72385 SANTA'S VISIT.
Melbourne: A C.M.C Production, Pantheon Publications, N.D. looks late 1940s. Color illusts throughout with minimal text in large type, (14pp) Tall color pict thick card covers, (350x235 mms) stapled as issued, front cover show Santa putting presents on Tree; back cover climbi...A Nice Clean copy of a rather scarce Christmas book $40.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire73334 CHUMS ANNUAL 1939.
London: Amalgamated Press. Color Frontis.& 3 other color plates & num b/w illusts (348pp) Or.red cloth, bright, Cowboy on front, footballer on spine, lacks fly, else a good, clean, firm copy.Includes adventure serial of the future 'Master of the World' and a splendid Book-length story by Stanton Hope 'The Yellow Python'. Due to wartime shortages 'Chums' ceased publication in 1941 $55.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire73443 AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC EDUCATION CONGRESS:
Adelaide, Australia November 8th-15th 1936.
Melbourne: Advocate Press, 1937. Frontis & 11 half-tone plates (1 fold-out) with 4 maps, 4 graphs & many tables in text (506pp) Hard cover lge.8vo. Or.red cloth with gilt titling to cover and spine.Nice Copy $30.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire73957 KING ALBERT'S BOOK:
A Tribute to the Belgian King and people from representative men and women throughout the world.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Sepia frontis port. 16 tipped-in color plates & 8 mono plates by Rackham, Dulac, Neilsen, Crane et al (several have creases to lower corner) with music scores, (188p) hard cover 4to. Or.dec. cream cl...Many illustrious names, authors, artists, composers, statesmen & royalty, are inscribed here - Bernhardt, Churchill, Kipling, Paderewski, Nansen, Monet - from France, Russia, Italy, America and Brita... $38.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire72158 EVERY BOY'S COLOUR BOOK OF TRAINS.
Printed in Australia for O.P.C. Distributors. Series E 162. N.D. c1950? (16pp) Color pict wrapps, stapled as issued. Slim 4to. (10.5 x 8.5 inches) With 6 full-page and a double-page centre spread color illusts of Australian and overseas trains with small line drawings in... $18.00 AUD
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London: Casselll. Fold-out color frontis of a Sectional View of a Modern Liner, b/w pict Title-page, 11 other color plates, num b/w illusts throughout by very good artists, (832pp) 4to. Or.red cloth covers, Cowboy on ...Some Australian content - 'Flint of the Islands Patrol' - modern Chinese Sea-Thieves off the Queensland Coast and six other complete 'Flint' stories by Edward C Adams; 'The Grand Corroboree' - Strang... $80.00 AUD
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The Daily Express Annual.
London: Express Newspapers, 1991. Color story strips throughout illust by John Harrold, (100pp) 4to. Color glazed pict boards by Harrold, lovely color pict endpapers by Bestall. Has NO inscription and price UNclipped.Nice copy. $20.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire41555 PASTIMES:
Collector's Magazine
Wentworth Falls: Carolynne Skinner, 1994. Profusely illust in color, Each (112pp) 4to. Pict.wrapps.Issue One and Two of a magazine designed for collectors of dolls and children's toys. Most attractive reference. All published. The TWO Issues $15.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire68224 THE COLOPHON:
A Quarterly for Bookmen; New Series Volume II Number 4.
New York: Autumn 1937. Title vignette in tan, Illust with page facsimiles and photographs, (487-628pp) 8vo. Or.dec cloth.Includes interesting Advertising Announcements (one in color) and an Index. The leading feature by William T Hastings is 'To the next Editor of Shakspere: Notes for his Prospectus' $30.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire62080 THE YOUNG MAN. VOL VII 1893:
A Monthly Journal and Review. Edited by Fred.A. Atkins & W.J. Dawson.
London: Horace Marshall, Jan/Dec 1893. Frontis (of The Duke of York) & num illusts & photo portraits, (428,62pp) 4to. Nice copy in patterned cloth, gilt titling spine.Includes illustrated interviews with John Ruskin, character sketch of Prince George (later George V) and The Christmas Number of 'The Young Man' & 'The Young Woman' bound-in at end $40.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire71475 'Pansy' i.e. Mrs G.R. Alden. THE CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS AT HOME.
London: Ward Lock & Co. N.D. (Inscribed 1917, but much earlier) Frontis, (287pp) 8vo. Or. brown cloth, yellow pansy decorations and gilt titling to cover and spine, floral dec endpapers, scattered light foxing to prelims.Family story with a strong Christian influence $17.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire72592 ('Nister' printing) THE QUALITY OF MERCY:
from 'The Merchant of Venice' William Shakespeare.
London: Ernest Nister, Printed in Bavaria 82. N.D. Color/gilt frontis, red/gilt title-page, red/gilt text pages, (18pp) Slim. flat little book 140x90mms, ivory boards with gilt titling to cover, circular gilt portrait cameo in pale pink floral panel.Shakespeare Gem Series $30.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire74191 (A Father Tuck Little Book) PUSS IN BOOTS.
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. N.D.(Small neat inscription 1949) Color vignette illust to title page, full-page and text color illusts, by Beek, to every page, color pict endpaper vignettes, (34pp) Hardcover 10cms.square, light green/ circular color pict cover. A ...One in the series of these delightful little books $20.00 AUD
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London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. N.D.c.1949. Color vignette illust to title page, full-page and text color illusts, by Beek, to every page, color pict endpaper vignettes, (34pp) Hardcover 10cms.square, red/ circular color pict cover. A Very Goo...One in the series of these delightful little books $20.00 AUD
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London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. N.D.c.1949. Color vignette illust to title page, full-page and text color illusts, by Peggy Rushton, to every page, color pict endpapers, (34pp) Hardcover 10cms.square, yellow/ circular color pict cover. A Good ...Bobtail, a little rabbit, was always searching for adventure. One afternoon he met Sam Squirrel . .One in the series of these delightful little books $18.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire69871 (Annual) CHATTERBOX 1915.
London: Wells Gardner Darton. Color Frontis & 11 other color plates with num b/w full-page & text illusts, (412pp) 4to. Or.brown cloth covers with elaborate gold & black patterns on spine & front cover, bevelled edges. Circular c...Children's Annual founded by the Rev J.Erskine Clarke in 1866 because he hated to see errand boys reading nothing but 'blood and thunder'. Includes a series of 12 illustrated articles on 'The Romance... $25.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire69858 (Annual) CHUMS ANNUAL 1927-8.
London: Amalgamated Press. Fold-out color frontis of London's Underground Railway System, b/w pict Title-page, 11 other color plates, num b/w illusts throughout by good artists, (832pp) 4to. Or.red cloth covers, Cowboy on fron...Lots of Australian content - 'Smoked Out' a complete illust story of a modern Bushranger by Robert Harding; 'The Gold Trail' a thrilling, illust story of the Australian Gold Rush by Reid Whitly and '... $70.00 AUD
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London: Wells Gardner Darton. Color frontis & 7 other color plates & num full-page & text b/w illusts, all by good artists, (316pp) Sm.4to. glazed color pict boards shows young boy carrying a pail in each hand, mauve cloth spine ...Has interesting series of 12 well-illustrated articles on The History of Our Sports, Adventure serials and Puzzles and Hobbies $25.00 AUD
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An Annual for Boys.
Manchester: Allied Newspapers, N.D. inscribed 1925. Color frontis, color title vignette of Racing car, 5 other color plates, red/black pict 'Contents' pages, num b/w text illusts all by good artists, (196pp) Hard cover 4to. Or.glazed color pict boards...Has stories of Boy Scouts, Pirates, Red Indians, South Sea Islands, Flying and an Australian story by J.B. Calder 'The Round-Up' $28.00 AUD
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London: Express Newspapers PLC, 1984. 'Rupert's Who's Who' facing color pict Title Page, color illusts and strips throughout by John Harrold, (92pp) Hard cover 4to. Or.color pict laminated boards show Rupert running home from school. Has...A very nice copy $20.00 AUD
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