Stella & Rose's Books

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF BRITISH WILD FLOWERS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder; Edith Hilder.
Stock no. 1331010
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards with green illustration to front. Brown open-winged ladybird design endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to spine. Small scratch mark to front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slight mark to rear panel.

FLIGHT THREE: USA
Written by David Scott Daniell. Illustrated by Jack Matthew.
Stock no. 1331009
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 587. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn, has a small mark to lower edge of front panel and is a little grubby to rear panel.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF THE SEASHORE AND SEASHORE LIFE
Written by Nancy Scott. Illustrated by Jill Payne.
Stock no. 1331008
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Small indentations to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby. Red felt-tip pen marks to rear panel.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN SPRING
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1331007
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Early reprint. Spine and corners bumped. Slight browning to covers. A few light foxspots to page margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF PETS
Written by George Cansdale. Illustrated by Edward Osmond.
Stock no. 1331005
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1959. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Boards lightly browned. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and slightly edge worn. Last title listed on rear flap is British Wild Animals (6 titles listed).

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF BRITISH WILD ANIMALS
Written by George Cansdale. Illustrated by Roland Green.
Stock no. 1331004
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Small dent to front edge of spine. Covers are lightly browned. There are some pale brown marks to the preliminary pages and a name in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, pale brown marks to front flap, rear panel slightly creased and grubby, front panel sunned.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF BRITISH WILD FLOWERS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder; Edith Hilder.
Stock no. 1331002
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Brown open-winged ladybird endpapers. Spine and corners bumped, covers lightly browned. Small dents to top edge of front cover. Dustwrapper is edge worn and lightly browned on verso. Last title listed on rear flap is British Wild Animals (6 titles listed).

ENGLISH POLITICS IN THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Robert Walcott.
Stock no. 1831219
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1956. Very good condition.

A meticulous examination of the intricate political landscape of England during a pivotal period. The book details the complex interplay of factions, personalities, and policies that shaped the nation's governance following the Glorious Revolution. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. viii and 291 pages including index. Boards a little scuffed. Light rubbing to corners. Spine lightly dulled. Text block browned and foxed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Scattered foxing to contents.

LABOUR IN CRISIS: CLEMENT ATTLEE AND THE LABOUR PARTY IN OPPOSITION, 1931-1940
Written by John Swift.
Stock no. 1831217
Published by Palgrave. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An examination of how Labour, from being driven from office as unfit to govern, recovered to be seen as essential to the effective prosecution of the war, and how Attlee emerged from relative obscurity to become a central figure in the War Cabinet. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. ix and 209 pages including index. ISBN: 0333800877. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

POLICY AND POLICE: THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE REFORMATION IN THE AGE OF THOMAS CROMWELL
Written by G.R. Elton.
Stock no. 1831215
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book examines what actually happened during Henry VIII's break with Rome, the widespread resistance which necessitated constant vigilance on the part of the government, and the role of Thomas Cromwell, whose surviving correspondence permits a detailed insight both into the purposes of government and the manner in which it was experienced by the people. Light brown cloth boards, gilt title on red title block to spine. xi and 446 pages including index. ISBN: 0521083834. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grey dustwrapper is foxed to flap folds, lightly browned to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

THE HOUSE OF DOCTOR DEE
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1831214
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. 276 pages. ISBN: 0241125006. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

GEORGE ELIOT: A LIFE
Written by Rosemary Ashton.
Stock no. 1831213
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This biography of George Eliot traces her early years and her time, in 1851, as a journalist on the "Westminster Review". The author examines her relationship with Lewes, his encouragement, and Eliot's unrequited love for Chapman, her employer on the Review. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 465 pages including index. ISBN: 0241134730. Basde of spine lightly shelf-worn. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Gift inscription in ink to top edge of half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, light wear to top & tail of spine, fading to spine.