Search Results: YOUNG ADULTS from Bookhome Sydney

London: Wells, Gardner, Darton, & Co., 1894. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial green cloth cover, black & white plates, frontispiece plate (tissue guard), pages lightly toned, minor foxing (mainly page margins), corners bumped, edgewear corners, written & dated dedication. 188 pp. First edition. Novel for young adults set in New Zealand. Cover drawing: young girl greets Maori warrior. (Written dedication is dated 1902. Contains all 11 internal plates, included in pagination. Publisher catalogue at rear, 4p.).

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial red cloth boards, black & white frontispiece drawing, edges faintly foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 216 pp. Ted Scott, the daring young American aviator, gets into all sorts of trouble when flying across the Pacific. From the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, created for young adults during the era of Lindbergh, Byrd and other 'heroes of the skies’. The author, Franklin W Dixon, is better known for 'The Hardy Boys' series, but Dixon was a 'house name' of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, in this case masking ohn William Duffield as actual author. (Reverse side of wrapper contains a valuable long list of Grosset & Dunlap publications for boys and girls. "Preserve this wrapper" notice prominently printed on jacket flap.) First edition (this title is… Read More

Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1951. Paperback, good condition, card cover, black & white drawings, staples rusted, covers toned & little marked, pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. 128 pp. No 218 in this series for ages 7 to 9 years. A story about the adventures of rabbits. (Estimated date, 19xx, McLaren no. 218e, G3822. Originally published, London, 1942.).

London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1949. Paperback, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, single-colour drawings, minor foxing edges, minor edgewear, minimal annotation (digit) one page. 32 pp. (Estimated date: 1949, Worldcat.) A school reader in the Albert and Alice Jenks series of four booklets. They have the flavour of a comic so as to encourage reading in youngsters.

London: Oxford University Press (OUP), 1945. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white drawings, green fabric cover (corners little rubbed), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, spine ends & bottom edges little rubbed, jacket chipped (piece missing base spine, slight loss corners, faint foxing & toning reverse side, few tiny holes along rear fore-edge), front fore-edge lightly rubbed, bookshop label front pastedown, owner's written & dated dedication front flyleaf, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 184 pp. This is an exciting young adult adventure novel based around the events of the British occupation of Madagascar during WW2.

Melbourne: Colorgravure / Herald & Weekly Times, 1945. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, fair condition only, cloth covered boards, black & white drawings, full-page colour drawings, illustrated endpapers, line drawings on covers, frontispiece, some creasing spine, pages toned, corners little bumped covers, boards & spine slightly faded, some edgewear, non-author written dedication front flyleaf, sticker mark top corner front cover. 222 pp. This classic story for young adults is about a girl named Alice who had many adventures during her journey through Wonderland and into the Looking Glass. The end of the book has a poem which has the first letter of each line when read downwards spell the name of Alice Pleasance Liddell, the little girl for whom this story was originally told. Line drawings of Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts on covers. (Two books in one: 105 + 117 pages. An Australian edition. No date, but Trove states 1949 and about 1942, for this illustrator.).

London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2005. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, drawings, slight bump top spine, minor edgewear. 189 pp. The story for young adults by Michael Morpurgo of a deserted village in France during WW2, a lifelong friendship, and one very adventurous cat.

London: Wordsworth, 1994. Paperback small, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. 280 pp. A Wordsworth Classic Edition of this wonderful story for young adults by L. M. Montgomery.

London / Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co. / George G. Harrap & Co., 1957. 1st Australasian ed.. Paperback small, very good condition, illustrated red flexible covers, black & white drawings, pages faintly toned, spine ends little frayed, minor edgewear. 63 pp. This delightful story for young adults is about a Sicilian boy named Antonio. He lived in the seaport of Catania, in the island of Sicily. His friends called him Toni. He was an orphan. His parents had been killed when their house in Messina was wrecked by an earthquake, Toni was rescued from the ruins and taken to his grandfathers home in Catania. This story follows his many adventures on his way to becoming a famous violinist. (A reader for New South Wales schools. Originally published, Harrap, 1954.).

Adelaide, Norwood: Omnibus, 1991. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition, pictorial cover (in very good dustjacket) top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side), rubber stamps. 131 pp. This Australian novel for young adults by Gillian Rubinstein is a complex, disturbing, fascinating yet painful story of childhood and adolescence, including both acceptance and betrayal.

Sydney, North Sydney: Australian Visual Education / Schools Publishing House, 1958. 1st ed.. Each issue: Paperback large quarto (310 x 250mm), card cover (stapled, little rusted), very good plus condition, black & white or sepia (brown-coloured) drawings (strip cartoons), fore-edge creased (part 1), otherwise minimal edgewear & marks. In slipcase (good condition, notable edgewear, staples rusted). Very heavy (4.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Each issue: 28 to 32 pp. First edition. Australian history told in strip cartoon format for Australian school children. The topics range from "The first Australians (The story of Aborigines)" (no 1), to "The story of Anzac" (no 25). Among the 25 parts are a Parents Guide and Teachers Revision Manual (in 2 parts). A complete set in excellent condition, particularly in the scarce slipcase.

Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1953. 1st ed.. Hardback small, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, patterned cream cloth cover (spine little toned), colour plates (including frontispiece), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, old price marks front pastedown, bookshop rubber stamp. 192 pp. Biggles and his comrades rush to find secret Nazi documents hidden in the Caribbean (Jamaica area) before the Germans recover them. (First edition: Brockhampton Press, 1953.).

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. Reprint ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in fair dustjacket), red cloth covers, sepia & single-colour plates (including frontispiece portrait), black & white vignettes, edges little foxed, pieces missing top edge & base spine jacket (front flap large-clipped affecting text, small edge tears, reverse side little toned & foxed), edgewear, old price marks (small biro mark), minimal annotation front flyleaf (few digits), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 192 pp. Detective Air Inspector Biggles and colleagues track down gold nuggets stolen from an Australian mining town. The investigation takes him to France and Algeria. (Second impression, originally published 1951.)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. 1st ed.. Hardback small, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, patterned red cloth cover, colour plates, endpaper map, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, old price marks front pastedown. 192 pp. Biggles and his comrades take on an urgent assignment in Central Africa (Kenya area) in search of the elusive Cetezulu, a major African poacher known as "The Black Elephant".

London & Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., 1952. 1st English stated ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket (flap price-clipped), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red cloth boards, frontispiece, edges lightly foxed, rear cover jacket little marked (reverse side lightly toned & foxed, slight loss spine ends, corners slightly worn), light foxing endpapers & top title page, frontispiece slightly loose bottom edge (other pages firm), protected by removable Brodart semiarchival plastic sleeve. 192 pp. Australian adventure novel for young adults, originally published in Australia 1942. The Billabong folk ride again, this time in wild country, bringing cattle overland from the North. With them we share the droving life, its comradeships, adventures, dangers and laughter. This is a story of good horses and dogs, their owners; and the boy who found among them a new chance in life. Final book in the Billabong series (Burnet 38.5, and no. 263 bottom of spine dustjacket). Jacket cover… Read More

New York: Scholastic Inc, 2001. Paperback small, very good condition, black & white drawings, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 245 pp. As a young horse, Black Beauty is well-loved and happy, but when his owner is forced to sell him, his life changes drastically. He has many owners - some cruel and some kind. He really wants someone to love him again. This is a classic tale for children and young adults by Anna Sewell, originally published in 1877.

Sydney, Milsons Point: Random House Australia, 2004. 1st ed.. Paperback, very good condition, small piece missing top spine, small tear spine, light foxing covers, pages little toned, top corner front cover & spine little creased, minor edgewear. 371 pp. This novel for young adults is the third volume in this series. A boy was once lost in the attics and never seen again. Charlie Bone wants to help but he has to fix his own problems first.

Auckland: Scholastic New Zealand, 1997. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, reader crease front cover near spine, tiny bump bottom edge rear cover, top edge lightly toned, minor edgewear. 160 pp. Young adults novel by Brian Hanfling about a chain of events set off by a small repair to the family piano. Set in New Zealand.

London & Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1934. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good plus condition, pictorial board cover, beige cloth spine, black & white drawings (some full-page), full-page colour plates including frontispiece, edges foxed, cover fore-edge rubbed (slight loss adjacent rear cover), spine minimally faded, toned spots some pages, some edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 148 pp. This classic Blackie children's book from the 1930s is full of animal stories, and the many drawings and full-colour plates by Harry Rountree bring the stories to life. This book will keep most ages busy for many hours. (No date, but 1934, WorldCat. 148 unnumbered pages. There are 19 full-page colour plates, and 2 additional colour plates that spread over 2 full pages. All plates have text on the reverse side, so they are not stand-alone plates.).

Sydney: Department of Education, New South Wales (NSW), 1955. Paperback small wide octavo, very good condition, blue flexible cover (spine flecked, top corner tip creased front cover), stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), colour drawings, minor edgewear & fraying. 32 pp. Children's reader for New South Wales (NSW) schools. Word list at the rear. Cover illustration: Girl, boy, dog and child sitting on front steps (boy reading book). (No date, but 1955, Trove.).