Maltby Peg Illus (3 results)

8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Royal octavo; hardcover, with silver-gilt spine and upper board titles and decoration; 86pp., with a map, some monochrome illustrations and 12 colour plates. Minor wear; some slight insect damage to the spine; text block edges lightly toned; offset to the endpapers. Dustwrapper is well rubbed and edgeworn with some marks; chipping and small tears to the flap-turns and spine panel extremities; now professionally protected by non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Peg Maltby & Alex Sterling (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION (no date, printed for Murfett Pty, no apostrophe in Pegs), lg quarto, illus heavy boards, maroon buckram unlettered spine, maroon lettering to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG- (heavy water damage- boards warped & stained, moderate tanning & light foxing to boards, paper covering of front board partially loosened, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate damp wrinkling to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate water staining to rear eps & gutter, despite outer condition the main page block inside is very tidy with beautiful illustrations that are full of whimsy and character). …