daskein tarella quin (16 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Australian author, Tarella Quin (1877 -1934) began her literary career writing children's books in collaboration with the celebrated artist, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Quin published her first book with Outhwaite in 1910 - Gum Tree Brownie and Other Faerie Folk of the Never-Never - embarking later into the world of romantic outback fiction for adults. 'Nelia's beauty was spoilt by her mutinous discontent with a fate that had chosen to send them bad seasons when she was just at the age to burst from bush-girl chrysalis into a butterfly. It robbed her tilted mouth of gaity, and put storm into a pair of the most glorious grey-blue eyes that ever girl possessed.' (Chapter 1, Paying Guests ). Octavo, 311pages, bound in cloth boards, spine frayed at hinges, pages lightly browned, a good copy of an uncommon book.

hard cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. New edition. 19 cm. 348 pages G. Good condition with soiling, rubbing and shelf wear to covers, a little foxing and browning, name on reverse of title page.

pictorial hard cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated with five full page plates and black and white drawings. 20.5 cm. 154 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers, light soiling to page edges, a little browning and gift inscription on front endaper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul Et Al (illustrator). Hbk in picture boards, 4to, G, Red spine contains worn gold writing & has fraying at sides; , Illustrated Board covers very worn at edges with picture of children having a picnic on the front. Front hinge cracked; Name & date (1937) on fep (not author) ; Foxing, mainly on prelims and blocked page foredges; Story 2 The Other Side of Nowhere is Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, with many b/w illustrations. This is a much loved, well worn copy, with occasional small closed tears to pages; Large heavy book which needs excess postage outside UK. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

[6]+154pp. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth, a little worn, faded backstrip. Missing frontispiece. 4 further plates by Jack Sommers. Bookplate on front pastedown. Foxed upper edges, offsetiting to endpapers. A very good, ex-library copy. . First edition. With Aboriginal interest. Muir, 1906.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. Our beautiful vintage books would make a fantastic gift for any vintage book lover. Here at Country House Library you will find an eclectic mix of genres to choose from that would pique anyone's interest! This vintage edition of Chimney Town by Tarella Quin Daskein would be a brilliant read for any fan of vintage childrens books. Treat your loved one today and find a new home for this pre-loved book. Our books can also be used for home d?cor with colourful designs, dust-jackets and illustrated covers that can be displayed on the bookshelf! Title: Chimney Town Author: Tarella Quin Daskein Publisher: A. and C. Black Publication Date: 1934 Format: Hardcover Condition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear, tanned pages with endpaper inscription, fading spine, worn spine ends and board corners.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Colour frontis & Black and White illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Very Good, without dust jacket (front cover only lightly worn).

Hard Illustrated Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (illustrator). Printed by Brown, Prior & Co., Melbourne. This story is part of the Wonder Book and consists of 182 pages with black/white illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Comprises of seven stories; THE BINNAJIG AND THE TATTYOON, POPPY AND THE PIXIES, EBENEZER'S ANNIVERSARY, THE OTHER SIDE OF NOWHERE, SEPTEMBER GOLD, THE CITY OF DREAMS, EXIT TO FAËRIELAND. Each story illustrated with the unmistakable Ida Rentoul's style. A very nice clean straight book. Other stories in the book are THE LITTLE BLACK PRINCESS OF THE NEVER-NEVER by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, and WINKS by J.J. Hall, with an illustration by Rentoul. Size: 10 X 7 1/2".

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 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.

Zustand: Very Good +. Jacket Condition: . 1st Edition 14.8 x 21 cm blue cloth with black stamped silhouette decoration and titles to the front and spine, viii, 238pp [2] publisher's catalogue. With 2 colour plates, black and white pictorial title page and 27 black and white illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, as called for. Light marking to the boards and a touch of toning to the spine. Internally there is are two small book plates to the front paste down and a little spotting to the first and last few pages and the edge of the text block. All in all a very nice copy of this charmingly illustrated work consisting of four short stories peopled by fairies and Australian wildlife. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition (with "Published 1934" on copyright page). Original cloth. Lacks dust jacket. Fine, clean copy. Binding of grey-blue cloth decorated with silhouette figures. Two color plates and 27 full-page black-and-white illustrations, as well as others in the text. Children's fantasy set in an Australian background, with koala bears in a major role.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul (illustrator). First Edition. This charming work contains seven stories and the song, "Over the Water from Nowhere" with music by Kenneth L. Duffield. Oblong octavo, 18 full page black & white illustrations, vignettes throughout; patch of rubbing affects the front board, gentle preliminary foxing, a very good copy in the original decorated cloth.

Gum Tree Brownie and other Faerie Folk of the Never-Never. Illustrated by Ida S. Rentoul. Melbourne: George Robertson [1910]. Second edition. Oblong quarto, illustrated orange cloth (marked and rubbed), 184 pp., inscriptions to endpaper, foreword by Ethel Turner, illustrated throughout, internally clean. The third book illustrated by Ida Rentoul, first published in 1907 (a third edition was published in 1925). The second edition is quite scarce. Muir 1904.

London : 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.

London: Alexander Moring, 1910. 8vo. Orig. illust. cloth. Gilt. (viii, 154pp.). With frontisp., 4 full-page plates, and text-illusts. by Jack Somers. 1st ed. Muir 1906.