Stella & Rose's Books

WINGS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Arch Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1311575
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Very good condition.

The "Ace" series. Blue cloth. Black title and small sundial vignette to spine. Four b/w plates. Spine faded. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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TALES OF ST. CEDRICS
Written by L.C. Douthwaite. Illustrated by J. Phillips Paterson.
Stock no. 1311570
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An excellent school story, in which boxing plays a prominent part. Blue cloth, dark blue titles and borders. 253 pages. Colour frontis, some b/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front endpaper (with name blacked out). Heavy foxing at page edges. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and is grubby to rear panel.

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THE RIVER POST
Written by Hertha Von Gebhardt; Oliver Coburn. Illustrated by Irene Schreiber.
Stock no. 1502019
Published by Burke Publishing Company Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w and green and black illustrations. Translated and adapted by Oliver Coburn and Ursula Lehrburger. A little bumping to spine and corners. Two small spots of fading on spine. School stamp to front endpaper, contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with revised price sticker above and school stamp. Edge worn and torn with a little loss and small hole in spine. Rear panel grubby.

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MR NOAH AND THE SECOND FLOOD
Written by Sheila Burnford. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2112655
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"Mr and Mrs Noah, true descendants of the original Noah, live on an isolated mountain-top. They are visited once a year by their Bank Manager who brings them a gold bar, a years supply of The Farmers Monthly, and a cake from Mrs Bank Manager wrapped up in an old Sunday Newspaper". Oblong format. Burgundy boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0575015667. Bumping to spine. Bookplate to front endpaper, with some inscriptions in ink. Page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and some browning.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ARMAMENTS
Written by David Birch.
Stock no. 1605630
Published by Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1872922155. Cover edges slightly rubbed.

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BIRD, BEAST AND FLOWER
Written by Ian Parsons. Illustrated by Marie Angel.
Stock no. 2112600
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The world of nature as seen by a group of poets and through the eyes of an outstandingly gift artist. Blue boards, gilt titles. Watercolours by Angel. Poems chosen by Parsons. ISBN: 0701124113. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased, with a few grubby marks.

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WHITE ROSE AND WANDERER
Written by Molly Holden. Illustrated by Michael Charlton.
Stock no. 2112591
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complex and emotionally-charged family dilemma. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 122 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0701150114. Wrapper is browned, with some edge-creasing and a few closed tears/nicks.

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THE GREAT FLOOD
Written by Peter Spier. Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Stock no. 2112582
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1979. Very good condition.

A picture books with minimal text. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437765121. 2nd impression. Spine a bit faded. Some browning to covers. Bookplate to half-title page. Light page browning.

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TRICK A TRACKER
Written by Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1311557
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures to every page. The animals learn how to use skateboards to trick the trackers! ISBN: 0575029757. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Vertical crease to centre of front pastedown. Contents clean.

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LITTLE STOWAWAY
Written by Theresa Tomlinson. Illustrated by Jane Browne.
Stock no. 1311539
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

John Robert loves his fisherman father and more than anything else longs to follow him out to sea... Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1856816915. Spine and corners slightly bumped, a few light scratch marks to rear cover. Contents fine.

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VESPA ITALIAN STREET STYLE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2112528
Published by Piaggio; Scriptum Editions. Circa 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The untold story of the Vespa, from Piaggio's Historical Archives and the most renowned models comes this unique tale. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1902686322. 2nd printing. A little edge-creasing and textblock slightly grubby.

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OLD AND NEW CHESTERFIELD ETC.
Written by Tatler; John Richard Walbran; Grant W. Macdonald; Alfred Wallis; J.J. Sheahan; John George Bishop; et al.
Stock no. 2112523
Almost very good condition.

This is EIGHT volumes collected and bound into one book. Titles are: Old and New Chesterfield; A Guide to Ripon, Fountains Abbey, Aldborough, Brimham Rocks, Newby Hall, Hackfall, Tanfield and Several Places of Interest in Their Vicinity; A Brief Account of the Parish of Holbeach and Its Church of All Saints; Bemroses' Guide to Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth; Haddon Hall etc.; Hand-Book to Beverley; The Practical Guide to the City of York; The Brighton Pavilion and Its Royal Associations; The Abbey of Saint Alban. Black leather spine and corners. Uneven browning and mottling to covers. Wear to cover edges and corners. Ink stamps to a few pages. Some foxing and browning. Some pages have been cut down severely at margins - but text all appears to be present.

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