Rixson Marjorie (4 results)

8vo, 118pp. Original cloth in heavily chipped illustrated dustwrapper. Numerous in-text b/w illustration by Joan Turner. A very good copy. First edition.

Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white drawings, pages toned, small edge tears jacket (piece missing top spine, sticker mark, base spine chipped, edgewear), corners & spine ends board covers little bumped, slight crease some pages (during manufacture), bookshop label inside front cover, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve 118 pp. This delightful young adults book by Marjorie Rixson tells the story of Ratty and Platty and their adventures on the good ship Rataplat, and their meeting with Bella the Flying Fish, the Gallant Swordfish, the Old Green Witch in the cave beneath the sea, the King Penguins, the Albatross, the King and the Princesses in The Land of Heartâs Desire, and the Good Friend of all Children, Santa Claus. The author states there is a lot of fun and fantasy in this book stated for children from 6 to 10, but also suits young adults.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Joan Turner. (illustrator). First Edition. Brown binding, brown title. 118 pages. B/w illustrations. Australian children's novel. Cover faded. Internally spotless. A tight, straight book. Scans available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. TURNER, Joan (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, hardback with dust wrapper. Boards tidy, edges lightly sunned and discoloured. Book leans to the right. Page edges are discoloured, moreso at head edge. Previous oner's inscription upon front pastedown. Binding is tidy and neat. General use and thumbing throughout. The odd spot. Else this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper is uniformly discoloured and bears some small patches of foxing (see images). Edges bear tears and heavy handling. Spine is lightly sunned and rubbed. Otherwise in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.