Stella & Rose's Books

THE TALE OF SAMUEL WHISKERS OR THE ROLY-POLY PUDDING
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831158
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1960. Almost very good condition.

The tale of Tom Kitten's escape from two rats who plan to make him into a pudding. Red boards, black lettering. Circular pictorial onlay to front cover. B/w and colour illustrations. 75 pages. Boards lightly scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners lightly worn/rubbed. Wear to top of spine exposes board beneath. Tiny amount of surface paper loss to pictorial onlay on front board. Text block lightly browned. A few minor marks to contents.

THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831157
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1962. Almost very good condition.

Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy are the parents of six young rabbits called simply the Flopsy Bunnies. The story concerns how the Flopsy Bunnies, while raiding a rubbish heap of rotting vegetables, fall asleep and are captured by Mr. McGregor who places them in a sack. Cream boards with triangular pictorial onlay and red titles. 5.5 x 4" approx. 59 pages. Boards grubby. Edges of boards rubbed & worn at corners and top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. A few marks to contents.

THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831156
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1963. Almost very good condition.

The book is a sequel to The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden with his cousin Benjamin to retrieve the clothes he lost there during his previous adventure. Cream boards, red titles, pictorial onlay. 58 numbered pages. Small format. ISBN: 0723205957. Boards grubby. Corenrs lightly rubbed. Front hinge pulled. A few minor, faint marks to contents but contents generally appear clean.

THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831155
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A tale about teasing featuring a kitten and a mouse. Beige boards with red titles and pictorial onlay. Small format. Colour illustrations. 52 pages printed on one side of the page only. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly bumped/worn. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has '3/6' printed on inside front flap. is grubby and stained, worn at corners with some loss.

THE EBB AND FLOW
Written by David Edwards.
Stock no. 1831153
Published by Indepenpress Publishing Limited. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Set in North Wales during the stirring Georgian period, The Ebb and Flow is a sweeping saga of power and corruption, friendship and loyalty, love and hate. Owen Tudur, the trusty Welsh steward to Sir John Littleton-Jones struggles with his increasingly divided loyalties and troubled conscience. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. 168 pages. ISBN: 9781780033105. SIGNED by the author (with place and date) to title page. Very few spots to text block. A few minor corner creases. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF R.S. HAWKER (SOMETIME VICAR OF MORWENSTOW)
Written by C.E. Byles. Illustrated by J. Ley Pethybridge.
Stock no. 1831152
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

A biography written by Hawker's son-in-law, Charles Edward Byles, about the life of Robert Stephen Hawker, a prominent English clergyman and poet who served as the vicar of Morwenstow in Cornwall for over 40 years. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. xxviii and 689 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Spine faded. Light fading to edges of boards. A few marks to boards. Corners lightly bumped. Text block browned. A few foxspots present but generally contents are very nice.

WORKING WITH NATURE: MEMOIRS OF A WILDLIFE MANAGER
Written by Ronnie Rose.
Stock no. 1330988
Published by David A.H. Grayling. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Testament to a life's work in Scotland's wild places. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Colour photos. ISBN: 0906839041. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges and has a couple of barcode stickers to rear panel.

WORLD CHECKLIST OF MYRTACEAE
Written by Rafael Govaerts; Marcos Sobral; Peter Ashton; Fred Barrie; et al.
Stock no. 1330987
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

An invaluable reference for the plant scientists. Cardwraps. 455 pages (including index). ISBN: 9781842463918. Slight wear to cover edges. Contents fine.

TIVERTON STAGHOUNDS
Written by Richard Lethbridge.
Stock no. 1330986
Published by Richard Leithbridge. 2nd 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Tiverton Staghounds. Second Edition. Cream cloth boards, brown titles and vignette to front cover. 308 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898546436. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Slightly grubby mark to spine edge of front cover, llight mark to rear cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and lightly faded to spine.

APHRODITE'S CARP
Written by John Langridge.
Stock no. 1330985
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of Britain's favourite fish. Purple cloth, white and gilt titles. Black endpapers. 272 pages. A few b/w photos and illustrations. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 9781899600441. Light dents to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. This copy is NOT numbered.

TERRESTRIAL AND INLAND WATER ENVIRONMENT OF THE KALININGRAD REGION
Written by Vladimir A. Gritsenko; Vadim V. Sivkov; Artem V. Yurov; Andrey G. Kostianoy.
Stock no. 1330984
Published by Springer International Publishing. 1st 2018. Almost very good condition.

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry series (65). Orange and green boards. 549 pages (including index). Colour photos, b/w diagrams. ISBN: 9783319721644. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Large dent to top edge of rear board, also affecting last few pages. Contents clean.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE FROGS OF BORNEO
Written by Robert F. Inger; Robert B. Stuebing.
Stock no. 1330983
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo). 2nd 2005. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Cardwraps. Colour photos. 201 pages (including index). ISBN: 9838120855. Covers edge worn. Page corner tips creased.