BLUEBACK
Written by Tim Winton. Illustrated by Andrew Davidson.
Stock no. 1825286
Published by Picador. 1st UK 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An enchanting story of childhood, survival and man's love of the sea. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Printed in blue ink. Blue & white pictorial chapter headers. ISBN: 0330369792. Slight discolouration to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a score mark to rear panel which has also marked the rear board below (minor).

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FLORENCE GODFREY'S FAITH
Written by Emma Raymond Pitman. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1324055
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

A story of Australian life. Burgundy decorated cloth. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 309 pages. Spine bumped. Covers a bit darkened and rear cover unevenly discoloured. Name in ink and a prize plate (partially removed) to front free-endpaper. Small hole to free-endpaper from removal of prize plate. Heavy foxing throughout. There are grubby marks to the first 20 pages, worst at pages vi & vii (contents and illustrations pages).

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SALT RIVER TIMES
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Stock no. 1323108
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

21 interlocking stories about the children and adults who live around the Salt River. 177 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241101964. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal rubbing to corners. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and very slightly rubbed at corners.

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COLT & CO. IN THE VALLEY OF GOLD
Written by J.E. Macdonnell. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Stock no. 1321595
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and text block. Small black spot to fore-edge of text block. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Annie R. Rentoul. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 2130264
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Dedicated "to all who love fairies and have found The Little Green Road". 8 magical colour plates and 8 b/w plates, all of fairies. Pale green cloth, dark green titles and vignette to front cover. 102 pages. 10.75 x 8". Damp stain across bottom edge of front cover. Corners and spine are bumped, with wear. Other marks, especially brown spotting and splash marks to rear cover. Foxing to prelims, outer page edges and page margins. All plates present.

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SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE ON BOARD THE SNAG
Written by May Gibbs. Illustrated by Noela Young.
Stock no. 1815923
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1988. Very good condition.

Original characters created by May Gibbs, redrawn by Young. Adapted by David Harris. Large format, glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Colour illustrations. Young Australia series. ISBN: 020713264X. Reprint. Light creasing to prelims. One or two foxspots to margins.

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THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Annie R. Rentoul. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 1407025
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Very good condition.

Dedicated "to all who love fairies and have found The Little Green Road". 8 magical colour plates and 8 b/w plates, all of fairies. Pale green cloth, dark green titles and vignette to front cover. 102 pages. 10.75 x 8". Bumping to spine and corners. Spine browned. Uneven fading to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Light browning to endpapers and some internal pages. Some light foxing mostly to prelims and page edges otherwise contents are very good. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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WITH BOBBY AND ANNE IN BEELOO
Written by Jean Lang. Illustrated by Jean Lang.
Stock no. 1402350
Published by Paterson Press Ltd. circa 1946. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Being the adventures of two children among the wildflowers of the Swan District of Western Australia. Cream boards with grey cloth spine. Colour illustrations. Spine is bumped and a little frayed. Corners bumped. Endpapers browned. Some grubby marks but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with a few tears and some loss. Remains of tape marks to spine. Rear panel has a few marks. Wrapper is a little grubby.

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KERI THE WONDERFUL KIWI WHO FLEW
Written by H.R. Hopkins. Illustrated by H.R. Hopkins.
Stock no. 1807945
Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Who ever heard of a kiwi getting airborne?... Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Corners lightly worn, covers nice and clean. Inscription in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and has a large strip missing from top of rear panel.

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WILIAM, THE WIZARD WHO WASN'T
Written by Irena Sibley. Illustrated by Irena Sibley.
Stock no. 1804135
Published by The Five Mile Press. 1st thus 1989. Fine condition.

William Wishwell was a wizard because, as far back as anyone could possibly recall, the boys in the Wishwell family had always been wizards... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 38 pages. ISBN: 086788195X.

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GUM TREE BROWNIE AND OTHER FAERIE FOLK OF THE NEVER-NEVER
Written by Tarella A. Quin. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 595653
Published by George Robertson & Co.. 1st 1907. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green cloth covers with bevelled edges, red title to front with illustration of a Brownie swinging in a cobweb. Marbled endpapers. Packed with charming pen-and-ink illustrations, many full-page. A typically stylised Outhwaite fairyland. 184 pages. Oblong format. Spine bumped and rubbed at top and tail. Corners slightly worn. Two small dents to cover foredges, Contents near fine with just the occasional very pale mark. A super copy of this rare fairy book.

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GUM TREE BROWNIE AND OTHER FAERIE FOLK OF THE NEVER-NEVER
Written by Tarella A. Quin. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 378493
Published by Robertson & Mullens Ltd.. 1925. Good condition.

Oblong format. Pink cloth spine, patterned boards. B/w illustrations throughout by Ida S. Rentoul. Spine and corners bumped with wear to corners. Edges rubbed. Covers a bit grubby. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned, foxing to contents. Quite a number of the illustrations have been very neatly coloured in. A very scarce book.

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