Children’s Books The Lindsay Shaw Collection

An exhibition of material from 13 April – 30 June 2010 Level 1, ISB Wing the Monash University Library Sir Louis Matheson Library Rare Books Collection Clayton campus, Monash University Wellington Road, Clayton Introduction

The Monash University Library Rare Books Collection has extensive 13 April – 30 June 2010 holdings of children’s material, over 12,000 items. These form the Lindsay Level 1, ISB Wing Shaw Collection. Lindsay Shaw was the Secretary of the Monash Faculty of Education when he began to donate books to the Library in 1979. Sir Louis Matheson Library Lindsay is a major collector of Australian children’s books and began his gift Clayton campus to Monash by donating sets of Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce. At that Monash University time Brenda Niall from the Monash English Department was researching Wellington Road, Clayton these two writers for her book, Seven little billabongs (1979). She also used the collection for her 1984 book, Australia through the looking-glass: Curator: Richard Overell children’s fiction 1830-1980. Thanks to Dr Rebecca Do Rozario, Lindsay Shaw Lindsay continues to donate books for the collection and we supplement School of English, Communications and his gifts by purchase of English, American and other Australian children’s Performance Studies, Faculty of Arts for books. opening the exhibition. For more images and full information on each Richard Overell of the items, visit Rare Books Librarian www.lib.monash.edu/exhibitions March 2010 Large Upright Case Novelties Horn-books and Battledores 1. Outhwaite, 4. The History of Little Fanny, Ida Rentoul, exemplified in a series of figures. 6. Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900. 1888-1960. Second edition.(London: Printed for Elves & fairies of Ida S. and J. Fuller, Temple of Fancy, History of the horn-book/by Andrew W. Tuer. Rentoul Outhwaite/verses Rathbone Place, 1810) (London: Leadenhall Press, 1896) 2 v. Special edition bound in vellum containing seven horn- by Annie R. Rentoul; edited This is an example of a paper doll book, with books and battledores in pockets. by Grenbry Outhwaite. 1st seven hand-coloured sets of clothes, four hats ed. (Melbourne: Lothian, and “Little Fanny’s” head. Horn-books were paddle-shaped pieces 1916) of wood or leather with a card showing the alphabet and the Lord ’s Prayer; the printed card is protected by a flattened piece of transparent cow’s horn. They are extremely rare and Tuer’s 2. Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul, 1888-1960. book with its secret compartments and sample Fairyland of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite/verses by facsimiles is usually the only way we can see Annie R. Rentoul ; stories by Grenbry Outhwaite them. They were meant to be a child’s first and Annie R. Rentoul. Edition-de-luxe. introduction to reading. (Melbourne: Ramsay Publishing, 1926) Ida Rentoul Outhwaite is usually considered the 7. The British battledore, or, First best Australian children’s book illustrator, and lessons.( [England]: Published by these are her two most ambitious works. Also W. Davison, [1810?]) 5. Archways of the Thames Tunnel: on display are some of her “Elves and fairies” the Great Eastern afloat. [London: s.n., postcards from the 1930s. 8. The “Prince Arthur” battledore. 1843?] (Eastwood, [England]: G.R. Barber, 3. Friendship album from the Kawakami This is a concertina-folding peepshow with [1810?]) Junior Red Cross, Japan to the hand-coloured illustrations, popular in the Australian Junior Red Cross, 1937. 1840s and 1850s. The Thames Tunnel, between 9. A Present for a good child: the Rotherhithe and Wapping, was begun in 1825 infant’s battledore. (Castle Cary, An album created by Japanese students. It and opened as a pedestrian walk-way in [England]: Printed and sold by was sent as a gift to Australia to encourage 1843. In 1868 it became part of the London S. Moore, [1810?]) attendance at a meeting of the Junior Red underground rail network. Cross in Japan, and includes examples of haiku, By the turn of the 19th century the wood and art, calligraphy, origami and miniature kimonos. leather horn-books had given way to equivalents made from card, called “battledores”. They served the same purpose, with an alphabet, a prayer and also a wood-cut illustration.

1 Chapbooks Butterfly’s Ball Fairy Tales

10. The death and burial of Cock Robin 13. Roscoe, William, 1753-1831. 15. Le cabinet des fées, ou, Collection as taken from the original manuscript, The butterfly’s ball, and the grasshopper’s feast/ choisie des contes des fées, et autres in the possession of Master Meanwell. by Mr. Roscoe; to which is added, an original contes merveilleux. (Amsterdam: et se (Lichfield: printed and sold by M. poem entitled, A winter’s day, by Mr. Smith, of trouve à Paris, rue et Hotel Serpente, Morgan, and A. Morgan, Stafford, Stand. (London: Printed for J. Harris, 1816) 1785-89) 41 v. [1800?]) 14. Dorset, Catherine Ann, 1750?-1817? 16. Ulliac Trémadeure, Sophie, 11. The gamester. (London: Sold 1794-1862. The peacock “at home”/by a lady. To which is by J. Marshall ... and R. White; added The butterfly’s ball; an original poem, Contes de ma Mère l’Oie : dédiés aux grands Bath: S. Hazard, [1795]) by Mr. Roscoe. (London: John Harris, Corner et aux petits enfans/par Melle S. Ulliac of St. Paul’s Churchyard, [1810?]) Tremadeure; ornés de douze belles lithographies 12. Natural history. (London: T. Goode; par Charles Chandellier. (Paris: J. Breauté, 1842) Melbourne: S. Goode, [184-?]) The Butterfly’s ball was an early 19th century publishing phenomenon. It first appeared in The Chapbooks were small booklets commonly 17. La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. Gentleman’s magazine (Nov. 1806, p. 1052). sold by chapmen in the 18th and early 19th The prominent The fables of La Fontaine/translated into English centuries. Children’s chapbooks were often children’s publisher, verse by Walter Thornbury; with illustrations by nursery rhymes and fairy tales, but the John Harris, Gustave Doré. (London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, chapbooks for adults were typically tales of produced it as [1871]) murder and execution. In the late 18th century a booklet and religious groups began to print and circulate it went through 18. The fairy tales of the brothers uplifting and admonitory works in series such many editions. Grimm/illustrated by Arthur Rackham; as the “Cheap Repository Tracts”; The On display is translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. gamester is an example. a chapbook (London: Constable, 1909) The Cock Robin chapbook shows how the version, part of sheets of chapbooks came from the printer. “Harris’s cabinet 19. Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), We can see on each side of the unfolded sheet, of amusement 1805-1875. eight pages, each with their wood-cut and and instruction.” La reine des neiges [The snow queen]/ verse. There were traduction de Etienne Avenard; illustrations Chapbooks were usually available plain or many sequels, de Hans Tegner. (Paris: Librairie Felix Juven, coloured. Natural History is an example of the best known [1908?]) Donor: Wallace Kirsop. the crude hand-colouring typical of the time. being The peacock at home (1807) by Fairy tales were originally folk-tales collected by It is also of interest as the publication details Mrs. Dorset. Here we see a coloured version enthusiasts such as Charles Perrault and his include both London and Melbourne publishers. from 1810. son in France, and the Brothers Grimm in Melbourne had been founded only in 1834. Germany. The stories would then be polished and published. The frontispiece to the first edition of Perrault’s tales, published in 1697,

2 incorporated a plaque on the wall which read, A Modern pop-up 25. Whitfeld, J. M. (Jessie M.), “Contes de ma mère l’oye,” which translates 1861-1964. into English as “Tales of Mother Goose.” 22. Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. The spirit of the bush fire: and other Australian There have been many authors who have fairy tales/by J. M. Whitfeld; with 32 illustrations Alice’s adventures in Wonderland/illustrated written their own fairy tales. Perhaps the most by G. W. Lambert. (Sydney: Angus & by Robert Sabuda. 1st ed. (New York, NY: famous is Hans Christian Andersen. Robertson, 1898) Little Simon, c2003) The collections on display are notable for their Lewis Carroll’s Adventures in Wonderland, first illustrations by such artists as Gustave Doré 26. Gaze, Harold, 1885-1962. published in 1865, has been illustrated by each and Arthur Rackham. War in Fairyland/written and pictured by Harold new generation of artists, although Tenniel’s Gaze. (Melbourne: Gordon & Gotch, [1921]) originals are still considered the standard. Nursery Rhymes Robert Sabuda is an American artist and paper Australian fairy tales are generally a blend of engineer who has also produced a pop-up Aboriginal legends and an attempt to populate 20. Aliquis. version of The Wizard of Oz (2000). the Australian bush with the antipodean The flight of the old woman who was equivalents of sprites, goblins and fairies. tossed up in a basket/sketched and So, Jessie Whitfield has her bush fire spirit edited by Aliquis. (David Bogue, Australian Books quenched by the “raindrop elves.” [1844?]) 1 folded sheet, 10 col. 23. Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh), Ida Rentoul Outhwaite’s books are full of plates: col.ill.; 11 x 228 cm., 1856-1940. beautiful fairy-like creatures, but Harold Gaze, folded to 11 x 19 cm. working at the same time, brought an altogether Australian legendary tales : folk-lore of the Hand-coloured continuous more bizarre vision to the bush. Noongahburrahs as told to the piccaninnies/ panorama, in a pictorial folder collected by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker; with an with the verse printed on the introduction by Andrew Lang; illustrations Australian nursery front cover. by a native artist [Tommy Macrae]. 2nd ed. rhymes (Melbourne: Melville, Mullen & Slade, 1897) Mrs. Langloh Parker lived on a cattle station 27. Kute little rhymes for kute little 21. All the prettiest nursery rhymes on the Queensland/South Australian border. Australians. ([Australia] [s.n.] [194-?]) and some new ones. (London: Sunday She spoke the local Aboriginal language and School Union, [1896]) was able to collect many of their Dreamtime The term, “nursery rhyme” dates from the early legends. 19th century; they were previously referred to as “Mother Goose rhymes.” Their role is to amuse Australian fairy tales or soothe children and they remain part of our oral tradition, being passed from parent to child. 24. Westbury, Atha, 1843-1901. Australian fairy tales/Atha Westbury ; illustrated by A.J. Johnson. (London: Ward, Lock, 1897)

3 May Gibbs Ethel Turner 36. Bruce, Mary Grant, 1878-1958. Back to Billabong/by Mary Grant Bruce; 28. Gibbs, May, 1877-1969. 32. Turner, Ethel, 1870-1958. illustrated by J. Macfarlane. (London; Melbourne; Ward, Lock, [1942?]) Flannel flowers and other bush babies/ Seven little Australians/ May Gibbs. (Sydney, N.S.W.: Angus by Ethel Turner; 37. Bruce, Mary Grant, 1878-1958. & Robertson, 1917). Accompanied by illustrated by postcards of “Christmas Bell Babies,” and A.J. Johnson. Back to Billabong/Mary Grant Bruce; illustrated by J. F. Campbell. (London; Melbourne: “Flannel Flower Babies,” as well as postcards [5th ed.] (London; Ward, Lock, [1956?]) from “The Gumnut Series,” issued during Melbourne: Ward, World War I. Lock, [1900?]) On display we see Ethel Turner’s most famous work, Seven Little Australians, first published 29. Gibbs, May, 1877-1969. 1894, and one of Mary Grant Bruce’s Billabong Gum blossom babies/words and pictures series, Back to Billabong, first published in by May Gibbs. (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1921. The copies chosen here show the [1917?]). Includes, loosely inserted, a May different styles in cover art, which show the Gibbs “Gum blossom baby” book-mark. publisher re-packaging the works to maintain reader appeal. 30. Gibbs, May, 1877-1969. 33. Turner, Ethel, 1870-1958. Boronia babies/May Gibbs. (Sydney: Seven little Australians/Ethel Turner; illustrated Dorothy Wall Angus & Robertson, [1917]) by J. MacFarlane. (London; Melbourne; Ward, 38. Wall, Dorothy, 1894-1942. Lock, [192-?]) 31. Gibbs, May, 1877-1969. Blinky Bill : the quaint little Australian/story and Wattle babies/by May Gibbs. (Sydney: 34. Turner, Ethel, 1870-1958. decorations by Dorothy Wall. (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1940) Angus and Robertson, [1918]) Seven little Australians/by Ethel Turner; May Gibbs is perhaps the most successful of illustrated by J. F. Campbell. (London; 39. Wall, Dorothy, 1894-1942. the Australian children’s writers at populating Melbourne: Ward, Lock, 1954) the bush with cute but naturalistic fairies and Blinky Bill/[Dorothy Wall]. (Racine, Wisconsin: other creatures. Her gumnuts, Snugglepot and Whitman Publishing Co., 1935) Cuddlepie and their enemies, the “Big, Bad Mary Grant Bruce Banksia Men” are fun and their settings are 35. Bruce, Mary Grant, 1878-1958. convincing. Back to Billabong/by Mary Grant Bruce; illustrated by J. Macfarlane. (London; Melbourne; Ward, Lock, [1929?])

4 40. Wall, Dorothy, 1894-1942. Games 46. Lotto. (New York: McLoughlin Bros., Blinky Bill joins 1895) the army/story 43. Science in sport, or, The pleasures This version of “Lotto,” or “Housie” has an and decorations of natural philosophy: a new & attractive chromolithograph lid. by Dorothy Wall. instructive pastime. (London: (Sydney: Angus & John Wallis, 1806), 9 sections mounted 47. National Games Co. Robertson, 1940) on linen, with book of rules [Specimen book of 23 board games]/National Dorothy Wall is Early board games tended to be very earnest, Games Co. ([Melbourne]: National Games Co., best known for her aiming to impart knowledge rather than 1929) Blinky Bill character, entertain. This commercial traveller’s sample book of which first appeared children’s board games includes examples of all in her Blinky Bill: 44. Loto geographique. the games the company had available in 1929, the quaint little (Paris: H. Rousseau, though many dated from much earlier. Some are Australian, in 1933. [1855?]) from the period of the Boer War and World War I. The Blinky Bill pop-up, “Magic-action” book, is Geographical board The book is open at “Courtship and Marriage” an American piracy, published without Dorothy game with cards [1900?] and “Around the Commonwealth by Wall’s permission, and containing no mention showing colour Aeroplane” [1910?] of the author’s name. illustrations of different Blinky Bill joins the Army was part of the war parts of the world. effort. Wall Case 1 Health Animals 48. Atkinson, Reginald Cyril Everitt, 41. The zoo book merry go round: 45. Loto des 5 parties du monde: races 1879-1960. a world of education and fun. humaines, productions, vegetales Hygiene jingles/by Dr. R.C. Everitt Atkinson. (Sydney: John Sands, [1943?] et animales. [game]/E. Serre. (Paris: (Melbourne: Brown, Prior, 1926) Saussine Editeurs, [1905?]) This Australian novelty book folds out into On display are two editions from 1926, a circle showing scenes from a zoo. A set of twelve numbered playing boards, each the large-paper hardback and the smaller with onlaid chromolithographed sheet maps paperback. The hardback is open at the poem, 42. Wild life stories/stories by Herbert featuring national flags, costumes and wildlife. “Bowel waste”, which begins, Hayens, “Taffrail” [et al]. (London: Each board has eight numbered tiles inset, We must dispose of bowel waste Collins’ Clear-Type Press, [1930?]) which when removed reveal an image of local Most carefully, with utmost haste, inhabitants, features or natural history. The This was one of Lindsay Shaw’s earliest For if it’s kept about the home, New York scene features the famous Flatiron books. Lindsay received it as a school prize From it much filth disease may come. Building, one of the world’s first skyscrapers. from St. Peter’s Preparatory School, Neutral The illustration shows the flies on the milk Bay, at Christmas 1930, “for improvement in Geographical board games were educational, and the jam, and swarming around the baby, Geography.” and brightly packaged. who is eating in his high-chair.

5 49. Bamford, Emma Josephine Wall Cases 2 and 3 Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) is best known Jingles for juniors: healthy and happy/written for her own books such as Under the window by E. Josephine Bamford; illustrated by Illustrations (1879), and Language of flowers (1884), and C. Kingsley-Smith. (Melbourne: S. John Bacon, for her annual almanacs. She also illustrated 1944) 51. Crane, Walter, 1845-1915. popular works by others such as William Mavor’s English spelling book (1884). The rhymes encourage Aladdin’s picture book: containing Aladdin, The children to use their yellow dwarf, Princess Belle-Etoile, The hind in 54. Parker, B. handkerchiefs, wash the wood/with twenty-four pages of illustrations The history of the hoppers: verses/by their hands and brush by Walter Crane; printed in colours by Edmund B. Parker; illustrated by N. Parker. (London: their teeth. Some of Evans. (London; New York: George Routledge W. & R. Chambers; New York: the poems and their and Sons, [1876?]) illustrations are on Frederick A. Stokes, [1912]) Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott and Kate display in the back A much sought after book, History of the Greenaway were three of the most popular of the case. hoppers is notable for its charming brown and children’s book illustrators in the later Victorian sepia, full-page illustrations showing kangaroos period. Crane was influenced by early Italian and other bush folk in their local general store. illustrations and by Japanese prints.

50. Guy, Anne Welsh. 52. Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886. 55. Holman, Ada Augusta, 1869-1949. Good-bye, tonsils/by Anne Welsh Guy; The house that Jack built: one of R. Caldecott’s Little Miss Anzac: the true story of an Australian illustrated by Frank Vaughn. (Gladesville, N.S.W.: picture books. (London: George Routledge, doll/by Mrs. W.A. Holman; illustrations by Nelle Numbat Press, 1979) 1878) Rodd. (London and Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, [1917]) This is a large-format, Australian version of a Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane both “Little Golden Book,” which was first published produced series of brightly coloured “toy Ada Holman was the wife of by Golden Press in America in 1958. During the books”, printed by Edmund Evans for George William Holman, Premier of 1950s and 1960s it was common for children Routledge. These were typically based on fairy New South Wales. Nelle to have their tonsils removed as a precaution tales, nursery rhymes or popular ballads. Rodd, who provided against tonsillitis. the beautifully coloured illustrations, was a young 53. Browning, Robert, 1812-1889. Australian artist who died The pied piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning; shortly after the book’s with 35 illustrations by Kate Greenaway, publication. engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans. (London: George Routledge, [1888])

6 56. Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, 60. The Aldine romance of invention, 62. Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875. King of Romania, 1875-1938. travel & adventure library. (London: The water babies/by Charles Kingsley; illustrated Peeping Pansy/by Marie, Queen of Rumania; Aldine Publishing Company, 1894- by A. E. Jackson. (London : Humphrey Milford, illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell. (London: 1906). 272 v.: ill.; 23 cm. Oxford University Press, 1931) Hodder and Stoughton, [1919]) A series of boy’s adventure stories centred Lucie Attwell was the Kate Greenaway of her round Frank Reade Jr., a young inventor-genius 63. Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. time, producing illustrations for countless books, who created a robot, “Steam Man,” and a Uncle Remus, or, Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and greeting cards and her own Annual, which ran succession of creatures including “Steam Mr. Terrapin/by Joel Chandler Harris; with from 1922 to 1974. Horse”, “Electric Dolphin” and innumerable flying illustrations by J.A. Shepherd. (London: Chatto and swimming wonders, such as an electric & Windus, 1927) airship, the “Eclipse”. Frank Reade travelled Wall Case 4 the world with his creations, visiting Australia in 64. Hughes, Thomas (Thomas Aloysius), “Frank Reade in the Golden City,” and “Frank 1849-1939. Reade’s Electric man in Australia”. Penny dreadfuls Tom Brown’s school-days/by an old boy. (London: Partridge, 1903) 57. Hemyng, Bracebridge, 1841-1901. Flat Case 1 These are examples of children’s books which Jack Harkaway and his son’s adventures in became popular in the Victorian period and have Australia/by Bracebridge Hemyng. (London, Classics remained in print. The editions on display have Boys of England Office, [187-?]) been chosen for their pictorial cloth covers. 61. Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. 58. Hemyng, Bracebridge, 1841-1901. Uncle Tom’s cabin/by 65. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), Jack Harkaway on the prairie/by Bracebridge Harriet Beecher Stowe; 1856-1919. Hemyng. (London, Hogarth House [187-?]) edited and slightly The new Wizard of Oz/by L. Frank Baum; abridged by C.H. Irwin; with pictures by W.W. Denslow. (Indianapolis: 59. Hemyng, Bracebridge 1841-1901. illustrated by Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903) Cover title: Jack Harkaway among the Malay Pirates/by R.H. Brock. (London: The Wizard of Oz. Bracebridge Hemyng. (London, Hogarth House, “The Boy’s Own Paper” The classic American children’s book is L. Frank [c.1885]) Office, [1927]) Baum’s Wizard of Oz, originally published in 1900 The Jack Harkaway stories began to appear under the title, The wonderful Wizard of Oz. in the magazine, Boys of England in 1871. By 1900, when he had completed his final adventure, at the Boer War, there had been 18 titles.

7 66. Lindsay, Norman, 1879-1969. 70. Rhoades, Walter C. 74. Baldwin, May. The magic pudding: being the adventures of In the scrum/by Walter Moll Meredyth, madcap/by May Baldwin; with Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle Rhoades. (London: 6 coloured ill. by W.H.C. Groome. (London: and Sam Sawnoff/by Norman Lindsay. 1st ed. Humphrey Milford, Oxford W. & R. Chambers, 1913) (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1918) University Press, [1932]) The best example of an Australian classic, 75. Dwyer, Vera, which has remained in print, is Norman 1889-1967. Lindsay’s Magic Pudding. The Kayles of Bushy Lodge: 71. Southall, Ivan, 1921- an Australian story/by Vera G. Flat Case 2 Simon Black in peril/by Ivan Southall; Dwyer. (London; Melbourne: illustrations by I. Maher. (Sydney: Humphrey Milford, Oxford Boy’s Books Angus and Robertson, 1951) University Press, [1922])

67. Borlase, James Skipp, 1839-? 72. Morgan, W. Ingram, 189?-? 76. Bruce, Dorita Fairlie, Daring deeds and tales of peril and adventure/ Colossal Corcoran on Skull Atoll/by 1885-1970. by James S. Borlase ; with illustrations. (London: W. Ingram Morgan; illustrated by Frederick Warne, 1887) Wally Driscoll. (Melbourne: E. W. Cole Dimsie goes back/Dorita Fairlie Publishing, 1952) Bruce. (London: Humphrey Milford, 68. Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910. Books for boys tend to be adventure stories, Oxford University Press, 1935) First published 1927. From squire to squatter: a tale of the old land set in exotic places, where the characters and the new/by Gordon Stables. (New York: show the virtues of duty, and courage. Such James Pott, [1888]) books were most popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. The dustwrapper of the 77. Brazil, Angela, 1869-1947 69. Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), Colossal Corcoran book posed the question in 1832-1902. 1952, “What has become of the old writers who The school on the cliff/by could tell a bang-up, virile yarn?” Angela Brazil; illustrated by A chapter of adventures, or Francis E. Hiley. (London: through the bombardment Blackie, 1938) of Alexandria/by G.A. Henty; Flat Case 3 illustrated by W.H. Overend. (London: Blackie, [1899?]) Girl’s Books 73. Meade, L. T., 1854-1914. Polly: a new-fashioned girl/by L.T. Meade; with eight original illustrations by M.E. Edwards. (London; Melbourne : Cassell, 1895)

8 78. Spence, Eleanor, 1928- 83. Blyton, Enid, 1897-1968. 86. Meccano Limited. Patterson’s track/Eleanor Spence; illustrated The mystery of the vanished prince: being the Dick’s visit to Meccanoland. (Liverpool: by Alison Forbes. (Melbourne: Oxford University ninth adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Meccano Limited, [1950]) Press, 1958) dog/by ; illustrated by Treyer Evans. The metal construction set, “Meccano” was Girls’ books often centre on a mystery or an (London: Methuen, 1954) First published 1951. invented by Frank Hornby in 1901 and was in adventure, or are set in a boarding school. As Enid Blyton was the most successful children’s production by his firm, Meccano Ltd., from with the books for boys, they project strong role writer of the 20th century and many of her titles 1908 to 1980. models, but tend to emphasise the importance remain popular, especially with pre-teens. On Dicks visit to Meccanoland tells of Dick and his of interpersonal relationships rather than action display are titles from some of her most popular father visiting Frank Hornby at the Liverpool or feats of daring. series. was the character which made head office where they are shown over the her a household name, partly because it model display. The booklet begins with the Flat Case 4 became a TV programme. Here also are the heading, “A wonderful new country”. Secret Seven and the Famous Five, both Most people by now have heard of the wonderful country of which series were made into television where nearly all the inhabitants are boys – millions of them; Enid Blyton programmes. the land where all is sunshine and joy; where no strife or dissension comes to mar the happy hours; where harmony 79. Blyton, Enid, 1897-1968. and good-fellowship reign supreme.… This happy country is Noddy goes to toyland/by Enid Blyton; pictures Flat Case 5 called Meccanoland by Beek. (London: Sampson Low, Marston, and and boys from every part of the world Waynford Press, [1956?]) First published 1949. Meccano live there. Meccano language is the universal 84. Meccano Limited. boy-language and all the 80. Blyton, Enid, 1897-1968. inhabitants understand The magic faraway tree/by Enid Blyton; Meccano [toy]: engineering in miniature. (New and speak it. (p.1) York: Meccano Co., [ca. 1914]) 1 construction illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler. set: metal; various sizes in box 20 x 30 x 2 cm. 5th Australian ed. (Sydney: Angus and Robertson; London: Newnes, 1955) First 85. Meccano Limited. Flat Case 6 published 1943. Meccano [toy] : engineering for boys. A. Swap card albums (Liverpool: Meccano Ltd., [1935]) 1 construction 81. Blyton, Enid, 1897-1968. set: metal; various sizes in box 24 x 33 x 3 cm. 87. The Triumph album The Secret Seven/by Enid Blyton; illustrated by Accompanied by booklet: Meccano instructions of what every boy wants George Brook. (London: Brockhampton Press, for outfits A and B. Also includes catalogue: to know about flying. 1969) First published 1949. Meccano products for boys of all ages 1937. (London: Amalgamated Herbert Small Pty. Ltd. 308-310 Collins Street, Press, 1934) Album with 82. Blyton, Enid, 1897-1968. Melbourne, Victoria. complete set of 24 swap Five on a treasure island/by Enid Blyton; cards. Advertised on front illustrations by Eileen A. Soper. (London: Hodder page of “The Triumph: the & Stoughton, 1963) First published 1942. boys’ best story paper,” 13th January, 1934.

9 88. W.D. & H.O. Wills (Firm) Flat Case 7 95. Annette’s life story. (Sydney: Safety first: an album to contain a series of W. G. Publications, 1960) cigarette cards of national importance/issued Japanese Crepe Australian edition of Walt Disney comic featuring by W.D. & H.O. Wills branch of the Imperial Annette Funicello, star of the Mouseketeers. Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland), Paper Books Limited. ([Bristol?]: W.D. & H.O. Wills, [1934]) 96. Schroeder, Doris. Walt Disney’s Annette : Sierra summer/by 89. National Safety Council of Australia Doris Schroeder; illustrated by Adam Safety always: an album to contain a series of Szwejkowski. (Racine, Wis.: Whitman, c1960) cigarette cards of national importance/issued by Hoadleys Chocolates Ltd., in conjunction with the 97. Schroeder, Doris. National Safety Council of Australia. ([Melbourne]: Walt Disney’s Annette and the mystery at Hoadleys Chocolates Ltd., [1934?]) 93. Japanese fairy tale series. [English Smugglers’ Cove/by Doris Schroeder; Illustrated ed.]. (London; Sydney: Griffith Farran by Nathalee Mode. (Racine, Wis.: Whitman, 90. Every boy’s world in pictures/ & Co., [1888]) 16 nos. c1963) issued by “The Modern Boy,” “The Magnet” and “The Ranger.” Translated and adapted by B.H. Chamberlain, Annette Funicello (1942-) was the most popular (London: , [193-]) Mrs. T.H. James, and others. of Walt Disney’s Mousketeers in the late 1950s. As well as appearing in the TV series, Annette Album of 144 cards. Includes sections on Printed on one side of double leaves of crepe also had hit records, such as, “Tall Paul” (1959) Locomotives, Ships, Dogs, Rough riders, paper, folded once in Japanese style. and “Pineapple Princess” (1960). In the early Aeroplanes, and Self defence. Takejiro Hasegawa (1853-1938) was the 1960s she starred with Frankie Avalon in the publisher of this series of Japanese fairy tales 91. Sanitarium Health Food Co. “Beach Party” movies. printed, with colour wood-blocks on crepe The age of speed: in three sections, land, sea paper, and bound Japanese-style. There were and air: a series of 52 plates/published by 28 titles in the first and second series and Flat Case 9 the Sanitarium Health Food Co. (Wahroonga, another series of Ainu Fairy tales. The London N.S.W.: Sanitarium Health Food Co., [1955]) publisher Griffith, Farran & Co. published them Ginger Meggs under licence. 92. W.D. & H.O. Wills (Firm) 98. Bancks, James Charles, 1889-1952. Radio celebrities: an album to contain the The sunbeams book: more adventures of Ginger portraits of radio celebrities now being issued Flat Case 8 Meggs (Sydney: Sun Newspapers, 1924-1950) with Wills’s cigarettes/issued by W.D. & H.O. Ginger Meggs is the most successful Australian Wills branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company Annette Funicello comic strip. The mischievous “Ginge” with his (of Great Britain and Ireland), Limited. ([Bristol?]: girlfriend, Min, his monkey, and his enemy Tiger W.D. & H.O. Wills, [1934]) 94. Walt Disney’s Annette cut out doll. (Racine, Wis.: Whitman, c1964.) Kelly were known by all Australian children from Children have always collected swap cards. They the 1920s to the 1960s. The Ginger Meggs have been issued with a range of products. On Paper doll set featuring Annette Funicello, star items on display include a 1928 New Year’s display are some from Boys magazines, cigarette of the Mouseketeers. card for 3LO, as well as birthday cards and packs, sweets, and Weet-Bix. ephemera from the Sunbeam Army, a children’s club run by The Sun newspaper.

10 Flat Case 10 Flat Case 11 Small Upright Case John Mystery The Ahlbergs Walt Disney

99. Mystery, John, 1894-1974. 103. Ahlberg, Janet, 1944-1994. 107. Mickey Mouse annual. John Mystery presents his little dog: the cranky Each peach pear plum/by Janet and Allan (London: Dean & Son, 1930-1965) pranks of Puppy Smut: Puppy smut at the pool/ Ahlberg. (London: Penguin, 1978) John Mystery (Sydney: Publicity Press, [194-]) 108. Walt Disney’s Donald Duck to 104. Ahlberg, Janet, 1944-1994. salvage depot: young people’s jigsaw. 100. Mystery, John. , 1894-1974. The jolly postman, or, Other people’s letters/ Sydney: John Sands, [1940?] John Mystery’s Girls’ story time. (Sydney: Janet and Allan Ahlberg. (London: Heinemann, 1 jigsaw puzzle (120 pieces), in original envelope Publicity Press, [1946?]) 1986) with illustration of Donald Duck going to the Salvage Depot carrying papers, a sword and an 101. Mystery, John, 1894-1974. 105. Ahlberg, Janet, 1944-1994. old tyre, dragging a billy-cart loaded with books John Mystery’s boy’s story The Jolly Christmas Postman/Janet and Allan and scrap metal. Marketed to promote the time. (Sydney: Publicity Ahlberg. (London: Heinemann, 1991) World War II salvage drives. Press [1946?]) 106. Ahlberg, Allan, 1938- 109. Big Little Books (Racine: Whitman, Janet’s last book: Janet Ahlberg 1944-1994: 1934-43). Selection of Walt Disney titles 102. Mystery, John, a memento/Allan Ahlberg. ([England]: Walt Disney is the most widely-respected brand 1894-1974. A. Ahlberg, c1996) in children’s entertainment. On display is the first John Mystery presents Alan and Janet Ahlberg were a husband and Mickey Mouse Annual and some early Mickey Gipsy boy in torture town. wife team; Alan wrote the books and Janet Mouse and Donald Duck “Big Little Books”; (Sydney: Publicity Press, 1945?) illustrated them. They produced forty titles a popular American series from the 1930s and John Mystery, whose real name was Lester from 1975 to 1994, when Janet died of cancer. 1940s. The jigsaw puzzle was produced in Sinclair, lived in “Adventure Castle” in Sydney. Their books were extremely popular. Janet won Australia as part of the wartime salvage drives A sketch of the castle appeared on the back the Kate Greenaway Award for Each peach for waste paper and scrap metal. The Sydney cover of the hundreds of books from the 1940s pear plum (1978) and for the innovative Jolly firm, John Sands, was licensed to publish and early 1950s. Although he obviously had an Postman (1986). Disney titles in Australia during World War II. accurate grasp of what children liked, some of Alan has continued to produce books, with his titles, such as Gipsy boy in torture town, may different illustrators. not appeal to today’s parents.

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110. Australian Boys’ Adventure Library Annuals and (Melbourne: Alexander McCubbin, Gift Books 191-?) We hold large collections of these and some 111. Nelson Lee library of school of the best-known are on display, including stories. (London: Amalgamated Press, The Boys own, The girls own, Chums, and 1929-1930) the Australian annual, Pals. As well, there are various Empire annuals, and the Communist Continues: Nelson Lee school story library. Red corner book from around 1930. Continued by: Nelson Lee Library. Colour images of some of the covers can be seen on the screens in the main exhibition area. 112. The schoolboys’ own library. [Written largely by Charles Hamilton under the pseudonyms of Frank Richards, Martin Clifford and Owen Conquest.] (London: Amalgamated Press, 1925-40.)

113. The schoolgirls’ own library. (London: Amalgamated Press, 1922-1940; 1946-1963]) The story papers were usually issued monthly, and offered boarding school and adventure stories. Charles Hamilton was best known as Frank Richards, the creator of who is in some of The Schoolboys own series.

12 The wonder annual/The Herald and Weekly Times. (Melbourne: Colorgravure, [1950]) illustrated by C Kingsley-Smith. (Melbourne: SJohnBacon,1944) illustrated byCKingsley-Smith.(Melbourne: Cover image:Jinglesforjuniors:healthyandhappy. writtenbyEJosephineBamford; rare of team books librarians.Formore informationvisitwww.lib.monash.edu/rare/a . by supported is and researchers for room reading a provides collection beauty.physical or The Rare Books Collection comprises material considered rare because of age, uniqueness Director, CentralServices:JanetteBurke Director, Macmillan ClientServices(Science,HealthandEngineering):Wilna Director, ClientServices(HumanitiesandSocialSciences):LisaSmith Director, InformationResources: SuzanneClarke University Librarian:CathrineHarboe-Ree www.lib.monash.edu.Visit through theeffective discoveryanduseofinformationforeducationresearch. multiple locations and a collection with of more than libraries, 3.0 million items. The academic Library advances scholarship leading Australia’s of one is Library University Monash Library University Monash About oused in the Sir Louis Matheson Library on the Clayton campus, the campus, Clayton the on Library Matheson Louis Sir the in Housed

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