Ingpen Robert Text (17 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine a little sunned [but clear] & now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Colour illustrations by Robert Ingpen. 304pages. What special things have contributed to the making of Australians as a unique people, and to the creation of the unique Australian lifestyle? These are the two questions that Michael Page sets out to answer in this wonderful book. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Hardback. 1980. First edition. A very good copy only marked by light rubbing to the spine ends and light spotting to the top edge. The d/w is unclipped and also very good . The d/w has been covered in a transparent adhesive covering which is lightly shelf soiled.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust wrapper with a little edge & corner wear. Boards with areas of rubbing and bumps on bottom edge. Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. ** 988g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE20615; 88 pages.

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Very good in like dustjacket with a mild stain along part of the bottom edge. Illustrated with b/w and colour drawings by Ingpen. Turning points in many areas of Australian history: conservation and environment, Aboriginal history, war, politics, industry, immigration, travel.

First edition. Hardcover. Square quarto. Gift inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper which also has a bit of foxing, otherwise fine in pictorial boards as issued. A study of nine breeds of dogs: Australian Terriers, Irish Wolfhounds, German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, Labrador Retrievers, Spaniels, Greyhounds, Collies, Australian Kelpies, and Mongrels. Wonderfully illustrated in colour by Ingpen.

First edition. Hardcover. Square quarto. Stamped signature name (a former West Australian senator) on the front fixed endpaper, otherwise fine in pictorial boards as issued. A story of the great bullocky race run (in the late 19th Century) between Swan Hill on the Rivery Murray and the seaport of Robe in South Australia, wonderfully illustrated in colour by Ingpen.

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Fine in like dustjacket. Illustrated with b/w and colour drawings by Ingpen. Turning points in many areas of Australian history: conservation and environment, Aboriginal history, war, politics, industry, immigration, travel.

Reprint. Hardcover. Square small quarto. Fine in pictorial boards as issued. "A beautiful way to explain life and death to children". Illustrated in colour by Ingpen. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $5, so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.

Reprint. Quarto-size, stitch-bound paperback. Very fine. Stories of the heroic tradition in the ancient world. Colour illustrations by Robert Ingpen.

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Very fine in pictorial boards as issued. A study of nine breeds of dogs: Australian Terriers, Irish Wolfhounds, German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, Labrador Retrievers, Spaniels, Greyhounds, Collies, Australian Kelpies, and Mongrels. Wonderfully illustrated in colour by Ingpen. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $8, so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.

Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. Neat small ownership signature on the corner of the half-title page, otherwise very good in very good dustjacket. Illustrated in colour by Robert Ingpen.

First edition. Hardcover. Square quarto. Fine in pictorial boards as issued. Illustrated in colour by Ingpen. A fine story set on Cape Barren, one of the isolated islands in Bass Strait, in which a boy's new found conservation awareness is set against community hunting tradition.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Signed by author on half-title page. Previous owner's embossed sticker to lower edge of half-title page. Colour illustrations by Robert Ingpen. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 128pages. A beautifully illustrated & informative book by the Australian artist. Ingpen won the 1986 Hans Christian Andersen Medal and was a founding member of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Rarely have our classic buildings been so aptly pictured.

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Top edge slightly foxed, otherwise fine in fine dustjacket. Paterson's classic Australian poem contrasting city and country life, droving on the plains and clerking in the towns, lyrically illustrated in colour and sepia tones by Ingpen, who contributes a 7 page essay, "Looking for Clancy", examining the background and possible origins of the poem.

First edition. Hardcover. Fine in like dustjacket. Stories of the heroic tradition in the ancient world. Colour illustrations by Robert Ingpen.The Australian edition precedes all others, by a couple years. This heavy book will cost more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted.

88 pp, oblong quarto, tinted end-papers, coloured plates, fine copy in like, illustrated d/j.

First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto size. A touch of foxing on the edges, a preliminary page or two, and the verso of the jacket, otherwise fine (the book-plate page not filled in) in fine dustjacket. A superb book, republished a few times in slightly different formats, sizes, in multi-volumes, but without the quality of the first edition. A compendium of fantasy creatures and places, accompanied by colour illustrations (full page, double-spread, half-page, vignette) by Ingpen. The book is divided into sections/chapters, with A-Z entries within each section, so in "Of the Cosmos" we have "Aeolus"; in "Things of the Ground and Underground" we have "Arachne"; in "Things of Wonderland" we have "Atlantis"; in "Of Magic, Science and Invention" we have "Alchemy"; in "Of Water, Sky and Air" we have "Acheron, River"; in "Of The Night" we have "Abiku" (demon of the Yoruba people of West Africa). This heavy book will cost more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted.