The Magic Pudding: Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff de Lindsay, Norman - 1948

Angus & Robertson, London, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Norman Lindsay. The text is illustrated with both coloured and black-and-white drawings by the author, some full page, some half page and some three-quarter page. Blue coloured boards with dark blue coloured illustration and titles to the front panel and dark blue coloured titles to the backstrip. The famous children's story of a Christmas pudding that seemed to have a life of its own, and other adventures of the friends Bunyip Bluegum, Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff. This book is showing its age and use. All softening and rubbing of the back strip edges along with some fading; bumping, rubbing and fraying of the book corners – with the underlying board visible. Rubbing of the other edges of the book along with sunning marks and rubs. Light tanning and foxing of the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning and foxing to the end pages along with some handling marks. Cocking of the spine. New Edition, First Thus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], 5 - 171, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Norman Lindsay. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; illustrated; Australia; Humour. Inventory No: 0290919. .