Foreword by Harry Butler. Pp. [vi]+128(last blank); dust wrapper; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. White 2, noting that this book 'does not appear to have been written solely for children'. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin), on the upper free endpaper. Also inscribed and..... More
An Aerobic ABC. Illustrated by Julie Kingston. Pp. [32], illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Hodder Children's Books, Sydney, 1996. First edition. White (Volume 3) 39. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin), on the upper free..... More
Pp. [vi]+190(last blank); boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper; Viking, Melbourne, 1986. First edition. White 99. *Winner of the Ethel Turner Prize for young people's literature in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards 1986. More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; minor production (trimming) fault to bottom fore-corner pp. 31/2; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. First edition. White (Volume 2) 149. *Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year award..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly sprung; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. First edition. White (Volume 2) 149. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Albert Ullin, dated 26/7/83) on the half-title page. Winner of the Children's Book Council..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Puffin Books, Melbourne, 2009. Paperback edition. *A Children's Book Council of Australia short-listed book in 2008. More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper with CBCA prize sticker on front panel; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. Third printing. White (Volume 2) 140, footnote. *Signed by the author (dated 26.7.83) on the title page. Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia..... More
Four stories by Robyn Archer. Illustrated by Ros Asquith. Pp. 64, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 1990. First edition thus. White (Volume 3) 330. *The first story, Mrs. Bottle's Burp, was originally published in 1983. More
Featuring 25 More Creators of Australian Children's Books. Pp. 104, numerous black & white illustrations; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; Omnibus Books, Adelaide, 1992 First edition. *Memorabilia (family snapshots, letters, manuscript extracts and rough sketches) of authors including Emily Rodda, Graeme Base..... More
Featuring 24 Creators of Australian Children's Books. Pp. 104(last blank), numerous black & white illustrations; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; top edges of leaves faintly marked; Omnibus Books, Adelaide, 1991. First edition. *Memorabilia (family snapshots, letters, manuscript extracts and rough sketches) of authors including Kerry Argent, Terry Denton..... More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Thomas C. Lothian, Melbourne, 2002. First edition. *Signed by the illustrator (David Miller) on verso of upper free endpaper. More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the lower board faintly scuffed; Nelson, Melbourne, 1978. First edition. White (Volume 2) 647. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated 17 May 79) on the half- title page. More
Pp. 112; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1984. First Australian edition. White (Volume 2) 662. *Signed by the author on the upper free endpaper. Winner of the 1983 Kathleen Fidler Award for new authors of fiction for children in the 8-12 age..... More
Pp. 192(last blank), 2 full page maps; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; text block lightly browned at edges; Viking, Melbourne, 1991. First edition. White (Volume 3) 605. *Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author and also by Jane Tanner (the dust wrapper illustrator), to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin..... More
Pictures by Jane Tanner. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled; Puffin Books, Melbourne, 1991. First Puffin edition. White (Volume 3) 589. *Joint winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year award in 1989. More
Pictures by Jane Tanner. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Viking Kestrel, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. White (Volume 2) 680. *Joint winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year award in 1989. More
Pp. 144, full page illustrations; dust wrapper; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1985. First Australian edition. White (Volume 2) 667. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the upper free endpaper. Alan Baillie was born in Scotland but moved to Australia with his family when he was..... More
Pp. 144, full page illustrations; boards slightly canted; dust wrapper; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1985. First Australian edition. White (Volume 2) 667. *Alan Baillie was born in Scotland, but moved to Australia with his family when he was seven years old. More
140+[4](advertisements, partly unopened); bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. White (Volume 2) 681. More
Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Walker Books, London, 2000. First U.K. edition. White (Volume 3) 672. *Baker was born in England but lives in Australia. Her collage constructions, although designed to illustrate picture books, have also been exhibited individually as works of art..... More
