Description: FIRST EDITION Blinky Bill Grows Up, written and illustrated by Dorothy Wall. Published by Angus & Robertson Limited (Sydney) in 1934. A lovely copy of a classic Australian children's book! Includes numerous delightful in-text drawings and 16 full-page sepia plates by Wall herself. Measures 9.75” X 7’5”. **The Blinky Bill books are considered quintessential Australian children's classics, and have never been out of print in Australia. Blinky Bill is a cheeky little boy in the form of a koala, the stories follow his adventures and also present messages of conservation. Blinky Bill has also been adapted for television and movies. This is a great Australian classic and is great for a collection or to read!** Its an unusually good copy of an 90-year old Australian children's classic Condition:The front and rear free endpapers have brown offsetting. The rest of the text is very clean Illust: Numerous full page black & white illustrations throughout This is the first edition and very difficult to find. It is written and illustrated by Dorothy Wall. The Blinky Bill books are classics of Australian juvenile literature. Still being reprinted and very scarce in first edition
Price: 199.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Sydney
Publisher: Angus and Robertson Limited
Modified Item: No
Subject: Children's
Year Printed: 1934
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Dorothy Wall
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Region: Australia, Oceania
Author: Dorothy Wall
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
Topic: Classics
Character Family: Blinky Bill
