Search Results: Juvenile Fiction from Diversity Books, IOBA

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: Frederick Warne (Penguin Group) No publication date [1949]. 160pp., colour frontispiece. Book clean, square, very minor bump to heel of backstrip only. Cloth undamaged. Specks of foxing on foredge of block, otherwise leaves clean. Art illustrated dustjacket nipped [fingernail size, head of spine], short closed tears, otherwise minor edgewear. A story of African adventure; 12 chapters, 'Frank Jenning moved restlessly from the stool and seated himself on the laboratory bench. He was a keen, dark-eyed boy of seventeen . . . ' Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Green Cloth HB & DJ. Very Good/Good.

Singapore: Trafford Publishing, 2012. 68pp., b/white, intext sketch-illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. No dustjacket (as issued). This title was written when the author was ten years of age, and at the time of publication she was just eleven . . . From the rear board: "What would you do if you were recruited into a secret organization - an organization that could save the world? Vickie and Kyle were plucked out of the ordinary to embark on very special missions that nobody ever knew existed. Armed with a few weapons and a talking cat, they go on their first adventure of their lives. Meanwhile, Oceanus, a power-mad man who works against the Alpha Spies, has stolen a magical locket belonging to one of the Alpha Spies team. Vicki and Kyle will stop at nothing to get it back." Book weight approx. 250g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

London: Bancroft & Co., 1965. 178pp., b/white sketch-art frontispiece, plus three, like illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, but minimally bumped and cocked. Plain green boards very good. An original seller's sticker affixed to ffep., leaves uniformly tanned, else very good. Art illustrated (no ack.) dustjacket price-clipped, abraded and edgeworn, with jagged closed tears. This stand-alone volume in the 'Pied Piper Library' series features Karen Kearney, a 17-year-old independent Norwegian girl living in America, determined to make ice-skating her career. In her short life her father, mother, and step-father had all died and she was an orphan . . . The story of her determination to succeed through setbacks and disappointments unfolds over 13 chapters. Book weight approx. 375g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Frenchs Forest, N.S.W., Australia: New Holland Publishers, 2004. 176pp., colour and b/white illustrations by Giovanni Caselli. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated boards very lightly bumped on a lower foredge corner. From the rear panel: " . . . one of the greatest stories the world has ever known - Homer's 'Iliad' - retold as 'The Battle for Troy' by author Alan J. Whiticker. With brilliant illustrations from world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli, the classic tale of the ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans is now available to a new generation of reader." Book weight approx. 655g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good +. Illus. by Giovanni Caselli.

Templestowe, Victoria, Australia: Red Hen Enterprises, 1992. Unpaginated [32 pages]. Intext, art-illustrated throughout; several in colour, most in b/white: artwork by Andrea Cameron and Denise Corboy. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated boards nominally shelfworn only. Concise, general inscription ('Best Wishes'), signed by author on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. No dustjacket. " 'The Beginning Of The Law' is a story of epic journey by heroic ancestral figures to find the land under the sun. A story of how human society first began in Australia 160,000 years ago.". Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover (Illustrated). Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Ward, Lock & Co. No publication date (c. late 1940s). 223pp., sepia-illustrated endpapers, and b/white illustrations throughout, all by Lance Cattermole (born Ireland, c. 1898). Book clean and square. Pink tint head of textblock. Leaves clean. Small pink stain on upper area of backstrip. No dustjacket. Juvenile adventure fiction, seemingly set in Canada and featuring 'Big Red', the Irish setter. The story unfolds in 12 exciting chapters. Book weight approx. 420g. . Unstated.. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. 208pp. Colour-plate frontispiece, plus eight b/white full page (two double-page spreads) and a title page sketch-drawing (all by 'Stead'). Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head and heel. Red boards like bumped on foredge corners and foot. Textblock slightly wavy at spine, else very good. Art-illustrated ('Stead') dustjacket edgeworn and nipped, a small hole on front foredge fold, colour-faded title on spine (just legible), else clear tape neatly repaired tears on verso. In this gripping WW2 adventure set in the skies over the Libyan desert, Biggles takes on the Nazis, in particular the German air ace - von Zoyton. The story builds to a gripping finale witrh the opposing air aces facing off in a deadly, only-one-winner dog fight in the sky . . . Guess who wins . . . Contents include: Prelims., 17 chapters. Book weight approx. 248g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Third Impression.… Read More

Leicester, England: The Brockhampton Press No publication date (wejohns website suggests 1953). Unpaginated (48 pages). Side-stapled softcover format. Uniformly illustrated throughout: two colour (olive green and black) sketch-drawings (by 'Kay') above text on each page. Booklet clean and square. Colour-art illustrated ('Kay') card wrapper slightly edgeworn, with a small area of biopredation on front; nipped upper foredge corner, surface abraded area, and price (1/9 net) obliterated on rear wrap. A small stain on cloth tape spine. Textblock minimally bumped, nipped on upper foredge corner of one leaf (no text loss), else minor fleck through title page. This book is an abridged edition of 'Biggles Hunts Big Game', and involves Biggles and the crew facing a band of international criminals . . . Guess who wins? Booklet weight approx. 60g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Thus. Softcover Booklet. Good. 24mo - (approx. 14cm x 13.5cm).

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. 190pp. Colour-plate frontispiece, plus intext sketch-art, all by 'Stead'. Book clean. Spine firm, mildly bumped and canted. Illustration on front red board, plus a dampstain on lower plain rear board. An area of minor surface abrading (name removal?), plus 'Xmas 1957 (or 1), Hobart' handwritten on ffep., else textblock edges flecked. Colour-art illustrated ('Stead') dustjacket edgeworn, with several nips, a jagged tear on lower front foredge fold, else minor colour-fade on spine, and dampstain on lower rear panel. Post-war, Biggles and his loyal crew, having left the Royal Air Force, are working for the Flying Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department, where, in six months, they had just one case. That is, until ships start disappearing without trace in the Southern Indian Ocean, and a pirate German U-Boat-U-517 commanded by Captain Ulrich von Schonbeck is the prime suspect. At last the lads have a major case to solve . . . Contents… Read More

Templestowe, Victoria , Australia: Red Hen Enterprises, 1993. 129pp. plus unpaginated promo. section. Intext, b/w sketch illustrations throughout, by John Fairbridge. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Gloss, art-illustrated boards nominally bumped on foot. Non-specific inscription, signed by author on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. No dustjacket [as issued?]. The second book in the 'Marjorie and Bindi' series, is the story of how a Koorie kid finds himself. Billy comes to stay with his Aboriginal relatives for the holidays. Unlike his cousin Bindi, he isn't very interested in his Aboriginal background.Prelims., Glossary, 14 chapters. Book weight approx. 320g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Signed by Author. Illustrated Boards Hardcover. Near Fine. Illus. by John Fairbridge. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Random House, 2011. 290pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, mild 'crinkle' to rear free endpaper. Illustrated card wrapper has tiny corner crease to rear panel. "Already her black hair and pale eyes mark her out as different, but now Zeraphina must be even more careful to keep her secret safe. Craving blood is not considered normal behaviour for anyone, let alone a princess . . . " Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frederick Warne, 1930. ix, + 86pp., colour-art frontispiece, and intext b/w sketch illustrations by F.M. Leicester. Book clean and square. ffep crudely removed, otherwise leaves clean, save for several former dog-ears. Art-illustrated boards edgeworn, worn and abraded corners, and extremities, plus chipped area on backstrip. A stand-alone volume in Warne's 'Welcome Books' series, finds Bobbety the Brownie putting learned skills into practice.Contents include 8 chapters, viz: Test for Bobbety, Brownie to the Rescue, Gypsy Boy, Clue to the secret cellars, Prisoner and Bobbety Brownie. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good.

England: World Distributors, 1957. 183pp., b/w illustrated frontispiece, one other. Book square, slightly shaken. Bumped corners, short splits [7mm.] lower spine, minor damage to foot of last few leaves. Mildly tanned paper. No dustjacket. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. 4th U.K. Impression,. Hard Cover. Fair+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

England: World Distributors, 1956. 184pp., b/w illustrated frontispiece, one other. Book square. Strips of insect damage to covers, short splits and surface damage to hinges. Random foxing spots, mainly to printed endpapers and edges. No dustjacket. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. 3rd U.K. Impression. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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).

England: World Distributors, 1955. 184pp., b/w frontispiece, intext illustrations. Book slightly canted and shaken. Corners bumped, short splits head and foot of spine, old water stain on rear cover. Tanned, illustrated endpapers. A few random foxing spots throughout. No dustjacket. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. 1st. U.K. Impression. Hard Cover. Fair+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1971. 94pp., intext, b/w art illustrations throughout [Joanna Troughton]. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Several foxing flecks on text-block edges, otherwise leaves clean. Colour-art illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and mildly U.V. affected on spine. "This is a story of the Buddha, retold with skill, realism and delicacy." Contents of this stand-alone volume in the 'Young Library' series include: About this book, Chaptered 'parts'-1. The King's Son. 2. The time has come. Book weight approx. 320g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good. Illus. by Joanna Troughton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: T. Nelson, 1886. 137pp., plus unpaginated 4 page publishing promo. Floral decorated endpapers. Tip-in colour frontispiece. Intext, b/w sketch illustrations [Paterson] throughout. Book square. Black and gilt illustration and title on cloth. Blind-stamp decoration on rear board. Scuffed, bumped and abraded corners and edges. Areas of colour stripped froom backstrip. No hinge splits. Leaves flecked throughout, otherwise stained from being used as a flower press . . . Contents: The Boy-Artist: The picture, Resolve, Fever, Friend, Invitation, Surprise, Success. Town Daises: Lonely life, Transplanted daisies. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Original Decorated Cloth HB. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1970. 118pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain blue boards minimally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (Wolfgang Grasse) dustjacket edgeworn, dampstained area on plain verso (no strike-through), minor nips, and an original seller's sticker affixed to front flap. The setting is Anzac Day morning. Grandma has been up late the previous night making wreaths to place at the War Memorial in Main Street. For 13-year-old Michael Cameron, unsure of himself, in conflict with the Farlows next door, confused by family values and the world about him, this Anzac Day will prove more important than any other . . . Contents include: Prelims., 11 chapters. Note: This title won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers in 1971. Book weight approx. 310g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket.… Read More