Wilderness Trek
Melbourne, Hamish Hamilton, 1946 (first Australian edition). More
Children’s Books
The Goanna and the Crane Fly
Sydney, William Collins, 1986. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
Infantilia. The Archaeology of the Nursery
London, Dennis Dobson, 1971. More
Jean and the Shell Fairy
[Sydney?], The Shell Company, [1930?]. Muir 3752 (with 192-? as the date; we base our date on the code at the foot of the last page, K-W 4/30). An advertising booklet issued by the petroleum company. More
Red Planet. A Colonial Boy on Mars
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951/ 1949. An early reprint with the dustwrapper conforming to that of the first issue of the first edition. The author's fourth novel, presaging concepts later developed in 'Stranger in a Strange Land' (1961; winner of the 1962 Hugo Award). More
The Magic Spear or Camped with the Blacks. A Tale of the Early Days
North Melbourne, Vidler, [1929]. One of the Australian Young Folks' Story Books series. Muir 3514 (supplying the date). More
Model Power Boats. A Practical Text-book covering the Whole Art of Model Power Boat Design and Construction
London, Cassell, 1929. With 259 illustrations and diagrams. More
The Cradle Ship
London, Cassell and Company, November 1916 (second impression)/ September 1916. Edith Annie Howes (1872-1954), teacher, writer and educationalist, was born in England but emigrated to New Zealand at a young age. 'In all she wrote about 30 books for children, some of which were reprinted many times. The most famous..... More
The Golden Forest
London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1930. More
Rainbow Children
London, Cassell and Company, July 1916 (third impression)/ September 1912. Edith Annie Howes (1872-1954), teacher, writer and educationalist, was born in England but emigrated to New Zealand at a young age. 'In all she wrote about 30 books for children, some of which were reprinted many times. The most famous..... More
Stories from 'The Sun's Babies'
London, Cassell and Company, Ltd, [1920s, abridged]/ [1910]. Happy Hour Stories series. More
The Opium Smugglers. A True Story of Our Northern Seas
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1957 (second edition)/ 1948. 'This boys' book is for your dad as well as for you'. More
A very unusual large-format vintage gelatin silver portrait photograph of a young Indigenous Australian child who is not happy, to say the least
The photograph (visible image size 313 × 237 mm) is behind glass in the original polished wooden frame (external dimensions 525 × 450 mm). We have no details about the photographer, the child, or where and when the photograph was taken, but we suggest somewhere in South Australia in the..... More
The Sporting Adventures of Mr Popple. Chronicled & Illustrated by ...
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, [1890s]. Whimsical equestrian art. More
Finn Family Moomintroll
London, The Folio Society, 2007 [first thus]. Translated by Elizabeth Portch; illustrations by the author. More
Robbie's Trip to Fairyland
Melbourne, Murfett, [1946]. More
Spitfire and Bomber Squadron. Cut Out, Model Builder - 6 Sheets - No Glueing Necessary [cover title]
'Made in Australia', Ace, [circa 1941]. The bomber illustrated on the front cover is a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, emboldening us to suggest the date. Muir 7023 (undated). More
Stories of Adventure
Melbourne, Gunn and Taylor, [1944]. Muir 3175. Aboriginal content. More
Young Scotland. Second Annual Volume
London, The Pilgrim Progress, [circa 1926]. More
Superman and Wonder Woman. The Hidden Killer
New York, DC Comics (for UNICEF), 1998. 'Superman and Wonder Woman Have Come to Help the Children of Central America! But even when they can't be here, you can keep yourself and others safe from landmines' (rear cover blurb). Help line numbers for Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are listed..... More
Edward Lear's Complete Nonsense. Introduced by Quentin Blake
London, Folio Society, 2004 (sixth printing)/ 1996. More
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. A Story for Children
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1950 (first edition). More
The Magic Pudding. Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1963 ('New edition')/ 1918. Norman Lindsay has added to the front flyleaf a charming original pencil drawing of Bunyip Bluegum, and a signed inscription - 'A Slice of Pudden' for [Carl Strehlow] from Norman Lindsay' (overall dimensions 120 × 115 mm). The recipient was the son..... More
The World of Frank Richards
London, Howard Baker, 1975. More