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
For Children aged 10 to 12 Years. Pp. 96(last advertisement), frontispiece plus 3 full page illustrations by Esther Paterson; pictorial stiff paper wrappers (navy blue and moss green on buff), lightly foxed and worn, edges slightly rubbed and split, the backstrip lightly browned; inked ownership inscription (dated 1953) at head..... More
For children aged 10 to 12 years. Pp. 96(last advertisements), frontispiece, plus 3 full page illustrations by Esther Paterson; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, lightly creased, slightly soiled and foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and chipped, with faint damp stain to top edge of upper wrapper; a little light foxing and..... More
Pp. 256, frontispiece by R. W. May; dark blue cloth, spine lettered in white, the boards a trifle warped and scuffed; price-clipped dust wrapper [number 256 printed at foot of backstrip], slightly soiled and foxed, edges rubbed and split, with one small tape repair and a couple of damp stains..... More
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
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
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
Pp. 256, frontispiece by J. F. Campbell; blue cloth, spine lettered in black, the boards slightly canted and faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed, small faded patches to spine extremities; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled, edges rubbed and chipped, the backstrip torn, with pieces missing from head and foot..... More
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
Pp. 256, frontispiece; orange cloth, spine lettered in black, the boards a trifle canted, lower board slightly soiled; dust wrapper [number 246 printed at foot of backstrip], faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; a little foxing; Ward Lock & Co., Limited, London, n.d.[c. 195-?]. This edition not in Muir..... More
Pp. 252, frontispiece by J. F. Campbell; yellow cloth, spine lettered in blue, the boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper [number 257 printed at foot of backstrip], slightly foxed on reverse, edges a trifle rubbed; name and date (1962) in ink at head of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves..... More
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
Pp. [12](including the covers), illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, tiny stain near centre of lower board; Macmillan Children's Books, London, 1983. First U.K. edition. *A board picture book, with no text. More
Pp. [12](including the covers), illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered card; Macmillan Children's Books, London, 1983. First U.K. edition. *A board picture book, with no text. More
Pp. [16](including verso of boards and four shaped leaves), illustrated in colour throughout, with brief text; small square 4to; pictorial glazed card with rounded fore-corners, a trifle soiled, edges slightly rubbed; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 1997. First Australian edition. Flip-book series. More
Pp. [28], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial upper endpaper; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 2001. Australian edition, reprinted. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper pastedown. More
Pp. [26], full page coloured illustrations, the title page printed in red & black; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled, the top fore-corners lightly bruised; Methuen, London, 1981. First U.K. edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (dated 19.9.1981) on verso of upper board. More
Pp. [32](including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; tall post 4to; boards a trifle marked, corners lightly worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; inked inscription (dated 1956) at head of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Lothrop..... More
Pp. [viii]+136(last blank), text illustrations, pictorial endpapers; cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, lightly worn; a couple of spots of foxing; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. Muir 1195. *Story of a family living in Melbourne in the 1860s. More
Illustrated by David Christiana. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; impl. 8vo; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper; Koala Books, Sydney, 1997. First Australian edition. More
With twenty-one line drawings by Fulvio Testa. Pp. 120, frontispiece, plus 20 full page illustrations, marbled endpapers; small cr. 4to; edges of boards slightly flecked and rubbed, the bottom fore-corner of lower board lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed, with small tape repair to short split at..... More
About books for children and young adults. Poster, illustrated in black & white and lettered in green; 61 cm x 41.5, including margins; Horn Book, New York, 1988. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by the artist. *From its foundation in 1924, The Horn Book magazine retained a similar..... More
Pp. xii+270(last colophon)+[6](advertisements), frontispiece with tissue guard, title page vignette and text illustrations (several full page), decorative initials, patterned endpapers; pictorial grey cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, black & blind, slightly soiled and flecked, the edges lightly rubbed, spine slightly chipped at extremities; inked gift inscription..... More
Pp. 184, pictorial double title page, text illustrations; top fore-corner of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small tears; text block slightly browned; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper; Paul Hamlyn, Sydney, 1974. Paul Hamlyn Action series. White..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial papered boards, faintly scuffed; Collins, London, 2004. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist [to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated 25/10/05 ] on the upper free endpaper: 'For Albert ... A little light reading for your retirement!' Beneath his signature..... More