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| *a2 Adams, Rev. HC, MA, Vicar of Dry Sandford |
| Sunday Evenings at Home; being Stories from History for every Sunday, Etc., in the Year - Advent to Ascension |
| (London: Routledge and sons: 1875) (First Edition) Gilt dec. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. viii, 480. Illust. Includes an Australian episode, 'Burstall's Plat' (pp. 32-48 inclusive). All edges gilt. An old owner's nameplate. V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a4 Allan, Mabel Esther |
| Over the Sea to School |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Bds pp. 255. Illust. by W. Mackinlay. Small Gift Inscription. Near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a6 Andersen, Hans Christian |
| The Snow Queen |
| (This edition published 1977 by Ure Smith, Sydney) Facsimile of first edition (circa 1880) by Wells Gardner, Darton and Co, England. Pict. bds pp. vi, 48 (210 x 185 mm) Illust. in colour. The jacket shows a picture of one of Myer Melbourne's 'famous animated fairy-tale Christmas windows' (depicting the Snow Queen). Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a7 by the author of 'Adventures in the South Pacific' |
| Annie Carr: A Tale of Both Hemispheres |
| (London: The Religious Tract Society: n.d.) Prize label inscription dated 1910. Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 246 and 10 p.a. 'With coloured illustrations'. Near fine |
| $35 |
| *a9 no author |
| Around the World in Fact and Fiction: Stories of Adventure and Informative Articles of Out-of-the-way Interest |
| (London: The Boy's Own Paper Office: n.d.) Cl. dec. on spine pp. 320 (258 x 200 mm) With nearly 200 illustrations. 'Foreword for the New Empire Annual' by Percy F. Westerman. Lacks free front endpaper (and half-title leaf, if there was one); spine sunned; o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a14 Ball, Brian |
| Jackson's Friend |
| (London: HH: 1975) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 89. Based on an idea by Amanda Ball. Illust. by Carolyn Harrison. Antelope Books series. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a15 Ballantyne, RM |
| Coral Island |
| (Melbourne: George Robertson: n.d.) About 1900. Dec. cl. pp. 376. Title-page says 'With Illustrations'; frontispiece and one other plate (both by FC Tilney) present. Spine lightly sunned; flecking to front and back covers; lacks free front endpaper; scattered foxing internally and more pronounced foxing to edges of book; front upper hinge starting to split; good study copy of rarely seen Australian edition. |
| $40 |
| *a19 Barne, Kitty |
| Barbie |
| (London: Dent: First published in this edition 1967) First edition of title 1952. Dec. bds pp. 255. Illust. by Marcia Lane Foster. Volume No. 57 in the Pennant Series. Presentation stamp of 'The Advertiser' Children's Club on title page. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. which is rubbed at head and foot of its spine. |
| $30 |
| *a21 Batchelder, WJ and Balfour, David |
| The Scout's Life of Baden-Powell |
| (London: Collins' Clear-Type Press: nd.) Pict. cl. pp. viii, 280. Illust. Foreword by Lord Hampton, DSO, Chief Commissioner for Boy Scouts. Gift Inscription V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a22 Bayley, Viola |
| Adriatic Adventure |
| (London: Dent: 1970) First Edition Pict. bds pp. viii, 156. Illust. by Margaret Weatherbee. In Viola Bayley's 'Adventure' Series. V.g. cancelled ex-library copy in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a23 Bayley, Viola |
| Scottish Adventure |
| (London: Dent: 1965) First Edition Bds pp. 172. Illust. by Marcia Lane Foster. 'A thrilling tale set in the Western Isles'. The 'Adventure' Series by Viola Bayley. V.g. cancelled ex-library copy in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a25 Bateman, Robert (Edited by) |
| Bumper Sports Book |
| (London: Spring Books: n.d.) Suggest c. 1960. Cl. pp. 160 (287 x 214 mm) Illust. Includes some content of Australian interest but mainly British. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a27 Eason, Ursula (Assistant Head of Children's Television) (Edited by) |
| BBC Childrens Annual 1959 |
| Dec. bds pp. 128 (240 x 178 mm) Illust. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a28 Beech, Margaret |
| Peter the Cub |
| (London: Herbert Jenkins: February 1956) Sixth Printing. Bds pp. 224. Illust. (by CS Chapman) Gift Inscription About fine in dust-jacket. which is nicked at head of spine o/w itself v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a30 no author |
| The Benevolent Woodcutter and Other Pretty Tales |
| Translated from the German. (Wakefield: William Nicholson and Sons: n.d.) Suggest 1870s (?) Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 157 and 3 p.a. (169 x 112 mm) Illust. Includes Antarctic story (pp. 126-131 with a most unlikely penguin at p. 129). Lacks half-title leaf o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a31 Bennett, CM |
| Pedro of the Black Death |
| (London: Nisbet: n.d.) Printer's code P 1495. Prize Label inscription dated 1927. Cl. pp. viii, 310. Illust. by Stanley Rogers. This book may be of South Seas interest (see eg Chapter 10: 'In the Cannibals' Hands', and also the plate opposite p. 170). A scuff to front cover o/w near fine |
| $30 |
| *a33 Beresford, Elisabeth |
| The Wombles to the Rescue |
| (London: Benn: 1975) Second Impression. Bds pp. 136. Illustrations drawn from Ivor Wood's original film puppets by Margaret Gordon. Fine in dust-jacket. which is worn at foot of its front panel. |
| $25 |
| *a34 Beresford, Elisabeth |
| The Wombles Go Round the World |
| (London: Benn: 1976) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Illustrations based on original film puppets designed by Ivor Wood and drawn by Margaret Gordon. Chapter 10 is set in Australia. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a36 Berg, Leila |
| Fourteen What-Do-You-Know Stories |
| (London: The Epworth Press: 1948) First Edition Cl. pp. 109 (214 x 169 mm) Illust. by Stanley Jackson. An owner's name. Some very light staining around spine o/w fine or so. |
| $30 |
| *a37 no author |
| Best Book for Schoolgirls |
| (London: Collins' Clear-Type Press: n.d.) Suggest 1930s. pict. cl. backed pict. bds pp. 192 (270 x 205 x about 45 mm thick). Illust. Stories by Dorothea Moore, EE Cowper and Others: the first story is'Ghosts of Screech-owl Gorge' by EE Cowper. Includes Australian story 'The Kangaroo Hunt' by Harriet Clarke. The front cover depicts a girl aviator with revolver in hand as hostile tribesmen approach on horseback with the legend 'A Tight Corner!' Nicked at head of spine. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a38 Bezucha, RD (assisted by the Staff of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America) |
| The Golden Anniversary Book of Scouting |
| (NY: Golden Press: Copyright 1959) Second Printing. Pict. bds pp. 168 (287 x 210 mm) Illust. by Norman Rockwell, Mel Crawford, John Leone, Ray Johnson. bib. Index. A De Luxe Golden Book. Fine in worn dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a39 Bevan, Marjorie |
| The Luck of the Veritys |
| (London: Warne: Copyright 1938) Cl. pp. 256. Frontispiece (by KW Coales). The first chapter is set in Australia (Thursday Island) and thereafter the book follows the experiences of the Australian heroine at school in England. This is presumably not the first edition which O'Neill gives as 1938 with coloured frontispiece and black and white pictures; rather, it has only the black and white frontispiece and 'Copyright 1938' on verso of title-page. Lacks free front endpaper; spine moderately sunned; o/w v.g. |
| $35 |
| *a41 Bird, Richard |
| Captain of Keynes |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) About 1930s. Pict. cl. pp. 256. Illust. by John Walker. An owner's name and a number on free front endpaper and his namestamp on recto of frontispiece. A scuff and an old repair to lower right hand corner of front cover o/w v.g. copy |
| $35 |
| *a42 Bird, Richard |
| The Richard Bird Omnibus Containing The Rival Captains, The Sporting House, The Wharton Medal |
| (London: OUP: Reprinted from plates, 1937) Pict. cl. pp. 288, 282 and 259. A little wear to head and foot of spine. V.g. copy |
| $45 |
| *a45 no author |
| Blue Network Stories for Children: A Collection of Stories which are favorites with Children over the Radio |
| (Akron, Ohio: Saalfield: Copyright 1929) Owner's inscription dated 14th November 1935. Cl. backed pict. wrs pp. 192 (240 x 185 mm) Illust. Printed 'No. 497' at foot of front wrapper. Cloth of backstrip heavily scuffed o/w v.g. if not near fine |
| $60 |
| *a50 Havilton, Jeffrey; Havilton, Jeffrey and Poole, Michael (respectively) |
| Blackie's Boys' School Story Omnibus: George Pulls it Off, A Waiting Game, The Captain of Stannard's |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Bds pp. 240, 208 and 256. Frontispiece by Drake Brookshaw. V.g. or perhaps near fine in fair price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a54 Blyton, Enid |
| Come Along Twins |
| (London: BP: n.d.) Cl. backed pict. wrs plus pp. 48 (140 x 134 mm) Illust. by Eileen A. Soper. Enid Blyton 'Little' Book No. 9. Good to v.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a56 Blyton, Enid |
| Let's Have a Story |
| (Melbourne: Murfett Pty. Ltd. in assoc. with Pitkin Ltd, London: n.d.) Printed in Australia by Queen City Printers. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 96. Illust. by George Bowe. A little rubbing to extremities of boards o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a57 Blyton, Enid |
| Mister Meddle's Muddles |
| (London: Newnes/First Australian Edition: Hicks Smith and Sons: 1952) Title-page says 'Special Australian Edition'. Printed by Marchant and Co, Sydney. Cl. pp. 160. Illust. by Rosalind M. Turvey and Joyce Mercer. One of the stories involves a Kangaroo ('Mister Meddle and the Kangaroo'). Small Gift Inscription V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a58 Blyton, Enid |
| My Own Storybook |
| (Printed in the Netherlands: n.d.) The Sunshine Series. Pict. bds pp. 32 (277 x 203 mm) Illust. in colour by various hands including Elizabeth Skottowe. Some damage to spine ie a piece of its blue paper is rubbed or chipped off, o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a59 Blyton, Enid |
| The Queen Elizabeth Family |
| (London: Lutterworth Press: 1952) Second impression. Bds pp. 93. Illust. by Ruth Gervis. About fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a61 Blyton, Enid |
| The Sea of Adventure |
| (Melbourne; Macmillan: 1948) Australian Edition. Printed by Wilke and Co, Melbourne. Pict. cl. pp. x, 302. Illust. by Stuart Tresilian. The fourth book in the 'Adventure' series. An owner's name. Some scuffing to front cover and some staining to back cover o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a64 Blyton, Enid |
| Six Enid Blyton Plays |
| (London: Methuen: 1950) Eleventh edition. Cl. pp. viii, 168. The Princess and the Enchanter; Robin Hood and the Butcher; The Enchanted Cap; A Visit to Nursery-Rhyme Land; The Squirrel's Secret; The Whistling Brownies. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a65 Blyton, Enid |
| The Treasure Hunters |
| (London: Newnes/Sydney: AR: 1950) First Australian Edition. Title-page says 'Special Australian Edition'. Cl. pp. 184. Illust. by E. Wilson and Joyce Davies. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a66 Blyton, Enid |
| The Twins at St. Clare's: A School Story for Girls |
| (London: Methuen/Melbourne: Hicks, Smith and Wright: 1944) First Australian Edition. Printed by Harston, Partridge and Co, Melbourne. Cl. backed bds pp. vi, 217. With eight illustrations by W. Lindsay Cable. Gift Inscription spine sunned; o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a67 Blyton, Enid |
| We Want a Story |
| (Melbourne: Murfett Ptd Ltd in assoc. with Pitkin Ltd, London: n.d.) Printed in Australia by Queen City Printers. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 96. Illust. by George Bowe. Spine sunned o/w fine. |
| $35 |
| *a68 Bond, Freda C |
| The Carols Explore |
| (London: Newnes: 1949) First Edition Cl. pp. 256. Illust. by DL Mays. The third book about the Carols. An owner's name. Fine in good dust-jacket. which has old tape repairs and whose front flap is detached. |
| $40 |
| *a71 Boston, LM |
| A Stranger at Green Knowe |
| (London: FF: This edition published 1973) Paperbound issue. Pict. wrs pp. 158. Illust. by Peter Boston. Faber paper covered Editions series. About fine |
| $25 |
| *a73 no author |
| The Boys' and Girls' Annual - Volume II |
| (London: Office of 'The Children's Companion': n.d.) Suggest late 1920s. pict. bds pp. 192 (248 x 185 mm) Illust. 'Stories, Articles, and Pictures of Interest to All Boys and Girls'. Includes Australian story 'Brave Kitty' by Mary Redmayne about a deadly snake threat to a child. Coloured tennis picture as frontispiece and on front cover. Rubbing to extremities of boards including hinges o/w v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a74 Bradley, Norma |
| Ghostly Guests at Greylands |
| (Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H Stockwell: n.d.) Bds pp. 2221. Illust. by MW Whittington. An owner's name. Near fine in price-clipped dust-jacket. which has a chip at head of its spine but is o/w good to v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a75 no author |
| The Brave Book for Girls |
| (London: OUP: 1940) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 192 (252 x 190 x about 45 mm thick). Illust. The first story is 'Long Art' by Alice Massie. An outline picture at front and another at rear by child; external hinges cracking and at some time repaired with glue; a little colouring in o/w generally v.g. copy |
| $40 |
| *a77 Bray, Lady |
| Old Time and the Boy or Prehistoric Wonderland |
| (London: HR Allenson: 1921) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 174 and 18 p.a. Illust. by Christian O'Conner-Morris. Partly adapted from 'Extinct Monsters' by the Rev. H. Neville and 'The Lost World' by Conan Doyle. V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a79 Breary, Nancy |
| It was Fun for the Fourth |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Bds pp. vi, 210. Illust. by Joan Martin May. The Apex Series (section for Girls). An owner's name at front and some annotations at rear. V.g. in like price-clipped dust-jacket. (jacket vividly illustrated by May). |
| $45 |
| *a80 Breary, Nancy |
| Two Thrilling Terms |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Cl. pp. 224. Illust. by J. Dewar Mills. An owner's name. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a85 Bridges, TC and Tiltman, H Hessell |
| Epic Tales of Modern Adventure |
| (London: Harrap: October 1938) Reprint. Cl. pp. 287. Illust. Harrap's Green Riband Library (series). A small Christmas card with Gift Inscription pasted on free front endpaper. About fine in chipped price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a88 Brown, Margaret Wise and Hurd, Edith Thacher |
| Two Little Miners |
| (Sydney: Golden Press by arr. with Simon and Schuster, NY: n.d.) Printed in Australia by Colourtone Pty. Ltd. Pict. bds pp. 40 (196 x 172 mm) Illust. by Richard Scarry. The Little Golden Library No. 37. The final title listed on back cover is D4 ('Three Pigs'). V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a89 Brown, Theo W |
| Young Explorers of the Sea and Beyond |
| (Newport, NSW: World Life Books, Australian Division: 1984) First Edition Bds pp. xiv, 226. Illust. Paranormal or occult. Index. Gift Inscription on free front endpaper. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a101 no author |
| Bubbles Annual 1939 |
| (London: the Amalgamated Press: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Sept 12th 1938. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. ii, 100, ii (310 x 235 mm) Illust. A little external wear, overall a v.g. copy |
| $35 |
| *a104 Buffet, Guy and Pam |
| Kahala: Where the Rainbow Ends |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: This edition first published in Australia 1974) Rigby Opal Books series. Dec. bds pp. 67 (261 x 241 mm) Illust. by Guy Buffet. Edited by Ruth Tabrah. Child's Gift Inscription Lower edges rubbed from being shelved. V.g. in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a105 Burton, Hester (Selected by) |
| Her First Ball: Short Stories |
| (London: OUP: 1963) Reprint. Bds pp. xiv, 152. Illust. by Susan Einzig. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a106 no author |
| Calling All Boys |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1953. First story is 'Don't Forget Dawson!' by George Mell. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 192 (246 x 188 mm) Illust. Includes circus story 'Ginger of the Big Top' by John Hornby which features a Boxing Kangaroo named 'Digger' (pp. 133-141 inclusive). Fine in dust-jacket. which is price-clipped and chipped at head of its spine o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a107 Cameron, Verney Lovett, CB, DCL, Commander Royal Navy |
| Three Sailor Boys or Adrift in the Pacific |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Pict. cl. pp. 150 and 9 p.a. Frontispiece Muir lists 1909 edition. Adventures of three youths on South Sea islands including dealings with cannibals and rescue by a faithful and very vocal 'native'. An owner's name. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a111 Carr, Kent |
| Playing the Game!: A Public-School Story |
| (London: SW Partridge: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Dec. 1909. Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedowns on front and on spine pp. 416 and 32 publisher's Catalogue of Popular Illustrated Books. All edges tinted. Mild wear to extremities of boards including head and foot of spine which are (lightly) rubbed, and to the pastedowns which are a little rubbed and have a chip or two; a little foxing; o/w v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a113 Carter, Bruce |
| Target Island |
| (London: The Children's Book Club: n.d.) Originally published by Hamish Hamilton. Bds pp. 224. Illust. by Tony Weare. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a114 Catherall, Arthur |
| Vanished Whaler |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Cl. pp. 191. Illust. by S. Drigin. The Coronet Library No. 1. Lacks free front endpaper o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a117 Charley, Sailor |
| Life in a Whaler; or, Perils and Adventures in the Tropical Seas |
| (London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler: n.d.) Dec. cl. pp. iv, 203-424 and 16 p.a. Illust. The Rainbow Series. Some staining to covers (most pronounced on back; a light one on front; spine fine). Overall rated v.g. (internally fine). |
| $40 |
| *a118 Clarke, J. Erskine, MA (Edited by) |
| Chatterbox 1898 |
| (London: Published for the Proprietors by Wells Gardner, Darton) Cl. backed pict. bds pp. iv, 412 and 20 p.a (253 x 193 mm) Illust. including 12 coloured plates. All edges uncut. Lacks free front endpaper; corners of boards rubbed; o/w v.g. |
| $75 |
| *a119 Clarke, J. Erskine, MA (Founded by - Editor not named) |
| Chatterbox 1907 |
| (London: Published for the Proprietors by Wells Gardner, Darton) Cl. backed pict. bds pp. iv, 412 (255 x 192 mm) Illust. including 12 colour plates. At some stage has been recased by use of glue resulting in crumpled appearance to spine; o/w v.g. |
| $50 |
| *a123 Chaundler, Christine |
| Jill the Outsider |
| (London: Cassell: 1924) First Edition Dec. cl. with oval coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. viii, 212. With a Frontispiece in Colour and Three Black-and-White Illustrations by Elizabeth Earnshaw. An owner's name and a Gift Inscription V.g. or perhaps near fine |
| $45 |
| *a124 Chaundler, Christine |
| Pat's Third Term |
| (London: OUP: 1923) Reprint. Dec. cl. with oval coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. viii, 279. Illust. by Harold Earnshaw. An ownership inscription on fixed front endpaper. v.g. or perhaps near fine |
| $40 |
| *a125 Chaundler, Christine |
| The Reputation of the Upper Fourth |
| (London: Nisbet: n.d.) Suggest 1930s. Pict. cl. (cavalcade motif) pp. vi, 304 and 4 p.a. Frontispiece The Cavalcade Series. Light foxing to edges; o/w fine in v.g. dust-jacket. by C. Cavania Sanders. |
| $80 |
| *a126 Chaundler, Christine |
| The Story-Book School |
| London: OUP: 1936) Reprint. Pict. bds pp. 96 Coloured Frontispiece by Margaret Horder and cover picture (different) also by her but this without attribution. Twice reinforced (long since) with clear tape between half-title leaf and Frontispiece and between Frontispiece and title-leaf; also tape reinforcement to spine; lacks free front endpaper; o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a127 no author |
| Child Verses from 'Punch' |
| (London: J. Saville: 1925) First Edition Cl. pp. 63. Drawings by Phyllis Chase. A little flecking and a few stains to covers o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a128 Chaundler, Christine |
| Twenty-Six Christine Chaundler School Stories for Girls |
| (London: 'Girl's Own Paper' Office: n.d.) Prize Label inscription dated 2-12-29. Cl. pp. 288. Illust. by Arthur Twidle. The 'Twenty Six' Library. Includes 'The Persecution of Peggy: The Trials of an Australian Girl at School'; (ie in England). Some staining to front and back covers. Good to v.g. copy |
| $50 |
| *a129 Cheesman, Evelyn, FRES |
| Charles Darwin and His Problems |
| (London: G. Bell and Sons: 1953) First Edition Bds pp. x, 166. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam (including Frontispiece map showing 'Track of the Beagle'). Index. Corner snipped from free front endpaper o/w v.g. in somewhat worn price-clipped dust-jacket. which has a large chip at lower margin of its front panel. |
| $45 |
| *a132 no author |
| Children's Treasury of Great Stories: Alice in wonderland - Tales from Shakespeare - Gulliver in Lilliput - Tales from The Arabian Nights |
| (Melbourne: United Press: n.d.) 1930s. Bds with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 448 (240 x 180 x about 45 mm thick). Illust. including colour plates. Printed in England by Hazell, Watson and Viney. Fine in its original plain box. |
| $40 |
| *a134 no author |
| The Children's Wonder Book in Colour Number Three |
| (London: Odhams Press: n.d.) Early 1950s. Pict. cl. pp. 192 (300 x 224 mm) Illust. About fine in good dust-jacket. which has a few chips to its upper margins. |
| $35 |
| *a135 no author |
| Chums 1924 |
| (London: Cassell) Pict. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. iv, 832 (308 x 240 mm) Illust. Extremities of covers a little rubbed. Near fine |
| $75 |
| *a137 no author |
| Chums Annual 1941 |
| (London: The Amagamated Press) Pict. cl. pp. iv, 348 (303 x 223 mm) Illust. Some rubbing to head and foot of spine; incipient splits to hinges at head and foot of spine; o/w v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a138 Clair, Colin (Edited by) |
| Panorama of the Commonwealth |
| (Leavensden, Herts: Bruce and Gawthorn: n.d.) About 1950. Cl. pp. 316 (254 x 190 mm) Illust. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a139 Coatts, Rita |
| School on an Island |
| (Redhill, Surrey: Wells Gardner, Darton: 1952) Reprint. Bds pp. 204 and 3 p.a. A Robinsonnade: schoolgirls wrecked on a Pacific island, faithful servants (a Chinese and a 'negro'); rescued by a film crew. Part of jacket flap pasted on fixed front endpaper; an Owner's inscription on free front endpaper and the owner's name on half-title; covers have been (lightly) varnished and the front panel of the jacket is pasted on front cover. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a140 Cochrane, Robert (Selected and Edited by) |
| More Animal Stories |
| (London: W and R Chambers: 1921) pict. cl. pp. 280. Illust. Prize inscription. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a144 no author |
| Collins Boys' Annual |
| (London: Collins: n.d.) 1950s. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 128 (258 x 208 mm) Illust. The first story is 'Old Rattletrap; by Anthony Buckeridge. Includes Australian outback story 'Desert Quest' by Ray Harris (pp 62-72 inclusive). A clean tear to one leaf; corners of boards rubbed; v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a147 no author |
| Collins Boys' Annual |
| (London: Collins: 1960) Pict. bds pp. 128 (257 x 200 mm) Illust. First story is 'State Fair Stomp' by Paul Gardiner. Includes Australian story 'The Coral Reef' by Ray Harris pp. 119-128 inclusive. Gift Inscription on title-page. Small nicks to hinges at head and foot of spine o/w about fine |
| $30 |
| *a148 no author |
| Collins Children's Annual |
| (London: Collins: n.d.) 1950s. Pict. bds pp. 128 (259 x 203 mm) Illust. First story is 'Tai-Lu and the Magic Jewel Box' by Shelagh Fraser and Billy Thatcher. Fine in fair dust-jacket. which is chipped at head and foot of its spine. |
| $35 |
| *a150 no author |
| Collins Girls' Annual |
| (London: Collins: 1960) Pict. bds pp. 128 (258 x 200 mm) Illust. Includes story 'Susan and the Spae-wife' by Jane Shaw. A nick at head and foot of spine o/w fine. |
| $25 |
| *a151 no author |
| Collins Magazine Annual - Volume Eight |
| (London: Collins: 1955) Pict. bds (blocked in blind) pp. 256 (283 x 206 mm) Illust. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a153 Clair, Colin (Edited by) |
| Commonwealth Annual 1958 |
| (Watford, Herts: Bruce and Gawthorn) Cl. pp. 328 (254 x 192 mm) Illust. Includes 'Flying Doctors of Australia' by Frank Madigan. About fine in fair chipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a155 Clair, Colin (Edited by) |
| Commonwealth Annual 1961 |
| (Watford, Herts: Bruce and Gawthorn) Cl. pp. 328 (251 x 190 mm) Illust. Ninth volume in the series. Frank Madigan contributes 'Hunting the Humpback Whale' and 'Here the Merino is King'. Near fine in good to v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a156 Clair, Colin (Edited by) |
| Commonwealth Annual 1962 |
| (Watford, Herts: Bruce and Gawthorn) Cl. pp. 315 (253 x 192 mm) Illust. Includes two articles by Frank Madigan: 'The Dingo' and 'Elusive Lyre-Bird of the Australian Forests'. Prize Label. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a158 Compton, Denis (Purportedly Edited by) |
| Denis Compton's Annual 1952 |
| (London: Stanley Paul) Cl. pp. 176 (253 x 190 mm) Illust. the second in the series. A sports annual for boys; some inclusion of material about girls' sports in this issue is a response to numerous requests (complaints?) but 'I must leave you in no doubt that this is intended primarily to be a boy's annual'. Includes articles of Australian relevance on cricket. A litlte moderate external fading or wear, internally v.g. |
| $35 |
| *a159 Cash, CG, FRSGS, Geography Master at the Edinburgh Academy |
| The Life and Voyages of captain James Cook |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) An Owner's inscription dated October 7, 1906. Pict. cl. pp. 192 and 8 p.a. Frontispiece Selections With Introductions and Notes. In the series Famous Books for Boys and Girls. The p.a. are concerned with the books of GA Henty. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a161 Couch, Grace |
| Scarecrow Sambo |
| (London: Collins: 1947) First Edition Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 24 (167 x 231 mm) Illust. by the Author. Includes an appearance by Kangaroo and Penguins V.g. |
| $35 |
| *a162 no author |
| Courage and Peril |
| (London: Collins' Clear Type Press: n.d.) Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedowns on front and on spine pp. iv, 128 and 128 (260 x 205 mm) Illust. including colour plates tipped on to tinted heavier leaves which are additional to pagination. The first story is 'The Romance of "Gentleman Jack"' by Herbert Hayens. Professionally rebound copy, preserving the original cloth including the pastedowns while providing replacement endpapers. Extremities of boards rubbed including head and foot of spine. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a163 Cowen, Frances |
| Mystery Tower |
| (London: Lutterworth Press: First published in this edition 1952) Bds pp. 144. Frontispiece The Cedar Library. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a172 Cruse, Amy |
| The Book of Myths |
| (London: Harrap: November 1932) Reprint. Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 287 (217 x 150 x about 41 mm thick). With Illustrations in Colour and Black and White. Pronouncing List of Names. Includes section of two 'Myths of the Australians' ie 'The Gifts of Byamee' and 'How the Sun Was Made'. Lacks free front endpaper o/w v.g. or perhaps near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a176 Damon, Marjory |
| The Slow Girl at St. Jane's |
| (London: OUP: 1929) First Edition Dec. bds pp. 160 (212 x 164 x about 38 mm thick). Illust. Spine sunned o/w about fine |
| $40 |
| *a179 Darch, Winifred |
| The Lower Fourth and Joan |
| (London: OUP: 1932) Reprint. Pict. cl. pp. 256. Frontispiece Prize Label. Lacks rear free endpaper. Good copy. |
| $35 |
| *a182 Darch, Winifred |
| Varvara Comes to England |
| (London: OUP: 1938) Reprint. Pict. bds p. 288. Frontispiece (by MD Johnston). The New Ensign Series as listed on back cover includes this title. Legend at foot of front cover says 'Oxford Books for Girls'. Gift Inscription V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a184 Dawson, Canon EC, MA, Rector of St Peter's and Canon of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh |
| Lion-Hearted: The Story of Bishop Hannington's Life - Told for Boys and Girls |
| (London: Seeley, Service: 1928) Thirty-eighth Thousand. Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. viii, 196 and 8 and 4 p.a. With many illustrations from the Bishop's sketches. Gift Inscription Fine |
| $40 |
| *a185 Dawson, Helen |
| Noreen and the Barclay Affair |
| (London: Dent: 1963) First Edition Bds pp. 144. Illust. by Pamela Kitson. V.g. cancelled ex-Institute copy in dust-jacket. which is chipped at its foot but is o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a187 Deakin, Basil (Stories by) |
| Bonanza: New Stories based on the Famous Television Series |
| (Paulton, Somerset: Purnell) Copright 1968 by National Broadcasting Company. Pict. bds pp. 96 (280 x 210 mm) Illust. by Barrie Mitchell. Cover by McLoughlin. First story is 'Rivals for the Stage Coach Trail'. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a188 Deane, Wallace |
| Three Comrades in Fiji |
| (London: RTS - Lutterworth Press: 1939) First Edition Cl. pp. 256. Frontispiece Prize Label. Light flecking to cloth, o/w fine. |
| $45 |
| *a189 Defoe, Daniel |
| The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |
| (Brisbane: Jackson and O'Sullivan: 1948) First publication of this edition. Design, Typography and binding also by Jackson and O'Sullivan Pty. Ltd. Pict. cl. pp. 132 (322 x 253 mm) Illust. by William Bustard (handsome tipped in coloured plates plus text pictures). Cloth stained and unevenly worn and faded (lettering on front largely rubbed away); some foxing internally, but internally generally v.g. and the plates fine or thereabouts. |
| $50 |
| *a190 de Foubert, EM |
| The Fourth Form Mystery |
| (London: Cassell: 1930) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. vi, 154. Frontispiece Cassell's Ludgate Library for Boys and Girls. A little internal foxing; near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a191 de Foubert, EM |
| Queen of the School |
| (London: Cassell: 1928) First Edition Dec. cl. with oval coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. viii, 215. Cassell's New Girls' Library. Gift Inscription V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a192 Dennison, Dorothy |
| The Rebellion of the Upper Fifth |
| (London: Lutterworth Press: 1952) Second Impression. Bds pp. 239. Frontispiece (schoolgirls' hockey). Bouverie Library series. Fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. which has a few chips. |
| $30 |
| *a193 Dennison, Dorothy |
| The Rival Schools of Trentham |
| (London: Children's Special Service Mission: n.d.) Prize Label inscription dated May 1944. Cl. pp. vi, 202. Frontispiece (schoolgirls' hockey match scene). Title in The Wigmore Series of Prize Books (section for Girls). Fine in near fine dust-jacket. by Sutcliffe. |
| $40 |
| *a195 Palmer, Marion (As told by) |
| Walt Disney's Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox |
| (Sydney: Ayers and James Pty Ltd: n.d.) Pict. bds pp. 32 (205 x 171 mm) Illust. Copyright 1946 by Walt Disney Productions. Printed in Australia by Colourtone Pty Ltd Adapted from the Original Unce Remus Story by Joel Chandler Harris. A little colouring in o/w near fine |
| $30 |
| *a196 Disney, Walt |
| Mickey Mouse Annual: Stories, Fun, Verses |
| (London: Dean and Son: n.d.) Copyright Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse, Ltd - 1947. Cl. with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 128 (253 x 200 mm) Illust. The first story is 'Mickey the Bronco-Buster'. A child's name at head of free front endpaper. A child has put an inscription on verso of free front endpaper and has filled the recto of the frontispiece with drawings (all in ink); o/w good or perhaps v.g. copy. |
| $40 |
| *a197 Disney, Walt |
| Pluto's playtime |
| (London: Juvenile Productions: n.d.) Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 96 (260 x 195 mm) Illust. An owner's name twice at front. Lower external hinge cracked at head and foot of spine; both inner hinges cracked; o/w good to v.g. copy |
| $100 |
| *a199 Dover, Irene (Poona and Indian Village Mission) |
| Little Brown Boy for God |
| (Melbourne: S. John Bacon: n.d.) Suggest about 1950. Pict. wrs pp. 49 (84 x 124 mm) Illust. Stories from the Poona and Indian Village Mission. An owner's name blocked out twice. A little external wear o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a201 Drummond, Henry |
| The Monkey that would not Kill: Stories |
| (London: HS: 1898) First Edition in book form. Pict. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. xvi, 115. With 16 full-page illustrations by Louis Wain. An Owner's inscription The final three pages of text ie pp. 113-115 are in facsimile, and there are replacement rear endpapers; o/w good copy and the plates by Louis Wain all present and themselves in v.g. order. |
| $30 |
| *a202 Duff, Lt.-Cmdr Douglas V, RNVR |
| Heroes of the Sea |
| (London: Thames: n.d.) (First Edition). Pict. bds pp. 128 (272 x 200 mm) Illust. Includes story 'Rescue in the Solomons' (pp. 33-46 inclusive, illustrated, plus a coloured plate) and story 'Factory in the Snows' (pp. 75-87, set in the Antarctic, illustrated, plus a coloured plate), etc etc Near fine in tatty damaged dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a203 Duff, Douglas V |
| Islands of Jeopardy |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Bute Library (series). Dec. bds pp. 304. Illust. by Ellis Silas. A young midshipman 'obtains special leave to undertake the enterprise of rescuing his father from a Japanese-held island in the South Pacific. this was before Japan was a known enemy but was preparing secretly for war.' Near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a206 Duthie, Eric (Edited by) |
| Open-Air Adventure Stories for Girls |
| (L:Odhams Books: 1965) (First Edition). Bds pp. 256. Illust. Contributors include Mabel Esther Allan, Captain WE Johns, M. Pardoe, etc etc. Gift Inscription About fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a207 Duthie, Eric (Edited by) |
| Stirring Stories for Girls |
| (London: Odhams Books: 1965) Reprint. Bds pp. 320. Illust. Contributors include Captain WE Johns, Viola Bayley, Rowena Farre, etc etc. An owner's name. Near fine in good or perhaps v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a209 Edmondston, CM and Hyde, MLF |
| His Majesty's Players |
| (London: Harrap: 1949) First Edition Dec. bds pp. 279. Illust. by 'NB' Prize inscription. Near fine in dust-jacket which is chipped including at head and foot of its spine. |
| $40 |
| *a217 Ellison, Norman |
| Roving with Nomad |
| (London: University of London Press: 1949) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 200. Illust. by CF Tunnicliffe. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a218 Hand, Albert (Compiled by) |
| Elvis 1963 Special |
| (England: World Distributors: 1962) Pict. bds pp. 80 (253 x 187 mm) Illust. Owner's inscription Good copy internally, externally bright though foot of spine nicked. |
| $45 |
| *a219 Compiled by the editor of Elvis Monthly |
| Elvis Special 1975 |
| (England: World Distributors: 1974) Pict. bds pp. 96 (260 x 202 mm) Illust. An Elvis Monthly Special. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a220 Knowlton, J. Burnett (Edited by) |
| The Empire Annual for Boys - Volume Twenty-Two |
| (London: The 'Boy's Own Paper' Office: n.d.) Cl. pp. 288 (250 x 190 x about 50 mm thick). Illust. Some flecking to covers o/w about fine. |
| $30 |
| *a221 no author |
| The Empire Annual for Boys - Volume Seventeen |
| (London: 'The Boy's Own Paper' Office: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1925. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. viii, 248 (254 x 190 mm) Illust. A couple of splits to upper external hinge (one repaired with glue) o/w good to v.g. copy |
| $25 |
| *a222 Buckland, AR, MA (Edited by) |
| Empire Annual for Girls - Volume Eight |
| (London: Religious Tract Society: n.d.) Pict. cl. pp. 382 and 2 p.a. (220 x 145 mm) Illust. Title is given from title-page; cover title is 'The Empire Annual for New Zealand Girls'. Gift Inscription dated June 1918. First story is 'For Anither' by Mary F. Salton. A little wear and scattered soiling to covers; internally good copy. |
| $30 |
| *a224 Knowlton, J. Burnett (Edited by) |
| The Empire Annual for Girls - Volume Twenty-Two |
| (London: 'EveryGirl's Paper' Office: n.d.) Cl. pp. 288 (250 x 190 x about 50 mm thick). Illust. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a225 Knowlton, J. Burnett (Edited by) |
| The Empire Annual for Girls - Volume Twenty-Four |
| (London: The 'Girl's Own Paper' Office: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1932. Cl. pp. 288 (250 x 190 x about 48 mm thick). Illust. Some foxing. Good to v.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a226 no author |
| Empire Youth Annual 1947 |
| (London: PR Gawthorn) Cl. pp. 424 (253 x 190 mm) Illust. Spine a little faded and some light staining to front cover; internally generally v.g. if not near fine |
| $45 |
| *a227 Fawcett, Raymond (Edited by) |
| Empire Youth Annual 1948 |
| (London: PR Gawthorn) Cl. pp. 416 (252 x 190 mm) Illust. Includes Australian story 'Susan and the Sheep Stealing', written and illustrated by Elisabeth MacIntyre (pp. 301-308); also includes Evelyn Cheesman: 'Papuan Adventure' (pp. 68-80; etc etc A clean tear across one leaf neatly repaired. Good to v.g. copy |
| $35 |
| *a231 Evans, Mrs Adelaide Bee |
| Easy Steps in the Bible Story |
| (Warburton, Victoria, Australia: Signs Publishing Company: n.d.) About 1920? Cl. pp. 160, 192, 192 and 189 (234 x 172 x about 47 mm thick). Australian edition of four titles in omnibus one-volume form, namely 'From Creation to Joseph', 'Men of Might', 'Stories of the Kings' and 'The Children's Friend'. Illust. All edges marbled. V.g. copy |
| $60 |
| *a232 no author |
| Every Boy's Book of Aeroplanes |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) Suggest late 1930s. Cl. pp. 64 (277 x 205 mm). Profusely illustrated from photographs, each with its paragraph of text. Upper external hinge split; spine lightly sunned; internally v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a233 no author |
| Every Girl's Book of Sport for 1954 |
| (London: Guilford Press: n.d.) Bds pp. 152 (242 x 192 mm) Illust. Includes article on Australian sprinter Marjorie Jackson. Prize Inscription. v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a235 Everett-Green, E and Bedford, H Louise |
| Priscilla: A Story for Girls |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Prize Label inscription dated March 1913. Pict. cl. pp. 352 and 2 p.a. Illust. (4 colour plates). Nelson's Girls' Library. Some Australian interest (Sydney etc - see from p. 290) A little external wear, internally v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a236 no author |
| Famous Discoveries by Land and Sea |
| (London: Blackie and Son: 1886) (First Edition) Pict. cl. pp. 256 and 40 p.a. With four full-page illustrations. Free front endpaper pasted to recto of frontispiece o/w good to v.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a237 Farjeon, Eleanor |
| The Silver Curlew |
| (London: OUP: 1953) First Edition Cl. pp. viii, 182. Illust. by Ernest H. Shepard. Prize notification with typed details pasted on verso of free front endpaper. Near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a239 Field, Margaret C |
| Freda at School |
| (London: Warne: 1927) First Edition pict. bds pp. vi 90. Illust. by PE Paul. Warne's Welcome Books (series). Prize Label. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a240 no author |
| The Fairy Queen Story Book |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) Owner's name and date May 1929. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 144 (257 x 207 mm) Illust. by various hands. One of six coloured plates missing. Spine flecked; extremities of covers rubbed; some pictures coloured in; overall a worn copy |
| $25 |
| *a242 Fatio, Louise |
| Hector and Christina |
| (London: The Bodley Head: 1978) First British Edition Pict. bds pp. 32 (259 x 207 mm) Illust. by Roger Duvoisin. An owner's name and date. Fine |
| $25 |
| *a243 Feaver, William |
| When We Were Young: Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1977) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 96 (278 x 203 mm) Freely illustrated. Concludes with Annotated List of Illustrations. About fine |
| $35 |
| *a244 Fenn, George Manville |
| The Adventures of Don Lavington |
| (London: SW Partridge: n.d.) New Edition. Prize inscription dated 1906. Pict. cl. pp. 416 and 32 p.a. Illust. Frontispiece pasted to verso of free front endpaper; a few stains to top edge; good copy |
| $35 |
| *a246 Fish, Helen Dean (Collected by) |
| Four and Twenty Blackbirds: Nursery Rhymes of Yesterday Recalled for Children of To-day. |
| (London: Hutchinson's Books for Young People: n.d.) Cl. pp. 104 (246 x 185 mm) Illust. by Robert Lawson. Music at rear. V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a247 Fitt, Mary |
| Pomeroy's Postscript |
| (London: The Children's Book Club; n.d.) Bds pp. viii, 232. Illust. by Peggy Fortnum. V.g. in worn dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a248 Forbes, George |
| Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century |
| (London: Harrap: July 1924) Reprint. Pict. cl. pp. 252. Illust. by G. Henry Evison. Based on Dirk Hartog's voyage to Australia. An Owner's inscription Flecking and light staining to covers, a few stains internally but generally v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a249 Foreman, Michael |
| Panda and the Bushfire |
| (Melbourne: Nelson Australia: 1986) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 32 (288 x 220 mm) Set in the Australian bush and illustrated in colour throughout. About fine |
| $25 |
| *a251 Forsey, Maude S |
| Mollie Hazeldene's Schooldays |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Prize label inscription dated 1934. Pict. cl. pp. 304 including publisher's adverts. Frontispiece (by Bryce Hamilton). Light foxing to edges. Near fine. |
| $35 |
| *a252 Forster, William J |
| In Distant lands: An Imaginary Journey |
| (London: Charles H. Kelly: nd.) Suggest about 1900. Pict. cl. pp. 95 and 1 advertisement. (223 x 172 mm) Illust. Countries around the world concluding with 'Southern Lands'. Some stains to covers; lacks free front endpaper; good copy |
| $25 |
| *a253 Fowell, Olivia |
| The Girls of Tredennings |
| (London: OUP: 1928) Reprint. Dec. cl. pp. 288. Frontispiece (by MD Johnstone). The Girl's New Library series. Cloth flecked o/w v.g. copy in worn dust-jacket. lacking about the bottom third of its spine. |
| $30 |
| *a254 Fraser, Chelsea Curtis |
| Around the World in Ten Days |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Pict. cl. pp. viii, 310. Frontispiece by Howard L. Hastings. Author's Preface dated Saginaw, Michigan, May 1, 1922. Features a futuristic airplane, 'embodying no important feature not within the scope of mechanical science'. Lacks free front endpaper o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a255 Fraser, Cicely |
| Feuds and Friendships: A Girls' School Story |
| (London: Harrap: December 1937) Reprint. Pict. cl. pp. 254. Illust. by Eileen Soper. Spine sunned o/w good copy |
| $45 |
| *a261 Gallico, Paul |
| The Day Jean-Pierre Joined the Circus |
| (London: Heinemann: 1969) First Edition Pict. bds pp. iv, 74 (220 x 172 mm) Illust. by Gioia Fiammenghi Fine in near fine price-clipped dust-jacket. which has one small clean tear and another which has an old tape stain left from repair on its blind side. |
| $30 |
| *a263 Gifford, Dennis |
| Happy Days: A Century of Comics |
| (London: Jupiter Books: 1975) First Edition Bds pp. 128 (303 x 215 mm) Selection of One Hundred Years of Comics. Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a268 no author |
| The Girls' Budget |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated March 1934. Pict. bds (three schoogirls in summer hats on front) pp. 160 (220 x 168 x about 43 mm). Illust. First story is 'The Kitten That Rattled' by ME Buckingham. Includes unusual Australian story 'The Snake-Skin Shoes' by Harrie T. Clarke, with a plate by Ellis Silas depicting a girl shooting a crocodile with a rifle (the croc has a boy baled up a tree). Stylish art deco cover. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a269 no author |
| The Girls' Empire: An Annual for English-Speaking Girls throughout the World - Volume III |
| (London: Andrew Melrose: n.d.) Owner's inscription dated January 1909. pict. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. iv (including Index), 476 (275 x 198 mm) Illust. Includes in serial form 'Children of the Sun: A Story of Australian Life' by Louise Mack (31 chapters) and 'A Motherless Maid' by Evelyn Everett Green (30 chapters), both illustrated. Head and foot of spine worn; lacks rear free endpaper; o/w good copy |
| $60 |
| *a270 no author |
| Girls' Own Story Book |
| (London: Collins: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1958. Pict. bds pp. 128 (259 x 205 mm) Illust. Contributors include Noel Streatfeild, Mollie Chappell, Kathleen Fidler. First story is 'Turn of the Tide' by Viola Bayley. Includes 'Adventure in the Abbey' by EJ Oxenham, illustrated by Frank Varty. Rubbing to extremities of boards o/w v.g. if not near fine. |
| $25 |
| *a378 no author |
| Collins' Children's Annual |
| (London: Collins: 1961) Pict. bds pp. 128 (257 x 200 mm) Illust. Front cover picture has the legend 'A Surprise for Santa!' Incl. story The Green Coat by Peggy Stack, illustrated by J. Walsmley Heap.~A small split to one hinge or other at head and foot of spine o/w about fine.~ |
| $35 |
| *a271 Girvin, Brenda |
| Three Adventurous Schoolgirls |
| (London: OUP: 1923) Reprint. Dec. cl. with oval pictorial coloured pastedown on front pp. 252. Illust. by James Durden. Prize Inscription. v.g. or perhaps near fine |
| $30 |
| *a275 Girvin, Brenda |
| Schoolgirls being a Collection of some of the Adventures which happened at St. Monica's, whilst Olga Davis was Head Girl |
| (London: John F. Shaw: n.d.) (1928) Gift Inscription dated September 1929. Dec. cl. pp. 181. Frontispiece Back cover partly discoloured and some flecking to spine and front, o/w good to v.g. copy |
| $35 |
| *a276 Godden, Rumer |
| The Fairy Doll |
| (London: Macmillan: 1956) First Edition pict. cl. pp. 64 (228 x 164 mm) Illust. by Adrienne Adams. Prize Label. Near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $80 |
| *a277 Golding, Harry |
| Our Animal Friends |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) About 1950. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 176 (253 x 192 mm) With 16 Colour Plates and 8 Sepia Illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant. The Sunshine Series. Fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a281 Gow, Gregson |
| New Light Through Old Windows: A Series of Stories Illustrating Fables of Aesop |
| (London: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Suggest 1910 (?) Pict. cl. pp. 192 and 16 p.a. Illust. Rose design on front cover signed LE. Of the 8 stories, the first 'The Cock and the Jewel or Amos Doon's Nugget' is entirely set in colonial Victoria where a settler is led astray by the gold strikes of 1851. Lacks Frontispiece and free front endpaper o/w v.g. |
| $35 |
| *a282 Grant, G. Forsyth |
| The Boys at Penrohn: A School Story |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated 1942. Pict. cl. pp. 256 and 32 p.a. Frontispiece V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a283 no author |
| Great Stories for Boys |
| (London: The Sunshine Press: n.d.) Suggest 1930s. pict. bds pp. 144 (275 x 205 mm) Illust. including 6 Coloured Plates. 'Rousing Tales of Thrilling Adventure', the first being 'The Trail of the Red Man' by John Bostock. Gift Inscription Head and foot of spine rubbed o/w near fine. |
| $30 |
| *a286 no author |
| The Greenwood Tree Story Book |
| 9L: Blackie and Son: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1927. Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 80 (280 x 215 mm) Illust. Front cover depicts girl and boy climbing a tree (by Jack Orr); first story is 'The Crooked Billet' by Constance Frost. Concludes with story 'Threepenny bits; by Evelyn Smith. Inner hinges splitting; some colouring in; generally good to v.g. copy. |
| $30 |
| *a288 Grey, Janet |
| The Advent of Anne |
| (London: Nelson: 1943) Reprint. Cl. pp. 195. Illust. by Topham. Owner's inscription partly crossed out. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a289 Grey, Janet |
| The Concerns of Cecily |
| (London: Nelson: 1955) Reprint. Bds pp. 187. Illust. by Topham. The Apex Series (section 'For Girls'). Prize Label. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a292 Hadath, Gunby |
| Won by a Try: A Story of Public School Life |
| (London: Cassell: April 1929) Reprint. Pict. cl. pp. x, 294. With four colour plates by Frank Gillett. Lacks free front endpaper; foxing to edges and to initial and final leaves; o/w near fine. |
| $30 |
| *a294 Hallard, Peter |
| Guardian of the Reef |
| (London: Dennis Dobson: 1961) First Edition Bds pp. 158. Illust. by Hugh Marshall. Set in African coastal waters. Fine in near fine price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a295 Hale, Kathleen |
| Orlando (The Marmalade Cat): The Frisky Housewife |
| (London: Country Life Ltd; 1956) First Edition pict. bds pp. 32 (253 x 188 mm) Illustrated in colour throughout. Small Owner's inscription. Near fine |
| $125 |
| *a296 Hale, Margaret |
| 'Last Term at St. Andrew's' |
| (London: The Epworth Press: 1953) First Edition Bds pp. 127. Frontispiece Prize label. Epworth Reward Books. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a297 no author |
| Half Hours with a Naturalist: Rambles near the Shore |
| (London: James Nisbet: n.d.) Suggst 190-? Partly gilt pict. cl. pp. xii, 340 and 32 p.a. Illust. The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers. An owner's name. Spine a little sunned, o/w near fine |
| $60 |
| *a299 Hann, Mrs AC Osborn |
| It's Fun in the Guides |
| (London: Lutterworth Press: 1951) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Frontispiece A name whited out. Near fine in fair dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a300 Hann, Mrs AC Osborn |
| Rhoda the Rebel |
| (London: The Religious Tract Society: n.d.) Prize Inscription dated 1927. Dec. cl. pp. 160. Illustrated from posed photographs. Vintage Guide story. Inner hinges splitting. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a301 Harding, Lee |
| The Web of Time |
| (Stanmore, NSW: Cassell Australia: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 168. Illust. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a303 Hartnell, FS |
| All About Railways: A Book for Boys |
| (London: Cassell: May 1920) Reprint. Pict. cl. (steam railway engine) pp. viii, 374 (210 x 155 x about 50 mm thick). Illust. with numerous plates from photographs. Prize Label. Lacks plate at pp. 52; head and foot of spine rubbed; o/w v.g. if not near fine. |
| $60 |
| *a305 Haverfield, EL |
| The Girls of St. Olave's |
| (London: Collins Clear-Type Press: n.d.) (First Edition) (1919). pict. cl. (girl swinging golf club on front, with hockey stick on spine) pp. 320 and 4 p.a. Frontispiece (by Elsie Anna Wood). Set in World War One and includes Air Raids etc. Golfing interest e.g. Chapter XVII 'The Golf Match'. Prize Label largely removed. Foot of spine rubbed; some incipient splitting of external hinges; v.g. copy |
| $60 |
| *a306 Haydon, AL |
| His Serene Highness: A Public School Story |
| (London: Robert South: n.d.) Prize Label inscription dated march 1932. Cl. pp. 279. Illust. by TMR Whitwell. An owner's name and three ownership inscriptions, on half-title, p. 5, and on fixed rear endpaper. Nick to head of spine. Edges (lightly) foxed. Good copy |
| $30 |
| *a307 Hayens, Herbert |
| The Mystery of the Amazon |
| (London: Collins Clear-Type Press: n.d.) suggest 1920s. Pict. cl. pp. 318 and 2 p.a. Illust. by Archibald Webb (colour plates). Chapters 6 and 7 Australian setting. V.g. if not near fine |
| $50 |
| *a309 Hayens, Herbert (Edited by) |
| The Standard Adventure Book |
| (London: Collins' Clear-Type Press: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Christmas 1923. Cl., pictorial on spine and with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 184 (228 x 182 mm) Illust. Authors include William J. Marx, Reginald Horsley, TC Bridges, Herbert Hayens, Tom Bevan, Frederick Harrison and others. One of the tipped-in plates lacks its mount; foot of upper external hinge is nicked and lower edges of boards rubbed from being shelved o/w good copy. |
| $35 |
| *a310 Hayes, Courtenay |
| On the Fringe of the Cyclone: A Tale for Adventurous Youth |
| (London: Warne: n.d.) Prize Label inscription dated 1933. Dec. cl. pp. viii, 244 and 3 p.a. Frontispiece (by Francis E. Hiley) and three Diagrams (sketch maps). A cyclone sees the characters castaway on 'Crab Island' in the South Seas. Despite prize date, we believe this to be a 1920s production. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a311 Hayes, Nancy M |
| The Caravan Patrol |
| (London: Cassell: 1926) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. vi, 186. Frontispiece Cover subtitle is 'a Girl Guide Story'. Some foxing (mainly the fore edge). V.g. |
| $35 |
| *a312 Hay-Ric |
| Silent Night: A True Story of the beautiful Christmas Carol |
| (Mortdale, [NSW]: Scott Brothers, Printers: n.d.) 1940s? Wrs plus pp. 20 (254 x 194 mm) Illust. by 'Ric'. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. (on which the subtitle is 'A Christmas Carol over 100 years old'). |
| $40 |
| *a314 Lewis, Ann (Retold by) |
| The Enchanted Forest: A Story Book by Erich Heinemann and F. Baumgarten |
| (Amsterdam: Mulder and Zoon: n.d.) Printed in the Netherlands No. 6560A. Pict. bds plus pp. 28 (212 x 189 mm) Illust. Together with, in the same series 'Garden Folk', 'Dreamland', 'Happy Days', 'Little Ladybird' and Pixieland' (6560 B, C, D, E and F respectively in the series) ie six volumes, being the entire series. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a316 no author |
| Heroes of our Time |
| (London: Gollancz: 1961) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Illust. from photographs. Includes Leonard Cheshire, Pablo Casals, Albert Schweitzer, Helen Keller, etc. (15 in all) by various authors. Includes 'Missionary to the Aborigines: Alf Clint' by Kylie Tennant. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a319 Hodges, C. Walter |
| Shakespeare and the Players |
| (London: Ernest Benn: 1948) First Edition Cl. pp. 103. Illust. by Hodges. Foreword by Allardyce Nicoll. Pictorial maps on endpapers. An owner's name. Fine in good dust-jacket. which has a couple of chips. |
| $45 |
| *a322 Hodgetts, Sheila |
| Sleepy Time Tales of Happytown |
| (Paulton, Somerset and London: Printed by Purnell and Sons: n.d.) Pict. wrs plus pp. 128 (98 x 122 mm) Illust. 'Twelve New five minute Bedtime Stories'. Fine |
| $35 |
| *a324 Holmes, Winifred |
| Seven Adventurous Women |
| (London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd: 1953) First Edition Bds pp. 206. Illust. by JS Goodall. Subjects include 'Kabbarli', Daisy Bates; Amy Johnson, The First Woman to Fly to Australia; 'Ma', Mary Slessor; and four others. bib. Gift Inscription Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a327 Hope, Laura Lee |
| The Bobbsey Twins Annual |
| (London: World Distributors: n.d.) Stories Copyright 1961. Pict. bds pp. 112 (250 x 182 mm) Illust. The first story is 'The Kodiak Island Mystery'. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a329 Hourihane, Ursula |
| More Stories of the Little Blue Engine |
| (London: Juvenile Productions: n.d.) Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 40 (252 x 212 mm) Illust. by G. Higham. Small Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1958. Corners and edges of boards rubbed o/w good copy. |
| $30 |
| *a330 Howes, Edith |
| Lizzie Limpet and other Stories |
| (Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs: n.d.) Printing Job G43284 (McLaren gives 2-8-1928 as date of publication). Pict. wrs plus pp. ii, 62. Whitcombe's Nature Story Books No. 431. Price 7d. For children aged 9-10 years. Illust. by M. Matthews. An Owner's inscription V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a331 Howes, Edith |
| Maoriland Fairy Tales. |
| (London: Ward, Lock: 1913) First Edition Dec. cl. with oval coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 238 and 16 p.a. With 11 attractive coloured plates. Lacks free front endpaper; some light foxing; o/w v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a332 Hueston, Ethel |
| Prudence of the Parsonage |
| (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill: Copyright 1915) (First Edition) Cl. with circular coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. x, 350 and 22 p.a. Illust. by Arthur William Brown. Lacks free front endpaper; some (mainly marginal) dampstaining; some browning to edges; good copy |
| $25 |
| *a333 An Old Boy (ie Thomas Hughes) |
| Tom Brown's Schooldays |
| (Melbourne: George Robertson and Co: n.d.) An Owner's inscription dated August 1914. Dec. cl. pp. xx, 170. Frontispiece by Ayton Symington (dated 1902). V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a334 no author |
| Hulton's Adventure Stories: An Annual for Boys |
| (Manchester: Allied Newspapers: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated March 1932. Cl. backed boards, pictorial on spine, full-panel pastedowns on front and back pp. 164 (253 x 186 mm) Illust. Contributors include Gunby Hadath, Michael Poole, May Wynne, Ethel Talbot, Eric Wood (aviation story), etc. Includes Australian story 'Tracked though the Bush' by Horace J. Simpon, which opens in a 'coffee palace' in Port Adelaide. Some rubbing to extremities of covers; good copy |
| $30 |
| *a335 Hughes, William, FRGS (Edited by) |
| Philips' Atlas for Beginners, comprising Thirty-Four Maps |
| (London: George Philip and Son: 1883) New and Improved Edition, With Consulting Index. Dec. cl. pp. iv, plus the coloured maps, printed on rectos only, and 22 (Index) (227 x 190 mm) Head and foot of spine rubbed; a couple of nicks to upper external hinge; both maps of the Americas outlined in ink, and several other maps with towns highlighted in red or black; o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a336 Hutcheson, John C |
| The Ghost-Ship: A Mystery of the Sea |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) Suggest about 1900. Dec. cl. pp. 315. Illust. by Henry Austin. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a337 Hyne, CJ |
| Sandy Carmichael |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) About 1930. Pict. cl. pp. xii, 308 and 40 p.a. Frontispiece (by A. Hitchcock). Set on two Polynesian islands and features unsavoury influence of anthropophagy on islanders 'before they became quasi-Europeanised'. A Prize Label has been (neatly) almost entirely removed; some foxing to fore edge; V.g. if not near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. which has a few chips. |
| $40 |
| *a338 Ironside, Margaret |
| The Mysterious Something: A School Story for Girls |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Prize Inscription dated Xmas 1925. Dec. cl. with circular coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 267 and 4 p.a. Illust. (by CE Brock) Some scuffs to the pastedown. V.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a339 Jackson, Kathryn |
| Children's Stories from around the World |
| (London: Dean and Son: This edition 1979) Pict. bds pp. 144 (289 x 210 mm) Illust. by Benvenuti. Maps on endpapers. Glossary of 'New Words from Koa Koala's Log'. The book is in the form of a series of reports, post cards etc. from that intrepid traveller, Koa Koala. About fine |
| $25 |
| *a340 Jacobs, Joseph (Edited with Introduction and Notes by) |
| The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox |
| (London: Macmillan: 1895) First Edition thus. Cl. pp. xxxviii, 260 and 4 p.a. Illust. by W. Frank Calderon. All edges uncut. Some (light) flecking to cloth; printed paper titling piece at head of spine somewhat browned; o/w fine |
| $120 |
| *a344 no author |
| John Wayne Adventure Annual |
| (British Edition published by World Distributors) Authorised Edition. Copyright 1958. Pict. bds pp. 96 (250 x 182 mm) Illust. First story is 'John Wayne at Scotland Yard'. Australian story 'Dead Men's Pearls' pp. 21-32 inclusive. Foot of spine chipped o/w near fine |
| $30 |
| *a345 Johns, Captain WE |
| Adventure Bound |
| (London: Nelson: 1955) First Edition Dec. bds pp. viii, 120. Illust. by Douglas Relf. Panther Library series. The hero is Australian (Digger Driscoll). V.g. or perhaps near fine in good dust-jacket. which is chipped at head and foot of its spine. |
| $45 |
| *a346 Johns, Captain WE |
| Adventure Bound |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Pict. wrs pp. viii, 120. Illust. by Douglas Relf. An old price at top right hand corner of front cover; an owner's name blacked out in three places; o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a347 Johns, Captin WE |
| Adventure Unlimited |
| (London: Nelson: 1957) First Edition Dec. bds pp. viii, 120. Illust. by Douglas Relf. Panther Library series. Treasure-hunt in Central Ameria, the characters including the Australian Digger Driscoll. About fine in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a353 Johns, Captain WE |
| Biggles Works it Out: A story of Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworth and his Comrades of the Air Police. |
| (London: HS: 1951) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. 192. Illust. (by Stead). Considerable Australian setting. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a354 Johnson, Sally Patrick (Selected by) |
| The Harper Book of Princes |
| (NY: Harper and Row) Copyright 1964. Pict. bds pp. 333 (222 x 172 mm) Illust. by Janina Domanska. 'For all ages'. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a355 Johnston, Johanna |
| Penguin's Way |
| (Tadworth, Surrey: The World's Work: 1963) Fist British Edition. Copyright 1962 by Doubleday. Pict. bds pp. 48 (238 x 207 mm) Illust. by Leonard Weisgard. Prize Label. Near fine |
| $20 |
| *a356 no author |
| The Joy Book: A Picture and Story Annual for Little Folk 1928 |
| (Manchester: Allied Newspapers) Cl. backed pict. bds pp. 208 (255 x 190 mm) Illust. Gift Inscription Backstrip flecked; external hinges starting to crack; signs of old dampstaining to covers; loose in casing; contents generally v.g. but with some colouring in. |
| $35 |
| *a357 Judd, Alfred |
| Five in a Secret |
| (London: Cassell: 1929) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. vi, 152. Frontispiece (by CE Brock). Cassell's Ludgate Library for Boys and Girls. A School story. Prize Label. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a358 Judd, Alfred |
| The Secret of the Snows |
| (London: Cassell: 1925) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. vi, 186. Frontispiece. (by Arch Webb). Cassell's Popular Library for Boys and Girls. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a359 Kamm, Josephine |
| He Went with Captain Cook |
| (London: Harrap: 1955) Reprint. Pict. bds pp. 176. Illust. (by Ronalds). Map. V.g. or perhaps near fine in fair price-clipped dust-jacket. which lacks a strip at foot of its rear panel (no loss of print). |
| $25 |
| *a362 Kingston, William HG |
| The Cruise of the 'Mary Rose' or Here and There in the Pacific |
| (London: The Religious Tract Society: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated 1919. Pict. cl. pp. 276. With Coloured Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a365 Kingston, WHG |
| Old Jack: A Tale for Boys |
| (London: Nelson: 1884) (New Edition) Gilt pict. cl (bevelled boards) pp. 507. Illust. 'With Upwards of Sixty Engravings'. South Seas setting: see Marcie Muir 8562a for what may have been the first edition (1869), as well as subsequent entries. All edges gilt. Prize Label. A little rubbing to extremities of boards. v.g. copy. |
| $100 |
| *a366 Kingston, WHG |
| Old Jack: A Tale for Boys |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated September 1916. Gilt dec. cl. pp. 434 and 14 p.a. Illust. by Henry Austin. Near fine |
| $35 |
| *a367 Kingston, WHG |
| Tales of the Sea |
| (Edinburgh-London: Gall and Inglis: n.d.) Suggest about 1870. Gilt pict. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. 256. With Six full-page Ilustrations. Foot of spine rubbed; head of spine rubbed and nicked; corners of boards rubbed; lacks all before Frontispiece (ie free front endpaper and half-title, if there was one) o/w good to v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a368 Kipling, Rudyard |
| The Two Jungle Books |
| (London: Macmillan: 1924) First Thin Paper Edition of The Two Jungle Books. Gilt pict. cl. pp. vi, 576. Illust. by J. Lockwood Kipling, CIE, and WH Drake. Owner's inscription Foot of spine discoloured; head of spine nicked; a bump and some discoloration to back cover; o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a369 Knight, Captian Frank |
| The Sea Chest |
| (London: Collins: 1960) First Edition Bds pp. 128 (257 x 202 mm) Illust. Stories of Adventure at Sea'. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a371 Lane, Margaret Stuart |
| Meg of the Brownies |
| (London: OUP: 1928) Reprint. Pict. cl. pp. 254. Illust. by Gordon Browne, RI and Mary Strange Reeve. An Owner's inscription V.g. or perhaps near fine |
| $30 |
| *a373 Lang, Andrew (Edited by) |
| The Red True Story Book |
| (London: Longmans, Green: 1895) First Edition Gilt pict. cl. pp. xii, 419. With numerous illustrations by Henry J Ford. Includes 'A Wonderful Voyage' (Bligh); 'The Pitcairn Islanders'; 'The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition'. An owner's name. All edges gilt. Head and foot of spine rubbed and repaired; both external hinges cracked and apparently glued; lacks free front endpaper and half-title leaf; about the top quarter of the title page missing and has been replaced by a previous owner in facsimile (photocopied); text v.g. A useful reading or study copy. |
| $40 |
| *a374 Lang, John |
| The Story of Captain Cook |
| (London: TC and EC Jack: n.d.) Gift Inscription dated Xmas 1934. Dec. cl. pp. vi, 121. Illust. by Will B. Robinson. The Hall of Heroes series, on cover; title page says The Children's Heroes series. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a375 Laski, Marghanita (Edited with an Introduction by) |
| The Patchwork Book: A Pilot Omnibus for Children |
| (London: Pilot Press: 1946) Reprint. Cl. pp. xvi, 456. Illust. Index. Near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a376 Laws, Betty |
| The Girls of Dormitory Ten |
| (London: Cassell: 1926) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. vi, 184. Frontispiece Cassell's Popular Library for Boys and Girls. Prize Inscription. V.g. or perhaps near fine. |
| $25 |
| *a377 Laws, Betty |
| The New Head - and Barbara |
| (London: Cassell: 1925) First Edition Dec. cl. with coloured pictorial pastedown (classroom scene) on front pp. viii, 214. Illust. by J. Dewar Mills. Cassell's New Girls' Library. An owner's name. V.g. if not near fine |
| $30 |
| *a378 Layson, JF |
| Memorable Shipwrecks and Seafaring Adventures of the Nineteenth Century |
| (London: Walter Scott: n.d.) Prize Label inscription dated Dec. 1890. Dec. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. 304. Frontispiece and decorations. Includes wrecks of 'The Hunter', 'The Amphitrite' and 'The Neva', all en route for NSW. Fading to covers, mostly to foot of spine and to the greater part of the front panel which has been most affected with both pictures and some print lost; o/w generally textually good copy. |
| $45 |
| *a379 Leask, GA, MA |
| VC Heroes of the War |
| (London: Harrap: 1917) (New Edition) Dec. cl. pp. 301. Illust. (8 plates). Includes 'Australia's First VC' (Jacka) whose story makes up Chapter 1. There was an earlier edition in 1916. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a384 Carey, Gabrielle and Lette, Kathy |
| Puberty Blues |
| (Melbourne: McPhee Gribble: 1979) First Edition pict. wrs pp. viii, 120. 'A Surfie Saga'. An owner's name. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a388 Leyland, Eric (Edited by) |
| Boys' Book of the Seas |
| (London: Edmund Ward: 1959) First Edition Bds pp. 128 (248 x 185 mm) Illust. Prize Label. Fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a389 Ling-Ai, Li |
| Children of the Sun in Hawaii |
| (Boston: DC Heath: Copyright 1944) Pict. bds pp. 80 Illust. by Weda Yap. Maps on endpapers. Glossary. New World Neighbors series. Fine |
| $35 |
| *a390 no author |
| The Lifebuoy Health Guard's Australian Do-You-Know Book |
| (Balmain, NSW: Printed and published by Lever Brothers: n.d.) 1930s. pict. wrs plus pp. 96. Illust. Index. V.g. or perhaps near fine |
| $30 |
| *a391 Lindsay, Jack |
| The Romans |
| (London: A&C Black: 1935) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. 96 Illust. by Pearl Binder. The How-and-Why Series (Edited by Gerald Bullett) No. 17. Scattered but in parts considerable underlining in pencil, and in blue and red biro, o/w near fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a395 Lynch, Arthur |
| Moods of Life: Popular Psychological Studies of Affairs of Every Day |
| (London: Cassell: 1921) First Edition Cl. pp. xii, 244. Dedicated to, and indeed addressed to, The Youth of the British and American Nations: 'They are written in a somewhat didactic manner, because I had in view young, fresh minds, responsive to stimulation'. About fine |
| $80 |
| *a397 McAlpine, Jessie |
| The Dominant Fifth |
| (London: OUP: 1932) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. 269. Illust. by Gordon Browne. Gift Inscription Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a399 MacArthur, Wilson |
| Guns for the Congo: A 'Larry Pearson' Story |
| (London: Collins: 1963) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Illust. by DG Valentine. A few light tape stains to endpapers and boards, o/w fine in like dust-jacket. which has small tape stains on blind side. |
| $25 |
| *a230 Escott-Inman, H |
| David Chester's Motto 'Honour Bright': A Boy's Adventures at School and at Sea |
| (London: Warne: 1904) First Edition Pict. cl. (cricket scene with a bear intruding) pp. 372 and 4 p.a. with Original Illustrations (by GIL). Hero sails on the Esperanza', outward bound for Australian ports (p. 220) but with cargo for Batavia before proceeding to Australia (p. 238). The ship sinks in a storm in the Sunda Strait near the island of Krakatoa (p. 260); become castaways; are rescued; search for and find a certain island north of Australia where the cannibalistic inhabitants are 'savages, mostly of Papuan and Malay descent' (p. 293); more 'savages', treasure, rescue again, etc. 'We are getting close to New Guinea, and there are no uglier customers to meet than the NG savages' (p. 294).Lacks free front endpaper and corner of the half-title leaf, soiling and upper marginal damage to a few leaves o/w v.g. 60 |
| $60 |