The Story of Shy the Platypus by Rees Leslie (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dj with large tears, wear, soiling and chipping. Gutter tear front end paper. Child's hard used pages, no tears. Australian children's book.; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 47 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Cunningham, W. (illustrator). 1st Edition. chips, tears, wear to jacket, short tear to front hinge, ink gift inscription, otherwise a clean, square copy.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good with wear. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condition: Used: Very Good. PUBLISHED BY JOHN SANDS PTY.LTD. UNDATED HARDBACK (estimate early 90s) .very good clean copy . .sent next working day(sometimes even quicker) from the u/k 1st class 0.0.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. W. Cunningham (illustrator). 1st Edition. Glazed pictorial hard boards. SLight wear . Coloured plates and drawings. Appears undated, assumed 1st edition. (B59).

Imperial octavo softcover (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. W. Cunningham (illustrator). First published in 1944, this delightful story has been re-published many times. The 1977 edition in a a series written by Leslie Rees and illustrated by outstanding artists, are very popular. This book is undated and is price clipped but I think 1978. Very Good with delicate line drawings and water colours by W Cunningham. 48pp25cm x 18cm Very Good to Fine in Slightly rubbed pictorial dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. W. Cunningham (illustrator). First. No publishing date ( 1977), thin 4to, 46 pages, full-page colour and other line illustrations. * Front hinge giving slightly at base, a bit of discolouration to margins of boards, dustjacket edge worn and rubbed ( now protected), contemporary price sticker top corner of front dustjacket panel. A very acceptable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Cunningham, W. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. slight darkening on spine and edges, dot stain back cover, bookseller's label inside front cover, insc. fep, some discolouration feps from where dust wrapper met.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. CUNNINGHAM, W. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Boards and spine are foxed and stained, worn around edges. Edges, endpapers and some pages foxed and stained. Pages browned, some pencil scribble. Previous bookseller's sticker on front pastedown endpaper. Book is worn, in fair condition. Dustwrapper is worn and stained tape residue and signs of possible water damage on front cover, multiple tears, multiple sections missing from both covers and spine. It is in poor condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; the usually present better than they sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. illus.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition,first printing. A fine book in the original binding. Contents excellent. In a near fine bright dust jacket, not clipped.

Stiff card covers. Condition: Good. Some signs of wear. CHILDREN'S BOOK Australian -Written for children from 5 to 8 years old. Lovely water-colour illustrations. Tells the story of Shy the Platypus from the time she was born until she builds a burrow and prepares to start her own family. 46 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. 2nd edition Muir, M. A bibliography of Australian children's books, 6280 Platypus -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories, Australian Nature stories, Australian #090825 Presentation plate on fep. Some edge wear to covers. (No dustjacket) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Boards. Condition: Very Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cunningham, W. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 47pp/illus. A story about the most remarkable of all Australian animals. Cream boards with title to front cover. Full-page colour and colored text illustrations. Light edgewear to dj. Text clean.