1940rif. 19102n.p.: n.p. 1940. Fine. Signed with her name along the bottom left-center. 3½ by 5 inches mounted on card 9 by 11 inches with a recent mat of the same size. A brightly colored charming illustration depicting an elf astride a small bird another child mounting his and the third child falling off a bird with plants and mushrooms in a green vale with puffy clouds in the sky We have not been able to authenticate this as being by Outhwaite nor find a book in which it appeared and so we list it as "in her style" as it may be by an imitator. . n.p. unknown
1940rif. 19102n.p.: n.p. 1940. Fine. Signed with her name along the bottom left-center. 3½ by 5 inches mounted on card 9 by 11 inches with a recent mat of the same size. A brightly colored charming illustration depicting an elf astride a small bird another child mounting his and the third child falling off a bird with plants and mushrooms in a green vale with puffy clouds in the sky We have not been able to authenticate this as being by Outhwaite nor find a book in which it appeared and so we list it as "in her style" as it may be by an imitator. . n.p. unknown books
rif. 35378Melbourne : British Imperial Oil 1923. Illustrated calendar six colour illustrations on cards by Outhwaite string cords some traces of edge rubbing. A fine complete copy of the very rare promotional calendar Outhwaite illustrated for the British Imperial Oil Co. Ltd. unknown
1929rif. 15327New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1929. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. The first trade edition published in New York preceding the London edition by 2 years.This edition also includes 2 stories The Crystal Gazer & The Wave and 3 color plates The Fairy Ring The Crystal Gazer & The Lost Playmate and 1 b&w plate The Wave not included in the London edition The true first was a deluxe edition published in Melbourne in 1926 and limited to 1000 copies. Sml. folio 166pp frontis & 15 color plates & 31 intricate b&w full page plates and decorations in text by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Orig. red decorated cloth with gilt title and tipped on color illustration. Spine a little sunned and the gilt a trifle oxidized but very nice overall. Text is supremely clean crisp & tight. Muir 5602 for this famous children's book whose illustrations of fairies mermaids kookaburras frogs koalas lizards & brownies draw inspiration from the Australian wildlife of Outhwaite's youth. The fabulous illustrations by Outhwaite are very sought after. OCLC: 291838. Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
rif. 101924London A. & C. Black Ltd 1931. Hardback 13 x 10 inches. Bound in pale blue cloth with blue lettering and illustration to spine and front cover. Illustrated endpapers. In very good condition. Ends of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Cloth torn at ends of spine. Edges rubbed. Handling marks and some soiling to cloth. Spine faded. Foxing spots to endpapers and occasional inside pages. Top corner of title page clipped. Tape repairs to some outer pages edges. Plates all clean and bright. Else a good copy. 128pp. With colour plates and B&W illustrations. London, A. & C. Black Ltd 1931 hardcover
1998rif. __1852789018Edward Elgar Pub 1998. Hardcover. New. 1976 pages. 10.00x7.00x4.25 inches. Edward Elgar Pub hardcover
1931rif. 1308092Black A&C London 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First UK edition. Verses by Annie R. Rentoul Stories by Grenbry Outhwaite and Annie R. Rentoul. Sml. folio 128pp frontis & 15 color plates & 31 intricate b&w full page plates and decorations in text by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Orig. blue decorated buckram printed in blue very good condition. Muir 5602 for this famous children's book whose illustrations of fairies mermaids kookaburras frogs koalas lizards & brownies draw inspiration from the Australian wildlife of Outhwaite's youth. The fabulous illustrations by Outhwaite are very sought after. Black, A&C, London hardcover
1931rif. 1308092Black A&C London 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First UK edition. Verses by Annie R. Rentoul Stories by Grenbry Outhwaite and Annie R. Rentoul. Sml. folio 128pp frontis & 15 color plates & 31 intricate b&w full page plates and decorations in text by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Orig. blue decorated buckram printed in blue very good condition. Muir 5602 for this famous children's book whose illustrations of fairies mermaids kookaburras frogs koalas lizards & brownies draw inspiration from the Australian wildlife of Outhwaite's youth. The fabulous illustrations by Outhwaite are very sought after. Black, A&C, London hardcover books
rif. 51759Verses by Annie R. Rentoul. Edited by Grenbry Outhwaite. Melbourne & Sydney : Lothian 1916. Folio gilt-illustrated boards gilt dulled as usual on spine early gift inscription to front free endpaper 118 pp. with 45 colour and black and white plates tipped-in illustrated endpapers lettered tissue-guards creased the occasional spot of foxing. Limited to 1500 copies. A very good copy. ‘… the most magnificent showcase of Ida’s illustrations ever to appear … Its lavish presentation was virtually without parallel in the history of Australian book production and certainly unique in the history of Australian children’s book production’ Muir and Holden p. 110. Muir 5592. Â hardcover
1916rif. BIB331889Melbourne & Sydney: The Lothian Book Publishing Coy Pty Ltd. 1916. Folio Size 38x28cm approx. Very Good condition. Decorated boards with rubbing to edges some light age-toning and small stains. Gilt to spine dulled. Gilt to top edge and uncut edges to pages. Mild offset to endpapers. Binding a little stretched between page 104 and accompany plate. Binding is otherwise extremely good. Illustrated with fifteen 15 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards intact but most creased and thirty 30 tipped in black & white plates. Most of the poems are also accompanied by small black & white vignettes. All plates present and in impeccable condition. Foreword by Archibald T. Strong. List of subscribers at rear. Also has remnants of original ribbon marker - now deteriorated with age. Limited to 1500 copies Muir 5592. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 74 pages. First published in 1916. It appears that this limited edition was published to coincide with an exhibition of Outhwaite's work in Melbourne sold out within hours. The author and the artist donated their royalties from the book to the Red Cross Muir - Australian Children;s Book Illustrators. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. . Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. The Lothian Book Publishing Coy Pty Ltd hardcover
rif. 51-2660Paris: A. Laplace Libraire-Editeur Paris ancienne maison Morizot circa 1864. Folio. 28 x 39 cm. Original red morocco chagrin restored. Tissue guards; some foxing. Engravings on thick rag paper.Ownership presentation from 1873.42 steel engravings some handcolored.1 Chasse au Lasso; 2 Veracruz; 3 Types Mexicaines - Le Porteur d'eu et le Potier handcolored; 4 Place Santo Domingo a Mexico; 5 Maximilien I° Ex Empereur du Mexique; 6 Types Mexicaines - Indien revenant du Marchè et La Marchande de Charbon handcolored; 7 Cathedrale de San Salvador; 8 Eglise de la Merced a Honduras; 9 Rio de Janeiro; 10 Rio de Janeiro Palais Imperial; 11 S.M. Don Pedro II Empereur du Bresil; 12 Lima; 13 Guayaquil; 14 Valparaiso; 15 Grande Place de Santiago de Chili; 16 Place du Marchè a l'Assomption; 17Buenos-Ayres; 18 Santo Domingo a Bueno- Ayres; 19 Montevideo; 20 La Havane; 21 Lutte Entre Deux Steamboats; 22 New-York; 23 Statue de Washington; 24 Riviere du Hudson; 25 Les Cataractes du Niagara; 26 Pont Suspendu sur le Niagara; 27 Camp Indien handcolored; 28 Chateau d'Eau de Philadelphie; 29 Harper's Ferry; 30 Le Capitole; 31 La Maison Blanche; 32 Lincoln Recevant les Indiens Comanches handcolored; 33 Nouvelle-Orleans; 34 Cathedrale de la Nouvelle-Orleans; 35 Vicksburgh - Missouri; 36 Menphis; 37 Enlevement de la Femme d'un Colon handcolored; 38 Galena - Illinois; 39 Lousville - Kentucky; 40 Cincinnati; 41 Pittsburgh - Pensylvanie; 42 Poney-Post handcolored.Del.: G. Janet Lebreton K. Fichot Therond J. Noel E. Saintain Foulquier.Sc: Outhwaite Margeot Ed. Willmann Aubert Ferd. Dellannoy Ch. Lalaisse Ch. Colin.Imp. Ch. Chardon. Paris: A. Laplace Libraire-Editeur, Paris (ancienne maison Morizot ), circa 1864 unknown
rif. 51218Watercolour on card 250 x 175 mm initialed in ink lower right 'I.R.O' housed in a period moulded white timber frame. A stunning watercolour by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite featuring her most beloved subject a winged fairy interacting with a magical bubble. Outhwaite's winged fairies feature in some of her most popular books including Elves and Fairies Fairyland and The Little Green Road to Fairyland. Acquired by a Melbourne family in the 1960s this exquisite work has been held in a private collection for three generations. Reference: Muir Marcie and Holden Robert. The fairy world of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Sydney : Craftsman House 1985. Provenance: private collection Melbourne since the 1960s unknown
