Stella & Rose's Books

TOM'S CHRISTMAS FISH
Written by Rita Tornqvist-Verschuur. Illustrated by Marit Tornqvist.
Stock no. 1831481
Published by Floris Books. 1st UK 2015. Nearly fine condition.

On Christmas Eve, Tom chooses his live fish at the market, and calls it Peppo. He carefully carries it home, through the streets of Prague's old town, in a big bag of water. Tom loves his new pet, but what fate awaits Peppo as the Christmas meal draws near? Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 9781782502210. A lovely copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209018
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit was written specially for Louie, the daughter of Harold Warne, who succeeded his father Frederick as head of the Warne publishing company. Louie had told Aunt Beatrix that Peter was much too good a rabbit and that she wanted a story about a really naughty one! The first edition is printed in panoramic form, mounted on a strip of linen and folded concertina-style into a wallet with a tuck-in flap. Needless to say, these were very fragile and few survived. Later editions were printed in the usual small book format. The wallet is covered with green pictorial cloth with a colour onlay of the Bad Rabbit to the front. "New York & London" on rear cover denotes that this is the second printing, one month after the first. Folds slightly rubbed, first opening lightly foxed. Some very slight surface paper damage at margins of first few pages. Covers are slightly soiled. Tab closure and retaining flap intact. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209017
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1903. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Small format. Dark green boards, white lettering. 85 pages. Colour illustrations. A couple of pages have small marks at inner margins. Stitching showing in two openings but binding still firm. Minor fading to covers and spine, small pale mark to publisher imprint on front cover. Small repaired area to base of spine (professional). Later printed glassine wrapper (possibly 3rd printing as it states "New Books for 1904"), torn with small areas of loss (mainly to spine) and later paper restoration to spine and edges. A nice copy of the 2nd printing. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209016
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition with original gilt decorated brown cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 26 illustrations. All edges gilt. 84 numbered pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light stain to rear cover. Some light fingering to textblock and page margins A lovely copy of the deluxe edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE WORLD OF PETER RABBIT THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL TALES 1-23
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330824
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 2015. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A beautiful boxset of the Peter Rabbit books. Each small volume has blue boards with colour illustration to front. Colour illustrations throughout. The text has been reset and the illustrations reproduced. ISBN: 9780723275923. Books are fine. A few of the wrappers are slightly creased to spines and a couple have creases to rear panels else bright. The paper covering of the box is lifting from one corner slightly. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

BIGGLES SEES TOO MUCH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330804
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 156 pages. The final complete Biggles novel to be issued. ISBN: 0340042362. Minimal bumping to spine. Light browning to endpapers. Small light mark to fore-edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is complete and bright. A super copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209014
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Green boards, burgundy titles and pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 93 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Textblock is very slightly foxed. Some very light fingermarks to page margins. Contents generally clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209013
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Grey boards, white titles. Pictorial onlay of Jemima to front cover. 84 numbered pages. 5.5 x 4.25". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light spotting to covers and some slight grubbiness to pictorial onlay. Textblock is slightly grubby. Slight surface paper damage to blank pages 82 & 83 (were probably slightly stuck together at one point). Some light margin marks but generally contents are clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209012
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1909. Very good condition.

Green boards, white lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. 84 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Looks like spine may have been professionally repaired(?). Some browning to spine and top edges. Some surface paper damage to lower margins of pages 16 & 17 and also rear endpapers. Else contents clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

DE LA PASSION A LA PERFECTION
Written by Richard Adatto.
Stock no. 1330648
Published by Editions SPE-Barthelemy. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

L'histoire du style aerodynamique en France 1930-1939. Text in French. Large, heavy format. Black cloth with small silver vignette to front cover. Packed full with colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 291283824X. Book itself looks unread. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with small tears at corners and some slight scuffing. A nice copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330513
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st US 1908. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

American Edition with New York address to title-page. Blue paper boards with green titles and oval onlay to front cover. The text on pg15 still carries the misprint of "muffatees". Spine very slightly bumped and browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Contained in a very scarce, original glassine wrapper which is a little frayed at edges with a few small chips and slight loss. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330511
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st thus 1916. Very good condition.

Grey boards, green titles. Circular pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 pages printed on one side only. Originally published in a concertina-style panorama format, this is the small book format. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly browned. Light score mark to rear cover. Contents are clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.