THE ADVENTURES OF BEN AND BELLA Tapa dura - 1982

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1982. Hardback small folio, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), blue cloth boards, full-page colour drawings, black & white drawings (some full-page), tiny hole front cloth cover near spine (affects front free flyleaf), edge tears jacket (archival tape repairs reverse side), some edgewear. 64 pp. A delightful classic children’s picture story, written and illustrated by Peg Maltby. Follow the adventures of two happy pixies, They meet a lost mermaid, build a bush house to escape the summer heat, they help a mother bandicoot find her lost baby son, and they are not recused from the water by a duck who was too interested in dressing properly. Previously published as four separate books by Murphett, Melbourne, from 1947 to 1951: 'Ben and Bella', 'Ben and Bella in the Hills', 'Ben and Bella at the Beach', and 'Ben and Bella in the Gardens'.

London: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1982. Blue hardcover binding clean square and tight with just slight rubbing at corners. Interior clean bright and tight - no writing tears or marks. Unpaginated. Adventures of two pixies named Ben and Bella and their adventures. Fabulous full page, full color artwork throughout along with lots of black and white sketches.. Illus. by Maltby, Peg. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.