ISBN10: 0522856519, ISBN13: 9780522856514, [publisher: The Miegunyah Press, 2009.] Hardcover 4to, 262pp. Colour illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.
[Camberwell, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2010]
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This is such a wonderful book. A profusely illustrated history of children's books in Australia, I defy you to not find inside its covers something you read when you were a kid (because we've all read The Magic Pudding haven't we??? HAVEN'T WE???). Divided into sections that discuss the different types of story (journeys, home life etc.), this is one of those books that will keep you browsing for hours, with it's wealth of information and wonderful reproductions of images (thank God for the Miegunyah Press!). So many memories in here...The Rainbow Serpent, The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek, Where the Forest meets the sea, Dot and the Kangaroo...if you're interested in children's fiction, you must have this book. So wonderfully produced, a real pleasure to have. I've got my own copy, and am letting this one go, even though they are scarce-ish.ix, 261 pages. Profuse B&W and Colour illustrations and photographs, notes, index. Book in unmarked/unread condition, practically as new. Photographs show actual book for sale. As this is a folio/heavy book, there may be additional postage charges for overseas delivery (book ships from Australia). Date: 2009. The Miegunyah Press in association with the State Library of Victoria ISBN 0522856519 9780522856514 [AU]

ISBN10: 0522856519, ISBN13: 9780522856514, [publisher: Melbourne University Publishing, Australia] Hardcover 261 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.
[Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2010]
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ISBN10: 0522856519, ISBN13: 9780522856514, [publisher: Melbourne University Publishing,, Carlton,] Hardcover First Edition First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp ix, 261. Original publisher's yellow cloth, lettered white on spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Review copy with publishers printed review slip loosely inserted. This book illuminates the icons of Australian children's literature from Gibbs and Outhwaite to Shaun Tan. ISBN: 0522856519 Fine in fine dust jacket.
[Wickham Market, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]

ISBN10: 0522856519, ISBN13: 9780522856514, [publisher: The Miegunyah Press, Carlton] Hardcover First Edition A Celebration of Australian Illustrated Children's Books. Profusely illustrated with numerous colour and b&w illustrations throughout. Includes Children's Book Council of Australia award winners (1946-2008), notes, further reading, picture credits, plus index. From inner front flap of dustjacket: "Exploring everything from schooldays to fantasy worlds, from its nineteenth century beginnings to the twenty-first century, this compilation is remarkable for its breadth of coverage, encouraging new ways of seeing the Australian child's literary history. Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things: A Celebration of Australian Illustrated Children's Books is beautifully illustrated and includes works from some of Australia's best known and loved writers and illustrators: Mem Fox and Patricia Mullins, Bob Graham, Libby Hathorn and Gregory Rogers, Gary Crew and Shaun Tan, Pamela Allen and old favourites such as May Gibbs and Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. This book illuminates the icons and the lesser known components of Australian children's literature in a wonderful collection for those passionate about children's books". From first page: "This is number one hundred and twenty-one in the second numbered series of the Miegunyah volumes made possible by the Miegunyah fund established by bequests under the wills of Sir Russell and La ...
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