Bottersnikes and other lost things. A celebration of Australian illustrated children’s books

Melbourne : The Miegunyah Press, 2009. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, corners slightly bumped; gift inscription in biro to front endpaper, pp. 262, thoroughly illustrated. An extensive insight into the history of children’s books in Australia, with detailed sections on great artists and authors such as Norman Lindsay, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, May Gibbs, Harold Gaze, Pixie O’Harris, Graeme Base etc. A good reading copy of an essential reference book.