Stella & Rose's Books

THE LOCUST YEARS: THE STORY OF THE FOURTH FRENCH REPUBLIC 1946-1958
Written by Frank Giles.
Stock no. 1831520
Published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd.. 1st 1991. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author charts the complexities of post-war French politics, focusing on both the men and the issues which dominated the Fourth Republic. Chief among the latter were German rearmament and nationalist uprisings in France's former colonies, and among the former Jean Monet and Charles de Gaulle. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xv and 431 pages including index. ISBN: 0436200228. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Personal inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Contents browned with some heavier browning at margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine.

WAR AND PEACE (VINTAGE CLASSICS)
Written by Leo Tolstoy; Richard Pevear; Larissa Volokhonsky.
Stock no. 1831519
Published by Vintage. Circa 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

This epic novel weaves together the stories of five aristocratic families against the backdrop of the French invasion of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. Translated, annotated and introduced by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Grey cloth boards, white & red titles. xx and 1273 pages. ISBN: 9780099512233. Third printing. Spine is very slightly browned with a couple of minor marks. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents fine.

JFK: RECKLESS YOUTH
Written by Nigel Hamilton.
Stock no. 1831518
Published by Century. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first volume of Life and Death of an American President. The book follows Kennedy from his birth and childhood in suburban Boston to his education at elite boarding schools, Princeton, and eventually Harvard, from his relationships with his parents, siblings, and many lovers to his military career. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xxiv and 898 pages including index. ISBN: 0712625712. Text block is browned and grubby. Gift inscription in ink to top edge of free front endpaper. Front joint pulled but binding tight. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly browned. Slight musty odour present.

THE GROWTH OF POLITICAL STABILITY IN ENGLAND 1675-1725
Written by J.H. Plumb.
Stock no. 1831517
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

In this series of lectures Professor J.H. Plumb examines the question of how almost abruptly England achieved political peace in the early eighteenth century. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt title on black title label to spine. xviii and 206 pages including index. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned with some foxing. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned and worn at corners, grubby. Musty odour present.

ROOSTER BROTHER
Written by Nonny Hogrogian. Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
Stock no. 1831516
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An Armenian folktale originating in the family of Hogrogian's husband and follows young Melkon, who cleverly retaliates against three bandits after they steal the plump rooster his mother had prepared for his name day feast. Through a series of resourceful tricks and persistent harassment—including leaving taunting notes signed "Rooster Brother"—the boy outwits the thieves and reclaims his special meal in a humorous tale of wit triumphing over theft. Oblong format. Cream and brown mottled cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers depicting poppies. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241891299. Light rubbing to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and minor loss, spine is rubbed and sunned/faded. Dustwrapper has 'Lantern Home Education Reading Library' stamped in blue in to front flap.

GEORGE THE DRAGON: A CURE FOR EARACHE
Written by A.T. Riley. Illustrated by A.T. Riley; P.D. Longden.
Stock no. 1831515
Published by World Distributors (manchester) Ltd. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Square format. Pink glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0723508429. Corners of boards rubbed. Laminate to front edge of spine cracking. Spine is sunned/faded. Rear board scuffed, fading to edges. Some light imprinting of colour from facing page to some pages.

OH, BABY, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Written by Dr. Seuss; Tish Rabe. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1831514
Published by HarperCollins Childrens Books. Circa 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

Baby, oh, baby, the places you'll go! The worlds you will visit! The friends you will know! A warm welcome to the magic and wonder of Dr. Seuss, for mothers, babies and everyone in between! Adapted by Tish Rabe. Pictorial cloth boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008241650. Sixth printing. Light knock to top front edge of boards. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's pictorial slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners, and has a minor 'dint' to front. A lovely, fresh looking copy.

A PICTURE HISTORY OF FRANCE
Written by Clarke Hutton. Illustrated by Clarke Hutton.
Stock no. 1831513
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

A companion volume to the Picture History of Britain. Large format. Cloth spine, colour pictorial boards. Four-colour autolithography illustrations. 62 pages. Board edges rubbed & worn, corners of boards bumped and worn, a little grubby. Text block browned. A few foxspots to prelims else contents nice and bright.

GIANTS
Written by Sarah Teale. Illustrated by Julek Heller; Carolyn Scrace; Juan Wijngaard.
Stock no. 1831512
Published by Harry N. Abrams. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Giant lore with an exploration of the various types and forms of giant, their ethnic origins, habits, customs, and cultures, and human fiction on the subject, magnificently illustrated in superb paintings. Large format. White cloth, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. ISBN: 0810909553. Head and Foot of boards lightly grubby and foxed. Minor foxing to text block. A few minor handling marks to contents. White pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and lightly creased.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1970 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1831511
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd.. 2011. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards showing Rupert climbing a hill in the snow with Bill Badger and Podgy Pig in the background. Limited Edition Reproduction. ISBN: 9781405260831. Spine is very lightly sunned/faded else book is in beautiful condition. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded to vertical open edge and top edge and is marked.

FEVER DREAM
Written by Ray Bradbury. Illustrated by Darrel Anderson.
Stock no. 1831509
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A young boy's illness comes alive taking over his body bit by bit until he dies - but the virus remains alive in his body. Night Lights series, a glow-in-the-dark book. Dark blue boards, no titles. Colour illustrations, each with a glowing element. 31 pages. ISBN: 0312572859. A few minor marks to boards. Small name in ink to top edge of front pastedown. A few minor handling marks to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is sunned/faded to spine.

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Peter Johnson.
Stock no. 1831508
Published by Oxford Publishing Co; Ian Allan. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Snowdon Mountain Railway is unique amongst Britain's railways, quite literally a Swiss mountain rack railway translated to the grandeur of Snowdonia to ascend Wales' highest peak, Snowdon. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 9780860936312. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.