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 about 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 about SEAHAWK
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 about SON OF BILLABONG
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 about TOLD BY PETER
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 about TOLD BY PETER
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 about THE TOWER ROOMS
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 about THE TWINS OF EMU PLAINS
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 about WINGS ABOVE BILLABONG
An ABC by Dick Bruna. Pp. [57](including recto of lower free endpaper), illustrated in colour throughout; small f'cap. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, bottom fore-corner of upper board very faintly bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper; Methuen Children's Books, London, 1973. Second U.K. edition, reprinted. *Inscribed and... More about B IS FOR BEAR
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 about GOOD MORNING
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 about GOOD NIGHT
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 about MIFFY IS PLAYING!
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 about MIFFY'S BICYCLE
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 about WHEN I'M BIG
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 about HUFF PUFF HICKORY HILL
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 about THE CRAIGS OF COLLINS STREET
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 about I AM THE MUMMY HEB-NEFERT
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 A LONG TRIP TO TEATIME
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 about POSTER: THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE
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 about CLIPPER SHIP
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 about THE WHISPERER
Pp. [x]+194(last blank), title and headpiece decorations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper (illustration by Trina Schart Hyman), slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves lightly foxed; E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1973. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on... More about THE COURT OF THE STONE CHILDREN
Pp. [48], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper; Harcourt, Brace & Company, San Diego, 1997. Reprinted. More about VERDI
Pictures by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Pp. [x]+148+[2](blank, colophon), pictorial double title page, plus numerous text illustrations; pictorial boards, lightly foxed, fore-corners a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, edges rubbed and slightly chipped, with signs of sticker removal (including small surface graze) to backstrip and front panel..... More about JEAN-CLAUDE'S ISLAND
Pp. [viii]+280; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Dial Books, New York, 1993. First U.S. edition. *Joint winner of the Children's Peace Literature Award Best Book (1993) ; winner of the C hildren's B ook C ouncil of A ustralia Book of the Year Award: Older Readers (1994). More about THE GATHERING