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Literature, Modern Firsts

124024
ALLEN, ALFRED.: Australian Verse Drift.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. viii, 93, (1); bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in black on upper board, black line decoration on spine and boards, bookplate of G. Lindsay Lockley on front endpaper, first and last few pages heavily foxed and light foxing elsewhere (as usual), good copy.
Sydney; F. Cunningham and Co.; 1883. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124186
BALCAREK, DAGMAR; DEAN GARY.: Ned And The Others.
Second Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. v, 315; b/w photographs throughout; stiff illustrated wrapper, name on front endpaper, inscribed by author on title page, very good copy.
Victoria; Glen Rowan Cobb & Co.; 1996. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124090 CHILDRENS BOOK
BANCKS, J. C.: More Adventures of Ginger Meggs Series 26 Sunbeams Book.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 40; coloured comic illustrations throughout; illustrated stiff stapled wrapper, few minor marks on wrapper otherwise a very good copy.
Sydney; Wholly set up and printed in Australia by Associated Newspapers Ltd., Sydney; 1949. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124091 CHILDRENS BOOK
BANCKS, J. C.: More Adventures of Ginger Meggs Series 27 Sunbeams Book.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 40; coloured comic illustrations throughout; illustrated stiff stapled wrapper, few minor marks on wrapper otherwise a very good copy.
Sydney; Wholly set up and printed in Australia by Associated Newspapers Ltd., Sydney; 1950. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124220
BOLDREWOOD, ROLF.: A Sydney-Side Saxon.
First Colonial Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 237; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, endpapers a little browned, good copy.
London; Macmillan and Co., 1891.
Scarce. Click here to Order

AUD$60

124287
BURTON, RICHARD F.: The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night. A Plain And Literal Translation Of The Arabian Nights Entertainments. (Complete Set of 16 Volumes).
Roy. 8vo; approx. 360 pages per volume; frontispieces, indices; first 10 volumes with gold titles and decorations, last 6 volumes with silver decoration and titles, page edges uncut, a fine set.
Privately Printed by The Burton Club, 1950. Click here to Order

AUD$395

124003 CHILDRENS BOOK
CLELAND, E. DAVENPORT.: The White Kangaroo: A tale of Colonial Life - Founded on Fact.
Second Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp [viii],177, [vi]; illustrated frontispiece, text with 7 pages of b/w. illustrations, 6 pages of advertisements, bound in original red decorated cloth, school prize label tipped in on front endpaper, some light foxing of first and last few pages, a bright tight very good copy.
London; Gardner, Darton & Co.; 1898.
Muir. 1614. Juvenile adventure story. Set in South Australia was serializes in Sunday Reading for the Young in 29 instalments in 1889. Click here to Order

AUD$300

123925
COX, KENNETH.: Journey Home.
First Edition; Post 8vo; pp.[vi], 176; bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
New York; Vantage Press; 1990.
The Author presents a picture of life in Australia from the 1930s to the 1950s through the experiences of one family. Click here to Order

AUD$26

124170
GREENE, RICHARD.: Graham Greene A Life in Letters.
Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xxxiv, 446; 8 pages of b/w. photographic plates, sources, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Little Brown; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$26

124079 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Blue Moon.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 181, (2); bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, light spotting on top edge, dustjacket a little worn, very good copy.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1965. Click here to Order

AUD$225

124080 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 184, (1); bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, light spotting on top edge, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1968. Click here to Order

AUD$285

124077 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Little Green God.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 179, (3); bound in original dark blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, light spotting on top edge, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1969. Click here to Order

AUD$275

124083 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Missing Millionaire. Biggles and Co. are on the trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back.
First Edition First Printing; Cr. 8vo; pp. 170, (3); illustrated frontispiece, bound in original yellow cloth, title lettered in red on spine, price clipped dustjacket, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, light spotting on top edge, very good copy.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1961. Click here to Order

AUD$200

124078 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Noble Lord.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 152; bound in original light blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, light spotting on top edge, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1969. Click here to Order

AUD$255

124076 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Penitent Thief.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 151, (1); bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, light spotting on top edge, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1967. Click here to Order

AUD$220

124081 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: Biggles and the Underworld.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 184; bound in original light blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, light spotting on top edge, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd.; 1968. Click here to Order

AUD$255

124082 CHILDRENS BOOK
JOHNS, W. E.: The Quest for the Perfect Planet.
First Edition First Printing; Cr. 8vo; pp. 157; illustrated frontispiece, several b/w. text illustrations, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, very light spotting on top edge, very good copy.
London; Hodder and Stoughton; 1961. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124222 CHILDRENS BOOK
NEWBERRY, AGNES.: Pepita's Baby: Written & Illustrated by Peg Maltby as Agnes Newberry.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 16 (including covers); 8 full-page coloured illustrations, bound in original stapled illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Melbourne; Murfett; 1944.
Muir. 5327. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124223 CHILDRENS BOOK
NEWBERRY, ANGUS.: Introducing Pip and Pepita: Written & Illustrated by Peg Maltby as Angnes Newberry.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 16 (including covers); 9 full-page coloured illustrations, bound in original stapled illustrated wrappers, wrapper and spine a little chipped otherwise a very good copy.
Melbourne; Murfett; 1944.
Muir. 5326. Click here to Order

AUD$60

124219
PAGE, GEOFF.: The Great Forgetting. Poems by Geoff Page. Illustrations by Pooaraar.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 160; 45 full page b/w. illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra; Aboriginal Studies Press/National Museum of Australia; 1996. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124233 CHILDRENS BOOK
PARK, RUTH.: The Muddle-headed Wombat at School. Illustrated by Noela Young.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. 67; illustrated frontispiece and title page, text with numerous coloured illustrations, bound in original illustrated boards, title lettered in white on spine and upper board, name on front endpaper crossed out, otherwise a good copy.
Sydney; The Educational Press Pty. Ltd.; 1966.
Muir. 5691. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124234 CHILDRENS BOOK
PARK, RUTH.: The Muddle-headed Wombat Stays at Home. Illustrated by Noela Young.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. 71; illustrated frontispiece and title page, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, bound in original illustrated boards, title lettered in white on spine and upper board, spine faded, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson; 1982.
Muir. 6629 Click here to Order

AUD$30

124232 CHILDRENS BOOK
PEDLEY, ETHEL C.: Dot And The Kangaroo. Adapted for stage representation by Stella Chapman and Douglas Ancelon.
Cr. 8vo; pp. 76; illustrated with 4 plates in colour by Clint, original grey cloth, title lettered in black on spine and front board, moderate foxing throughout, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson; 1924. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124218
SPIELVOGEL, NATHAN.: Selected Short Stories of Nathan Spielvogel: With an Introduction by L. E. Fredman.
First Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [x], iv, 84; illustrated with full page portrait of the author, bound in original quarter blue leather with light blue cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copy.
Melbourne; Hawthorn Press; 1956.
Edition limited to 250 copies each numbered and signed by the author, this being number 68. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124217
WAUGH, EVELYN.: Unconditional Surrender.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp.[viii], 311; bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket price clipped, a couple of minor marks on dustjacket, two small spots on the foredge, good copy.
London; Chapman & Hall; 1961. Click here to Order

AUD$150

124299
WHITMAN, WALT; MILLER, EDWIN HAVILAND; STOVALL, FLOYD.: The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman; The Correspondence of Walt Whitman 3 Volume and Prose Works 1892 2 Volumes.
First Editions; Super Royal 8vo; Correspondence Vol. I. pp. xii, 394; Vol. II. pp. x, 387; Vol. II. pp. xii, 473; Prose. Vol. I. pp. xxiv, 358; Vol. II. pp. xvi, 359-803, (1); illustrated frontispieces, texts with numerous full-page illustrations, indexes, all uniformly bound in quarter red cloth with grey cloth boards, title labels on spines, titles lettered in gilt on spines, dustjackets with have some minor insect damage, otherwise a very good set.
New York; New York University Press; 1961-1964. Click here to Order

AUD$225

124225
WODEHOUSE, P. G.: The Clicking of Cuthbert.
Seventh Printing; Cr. 8vo; pp. 256; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, name in ink on title page, some very light foxing, good copy.
London; Herbert Jenkins Limited; (1927).
The book is a collection of ten short stories all with a golfing theme, the stories were originally published in magazines between 1919 and 1922. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124230
WODEHOUSE, P. G.: Ice In The Bedroom.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 223, (1); bound in original red cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket not price clipped showing the price as 7/6 net, a little fading to spine, a couple of very minor spots on foredge, very good copy.
London; Herbert Jenkins; 1961. Click here to Order

AUD$300