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C1934
Blinky Bill Grows Up.
Author:
Dorothy Wall (1894 - 1942)
Rare first edition of an Australian children’s book classic. Published Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1934. Small quarto, original printed boards, spine and corners rubbed. (viii, 84pp.). With title vignette, 16 full-page sepia plates, and numerous text illustrations. 1st edition. Complete. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Blinky Bill Grows Up.
Date:
C1934
Author:
Dorothy Wall (1894 - 1942)
Condition:
Spine and corners rubbed, overall faint spotting as usually found, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hard cover
Image Size:
188mm
x 243mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1934
Description:
Rare first edition of an Australian children’s book classic.
Published Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1934. Small quarto, original printed boards, spine and corners rubbed. (viii, 84pp.). With title vignette, 16 full-page sepia plates, and numerous text illustrations. 1st edition. Complete.
References:
Muir 7825.
Collections: Bib ID2455793
Author:
Dorothy Wall (1894-1942), author and illustrator, born on 12 January 1894 at Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand, daughter of Charles James William Wall, soldier, and his wife Lillian, née Palethorpe, both English born. She is most famous for creating Blinky Bill, an anthropomorphic koala who was the central character in her books Blinky Bill
