Search Results: Children's Fiction from Diversity Books, IOBA

U.S.A.: Animagic Entertainment Group, 2000. ix+113pp. Based on characters created by Tony Diloia. Intext, b/white halftone illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Inscription, signed by author on title-page, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped, a 'Collector's Edition' label affixed there-on. Story based on an 'upcoming' television series about 'Balloonatiks', a collection of five 'rubbery' characters; Flator, Airbrain, Bouncer, Sparky and Squeeker, whose catch-cry seems to be- "Hubba hubba, we're made of rubber". Book weight approx. 170gms. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Card Softcover. Very Good..

Bittern, Victoria, Australia : Clan Destine Press, 2014. 185pp., plus (iii). Intext, b/white illustrations throughout by Ashlea Bechaz. Book clean and square. Spine firm, slightly colour-faded. Colour-art illustrated (Ashlea Bechaz) card wrapper lightly bumped and splayed only. A personal inscription, signed 'Cheers Fin', on dedication page, else textblock unmarked. Juvenile fiction set in a cattery, with the key character (cat) Megsy . . . Book weight approx. 220g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 19.75cm x 13cm).

London: Livingstone Press, 1947. 64pp., b/w text, pictorial boards with attractive illustration on front. Light foxing throughout text; corners lightly bumped. No damage to front cover. Printed for, and a presentation copy of, the London Missionary Society. [Sydney, NSW]. Book weght approx. 120g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2007. 219pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to rear panel. "When Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he can't bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA . . . Patrick christens his puppy Best Mate, and that's what he becomes . . . " Book weight approx. 241g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.. Softcover. Very Good +. Uncorrected Bound Proof.

London and Manchester, U.K. : World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd. , 1966. 183pp. B/white sketch-art frontis, and tail pieces. Book clean and square. Spine lightly bumped. Black illustrations over undamaged brown boards. Yellow tint top edge. Textblock age-toned, else very good. Colour-art illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn, with several short closed tears. This 'Bobbsey' title was the second stand-alone title in the extensive 'Bobbsey Twins' series. Contents include: Prelims., 22 chapters. Book weight approx. 341g. . First Thus, 7th Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +. 12mo - (approx. 19cm x 13cm).

Melbourne, Australia: Robertson and Mullens, 1952. 32pp., unacknowledged, b/w sketch illustrations, including frontis. Book mildly fingermarked and dog-eared. No inscriptions. Staples holding. Illustrated limp wrapper has small nips head and foot of spine, creased and edgeworn foredges. Book Code 103 in the 'Mullens' Stories For Children' series. Writen for ages 7 to 8 years, this is the story of 'Bump-Ah', a naughty little rabbit. Contains four stories . . . Book weight approx. 50g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Staplebound Softcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. 174pp., b/white sketch-art throughout by Clyde Pearson. Book clean and square. Vivid metallic-blue title over lightly bumped spine. Light bumps on foredge corners of plain, tan-coloured boards. Text-block clean and very good. Art-illustrated (Clyde Pearson) dustjacket mildly edgeworn, else very good. A stand-alone volume in the Andre Deutsch Children's Books 'Time, Place and Action' series. Set on the imaginary 'Yamboorah' cattle station, on the edge of sandhills in the Australian deseert, the story features a young boy, a hand on the station working as a 'wood-and-water joey', and his only real companions, a bitch called 'Brolga' and her pup, 'Rags'. Contents include: Prelims., 15 chapters, Author's Note. Book weight approx. 385g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

London: Macmillan's Children's Books, 1981. (ix), + 223pp., unpaginated b/white art-drawings throughout (including frontispiece) by Walter Crane (1845-1915). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over charcoal cloth boards, lightly bumped on heel of spine else boards undamaged. Teal tinted endpapers and textblock top edge. Attached ribbon bookmark. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn and bumped only. 'Christmas-Tree Land' is a stand-alone title in the Macmillan Facsimile Classics series. It tells the story of Rollo and Maia, two young children who go to stay with their cousin in 'Christmas-Tree' land - an enchanting country of fir trees and a fairy-tale castle . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters. Book weight approx. 390g. . First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Walter Crane. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

England: Country Life Books, 1984. 176pp., full colour plates throughout [these beautiful illustrations are specially commissioned phtographs of Doulton Tile pictures depicting many of the best known nursery rhymes]. Book clean, square. Lightly bumped edges. Leaves clean, unmarked. Like illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and crinkled, a short closed tear and negligibly sunned spine. Book weight approx. 790g. Size: Small 4to. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +,/Good.

London: Puffin Books, 2004. 147pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations by Lauren Child. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket minimally indented. In this, Elmore Leonard's first novel for children, the characters include Antwan, a coyote, and Buddy, an aging doggy movie star. Book weight approx. 260g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. Illus. by Lauren Child.

London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Unpaginated [32 pages]. Very colourful illustrations on recto pages, text on versos. Cloth spine reasonably tight, illustrated pages are clean, a degree of foxing on endpapers and minor spots on half-title page. Original seller's sticker affixed to front paste-down. Minor silverfish nibbling to edges of illustrated boards, else corner bumped top foredge. Identically illustrated dustjacket crudely price-clipped, several open and closed tears to head, foot and spine, small chips to spine. Author Freda Derrick, maker of the 'Ark Book'.Book weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Edition Not Stated.. Cloth Spine, Pictorial Boards. Fair+. Illus. by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dusseldorf, Germany: Karl Rauch Verlag, 1998. 123pp., colour, plus several b/white, art- illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Matt, art-illustrated boards in excellent condition. " Übertragung ins Deutsche von Grete und Josef Leitgeb. Mit Zeichnungen des Verfassers." A German language edition of the much-loved children's classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Book weight approx. 250g. Postage charge will be reduced as this book will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good +.

Buckingham, United Kingdom: Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2000. 214pp., b/white frontis map. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Negligible scuffing to foredge. Leaves clean, unmarked. Art-illustrated dustjacket has minimal edgewear only. This, the author's debut novel, and first book in the fantasy Doomspell Trilogy, is " . . . filled with magic, imagination, and thrilling battles between the forces of good and evil . . . " Book weight approx. 430g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rowville, VIC, Australia: The Five Mile Press, 2006. 280pp., b/white art illustrations by Douglas Carrel. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated boards negligibly scuffed only. Vol 1 in the 'Dragonology Chronicles' series. " . . . join twelve-year-old Daniel Cook and his sister Beatrice as they begin their dragonological apprenticeship under the watchful eye of the eccentric Dr Ernest Drake . . . " Book weight approx. 370g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Australian.. Hardcover. Very Good +.

Vermont, U.S.A.: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1995. 96pp., colour-art illustrations througout, squares from the 'magic quilt', rich collages by the artist Amy Zerner. Stories by Jessie Spicer Zerner, Amy's mother. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Illustrated gloss boards nominally scuffed. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (as boards) dustjacket negligibly edgeworn and scuffed. "From talking dragons to a land of milk and cheese that delights Daisy the cat, the stories of 'The Dream Quilt' will spark the imagination, encourage resourcefulness and independence, and remind children that there are adventures everywhere and any time. Perfect for bedtime reading . . . " Book weight approx. 780g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition (Stated).. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Walker Books, 1998. Unpaginated (28 pages). Colour art illustrations throughout by Todor Humphries. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated boards undamaged. A stand-alone volume in the 'Animals At Risk' series. "This compelling story, by award-winning author Judy Allen, features one of the world's most endangered animals - the Philippine eagle. At the end of the story find out how you can help eagles from becoming extinct." Book weight approx. 370g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Reprint.. Hardcover. Very Good +. Illus. by Todor Humphries. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2006. 328pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a very small, soft corner crease to front panel. "In this spellbinding tale filled with humour, adventure, romance and song, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine invites you to join Aza as she discovers how exquisite she truly is." Book weight approx. 400g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.. Softcover. Very Good +. Uncorrected Proof Copy.

New York: Hippocrene Books, 1999. vi, + 236pp., illustrated throughout with b/white sketch illustrations, halftone plates, and story illuminations, all by Herbert Cole. Book clean and square. Quarter cloth spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain boards undamaged. Art-illustrated (Herbert Cole) dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. First published in this form in 1906 by J.M. Dent & Co., and E.P.Dutton & Co., New York. A treasury of 33 classic English fairy tales that will delight children and adults alike. Familiar old favourites like 'The History Of Tom Thumb', 'The Story of the Three Bears', and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' are represented together with the lesser known 'The Green Knight', 'Giant of St. Michael's' and 'Queen Mab's Good Grace'. Book weight approx. 500g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Orion Children's Books, 2006. 229pp., plus 4 page, b/white illustrated section, including maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, small corner crease to head of textblock. Art-illustrated (Peter Sutton, Fred van Deelen) card wrapper nominally scuffed only. "In the Greek port of Corinth, Flavia's handsome young tutor Aristo is arrested for committing a terrible crime. But when he escapes, Flavia and her three friends must pursue him. Why did Aristo do it? And where is he going? . . . Their investigations take them to the famous oracle of Delphi and the Acropolis in Athens . . . " Book weight approx. 210g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . 2nd Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Atom (Imprint: Time Warner), 2006. 343pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped only. " . . . Steve Cockayne's first novel for younger readers is both a spellbinding adventure story, and an extraordinarily powerful novel of growing up . . . " Deep in the English countryside, Kenneth Storey and his older brother have discovered the land of Arboria - a kingdom of adventure . . . Contents of this bookproof copy include: Prelims., 10 chapters. Book weight approx. 370g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Pre-Publication.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Book Proof.