Davis Arthur Steele Rudd (17 results)

Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good- price clipped dust jacket. Rubbing and edge wear to jacket. Toning. Foxing and smudge to top page edges. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardback. Arthur Hoey Davis (Steele Rudd), Reader's Digest. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsOn Our Selection and Our New Selection present a vivid and often hilarious chronicle of Australian bush life through the eyes of the iconic Dad and Dave characters. These beloved works illustrate the daily trials and triumphs of a pioneering farming family, capturing the unique spirit and challenges of rural existence at the turn of the 20th century. Steele Rudd's witty prose and keen observations create a lighthearted yet authentic portrayal of family dynamics, community interactions, and the ever-present struggle with the land. The narratives offer a charming and enduring glimpse into a significant period of Australian history, filled with memorable anecdotes and relatable human experiences. Hardback. …

Hardback. Arthur Hoey Davis (Steele Rudd), Reader's Digest. Author: Arthur Hoey Davis (Steele Rudd)Binding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Digest, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOn Our Selection and Our New Selection present a vivid and often uproarious portrait of pioneering life in the Australian bush. Steele Rudd chronicles the trials and triumphs of the Rudd family, whose attempts to tame the land and establish a farm are met with a constant stream of comedic mishaps and challenges. This classic of Australian literature illustrates the resilience and unique humor of early settlers, capturing the spirit of a bygone era with sharp wit and affectionate satire. The narrative details the everyday struggles and the indomitable spirit required to carve out an existence in a harsh yet beautiful landscape. Readers will find themselves immersed in the authentic, often hilarious, world of Australia's pioneering past. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Condition of Hardback Book: Fine. A firm spotless copy. With drawings by A J Fisher, A H Fullwood, G W Lambert, Fred Leist, F F Mahony, Alf Vincent. This is a beautifully illustrated book. 328pp.

8vo, 184pp. A good paperback copy with chipped front and rear covers (small loss to foot of spine). Front illustrated cover reasonable but lightly creased and with the faint remains of a stamp. Pages tanned and some light foxing. Inner hinge of rear cover has been glued.

[viii]+224+24pp. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, rubbed and browned, worn at extremities and spine. Scattered foxing, leaves browned, ink markings on ffe, name on contents page, otherwise a very good copy.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Three volumes in a slipcase. The head and tail of the slipcase are bumped and shelf stained, the three volumes appear to have never been read, though inn each one the head of the spine is lightly wrinkled. This is a heavy set. Overseas customers please note it will attract additional postage. "Steele Rudd was the pseudonym of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 - 11 October 1935) an Australian author, from Queensland best known for his novel On Our Selection. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Steele Rudd was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as an "Influential Artists" (Wikipedia).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No cover. Frontispiece B&W illustration. Slight damage to last two pages. Advertisement: back page. Fischer, A. J. , A.H. Fulwood, G.W. Lambert et al. (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Australian Literature. Authors first book on tales of Duncan McClure. CONDITION Brown bds with illus cover and red titles, pp xii 244 with 30 illus. Spine is toned with wear to lower edge and tips, mark to front, front end page has been removed and name to front paste down o/w bright and crisp copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sydney Smith & Harry Julius (illustrator).…

First Edition. Pp. [iv]+68(printed in brown & black, last blank);, text illustrations, bibliography, sources; small oblong 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, fore-corners a trifle creased, the backstrip slightly faded; a couple of spots of foxing; Darling Downs Institute Press, Toowoomba, 1988. First edition. *'Biographical and historical articles and a selection of Rudd's own writing provide an overview of his life, work and times' [wrapper blurb]. …

[viii]+224pp. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth, lightly marked, backstrip sunned, minor wear to extremities. Frontispiece, illustrations. Offsetting to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Illustrations by Norman, Lionel and Ruby Lindsay, Charles Nuttall, Ambrose Dyson, and Ashton Murphy.…

Illustrated by A. J. Fischer, A. H. Fullwood, G. W. Lambert, Fred. Leist, F. P. Mahoney and Alf. Vincent. Pp. [iv]+154+[18](advertisements), frontispiece plus numerous text illustrations (some full page), decorative initials, endpaper advertisements; coloured pictorial paper wrappers, worn and lightly soiled, with name in pencil at top fore-corner of upper wrapper and small number stamp at foot of lower wrapper, the backstrip chipped and split, with large piece torn from head; the pages browned, a little light foxing and occasional minor wear & tear; N.S.W. Bookstall Co., Sydney, 1917. Eleventh edition, 63rd thousand. "Bookstall"' series. *First published in 1909 (the year in which the New South Wales Bookstall Company bought the copyright of On Our Selection and Our New Selection from the Bulletin and reissued them in three volumes). The third volume, Stocking Our Selection, comprised chapters 17-26 of the Bulletin edition of On Our Selection, plus seven additional chapters.…

8." x 5.5" Card Covers Very Good Pictorial card covers, pp. i-viii, 1- 152 plus publisher's ads, covers lightly soiled, corners rounded, previous owner's name on half-title and title pages.

xii+244+[8]pp. 8vo. Original red and green printed tan pictorial cloth . Frontispiece, illustrations. A very good attractive copy. First edition. The Cluny Harkness copy with bookplate.

First Edition. Pp. 208, frontispiece plus 7 plates; dark blue/grey cloth, lettered and ruled in black, slightly soiled and worn, with small chip at foot of spine; inked signature partially removed from upper free endpaper (with resultant tiny chip to fore-edge), the hinges starting at a couple of points, scattered foxing and occasional slight soiling; NSW Bookstall Co., Sydney, n.d. [1927]. First edition. * The illustrations are stills from the Phillips Film Production, Sydney.…

hardbound. Condition: Good. 1st Edition of Steele Rudd's (Arthur Hoey Davis) classic collection of Australian stories, following the Rudd family in the early days of the pioneering selectors, as they struggle to establish a farm on crown land; the book was an immediate success, and went through numerous reprints; b&w illustrations throughout by by A.J. Fischer, A.H. Fullwood, G.W. Lambert, Fred Leist, F.P. Mahony, and Alf. Vincent, including full-page frontispiece plate with tissue-guard; some of the stories had previously appeared before in the Bulletin, this being the first appearance of the complete collection in book form; rebound in off-white buckram with the original front and rear illustrations glued-on to boards, new endpapers, and retaining original endpapers and prelims, and with the body of text intact; all edges pink; former owner's inscription to front endpaper; endpapers and prelims foxed (med-heavy), scattered foxing throughout, with one or two finger-smudges and minor staining. no dustwrapper. 232pp (xv). 8vo. Good. b&w illustrations (illustrator).…

Illustrated by A. J. Fischer, A. H. Fullwood, G. W. Lambert, Fred Leist, F. P. Mahoney, and Alf Vincent. [Melbourne] : Gordon & Gotch, circa 1910. Octavo, illustrated wrappers (creased), advertisements to inner wrappers, small flaws to gutters of half-title and final leaves, pp. viii; 162, [2]; 12 (advertisements), illustrated.…