Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things: A Celebration of Australian Illustrated Children's Books Tapa dura - 2010

Carlton: Melbourne University Publishing, 2010. 1st edition. hard cover with dust jacket. VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear./Very Good. Illustrated with colour photographs. 27 cm.

This is such a wonderful book. A profusely illustrated history of children's books in Australia, I defy you to not find inside its covers something you read when you were a kid (because we've all read The Magic Pudding haven't we??? HAVEN'T WE???). Divided into sections that discuss the different types of story (journeys, home life etc.), this is one of those books that will keep you browsing for hours, with it's wealth of information and wonderful reproductions of images (thank God for the Miegunyah Press!). So many memories in here...The Rainbow Serpent, The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek, Where the Forest meets the sea, Dot and the Kangaroo...if you're interested in children's fiction, you must have this book. So wonderfully produced, a real pleasure to have. I've got my own copy, and am letting this one go, even though they are scarce-ish.ix, 261 pages. Profuse B&W and Colour illustrations and photographs, notes, index. Book in unmarked/unread condition, practically as new. Photographs show actual… Leer más

Australia: Melbourne University Publishing, 2010 261 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.