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New York, U.S.A.: SeaStar Books, 2001. Unpaginated (48 pages). Colour-art illustrations throughout by Kevin Yagher. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Yagher) boards have light bump to foot, else fine. Like-illustrated dustjacket nominally scuffed only. "In this fantastic storybook, Kevin Yagher has fashioned stunningly lifelike artwork and an utterly absorbing tale of adventure that offers lessons not just about good and evil, but also about love, self-knowledge, and transformation . . . " Book weight approx. 560g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

United Kingdom: Allen Junior Fiction, 1990. 212pp., b/white, chapter-heading, line-drawn illustrations by J.A. Allen. Book clean. Spine firm. A few faint marks to one page, otherwise leaves clean, soft corner crease to several, hint of tanning to textblock edges and rear endpaper. Art-illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn, soft corner crease to front and rear panel. This, the second book in Christine Pullein-Thompson's well-loved, authentic hunting trilogy, was first published in 1951 by William Collins & Sons, and has been revised and updated to delight a new generation of pony enthusiasts. A stand-alone title in the 'Allen Equestrian Fiction' series. "Sandy, Lawrence and their friends the Days have formed their own pack of foxhounds and must now gain recognition and respect in order to attract enough followers to make their hunt viable . . . " Horsewoman and prolific author Christine Pullein-Thompson died in 2005, aged 80. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will… Leer más

Australia: Clancy Tucker Publishing, 2017. ii, + 129pp., plus (vi). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A personal inscription, signed and dated by the author on title page, else textblock unmarked. This young adult story by award-winning author Clancy Tucker features a young Pat Toomey, his mother, and four sisters fending for themselves after Pat's violent father dies during the 1850's Gold Rush in the Port Phillip District of colonial Australia. Adventure abounds for Pat and his best friend Seamus . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. 18 chapters. Author Bio., Publisher's Promo. Book weight approx. 210g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 14.5cm).

Australia: Random House, 2002. 278pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Personal inscription "To Sue . . . , ", signed by author, to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has 'Children's Book Council of Australia' sticker to front panel. " . . . the hilarious account of Theodore's astonishing adventures in the bizarre world of the Third Millennium . . . " Book weight approx. 202g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Lane Cove, N.S.W., Australia: Hodder & Stoughton (Australia), in Association with Hodder & Stoughton Children's Books U.K., 1980. (ii) + 132pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red boards mildly bumped. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated (Astra Lacia) dustjacket slightly edgeworn and nipped, plus a minor contusion. The author's second novel for juveniles finds Saul, the group leader, uniting the teenage members in protest when the Drop-in Centre is threatened with closure . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.

Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia: Dent Australia, 1988. 22pp., colour-art illustrations by Pixie O'Harris. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Faint foxing spots to first and last pages, else leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated gloss boards very good+. From the rear panel: "This charming story tells of how Loveleaves, a koala who had been cared for by a human family from a very young age, learns to live in the Australian bush again . . . " Book weight approx. 225g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. 56pp., colour-art endpapers, plus like-full page art-illustrations (some two-colour only), all by Ludwig Bemelmans, throughout. Book clean, mildly canted spine and shelfwear. Colour-art illustrated (Bemelmans) boards lightly bumped on lower foredge corner of front board, else very good. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated (identical to boards) dustjacket price-clipped, nipped and edgeworn, with a closed tear on rear panel. (Indicated on jacket flap is 'third impression' - book is fifth impression - however the boards/jacket imagery is identical). A title in the ever-popular 'Madeline' series. "In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines . . . " Book weight approx. 502g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 5th Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.

London: Methuen & Co., 1962. 139pp. Book clean and square. Gilt, and blue metallic ink title on spine bright and sharp. Plain brown boards undamaged. Original seller's sticker affixed to front pastedown, trivial flecks on textblock. Sketch-art illustrated throughout by Berbard D. Greenbaum. Like-illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, and mildly edgeworn. Originally published in the French by Editions G.P.Paris, as 'La Fusee Mysterieuse', 1959. Translated by Stella Humphries. A mystery ensues when five lively French boys and one girl discover a small rocket, obviously new and recently jet propelled. Where did it come from . . .? The six investigate . . . 16 chapters. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Golden Press (Western Publishing Company), 1974. 45pp. Delightful colour art illustrations throughout by Mercer Mayer. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated gloss boards have a minor bump to head of spine, small area of surface abrasion to lower foredge corner of front panel and a tiny bump to opposite corner . "One day Sally Ann wrote a letter to her best friend Lucy Jane. She put it in an envelope and put the envelope into her mailbox. But before the mailman came, a Stamp-Collecting Trollusk crept up to the mailbox . . . " Book weight approx. 560g. . First Edition, 5th Impression. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 30.75cm x 26.5cm).

St Albans, Herts., and London: Granada (Hart-Davis), 1974. Unpaginated (24 pages). Monochrome, sketch-illustrated endpapers. Colour-art illustrations (Beshlie) on recto pages, with text and small colour illustration on verso pages throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated (Beshlie) dustjacket price-clipped, and slightly bumped only. Travelling the countryside living a gypsy life, together with her Romany husband, they live in a caravan with innumerable small creatures for company. A keen eye for botany, and an immense artistic talent, together with the animals in her company, blend beautifully in these stories . . . Book weight approx. 300g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia: Dusty Dog Books, 2006. 277pp. B/white map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, author's personal inscription ('To Courtney') and signature to inside front cover. "The sudden appearance of an unexpected stranger and the story he bears from far-off Siberia, plunges Michael into a life and death struggle to save the Siberian tiger from extinction . . . " Contents include: Prologue. 27 chapters. Book weight approx. 275g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 12mo - (approx.19.5cm x 12.5cm).

Penguin Group Australia, 2004. 222pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Signed, in bold black felt pen, by co-author Garry Lyon, on half-title page, else leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear only. "Simon 'Specky' Magee and his Under 14s football team, the Booyong High Lions, return to battle out the second half of their league's season . . . Meanwhile, he'll have to deal with his rival and worst enemy, Screamer Johnson, and he will meet the mysterious Tiger Girl, and the Great McCarthy . . . " Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Harrop & Co., 1933. 248pp., green cloth, colour frontispiece, no d/wrap. Some foxing throughout. 1cm. x 2cm.piece missing from top of ffep., also 1cm. circular pen scribble on ffep., some scuffing to corners. Wolf Cub stories from American, Australian, Cossack, Celtic, Danish, Italian, etc., folklore. Weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good.

London: Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Australia), 1959. vi, + 244pp. Intext, b/w sketch-illustrations throughout by Andre Pac. Book clean, mildly cocked. Spine firm, bright silver title there-on. Lightly bumped lower foredge corner. Flecked text-blocked edges, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Andre Pec] dustjacket price-clipped, mildly edgeworn, flecked and soiled on rear [text] panel. Translated [1959] by Margaret Crosland from the French 'Le Roman de Renard' 1958, this hotch-potch from the Middle Ages revolves around Reynard the Fox, his litter and his realm in the woods.In 'parts', contents include: Reynard's training, Master Reynard's tricks, Reynard's defence, Epilogue. Book weight approx. 420g. . Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Allen Junior Fiction, 1990. 174pp., b/white line-drawn chapter heading illustrations by J.A. Allen. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, tiny nick to lower edge. First published under the title 'Cassidy In Danger', J.M. Dent & Sons, 1979. " 'Cassidy's vicious - he's a killer' they all said. 'He'll have to be destroyed.' But, left to her own devices for the holidays, Katie determines to save the beautiful bay pony. Can she succeed? And if she does, will she ever be able to make him safe to ride? . . . " A stand-alone title in the 'Allen Equestrian Fiction' series. Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Revised Allen Junior Fiction Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Malvern, South Australia: Omnibus Books (Scholastic Australia), 2008. 79pp., b/white art illustrations by D.M. Cornish. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to rear panel. "The orphan Tamly and his best friend Kym are as different as fire and snow. Kym has magic coming out of her fingers, and Tamly has none at all. When their village is threatened by bad magic, this unlikely pair will need to use their combined talents to steal the Book of Spells from the evil sorcerer Lord Harshax. Book One in the fast-paced magic adventure series by world famous fantasy author Ian Irvine." Book weight approx. 100g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. Illus. by D.M. Cornish.

Pymble, N.S.W., Australia: HarperCollins, 2006. 168pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper negligibly marked. "Eleven-year-old Thor is the lowest of the low at a subantarctic whaling station. As a whaler's boy, he spends long, hard days loading coal . . . Until the day a ghostly ship emerges from the mists. It is 'Endurance', carrying Shackleton and his intrepid explorers . . . " Book weight approx. 160g. Postage charge will be reduced as this book will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Bassendean, Western Australia: Access Press, 2000. (v), + 49pp. plus (iii). Sketch-art endpapers, plus two-colour illustrations throughout (all sketch-art by Lynn Rathbun). Book clean and square. Backstrip firm. Minor rear gutter damage at foot, a colour-art illustration (Marilyn Fahie) on undamaged front board. Textblock unmarked. First Edition limited to 1,000 copies. Imaginative fantasy with a target reader age of 8 to 12 years, this story features Sala, who, when gazing from the window of her tower, sees a giant dust cloud which assumes the shape of a tree. An eagle lands on Sala's window sill, and soon she is climbing on its back and being transported to the head of the tree where she meets numerous small animals and shares fantastic adventures with them . . . Contents include: Prelims., Author and Illustrator Bios. Six chapters. Publisher's Promo. Book weight approx. 255g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.… Leer más

Surrey, U.K.: Worlds Work Ltd., 1970. 62pp plus (ii). Colour-art illustrations throughout by Lillian Hoban (b.1925-d.1998). Book clean. Spine firm, slightly bumped and canted. Colour-art illustrated (Lillian Hoban) boards mildly bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Colour-art illustrated (similar to boards) dustjacket price-clipped, edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine (title still legible). A stand-alone title in the 'I Can Read' series, 'Tom and the Two Handles' has a story theme of dispute resolution between friends . . . Book weight approx. 258g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Reprint Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Lillian Hoban . 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 15cm).

London: Marilyn Malin Books, with Andre Deutsch, 1987. 126pp., intext, b/white sketch-art illustrations throughout by Michael Bragg. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-block slightly wavy along top edge, with a minor dampstain on endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Michael Bragg] gloss boards bumped on corners. "From The Troll Who Had No Friends to the Bewitched Violinist, and the resourceful as well as wilful, Princess Rosie-there is a host of very magical characters in this collection of new fairy tales." Contents are under two headings: Changes and Mostly Princesses. Book weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Michael Bragg.