The Bumper Book for Boys and Girls
London, Thomas Nelson, [no date, late 1920's]. The contemporary presentation inscription on the flyleaf is dated 25 March 1929. More
Children’s Books
The Children's Bumper Book. [Cover title]
[No Place, No Publisher, 1930s]. More
John Mystery's In Blinkyland with Grimm
Sydney, Publicity Press, 1938. More
Moograbah. An Australian Aboriginal Legend. Re-told from the story recorded by Keith McKeown in 'The Land of Byamee'
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1951. A Blue Wren Book. More
The Oxford Annual for Girls
London, OUP, 1929. A publisher's sample of the 11th issue; with the relevant tear-sheet from OUP's catalogue tipped in. More
Racing Days. Tales of Fun and Adventure for Boys and Girls
London, The Sunshine Press, [1930s]. Cover subtitle: 'Gay Tales for Young Folk'. More
The Story of Kallum Kundira, the Strong Man
[No place], The Texas Company (Australasia), [1950s?]. In the foreword, the Company (producers of the Texaco range of oils and fuels) 'feels it is rendering a service' by presenting some topical side-lights on the vanishing race, particularly as the 'problem of exploiting [the Northern Territory's] commercial possibilities' is at hand..... More
Ullagulbra. A Picture-Story Reader
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1959. Not a bad book, if you like a bad book. When accident-prone Nama, a friend of Ullagulbra and his mate Tewarra, is bitten by a brown snake while out playing, hunting and gathering, the boys quickly kill the reptile and carry the young girl back..... More
The Constitution and By-Laws of the Adelaide Children's Hospital
Adelaide, William Kyffin Thomas, Printer, 1876. We successfully tendered for a large quantity of duplicate pamphlets from the SLSA in 2001; this is one of them, which we are finally getting around to processing. More
A Bundle of Nerves. Stories of horror, suspense and fantasy
London, Gollancz, 1976. More
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Airways [a picture book account of a journey from England to New York]
[London, circa 1920] (with 'Made in Germany' printed on the front cover). The ultimate fictitious voyage: the R37 was almost completed when production was cancelled in February 1921, and it was dismantled later that year. More
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Some Childrens' [sic] Songs by Marion Alsop & Dorothy McCrae. Designed by Edith Alsop
Melbourne, George Robertson and Company (Printed in Scotland), [1910]. The cover title is 'Some Childrens' [sic] Songs by Marion Alsop. Words by Dorothy McCrae. Designed by Edith Alsop'. Dorothy Frances McCrae (1879-1937) was a daughter of George Gordon McCrae, 'poet and man of letters', and sister of the poet Hugh..... More
Gesammelte Märchen mit Aquarellen von Alfred Thon
Berlin, Axel Juncker, [c.1920]. With the bookplate of Lorna Waterhouse. With illustrations by Alfred Thon. Text in German. More
Met de 'Uiver' naar Melbourne. Een Actueel Boek voor de Nederlandsche Jeugd
[Amsterdam?], BH Jeugdbibliotheek, [1934]. Jeugdbibliotheek (Youth Library) Number 36A. An account of the MacRobertson International Air Race, London to Melbourne, 1934. Offered together with a companion piece (Number 38A) by the same author: 'Amsterdam-Batavia in 24 Uur. Een Spannend Verhaal voor Jongens' (pictorial wrappers showing trifling signs of use and..... More
Peter and Wendy
London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1911] (first edition). The first edition of Barrie's best-loved work, and the fullest version of the Peter Pan story, it expands upon Barrie's play 'Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up', first performed in 1904 but not published until 1928. The character of Peter..... More
Peter Pan or the Boy who Would Not Grow Up. Introduction by Andrew Birkin. Illustrations by Paula Rego
London, Folio Society, 1992 [first thus]. More
The complete set of six booklets in the 'Out of the Ark' series. Individual titles are Ham and the Egg; Teddy's New Job; Wally the Kangaroo; Jennie the Big Giraffe; Grunty the Pig; and Jimmy the Baby Elephant
London, Warne, [circa 1930]. Muir 604 (Wally the Kangaroo): 'Simple story about toy animals with no reference to Australia'. More
Chai the Kangaroo
Melbourne, Heinemann, 1985/ 1985. Signed and inscribed by the artist. More
The British Toy Business. A History Since 1700
London, Hambledon Press, 1996. More
Jim and Wally
London, Ward, Lock, 1916 [first edition]. More
Humbert, Mr Firkin and the Lord Mayor of London
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. More
Randolph Caldecott. A Personal Memoir of his Early Art Career
London, Sampson Low ... 1886. Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) is still 'known to the world chiefly by his "Picture Books". The extracts from letters have a personal charm apart from any literary merit. The majority of the letters, and the sketches which accompanied them, were sent to the author's family' (preface);..... More
A Course of Lessons on Longfellow's Poems. Authorised for use in Public Schools
Adelaide, Vardon & Sons, Printers, 1916. On the verso of the front flyleaf is an expansive thank-you note signed by the author (15 August 1916): 'Dear Mr Adey, May I ask you to accept of this little booklet as a memento of the improvement which has already shown itself in..... More
Wallis's Tour through England and Wales. A New Geographical Pastime
London, John Wallis, 24 December 1794. An attractive Georgian board game, with the winner being the first player to reach London. The letterpress gives rules for playing the game and details of the history and manufactures of the 117 towns mentioned. It is not necessarily accurate; for instance, Henry VI..... More