Bottersnikes and other lost things. A celebration of Australian illustrated children’s books

A$60 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Melbourne : The Miegunyah Press, 2009. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, corners slightly bumped; gift inscription in biro to front endpaper, pp. 262, thoroughly illustrated. An extensive insight into the history of children s books in Australia, with detailed sections on great artists and authors such as Norman Lindsay, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, May Gibbs, Harold Gaze, Pixie O Harris, Graeme Base etc. A good reading copy of an essential reference book.

• Binding: Hardcover

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