 101 EXCUSES FOR A BAD SCHOOL REPORT.
Thornton and Shea. Scholastic (Australia), paperback,
2007, no pagination (about 80 pages), illustrated. A
series of cartoons depicting the various excuses. 'Your
uptight parents clearly aren't aware of the interfering
aliens, faulty alarm clocks, rampaging bees, allergies
to chalk dust, and more...' Good clean condition.
Keywords: schools marks marking reports humour
cartoons Cat nr 20803 - $A10A WALK THROUGH THE SHIRE. Green, Michael. Running Press, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, no pagination, about 100 pages, illustrated. With spaces for reader's notes. Light edge wear but otherwise fairly good. No writing in spaces! ISBN 0894711156. Keywords: tolkien hobbits fantasy stories Cat nr 8401 - $A22 ADVENTURES OF CATKIN AND CODLIN, CHRISTOPHER CRICKET and BENJAMIN BUMBLE, The. Gilmore, D.H. (written & illustrated by). Angus & Robertson, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1977 reprint, 158 pages, illustrated. Boards slightly rubbed but otherwise very good. No names in front, etc. ISBN 0207133255. Keywords: children juveniles stories tales Cat nr 5615 - $A19  ADVENTURES OF SKIPPY (The): Skippy Goes
Bush. Anon. Ashton Scholastic A4 paperback (stiff
pictorial card), 1992, Note, illustrated with colour
photos but not from the original show which featured
Garry Pankhurst as Sonny and Liza Goddard as Clancy,
seems to be a later version; the children even have
different names. Oh well, nice enough book. Minor wear,
good. ISBN 0868966533. Keywords: children kangaroos
stories tales fiction adventure Cat nr 7158
- $A12ASTERIX - The MANSIONS OF THE GODS. Goscinny and Uderzo. Hodder Dargaud, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979 reprint, 47 pages, illustrated. Well-read and thumbed copy but all there and fairly good. ISBN 0340192690. Keywords: comics comic strips stories adventure children juvenile Cat nr 18339 - $A15 ASTERIX AND THE CLASS ACT. Uderzo, Goscinny. Orion, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 56 pages, illustrated. This copy bit damaged at corners and has some minor stains but is otherwise fair and intact. ISBN 0752866400. Keywords: stories fiction comics graphics Cat nr 18768 - $A13 BATMAN OFFICIAL ANNUAL 1980. Anon. DC Comics/Egmont Publishing, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 62p, illsts. Full colour illustrations throughout. Some damage to bottom of spine and some scoring of covers, otherwise good copy. ISBN 0860301877. Keywords: comics heroes annuals collectibles collectables Cat nr 3805 - $A19 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM. Morrison, Grant. Warner Books/DC Comics, paperback (stiff card), 1990, no pagination, illustrated. Light wear, front cover creased, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0446391891. Keywords: comics fantasy bizarre Cat nr 19405 - $A17  BENJAMIN
AND THE BARRIER REEF. Roche, Oona (text) & Ros
Phillips (illsts). . Bindy/Molonglo Imprints (Aust)
paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 130 pages,
illustrated. An attractive book, nicely printed with
illustrations in B&W and colour. Minor wear, good
clean copy. ISBN 0959284214. Keywords: juvenile tales
stories adventure children boys girls australia
queensland great barrier reef Cat nr 6654 -
$A10BEST LOVED FAIRY TALES. With Helpful Guide for Parents. Various Contributors. Parents' Magazine, large hardcover (approx. A4), pictorial boards, 1963, 261 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Great book for any parent. Many favourite tales, illustrated, with a guide to help parents. Minor wear, good solid copy. Keywords: stories tales fairy myths mythology folklore children tales fantasy adventure fiction novels Cat nr 4708 - $A22 BIG BOOK OF BOB THE BUILDER. Two Books in One. Chapman, Keith. ABC (Australia) A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 120 pages, illustrated. Two books in one - Bob the Builder Bumper Book (issued 2000) and Bob the Builder Bumper Book Volume 2 (2003). Good condition. ISBN 0733312373. Keywords: children juveniles stories Cat nr 17683 - $A15 BLABBER MOUTH. Gleitzman, Morris. Piper paperback, 114p. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0330273531. Keywords: children fiction novels Cat nr 3628 - $A13 BUDDY. The First Seeing Eye Dog. Moore, Eva (text, & Bolognese, Don (illsts). Scholastic paperback (stiff card), 1996, 48 pages, illustrated. Intended as a Reader for Children, Grades 2 & 3. Very good condition. ISBN 0590265857. Keywords: stories children juveniles readers Cat nr 5838 - $A12 CHILDREN'S CLASSIC COMPENDIUM: The Hound of the Baskervilles, White Fang, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Doyle, Conan. Parragon paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 120 pages. Rather an odd selection for children's reading, one would think! Minor defects, good clean copy. ISBN 0752530208. Keywords: adventure stories fiction suspense novels Cat nr 6910 - $A13  CHINESE
CINDERELLA. The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter.
Yen Mah, Adeline. Puffin Books, paperback (stiff card),
1999, 234 pages, illustrated. When the author's mother
died giving birth to her the family considered Adeline
bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted. But she
didn't accept their verdict. This is her story. Light
edge marks and clear plastic over cover, otherwise
fairly good. ISBN 0161304891. Keywords: biography
families daughters girls women china autobiography
Cat nr 19779 - $A11Chronicles of Narnia. THE HORSE AND HIS BOY (Full-Colour Collector's Edition).Lewis, C.S. (story), illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Collins paperback (stiff card), Collector's Ed, 1998, 206 pages, illustrated. This is the larger format, better quality Collector's Edition, with illustrations by Pauline Baynes. A little worn at edges but fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 0006716784. Keywords: stories tales fantasy fiction novels children's juvenile Cat nr 6357 - $A15 Chronicles of Narnia. THE SILVER CHAIR (Full-Colour Collector's Edition).Lewis, C.S. (story), illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Collins paperback (stiff card), Collector's Ed, 1998, 221 pages, illustrated. This is the larger format, better quality Collector's Edition, with illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Near-new copy. ISBN 0006716814. Keywords: stories tales fantasy fiction novels children's juvenile Cat nr 4064 - $A10 CINDERELLA, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Evans, C.S. (text) and Rackham, Arthur (illsts). Chancellor Press, quarto hardcover, 1987, 110 pages, illustrated. I suspect this is a cheaper edition than an original. It has numerous bw silhouettes by Rackham throughout and just one colour plate of barefoot Cinderella as frontispiece. Cloth a little worn at edges with a light stain, and dust-jacket has minor defects, name in front, but overall the book is fairly good. Keywords: children tales fairy stories legends mythology folklore fiction art Cat nr 5153 - $A22  CINDERELLA'S PARTY. A Fairy
Story. Liston, Maud Renner (story) and Harris. Pixie O.
(illsts). Adelaide, Rigby, approx. A4 Paperback
(embossed card), Facsimile Edition, 1982, 31p, illsts.
Facsimile of book first published in 1923. A Fairy Story
by Maud Renner Liston, with illustrations by Pixie O.
Harris. Numerous full-page and in-text B&W
illustrations. Bit bent (see illustration) but otherwise
fairly good. Keywords: children juvenile fairies
stories tales Cat nr 2350 - $A17COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT, The. Potter, Beatrix. Puffin Books/F. Warne & Co, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 72 pages, illustrated. Four original stories together in one large book. Some edge and corner wear but fairly good. ISBN 0140504443. Keywords: juveniles stories children tales Cat nr 6312 - $A15 COMPLETE LEWIS CARROLL (3 Volumes in Slipcase).Carroll, Lewis. Wordsworth Editions, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, total 1165 pages, illustrated, in slipcase. Volume 1 has reproductions of the original engravings of Sir John Tenniel's famous drawings while the covers have colour illustrations from Arthur Rackham. A handsome set, worthy of this great genius storyteller. The books are in near-new condition (no previous-owner's names, etc) although the slipcase shows some signs of wear. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 1853264962. Keywords: literature juvenile children stories tales fantasy fiction novels classics Cat nr 18068 - $A35 DEADLY! Complete Set, Part 1 to Part 6. Jennings, Paul, and Gleitzman, Morris. Puffin paperback (stiff pictorial card), each approx. 68 pages, illustrated. 1. DEADLY - 2. BRATS. 3 - STIFF. 4 - HUNT. 5 - GROPE. 6 - PLUCK. Total 6 books. All good condition. Keywords: juveniles fiction novels Cat nr 4269 - $A22 DEMON HEADMASTER (The) and THE PRIME MINISTER'S BRAIN (2 books in 1). Cross, Gillian. Puffin paperback, 1995, 304 pages, illustrated. Popular children's series. Good condition. ISBN 0140378952. Keywords: fiction novels children's juveniles Cat nr 6096 - $A15  DESPERATE
MEASURES (Murderous Maths). Length, Area & Volume.
Poskitt, Kjartan. Hippo paperback (stiff pictorial
card), 2000, 176 pages, illustrated. A pleasant, fun way
to learn maths. Well illustrated with cartoon-like
drawings and guaranteed: 'This book contains no nasty
exercises and no boring sums!' Very good. ISBN
0439013704. Keywords: maths mathematics Cat nr
8459 - $A10DRACULA. The GRAPHIC NOVEL. Stoker, Bram, adapted by Gary Reed. Puffin paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 2006, 176 pages, illustrated. Illustrations by Becky Cloonan. Black remainder line on bottom, otherwise good. ISBN 0142405728. Keywords: fiction art graphics illustrated novels horror Cat nr 17166 - $A15  FAIRY
DOLL, The. Godden, Rumer. Magnet paperback (stiff
pictorial card), 1984, 48 pages, illustrated. Another
delightful children's tale. Good copy. ISBN 0416458505.
Keywords: juvenile stories tales fairies Cat nr
6794 - $A10FANTASTIC AND AMAZING GIZO, The. All four stories in one book. Jennings, Paul (text) and McEwan, Keith (illustrations). . Puffin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002. The stories: The Gizmo - The Gizmo Again -Come Back Gizmo - Sin the Gizmo. Minor wear, good condition. ISBN 0143300644. Keywords: fiction juveniles stories tales Cat nr 6835 - $A21  FLOWER FAIRIES - The LORE and LANGUAGE of
FLOWERS. Trenter, Anna (text), and Cicely Mary Barker
(paintings). Frederick Warne in association with The
Royal Horticultural Society. Small quarto hardcover,
pictorial boards, 2004, 96 pages, illustrated. A truly
beautiful 'fairy' book in like-new condition. Although
secondhand it would make a great gift for someone.
Attractive fairy figures on just about every page. In
four sections - Spring Flowers, Summer Flowers, Autumn
Flowers, Winter Flowers. Very good, like new, with
excellent dust-jacket. ISBN 0723249857. Keywords:
flowers fairies fantasy art Cat nr 20707 -
$A25FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE TREES. Barker, Cicely Mary. Lon, Frederick Warne, mini-hardcover, pictorial boards, 1990 reprint. A modern reprint with enhanced reproduction of the original. Near-fine. No dj. Keywords: juveniles fairies stories tales Cat nr 11617 - $A17 FROM THE ASPARAGUS CASTLE and Other Stories. Bosanquet, Jean. British & Foreign Bible Society, paperback (stiff card), no date, 43 pages, illustrated. Children's tales, with religious message. Scarce! Minor marks, good. Keywords: juveniles fiction stories novels Cat nr 19317 - $A15 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. Rowling, J.K. Bloomsbury paperback, 1998, 231p. Very good copy except for small name & date in front. Note: This NOT a First edition, it is an Australian printing of the original UK edition. ISBN 0747538484. Keywords: fiction novels occult witchcraft Cat nr 2500 - $A15 HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, The. Milne, A.A. Methuen paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1966, 176 pages. Some creased pages at back, otherwise worn but fairly good. Keywords: stories fiction novels children juveniles Cat nr 6806 - $A12 INSIDE NARNIA. A Guide to Exploring The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Brown, Devin. Baker Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 255 pages. Very good copy, looks like new. ISBN 0801065992. Keywords: stories tales adventure children fantasy Cat nr 19221 - $A17 ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS. O'Dell, Scott. Cornerstone, hardcover, pictorial boards, 1960, 161 pages. Children's story - fiction but based on fact. A little foxing on endpapers but otherwise good solid clean copy. Has a nice illustration on cover board. No dust-jacket. ISBN 1557360022. Keywords: dolphins animals sea ocean stories children Cat nr 19608 - $A17 LILLIPILLY HILL. Spence, Eleanor. Oxford, octavo hardcover, 1960, 176p, illsts. Some stains and spots on edges but otherwise solid copy with good dust-jacket. Keywords: juvenile novels fiction Cat nr 11601 - $A17 LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S COUNTRY BOOK. Duff, Gail (text); Tempest, Margaret, and Greeley, Valerie (illustrations). Collins (UK) A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1990, 61 pages, illustrated. A delightful book for children, with many stimulating ideas for things to make, attractive colour illustrations, songs, etc. Very good with one tiny nick to a page bottom (hardly noticeable), and good dust-jacket. ISBN 000194293X. Keywords: juvenile children stories storybook activities songs poems Cat nr 8711 - $A27 LONG AGO WHEN I WAS YOUNG. Nesbit, E. (text) and Adizzone, Edward (illsts). Beehive Books, quarto hardcover, 1987, 127p, illsts. Additional illustrations by George Buchanan. Cloth fairly good, spine lettering excellent, book good. Dust-jacket a little worn on edges but fairly good. ISBN 0356132749. Keywords: children stories tales Cat nr 1729 - $A25 MAN WHO WAS LEFT FOR DEAD, The. Tripp, Jenny (text), and Charles Shaw (illustrations). Raintree Publishers, hardcover, pictorial boards, 1980, 47 pages, illustrated. Appears to be a story of the 'improving and uplifting' kind aimed at children. Ex-library with cancel;led stamps and some external wear, but fair. Keywords: stories tales juveniles Cat nr 7236 - $A13 MANY ADVENTURES OF SINGENPOO, The. All four stories in one. Jennings, Paul (text) & McEwan, Keith (illsts). Claremont, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 2002, illustrated. Nice hardcover edition of the four stories in one volume. Very good condition with good dust-jacket. ISBN 073430448X. Keywords: stories tals adventure fiction novels cats kittens Cat nr 5416 - $A22 MARY-LOU, THE STORY OF A HIGH COUNTRY LAMB. Anderson, Mona. Reed Books (Australia), quarto hardcover, 1975, 64 pages, illustrated. A charming tale, illustrated with line drawings. Blue cloth is a bit worn at edges but spine lettering is good. Small greetings card pasted inside front. No dust-jacket. Keywords: juvenile stories tales animals lambs Cat nr 17503 - $A22 MATILDA. Dahl, Roald. Puffin Paperback, 1989, 240p, illsts. Numerous drawings through text. Signs of wear, creasing to cover, name inside, etc. Fair only but solid. ISBN 0140327592. Keywords: fiction novels children child juvenile Cat nr 15083 - $A13 MISERY GUTS. Gleitzman, Morris. Pan Australia paperback, 107p. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0330272314. Keywords: children fiction novels Cat nr 3629 - $A13 MODERN WORLD BOOK OF HOBBIES, The. Anon. Sampson Low, Marston and Company, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 160p, illsts. Typical 'annual' type publication, packed with illustrations, many in colour. Well used, corner bumps, but fairly good copy. No dust-jacket (probably not issued with one). Keywords: hobbies pastimes collectibles collectables Cat nr 7018 - $A22 MOVING TIMES: BLOOM OF YOUTH. Anderson, Rachel. Hodder paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 170 pages. The author won The Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Nice clean copy. ISBN 0340732733. Keywords: juvenile children fiction novels teens teenagers youth Cat nr 6931 - $A15 MOVING TIMES: GRANDMOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS. Anderson, Rachel. Hodder paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 170 pages. The author won The Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Nice clean copy. ISBN 0340732741. Keywords: juvenile children fiction novels teens teenagers youth Cat nr 6932 - $A15  MY
SISTER SIF. Park, Ruth. Puffin, paperback (stiff card),
1996, 180 pages. Some light edge stains and clear
plastic over cover, otherwise fairly good. ISBN
0140378154. Keywords: fiction novels fantasy Cat
nr 19780 - $A10 NO
GOODBYE. Conlon-McKenna, Marita. Walter McVitty Books
paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 181 pages. A
novel exploring the heartbreak, hope and determination
of four young children when their mother walks out on
them. Very good copy. ISBN 1876139013. Keywords: fiction
novels families children parents Cat nr 7241
- $A13NORMIE (Story of a Galah). Carroll, Jane. Walter McVitty Books (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1993, 80 pages, illustrated. Story of a little girl in a small country school and her pet galah (for foreign readers: a cockatoo, parrot-like bird). Front cover a little creased otherwise the book is good. ISBN 0949183229. Keywords: juvenile story tale fiction novels Cat nr 8382 - $A10 NUTTYBUB AND NITTERSING. Gibbs, May. Angus and Robertson Gumnut Classics, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1990 reprint, 107p, illsts. An attractive book illustrated in bw and colour. Slight wear to boards, especially back, but otherwise very good copy. No dust-jacket. Keywords: juvenile children stories tales bush country outback folklore myths mythology australia Cat nr 2064 - $A25 PENNY POLLARD'S LETTERS. Klein, Robin (text), and James, Ann (illsts). Oxford, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988 reprint, 64 pages, illustrated. Name in front and a little edge wear but fairly good. ISBN 0195546962. Keywords: juveniles stories children Cat nr 8847 - $A13 PETER AND MARY AND THEIR PLAYMATES. Anon. Lon, Rylee, small octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, nd, approx. 48p, illsts. Colour illustrations throughout. Some marks on boards and tiny bit of edge damage but generally good copy. Keywords: children story tale infants juveniles fiction novels Cat nr 5243 - $A14 PRINCE CASPIAN. Lewis, C.S. Lion paperback, 1980, 190 pages, illsts. Slightly browned paper, but fairly good. Keywords: fiction novels juveniles fantasy adventure Cat nr 4638 - $A11 PUFFIN BOOK OF MAGIC VERSE, The. Causley, Charles (chosen by). Kestrel Books, octavo hardcover, 1981 reprint, 240 pages, illustrated. Name inside front, some small edge bumps, but generally good copy with a somewhat worn dust-jacket. ISBN 0722652208. Keywords: verse poems poetry magic fantasy Cat nr 19001 - $A25 QUIRKY TAILS. Jennings, Paul. Puffin paperback, 1999, 141 pages. Minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 0141301783. Keywords: juveniles children fiction novels Cat nr 4268 - $A12 QUITE UNEXPECTED. Thorn, Ismay. London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 161 pages, illustrated. Permanent clear plastic over boards, some edge staining, but otherwise solid. Keywords: juvenile story fiction novels Cat nr 6639 - $A22 RAILWAY CHILDREN, The. Nesbit, E. (text) & Moore, Inga (illustrations). London, Folio Society, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1999 reprint, 188 pages, illustrated. Introduction by Helen Cresswell. Another beautiful Folio Society edition of an old favourite. No dust-jacket (issued without one, I think). Near-fine. Keywords: juveniles children stories tales fiction novels Cat nr 8661 - $A25 RIGBY LITERACY COLLECTIONS 1 - MIDDLE PRIMARY. Various Contributors. Rigby Heinemann (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 64 pages, illustrated. Good clean copy. ISBN 0731227522. Keywords: education schooling literacy reading comprehension Cat nr 17033 - $A17 RIGBY LITERACY COLLECTIONS 10 - MIDDLE PRIMARY. Various Contributors. Rigby Heinemann (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 64 pages, illustrated. Good clean copy. ISBN 0731232690. Keywords: education schooling literacy reading comprehension Cat nr 17036 - $A17 RIGBY LITERACY COLLECTIONS 3 - MIDDLE PRIMARY. Various Contributors. Rigby Heinemann (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 64 pages, illustrated. Good clean copy. ISBN 0731227549. Keywords: education schooling literacy reading comprehension Cat nr 17034 - $A17 RIGBY LITERACY COLLECTIONS 5 - MIDDLE PRIMARY. Various Contributors. Rigby Heinemann (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 64 pages, illustrated. Good clean copy. ISBN 0731227735. Keywords: education schooling literacy reading comprehension Cat nr 17035 - $A17 RUPERT FUN No.3. Express Books. Express Booiks (UK), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990, 48 pages, illustrated. The ever-popular but scarce Rupert. A book of comic strips, puzzles and games. In very good condition (puzzles haven't been filled in, etc) but does have some large writing - greetings - inside front cover. Keywords: stories tales comics Cat nr 18573 - $A19 RUSTIE HAS A HOLIDAY. Egan, Constance (text), and Schermelé, Willy (illsts). London, Hutchinson (Publishers), large hardcover, pictorial boards, no date, c.1940, no pagination, 31 pages, illustrated. Approx. A4 size, typical children's (politically incorrect) book with cloth on spine. Has 16 large full-colour plates of the stylized art. There are also small B&W illustrations in text. The boards are rubbed and sun-affected but fair. There is some small edge damage. The paper within shows signs of finger marking. It is otherwise intact and fairly tight and, having regard to childish use, is a reasonably good copy of the book. Keywords: juvenile children stories tales collectibles collectables black blacks stereotypes stereotypical Cat nr 2528 - $A82 SETTING THE COURSE. A Series of Striking Incidents and Telling Articles, setting forth the Commencement, Continuation, and Conclusion of the Voyage to the Celestial City. Marshall, Alexander. London, Pickering & Inglis, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, undated, circa 1910, no pagination (about 200), illustrated. An interesting old volume of the 'uplifting and improving' kind, aimed at young people with messages of Christian faith somewhat sugar-coated, with numerous illustrations - line drawings and B&W photos. Printing quality rather limited. The red cloth is well 'handled' and is a bit grubby and jaded but the spine lettering and front panel decoration are good. The front endpaper is missing and there is a bit of staining towards front. There is a name inside front. Generally the book is a bit jaded and worn but is fair. And close to 100 years old. And scarce! Keywords: religion devotional morality Cat nr 6665 - $A37 SHOP IN WOLLOOMOOLOO, The. Syred, Celia (story), and Crooks, Deborah (illsts). Sydney, Hodder and Stoughton, hardcover, 1st Edition, 1983, 93 pages, illustrated. In the series STOAT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS. An Australian children's story, with attractive line drawings by Deborah Crooks. Very good with excellent cloth and spine gilt lettering. Dust-jacket a little worn but fairly good. No names or writing, etc. ISBN 0340281170. Keywords: stories tales fiction novels australia Cat nr 5261 - $A22 SILVER CHAIR, The. Lewis, C.S. Lion paperback, 1980, 206p. Browned paper and some wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: children fiction fantasy Cat nr 10582 - $A15 SMUGGLERS OF THE SKIES (Hunter Hawk Sky Detective). Leyland, Eric, and T.E. Scott-Chard. London, Edmund Ward, small octavo hardcover, 1st edition, 1958, 128 pages. Somewhat degraded copy with some staining to back cloth, otherwise fairly good with a tatty dust-jacket. Keywords: juvenile adventure fiction novels Cat nr 19200 - $A17 SO MUCH TO TELL YOU. Marsden, John. Walter McVitty paperback, 1987, 109 pages. Very good condition. ISBN 094918313X. Keywords: fiction school teens youth novels Cat nr 3048 - $A13 SPIDER'S THREAD, The. The story of Seiko, a Japanese Girl. Abrahams, Olga. OMF Books paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1973, 47 pages, illustrated. Religious conversion story. Illustrated with line drawings. Very good copy. ISBN 853630836. Keywords: novels fiction stories religion Cat nr 6792 - $A17 STAIRWAY TO DANGER. Blaine, John. Grosset & Dunlap. octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1952, 210p, endpaper maps. Some signs of wear, with a little loss of edge colour, but worst feature is outer edge - fairly heavy brownish age staining to paper. Red top edges good. Bottom edges lightly stained. Boards show slight evidence of handling. Otherwise quite solid. Keywords: juvenile story adventure science Cat nr 1189 - $A12 STAR WARS QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK ABOUT SPACE. Anon. Scholastic Book Services, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 63 pages, illustrated. Useful answer book. An area of damage on front and minor wear, otherwise solid. ISBN 0590720120. Keywords: star wars space science fiction fantasy Cat nr 6402 - $A12 STICKY BEAK. Gleitzman, Morris. Pan Australia paperback, 116p. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0330274066. Keywords: children fiction novels Cat nr 3631 - $A13 STONES ARE HATCHING, The. McCaughrean, Geraldine. Oxford paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999 reprint, 183 pages. Fantasy fiction. Has two separate greetings written inside front but is otherwise near-new! ISBN 0192750917. Keywords: fiction novels adventure fantasy Cat nr 6922 - $A15 STRICTEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD, The. Whitehouse, Howard. ABC Australia, paperback, 2006, 252 pages, illustrated. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. 'Being the Tale of a Clever Girl, a Rubber Boy and a Collection of Flying Machines, Mostly Broken.' Emmaline is sent to St Grimelda's School for Young Ladies to be cured of her unladylike ways - a place that is strict, severe and forbidding, with a horrifying headmistress, terrifying teachers and awful food. And - no one has ever escaped from St Grimelda's. Very good condition - like new. ISBN 0733319262. Keywords: fiction novels schools girls education bizarre Cat nr 21024 - $A12 TEN TRUE BLUE YARNS FOR TODDLERS. Oompie. Horn (Australia) oblong hardcover, approx A4, pictorial boards, 63 pages, illustrated. An attractive book with colour illustrations, in excellent clean condition (none of the expected childish scribble, etc!). ISBN 0646403842. Keywords: juvenile children stories tales Cat nr 7146 - $A15 TIN TIN (Adventures of) - CIGARS OF THE PHARAOH. Hergé. Magnet, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988 reprint, 62 pages, illustrated. Well-read and thumbed copy but all there and fairly good except for a little damp affectation on covers. ISBN 0416836100. Keywords: comics comic strips stories adventure children juvenile Cat nr 18340 - $A17 TRAVIS FREDDY'S ADVENTURES IN VEGAS. Johnson, Henry, and Paul Hoppe. Dutton, octavo hardcover, 2006, 216 pages. Minor defects, good solid clean copy with good dust-jacket. Keywords: adventure fiction novels Cat nr 19481 - $A17 TRUE STORY OF LILLI STUBECK, The. Aldridge, James. Puffin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1985, 183 pages. a children's mystery story set in the Australian countryside. Very good copy. ISBN 0140342672. Keywords: children literature juveniles stories tales Cat nr 6921 - $A13 TWO AGAINST THE TIDE. Clements, Bruce. Sunburst paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1987, 199 pages. 'Tom and Sharon are prisoners on an island paradise.' Very good condition. ISBN 0374489189. Keywords: stories fiction novels juveniles children Cat nr 8481 - $A17 UNCLE ARTHUR'S BEST STORIES. Volume One. Maxwell, Arthur S. Warburton (Aust), Signs Publishing Co, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1986,112p, illsts. Modern reprint of stories told in books published by the Review and Herald Publishing Assn, USA. Full colour illustrations. Some light scratches to boards but otherwise good copy. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 0949809438. Keywords: stories tales bible instruction children juveniles Cat nr 15177 - $A22 UNCLE ARTHUR'S BEST STORIES. Volume Two (2). Maxwell, Arthur S. Signs Publishing Co (Australia), small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1991, 112 pages, illustrated. Modern reprint of stories told in books published by the Review and Herald Publishing Assn, USA. Full colour illustrations. Good copy. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 0947145621. Keywords: children stories juveniles bible tales Cat nr 17326 - $A22 WAY OF THE GOLDEN DAWN (The). Some Simple Thoughts & Stories for Mothers & Their Children. Mylne, Kathleen A. and Challands, Mary Ethel. Brisbane, Smith & Paterson, small octavo hardcover, reprint 1949, 119 pages. Originally self-published in 1929, this is a neat hardcover reprint. The light-coloured dust-jacket is well worn and grubby, with a rubber stamp on back, which is a pity as it has a nice photo of a little girl on the front. However, the book within is excellent with very good blue cloth, lettering, etc. Keywords: stories tales children juveniles boys girls bedtime poems poetry families mothers Cat nr 7641 - $A37 WHEN WE RAN. Adventures for Young Australians. Leopold, Keith. Rigby (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 132 pages, illustrated. Exciting adventure story in the age of terrorism. Bit worn on edges and has name clipped from front endpaper, otherwise fair. ISBN 0727019473. Keywords: stories adventure fiction novels Cat nr 8815 - $A13 WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF? Follow the Clues to Unravel the Mystery. Cox, Phil. Usborne Solve-it-Yourself, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 48 pages, illustrated. Another of the distinctive Usborne productions, well illustrated. Covers tending to bend and some minor wear but fairly good. ISBN 0746026951. Keywords: puzzles competitions stories Cat nr 18796 - $A12 WILLIAM - THE GOOD. Crompton, Richmal. Newnes/Dymocks, small hardcover, 1947 reprint, 252p, illsts. Another of the famous 'Just William' stories, illustrated with sketches. Worn and somewhat degraded but fairly good copy. No dust-jacket. Keywords: fiction juvenile child Cat nr 10153 - $A15 WIND IN THE WILLOWS, The. Grahame, Kenneth. Magnet paperback, 1961 reprint, 190p. Good solid copy except for largish child's name inside front. Note, no illustrations. ISBN 0416645704. Keywords: children juvenile tales stories fiction novels Cat nr 15149 - $A12 WINNIE-THE-POOH. Milne, A.A. Methuen paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1973 reprint, 146 pages, illustrated. A couple of turned-down page corners, presentation sticker inside front, otherwise good solid clean copy. ISBN 0749707100. Keywords: stories fiction novels children juveniles Cat nr 19497 - $A12 WORRY WARTS. Gleitzman, Morris. Pan Australia paperback, 107p. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0330272462. Keywords: children fiction novels Cat nr 3630 - $A13 |
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