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Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 132 2014.

1 Athill, Diana; English version by. LA FONTAINE’S FABLES. Illustrations by Romain Simon. Roy. 4to, First Edition (in this form); pp. 80(including pastedowns; numerous coloured illustrations; original slick pictorial papered boards; a nice copy. [London]; Andre Deutsch; [1984]. #65376 A$25.00


2 Ballard, Robert. EXPLORING THE TITANIC. Edited by Patrick Crean. Illustrations of the Titanic by Ken Marschall. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. 64; map, numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, chronology, glossary, references; original pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper (with “wall poster” on inner side). [London]; A Madison Press Book Produced for Pyramid Books; [1988]. ***A nicely produced and informative book for younger readers. #23521 A$25.00


3 (Basford, Leslie; Chief Editor). UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE. 12 vols., 4to; pp. in total 2168, each volume numbered consecutively, and each with 8 pages of preliminaries including Contents and Index, Volume 12 with 16-page Classified Contents and Consolidated Index for the whole work; very numerous coloured illustrations; original buckram (some vols. slightly marked); a fine set in dustwrappers. (London); Sampson Low; (1962-65). ***Also issued in weekly parts, this is the superior issue in publisher’s binding with index to each volume. A very comprehensive guide to pure and applied science, technology and mathematics for younger people. #59475 A$165.00


4 Beattie, Owen and Geiger, John; with Shelley Tanaka. BURIED IN ICE. [The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition]. 4to, First Edition; pp. 64; numerous coloured illustrations & maps, glossary, references; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Toronto, Ontario); Madison Press Books; (1992). ***An account for younger readers of the Franklin expedition and the recent discovery of the bodies of three crew members. A Time Quest Book. #65355 A$25.00


5 Bennett, Charles H. THE FABLES OF AESOP and others. Translated into human nature. Designed and drawn on the wood by Charles H. Bennett. With additional fables designed and drawn by Randolph Caldecott. 4to; pp. 64; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Bracken Books; (1986). ***A reproduction of a nineteenth-century classic. #65377 A$30.00


6 Boumphrey, Geoffrey. ENGINES and how they work. Illustrated by S. J. Graham Browne. Roy. 8vo (approx.), First U.K. Edition; pp. 256(last blank); numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, glossary of names, index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn & torn dustwrapper. London; Vista Books; (1960). ***Vista Illustrated Science Series. #65744 A$30.00


7 British Museum (Natural History): MAN’S PLACE IN EVOLUTION. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 108; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, references, index; original pictorial stiff wrappers. (London); British Museum (Natural History), Cambridge University Press; (1980). #65727 A$20.00


8 Bryce, Graham. THE SKETCHBOOK OF HMS ENDEAVOUR. 4to, First Edition; pp. 80; 33 full-page illustrations, glossary, bibliography; original slick pictorial papered boards; portions of dustwrapper loosely inserted (reproducing the boards, but including biographical information from the flaps); a fine copy; scarce. Sydney; Collins; (1983). ***With Geoffrey Ingleton’s bookplate. An attractive, intelligent book for children, comprising extracts from Cook’s journals with commentary by the author illustrated by his fine sketches. #19212 A$65.00


9 Bunting, James. CHARLES DARWIN. First Edition; pp. 126, [2](blank); 2 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Folkestone; Bailey Brothers & Swinfen Ltd; (1974). ***For younger readers. #50246 A$25.00


10 Burton, Maurice. UNDER THE SEA. Illustrated by Maurice Wilson. Roy. 8vo (approx.), First U.K. Edition; pp. 256; numerous coloured illustrations, glossary, index; original cloth (front joint slightly worn); a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Vista Books; (1960). ***Vista Illustrated Science Series. #65741 A$25.00


11 Carpenter, Humphrey and Prichard, Mari. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. Med 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 588, [6](blank); numerous illustrations; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Oxford; Oxford University Press; 1984. #24865 A$85.00


12 Cheesman, Evelyn. CHARLES DARWIN AND HIS PROBLEMS. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 166; map frontispiece, 9 illustrations, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in defective dustwrapper. London; G. Bell and Sons, Ltd; 1953. ***For younger readers. #65605 A$22.00


13 [Cullinan, Anne]. MOLECULES AND EVOLUTION. Oblong 4to; pp. [ii], 18(including wrappers); numerous illustrations, references; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [London]; (British Museum (Natural History); 1984). #65735 A$20.00


14 Darton, F. J. Harvey. CHILDREN’S BOOKS IN ENGLAND. Five Centuries of Social Life. Third Edition revised by Brian Alderson. Cr. 4to, Third Edition; pp. xviii, 398; numerous illustrations, 4 appendices, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press; (1982). ***First published in 1932. #49289 A$85.00


15 Darwin, Charles: WHAT DARWIN SAW in his voyage round the world in the ship Beagle. Med. 8vo, Facsimile Edition; pp. [5]-228 (as issued); 12 maps & charts, 103 illustrations, index of notable persons mentioned, general index; original vinyl; a nice copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. New York; Weathervane Books; (1978). ***First published in 1879 and designed “to interest children in the study of natural history and of physical and political geography.” With several references to Australia, including exploration and natural history. #65737 A$35.00


16 Drummond, Allan. [Big Lives]. CHARLES DARWIN. Illustrated by Sam Drummond.; First Edition; pp. [ii], ii, 92; several illustrations, chronology, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Mentone, Victoria; Green Barrow Publishing; 2006). ***For children. #65608 A$20.00


17 Eisenberg, Philip. WE WERE THERE WITH CHARLES DARWIN ON H.M.S. BEAGLE. Historical Consultant: Professor Clyde K. Kluckhohn. Illustrated by H. B. Vestal. First Edition; pp. viii, 178, [6](adv., last 3 blank); several illustrations; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. New York; Publishers Grosset & Dunlap; (1960). ***For children. #65609 A$25.00


18 Ewing, Juliana Horatia. DADDY DARWIN’S DOVECOT. A Country Tale by Juliana Horatia Ewing, author of Jackanapes &c. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. F’cap 4to; First Edition; pp. 52; coloured frontispiece & numerous drawings by Caldecott; original illustrated papered boards (spine worn); a very good copy; scarce. London; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; N.D. [1884]. ***The tale recaptures the Author’s Yorkshire childhood. #24897 A$110.00


19 Gallant, Roy A. CHARLES DARWIN. The Making of a Scientist. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 174; numerous illustrations, index; original cloth; (inscription on endpaper); a nice copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Garden City, New York; Doubleday & Company, Inc.; (1972). ***For younger readers. #65633 A$24.00


20 [Gottlieb, Gerald]. EARLY CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATION. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxx, 268(last 3 blank); coloured frontispiece, very numerous illustrations including 21 coloured plates, bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good ex-library copy in dustwrapper. New York; The Pierpont Morgan Library, Toronto, Oxford University Press; (1975). ***An attractively produced work, finely printed by gravure, with beautiful illustrations in colour and soft-toned black, and text captions in red on high quality paper. The library markings are relatively unobtrusive, comprising stamps and/or numbers on endpaper, title-page, verso and last page of index only, and a small stamp on fore-edge. #26790 A$45.00


21 Grahame, Kenneth. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Med. 8vo; pp. 262, [2](blank); endpaper “map”, numerous coloured illustrations; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Book Club Associates; (1980). ***The original line illustrations by Ernest Shepard have here been coloured. #65361 A$30.00


22 Green, John. CHARLES DARWIN. [Dover Coloring Book. Green Edition]. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], 30; full-page map & 29 illustrations; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Mineola, New York; Dover Publications, Inc.; (2009). ***Dover Pictorial Archive Series. Consisting of illustrations from Darwin’s life and travels with explanatory captions. #65736 A$10.00


23 Greene, Carla. CHARLES DARWIN. Illustrated by David Hodges. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 64; several illustrations, bibliography, index; original pictorial papered boards; a very good copy in worn dustwrapper. New York; The Dial Press, Inc.; (1968). ***For children. #65631 A$18.00


24 Gregor, Arthur S. CHARLES DARWIN. First Australian Edition; pp. 192(last 3 blank); 1 map, 17 illustrations, bibliography, glossary, chronology, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in worn dustwrapper. London; Angus & Robertson; (1967). ***Intended for younger readers. With the price A$2.50 on front flap of dustwrapper. First published in the U.S. by Dutton in the previous year. #28038 A$25.00


25 Hamley, Dennis. SPILLING THE BEANS ON CHARLES DARWIN and a selection of others (naturally). 8vo; pp. 96; several illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. [Great Bardfield, Essex; Miles Kelly Publishing; 2005]. ***A humorous introduction to Darwin for children. #65611 A$10.00


26 Harland, W. B. THE EARTH. Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils. Illustrated by Paxton Chadwick. Roy. 8vo (approx.), First U.K. Edition; pp. 256(last blank); numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, glossary and index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Vista Books; (1960). ***Vista Illustrated Science Series. #65743 A$30.00


27 Hughes, Wade. EXPLORING ANTARCTICA. Illustrated by Zbyshek Bilyk. Discovery and Exploration Series. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], 90; endpaper map, and three others, numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original stiff coloured illustrated wrappers; a fine copy. (Sydney; Horwitz Grahame Pty. Ltd.; 1988). ***An informative book for children. Renard 750. #21793 A$30.00


28 Keller, Michael; Story by. CHARLES DARWIN’S ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. A Graphic Adaptation. Art by Nicolle Rager Fuller. Reduced roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 192; very numerous coloured illustrations; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (New York); Rodale; (2009). #65739 A$20.00


29 King, H. C. ASTRONOMY. Illustrated by Terry Maloney. Roy. 8vo (approx.), First U.K. Edition; pp. 256; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, glossary, index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Vista Books; (1960). ***Vista Illustrated Science Series. #65742 A$30.00


30 Laird, Dorothy. CHARLES DARWIN NATURALIST. Illustrations by Gilbert Dunlop. Decoration by Biro. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 72; a few illustrations, chronology, potted biographies of Darwin’s associates; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London and Glasgow; Great Endeavour Books, Blackie; (1958). #65601 A$30.00


31 Law, Felicia; Written by. DARWIN AND THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. Illustrated by Judy Brook. a fictional account of Charles Darwin’s work and adventures during the five-year-long voyage. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 96(last blank); numerous illustrations (including a few maps.); original slick pictorial papered boards; a nice copy. (London); Andre Deutsch; (1985). #65729 A$25.00


32 Marshall Cavendish: CHARLES DARWIN & the Descent of Man. [Discovery Pack 48]. Med. 4to; a pictorial envelope containing a 16-page booklet and various games and activities for children; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations; original pictorial envelope; a very good copy. [London; Marshall Cavendish; 1989]. ***Part of a series, but entirely complete in itself. #65732 A$10.00


33 Meehan, John. Adventures in Geography Series, Editor: Robert Owen. WITH DARWIN IN CHILE. Illustrated by Harry Toothill. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 142, [2](blank); 17 maps & illustrations in text, 4 plates; original papered boards; a very good copy. (London); Frederick Muller; (1967). #65722 A$25.00


34 Miller, Jonathan & van Loon, Borin. [DARWIN FOR BEGINNERS]. (Series Editor Richard Appignanesi). Super roy. 8vo, First Edition, large format issue; pp. 176(last blank); 8 coloured plates, numerous illustrations, references; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (London); Writers and Readers; (1982). ***Large format edition with additional colour plates. #65724 A$30.00


35 Miller, Jonathan; van Loon, Borin. INTRODUCING DARWIN AND EVOLUTION. Edited by Richard Appignanesi. Pp. 176; numerous illustrations, references, index; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Thriplow, Cambridge); Icon Books; (2006). ***First published in 1982 as ‘Darwin for Beginners’. #65723 A$15.00


36 Milne, A. A. SONGS FROM “NOW WE ARE SIX”. Words by A. A. Milne. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Decorations by E. H. Shepard. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 34(last blank); several illustrations; original cloth-backed boards, paper label on front board; (top of spine slightly bumped); a very good copy in torn & spotted dustwrapper. London; Methuen & Co. Ltd.; (1927). #64312 A$275.00


37 Moore, Ruth; and The Editors of Time-Life Books. Young Readers Nature Library. Adapted from Life Nature Library. EVOLUTION. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; very numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index, references; original slick pictorial papered boards; a very good copy. Alexandria, Virginia; Time-Life Books; (1979). #65726 A$18.00


38 Muir, Marcie. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS. 2 vols., thick med. 8vo; Vol. I, First Edition; pp. 1038, [2](blank); 8 coloured & 16 b/w. plates, 17 text illustrations (some full-page), Vol. 2, First Australian Edition; pp. 554, [6](blank); 4 coloured & 16 b/w. plates, 6 text illustrations (some full-page), corrigenda to Volume I, index; original cloth; a fine set in faded dustwrappers. London; A Grafton Book, Andre Deutsch [Vol. I] and (Sydney), Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd. [Vol. II]; (1970-76). ***Pages 977-1038 of Volume I and Pages 447-502 of Volume II comprise “A Select Bibliography of the South West Pacific Area” and Supplement. #25560 A$130.00


39 Muir, Percy. ENGLISH CHILDREN’S BOOKS 1600 TO 1900. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 256; 8 coloured plates & 99 b/w. illustrations, including many full-page plates, notes & references to each chapter, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; B. T. Batsford Ltd; (1954). #20585 A$165.00


40 Myerson, George. DARWIN’S ORIGIN OF SPECIES. A Beginner’s Guide. First Edition; pp. x, 102(last blank); references, index; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Hodder & Stoughton, A Member of the Hodder Headline Group; (2001). #65738 A$20.00


41 Novikoff, Alex. CLIMBING OUR FAMILY TREE. Illustrated by John English. A Young World Book. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 96; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; pictorial cloth; a very good copy in remains of U.K. dustwrapper with price 10s. 6d. on flap. (USA); Published by Lawrence and Wishart; (1945). #65725 A$45.00


42 Peach, L. du Garde. ‘Lives of the Great Scientists’ CHARLES DARWIN. with illustrations by Roger Hall. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 52; coloured endpaper map, 48 full-page coloured illustrations; original pictorial papered boards; a very good copy. Loughborough; Ladybird Books Ltd.; 1973. ***For children; includes reference to Australian Aborigines. #65620 A$15.00


43 Pike, E. Royston. True Books. Editor: Vernon Knowles. THE TRUE BOOK ABOUT CHARLES DARWIN. Illustrated by N. G. Wilson. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 144; 15 illustrations, references, note, index; original vinyl, gilt (spine a little faded); a nice copy. London; Frederick Muller Limited; (1962). ***For children. #40290 A$15.00


44 [Pollock, Steve; Written by]. MONKEYS AND APES ACTIVITY BOOK. 4to; pp. [12](including wrappers); numerous illustrations; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [London; British Museum (Natural History); 1986]. #65733 A$20.00


45 Putnam, David Binney. DAVID GOES VOYAGING. With illustrations from photographs, and decorations by Isabel Cooper, Don Dickerman, Dwight Franklin and Ernest B. Schoedsack. First Edition, 20th Impression; pp. [iv], x, 132, [6](adv.); 25 plates, several text illustrations; original cloth, (a little foxing); a very good copy. New York and London; G. P. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press; (1929). ***An account by a young boy accompanying the Arcturus voyage to Cocos Island and Galapagos Islands. #45621 A$30.00


46 Renard, Julien. MAJOR COLLECTIONS OF ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATIONS and General Australiana, AUSTRALIAN ART REFERENCE, Illustrated Books, and Literature including Children’s Books. To be sold at Auction by Leonard Joel, 15th, 16th and 17th November, 1994. 3 vols., super roy. 8vo; Vol. I, Antarctica, pp. x, 246; Vol. II, Australian Exploration, pp. xviii, 118; Vol. III, Australian Art and Literature, pp. xii, 148; numerous illustrations; original wrappers. Collingwood; Gaston Renard; 1994. ***With lists of prices realised to each volume. A huge auction totalling 3757 lots, all carefully described, with informative footnotes - a valuable reference. #45048 A$110.00


47 Roscoe, S. & Brimmell, R. A. JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW. Their Juvenile Books and Chapbooks. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxvi, 134; coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations, bibliography, index; original cloth, gilt; a fine copy. (Pinner, Middlesex); Private Libraries Association; (1981). ***Detailed listings of over 170 publications. #32086 A$75.00


48 Selsam, Millicent E. LAND OF THE GIANT TORTOISE. The Story of the Galapagos. Illustrated with photographs by Les Line. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [viii], 56(last blank); double-page map, numerous illustrations (several coloured), index; original cloth; several stamps; a very good ex-library copy in dustwrapper. New York; Four Winds Press; (1977). ***For children. #65522 A$10.00


49 Shankland, Peter and Hunter, Anthony. MALTA CONVOY. Junior Edition; pp. 256; double-page map, 15 plates, bibliography, index; original papered boards, (some foxing); a very good copy. London; Collins; (1965). ***First published 1961. #42016 A$25.00


50 Smith, Derek. THEN AND NOW. [Stories of Flinders Island]. First Edition; pp. vi, 86; several illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Whitemark, Flinders Island; The Author; 1980. ***A Poem and two stories with historical overtones written for children, together with a brief historical summary. #64410 A$35.00


51 Smith, Janet Adam. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 50; 4 coloured plates, 33 illustrations; original papered boards; a nice copy. London; Collins; MCMXLVIII [1948]. ***Britain in Pictures Series. #42323 A$40.00


52 Stidworthy, John; Written by. THE HUMAN APE? [The detective story of the first humans on Earth]. Consultant Editor, Steve Parker. Illustrated by Chris Forsey. 4to, First Edition; pp. 36; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a nice copy. [London]; Macdonald; [1986]. #65728 A$20.00


53 Strathern, Paul. [The Big Idea]. DARWIN & EVOLUTION. First Edition; pp. 96; chronology, references; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (London); Arrow; (1998). #65718 A$10.00


54 [Stringer, Chris and Gray, Anne]. OUR FOSSIL RELATIVES. More about Man’s place in evolution. Oblong 4to; pp. 24(including wrappers); numerous illustrations, references; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [London]; British Museum (Natural History); [1983]. #65734 A$20.00


55 Upton, John. THREE GREAT NATURALISTS. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 190, [10](adv.); 4 plates; original pictorial cloth (very faded; a small corner cut from front endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; Published at 57 and 59 Ludgate Hill, E.C. by the Sunday School Union; N.D. [c. 1910]. ***For children. Charles Darwin, Frank Buckland and the Rev. John George Wood,. #65621 A$40.00


56 van Loon, Hendrik Willem. ANCIENT MAN. The Beginning of Civilizations. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 208, [4](blank); several illustrations, chronology; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. New York; The Modern Library; (1920). #65721 A$25.00


57 Ventura, Peter. DARWIN. Nature Reinterpreted. Text by Gian Paolo Ceserani with the collaboration of Marisa Murgo. Translated by Kathleen Leverich. Med. 4to, First U.S. Edition; pp. 80(including endpapers); endpaper map, numerous coloured illustrations, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly marked dustwrapper. Boston; Houghton Mifflin Company; 1995. ***First published in Italy in 1993. For children, including brief reference to Australia, and covering other naturalists as well as oceanography, South Pole, etc. #65730 A$25.00


58 Ward, Peter. THE ADVENTURES OF CHARLES DARWIN. Illustrated by Annabel Large. Cr. 8vo, First Paperback Edition; pp. 108, [4](adv.); several coloured & b/w. illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a very good ex-library copy with a few markings. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press; (1986). ***First published 1982; for children. #62703 A$10.00


59 Why Not Theatre. WHY NOT DO IT YOURSELF? Oblong f ’cap 4to, First Edition; pp. 200(last 2 blank); numerous text illustrations; original stiff wrappers in plastic comb binding; a very good copy. [Melbourne]; Why Not Theatre; [1977]. ***An “how to” guide for young, aspiring playwrights, actors and directors. #49444 A$15.00


60 Wood, A. J. & Twist, Clint. CHARLES DARWIN AND THE BEAGLE ADVENTURE. Countries visited during the voyage round the world of HMS Beagle under the command of Captain FitzRoy, RN. Written by A. J. Wood & Clint twist including extracts from the works of Charles Darwin, MA, FRS. Illustrated. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. [28]; very numerous coloured illustrations & numerous inserts, attachments, lift-up flaps and other gimmicks; original pictorial papered boards with magnetic clasp; a fine copy. [Scoresby, Victoria]; The Five Mile Press; [2009]. #65740 A$35.00


61 (Wright, Reg; Editor) [and others]. The Great Writers. Their lives, works and inspiration. CHARLES DARWIN. The Voyage of the ‘Beagle’. [Part 12, Volume 1]. Med. 4to; pp. 265-288; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations & map; original pictorial wrappers; a very good copy. (Hove; Marshall Cavendish; 1987). ***Part of a series, but entirely complete in itself. #65731 A$10.00


62 Yates, M. T.; Edited by. The Graphic Story Books. GRAPHIC STORIES OF INVENTIONS. Coloured Illustrations. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 256, [16](adv.); 8 coloured plates; original pictorial cloth (a little worn; some minor soiling). London and Glasgow; William Collins, Sons, & Co. Ltd; N.D. [c. 1900]. ***For children. #39835 A$20.00

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