Teens & Young Adult
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Wandering Son (Volume One)
$150.00 Add to cartShimura Takako
Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2011.
The first in an eight volume series by Takako which explores the friendship between two transgender adolescents, Suichi and Yoshino. -
Blue Fin
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Reprint. Signed by Author
21cm x 13.5cm. 128 pages, 16 pages of colour illustrations, black and white illustrations in text. Pictorial wrappers.
Film tie-in edition. This copy signed by Colin Thiele.
1cm closed tear to spine tail. Minor creasing to wrappers. Minor tanning and soiling. Very minor foxing to half title. Good Condition. -
Sugar & Spice (6 Volumes)
$10.00 Add to cartJanet Quin-Harkin
New York: Bantam Books, 1988.
The first 6 novels in the young adult romance series Sugar & Spice -
Mirage
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Exclusive Edition. Signed by Author
22cm x 14cm. 308 pages. Purple cloth, gilt lettering, full purple edges, no jacket.
Signed Fairyloot edition with full purple edges.
Some soil marks to upper board and top edge. Very Good Condition. -
Viper: Isles of Storm & Sorrow Book One
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First Edition. Signed by Author
20cm x 13cm. 382 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
. Fine Condition. -
Word Hunters: War of the Word Hunters
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First Edition. Inscribed by Author
20cm x 13cm. 320 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Inscribed by both Earls and Whidborne to James.
. Near Fine Condition. -
Hot News
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First Edition.
20cm x 13cm. 158 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Ex St. Columban’s College library, usual stamps and stickers, adhesive clear coat protective wraps. Moderate general wear. Good Condition (ex-library). -
Red and Silver
$25.00 Add to cartIan MacNeill
Sydney: Mieli Press, 1992.
“Phillip joins Chrissie, Helen, Ben and Mario at his new school. It is Year 11 and they are pleased to have one another to face life as seniors together. The pressures take their toll: goals shift, resolutions waiver, relationships intensify and dissolve. Ian MacNeill’s novel for mature adolescents addresses issues which concern them. Life is not all sex, drugs and study for high school students. They’ve got other things to deal with as well.” (from blurb) -
Davy Jones’s Locker: A North Queensland Story About Naval Cadets
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Very Good Plus Condition.
Book is in Very Good condition, by which we mean it has light marks of age and/or wear from light handling, but is still a desirable copy. Very Good Condition. -
The Ghost and the Shutterbug
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First Edition.
22cm x 14cm. [vi], 138 pages, black and white illustrations. Purple cloth, white lettering, illustrated jacket.
First printing of the third book in the Ghost series.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Kelly Blake: Teen Model (3 Volumes)
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First Edition.
18cm x 11cm. 3 volumes. Pictorial wrappers.
The first 3 novels in the young adult romance series Kelly Blake: Teen Model, in pictorial slipcase.
Moderate handling wear and creasing. Some tape repair to slipcase. Minor foxing and soiling. Good Condition. -
Gumbles in Summer
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Second Edition. Signed by Author
20cm x 13cm. 90 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Illustrated by Desmond Digby. This copy signed by Wakefield.
Minor foxing and browning to pages. Very Good Condition. -
The Book of Changing Things and Other Oddibosities
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First Edition.
Book is in Near Fine condition, by which we mean almost as if in its original new condition, but containing very slight marks of age and/or wear from light handling. Near Fine Condition. -
Nunga
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First Edition.
19cm x 13cm. 104 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
Ex Brisbane City Council Library, adhesive protective wraps, stickers, plates. Minor general wear. Good Condition (ex-library). -
Who I Was With Her
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First Edition. Signed by Author
21.5cm x 14.5cm. 44 pages. Purple papered boards, yellow lettering illustrated jacket.
Very minor bumping to spine head and tail. Near Fine Condition. -
Getting Somewhere
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First Edition.
20cm x 13cm. 234 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Part of the Central Secondary College Series. The first book “What Are Ya?” was the first Australian lesbian young adult novel.
Tanned. Very minor foxing and soiling to edges. Previous owner’s name. Very Good Condition. -
Red and Silver
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First Edition.
20cm x 13cm. 156 pages. Pictorial wrappers.
“Phillip joins Chrissie, Helen, Ben and Mario at his new school. It is Year 11 and they are pleased to have one another to face life as seniors together. The pressures take their toll: goals shift, resolutions waiver, relationships intensify and dissolve. Ian MacNeill’s novel for mature adolescents addresses issues which concern them. Life is not all sex, drugs and study for high school students. They’ve got other things to deal with as well.” (from blurb)
Minor foxing to top edge. Minor tanning. Previous owner’s stamp. Very Good Condition. -
Loose Lips
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Reprint.
21.5cm x 14cm. 167 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Minor shelf wear and foxing. Previous owner’s stamp. Very Good Condition. -
Raelia: The Medoran Chronicles Book Two
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First Edition. Signed by Author
21cm x 14cm. 448 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Very minor wear to wrapper edges. Near Fine Condition. -
Heart of Thorns
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Exclusive Edition. Signed by Author
22cm x 15cm. 436 pages. Black cloth, red lettering, full red edges, illustrated jacket.
Signed Fairyloot edition with full red edges.
. Fine Condition. -
Sweet Dreams Novel Series (249 Volumes)
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Various Printings.
18cm x 11cm. 249 volumes. Pictorial wrappers.
Almost complete collection, being 221 of the total 233 in the series of the young adult high school drama and romance novel series Sweet Dreams. Notable authors include Barbara Conklin, Janet Quin-Harkin, Laurie Lykken, Marilyn Kaye (writing as Shannon Blair), and Yvonne Greene. Sweet Dreams was published during the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, the storyline often focused around a young high school girl wanting a boyfriend. Sweet Dreams was the precursor to the Sweet Valley High series. This lot includes numbers 1-195, 197, 198, 200, 203, 205-209, 212-215, 219, 221-233, together with second copies of numbers 33, 43, 169, and 219. Also included are the 6 Sweet Dreams Fiction Specials, 6 three-in-one Sweet Dreams Collections, the Sweet Dreams miniseries Winners (3 volumes), On Our Own (6 volumes), and the first two volumes (of 3) of the spinoff Private Eyes.
Books range from Very Good to Fair Condition, with most in Good Condition with moderate handling wear, some tanning and creasing. A few volumes have some tearing and tape repair to the wrappers, dampstaining, or are ex-library. Good Condition. -
The Witches
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First Edition.
24cm x 16cm. 208 pages. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
First edition, first printing, of Dahl’s classic scary story for children.
Minor foxing and soiling to top edge. Pages tanned. Minor general wear. <1cm closed tear to jacket at spine tail. Very minor tanning to jacket verso. Good Condition. -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Second Illustrated Edition.
24cm x 15.5cm. 160 pages, black and white illustrations. Purple cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Minor foxing and tanning. Very Good Condition. -
The Sweet Dreams Love, Body, Beautiful Hair, Fashion, and How to Talk to Boys Books (5 Volumes)
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Various Printings.
18cm x 11cm. 5 volumes. Pictorial wrappers.
The complete set of the non-fiction specials of the young adult high school drama and romance novel series Sweet Dreams. Notable authors include Barbara Conklin, Janet Quin-Harkin, Laurie Lykken, Marilyn Kaye (writing as Shannon Blair), and Yvonne Greene. Sweet Dreams was published during the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, the storyline often focused around a young high school girl wanting a boyfriend. Sweet Dreams was the precursor to the Sweet Valley High series. The Sweet Dreams Non-Fiction Specials comprise 6 romance, health, and fashion guide books for young high school girls and were published in the early days of the series.
Book are in Good Condition with moderate handling wear. Some creasing to wrappers. Previous owner’s name to Body Book. Love Book is ex-library. Good Condition. -
The Witches
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First Edition.
24cm x 16cm. 208 pages. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
First edition, first printing, in a clipped first state jacket.
Foxing, particularly to edges, endpapers, and jacket verso. Tanning to page extremities.. Good Condition. -
Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future
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First Edition. Signed by Author
. Near Fine Condition. -
Khyberie: The Story of a Pony on the Indian Frontier
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First Edition.
Book is in Good Plus condition, by which we mean it has marks of age and is worn from handling, but is still intact and good for reading, and while it possesses some undesirable defects is still a presentable copy. Good Condition. -
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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First Edition, Third State.
20.5cm x 13.5cm. 317 pages, [2] advertisement leaves. Illustrated matte papered boards, illustrated jacket.
First edition, first printing, third state, of the third book in the Harry Potter series with all points as per ERRINGTON A7(aaa). “The book trade has generally thought that there were 2,500 copies of the first issue. The total edition consisting of all three states is 5,150 copies based on figures provided by the publisher.” (p. 187 J. K. Rowling: A Bibliography (Updated Edition, 2017), Phillip W. Errington)
Cocked. Endpapers tanned and flecked, minor tanning elsewhere. Hinges cracking but still intact, small tape repair to rear hinge. Creasing to jacket spine. Good Condition. -
His Dark Materials 1: Northern Lights
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First Edition.
22.5cm x 14cm. 399 pages. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
First edition of the first book in the His Dark Materials series.
Spine head and tail very lightly pushed. Very minor tanning to page extremities. Minor creasing to top edge of jacket and jacket spine, with a <1cm closed tear at the crown corner of the lower flap. Very Good Condition. -
What Are Ya?
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First Edition.
22cm x 14cm. 146 pages. Black cloth, yellow lettering, illustrated jacket.
The first Australian lesbian young adult fiction novel. This copy signed by Pausacker.
Very minor foxing to top edge. 1.5cm closed tear to top edge of jacket rear panel. Very Good Condition.