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NUTS IN SHINING ARMOUR

By: Arthurson, Helen Louise

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, BookPOD: 2012

Seller ID: 013553

ISBN: 0987282808

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

(vi) + 151pp. Intext b/white sketch-art throughout by Sharyn Madder. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Sharyn Madder) gloss boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Attached blue ribbon bookmark. Illustrated (identical to boards) loose-plastic protected dustjacket trivially edgeworn and mildly colour faded on spine. Featuring members of her family as some characters in this book, the author weaves a story of Eugenie Reynolds, a bright, young and dedicated environmental scientist who, on a stormy and windy night, makes a unique discovery that leads to many dangerous advent...
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BLOOD SONG : The First Book of Lharmell

By: Hart, Rhiannon

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Australia, Random House: 2011

Seller ID: 009120

ISBN: 1742750966

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

290pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, mild 'crinkle' to rear free endpaper. Illustrated card wrapper has tiny corner crease to rear panel. "Already her black hair and pale eyes mark her out as different, but now Zeraphina must be even more careful to keep her secret safe. Craving blood is not considered normal behaviour for anyone, let alone a princess . . . " Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.
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PUCK OF POOK'S HILL

By: Kipling, Rudyard

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co.: 1948

Seller ID: 013010

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Good+

x, + 306pp., plus (ii). B/white sketch-art plates throughout by H.R. Millar (all called-for plates extant and attached. Note: the first called-for plate [page 6] is actually the frontispiece). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red, original cloth boards bumped on foredge corners, and have several small pieces of (in-production) debris under cloth. A former owner's name and date on ffep., text-block top edge tinted red, else unmarked. B/white sketch-art illustrated (J. Kingsford) loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, bumped and nipped, with discolo...
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BEFORE THE STORM: American Indians Before The Europeans

By: Lassieur, Allison

Price: $10.45

Publisher: New York, Facts on File: 1998

Seller ID: 000461

ISBN: 0816036519

Binding: Laminated Boards

Condition: Very Good

x, 150 pp., b/w illustrations and maps throughout. No dustjacket. Pages clean, book square and tight. Laminated boards have foredge corners bumped and very minor scuffing. A volume in 'Library of American Indian History' series for young adults. Contents include: People of Paradise Lost, Woodland Realm, Mysteries of Mounds, Keepers of Plains, Spirits of Deserts, Salmon Hunters, Land of Ice and Snow, more. Book weight approx. 400g.
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BURNING FOR REVENGE (Signed Copy)

By: Marsden, John

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, Macmillan: 1997

Seller ID: 010174

ISBN: 0732908973

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

274pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Short inscription, 'Maeve, happy wishes!', signed by author John Marsden, on half-title page. Previous owner's stamp (with handwritten name within) and small black texta square to ffep., faint offset from same to half-title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. Book Five in the popular 'Tomorrow' series for young adults. "Ellie and her friends have stared defeat in the face. They have felt its hot breath. They have been bashed and battered by it, brought...
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SHIVER

By: Stiefvater, Maggie

Price: $20.90

Publisher: New York, Scholastic Press: 2009

Seller ID: 007881

ISBN: 0545123267

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

392pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. Blind-stamped decoration on plain white boards. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Christopher Stengel), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Young adult paranormal fiction, summary thus: "In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to the unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity." Contents include: Prelims., 67 chapters, more. Book weight approx. 540g.
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AT SEVENTEEN

By: Walters, Celeste

Price: $19.00

Publisher: St Lucia, Queensland, Australia, University of Queensland Press: 2008

Seller ID: 007800

ISBN: 0702236209

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

205pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed only. "Forced to board in her final years at school, Catherine struggles to fit in and feels awkward and different. But then a collection of words and pictures left by her grandmother helps her to piece together a tragic family secret. The more she learns about the past, the more she learns about herself . . . " Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.
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THE WITCHES OF BARGUZIN

By: Wayne, Kyra Petrovskaya

Price: $15.20

Publisher: Stanmore, NSW, Australia, Cassell Australia: 1977

Seller ID: 012161

ISBN: 0726992631

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

188pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over mildly bumped spine. Plain blue boards very good. Textblock lightly tanned, else leaves unmarked. Art-illustrated (Astra Dick), loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, nipped at heel of spine, else good. Young adult fiction, by Russian-born American author Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne, set in Siberia and featuring characters with such names as Marfa, her child Lubasha, Trofim the holy hermit, Elena, a political exile, and her son Vasily . . . 18 chapters. Book weight approx. 360g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under ...
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DOWN WITH SKOOL! A Guide to School Life for Tiny Pupils and Their Parents

By: Willans, Geoffrey

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, Max Parrish: 1955

Seller ID: 013787

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

106pp. B/white sketch-art front endpapers, and like, intext quirky illustrations by Ronald Searle (b.1920-d.2011). Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly canted. Bright gilt title and decorations. Black boards minimally bumped on foredge corners, else very good. An original seller's sticker affixed to verso of front free endpaper, else textblock mildly tanned, and flecked on head. Illustrated (Ronald Searle), loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, edgeworn, and sun-darkened on spine and foredge folds. Somewhat assisted by Geoffrey Willans (and Ronald Searle), Nigel Molesworth (of St. Cu...
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MAHALIA JACKSON

By: Wolfe, Charles K.

Price: $10.45

Publisher: New York, Chelsea House Publishers: 1990

Seller ID: 000462

ISBN: 1555466613

Binding: Laminated Boards

Condition: Good+

103pp., b/w illustrations throughout. A volume in the 'American Women of Achievement' series, for young adults. No dustjacket, as issued. Book square and tight, pages clean. Illustrated boards have minor corner bumps, minimal scuffing, else good. The life, in word and picture, of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Contents include: We're on CBS, Pinching Town, Going to Chicago, South side dreams, 'World's greatest gospel singer', 'I'm going to live the life I sing about', selected discography, more. Book weight approx. 450g.
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THE PIGMAN (Signed Copy)

By: Zindel, Paul

Price: $30.40

Publisher: London, Fontana Lions: 1979

Seller ID: 012926

ISBN: 0006711111

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

124pp., plus (iv). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and pressure marked, an original price sticker affixed to rear wrap. Inscribed 'To Fxxxx', signed and dated (3/80) by author on synopsis/review page, else leaves clean but noticeably age-toned. By Pulitzer Prize winner (Drama, 1971), playwright and novelist Paul Zindel (1936-2003), this is a disturbing young adult story of two bored, rather unhappy teenagers who randomly discover old Mr. Pignati while playing a telephone joke. Desperately lonely, Mr. Pignati (The Pigman) encourages their friendship by ...
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Category: Young Adults