Janic Penelope (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pictorial cover, no jacket. Clean and tight, mild rubbing to spine ends and corners.

First edition. Quarto. Pictorial boards. Very good. Charming story about an emu attempting a land speed record on Lake Eyre, with the help of Donovan the donkey and a pair of roller skates.The book features many subtly colour drawings of Australian animals by Janic. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $3 ($6 overseas), so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This large format book is a story about a father who is trying to find the right present for his son for his birthday. His son wanted a "Hurdy Gurdy Gondolope" but his father couldn't come up with this! When his father comes up with a fantastical animal, as he is a wizard, anything can happen!! This is such a cute story! The book is in excellent condition, no markings or damage anywhere! This book seems to be very rare in the United States and there is only one copy listed in Australia. Penelope Janic (illustrator).…

1st edition, hardback, square 4to, unpaginated, colour illustrated, owner's inscription on half-title, pictorial boards, corners bumped and rubbed, minor stains on board top edges, Good condition.

Hard Illustrated Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A clean, straight copy in a damaged but protected dust jacket. Scan available. Penelope Janic (illustrator).

First edition. Quarto. Bookseller's label on the front paste-down, o/w fine in like dustjacket. Charming story about an emu attempting a land speed record on Lake Eyre, with the help of Donovan the donkey and a pair of roller skates.The book features many subtly colour drawings of Australian animals by Janic. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $3 ($6 overseas), so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Pictorial boards bear signs of light use. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Page edges are lightly discoloured, moreso at head edge. Binding is tidy and neat. Spine is well sunned, and showing signs of heavy wear and tear. General use and thumbing throughout. Pastedowns are rubbed due to age, title page bears some foxing, so too pages throughout albeit lightly. Removable pages at the rear, removed. This book is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound. JANIC, Penelope (illustrator). …