The Adventures of Billy Bee de Margaret Carter - 1946: Children's book (Australia)

London: Background Books Limited, 1946. Pictorial paper backed boards with red cloth spine; 79pp; four colour plates and b/w ills. Surface lifting to upper corner and top edge of front board; water mark to lower edge; previous owner name crossed through in biro to front endpaper; very thin pages have been exposed to damp and are crinkly throughout, particularly to lower edge and upper corners; watermark more visible to colour plates; couple of pages have small tear to lower edge or margin; one b/w illustration coloured in. A reading copy only.. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Fair.

Domus Books, Melbourne, 1945?. Hardcover. Very Good +. CHILDREN'S BOOKS AUSTRALIANA T his charmingly illustrated children’s story was a major publishing success for Adelaide writer Margaret Carter. ‘Billy Bee is of that rare company of immortals in the limitless land of the Ever Young. He is in the tradition of Pinnochio, Christopher Robin, Peter Pan and Wee Willie Winkie. Though a newcomer to these shores, Billy Bee is a favourite among the children of Australia and New Zealand. 79 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), music ; 25 cm. #220923 Muir, M. A bibliography of Australian children's books, 1330. SCARCE (Light soiling spots to cover edges) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23… Leer más

London : Background Books [by arrangement with Domus Publishing, Melbourne], 1946. First UK edition. Small quarto, publisher's cloth backed pictorial papered boards (fine) in the original dust jacket (edge wear and rubbing, pale stain around the tail of spine), 79 pp, with 5 colour plates and line illustrations in the text; internally spotless, a fine copy in the very scarce dust jacket. Muir 1330. This charmingly illustrated children's story was a major publishing success for Adelaide writer Margaret Carter. 'Billy Bee is of that rare company of immortals in the limitless land of the Ever Young. He is in the tradition of Pinnochio, Christopher Robin, Peter Pan and Wee Willie Winkie. Though a newcomer to these shores, Billy Bee is a favourite among the children of Australia and New Zealand. Of the first edition of his adventures - published in Melbourne at Christmas 1945 - more than 11,000 copies have been sold and his populaity is such that he is appearing again in Australia this year' (jacket).

London : Background Books, 1946. 1st British Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. small quarto. Type: Book