Stella & Rose's Books

PERCY THE SMALL ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 1831139
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1956. Good condition.

Railway Series No 11. Four stories: Percy and the Signal, Duck Takes Charge, Percy and Harold, and Percy's Promise. Small, oblong format. Green boards, gilt title and vignette to front board. Colour illustrations. 62 pages. Spine and board edges faded. Boards are grubby and stained. Hinges pulled, stitching a little loose. Foxing to endpapers. Contents are a little grubby and are creased through reading use. A working copy only sold with all faults.

THE EIGHT FAMOUS ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1831138
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1957. Good condition.

Railway series no. 12. Four stories: Percy Takes the Plunge, Gordon Goes Foreign, Double Header, and The Fat Controller's Engines. Small oblong format, blue boards, gilt title and vignette. Colour pictures. 62 pages. Spine browned, boards stained and marked. Endpapers and prelims grubby. A few grubby marks to contents. Hinges are pulled. Contents are creased from reading. A working copy only.

THE LITTLE OLD ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1831137
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition.

Railway Series no. 14. Contains four stories: Trucks!, Home at Last, Rock 'n' Roll, and Little Old Twins. Small oblong format. Grey boards, gilt title and vignette to front. Colour pictures. 62 pages. Spine heavily faded with a small nick to rear edge, light uneven fading to boards - mainly at the edges. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Stitching is a little loose. A few grubby marks to contents. Contents are lightly creased through reading use.

JUST LIKE JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1330955
Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd.. 1966. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Scottie Books edition, small paperback. B/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some writing in blue biro to front free-endpaper (shelf 3 no14). Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased at edges with slight loss and tape repairs on verso.

TREASURE AT AMORYS
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330954
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

A Lone Pine Adventure set on the Isle of Oxney near Rye and the romantic Romney Marsh. Cardwraps. Original text with a few corrections. ISBN: 9781847451569. Minimal rubbing at corners else a fine copy.

THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 1330953
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thrilling story set in and around Whitby and the moors of North Yorkshire. Cardwraps Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 216 pages. Small, light mark to lower corner of half title-page and also to lower edge of textblock. Else a fine copy.

MOUNTAIN ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1831136
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition.

Railway series no. 19. Sir Handel is grumpy and complains about the coaches causing trouble for him. Rheneas tells him that he should be grateful that he does not work on a mountain railway. Sir Handel does not believe such a thing exists, and an argument ensues until Donald arrives with Culdee, a mountain engine. Small oblong format. Blue boards, white titles and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. 56 pages. Spine heavily faded, light fading to edges of boards. A few foxspots to endpapers and one or two to contents. Contents are lightly creased through reading use.

NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330952
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2012. Fine condition.

A Lone Pine Adventure. The original text with a few errors corrected. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9781847451439. Booksellers price sticker to rear cover else a fine copy.

MAN WITH THREE FINGERS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Michael Whittlesea.
Stock no. 1330951
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2013. Fine condition.

The 16th Lone Pine adventure based in the Shropshire hills. Cardwraps. Some b/w illustrations. 263 pages. ISBN: 9781847451699.

MALCOLM SAVILLE'S COUNTRY BOOK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330950
Published by Cassell. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A lovely country book for young people who are just discovering the delights of nature. Light blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w text illustrations to contents. 85 pages. Some slightly bumped. Very slight fading to top edge of front cover. Foxding endpapers (and prelims) and heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss, front flap is creased and is foxed on verso.

REX MILLIGAN REPORTING
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mazure.
Stock no. 1330948
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition.

Red boards, black title to spine. 191 pages. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Top 1" of spine slightly faded. Foxing to prelims and endpapers and light foxing to textblock.

JENNINGS AND THE TRICKY PREDICAMENT
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 1330946
Published by David Schutte. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Plays for Radio Volume 6. Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 0952148285.