Series 2: Published books belonging to May Gibbs, 1904-1953

MLMSS 10121/Box 2

series

1904-1953

9612070

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box) - printed

Book of Common Prayer according to the use of the Church of England, no date. Belonging to May Gibbs (contains 2 gum nut leaves. One has an illustration of a black cat with inscription '1904 S.S. Afric ye Black Cat').

Wattle Babies by May Gibbs. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, no date. Signed May Gibbs.

Scribbling Sue and other stories by Amy Eleanor Mack, illustrations by May Gibbs, Angus & Robertson, no date. Signed ‘Miss May Gibbs with the publisher’s compliments’. Advertisements in back are dated July 1914.

Gum blossom babies, words and pictures by May Gibbs. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, no date. Signed May Gibbs, 1916.

Little Obelia, Angus & Robertson, no date. Signed ‘to dear little Yao from Des’; ‘J.O.Kelly’; 'Sydney Xmas 1921'.

Little ragged blossom, Angus & Robertson, no date. Signed ‘my own copy M. Ossoli Kelly, May Gibbs Sydney 1934’.

Scotty in Gumnut Land, Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1941. Signed 'My own copy, May Gibbs, Dec. 24th, 1941'. In dustjacket. Some pencilled annotations.

Mr and Mrs Bear and friends, Angus & Robertson, 1944. Signed ‘C.M. Ossoli Kelly, 5 Wallaringa Avenue, Neutral Bay. Sydney 1944’. In dustwrapper. The book has been annotated for reading in different voices for broadcasting.

Prince Dande Lion, Ure Smith, 1953. Signed 'May Gibbs'.

About us, London: Ernest Nister, no date. Signed ‘C.M. Ossoli Kelly’. Inscription on endpaper, 'Pixie O'Harris was managing a store of books and put our name in to'.

Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Angus & Robertson, no date. Signed 'May Gibbs to J.O'.

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