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1924351<p>Muir 4851 suggests 1924.</p><p>An owner's name pencilled on the blank first page. Small chip to upper front corner and a light crease to upper rear corner of wrappers.</p><p>Advertising Shell Motor Lubricating Oil.</p> Printed by Anderson, Gowan Pty. Ltd. for The British Imperial Oil Company Limited paperback
193560001New York: John Day Reynal & Hitchcock 1935. 4to. xiv 351 1 pp. With 56 maps most full-page numerous text illustrations. Blue publisher’s cloth silver lettering front cover & spine minor shelfwear light rubbing at head & foot of spine corners w/ d.j. striking Art Deco cover art of ships voyaging minor creasing edgewear couple closed tears on back cover wear to corners still NF/VG- copy inscribed by author on half-title. First edition inscribed of this unashamedly Eurocentric voyages and exploration history detailing “all the great adventurers by land and sea from Hannu 2750 B.C. to Piccard 1935.†The specially prepared maps specifically show the ground and oceans covered by each explorer with the contemporary “Known World†starkly defined. The maps and histories sequentially “unroll†from the very small area around the Mediterranean to the World. Outhwaite 1892-1979 was an anthropologist who worked on American race relations at the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial from 1923-1028 worked for the Rockefeller Foundation through the 1930’s and organized “Outhwaite Exhibits†for museums World’s Fairs and window displays. He also was an adventurer who sailed 14000 miles on the Atlantic Ocean from 1929-1930 onboard the yacht “Kinkajou†visiting Mt. Pelee Martinique. John Day, Reynal & Hitchcock, hardcover
27778London A&C Black1934. 4to. viii240pp. Original cloth pictorial boards with some moderate wear. 2 full-page colour illustrations 27 full page b/w illustrations with b/w drawings in the text. Name and prize label on ffe. Some foxing to edges and prelims. otherwise a very good copy. First edition London, A&C Black,1934. hardcover
19103622Melbourne: George Robertson & Co 1910. Second Edition. Very good. Oblong hardcover : pp. 6 184 : full page and in-text b&w illustrations : illustrated orange cloth boards lettered in red and black. Muir 1904.<br /> <br /> Boards are marked and rubbed; slightly shaken; light ink stamp to p.2. A compilation of six children's stories by Tarella Quin later Daskein and illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. George Robertson & Co unknown
27390Liverpool: J. Bibby and Sons 1920. Folio illustrated wrappers light edge wear pp. 64 illustrated. Theosophical periodical edited by the English Christian industrialist Joseph Biddy 1851 -1940. Includes many illustrations by Sir Joshua Reynolds a depiction of Admirable Sir David Beatty reading the terms of the Armistice to the German delegates in the fore-cabin of the H.M.S. Elizabeth at the close of World War I and a fairy plate by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite titled 'The Rendezvous' half-page in black & white. ""The Ancient Wisdom tells us that somewhere in the memory of Nature every act of each one of her children is self-engraved and that from this self-written record under the guidance of Angelic Ministers the changing destinies of men and nations flow. Thus it is claimed that our present attainments of talent and capacity are what we have won in the past; that our present thoughts and activites will determine our future and that in the sum of things nowhere is there any injustice and nowhere caprice or favouritism."" unknown
127134London A & C Black 1937. 64pp. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth a little marked rubbed at extremities. Colour frontispiece plates. Offsetting to endpapers. A very good copy. . First edition. London, A & C Black 1937. hardcover
38927Melbourne: British Imperial Oil c. 1922. Quarto illustrated wrappers silverfished handling wear edges with small chips also along spine 16 pp. five colour plates black and white decorations map. A delightful illustrated story by Outhwaite created as a promotion for Shell oil ‘few copies of these booklets have survived’ Muir and Holden p. 58. Muir 2396. unknown
35378Melbourne : British Imperial Oil 1923. Illustrated calendar six colour illustrations on cards by Outhwaite string cords some traces of edge rubbing. A fine complete copy of the very rare promotional calendar Outhwaite illustrated for the British Imperial Oil Co. Ltd. unknown
194825080024Adam and Charles Australia 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 94 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Adam and Charles Australia 1948. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing and mild foxing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and minor chips and/or tears. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 25080024. Adam and Charles hardcover
194823010117Adam and Charles Black London 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Hardcover. 94 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Adam and Charles Black London 1948. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in poor dust jacket. More specifically: Covers have slight soiling. Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has slight fading. Pages are lightly tanned. Short gift inscription in ink. Small brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers. Large surface tear on rear endpaper. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Parts of the dust jacket have been loosely inserted in the book Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 23010117. Adam and Charles Black hardcover
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
2007x-0415434599Routledge 2007. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 268 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Routledge paperback
2004x-0415338239Routledge 2004. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 296 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
1937011113A & C Black 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. 64pp not price clipped no inscriptons four colour plates by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite book is in good condition with little wear slight browning to end papers and some very slight spotting to text. Wrapper was in three pieces with both flaps detached and small tears and wear to all edges. Has now been joined together interanlly with special non acidic archive tape and is in a clear removable protective sleeve. Slight loss to rear upper edge ond top and bottom of spine. happy to supply photographs on request We have all four volumes in this series please enquire for details and bulk price. A & C Black hardcover
1937mon0000175992A & C Black 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Teal cloth boards with mermaid design on front cover. Very good condition fading to spine panel. Color illustrated plates are beautiful. No additional printings listed. ""No. 15"" written to front endpaper no other markings found. A & C Black hardcover
17-3200Paris: F. Chardon 1800s. Original B&W gravure. 6.5 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Light matting. Paris: F. Chardon, [1800s]. unknown
71-6786Paris: French Publisher circa 1840. Engraving. 60 x 43 cm sheet. Very Good light foxing in the margins short tear at upper left support sheet edge print chine-colled to another support sheet.Provenance: ancienne galerie Vandevoorde 22 rue Vignon Paris. Paris: French Publisher, circa 1840. unknown
1937011114A & C Black 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 12mo - over 6. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. 64pp not price clipped no inscriptions book is in good condition with all four plates present and only very light spotting to a few pages. wrapper was in three pieces with both flaps detached and wear to all edges with slight loss to bottom corner of front cover and top and bottom of spine. Cover has been internally repaired with special non acidic archive tape and is now in a clear removable protective sleeve. Cover illustration complete. Happy to supply photographs on request. We currently have all four volumes in this series please contact for bulk price. A & C Black hardcover
No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 147p. This issue includes Charles Dickens - collected works, Fredric Brown - pulp stories, Tennessee Williams, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - children's illustrator, Peter Carey, modern golf books, index and letters and classified..
1937091900London: A & C Black 1937. Hardcover. pp. 64. 12mo. Turquoise cloth with navy lettering and decoration. Four colour plates. Spine sunned foxing to binding and contents offsetting to endpapers from binder's glue ink gift inscription to ffep. Sydney Bookseller's label to front pastedown. A & C Black 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
1934BIB320193London: A & C Black. Autumn1934. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Good Condition. Boards are grubby and rubbed at spine ends edges and book corners. Some foxing to endpapers and edges. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Two colour plates 27 full page black & white illustrations and in-text black & white illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 238 pages. . Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. A & C Black hardcover
71-7280Paris: French Publisher circa 1834. Etching and engraving. 21 x 14 cm sheet. Very Good some light foxing in the margins. [Paris: French Publisher, circa 1834]. unknown
