Stella & Rose's Books

THE BLACK PERIL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330367
Published by John Hamilton. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth. Black title and sundial to spine. 222 pages. No catalogue. Colour frontis, 4 blue tinted plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some spotting to covers. Tiny water stain to lower margins of some pages. A couple of page corner creases and a couple of page corner tips have very slight loss (text not affected). Some foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean. A nice copy of a very early reprint.

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat; Stephen Raw.
Stock no. 1330366
Published by Folio Society. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia, Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by Byatt, full page colour illustrations throughout by Puttapipat, Top edge gilt. Blue Nigerian Goatskin spine with gilt title, purple vendome cloth sides. Gilt endpapers. Originally published in 1859. 69 pages. Some light spotting to front cover. Contents are fine. Slipcase is lightly scuffed to one side and has a tiny nick to top edge of front panel.

RUDYARD KIPLING COLLECTED SHORT STORIES (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Rudyard Kipling; Andrew Lycett. Illustrated by Philip Bannister.
Stock no. 1830391
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Five volume set. Introduced by Andrew Lycett. Red boards with gilt titles and single illustration to spine and front cover. Colour frontis and b/w plates. A lovely set, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of minor knocks and some very light shelf scuffing.

MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Michel De Montaigne; John Florio; Graham Swift.
Stock no. 1830385
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Very good condition.

Three volumes. Blue cloth spines with gilt title and decorations. Marbled boards. B/w frontis. Translated by John Florio and introduced by Graham Swift. A lovely set, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is 2" split to either side of top join and is scuffed.

HANDBOOK OF STATISTICS 23: ADVANCES IN SURVIVAL ANALYSIS
Written by N. Balakrishnan; C.R. Rao.
Stock no. 1830320
Published by Elsevier. 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Balakrishnan and Rao. Blue glazed boards. xxv and 795 pages. A physical print-on-demand title, transferred to digital printing 2005. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 0444500790. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Charles Darwin; Steven Pinker.
Stock no. 1830232
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Steven Pinker. Brown/grey cloth with blocked design in black and gilt to spine and front side. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Top edge brown. xxii and 372 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

TANNHAUSER A DRAMATIC POEM
Written by Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 1830158
Published by G.G. Harrap & Co.. 1st 1911. Slightly better than very good condition.

Limited to 525 signed and numbered copies. Dark green calf binding with tooled design and title on front cover. Tooled title and decoration to spine. 16 beautiful tipped-in colour plates. Printed on thick grey paper, every page has lithographed orange or black illustrations. Endpapers and prelims are illustrated in multiple colours, predominantly blue. Top edge gilt. Copy no. 16 SIGNED by Pogany. Inscription on front endpaper. Covers edges slightly rubbed, rear cover very slightly scuffed. One corner bumped. Spine browned. Vertical crease to lower margin of half-title page. Contents fine. An exquisite book.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH
Written by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330019
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

First trade edition. Dark red-brown simulated leather cloth, stamped in gilt on both front and back covers with differing cupid designs. Gilt lettering and 4 gilt cupid designs on spine. White endpapers. 30 magnificent colour plates, mounted on vellum-like paper with black descriptive letterpress beneath and all framed with elaborate border design in black. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small nick to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims, last (blank) page and textblock. A few hinges are cracked but binding is still tight. A few tissue-guards are slightly torn or creased. A lovely copy which would make a wonderful gift.

PARLICOOT
Written by Alex W. MacLeod. Illustrated by Alex W. Macleod.
Stock no. 1329919
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

And How He Set Out to Find A Playmate. Parlicoot is a strange little creature who appears in the Dell one day looking for a Playmate. An enchanting story delightfully illustrated. 23 pages. Slightly oblong format. Foxing to cloth spine. Light scribble marks to front cover, scuff marks to rear. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Marks to front pastedown and half-title page. Contents generally clean. A nice, bright copy of a scarce little book (not as bad as it sounds!).

THE TYGER TRAY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329917
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A rich blend of mystery and excitement involving an Indian tray, a tiger skin and some very powerful hocus-pocus! Purple boards with gilt title to spine. B/w woodcut illustrations. ISBN: 041665830X. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. A few small, light marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly faded to spine.

DEER OF THE WORLD
Written by Valerius Geist.
Stock no. 1329887
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Their Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 421 pages. ISBN: 1840370947. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge creased.

FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS REVISITED
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329880
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 350 copies. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. SIGNED and numbered (30) by Wayne Cryer to publishers page. Limited edition sticker to half-title page. There is a card included with the book which has space for each contributor to sign, only Buteux, O'Reilly and Cryer have signed it.