Stella & Rose's Books

NORTH-COUNTRY FLIES
Written by T.E. Pritt.
Stock no. 2120449
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 2nd 1886. Almost very good condition.

12 plates, 11 of which are hand-painted illustrations from the author's own drawings, with particulars of the dressings and season of each fly. Book also contains chapters on fishing the Minnow, The Creeper, The Stonefly, and The Worn in clear water, with an extra plate showing the hooks necessary therefore. Second edition. This book has been expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Plates are all present - but plate 4 is missing its tissue-guard. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a few scuff marks. Bookplate to front pastedown. Ink stamp to half-title page. A few light margin marks and browning; a little foxing.

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AUNT LOUISA'S WELCOME VISITOR
Written by Aunt Louisa.
Stock no. 1315542
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1870. Almost very good condition.

Comprising: The Birthday Party; Children's Lullabies; The Courtship, marriage, death, and burial of Cock Robin; The King, Queen and Knave of Hearts. Large format. Purple pictorial cloth with gilt. Easy to read text. Full-page colour (chromolithograph) illustrations, some double-spread. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine faded. Embossed booksellers stamp to top corner of front free-endpaper, lower corner of same page creased. Some light foxing but the contents are very clean.

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THE PLAY'S THE THING!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1315522
Published by The Home Library Book Company. 1st 1927. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15. 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall and music by Alec Rowley. Large format. Green cloth, black title to spine. Covers are badly damp stained (think the original colour was green but not 100% sure). Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to endpapers and browning to textblock. Scarce original wrapper is worn to spine and corners with loss, large tear to rear edge of spine. A few light stains to wrapper.

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PICKLES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1315489
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Telling the story of Pickles the puppy who is always getting into a pickle! Large format. Brick red cloth spine, with gilt title. Green cloth covers with orange and gilt titles. 24 delightful colour plates. Recased in original covers, joints professionally repaired and rear free-endpaper backed as some loss to edges. Some pages and plates slightly worn to edges where they were loose before repairs. Some creases to pages. Light browning mainly to margins of text pages, plates bright and clean. Inscription in ink and small newspaper clipping (about Peter the lost Budgerigar!) fixed with white tape to verso of front-endpaper. Musty odour to contents. Still a decent copy of a scarce title, now in sound binding.

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BROWNIKINS AND OTHER FANCIES
Written by Ruth Arkwright. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2119802
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1910. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates, mounted on brown stiff paper. Other b/w illustrations around text. Music is by J.W. Wilson. Creasing and some wear to covers. A little light scribble to front cover. Some foxing and page browning. Some grubby margin marks.

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THE ERNE, ITS LEGENDS AND ITS FLY-FISHING
Written by Henry Newland.
Stock no. 2119785
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. 1999. Fine condition.

Green full bonded leather covers, gilt titles. Colour frontis and title page. Limited edition of 450 copies. Contained in a fine slip-case. This is copy Number 117. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE ROUNDABOUT BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1505488
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows children on fairground ride. 10.25 x 8". Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Short stories about life in the country, by the beach and in town. Spine bumped, a little wear to corners. Covers slightly grubby, tiny white spot to spine. Light browning to endpapers, faint line mark to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1404947
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and elaborate peacock and elephant design to front cover. 20 superb colour plates, tipped onto cream card with decorative border and each with a tissue-guard. Spine and corners bumped. Uneven fading to spine and boards. Dated inscription in ink to front endpaper, the imprint of which can be seen on the half-title page. Some page browning and foxing with many pages being clean. Plates are in fine condition.

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WINGS AND THE CHILD
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by George Barraud.
Stock no. 1505374
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Or The Building of Magic Cities. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations and photographs. 197 pages. Spine lightly browned and a little bumped and worn. A little wear to corners and rear corners bumped. Just a couple of light marks to covers. Name and 1/-, both in pencil, to front endpapers. A couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers lightly browned. A little foxing. Just an odd mark to contents.

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PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1607743
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pandora comes to Parrham Royal to live with her father following the death of her mother. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Uneven fading to spine; spine and corners bumped. Inscription to front endpaper. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with some loss; patch of surface damage to front panel, and scuffing to folds and edges.

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WHAT THE CHILDREN LIKE
Written by F.E. Weatherly; Ernest Nister; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 1404845
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1897. Slightly better than good condition.

A pop-up book with introduction by Weatherly. 5 pop-up scenes plus numerous b/w illustrations. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children dancing around a Christmas tree. Decorative endpapers. Nister no. 853. Spine bumped and worn. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges are scuffed. Boards are scratched and a bit grubby. Front joint cracked. Endpapers and page edges browned. Staples rusty. One page, which has ragged edges, is detached. 4" tear to last page of text plus other smaller tears to page edges and margins. Light colouring to several illustrations. Some fingering to contents. Horse's tail slightly creased in second pop-up, and couple of small patches of surface paper damage in deer pop-up. Other pop-ups nice and bright.

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HILDA COWHAM'S BLACKLEGS AND OTHERS
Written by Hilda Cowham. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 1404830
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1911. Very good condition.

Beige cloth covers with gilt title to spine and pictorial front cover. Stunning colour and b/w plates throughout. Humourous brief text captions ajoining plates. Simple b/w text illustrations accompanying verses. Large format. 76 pages. Top edge gilt. A delightful book! Spine and corners a little bumped. Covers a little grubby. Small booksellers label to rear pastedown plus date stamp. Endpapers browned. Small tears and a small piece missing to front endpaper. Couple of hinges slightly cracked. Contents very good. Includes a book mark with an original drawing.

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