Dad Dave Selection by Steele Rudd (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback xxviii + 196 pp Very Good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pp.(viii)+200. 18cm. Line illustrations in the text by Lionel, Ruby & Norman Lindsay and others. Soft covers. Good clean copy.

Viking, 1987. Reprint. A near fine copy only marked by light rubbing to the board edges. The d/w is also near fine with light sunfading to the spine.

paperback (ex libris); 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 cost.

HARDCOVER. Times House, 1987. The Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books edition. A fine, as new and unread copy in red faux leather boards with gilt decoration. Bookseller sticker to the front pastedown. LINDSAY, NORMAN & LIONEL (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Size 255mmx190mm. Laminated boards, no jacket. Uproarious tales of Australia's favourite fictional family, brilliantly illustrated in colour and black and white by Louis Silvestro. Dad, Dave, Sarah, Joe, Mother and all the rest of the irrepressible Rudd family stumble hilariously from one escapade to another. Louis Silvestro (illustrator).…

Hardback. Steele Rudd, J.M. Dent Pty. Limited, Melbourne. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved classic of Australian rural literature, A Dad and Dave Selection chronicles the hilariously chaotic lives of the Rudd family as they struggle to carve out a living on a Queensland selection - a small, government-granted farming plot - in the late nineteenth century. With sharp wit and warm affection, the stories present the bumbling yet endearing patriarch Dad and his son Dave as they battle drought, debt, and the unforgiving bush in a series of comedic misadventures. The tone is distinctly humorous yet grounded in the harsh realities of pioneer life, illustrating both the absurdity and the resilience of the Australian battler spirit. These sketches, drawn from Steele Rudd's celebrated On Our Selection series, gave birth to two of the most iconic characters in Australian literary history, whose names became synonymous with the larrikin humour and stoic determination of the bush. A cornerstone of Australian folklore, this collection remains an essential and thoroughly entertaining read for anyone interested in the nation's cultural and literary heritage. Hardback.…

Octavo, 174pp, illustrated, original wrappers, a very good copy. First edition.

200 pp, decorated end-papers, gilt top edge, fine copy in gold-blocked, decorated, red boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. 64 pages, with single and double-spread colour illustrations. Half of front endpaper removed, otherwise an acceptable ex-library book. Text pages spotless. Max Mannix (illustrator).

Reprint. Four volumes. original pictorial cloth boards, dustjackets, b&w illus. In original illustrated card slipcase. Very good condion. A good clean set. [Heavy set, may require extra postage] Collection of comic writing by "Steele Rudd" (Arthur Hoey Davis, 1868- 1935), Queensland writer.

Condition: Fine. Arkon edition. A firm straight unmarked book, just out of long-term storage, appears unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. All four volumes in unread condition, Slip-Case undamaged. Just out of long-term storage, about as good as new.