The Adventures of Ben and Bella.
by Maltby, Peg
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0207146659
- ISBN 13
- 9780207146657
- Seller
-
Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1982. Hardback small folio, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), blue cloth boards, full-page colour drawings, black & white drawings (some full-page), tiny hole front cloth cover near spine (affects front free flyleaf), edge tears jacket (archival tape repairs reverse side), some edgewear. 64 pp. A delightful classic childrenâs picture story, written and illustrated by Peg Maltby. Follow the adventures of two happy pixies, They meet a lost mermaid, build a bush house to escape the summer heat, they help a mother bandicoot find her lost baby son, and they are not recused from the water by a duck who was too interested in dressing properly. Previously published as four separate books by Murphett, Melbourne, from 1947 to 1951: 'Ben and Bella', 'Ben and Bella in the Hills', 'Ben and Bella at the Beach', and 'Ben and Bella in the Gardens'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12754
- Title
- The Adventures of Ben and Bella.
- Author
- Maltby, Peg
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0207146659
- ISBN 13
- 9780207146657
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- children's literature, australia, collectible, collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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