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Catalogue 225—JulY, 2013

For albert... This catalogue is a selection of items from the collection of retired Melbourne bookseller, Albert Ullin, founder of The Little Bookroom. All are inscribed to him by the author and/or illustrator, often with an extra illustration.

1. Aalborg (Gordon) CAT TRACKS. Foreword by Harry Butler. Pp. [vi]+128(last blank); dust wrapper; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. White 2, noting that the book does not appear to have been written solely for children. *Inscribed and signed by the author, on the upper free endpaper. Also inscribed and signed by Harry Butler at the end of his Foreword, and with the publisher's With Compliments slip loosely inserted. $30

2. Adams (Jeanie) PIGS AND HONEY. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled; Omnibus Books, Adelaide, 1989. First edition. White 3, 41. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 27.7.90, on the half-title page. $40

3. Aiken (Joan) GO SADDLE THE SEA. Illustrated by Pat Marriott. Pp. 304(last blank), title page vignette, pictorial headpieces; dust wrapper; text block browned; Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription on the upper free endpaper. $75

4. Alderson (Brian) Compiler. CAKES AND CUSTARD. Children's Rhymes Chosen by Brian Alderson and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Pp. [vi]+162, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small cr. 4to; bottom fore-corner of boards a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split, the flaps lightly foxed; edges of leaves slightly foxed; William Heinemann, 1974. First edition. *With the illustrator's signed inscription on the half-title page, below her charming original ink sketch of the spotted dog featured in some of the illustrations (including the title page vignette). Helen Oxenbury is a two-time winner and four-time runner up for the Kate Greenaway Medal. $80

5. Allen (Pamela) MR McGEE AND THE PERFECT NEST. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Viking, Melbourne, 1999. First edition. White 3, 276. *With the author's signed inscription, dated October 1999, on the upper free endpaper. $25

6. Atlas (Yehuda) IT'S ME. Translated by Roslyn Lacks. Illustrations by Danny Kerman. Pp. [iv]+44, printed in red & black; pictorial glazed papered boards; the free endpapers partly stuck to pastedowns; Adama Books, New York, 1985. First U.S. edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 1994, on the half-title page. With author's folded publicity sheet loosely inserted. $30

7. Austin (Mark) & David Miller. RINGLE TINGLE TIGER. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Thomas C. Lothian, Melbourne, 2002. First edition. *With a long signed inscription on the title page from Mark Austin, opposite David Miller's signed inscription and original ink sketch of the tiger's head on verso of upper free endpaper. With loosely inserted ephemera. $45

8. Baker (Jeannie) WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE SEA. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Julia MacRae Books, Sydney, 1987. First Australian edition. White 2, 708. *With the author/artist's signed presentation inscription at head of title page. $45

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9. Balian (Lorna) HUMBUG RABBIT. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Abingdon, Nashville, 1974. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription, dated 1986, on the dedication page. $35

10. Bancroft (Bronwyn) AN AUSTRALIAN ABC OF ANIMALS. Pp. [24], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, tiny nick to fore-edge of upper board; a little faint soiling; Little Hare Books, Sydney, 2004. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. $30

11. Banks (Lynne Reid) THE MAGIC HARE. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Pp. 50(including the lower free endpaper), printed in red & black and illustrated in colour (mostly full page); demy 4to; qr. red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, beige papered boards; price-clipped dust wrapper; Morrow Junior Books, New York, 1993. First edition. *With the author's inked presentation inscription on the title page. Ten folktales about magical hares, retold by Banks and illustrated by American artist Barry Moser. British author Lynne Reid Banks is best known for her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, and the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard. $75

12. Barber (Shirley) THE MERMAID PRINCESS. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Five Mile Press, Melbourne, 1995. First edition. White 3, 993. *With the author's signed presentation inscription, dated 1995, on the upper free endpaper. With an invitation to the book launch loosely inserted. $30

13. Base (Graeme) THE WATERHOLE. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; large square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Viking, Melbourne, 2001. First edition. *Inscribed and signed in ink by Base on the title page, dated 2002, above a small original sketch of the frog at the waterhole. The first nine leaves feature an oval die-cut hole, representing the waterhole, which progressively reduces in size as the story unfolds, until page [21], when the waterhole in the story has dried up. $120

14. Bawden (Nina) THE OUTSIDE CHILD. Pp. 128; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Gollancz, 1989. First U.K. edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated May 1990, on the upper free endpaper. $30

15. Bawden (Nina) THE PEPPERMINT PIG. Illustrated by Alexy Pendle. Pp. 160, text illustrations (several full page); top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper; Victor Gollancz, 1975. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated September 1978, on the title page. $40

16. Bell (Krista) WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS? Interviews with Australian Authors of Children's Books. Pp. [vi]+66, illustrated in black & white throughout, further reading list; tall demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Reed Library Cardigan Street, Melbourne, 1996. First edition. White 3, 1266. *Inscribed and signed by Krista Bell, dated 28 July 1996, on the title page. Also signed on the relevant pages by two of the interviewed authors: Chris Milne and John Marsden. (Marsden has added the inscription 'Albert, thanks for launching me!'). A collection of radio interviews with 31 Australian authors and illustrators, including Pamela Allen, Graeme Base, Terry Denton, Libby Hathorn, Paul Jennings, John Marsden, Emily Rodda, and Margaret Wild. $60

17. Beneduce (Ann Keay) JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. Retold by Ann Keay Beneduce. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Philomel Books, New York, 1999. First edition. *Inscribed and signed (in gold ink) by the illustrator on the title page. Soviet artist Gennady Spirin was the recipient of the prestigious Golden Apple at the 1983 Biennale of Illustrations in Bratislava. Five of his books have been awarded the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York, and he has won the New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year award four times. $50

18. Brian (Janeen) HOOSH! CAMELS IN AUSTRALIA. Pp. 64 (including endpapers), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary, index; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; index page faintly soiled; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 2005. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page and with her printed business card loosely inserted. $30


19. Briggs (Katherine) ABBEY LUBBERS, BANSHEES & BOGGARTS. A Who's Who of Fairies. Illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert. Pp. 160(last blank), 10 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette and numerous text illustrations, bibliography; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1979. First edition thus. *Signed by Briggs, dated October 9 1979, on the half-title page, above the illustrator's signed inscription. A new, shortened edition of A Dictionary of Fairies. $40

20. Brown (Ruth) THE BIG SNEEZE. Pp. [24], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the top fore-corners slightly bruised; Andersen Press/Hutchinson of Australia, Melbourne, 1985. First Australian edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated Sepember 1987, on verso of upper free endpaper. $40

21. Brown (Ruth) A DARK, DARK TALE. Pp. [28](last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, corners a trifle bruised, with 2 tiny surface chips to lower board near spine extremities; Andersen Press, 1981. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription on the upper pastedown: ‘to Edward/aka Albert [a reference to the latter's interest in the artist Edward Ardizzone]/with love/Ruth Brown/19th Sept. 1987’. $45

22. Browne (Anthony) SILLY BILLY. Pp. [28], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Walker Books, 2006. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist on the copyright page, along with a small original inked sketch of one of the Worry dolls featured in the story. For his contribution to children's literature Anthony Browne won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000. $75

23. Browne (Anthony) WILLY THE WIZARD. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Julia MacRae Books/Random House, 1995. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist on verso of upper free endpaper, above an original ink sketch of Willy wearing a wizard's hat. The fourth book about Willy the chimpanzee. $30

24. Butler (Dorothy) CUSHLA AND HER BOOKS. Pp. 128, 30 coloured plates, appendices, index; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Hodder & Stoughton, Auckland, 1979. First edition in book form. *With the author's signed inscription, dated 1981, on the title page. The story of the part played by books in the early development of a severely handicapped child; originally presented as a paper for the Diploma in Education, University of Auckland, 1975. $40

25. Carr (Roger Vaughan) & Ann James. THE BUTTERFLY. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial papered boards; A Mark Macleod Book, Random House Australia, Sydney, 1996. First edition. White 3, 2113. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on the half-title page, dated 22.6.96 and with a loosely inserted printed invitation to the Melbourne launch of the book on the same date. $45

26. Carthew (Mark) FIVE LITTLE OWLS. Illustrated by Mini Goss. Pp. [32](the last 2 leaves folding), illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; New Frontier Publishing, Sydney, 2007. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on verso of upper free endpaper, below the illustrator's signed inscription and small original sketch of an owl's head. With loosely inserted pictorial publicity bookmarker. $25

27. Clement (Rod) COUNTING ON FRANK. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Collins Publishers Australia/Anne Ingram Books, Sydney, 1990. First edition. White 3, 2496. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist (in blue & black ink) on the upper free endpaper. $35

28. Cox (Tania) LITTLE BAT. Illustrated by Andrew McLean. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Working Title Press, Adelaide, 1999. First edition. White 3, 3068. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on verso of upper free endpaper, along with an inked sketch of a sleeping Little Bat. $30

29. Crew (Gary) CALEB. Illustrated by Steven Woolman. Pp. [48], printed in sepia & black, illustrated throughout; tall cr. 4to; pictorial brown & black papered boards; dust wrapper; Era Publications, Flinders Park, S.A., 1996. First edition. White 3, 3283. *Inscribed and signed by the author (‘For Albert the Great’) on the upper free endpaper, plus a smaller signed inscription from the illustrator on the upper pastedown. $45

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30. Croser (Josephine) THE LAST BUS HOME. Pp. [vi]+120(last blank); top fore-corner of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1991. First edition. White 3, 3349. *With the author's signed presentation inscription, dated 15/4/91, on the title page. $35

31. Dann (Max) ONE NIGHT AT LOTTIE'S HOUSE. Illustrated by David Pearson. Pp. [32], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. White 2, 2031. *With signed inscriptions from author (to ‘Little Bookroom’) and illustrator on verso of upper free endpaper. $40

32. Denton (Terry) HOME IS THE SAILOR. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. White 2, 2193. *With the author/artist's signed inked inscription on the upper free endpaper, above his hand coloured sketch of characters from the story (Captain Hagar the seal, a tiny green fish, and 2 small penguins). $60

33. DePaola (Tomie) STREGA NONA MEETS HER MATCH. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1993. First Australian edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist on the title page, dated '93'. $50

34. Dugan (Michael) Compiler. STUFF & NONSENSE. Illustrated by Deborah Niland. Pp. 80, printed in brown & black, pictorial double title page, numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers; indices; pictorial glazed papered boards, corners a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper; Collins, Sydney, 1975. Second printing. White 2, 2330. *With the author's signed inscription on the half-title page. Anthology of humorous poems. $50

35. Dumbleton (Mike) MR KNUCKLES. Illustrated by Leigh Hobbs. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1993. First edition. White 3, 4073. *Inscribed by the illustrator on verso of upper free endpaper, above a small inked sketch of Mr. Knuckles. $40

36. Dumbleton (Mike) & Terry Denton. PASSING ON. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Random House Australia, Sydney, 2001. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator, Terry Denton, on the upper pastedown, next to Denton's original inked caricature of Albert Ullin: ‘For Albert, for my introduction to picture books’. $35

37. Fatchen (Max) SONGS FOR MY DOG, AND OTHER PEOPLE. Illustrated by Michael Atchison. Pp. 64, title page vignette, plus numerous text illustrations; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; text block browned; Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1980. First edition. White 3, 2978. *With a signed presentation inscription from the author on the half-title page, dated 1982. Collection of humourous verse. $50

38. Fienberg (Anna) THE HOTTEST BOY WHO EVER LIVED. Illustrated by Kim Gamble. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1993. First edition. A Little Ark Book. White 3, 4536. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 27/11/'93, on the title page. The previous book by Fienberg and Gamble, The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels, won the Australian Children's Book Council 1992 Book of the Year for Younger Readers. $25

39. Fienberg (Anna) JOSEPH. Pictures by Kim Gamble. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial papered boards, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001. Second printing. *Inscribed and signed by the author and the illustrator on the title page. $40

40. Fienberg (Anna) THE MAGNIFICENT NOSE AND OTHER MARVELS. Illustrated by Kim Gamble. Pp. 48, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1991. First edition. White 3, 4526. *With signed inscriptions from the author, dated 31/7/'92, and illustrator (not dated) on the title page. Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia 1992 Book of the Year: Younger Readers. $50


41. Fine (Anne) FLOUR BABIES. Pp. [iv]+156; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; Hamish Hamilton, 1992. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and Whitbread Children's Novel Award in 1993; also a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honour Book 1994. Flour Babies was Anne Fine's second Carnegie Medal winner. $35

42. Garland (Sarah) DOING THE WASHING. Pp. [32](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, with the original English price sticker at foot of lower board; a little light foxing; The Bodley Head, 1983. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist (incorporated into the title page illustration). $45

43. Gleeson (Libby) LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT. Pp. [vi]+154; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; Viking, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. White 3, 5109. *With the author's signed inscription, dated Sept. '93, on the title page, plus a loosely inserted printed invitation to the launch of this book. $35

44. Graham (Bob) FIRST THERE WAS FRANCES. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Lothian, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. White 2, 3616. *With the author's signed inscription, above a small original inked sketch on the half-title page. $50

45. Graham (Bob) JETHRO BYRDE. Fairy Child. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; roy. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Walker Books, 2002. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist on the half-title page, above a small original inked sketch of one of the fairies from the story. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2003. $40

46. Grifalconi (Ann) THE VILLAGE OF ROUND AND SQUARE HOUSES. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; orange papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper with Caldecott Honor sticker on front panel, edges lightly rubbed and split; Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1986. Fourth printing. *With the author's signed presentation inscription on verso of upper free endpaper. A Caldecott Honor Book in 1987. $45

47. Hague (Michael & Kathleen) THE MAN WHO KEPT HOUSE. Retold by Kathleen and Michael Hague. Illustrated by Michael Hague. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; tall post 4to; qr. orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, yellow papered boards, upper board decorated in blind, with small ink stamp near bottom fore-corner of lower board; dust wrapper; endpapers lightly offset around hinge and a trifle foxed, small ink stamp on lower pastedown; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1981. Second impression. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on the half-title page, dated 1985, together with a small orginal ink sketch of one of the characters in the book. A retelling of a Scandinavian tale about the consequences of a farmer changing places with his wife. $95

48. Hobbs (Leigh) OLD TOM'S HOLIDAY. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 2002. First edition. *With the author/artist's signed inscription and small inked sketch of ‘Old Tom’ on verso of upper free endpaper, plus a loosely inserted publicity sheet. $40

49. Howarth (Lesley) MAPHEAD. Pp. 160; dust wrapper, corners a trifle rubbed; upper hinge tender; Walker Books, 1994. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. $30

50. Hurd (Thacher) THE PEA PATCH JIG. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; demy 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Crown Publishers, New York, 1986. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author/artist on the title page: ‘For Albert Jakers Crakers!’ and with a small vignette of Baby Mouse accompanying the inscription. 'The adventures of Baby Mouse, a tiny mouse who loves to go exploring in the garden' [wrapper blurb]. John Thacher Hurd is the son of the notable children's book creators Clement Hurd and Edith Thacher Hurd. $50

51. Johnston (Tony) YONDER. Pictures by Lloyd Bloom. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; qr. brown cloth, spine lettered in silver, mauve papered boards, the bottom fore-corners slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper; Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, 1988. First edition. *Inscribed ‘For Albert’ and signed by the author, dated 1988, at foot of title page. $50


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52. Kipling (Rudyard) THE JUNGLE BOOK. Paintings by Gregory Alexander. Pp. 128, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page); small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, corners a trifle rubbed; Pavilion/National Trust, 1991. Second impression. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on the half-title page. $25

53. Kirk (David) MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY. Paintings and verse by David Kirk. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper; Callaway/Hodder Children's Books, Sydney, 1995. First Australian edition. *With the author/artist's signed inscription and small inked sketch of the spider on the title page. The first of the popular Miss Spider books. $40

54. Kroll (Steven) THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN EVER. Illustrated by Jeni Bassett. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, top fore-corners faintly bruised, the laminate slightly crinkled at a couple of points on the upper board; Andre Deutsch, 1984. First U.K. edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 30/12/87, on the upper free endpaper. $40

55. Kroll (Steven) BRANIGAN'S CAT AND THE HALLOWEEN GHOST. Illustrated by Carolyn Ewing. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; post 4to; qr. orange cloth, spine lettered in black, black papered boards, slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper; Holiday House, New York, 1990. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 9/24/90, on the half-title page. $45

56. Kroll (Steven) THE HIT AND RUN GANG. New Kid in Town. Illustrated by Meredith Johnson. Pp. [80], 10 full page illustrations, text decorations; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Avon Camelot, New York, 1992. First edition. *Inscribed by the author: ‘For Albert, A member of our team. love, Steven 6/16/92.’, on the half title page. The first book in the series. $25

57. Kroll (Steven) THE HIT AND RUN GANG. The Streak. Illustrated by Meredith Johnson. Pp. [80], 10 full page illustrations, text decorations; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Avon Camelot, New York, 1992. First edition. *Inscribed by the author: ‘For Albert, And our special friendship, love, Steven 6/16/92.’, on the half title page. The fourth book in the series. $25

58. Lawlor (Laurie) OLD CRUMP. The True Story of a Trip West. Illustrations by John Winch. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Holiday House, New York, 2002. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on the title page. $30

59. Lingard (Joan) TUG OF WAR. Pp. 186, double page map; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Hamish Hamilton, 1989. Second impression. *With the author's signed inscription on the title page, and some loosely inserted ephemera. $25

60. Lloyd (Errol) NINI AT CARNIVAL. Pp. [32](including the pictorial endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Bodley Head, 1982. Second printing. *With the author/artist's signed inscription (to ‘The Little Book Room Albert’) on verso of upper free endpaper, set within the printed illustration and incorporating a small inked sketch. Originally published in 1978. $45

61. Lobel (Anita) THE DWARF GIANT. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; qr. navy cloth, spine lettered in silver, lavender papered boards, upper board lettered in blind; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Holiday House, New York, 1991. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription, dated June 2, 1991, on verso of upper free endpaper. $50

62. Lucas (Helen) A NEW STAR. [Illustrated by] Naomi C. Lewis. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; tall post 4to; pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled, with publicity wrap-around, which is lightly creased and split; A Mark Macleod Book/Random House, Sydney, 1996. First edition. White 3, 8502. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. $35

63. McDonald (Meme) THE WAY OF THE BIRDS. A child and a curlew travel across the world. Illustrated by Shane Nagle. Pp. 48, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, upper free endpaper map; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1996. First edition. A Little Ark book. White 3, 8658. *With the author's presentation inscription on verso of upper free endpaper, plus loosely inserted ephemera. $30



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64. McGough (Roger) & Michael Rosen. YOU TELL ME. Illustrated by Sara Midda. Pp. 72, title page vignette, plus numerous text illustrations; bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scratched; a few corners slightly creased; Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1979. First edition. *With a signed inscription from co-author Michael Rosen on the upper free endpaper. All of Rosen's poems in this volume were previously unpublished. All except one of Roger McGough's had been published elsewhere, but were revised for this edition. Michael Rosen received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished service to Children's Literature in 1997, and was the fifth British Children's Laureate, from 2007 to 2009. $40

65. McKee (David) NOT NOW, BERNARD. Pp. [26](including lower free endpaper), illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Andersen Press, 1986. Reprinted. *Signed by the author/artist on the title page, and with a signed inked illustration by McKee on the upper endpapers, inscribed ‘for Albert’, and dated August 1987. The illustration shows the monster character from the book, hiding behind a palm tree and watching a steamship sail past an island off into the distance. Loosely inserted is a small round piece of paper featuring another signed illustration (of a pig) by McKee, similarly dated and inscribed. $50

66. McKee (David) TWO ADMIRALS. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Andersen Press/Hutchinson of Australia, Melbourne, 1985. Australian edition, reprinted. *Signed by the author/artist on the title page, and with a signed inked illustration by McKee on the upper endpapers, dated August 1987. The illustration features a lighthouse (presumably the one which appears in the story), and a steamship sailing away beneath a crescent moon. Originally published in 1977. $60

67. McNab (Nan) VICTORIA'S MARKET. Illustrated by Andrew McLean. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1992. First edition. White 3, 8895. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on verso of upper free endpaper. $35

68. Mahy (Margaret) THE GREAT WHITE MAN-EATING SHARK. A Cautionary Tale. Drawings by Jonathan Allen. Pp. [32](including the endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; J. M. Dent and Sons, 1989. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription and small inked sketch of a shark, dated 1991, on the copyright page. Margaret Mahy won the Carnegie Medal in 1982 and 1984. $50

69. Mahy (Margaret) THE HAUNTING. Pp. [vi]+136(last blank); dust wrapper, with Carnegie Medal sticker on front panel; J. M. Dent and Sons, 1982. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription on the title page, opposite her original inked sketch of a lion, captioned ‘Bookseller par excellence!’. Winner of the 1982 Carnegie Medal. $75

70. Mahy (Margaret) JAM. A True Story. Illustrated by Helen Craig. Pp. [24], illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; J. M. Dent and Sons, 1985. First edition. *With the author's signed inscription, dated 6/11/85, plus her original ink sketch of a lion. $45

71. Mahy (Margaret) MEMORY. Pp. [iv]+234; dust wrapper; text block browned; J. M. Dent and Sons, 1987. First edition. *With author's signed inscription, dated 1988, on the title page. $40

72. Mahy (Margaret) THE WIND BETWEEN THE STARS. Pictures by Brian Froud. Pp. [24](including the free endpapers), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges and backstrip faintly discoloured; J. M. Dent and Sons, 1976. First edition. *Winner of the Italian Premier Grafico Award, 1976. With the author's signed inscription on the title page accompanied by her original inked sketch of a lion. In 2006, Margaret Mahy won the international Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing, in recognition of her lifetime contribution to children's literature. $75



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73. Marsden (John) NORTON'S HUT. [Illustrated by] Peter Gouldthorpe. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, with black & white pictorial endpapers; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, tiny fracture to lower board near foot of spine; Thomas C. Lothian, Melbourne, 1998. First edition White 3, 9403. *Marsden's second picture book, inscribed by him at the foot of title page: ‘John (''I wrote this") Marsden, September 1, 1998’. Also inscribed ‘illegal greetings’ and signed on the title page by Shaun Tan, accompanied by his small inked sketch of a rabbit - a reference to Marsden and Tan's award winning collaboration, The Rabbits, which was also published in 1998. The Rabbits, a partly allegorical fable about colonisation, went on to win the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture book of the Year in 1999. $350

74. Mattingley (Christobel) THE MIRACLE TREE. Illustrated by Marianne Yamaguchi. Pp. [32], printed in green & black, title page vignette, text illustrations (some full page), patterned endpapers; post 4to; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1985. First edition. White 2, 5572. *With the author's signed inscription on the half-title page. $30

75. Mattingley (Christobel) THE RACE. Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with 'Great Australian Childrens Book' sticker on front panel; Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1995. First edition. White 3, 9594. *Inscribed and signed, on different dates, by author and illustrator on the title page and verso of upper free endpaper respectively. $40

76. Morris (Jill) GREEN AIR. Illustrated by Lindsay Muir. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Greater Glider Productions, Maleny, Queensland, 1996. First edition. White 3, 10339. *Inscribed and signed by the author and signed by the illustrator on the title page. $40

77. Muir (Frank) PRINCE WHAT-A-MESS. Illustrated by Joseph Wright. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the upper board slightly browned at edges; Ernest Benn, 1979. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper free endpaper, and signed by the illustrator with a small original inked sketch on the upper pastedown. The third What-a-Mess book. $75

78. Noble (Trinka Hakes) JIMMY'S BOA BOUNCES BACK. Pictures by Steven Kellogg. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, 1984. Pied Piper paperback edition. *Inscribed (‘To the Little Bookroom’) and signed by the illustrator on the half-title page, with an original inked sketch of the smiling snake. First published in 1984; a sequel to The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash. $45

79. Overend (Jenni) HELLO BABY. Illustrated by Julie Vivas. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle marked; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 1999. First edition. White 3, 11071. *Inscribed and signed by the author and the illustrator on the title page. $30

80. Pellowski (Anne) THE NINE CRYING DOLLS. A story from Poland. Retold by Anne Pellowski. Illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak. Pp. [32](last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial papered boards, edges lightly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly rubbed and creased; Philomel Books in cooperation with the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, New York, 1980. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 1983, on verso of half-title page. $45

81. Pinkney (Gloria Jean) BACK HOME. Pictures by Jerry Pinkney. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Dial Books, New York, 1992. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by author and illustrator on the upper free endpaper, dated 10.2.93. Jerry Pinkney's inscription includes an original inked sketch of Ernestine's satchel, from the story. $60

82. Prior (Natalie Jane) THE PAW. Illustrations by Terry Denton. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1993. First edition. White 3, 11659. *Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 19.8.94, and with tiny 'paw print' on the upper free endpaper. $30



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83. Re (Loretta) FLYING SOUTH. Illustrated by Aileen Brown. Pp. [24], illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; wide post 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Collins, Sydney, 1986. First trade edition. White 2, 7220. *Inscribed [although not by name to Albert Ullin] and signed by the illustrator on the title page. With loosely inserted ephemera, including a bookmarker featuring illustrations from the book. $30

84. Reilly (Pauline) THE PLATYPUS. Illustrated by Will Rolland. Pp. 32, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; oblong 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled; Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1991. First edition. Picture Roo Books series. White 3, 11977. *Inscribed ‘To Albert - A very special occasion to a very special book lover’ and signed by the author, dated 26.4.95, on the title page. Also signed by the illustrator at foot of title page. $30

85. Rockwell (Anne) BOATS. Pp. [24], illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, upper wrapper a trifle soiled, E. P. Dutton, New York, 1985. Unicorn edition, second printing. Unicorn paperbacks series. *Inscribed and signed by the author on verso of upper wrapper. Originally published in 1982. $20

86. Rockwell (Anne) CARS. Pp. [24], illustrated in colour throughout; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, E. P. Dutton, New York, 1986. First Unicorn edition. Unicorn paperbacks series. *Inscribed ‘For the Little Bookroom - Best wishes’ and signed by the author on verso of upper wrapper. Originally published in 1984. $20

87. Rosen (Michael) WHEN DID YOU LAST WASH YOUR FEET? Pictures [by] Tony Pinchuck. Pp. [96], illustrated throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Andre Deutsch, 1986. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper free endpaper. Michael Rosen received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished service to Children's Literature in 1997, and was the fifth British Children's Laureate, from 2007 to 2009. $40

88. Rubinstein (Gillian) THE GIANT'S TOOTH. Illustrated by Craig Smith. Pp. [64], black & white title page vignette and numerous text illustrations; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Viking, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. White 3, 12395. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. $35

89. Ruhen (Olaf) THE DAY OF THE DIPROTODON. Illustrated by Peter Pavey. Pp. [32], full and double page monotone illustrations, pictorial endpapers; oblong 4to; pictorial textured papered boards; dust wrapper; a little faint soiling; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1976. First edition. White 2, 7653. *Inscribed by the illustrator on the verso of the upper free endpaper: ‘To Albert, A friend of many years, who has helped develop my interest in children's books, many thanks. Peter Pavey’. The first book illustrated by Peter Pavey, published three years before his own bestselling One Dragon's Dream. $75

90. Santaklaus (Pia) THE CRIME OF THE AGENT-MARINER. [Illustrated by] Tony Flowers. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; wide post 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers with flap folds; Bitter Beat, Sydney, 2006. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author and illustrator on the title page, including an original inked sketch of the Agent Mariner by Tony Flowers. With loosely inserted publicity bookmarker. $50

91. Scholes (Katherine) THE BOY AND THE WHALE. Illustrated by David Wong. Pp. [iv]+48(last blank), illustrated in black & white; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; Viking Kestrel, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. White 2, 7756. *With inked inscription on verso of upper free endpaper signed by the author and illustrator, dated Christmas '85. Loosely inserted is an invitation to an exhibition of David Wong's illustrations for The Boy and the Whale. $35

92. Shanahan (Lisa) GORDON'S GOT A SNOOKIE. Pictures by Wayne Harris. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; large square 4to; pictorial papered boards, faintly scratched; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2002. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator, dated 2003, on the title page. $30

93. Steele (Mary) ARKWRIGHT. Pp. 96, pictorial double title page, numerous text illustrations, endpaper map; small cr. 4to; pictorial boards; dust wrapper; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. White 2, 8586. *Inscribed by the author and signed by her on verso of upper free endpaper. Author's first book, winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Junior Book of the Year Award, 1986. $30



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94. Svendsen (Mark Nestor) THE BUNYIP AND THE NIGHT. Illustrated by Annmarie Scott, Arone Raymond Meeks, Narelle Oliver, Geoffrey Elliot, David Mackintosh and Armin Greder. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1994. First edition. White 3, 13712. *Inscribed by the author on verso of upper free endpaper, dated May 1996; also signed or inscribed & signed by four of the illustrators. Loosely inserted is the printed invitation to the launch of a 1996 exhibition of art from the book. Six poems about bunyips, illustrated by six different Queensland artists. $40

95. Taylor (Judy) SOPHIE AND JACK. Illustrated by Susan Gantner. Pp. [24], illustrated in colour throughout, brief text; small square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Bodley Head, 1982. First edition. *Inscribed, dated 'Feb. 1985' and signed by the author on the dedication page. $50

96. Thompson (Colin) THE TOWER TO THE SUN. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Julia MacRae Books, 1996. First edition. White 3, 14088. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper free endpaper. English born artist who moved to Australia in 1995. $50

97. Tonkin (Rachel) WHAT WAS THE WAR LIKE, GRANDMA? Emmy remembers World War II. Pp. [iv]+28, illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1996. First paperback edition, second printing. See White 3, 14158, footnote. *Inscribed and signed by the author on half-title page. Short-listed for the Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 1996. $15

98. Utemorrah (Daisy) MOONGLUE. Illustrated by Susan Wyatt. Pp. [ii]+30, illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial papered boards; Magabala Books, Broome, Western Australia, 1993. First edition. White 3, 14520. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator, dated 6.5.94, on the upper pastedown. $40

99. Williams (Sue) & Julie Vivas. LET'S GO VISITING. Illustrated by Julie Vivas. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Omnibus Books, Norwood, South Australia, 1997. First edition. White 3, 15275. *With the illustrator's signed inscription on the title page. $25

100. Yeomans (Thomas) FOR EVERY CHILD A STAR. A Christmas story. Illustrated by Tomie dePaola. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small post 4to; qr. purple cloth, spine lettered in silver, purple papered boards, the upper board lettered in blind, cloth slightly foxed; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; a little light foxing; Holiday House, New York, 1986. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator, dated 1986, on the title page. Tomas Anthony dePaola has written and illustrated numerous children's books, and was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (for substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature) in 2011. $50

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