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GOOD WRITERS FOR YOUNG READERS

By: Butts, Dennis (Edited by)

Price: $10.45

Publisher: St Albans, Hertfordshire, Great Britain, Hart-Davis Educational: 1977

Seller ID: 005009

ISBN: 0247127981

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

144pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-block edges flecked, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and creased. Critical essays on a range of children's authors, plus a revue of British picture books since 1960. Book weight approx. 230g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (Illustrated by Gavin O'Keefe)

By: Carroll, Lewis

Price: $34.20

Publisher: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Carroll Foundation: 1990

Seller ID: 013245

ISBN: 1875244042

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

128pp., intext b/white illustrations throughout by Australian illustrator Gavin O'Keefe. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped head and heel. Monochrome (red) illustrated (Gavin O'Keefe) boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn and bumped only. Published by the Carroll Foundation, Melbourne, this edition of the classic Lewis Carroll story should have a place on the shelf of any Alice collection . . . "Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank . . . " Contents include: Prelims....
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COOL CHRISSIE! (Signed Copy)

By: Clark, Margaret

Price: $13.30

Publisher: Milsons Point, N.S.W., Australia, Red Fox: 1998

Seller ID: 009863

ISBN: 0091838983

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

94pp., b/white illustrations throughout by Bettina Guthridge. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Personal inscription, signed and dated (25-12-98) by the author, else leaves clean and unmarked, albeit with a hint of tanning. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly indented only. " . . . a survival guide with cool jokes and lots of tips to give you a laugh and keep you sane in the Christmas silly season." Book weight approx. 115g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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QUEENIE THE BRONCO

By: Cory, Harper

Price: $24.70

Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, et al, Whitcombe & Tombs Pty. Ltd.: 1946

Seller ID: 013817

Binding: Softcover (Staplebound)

Condition: Good

80pp. Intext, b/white sketch-illustrations by W.N. Parker. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Staples slightly rusted but holding well. Monochrome, art-illustrated (W.N.Parker) limp wrapper mildly edgeworn and flecked. Half title/fly sheet (count as pages 1 & 2) removed, else textblock bumped on upper foredge corner, and age-toned throughout. Written for children aged 8 to 10 years, 'Queenie The Bronco' is a horse story set in the Rocky Mountains. Written by Harper Cory, pseudonym of William Henry Corkill (b. 1894- ). Contents include: Prelims. 12 chapters (beginning with 'In the Rocky Mount...
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GOOD NIGHT, ME

By: Daddo, Andrew

Price: $8.55

Publisher: Sydney, NSW, Australia, Hachette Children's Books: 2006

Seller ID: 010730

ISBN: 0733621120

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Unpaginated (32pp.). Colour-art illustrations by Emma Quay. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper near fine. "Someone's ready for bed, but it's going to take a long, long time to say goodnight! . . . " Book weight approx. 205g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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SONGS AND VERSE

By: Dahl, Roald

Price: $11.40

Publisher: London, Puffin (Penguin Books): 2007

Seller ID: 010358

ISBN: 0141500980

Binding: Softcover with Fold-in Flaps

Condition: Very Good +

191pp., colour illustrations throughout by numerous illustrators, including Quentin Blake. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft crease to lower edge of small section. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. "Packed into these pages are seven sections bursting with monsters, gruesome children, magical creatures, ghastly adults and a few unpleasant surprises. 'Songs and Verse' is beautifully illustrated in full colour by Quentin Blake, as well as other leading artists such as Babette Cole, Lauren Child, Chris Riddell and Tony Ross." Book weight approx. 52...
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LITTLE DUFFY GOES FISHING

By: Druce, Kay

Price: $34.20

Publisher: Australia, (Printed by) O.P.C. (Offset Printing Company) Distributors Pty. Ltd.:

Seller ID: 013810

Binding: Softcover (Staplebound)

Condition: Very Good+

No publication date (N.L.A. suggests 1946 - Muir 2137). Unpaginated (16 pages, self cover). Absolutely exquisite colour-art illustrations throughout: six full page, including front and back covers, a lovely double-page centre-spread, and equally beautiful intext colour illustrations, all by Canadian-born (Montreal, 1906) Australian resident Kay Druce. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format. Staples very slightly rusted, and holding firmly. Spine mildly worn, and just starting head and heel. Colour illustrated self-wrapper (same paper stock as textblock) lightly bumped and edgeworn. A name writte...
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TINY TRAVELLERS: A Book of Stories and Rhymes for Little Folk

By: E. Hutchings

Price: $95.00

Publisher: London, G.J.Galloway:

Seller ID: 002026

Binding: Staplebound Softcover

Condition: Fair +

No date or printing history [c.1920]. Three full-page, art-illustrated [Fred Bennett, 1919] colour plates, including frontispiece. Unpaginated [16 pages] with intext, b/w illustrations. Book square, staples rusty, but holding. Inscription, dated 1926 on verso of frontis, foxing specks throughout. Art-illustrated [as one text plate] card wrapper edgeworn, bumped, abrading on spine and plain rear. Ditto fingermarks. A quaint book for 'Little Folk', with stories and rhyme: Visit to the seaside, Bob by the sea, Jack's visit, The bunnies, Puss puss and Tom, Good old Jock, Home again, All aboard, Ja...
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STROSS AND ME. (Signed Copy)

By: Forrest, John and Carey

Price: $21.85

Publisher: Melbourne, Australia, Hill Of Content: 1990

Seller ID: 005451

ISBN: 0855721960

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unpaginated (48 pages). Full-page colour-art illustrations throughout, by John Forrest. Book clean and square. Spine firm, tiny chips there-on. Two names, plus a dated inscription signed by John Forrest on ffep., a creased, closed tear in the top margin of one leaf, plus one other short repaired tear. Art-illustrated gloss boards lightly bumped. No dustjacket. . . . so inspired by the beauty of an island and of a particular friend named Asterios, who taught them and their son so much about it that they made their home there. The island is named Corfu, or Kerkira, in Greece. The poetic verse, a...
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CHILD'S DREAMING

By: Gilbert, Kevin

Price: $22.80

Publisher: South Yarra, VIC, Australia, Hyland House Publishing: 1992

Seller ID: 012896

ISBN: 0947062971

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

63pp., recto page natural history photography colour plates (photography by ecologist/photographer Eleanor Williams). Book clean. Spine slightly cocked. Colour, photographically-illustrated (Eleanor Williams) gloss boards nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated (as boards) loose-plastic-protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and has minor colour fade (canary) to front panel. In this book, Kevin Gilbert's poetry leads us through the Australian bush conversing with the wonderful diversity of creatures who inhabit the land, the stunning colour photography of Eleanor Williams perfect...
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THE ADVENTURES OF CLARA CHUFF

By: Harrison, Harry

Price: $42.75

Publisher: London, Hulton Press: 1956

Seller ID: 013446

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

89pp., sketch-art illustrated throughout, including title page and endpapers: b/white and two-colour (Illustrator: Dorothy Craigie). Book clean and square. Spine firm, bumped on head and heel. Plain green boards minimally bumped on foredge corners only. Textblock edges flecked, else leaves clean. Colour-art illustrated (Dorothy Craigie), loose-plastic protected dustjacket tape-stained on rear flap, significantly edgeworn, with jagged folds and a thumbnail size piece excised from lower front panel. Clara Chuff was a B.B.C. Children's Hour favourite to many thousands of listeners in post-war Bri...
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RUPERT ANNUAL. No. 54

By: Henderson, James

Price: $14.25

Publisher: London, Express Newspapers: 1989

Seller ID: 004015

ISBN: 0850791871

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

98pp., colour-art endpapers [identical], plus intext colour-art story panels, and games pages throughout, all illustrations by John Harrold, with story colouring by Doris Campbell. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated, gloss papered boards lightly bumped on foredge corners, plus head and heel of backstrip. Lots of puzzles and stories, the first being the tale of Rupert and the Boomerarrow, followed by Rupert and the Knight, and after lots more stories, finishes with Rupert and Rika's Return. Book weight approx. 600g.
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TOM AND THE TWO HANDLES

By: Hoban, Russell

Price: $17.10

Publisher: Surrey, U.K., Worlds Work Ltd.: 1970

Seller ID: 013798

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

62pp plus (ii). Colour-art illustrations throughout by Lillian Hoban (b.1925-d.1998). Book clean. Spine firm, slightly bumped and canted. Colour-art illustrated (Lillian Hoban) boards mildly bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Colour-art illustrated (similar to boards), loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine (title still legible). A stand-alone title in the 'I Can Read' series, 'Tom and the Two Handles' has a story theme of dispute resolution between friends . . . Book weight approx. 258g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will p...
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THE ALPHASHELL BOOK : A Book About Molluscs of Australia for Children

By: Hunt, Helen

Price: $16.15

Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Lothian Publishing: 1982

Seller ID: 006901

ISBN: 0850910676

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

(vi) + 66pp., unpaginated colour plates, intext b/white halftone plates, plus sketches, and line-drawings, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards nominally bumped only. " . . . is a first book about molluscs of Australia for children . . . easy reference . . . alphabetical order . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 240g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.
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NIGHTLIGHTS: Stories for You to Read to Your Child to Encourage Calm, Confidence and Creativity

By: Joyce Dunbar, Kate Petty, Louisa Somerville

Price: $22.80

Publisher: New South Wales, Australia, Lifetime Distributors:

Seller ID: 011857

ISBN: 1844831701

Binding: Softcover with Fold-in Flaps

Condition: Very Good +

144pp., colour art illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Fiona Hewitt), flapped card wrapper mildly surface scuffed, tiny corner crease. Story Editor: Anne Civardi. Introduced by David Fontana. From the jacket flap: "Encouraging a child to meditate might at first seem an unlikely proposition - but in fact meditation, if approached in an inventive and appealing manner, brings enormous benefits to children. It can calm their anxieties, build their self-esteem, unlock their imagination, teach them the values of quietness and thoughtfulness, a...
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CAROLINE'S BULL KELP STORY

By: Kininmonth, Caroline

Price: $15.20

Publisher: King Island, Tasmania, Australia, Stuart Kininmonth: 2013

Seller ID: 013025

ISBN: 0980874106

Binding: Softcover Booklet, Staplebound

Condition: Very Good +

34pp., quaint, descriptive colour-art illustrations throughout by the author/artist. Oblong (landscape) saddle-stitched, staplebound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Colour-art illustrated limp (self-cover) wrapper trivially chipped on head of spine, else lightly bumped on rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. Originally produced by hand by the author/artist in 'small' numbers in October, 2010, this second, published edition was printed in July, 2013. Educational in its aim, it cleverly explains the natural phenomena of bull kelp, which is found in abundance in the waters and shores of rugged...
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FAVOURITE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE

By: La Fontaine, Jean De

Price: $16.15

Publisher: London, Sunburst Books: 1995

Seller ID: 010801

ISBN: 1857781546

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

Unpaginated (96 pages). Colour-art illustrations throughout by Zdenka Krejcova. Book clean. Spine firm. Previous owner's name to ffep., else leaves clean. Art-illustrated gloss boards very good. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edge-creased, one short closed tear. " . . . a collection of forty-six tales written by the 17th century French storyteller Jean de La Fontaine. For inspiration, La Fontaine drew on the foibles and strengths that are part of human nature, and chose to personify those in the form of memorable animal characters . . . " Book weight approx...
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THE STORY OF GREECE; Told to Boys and Girls

By: MacGregor, Mary

Price: $35.15

Publisher: London, T.C. And E.C. Jack:

Seller ID: 001943

Binding: Original Decorated Cloth HB/DJ

Condition: Very Good

No publication date [c.1930]. xiv, + 356pp., 19 colour plates, including frontis by Walter Crane. B/w locality map. Decorated blue cloth covers clean [gilt decoration and titles lightly patinated]. Spine firm [mild crease to cloth]. Nominally frayed on corners and heel of backstrip. Award presentation label affixed to ffep. [dated 1931], deckle-edge [untrimmed] foredge and foot slightly discoloured, minimal random foxing throughout. In a very rare art-illustrated [Graham Simmons], loose-plastic protected, edgeworn, nipped, torn and repaired dustjacket. 103 chapters plus Index. Size: 8vo - over...
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THE FED UP FAMILY ALBUM. Poems by Doug MacLeod (Inscribed Copy)

By: MacLeod, Doug

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Ringwood, VIC, Australia, Kestrel Books (Penguin Books): 1983

Seller ID: 013812

ISBN: 0722658710

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

(vi), + 43pp., plus (xi). Intext, line drawn b/white skech-illustrations throughout by Jill Brierley (1959- ). Book clean and square. Backsrip nominally bumped on heel. Plain burnt orange boards undamaged. A nondescript inscription on tinted ffep., plus a short inscription ('To Lxxx, Best Wishes, Doug MacLeod') together with a small drawing in the same hand on the title page, else textblock unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (Jill Brierley), loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine. 'The Fed Up Family' is a family unlike any other. There is gloomy Uncle Jeff...
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TALES OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S DREAMTIME

By: Naiura

Price: $20.90

Publisher: Mascot, NSW, Australia, Bartel Publications: 2006

Seller ID: 011328

ISBN: 1876206195

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

44pp., recto page colour Aboriginal art illustrations by Naiura. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Aboriginal art illustrated gloss boards negligibly surface scuffed only. Authentic Aboriginal fables as told by the author's grandmother. Contents include: Dreamtime Symbols - Their Meanings, 17 fables, commencing with 'Baralga, the Foolish Brolga', and closing with 'Warrigal and the Mundurra, the Old Dingo and The Hunter'. Juvenile literature. Book weight approx. 470g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Category: Children's Books