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London: The Folio Society, 2011. 194pp + 30pp bw plates of Shepard's sketches, col ills throughout, pictorial endpapers. Highly decoratibe pictorial red cloth, NO slipcase. One page corner creased. A most attractive edition of this 20th century children's classic.. Second Folio Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Shepard, E.H.. 8vo.

London: Longacre Press, 1961. 192pp, index, num bw ills. Gray cloth in jacket. Jacket rubbed with a couple of very short tears and creases, price clipped. Offset toning to endpapers, occasional foxing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to.

Melbourne: Cole Publications, 1995. 32pp, bw ills. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. From the Madly Thinking Books series (#3).. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Stepano-Ross, Anita (chief contributing artist). Small 4to.

Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1954. 32pp, bw & col ills. Pictorial card with yellow cloth spine. Slight rubbing bot othereise very nice.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Soper, Eileen.. Square 12mo.

London: Hamish Hamilton 4pp, col ill with folding 'doors'/flaps. Pictorial card. Light toning to cover, light edge wear, small bug mark on one page, slightly pulled at staples. There is a numbered door or window for each of the 25 days to Christmas, each with a corresponding text. Attractive and scarce.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Wegner,… Read more about this item

Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1958. 24pp, red/black/white ills. Pictorial card with red cloth tape spine. Hole punch at spine edge but otherwise very nice.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Brett, Molly.. Oblong 12mo.

London: World Distributors Ltd, 1967. 93pp, bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Pictorial glossy boards. A very nice bright clean copy- small bumps to top corners, slight lifting of cover laminate at spine groove, light foxing to page edges. The first of the Saint annuals based on the television series starring Roger Moore. Very scarce and extremely so in this… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1956. 190pp, 6 col plates. Blue cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, price clipped, minor foxing, corner clipped from front free endpaper. Jacket very bright with no fading. A nice copy of the science-fiction story by the author of the Biggles books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Christchurch, NZ: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., 1952. 86pp, bw ills. White, green & black pictorial card. Very light even toning to cover otherwise near new. For children ages 10-12. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: The Australian Board of Missions, 1959. 63pp, bw ills. Pictorial card. Small bookseller label inside front cover, old price placked out on front blank. Fictional account of a Papuan boy from the village of Gisemu in Daga country, PNG and the coming of the missionaries for young people.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Murray, Jennifer.. 8vo.… Read more about this item

London: Catholic Truth Society., 1930. 45pp, bw ills. Pictorial blue stapled wraps. No date- c1930s. A bit pulled at staples, bottom corner creased. Juvenile title following the conversion of two young Africans to the Catholic faith. The language used is very politically incorrect with frequent use of the n* word.. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Publicity Press, 1938. 60pp, bw ills. Pictorial still card. Covers rubbed at spine and edges, 2 ink spots (bleeding through to last few pages) and foxing to rear cover, pages tanned. Nice vintage children's book.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 4to.

Townsville: Townsville library Service, 2000. 44pp, index, num bw ills. Pictorial card. Bump/crease at to corner. Local history of Townsville designed for primary school children. Facts, dates, interesting stories and trivia.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co., 1912. 261pp, 21 bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Decorated gray cloth in an Art Nouveau style. No date - 1912. Spine sunned, surface wear to board edges, moderate foxing throughout. Col plates quite clean. An undeservedly obscure children's fairy book beautifully illustrated by Willy Pogany.. Apparent First. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus.… Read more about this item

Boroko: Robert Brown & Associates, 1975. Unpaginated (approx 60pp), bw ills. Pictorial black & white glossy boards. Very faint toning to cover. A delightful children's alphabet featuring Papua New Guinea animals.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. Illus. by Herzer, Vali.. 4to.

Melbourne: Thorpe, 1992. ix, 179pp. Card. Faded band at right of front cover otherwise as new. Over 1000 entires with full names, pseudonyms, biographical details, awards, publications list and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

Sydney: La Perouse Festival of Australian Poetry., 1970. 87pp. Red and cream card. Short tear to front cover near bottom staple, page edges and prelims. 15 signatures inside front cover of which at least some are those of contributors. Original compositions by children aged from under seven to seventeen years.. Signed by Several Contributors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus.… Read more about this item

New York: Bantam, 1986. 120pp, bw ills. Page edges evenly toned, moderate foxing throughout. Scarce later number in the Choose Your Own Adventure series.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Wing, Ron. 8vo.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1907. 316pp + ads at rear, bw ills. Red cloth titled and decorated in gilt. Spien a bit faded, small bookseller label inside front cover, prev owner name on front free endpaper and Xmas 1907 along with very small owner stamp on front blank, page edges foxed, minor foxing throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1910. 253pp, bw ills. Blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt. Cloth slightly chipped at top of spine, page edges foxed, moderate foxing throughout, prev owner name on front free endpaper. No dtae-c1910.. Edition Not Stated.. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Macfarlane, J.. 8vo.