Search Results: Fiction -- Childrens from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Poor Condition. Illustrator: Forbes, Alison. Signed by Author. 300 g; 96 pages, illustrated with black-and-white line drawings, some with a pastel wash. Offset tanning of front and rear ends pages, slight darkening of the top edge of the text block, inscription from the author dated 9/3/55 at the top right of the front free end page. The dustjacket has a 4 inch tear at the top left and two thirds of the way across a similar tear on the rear panel, and rubbing and chipping of the top edge, with another 1.5 inch tear at the top right of the front panel. The bottom edge shows no real damage. A collection of short stories (25) of the kind of life that most normal Australian boys and girls lead. -- Magic, fairies and sprites, talking animals -- everyday events. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Forbes, Alison. Quantity… Read More

Thomas Nelson Australia Ltd, West Melbourne, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: The Author. 300 g; not paginated, 32 pages, with illustrated boards matching the illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket is slightly rubbed along with top and bottom edges, and has an original price sticker on the front fold over flap. The book has a sticker placed at the top right-hand corner of the front end page measuring 1.5 "in diameter reading "Plant More Trees, Trees Are the Bees Knees, Plant More Trees!" which was a promotion in the late 70s. . Size: Square Quarto. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: The Author. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0170052826. ISBN/EAN: 9780170052825. Inventory No: 0215810. . 9780170052825

Carroll's Limited, Perth, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Ingrid van Dyk. 400 g; 54 pages, with illustrated free end pages, half title, title pages, and illustrated throughout the book with part page and for page and multipage colour illustrations. There is insect damage to the top edge of both front and rear boards. The dust jacket is missing a piece measuring approximately 1/4 of an inch by half an inch at the bottom left of the front panel, and has six short tears across the top edge which the previous owner has repaired using sticky tape. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ingrid van Dyk. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0909994714. ISBN/EAN: 9780909994716. Inventory No: 0225572. . 9780909994716

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Nil, as Issued. 360 pages; re-issued includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the title page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207150885. ISBN/EAN: 9780207150883. Inventory No: 0214944. . 9780207150883

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Nil, as Issued. 360 pages; re-issued includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the title page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207150885. ISBN/EAN: 9780207150883. Inventory No: 0214945. . 9780207150883

Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, New South Wales, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Dorothy Wall. 850 g; 310 pages, decorated end pages, and text illustrated with black-and-white drawings, both part page and full-page, and colour plates, done by the author. First published in 1939, this edition contains Blinky Bill, Blinky Bill grows up, and Blinky Bill and Nutsy. A very clean copy, with an ownership description at the top of the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Dorothy Wall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Fiction -- Childrens; Australia; ISBN: 0207947007. ISBN/EAN: 9780207947001. Inventory No: 0231521. . 9780207947001

Constable Young Books, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Janet Duchesne. 350 g; 160 pages, in original illustrated boards, with colour illustrated dust jacket. Foxing to the front and rear end pages, and to the margins of the first 14 pages, illustrated with black-and-white part page drawings, and a map showing the Route of the boat from Sydney to Port Stephens. The dust jacket is price quipped, and at the top where the price is still present, it has been blotted out with blue ink, rubbing and chipping of both the top and bottom edges, with a 0.5 inch tear at the bottom of the spine section. There is also foxing visible on the underside of the dust jacket at the fold over creases. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Janet Duchesne. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Childrens; Inventory No: 0223377. .

Clarion Books, New York, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: David Wiesner. 600 g; VIII, 230 pages, last two pages blank, includes map, colour illustrated dust jacket. Page 33/34 has a half inch bruise to the top edge otherwise the book is in very good order. The dust jacket is rubbed, and creased, across the top edge. . After the death of his crotchety foster grandmother, 13-year-old Weyr sets off on his own in search of some clues about his past and destiny. His adventures are intensified by his extraordinary powers of sight and hearing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: David Wiesner. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0395593972. ISBN/EAN: 9780395593974. Inventory No: 0213480. . 9780395593974

the Bodley Head, London, 1965. Revised, Reset and Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Margery Gill. 250 g; 96 pages, last two pages blank, the front and rear end pages illustrated with a reverse image of the drawing that appears on page 15, the text is illustrated throughout with part page, and multipage illustrations done in black-and-white. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. Top edge of the text block is tinted a very pale blue. The dust jacket is rubbed and chipped at the top of the rear fold over, and at the head and tail of the spine section. " "First published in a small edition by Duckworth in 1915, the order of the stories has been changed for this edition, and includes Margery Gill's exquisite drawings along with a special foreword by the author's window, Helen Thomas, form a perfect background to the captivating mixture of comedy, fantasy and commonsense of the stories themselves. PLEASE NOTE: This book is NOT an ex-library copy.… Read More

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 200 g; 160 pages; includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the back of the title page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207151946. ISBN/EAN: 9780207151941. Inventory No: 0214940. . 9780207151941

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 200 g; 160 pages; includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the back of the title page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207151946. ISBN/EAN: 9780207151941. Inventory No: 0214942. . 9780207151941

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 200 g; 160 pages; includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the back of the title page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207151946. ISBN/EAN: 9780207151941. Inventory No: 0214941. . 9780207151941

Walker Books, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Jean Claverie. VI, 45 pages. Pale orange coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with wonderful full page and occasional double page illustrations by Jean Claverie. " "Illustrated front cover, again by Jean Claverie, with brown background and black titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, using the same illustration as for underlying boards. Black titles to the front panel and to the back strip. A trace of foxing to the top edge of the text block. A retelling of the 17th-century French fairytale writer Charles Perraults' story of Riquet of the Quiff and his lady love. . Size: Square Quarto. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Jean Claverie. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Illustrated; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0744506093. ISBN/EAN: 9780744506099. Inventory No:… Read More

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Nil, as Issued. 174 pages, includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the first page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207146136. ISBN/EAN: 9780207146138. Inventory No: 0214954. . 9780207146138

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Nil, as Issued. 174 pages, includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the first page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207146136. ISBN/EAN: 9780207146138. Inventory No: 0214953. . 9780207146138

Angus & Robertson, New South Wales, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Nil, as Issued. 174 pages, includes a set of stamps about classic children's books pasted to the first page, the three franking marks being a fairy, dated 17 July 1985 Melbourne 3000 Victoria. In sequence a row of five attached; Elves and Fairies, the Magic Pudding, Ginger Meggs, Blinky Bill, Snugglepot And Cuddlepie. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Fiction -- Childrens; philatelic; ISBN: 0207146136. ISBN/EAN: 9780207146138. Inventory No: 0214952. . 9780207146138

Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Daniel Horne -- dust Jacket. 182 pages, colour illustrated dust jacket. Slight dustiness to the top edge of the pages, otherwise the book and jacket are in very good order. "One minute David is on the soccer field, ready to score a goal, the next minute he's spinning through a black void, unable to stop, unable to see where he is going. When he finally lands, he knows he is no longer in his own world. David has been pulled into the world of Meryn by the ancient powers trapped in the Medallion he wears." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Daniel Horne -- dust Jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0060243686. ISBN/EAN: 9780060243685. Inventory No: 0210011. . 9780060243685

University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 425 g; 276 pages, + 2 blank, + 5 advertisements of other books by the author, + 5 blank; colour illustrated dust jacket. There is a little rubbing to the head and tail of the backstrip on the boards. The paper has started to brown owing to the type of stock used. "Micky is the blessed one, the darling of the Donaghues and their hope for the future. This larger-than-life expatriate Irish family -- viewed through the eyes of its youngest member -- is passionate, eccentric, prone to extremes of love and violence. It is also falling apart. -- -- brilliantly crafted, this novel of interlinked stories is suffused with the rough warmth of family life, and illumined by the wisdom of strength of a loving upbringing." Front fold over. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 425 g; 276 pages, + 2 blank, + 5 advertisements of other books by the author, + 5 blank; colour illustrated dust jacket. the spine section of the dust jacket has lost colour, now being a beige. The paper has started to brown owing to the type of stock used. "Micky is the blessed one, the darling of the Donaghues and their hope for the future. This larger-than-life expatriate Irish family -- viewed through the eyes of its youngest member -- is passionate, eccentric, prone to extremes of love and violence. It is also falling apart. -- -- brilliantly crafted, this novel of interlinked stories is suffused with the rough warmth of family life, and illumined by the wisdom of strength of a loving upbringing." Front fold over. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category:… Read More

Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/good. Illustrator: Judith Crabtree. 360 g; not paginated, 30 pages, decorated end pages (silhouette), text is illustrated with full, and part page colour illustrations and some text. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The front panel of the dust jacket has faded unevenly on both right and left-hand margins, and on the right-hand margin of the rear panel, and on the back strip section. Rubbing of the top edge of the dust jacket which also has a 1.0 inch tear at the top right-hand corner of the rear panel. Slight traces of shelf wear to the base edge of the boards. . Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Judith Crabtree. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0195532171. ISBN/EAN: 9780195532173. Inventory No: 0217278. . 9780195532173