Stella & Rose's Books

BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1969
Written by Jack Cox; Patrick Moore; et al. Illustrated by Glenn Steward; Robert Hodgson; et al..
Stock no. 1331217
Published by Purnell. 1969. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows moon rocket. Pictorial endpapers. First story "Man Toward the Moon" by Patrick Moore. ISBN: 0361010842. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Price CUT and some surface paper damage from the surrounding area. Red X to title-page (crayon?). Foxing to textblock, light musty smell to contents.

BOYS' WORLD ANNUAL 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 1331216
Published by Odhams Books. 1969. Good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Articles and stories throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, small splits to top of spine. Front joint is cracked at top and tail. Price CUT. Some light foxing to textblock and a light musty smell to contents.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1973
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1331215
Published by Daily Express. 1973. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert playing in a tree. 1st story Rupert and the Bouncers. The last cover design by Alfred Bestall - and the first with a white-faced Rupert. This change caused Bestall to resign. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Minimal bumping to base of spine. Corners sharp. A light crease to laminate of lower edge of front cover. No names, NOT price cut. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty. Contents bright and clean. A super copy.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1970
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1331214
Published by Daily Express. 1970. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing up a slope and waving. 1st story Rupert and the Outlaws. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small dent to lower edge of front cover. No names, price NOT cut. Textblock is slightly fingered and dusty. Contents bright and clean. A super copy.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF HORSES AND PONIES
Written by R.S. Summerhays.
Stock no. 1831335
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 9. Describing 111 breeds and varieties with 85 illustrations. Revised Edition. Brown boards with black titles. Reprint. Couple of minor mottled spots to front board. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Some minor grubbiness to text block, else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, tiny nicks to corners, rear panel has a cup ring stain and is a little grubby.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FERNS
Written by Francis Rose; W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1831334
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 12. Describing 54 species with colour and photographic illustrations and introductory text figures. Revised edition. Green boards. Small format. Reprint. Spine very slightly sunned else boards clean. Pale foxing to text block else contents clean. Pricce-cut by publisher pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly edge-rubbed, slightly browned to spine. A nice copy.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF LARGER MOTHS
Written by R.L.E. Ford.
Stock no. 1831333
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st thus 1974. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Observer book no. 14. Revised edition. Describing 94 Larger Moths with 85 Illustrations in colour and 74 Half-Tones. Small format. Brown boards. ISBN: 0723215340. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly scuffed, red title to spine slightly faded to pink.

NELSON MANDELA: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Martin Meredith.
Stock no. 1831332
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. Circa 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This biography does not only describe Nelson Mandela's experiences and suffering under the minority white Nationalist Party rule but goes back even further. The author goes into incredible detail about Mandela's tragic past,his imprisonment and acquittal during the infamous Treason Trial of 1956 which lasted five years. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 596 pages including index. ISBN: 0241136288. Light vertical reading crease to spine. Light damp mottling to top of boards. Text block a little grubby. Photos printed on glossy paper have become stuck together by damp (can be prised apart with some surface paper loss). Orange dustwrapper is faintly sunned to spine and is just a little scuffed.

PATRIOTS AND LIBERATORS: REVOLUTION IN THE NETHERLANDS 1780-1813
Written by Simon Schama.
Stock no. 1831331
Published by Fontana Press. 2nd 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

A tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics. Second edition with revisions and corrections. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w illustrations. xviii and 745 pages including index. ISBN: 0006861563. A few scuffs to covers. Light vertical creasing to spine. Front joint is pulled but binding is tight. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean.

EDWARD VII: PRINCE & KING
Written by Giles St. Aubyn.
Stock no. 1831330
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography. Through half a century of public service, King Edward had the advantage of a private secretary whose tact, judgement, loyalty and affection never failed him. Francis Knollys was one of that small intimate circle from whom the King had no secrets, personal or political. This biography has been compiled with access to the Knollys Papers. Green cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 555 pages including index. ISBN: 0002162032. Lower edge of spine lightly rubbed. Boards clean Text block grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned to edges of spine and lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine.

THE DEATH OF THE PAST
Written by J.H. Plumb.
Stock no. 1831329
Published by The History Book Club. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition.

This book is based on the Saponsnekow Lectures the author gave in the City College, New York, in 1968. J.H. Plumb investigates the way that humankind has moulded the past to give sanction to their institutions of government, their social structure and morality. The past has also been called upon to explain the nature of our destiny in order both to strengthen the objectives of society and to reconcile us to our lot. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. 153 pages including index. Spine faded and has a slight lean (through use). Light foxing to text block, endpapers and prelims. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.

PEACEMAKERS: THE PARIS CONFERENCE OF 1919 AND ITS ATTEMPT TO END WAR
Written by Margaret MacMillan.
Stock no. 1831328
Published by John Murray. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

In this book, Margaret MacMillan looks in depth at how the Treaty of Versailles, which officially brought the Great War to and end, was formulated and argues that, flawed though some of its terms were, the peacemakers did as well as they could in fairly impossible circumstances. Pictorial cardwraps. x and 528 pages including index. ISBN: 0719562333. Reading creases to spine. Text block is grubby. Contents clean and firm.