Kingfisher Feather by Mitchell Elyne (11 results)

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 224 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. …

192pp. 8vo. Original boards, in dustwrapper, B&w illustrations, previous owner's name, otherwise a fine copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. DW: Small tear bottom of front cover and top of spine. Fairly minor edge wear. Bookshop stamp, previous owner's name and glue residue on ffep. 20 x 13 cm. 224 pp. Huxtable, Grace (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some slight browning to top of jacket and spine, some faint spotting to page fore edges and endpapers, crossed out previous owner's inscription to front pastedown, price clipped, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 224pp. 'Kingfisher Feather' describes a year in the life of the Dane family on their cattle station near the Australian Alps. The two Dane children meet a an elderly aboriginal woman who foretells their future, and says they have challenges to face before they can find the Dragonfly Cave. Australian writer, cattlewoman and champion skier Elyne Mitchell (1913-2002), was the author of the 'Silver Brumby' books for children and biographer of the Snowy Mountains area of rural Australia. Quite a scarce book. Jacket and illustrations by Grace Huxtable (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. VG-/VG+. 8vo. original burgundy boards (FFE & 1/2 title excised, occ. leaf edge spot, top edge a little sunned, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed & marked); pp. 224, with illustrations + map. A very good copy. A standealone novel from the author of the Silver Brumby series of childrens novels, also set in the Australian Alps. Grace Huxtable (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with light wear at the edges and corners, spine is strong with minor bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, very clean throughout. Dust Jacket: complete with some minor scuffing on surface and some slight tattiness along edges, two small (1cm) tears at top of spine, small (2cm) tear bottom back has been halted with adhesive tape on the inside by the previous owner, has been price-clipped. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you require an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original burgundy boards (a trifle rubbed & marked, prize bookplate to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed & nicked); pp. 224, with illustrations + map. A near fine copy. A standealone novel from the author of the Silver Brumby series of childrens novels, also set in the Australian Alps. Grace Huxtable (illustrator).…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 224pp., illusts., Nice bright, tight, square copy in slightly chipped dust jacket.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 224pp., illusts., Nice bright, tight, square copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Book is in good lightly marked condition. Dust jacket is in fair condition with some wear, tears & chipping. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic removable non-adhesive protective covering. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 224 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australia; Children. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51034.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. In Kingfisher Feather all those who read and loved the Silver Brumby books will be drawn again into the secrets of the 'brumby country' which Elyne Mitchell describes so magically. **There is a label with the names of the previous owners on the frontispiece, there is a stain at the front pages while the jacket has a burn hole and has several tape repaired tears.**. Grace Huxtable (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…