Stella & Rose's Books

THE YOUNG VISITERS OR MR SALTEENAS PLAN
Written by Daisy Ashford. Illustrated by Diana Brough.
Stock no. 1821299
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1956. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, yellow decorative paper boards. 8 hand-coloured plates. Spine lightly browned, corners of boards lightly bumped, slight mark to spine edge of front board. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Slight discolouration to spine edge of text block. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily worn with browning and splitting and slight loss of surface paper.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE CLEVER CATS, & C.
No author listed.
Stock no. 1320522
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1880. Almost very good condition.

Coloured picture book for the nursery. 11.5 x 8.5". Blue decorated cloth. 16 colour illustrations. Printed one side on untearable paper. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light damp stain to top 2" of rear cover. Endpapers browned. New front free-endpaper. Foxing and some grubby fingering, showing mainly on unprinted sides of pages. Small ink mark to one page (unprinted).

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ANIMAL PLAYTIME
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harry B. Neilson; J.A. Shepherd; et al..
Stock no. 1320518
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows Fox with cockrel. B/w illustrations throughout. Some cats by Wain. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Front cover illustration is still bright. Some slight chipping of paper covering to spine. Small binding error of crease in paper to rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of title-page (dated 1909) and one name crossed out and replaced with another. Some slight foxing and fingering to contents. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1320500
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Title-page is creased. Minimal rubbing to top of spine.

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MOTOR RACING FACTS AND FIGURES
Written by Rodney Walkerley.
Stock no. 2134314
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some spots to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed to spine with edge-creasing and some chips.

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RETURN TO POWER: THE GRANDS PRIX OF 1966 AND 1967
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2134310
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

For motor-racing enthusiasts, major changes in the power formula from 1,500 c.c. to 3 litres has given the years 1966 and 1967 a unique interest. Here, the author fills in the background of some notable 3-litre cars in the past, he describes the European circuits, the cars and their drivers, the races in Europe and the Transatlantic finale. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few scuffs to boards, rubbing to edge of boards. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to spine with some foxing and grubby to rear panel. Musty odour present.

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16 ON THE GRID: THE ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 2134309
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 139 pages. Text block and endpapers browned. Foxing present, mainly to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with browning and a couple of closed tears/chips. Musty odour present.

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BEHIND THE SCENES
Written by Louis T. Stanley.
Stock no. 2134305
Published by Queen Anne Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Louis Stanley has been at the centre of virtually every controversy and crisis in Formula One motor-racing over a period of twenty-five years. In this personal and revealiing book, he takes the reader behind the scenes and casts fresh light on controversial incidents, many involving tragedy and death, traumatic moments that caused him to introduce the International Grand Prix Medical Service. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages. ISBN: 0356104915. Faded marks to spine (caused by sun shining through the dustwrapper). Contents clean. Dustwrapper spine is a little faded.

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THE BRITISH COMPETITION CAR
Written by Cyril Posthumus. Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 2134303
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. Spotting to boards, especially spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is foxed and faded to spine; a few nicks and chips at corners.

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THE STAFFORDSHIRE TERROR
Written by Patricia Beatty.
Stock no. 2134298
Published by William Morrow & Company. 1st USA 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A gripping novel, set in present day California, involves a girl's love for her pet and the netherworld of fighting dogs for sport. Blue boards, black title to spine. American edition. ISBN: 0688222013. Pale foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has a few tiny edge-chips.

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THE LONDON MUSE VICTORIAN POETIC RESPONSES TO THE CITY
Written by William B. Thesing.
Stock no. 2134290
Published by The University of Georgia Press. Circa 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy cloth with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0820306193. Wrapper is faded to spine and a couple of edges; some edge-tears and creasing.

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A BOOK OF LONDON YESTERDAYS
Written by Frederick Willis.
Stock no. 2134288
Published by Phoenix House. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Some marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is browned to spine with edge-tears and chips, a little loss.

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