Catalogue
The British Imperial Oil Company Limited, The Sentry and The Shell Fairy, with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, 16pps., soft cover,inside front page signed in ink 'Jean Rentoul'. Small tears to cover, otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
The British Imperial Oil Company Limited., The Sentry and The Shell Fairy, with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, 16pps., soft cover. Small tears to cover and spine, otherwise good condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
The British Imperial Oil Co. Limited., The Fairy Story That Came True, with illustrations, mostly in colour by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 16pps., soft cover, inscribed in ink 'To Miss Patty Essex / 1921' on inside front page. With tears to bottom of spine, otherwise good condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
The British Imperial Oil Co. Limited., The Fairy Story That Came True, with illustrations, mostly in colour by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 16pps., Melbourne, soft cover, inscribed in ink 'Jean I Rentoul' on inside front page. With some foxing and the cover has come apart from the book,otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Gibbs, May., Flannel Flowers and Other Bush Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink on inside front page 'To Jean / From Sadie with Love / Xmas 1921', some pages have words underlined in pencil; Boronia Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink inside front page ' To Jean Rentoul / From Auntie Nell'; another, with inside front page inscribed in ink 'To Jean I Rentoul; Wattle Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink and coloured pencil on inside front page 'To Jean / From Uncle Orm / Xmas 1920', some illustrations have been coloured in by hand with crayon; Gum Blossom Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink on inside front page 'Jean I.Rentoul', some pages torn along spine at bottom. All are soft cover, generally good condition. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $350
Nursery Rhymes., with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, 31pps., soft cover. Good condition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul and Grenbry., The Enchanted Forest, London, 1921, edition de luxe, 93pps., 16 colour plates and 15 black and white illustrations, hard bound with dust jacket, inscribed in ink 'Jean / with love from / Aunt Ida' on inside front page. Dust jacket torn along spine and front, otherwise in very good condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,800
Quin, Tarella., Gum Tree Brownie and other Faerie Folk of the Never-Never, 184pps., illustrated by Ida S.Rentoul, hard bound. Spine loose, general wear to cover, otherwise condition is good.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Rentoul, Annie R., Australian Songs for Young and Old, Melbourne, with music by Georgette Peterson and illustrations by Ida S.Rentoul-Outhwaite, 28pps., soft cover, inside front page inscribed 'Laurie Rentoul' in ink. 20mm tear to bottom of last page, otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Rentoul, Annie R., and Outhwaite, Grenbry., Elves and Fairies of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, selected edition, 1919, 88pps., 6 colour plates, 15 black and white illustrations, hard cover, inside fornt page inscribed in ink 'To Ken Bartlett / with love from / --- & Auntie / Aug 18th 1940'. Very good condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Rentoul, A.R. and I.S., Mollie's Bunyip, Melbourne, 1904, 22pps., illustrated throughout, soft cover, front inside page inscribed in ink 'Annie R.Rentoul' at top of page and 'Jean I Rentoul' at bottom of page. Tears to cover and cover has come away from the book, otherwise good.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Rentoul, A.I. and I.S., Mollie's Staircase, Melbourne, 24pps., illustrated throughout, soft cover, signed in ink 'Jean Rentoul' inside front page. Good condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Rentoul, A.I. and I.S., Mollie's Staircase, Melbourne, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink 'Molly Dotterill' inside front page, and with newspaper clipping referring to the artist death glued to page, soft cover. Some foxing and tear to front cover, otherwise in very good condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700