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19481577212024565<p><strong>Author:</strong> Annie R. Rentoul and Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.<br /><strong>Title:</strong> <em>The Little Green Road to Fairyland.</em><br /><strong>Publisher:</strong> Melbourne: The Specialty Press Pty. Ltd. for Oxford University Press 1948. <em>First Australian Edition.</em><br /><strong>Language:</strong> Text in English.<br /><strong>Size:</strong> 10.5" × 8".<br /><strong>Pages:</strong> viii-94 pages.<br /><strong>Binding:</strong> Very good publisher's original beige cloth binding with blue lettering and decorative vignette to upper cover and spine hinges fine overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown complete with the good original illustrated dust jacket showing only minor chips and short tears to edges and gentle toning consistent with age - as shown under a protective removable mylar cover.<br /><strong>Content:</strong> Very good content bright tight and clean rare light toning - as shown charming fairy-themed gift inscription on the front free endpaper - as shown. Original Decorative illustrated endpapers featuring fairy and woodland creatures procession in brown ink.<br /><strong>Illustrations:</strong> With 16 full-page plates including 8 in delicate color and 8 in black and white all by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite printed on high-quality coated paper.</p><p><br /><br /><strong>The book: </strong>A beautiful and highly desirable <em>First Australian Edition</em> 1948 of <em>The Little Green Road to Fairyland</em> — one of the most enchanting collaborations between sisters <strong>Annie R. Rentoul</strong> and <strong>Ida Rentoul Outhwaite</strong>. First published in 1922 this lyrical fairy tale follows the adventures of two children who encounter a fairy and follow her along the little green road into her magical world. The poetic text by Annie R. Rentoul perfectly complements Ida's ethereal and dreamlike illustrations among the finest examples of early 20th-century Australian children's art.</p><p>This Australian edition produced in Melbourne by The Specialty Press for Oxford University Press represents the post-war renaissance of Outhwaite's fairy art printed with exceptional clarity and color fidelity. Complete in its scarce illustrated dust jacket it is a collector's treasure — a quintessential example of the golden age of fairy illustration.</p> Melbourne: The Specialty Press Pty. Ltd. for Oxford University Press, 1948. First Australian Edition. hardcover
1915123H0759New York: The International News Company 1915. Book. Illus. by Somerfield T.; Jackson A.E.; Pitcher N.S.; Holloway W.H.; Buchanan F.; Whitaker W.G.; McCormick H.; Lunt W.; Wigfull W.E.; Webb Arch.; Wright Frank. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 194-288 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: A Millionaire's Adventure - Milan millionaire Signor Luigi Beretta becomes the victim of an infamous plot; War-Time Wanderings in the Italian Alps - a merry trio of climbers have some fun; A Fight for Life in Mid-Air - a workman dismantling a great chimney at the Whitehall Road electric power works experiences a terrible industrial accident; The Adventures of Howard Blackburn - Right Hon. Sir Edward Morris P.C. Prime Minister of Newfoundland describes nautical adventures of Howard Blackburn; "Grubb of Gran Chaco"- The adventures of pioneer W. Barbrooke Grubb in the Paraguayan Chaco; Six Weeks in Lahoul - a hunting trip for ibex and red bear; Allen's Well - how a man was buried at the bottom of a deep well and was rescued; The Lion's Cub - a striking story from the Coast Mountains of Southern Oregon involving 'Yellow Tail' the mountain lion Jud Bucklin and Dick Wimer of the U.S. Forest Service; Aunt Barbara Visits Mustypore - an amusing story from an Indian coffee-planting district; A Woman Alone in China part II - Mary Gaunt met with many odd experiences and saw many strange sights which are here described in most entertaining fashion with photos; A Tragic Ocean Race - Five clipper ships started on a race from Australia to China but strange and terrible things happened aboard the "Island Bay"; After Gold in the "Land of Fire" - an unfortunate prospecting expedition in Tierra del Fuego; The Haunted Tomb - a tale from the Southern Punjab; and more. Covers nearly detached as one. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. The International News Company Paperback
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Q-0631221646Wiley-Blackwell. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wiley-Blackwell hardcover
34401London : A. & C. Black 1934. Octavo publisher's pictorial blue cloth boards edges rubbed 238 pp illustrated throughout with full-page black and white plates two colour plates and drawings in the text occasional light foxing a very good copy of the first edition. Muir 1908. hardcover
127432Angus & Robertson 1933. First edition. Large 8vo 48pp. Colour and black & white plates and illustrations. A very good hardback copy in worn dust jacket. Ofsetting to endpages. Hinges starting in a few places but binding remains tight. Angus & Robertson, 1933. First edition, hardcover
35841New York : E. P. Dutton & Company 1922. First American edition printed by Billing and Son in Guildford U.K. Quarto papered boards edges rubbed cloth spine with paper label; lacking the front free endpaper; pp. 103 with 8 colour and 8 black-and-white plates. One of the classic illustrated Outhwaite titles originally published in London in 1922 by A. & C. Black. hardcover
2007Q-0521869382Cambridge University Press 2007-01-29. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cambridge University Press hardcover
2025__1803923709Edward Elgar 2025. Hardcover. New. 352 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.41 inches. Edward Elgar hardcover
2010SONG9004190589Brill 2010-09-24. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x1.00x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brill hardcover
2007SONG0521869382Cambridge University Press 2007-01-29. hardcover. Used: Good. 5.50x0.50x8.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press hardcover
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1930054225NY: E.P. DUTTON & CO. NO DJ OWNER'S BOOKPLATE CLEAN TEXT. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1930. E.P. DUTTON & CO. hardcover
1925200625225Adam & Charles Black 1925. Hardcover. Good. Adam & Charles Black hardcover
1920OUTHWAIT001057A. & C. Black London. N.D. c 1920. First edition. Set of six colour pictorial postcards. No. 75 in the Black's Post Card series.Fine in the very scarce original printed envelope with is a bit torn at the edges of the flap which is intact and with some creasing. A. & C. Black, London. unknown
1942017341Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd 1942 4to. original paper wraps onlaid pictorial dustwrapper paperstock toned wraps rubbed and a little frayed some splitting along spine; pp. 52 last colophon with six tipped-in colour plates black and white text figures. A very good copy of the fragile wartime issue. First Thus. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Angus & Robertson Ltd hardcover
120220Angus and Robertson 1934. Reprint. Large 8vo 49pp. Black & white illustrations tipped-in colour plates. A good hardback copy in like dust jacket with small closed tears to edges. Previous owner's name. Foxing throughout and one plate repaired not affecting the image. Angus and Robertson, 1934. Reprint hardcover
190791495George Robertson Melbourne 1907. Hardcover. Original cloth. Very Good for its age. ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS Australian Children's Books - A compilation of six children's stories by Tarella Quin later Daskein and illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.This was the author’s first book and the illustrator’s third and marked the beginning of a folklore that was truly Australian. Full page b/w line drawings and other drawings throughout. Foreword by Ethel Turner. ""The 1907 edition is bound in heavy bevelled green cl. bd. with an illus. of a brownie in a spider's web & title author &c. printed in red & black. The e/p are of green & brown marbled paper; and no printer's name is to be found inside the book""--Muir p. 102 In Antiquarian cabinet. Cited In: Muir M. A bibliography of Australian children's books 1903 pp. 184 Repaired tender front hinge cover. Otherwise very firm and solid indeed. Rubbings to cover. 184 p. 1 p. of plates : ill. ; 20 x 23 cm. in Antiquarian cabinet Fairies -- Juvenile fiction Fairy tales Outhwaite Ida Rentoul 1888-1960 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD Fremantle WA and Newtown NSW. All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse 23 Queen Victoria Street Fremantle WA. Hardcover. Original cloth Very Good for its age. George Robertson, Melbourne hardcover
1995x-1852851309Hambledon Pr 1995. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. Hambledon Pr hardcover
1942mbb006593Sydney: Angus and Robertson 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/Good. 240x185x10mm. OUTHWAITE IDA RENTOUL. 240x185x10mm204g . . Angus and Robertson. Sydney. 1942. First Edition. 5th Printing. . Pp48. 6 tipped in colour plates and 15 black and white full page illustrations. Thick Card boards with attached dust jacket illustrated front and plain white back spine is not typical but glued to the book block- pieces missing. Previous owners name stamped on half title page. Front of 'jacket' crinkling to spine edge shows wear to edges. Hinge showing between pages 14/15. Most of the black and white plates are delicately coloured in. Original tipped-in colour plates are in very good condition. Typical thick wartime paper is browning. This lovely early edition of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite is complete. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.60 5th Printing Angus and Robertson paperback
6399515Cambridge University Press CUP pp. 212 . Hardback. New. Cambridge University Press CUP hardcover
1920A115922Melbourne: Allan & Co. c.1920. 1st edition. Near Fine. oblong octavo. original gathers 36pp. illusts. Imperial edition No. 336. Crease to rear wrapper & minor darkening to front wrapper o/w lovely bright clean copy Allan & Co. unknown
