Stella & Rose's Books

THE THRESHOLD OF HISTORY
Written by H.R. Hall. Illustrated by Nancy Smith; Hilda Booth.
Stock no. 1331291
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1918. Good condition.

Beige pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 159 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby with name and address in ink to top of front cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Half title-page is browned. Textblock is grubby/dusty. A few foxspots else contents clean.

BERIC THE BRITON
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1331290
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A story of the Roman Invasion. Blue pictorial cloth. 384 pages. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers browned. Front joint is cracked, binding still tight.

WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1331289
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1895. Good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing. Some hinges cracked. Binding still tight.

LOST IN THE WILDS
Written by Edward S. Ellis.
Stock no. 1331288
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1904. Almost very good condition.

Great River Series. Green pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis with tissue-guard. 331 pages plus publisher catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown (ink line through). Some light foxing. A couple of hinges cracked but binding still tight.

HALF-A-DOZEN SISTERS
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green.
Stock no. 1331287
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Good condition.

Brown cloth with green titles and decorations and pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. 338 pages plus book list. Spine and corners bumped. Rubbing to spine edges. Light vertical crease to front cover. Name in ink and another with address. Front joint cracking. Some foxing but contents generally clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF HERBS
Written by Mary Page. Illustrated by Norman Barber.
Stock no. 1831439
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Observer Series No. 85. Laminate Boards. With 10 b/w and 63 colour illustrations. ISBN: 072321610X. Boards lightly browned. Light diagonal crease to front board (minor). Red title to spine is still very red. Contents clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FIREARMS
Written by Nicholas Du Quesne-Bird.
Stock no. 1831437
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Observer's Book no. 75. With 119 Black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. Laminate Edition. ISBN: 0723215715. Reprint. Spine lightly browned, red title to spine is sunned/faded to pink. Small grubby mark left by a label to rear board. Contents clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF PETS
Written by Tina Hearne. Illustrated by Christine Bousefield; Reginald Davis; Baz East.
Stock no. 1831436
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Observers book No. 72. With 8 colour plates, 31 b/w photographs, numerous line drawings. Laminate boards. ISBN: 0723215693. Reprint. Boards lightly browned, red title to spine is very slightly faded to a dark pink (almost red). Contents clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF COARSE FISHING
Written by Peter Wheat. Illustrated by Baz East.
Stock no. 1831435
Published by Frederick Warne. 1982. Very good condition.

Observers series no. 59. Laminate boards. With 8 colour plates, 18 b/w photographs and numerous diagrams in the text. Reprint. Front vertical edge of boards and spine browned. Red title to spine has almost completely faded. Previous owner's name sticker to free front endpaper. Contents clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Written by Nick Baldwin.
Stock no. 1831434
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1981. Very good condition.

Observers Series No. 40. New Edition. Laminate boards. Describing models from 135 companies with 239 illustrations. ISBN: 0723216193. Boards lightly browned, red title to spine still very red. Light creasing to base of spine and light bumping to lower corner edges. There is a 'spell' written in blue biro ink to blank free rear endpaper else contents are clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF HERALDRY
Written by Charles MacKinnon.
Stock no. 1831433
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Laminate board version. Observer Book No. 41. With 12 Plates in full colour and 118 Line Drawings. ISBN: 0723200831. Reprint with revisions.Boards lightly browned, red title to spine is very slightly sunned/faded - still red in appearance. Publisher's price-label to rear board. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF MODERN ART
Written by William Gaunt.
Stock no. 1831432
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Observer's book no. 34. With 16 plates in full colour and 52 monochrome reproductions from the originals. Laminate edition. From the impressionism to the Present Day. ISBN: 0723200769. Third reprint. Boards browned, red title to spine is lightly sunned/faded to orange. Publisher's price-label to rear board. Contents clean.