Children Books at Dial a Book Sydney

Gloop the Bunyip
Thiele, Colin
Book Number: 67847
ISBN: 0851791034
Publisher: Rigby, Adelaide, 1970. First edition.
4to. hardcover. colour illus. Very good+, some very light foxing to top edge of cover, tiny chip to bottom edge of cover, minor wear to the cover bottom rear corner. Very good d/w.
Price: $30.00

The Book of Merlyn: The Unpublished Conclusion to The Once and Future King
White, T.H. Illustratiions by Trevor Stubley
Book Number: 67810
ISBN: 0292707185
Publisher: Texas Press, 1977.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 137pp. b/w illustrations. Very good+, very light foxing to edge of text-block. Very good+ d/w.
Price: $18.00

Little Jean and Blue-Gum
Chetwynd, L&P
Book Number: 67814
ISBN: 0850932203
Publisher: Roger Schlesinger, London, 1975.
12mo. hardcover. illus. Very good. / Very good d/w with very light stain on rear panel and small stain from price label on front panel. Tiny chips on wrapper flap bottom edge.
Price: $18.00

Little Jean Goes to a Dinner Party
Chetwynd, L&P
Book Number: 67815
ISBN: 0850932211
Publisher: Roger Schlesinger, London, 1975.
12mo. hardcover. illus. Very good, two tiny chips to top edge of cover. / Very good d/w with small stain from price label on front panel. Tiny chips on wrapper bottom edge.
Price: $18.00

Revolting Rhymes
Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Book Number: 67754
ISBN: 0224029320
Publisher: London Cape 1982. Third printing.
4to laminated boards, hardcover 32pp colour illus. Very good, a few small foxing spots. Do you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, and that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Premier storyteller Roald Dahl twists the fate of six favorite fairy tales, in this picture book edition with vibrant new cover art by Quentin Blake. Fairy tales have never been more revolting!
Price: $30.00

Bottersnikes and Gumbles
Wakefield, S. A.
Book Number: 67725
ISBN:
Publisher: Collins, Sydney 1967 first edition.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 80pp. Illustrated throughout by Desmond Digby. Good, tape marks on endpapers and d/w flaps, cloth lifting on section of rear panel. / Good+ d/w with a small tear on bottom edge and some wear to spine ends.
Price: $150.00

A Book of Nonsense
Lear, Edward; illustrated by P. Mark Jackson
Book Number: 67601
ISBN: 0732908787
Publisher: Pan Macmillan, Sydney 1996.
Oblong 8vo. laminated boards, hardcover, colour illus. Very good, small mark on half-title page. / Very good d/w.
Price: $10.00

A Book of Nonsense
Lear, Edward
Book Number: 31137
ISBN: 0723227152
Publisher: London: Warne: 1980
4to. hardcover. One hundrend and twelve illustrations and limericks in facsimile colour. very good, small owner's name on fep. / very good+ d/w.
Price: $15.00

Tops & Bottoms
Stevens, Janet
Book Number: 67598
ISBN: 0152010343
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1995.
4to. laminated boards, hardcover. Colour illus. Very good.
Price: $10.00

My Brimful Book
Bruce, Dana
Book Number: 67599
ISBN:
Publisher: Collins, London. 1964.
4to. hardcover. Colour illus. Very good, foxing to endpapers. / fair d/w chipped on spine and top edge.
Price: $10.00

Poems of Banjo Paterson
Paterson, Banjo Illustrated by Pro Hart
Book Number: 67407
ISBN: 0701816635
Publisher: Ure Smith 1976
4to hardcover. 136pp. colour illus. very good. / Good d/w with tears on bottom corners.
Price: $12.00

Then There Were Three
Farjeon, Eleanor
Book Number: 67388
ISBN:
Publisher: Michael Joseph, London 1963.
8vo. hardcover. 174pp. b/w drawings by Isabel & John Morton Sale, Very good. / Very good foxed d/w.
Price: $35.00

Five Go Down To Sea
Blyton, Enid. Illustrated by Eileen Soper
Book Number: 67330
ISBN: 0340033665
Publisher: Brockhampton Press, London 1970
8vo. hardcover. 192pp. Illustrated by Eileen Soper. Very good, light foxing to edges, presentation bookplate on fep. / Good+ d/w rubbed on corners.
Price: $25.00

Alberic the Wise and other journeys.
Juster, Norton; Pictures by Domenico Gnoli.
Book Number: 67263
ISBN:
Publisher: Nelson, London 1966.
4to. hardcover. 68pp. b/w illus. Very good, foxing to outer edge of text-block. Good worn & stained d/w.
Price: $12.00

Bannertail, The Story of a Gray Squirrel
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67246
ISBN:
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1922.
8vo. hardcover. 3230pp. b/w illus., b/w plates. Good, foxing, rubbing to cover corners, owner's details on fep. Small stain on front cover.
Price: $15.00

In Fairyland. With Original Illustrations By Richard Doyle
Lang, Andrew [Richard Doyle]
Book Number: 67251
ISBN: 0517293536
Publisher: Derrydale Books, New York, 1979.
4to. laminated boards, hardcover. Colour illus. Very good, slight ripple to bottom edge of pages. / Near Fine d/w.
Price: $25.00

Marmaduke the Possum
O'Harris, Pixie
Book Number: 67249
ISBN:
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1950.
Small 4to. hardcover. 165pp. Good, pages browned, owner's details on fep. / Fair, chipped & torn repaired with cellotape which has yellowed.
Price: $35.00

Dragon's Breath
Dugan, Michael; Hicks, Allen (illustrator):
Book Number: 67252
ISBN: 0908131119
Publisher: Gryphon Books, Melbourne 1978.
4to. laminated boards, hardcover. b/w illus. Very good, small mark on outer edge of text-block. / Very good+ d/w. First edition. Limited to 1500 copies.
Price: $25.00

Blinky Bill Joins the Army
Wall, Dorothy - Story and Illustrations by
Book Number: 67248
ISBN:
Publisher: Angus and Roberston 1943
4to. Card Covers in d/w. 130pp. b/w illus.Very good, pages browned. Rear panel of d/w foxed, some rubbing to spine edge and front edges of d/w.
Price: $200.00

Wild Animals I Have Known and 200 Drawings.
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67244
ISBN:
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1914.
8vo. hardcover. 358pp. b/w illus., b/w plates. Very Good, some foxing, owner's name on front pastedown, minor insect damage to top of spine. / d/w. missing piece at top of spine.
Price: $18.00

FOAM RAZORBACK His Life and Adventures and Other Stories from Wild Animal Ways.
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67239
ISBN:
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, n.d. circa 1928.
8vo. hardcover. 128pp. b/w illus., b/w plates. Good, some foxing, owner's inscription on fep. dated 1928. / no d/w.
Price: $12.00

Lives of the Hunted
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67245
ISBN:
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1914.
8vo. hardcover. 359pp. b/w illus., b/w plates. Very Good, light foxing to endpapers, top cover corners bumped some insect damage on rear front edge of cover. / Front panel and spine of d/w. tipped-in and pasted on last page.
Price: $15.00

Two Little Savages
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67242
ISBN:
Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd London, London, 1912.
8vo. hardcover. 552pp. index, b/w illus., b/w plates. Fair, hinges cracked, wear to cover.
Price: $12.00

The Biography of a Grizzly
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67243
ISBN:
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1923.
8vo. hardcover. 552pp. index, b/w illus., b/w plates. Good, owner's inscription on fep. dated 1924. Foxing, mainly to endpapers, some flecking to cover. Corner crease on two pages
Price: $18.00

Trail of an artist-naturalist: The autobiography of Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton, Ernest Thompson.
Book Number: 67241
ISBN:
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1951.
8vo. hardcover. 320pp. index, b/w illus., b/w plates. Very Good, some foxing, mainly to endpapers & edges owner's inscription on fep. / Remnants of d/w. nicely repaired, re-backed, missing most of back panel and rear flap.
Price: $25.00

A Little Bush Maid
Bruce, Mary Grant
Book Number: 67157
ISBN:
Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co, Melbourne, n.d.
8vo. hardcover. 254pp. Seven b/w plates + b/w frontis with tissue guard. Good+, some foxing, small chip on edge of contents page. / Fair torn d/w.
Price: $45.00

Bill of Billabong
Bruce, Mary Grant
Book Number: 67156
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1957.
8vo. orange cloth hardcover. 220pp. b/w frontis. Very good. / Good+ rubbed d/w.
Price: $30.00

Peter Pan and Wendy
Barrie,J.M., Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Book Number: 67139
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. circa 1921.
Small 4to. blue decorated cloth, hardcover. 320pp. 11 colour tipped-in plates, tipped in frontis. Good, some wear to cover corners & top of spine, paper on front hinge cracked, some foxing. One plate has a tiny crease on corner near spine, all others in excellent condition.
Price: $250.00

The Day of the Diprotodon
Ruhen, Olaf; Illustrated by Peter Pavey
Book Number: 67113
ISBN: 0340207167
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978.
Oblong 4to. hardcover. 28pp. b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to top edge of cover. / Very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Kate Greenway
Engen, Rodney
Book Number: 67116
ISBN:
Publisher: Academy Editions, London, 1976
4to. softcover. 68pp. colour & b/w illus. very good+.
Price: $35.00

Male and Female - A Study of the Sexes in a Changing World
Mead, Margaret
Book Number: 67083
ISBN:
Publisher: Victor Gollancz, London 1950
8vo. hardcover. 477pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Good, foxing to endpapers & edges. / no d/w.
Price: $12.00

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie. A New Edition
J.M.Barrie., Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Book Number: 67082
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Hodder & Stoughton. n.d. circa 1912.
4to. green cloth decorated gilt. 125pp. This is the New Edition, a reprint of the first but with a new colour frontis and an additional 7 b/w drawings. 50 tipped-in colour plates + tipped-in frontis all with captioned tissue guards. Good condition, wear to top front cover edge, some foxing. Spine & cover edges sunned. 6cm crack in front hinge. All colour plates in excellent condition, one tissue guard has a tear and a few have small creases.
Price: $400.00

Noddy and Tessie Bear
Blyton, Enid
Book Number: 67051
ISBN:
Publisher: The Five Mile Press, Australia 2013.
8vo. laminated boards, hardcover. 42pp. colour illus. Fine.
Price: $8.00

The Burgess Nonsense Book
Burgess, Gelett
Book Number: 66956
ISBN:
Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. London, 1914.
8vo. Illustrated paper covered boards, hardcover. 239pp. b/w illus. Good+, foxing to endpapers, spine slanted, tear on cover at bottom of spine edge, cover toned.
Price: $55.00

Unbinders: Origami Anything!
Gardiner, Matthew
Book Number: 66947
ISBN: 9781488918476
Publisher: Hinkler Books Pty Ltd, Heatherton, VIC, 2020
4to. laminated boards, hardcover, ring binding. Near Fine. FEATURES:Six sections of origami, with over 55 stunning designs. Simple step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams. Information on folding techniques and paper types. 11 sheets of origami paper divided into 24 squares of different sizes.
Price: $18.00

A Golden Age: a Treasury of Australian Children's Fantasy Classics : Through the Magic Door: a TCollection of Australian Classic Fantasy Writing, Visions of Fantasy - Australia's Fantasy Illustrators: Their Lives & Works. 2 Volume Boxed Set
Holden, Robert, Ed
Book Number: 58538
ISBN: 0207178178
Publisher: Angus and Robertson 1992
4to. hardcovers. pp.456,192. indexes, colour & b/w illus. Near Fine. / Near Fine d/ws, near fine illustrated box.
Price: $30.00

Songs for all Seasons. 100 Poems for Young People.
Dobson, Rosemary (chosen by)
Book Number: 66896
ISBN:
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Australia 1967.
8vo. hardcover. 177pp. illus. Very good. / Good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Tales Out Of School. A survey of children's fiction
Trease, Geoffrey
Book Number: 66866
ISBN:
Publisher: William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1965.
8vo. hardcover. 181pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Wonder Tales of Maoriland
Reed A.W. ; Illustrated by A.S. Paterson
Book Number: 66860
ISBN:
Publisher: A. H. & A. W. Reed., 1967.
Small 4to. hardcover. 122pp. b/w illus. Very good, light tonng to endpapers. / Good+ rubbed d/w.
Price: $15.00

Biggles Takes a Holiday
Johns, Captain W.E.
Book Number: 66753
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951
8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 190pp. colour plates including frontis. good, cover faded on spine & sunned on corners, owner's inscription on fep. / Poor chipped & worn d/w.
Price: $10.00

Wilderness Ways
Annixter, Paul
Book Number: 66763
ISBN:
Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co. London 1933.
8vo. Hardcover bound in leather. Marbled page edges & endpapers. 287pp. b/w plates. Very good.
Price: $18.00

The New Abbey Girls
Oxenham, Elsie J.
Book Number: 66742
ISBN:
Publisher: Collins' Clear-type Press, London n.d. circa 1928.
8vo. hardcover. 312pp. colour frontis + two plates. Good-, some foxing, one plate has been re-glued. some wear to cover. Presentation bookplate on fep. dated 1928.
Price: $35.00

Miss Pike And Her Pupils
Tyrrell, Mabel L.
Book Number: 66746
ISBN:
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, London, n.d. circa 1929.
8vo. hardcover. 256pp. colour frontis. Very good. / Fair, chipped & torn d/w.
Price: $15.00

The Treasure House
Whiting, Mary Bradford
Book Number: 66744
ISBN:
Publisher: Whitefriars Press, London 1931
8vo. Illustrated paper covered boards, hardcover. 296pp. colour frontis. Very good. Inscription on fep. Some light wear to cover edges.
Price: $25.00

Funnybones
Ahlberg, Allan & Andre Amstutz
Book Number: 66745
ISBN: 0434802565
Publisher: Reed editions 1997
8vo laminated boards, hardcover colour illus. very good+. Includes: The Ghost Train; Dinosaur Dreams; Mystery Tour; Skeleton Crew; The Pet Shop.
Price: $20.00

Nancy New Girl
Talbot, Ethel
Book Number: 66743
ISBN:
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co Ltd, London 1930.
8vo. hardcover. 250pp. colour frontis. Very good. / Good d/w with some small tears. Inscription on fep.
Price: $45.00

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens From The Little White Bird
J.M.Barrie., Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Book Number: 66630
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. circa 1933.
8vo. embossed red cloth decorated gilt title to spine. news clipping tipp-in on fep. 126pp. 16 colour plates, + 22 line drawings. Poor, solid copy with water damaged to cover, pages foxed & soiled. All plates in very good condition. / Fair d/w.
Price: $45.00

Evening Under Lamplight : Short Stories by David Campbell
Campbell, David
Book Number: 66419
ISBN:
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, 1959.
8vo. hardcover. 111pp. Good, tape marks on endpapers. / Good d/w with small hole in spine.
Price: $25.00

Eloise in Paris
Thompson, Kay
Book Number: 66267
ISBN:
Publisher: Max Reinhardt, London, 1958. 1st English edition.
4to. hardcover. illus. very good, light tape marks on endpapers. / Good+ lightly foxed d/w chipped on corners.
Price: $75.00

By Gravel And Gum : The Story Of A Pioneer Family.
Keesing, Nancy
Book Number: 66245
ISBN:
Publisher: MacMillan, Melbourne, 1966
8vo. hardcover. 168pp. illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

The Little Green Road to Fairyland
Rentoul, Annie R.; Rentoul Outhwaite, Ida
Book Number: 66239
ISBN:
Publisher: Adam & Charles Black, London 1954.
Small 4to. cloth hardcover. 94pp. 8 b/w plates, 8 colour plates including frontis. Cover faded from moisture damage on back panel and front edges, cover worn on corners. Very good inside, some pages have tiny creases on bottom corners. Light foxing to endpapers.
Price: $180.00

Light Horse to Damascus
Mitchell, Elyne
Book Number: 66212
ISBN: 0091060400
Publisher: Hutchinson, London, 1971
8vo. Hardcover. 192pp. Illustrated with some in-text line drawings. Very good, some light foxing. / Very good d/w. Elyne Mitchell was brought up knowing every detail of the desert campaign, for her father was General Sir Harry Chauvel - a great hero from WWI, who appears in this story. It is authentic and gripping, combining her great love of horses with magnificent action scenes.
Price: $45.00

Babar The King
Brunhoff, Jean De
Book Number: 66083
ISBN:
Publisher: Methuen, London 1936.
Folio hardcover illustrated boards with black cloth spine. 48pp colour illus. Good, wear to cover edges, some foxing and toning to page edges, tear to bottom of front hinge.
Price: $95.00

Babar's Travels
Brunhoff, Jean De
Book Number: 66081
ISBN:
Publisher: Methuen, London 1936. 2nd edition.
Folio hardcover illustrated boards with red cloth spine. 48pp colour illus. Good, wear to cover edges, toning to page edges.
Price: $95.00

The Story of Babar
Brunhoff, Jean De
Book Number: 66082
ISBN:
Publisher: Methuen, London 1934. 2nd edition.
Folio hardcover illustrated boards with blue cloth spine. 48pp colour illus. Good, wear to cover edges, some foxing and toning to page edges.
Price: $95.00

Jack the Giant Killer
Doyle, Richard
Book Number: 66080
ISBN:
Publisher: Eyre and Spottiswoode, London. 1888.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 48pp. Colour illus. Fair. 7cm tear on page 46(repaired). Some foxing and light soiling. Wear to cover corners.
Price: $250.00

Peter Duck
Ransome, Arthur
Book Number: 66030
ISBN: 0140303405
Publisher: Pufin Books 1988.
8vo. softcover. 397pp. b/w illus. Good+, page edges toned, spine slightly slanted.
Price: $8.00

Swallodale
Ransome, Arthur
Book Number: 66032
ISBN: 0140303391
Publisher: Pufin Books 1986.
8vo. softcover. 441pp. b/w illus. Good+, page edges toned, spine slightly slanted.
Price: $8.00