Stella & Rose's Books

MRS. BEETON'S HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
Written by Mrs. Isabella Beeton.
Stock no. 1330576
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1925. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red leather embossed spine, gilt titles, brown cloth covers. 1680 pages + 8 pages of advertisements. Colour and b/w plates. A hefty volume. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some hinges pulled/cracked but binding still nice and tight. Slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with repairs on verso, section of loss to top corner of rear panel. Exceptionally scarce in dustwrapper.

RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1330568
Published by William Heinemann. 1919. Slightly better than good condition.

Frontis and 50 superb colour plates, tissue-guarded and mounted on green card at rear of book. 62 text pages. Green cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. Spine bumped, worn and browned with small splits to the cloth. Top corners badly bumped with top rear corner almost split. Bumping to bottom corners. Bottom board edges bumped and rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Book plate to front pastedown. Browning to front endpapers and some of the mounts for the plates. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some hinges are cracked. Some fingering. Creasing to a couple of plates. Top of book is bowed.

BLUE & ORANGE: THE HISTORY OF GULF IN MOTORSPORT
Written by Michael Cotton.
Stock no. 1330538
Published by Coterie Press Limited. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Colour photos. Gulf Oil history of motor racing sponsorship that stretches from the 1930s to 2001. Witty and interesting quotes and recollections complement over 250 historic images. ISBN: 1902351207. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and is sunned to spine and front spine edge.

THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208942
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1847. Almost very good condition.

Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Publisher's advert to front fly for 'The Canadian Naturalist: A series of conversations ion the natural history of Lower Canada' by Philip Henry Gosse plus further publications overleaf. x and 447 pages including index. Not illustrated. Vertical edges of spine worn and frayed. Corners rubbed and worn. A few marks to boards. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers grubby and marked. Browning to page edges and fly leaf. Some evidence of insect damage. Hinges pulled but binding still tight.

THE REX WHISTLER ROOM
No author listed. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1330533
Published by Tate Gallery. Very good condition.

A fold out guide to the mural by Rex Whistler at the Tate Gallery Restuarant, along with a description of the scene and a brief biography of Rex Whistler. Cardwraps. Slight edge wear and slight browning to cover edges,A few small, light marks to front cover. A nice copy of a scarce item.

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 TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330512
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition. Beautiful lilac cloth with gilt titles and decoration, small colour onlay to front cover. 84 numbered pages (printed on one side only), all edges gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A light, faint splash mark to front cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper and a 'blind' booksellers stamp to same page. Foxing to textblock. Some light fingering to page margins but generally contents clean. A nice copy of the deluxe edition.

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.

PETER RABBIT'S ALMANAC FOR 1929
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330510
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

Tan boards with brown titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and half-title page + 12 colour plates - one for each month of the year. Book measures 5" x 3.75". Covers are edge worn, spine has been professionally reinforced. Covers a bit grubby at edges. Front free-endpaper is lightly creased. Contents are clean. A nice copy of a scarce item. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE TALE OF MR. TOD
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208907
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Light brown boards and lettering. Pictorial onlay of Mr. Tod to front cover. 93 numbered pages. 5.5 x 4.25". The dedication page states William Francis (instead of Francis William) which denotes a 1st printing. Some slight wear to spine which has been professionally restored (only visible on close inspection). Some light fingering to margins and some very light foxing else contents are generally clean. A couple of small marks to covers and some very slight wear to lower corner of rear cover. A nice copy of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

GOLF BOBBY JONES "FLICKER" No. 11C OUT THE ROUGH AND PUTT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830632
Published by Flicker Productions Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Flicker Book No. 11c. Orange Card wraps. Very small format, 7cm x 5cm. Sepia photos showing Jones in action as you flick through the book. Copyright Reserved, Harrods Ltd to spine. Staples rusted and stains around staples to covers. Rear cover marked. Contents clean.

GOLF BOBBY JONES "FLICKER" No. 11B BRASSIE AND IRON
Written by Bobby Jones.
Stock no. 1830631
Published by Flicker Productions Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Flicker Book No. 11b. Orange card wraps. Very small format, 7cm x 5cm. Sepia photos showing Jones in action as you flick through the book. Copyright Reserved, Harrods Ltd to spine. Covers lightly browned. Staple binding is rusty and stain from rust shows on covers. Covers lightly creased through use. Contents clean.