a light surface graze to fore-edge of upper board, the spine cloth faintly faded and creased; hinges tender, scattered light foxing and occasional slight soiling; Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, London..... More
BACK TO BILLABONG.
Pp. 252+[4](advertisements), frontispiece; pictorial green cloth, lettered and decorated in brown & black, faintly soiled, top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised, tiny puncture to lower board near head of spine; dust wrapper [number 244 printed at foot of backstrip], slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly creased and rubbed..... More
BILL OF BILLABONG.
Pp. 256, frontispiece by J. F. Campbell; beige cloth, spine lettered in black and faded to light brown, edges slightly rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inked gift inscription (dated 1957) at head of upper free endpaper, the half-title page offset, a little light foxing; Ward Lock &..... More
BILLABONG ADVENTURERS.
Illustrated by J. Macfarlane. Pp. 250+[6](advertisements), frontispiece, plus 2 plates; cr. 8vo; olive green pictorial cloth, lettered and decorated in red & black, boards lightly flecked and marked, edges a trifle rubbed, spine faintly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, ink gift inscription on upper free endpaper, hinges..... More
CAPTAIN JIM.
Illustrated by J. MacFarlane. Pp. 312(last blank)+[8](advertisements), frontispiece plus 3 plates; pictorial beige cloth, lettered and decorated in black, a trifle soiled and slightly silverfished; dust wrapper [number 242 printed at foot of backstrip], worn and silverfished, lightly soiled and foxed, the edges and backstrip heavily chipped and with a...... More
CIRCUS RING.
Pp. 192, frontispiece; red cloth, spine lettered in black, the boards a trifle warped, spine faded; price-clipped dust wrapper [number 251 printed at foot of backstrip], edges slightly rubbed and split, the back panel faintly soiled; three small name stamps on upper endpapers (one upside down), the free endpapers slightly..... More
CIRCUS RING.
Pp. 256, frontispiece, plus 3 plates by J. F. Campbell, pictorial dark green cloth, lettered and decorated in black, flecked (especially the upper board) and slightly soiled; long Sunday School prize inscription (dated 1939) on upper pastedown, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; Ward, Lock & Co., Limited..... More
THE COUSIN FROM TOWN.
Pp. 108(last advertisement), frontispiece plus 3 full page text illustrations by Esther Paterson, pastedown advertisements; pictorial cloth over card, slightly sprung, the cloth a trifle creased and flecked, edges lightly rubbed; inked gift inscription (dated 1924) on the half-title page, hinges starting, very faint blue pencilled colouring to frontispiece, corners..... More
THE HOUSES OF THE EAGLE.
Pp. 248(last blank)+[8](advertisements), frontispiece plus 3 plates; pictorial dull olive green cloth, slightly soiled and rubbed, edges lightly worn, corners a trifle frayed; Sunday School prize bookplate on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers faintly offset, hinges tender at a couple of points, corners of a few leaves faintly creased..... More
HUGH STANFORD'S LUCK.
Pp. 234(last colophon), frontispiece; light blue cloth, lettered in black, slightly soiled and scuffed, edges lightly worn; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inked gift inscription (dated 1928) on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset, hinges tender at a couple of points, the final blank lightly creased, scattered..... More
JIM AND WALLY.
Pp. 256, frontispiece plus 7 plates by Balliol Salmon; red cloth, lettered and decorated in black, boards a trifle canted, faintly soiled and flecked, edges lightly rubbed, spine slightly faded; price-clipped dust wrapper [number 239 printed at foot of backstrip], slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a few small..... More
MATES AT BILLABONG.
Illustrated by J. Macfarlane. Pp. 252+[4](advertisements), frontispiece plus 2 plates; dark green cloth, lettered and decorated in black, the lower board faintly scuffed, edges slightly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with several small tears; inked number at head of upper free endpaper, the..... More
PETER & CO.
Pp. 254+[2](advertisements), frontispiece plus 3 plates by J. F. Campbell; pictorial cloth light brown cloth, lettered and decorated in black, a trifle foxed and lightly flecked, small chip to top edge of upper board; minimal remains (back flap only) of dust wrapper; inked gift inscription (date 1940) to upper free..... More
SEAHAWK.
Pp. 256, frontispiece plus 3 plates by J. F. Campbell; pictorial olive green cloth, edges a trifle rubbed, spine cloth faintly creased; price-clipped dust wrapper [number 256 printed near foot of backstrip], foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's stamp and Sunday School prize inscription (dated 1934) on upper free..... More
SON OF BILLABONG.
Pp. 256(last blank), frontispiece plus 3 plates by J. F. Campbell; pictorial beige cloth, lettered and decorated in black, the upper board a trifle foxed, spine cloth faintly creased; dust wrapper [number 261 printed at foot of backstrip], worn and slightly soiled, edges and backstrip heavily silverfished, the back flap..... More
TOLD BY PETER.
Pp. 256, frontispiece, plus 3 plates by J. F. Campbell; pictorial light brown cloth, lettered and decorated in darker brown; dust wrapper [number 260 printed near foot of backstrip], silverfished (heavily on backstrip, causing some loss of titling), slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back flap..... More
THE TOWER ROOMS.
Pp. 252+[4](advertisements), frontispiece plus 3 plates; pictorial beige cloth, lettered and decorated in red & black, lightly soiled and worn, fore-corners and spine extremities slightly frayed; free endpapers offset, hinge starting near centre, a couple of tiny edge splits, short closed tear to fore-edge margin pp. 113/4, corners of a...... More
AN AUSTRAL GARDEN.
An anthology of Australian prose. Selected and edited by Donald McLachlan. Pp. viii+296, biographies; olive green cloth, lettered in darker green, soiled and flecked, edges and spine browned and worn; pencilled ownership inscription on upper pastedown and annotation on lower pastedown, the free endpapers lightly offset, small surface graze to..... More