Search Results: Children's Books from Adelaide Booksellers

London: Collins Picture Lions. 1973. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Staple-bound. Light rubbing to edges. Crease to front cover. Mild age-toning. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Charming colour illustrations by Susan B. Pearse. Unpaginated. First published in 1943. . Reprint. Softcover.

London: Bodley Head. 1961. Octavo Size. Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Gift inscription to front free endpaper (flyleaf). 157pages. Translated and adapted from the French by June Howe. Jacket by Charles Mozley. Luzita's journey through Spain to find her aunt who may be able to help fund her brother's bull-fighting career. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia. 2001. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Slight age-toning to page edges. Inscribed by author to previous owners on the title page. 186 pages. Prolific and notable Australian children's author's first novel. David returns as an angel to his family but only Shane can see him. Funny and engaging. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Softcover.

London: Andersen Press. 1997. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Colour illustrations by the award-winning Michael Foreman. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Unpaginated.. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: HarperCollins Children's Books. 2007. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial boards in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. Lovely full-page colour illustrations by Raul Colon. Unpaginated. Tells the heart-warming story of McCourt's mother Angela as a six year old worried about the baby Jesus in the church crib. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

London: Hamlyn. 1974. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated in colour the by notable Italian illustrator who was also known as Tony Wolf. Previous owner's details to front free end paper with a small 'rubbing-out' mark caused by the attempted removal of one name. Translated from the Italian by Sergio Gabaglio. Unpaginated. A humourous look at modern (at the time) technology and the animals who invented them. . 1st English Language Edition. Hardback.

Melbourne: Viking. 1997. Folio Size [38x28cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. Numbered edition of 3000 numbered copies - this is copy number 21. Wonderful colour illustrations by Graeme Base. Unpaginated.. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Anniversary Edition. Hardback.

New York: A.L. Burt Company. 1926. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good condition. No dustjacket. Severl marks to boards and light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. 223 pages. First book in the Ann Sterling series. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1957. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Price clipped DJ has light edgewear. Black & white illustrations by Gilbert Dunlop. 122 pages. The fourth Annabella adventure. Mary Fitt was a pseudonym for the noted Welsh classicist, Kathleen Freeman. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

New York: Sea Star Books. 2001. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ spine a touch faded. 98 pages. The sequel to Annie Pitts, Artichoke. Annie has been offered the staring role as a swamp monster in a high school video production. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

New York: A.L. Burt Company. 1928. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good condition. No dustjacket. Boards rubbed. Endpapers lightly tanned. Gift inscription, dated 1928, to front free endpaper. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Hinge starting between advertisements page and first page of text. 224 pages. Last book in the Ann Sterling series. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1976. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine a little sunned but clear & now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Abridged for children by Elizabeth Divine and edited by William Plomer. Black & white illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 176 pages. The diary paints a unique picture of country life in mid-Victorian times. Originally a three volume publication this edition includes a selection which maintains the wit and charm of the original. . Abridged Edition. Hardback.

Port Melbourne: Lothian Books. 2001. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Gift inscription to front pastedown. Colour illustrations by Craig Smith. Unpaginated. A delightful story about a lonely boy who creates a robot to impersonate him and what he learns from the experience. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

New York: Merrimack. No Date. 32mo (9cm x14cm). Very Good condition - Card Covers. Colour illustrations. Mild crease to upper corner of rear cover. 12 pages. A replica of an antique original. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Facsimile Edition. Softcover.

Melbourne: Lothian Books. 2006. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial boards.No dustjacket as issued. Illustrated by Shaun Tan. Signed by the author with his stamp. Unpaginated. "This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to those who have made the journey". [Rear Cover Blurb]. A multi-award winning book, including the the 2007 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book Of The Year, Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition [1st Printing]. Hardback.

London: Penguin. 2003. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. All books in fine condition in a very good slipcase. A very nice set. Includes the Top secret radio device - clearly never used as we had to open the packaging to remove the corroded batteries! . Contains the first three Artemis Fowl books: Artemis Fowl; Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident; Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1965. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Interior starting to yellow. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title page. 175 pages. Cover design by Janet Duchesne. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Softcover.

Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 2007. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 311 pages. . 1st Edition (Australia). Softcover.

London: Macmillan. 1980. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. Lovely colour illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 48pp. First published in 1886. . Facsimile Edition. Hardback.

New York: Scholastic Inc. 2004. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition, pictorial boards. An excellent copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 166 pages. In ancient Rome, Atticus, a young slave purchased by a wealthy and powerful lawyer, finds that he is completely invisible to the people from whom he must gather information in order to help foil a plot against the Emperor. . 1st Edition. Hardback.