Stella & Rose's Books

FIVE GO TO MYSTERY MOOR
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328912
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

The Thirteenth Famous Five adventure in which the Five explore why the gypsies set up camp on Mystery Moor - and find out they are not welcome....! Red boards, black titles, blue and white pictorial endpapers, two-tone & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly faded, Endpapers browned. Foxing, mainly to textblock and first few and last few pages. Child's name in biro to half-title page and name and address in ink to title-page (also, a blue biro mark).

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NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328904
Published by Treasure Press. 1987. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Charming full-page colour pictures. Originally published by Ward Lock in two volumes. 190 pages. Cr 4to. ISBN: 090740751X. Spine is faded. Heavy foxing to textblock.

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THE GOLDEN STAIRCASE
Written by Louey Chisholm. Illustrated by M.D. Spooner.
Stock no. 1328903
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown decorated cloth with circular onlay to front. 16 colour plates. 361 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers are partly browned. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss. Price sticker to spine (7/6 net).

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FISHING FOR PLEASURE AND CATCHING IT
Written by E. Marston; R.B. Marston.
Stock no. 1328902
Published by T. Werner Laurie. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

And two chapters of angling in North Wales by R.B. Marston. Green patterned cloth with dark green title and pattern to front, gilt title to spine. 152 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink (long but very neat) to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and a little browning to front endpaper.

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AIR SPIES OF MALTA
Written by Peter T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1328901
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three boys find a secret passage near their school at Malta. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front. 220 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, rear panel is grubby.

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AIR SCOUT
Written by H.B. Aldrich.
Stock no. 1328899
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A thrilling story about scouting, camping and adventure. Star Library. Red cloth, black titles. 191 pages. B/w frontis. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. Slight discolouration to top and tail of spine and to rear cover. Foxing to contents, some slight damp staining to top edges of pastedowns. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some pieces of loss. Rear panel is a bit grubby and has a pink stain.

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1328898
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine and front cover. Numerous b/w illustrations. 366 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight rubbing to the gilt vignettes. Tissue-guard to frontis has been removed. Name and date in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some erased pencil writing to front fly-leaf. Some foxing throughout, some page corner tips creased. Joints cracked, rear joint has exposed webbing, some hinges pulled but binding still tight. Grubby fingermarks to contents. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.

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YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1328896
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1908. Good condition.

A book of verses illustrated with beautiful colour plates. Red cloth, gilt titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. White endpapers with gold vignettes. Green and white text illustrations throughout. 47 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some rubbing/scuffing to covers and a marks to edge of rear cover. Small hole to rear edge of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Lower corner of browned frontis tissue-guard has been torn off. Endpapers are lightly browned. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally contents clean.

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TINTIN: ALBUM POSTER (FRENCH EDITION)
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1328894
Published by Casterman. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Very large format (15.25 x 11.75"). Pictorial cardwraps. 21 posters which can be removed at perforated margin edge. Introduction in French. ISBN: 2203350016. Covers lightly edge rubbed.

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UNCLE REMUS OR THE STORY OF MR. FOX AND BRER RABBIT
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1328892
Published by Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Limited. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Very large format (12.5 x 10"). Beige cloth with brown and red title and colour illustration to front. With twelve tissue-guarded colour plates by Rountree and eighty-four pen and ink text illustrations by Bull. A wonderful edition of this classic story. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Damp stain to lower edge of front cover (also affecting pastedown inside). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to page margins throughout. Some light damp staining to edges of plates and tissue-guards (not affecting the actual illustrations). One of the plates has a closed tear to the inner margin at base. Still a decent copy.

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THE WILL TO WIN
Written by Ivan Mauger.
Stock no. 1829165
Published by Golden Key Limited. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Autobiography Of Ivan Mauger (Speedway rider), with Martin Rogers. Prefaces by Jason Crump and Peter Oakes. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. xvii and 430 pages. ISBN: 9780955237690. SIGNED by the author, Ivan Maugher, with personal dedication to half-title page. Boards clean and bright. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and silver author name to front panel is rubbed.

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"WILKIE" THE MOTOR RACING LEGEND
Written by W.E. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1829158
Published by Nelson And Saunders. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The memoirs of one of the most famous racing managers. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 214 pages including index. ISBN: 094775007X. Base of spine & lower corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and scuffed.

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