Books On Books

For those who love the physical form of the book as much as the stories within, our Books On Books collection is a sanctuary. This section features rare bibliographies, histories of legendary publishing houses, and out-of-print guides to the craft of fine binding. It is a curated selection designed for the scholar, the librarian, and the dedicated bibliophile.

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Fair Girls and Grey Horses Memories of a Country Childhood

Pullein-Thompson, Josephine et al

1997 (First Paperback Edition)

$10.00

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Maps and Map-Makers

Tooley, R.V

1982 (Reprint)

$45.00

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Arthur Ransome - a Bibliography

Hammond, Wayne G

2000 (First Edition)

$95.00

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Beatrix Potter at Home in the Lake District

Denyer, Susan

2004 (First Paperback Edition)

$28.00

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Classics Books For Life

Gleeson-White, Jane

2005 (Reprint)

$18.00

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Making A Picture Book

Ingram, Anne Bower

1987 (First Edition)

$20.00

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Australia's National Collections

Lloyd, Clem & Sekuless, Peter

1980 (First Edition)

$35.00

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Robert Gibbings A Bibliography by A Mary Kirkus

Empson, Patience & Harris, John (Editors)

1962 (First Edition)

$65.00

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A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter Including Unpublished Work

Linder, Leslie

1971 (First Edition)

$50.00

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The Authors and Illustrators Scrapbook Featuring 24 Creators of Australian Children's Books

Anon

1991 (First Edition)

$20.00

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Written For Children An Outline of English Children's Literature

Townsend, John Rowe

1964 (First Edition)

$18.00

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A Private Pursuit

Farmer, Geoffrey

1995 (First Edition)

$125.00

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Curiosities of Literature

Sutherland, John

2008 (First Edition)

$18.00

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Gutenberg

Man, John

2002

$20.00

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Alphabets Old & New

Day, Lewis F

1988 (First Edition Thus)

$30.00

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ABC For Book Collectors - 1982 (Reprint of the Sixth Ed)

Carter, John

1982 (Reprint of the Sixth Edition)

$24.00

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The Jane Austen Writers' Club - Inspiration and Advice from the World's Best-Loved Novelist

Smith, Rebecca

2016 (First Edition)

$18.00

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Norman Lindsay His Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters in the Library of and Annotated By Harry F Chaplin

Chaplin, Harry F

1969

$38.00

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A History and Bibliography of Australian Gardening Books

Crittenden, Victor

1986

$45.00

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Fanfrolicana June 1928 Being a Statement of the Aims of the Fanfrolico Press Both Typographical and Aestheic With a Complete Bibliography and Speiman Passages and Illustrations From The Books

Anon

No publisher’s date given

$55.00

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Writing and Illustrating For Children

Stodart, Eleanor (Editor)

1985

$28.00

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A Boy at the Hogarth Press

Kennedy, Richard

1972 (1st Edition Thus)

$35.00

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The Book of Kells

Sullivan, Sir Edward

1952 (Reprint)

$25.00

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John O'Hara: A Checklist

Bruccoli, Matthew J (Compiler)

Unknown

$20.00