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Published by Penguin Books, 1963
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Fair. 1963. First Edition. 215 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are fairly bright with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Water drop through front pages, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Cover has moderate shelf-wear to edges and surfaces, with curling to corners. Mild crushing to spine ends, with visible reading creases down spine. Lightly tanned overall.
Published by Lansdowne Press, 1964
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1964. 215 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Light tanning to free endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.
Published by Penguin Books, Middlesex, UK, 1963
Seller: Trench Books, Hudson, ME, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Donald Friend (illustrator). Light wear to covers, sound copy; clean and unmarked. A collection of nineteen short stories for young people - all set in Australia.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Donald Friend (illustrator). Very good copy of these Australian stories for children. 22 stories in215 pages by various authors.Binding is solid and covers are bright. No marks or names-text is clean and clear.
Published by Penguin Books, 1965
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1965. Reprinted. 215 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by Penguin Books, Hammonsworth, 1963
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very good. 8vo, 215pp. Printed paper wrapper. VG.
Published by Angus & Robertson
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. (Australia, folklore, children's literature). A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Published by Puffin - Penguin, 1965
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. 2bd impression. Paperback, VG. 215pp, b/w illustrations, page margins a little tanned, spine sunned. Austrialian Penguin book AU2. A collection of 20 short stories by Australian writers, inended for children aged 9 - 13. Cover art by Donald Friend. 225 grams.
Published by Puffin / Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, U.K., 1963
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. Donald Friend (illustrator). 1st Edition. First published 1963, stated; Australian Puffin book number AU2; cover price 4'-. The book is square and unmarked; light creasing and edgewear to the spine and wraps; sleeve protected.
Published by Landsdowne Press, Melbourne, 1963
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Very good. 40pp. B&W frontispiece. Printed paper wrapper. VG+.
Published by Australian Puffin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1965
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Friend, Donald (illustrator). Reprint. Slight creasing to cover and spine, two ink numerals on front endpaper, otherwise no names or marks inside. ; Australian Puffin paperback reprint 1965.; Anthology of twenty Australian stories for children including tales from Elyne Mitchell and Mary Grant Bruce.
Published by Casurina Press, Melbourne, 1979., 1979
First Edition
54pp. 8vo. Original wrappers, illustrations, a very good copy. First edition.
Published by Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1963
Seller: Peter Moore Bookseller, (Est. 1970) (PBFA, BCSA), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 40pp. 21.5cm. Tipped in black and white frontispiece. Bibliography. Soft covers with very slight fading. A good clean copy (Australian Writers and their Work series).
Published by Sun Books (1966), 1966
Seller: BOOK NOW, BENDIGO, VIC, Australia
245x185: 82pp. Paperback, Good. Weight: 190g. .
Published by Penguin (An Australian Puffin), Australia, 1965
Seller: Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, New Zealand
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Donald Friend (illustrator). Repr. Covers slightly dogeared & rubbed on edges, one short tear, small mark on the back, illustrated by DONALD FRIEND, a few page corners slightly creased, first page lightly marked, old postage stamp stuck to lower edge of page 24, else g++. Authors include Nan Chauncy, Elyne Mitchell, Ethel Turner, Norman Lindsay and Mary Grant Bruce.
Published by Landsdowne, Australia,, 1964
Seller: Bob Vinnicombe, SEFTON, NSW, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Donald Friend (illustrator). 215 pages, gift inscr. o/w very good hardcover, dw just a few small edge tears.
Published by Casurina Press, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 1979
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Softcover (Illustrated). Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Introduction by author and bibliography. The text is illustrated with occasional back and white reproduction of original artwork for books described. Illustrated paperback binding with green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. First published in 1963; long before the standard Australian Children's literature Bibles  Marcie Muir's 'A Bibliography of Australian Children's Books' and Maurice Saxby's 'A History of Australian Children's Literature' had been published; this little book was a look into early Australian children's literature. Most of the entries are before 1920s or thereabouts. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with a little creasing of the book corners. Fading of the backstrip and a little to either side of the backstrip. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. First Paperback Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Australia; Children. Inventory No: 0129961.
Published by Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, (1963)., 1963
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 40; tipped in frontispiece, bibliography; stiff stapled wrapper, a good copy.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 40; tipped in frontispiece, bibliography; stiff stapled wrapper, very good copy.
Published by Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, (1963)., 1963
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 40; tipped in frontispiece, bibliography; stiff stapled wrapper, text underlined in blue pen throughout, a good copy.
Published by Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, March 1963., 1963
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Stapled wrapper, 13.5x21.5cm, 40pp. Good condition. Light wear and creases. Age-toned pages. This item is light and may attract less postage.
Published by Sun Books (1966), 1966
Seller: BOOK NOW, BENDIGO, VIC, Australia
245x185: 82pp. Paperback, Good, some blue from rear cover of adjacent issue on front cover. Weight: 250g. .
Published by Casuarina Press, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 1979., 1979
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8vo (21.5x14cm), paperback, 51pp. Very good condition. Mild wear only. With some b&w illustrations. Pictures available on request.
Published by Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1964
Seller: Book Orphanage, McCrae, VIC, Australia
Hardcover, 21¾cms x 14cms (8¼" x 5½"), with dust jacket 216 pages This book opens up new country for children from nine to thirteen years. Out of the unique and often excitingly exotic Australia of these stories arises a variety of human situations universal in their spirit of adventure, humour or pathos, although with a pervading Australian flavour. Twenty wonderful stories by twenty acclaimed Australian writers - with powerful illustrations by Donald Friend. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, etc. GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket.
Published by Casuarina Press Melbourne 1979, 1979
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st ed. thus softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo xxi + 480pp., b/w plates, text ills., maps, notes, bibliog., index,
Published by Puffin, Australia, 1963
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Donald Friend (illustrator). First Edition. 215 pages. Black/white illustrations. A clean, straight book. Scan available on request.
Publication Date: 1979
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Melbourne: Casuarina Press 1979. 8vo. Original stiff wrapper. 56pp. Frontisp. and num. b/w illusts. Fine.
Publication Date: 1961
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Map
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Adelaide Nov.1961 - Oct.1968. Folio. A fine run bound and retaining the original wrappers. Most important reference journal giving details on publishing in Australia and is a major contributor to the growth of Australian literature. NOTE: The issues for December and January are combined.