Stella & Rose's Books

DOLPHINS, WHALES & ME
Written by Mike Bossley.
Stock no. 1831116
Published by Moonglow Publishing. 1st 2022. Very good condition.

Dolphins and whales are a "mind in the waters", with self-awareness, culture, and complex communication. But they, and their cousins the whales, are under threat almost everywhere from hunting, entanglement, habitat damage and toxic pollution. This book puts Dr Mike Bossley's research and activism into an international perspective on the campaign to protect these enigmatic beings. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 264 pages. ISBN: 9780645299526. SIGNED by the author (Best wishes) to title page. Corners of covers lightly worn. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

THE ADVENTURES OF CURIOUS GEORGE (3 VOLUMES)
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 1831114
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st thus 1993. Very good condition.

Three original Curious George books in a pictorial card slipcase. Contains unabridged miniature editions of H.A. Rey's Curious George; Curious George Rides a Bike; and Curious George Gets a Medal. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0395735181. Curious George Rides a Bike has a white band to vertical edge of front and rear cover, Gets a Medal has a tiny white band (printing error). Card slipcase is heavily faded, worn and has damp staining to rear. There are a few very smalll marks to book covers resulting from the damp staining. Else, a lovely, clean set.

THE LUCKY BOTTLE
Written by Chris Wormell. Illustrated by Chris Wormell.
Stock no. 1831113
Published by David Fickling Books. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ten-year-old Jack is shipwrecked on a desolate island after a terrible storm, causing him to desperately wish he hadn't run away to sea after a row with his family. But then he meets Robinson – a man who's been living there all alone for years. Matt blue boards with gilt decorations and white titles. Blue pictorial endpapers depicting the bottle in the middle of a stormy sea. B/w illustrations. 302 pages plus a 7 page extract from The Magic Place to the rear (another title by Chris Wormell). ISBN: 9781788451888. A couple of minor marks to base of text block else a lovely copy.

THE TRICK THAT WENT WRONG OR FANNY & CHARLES: A REGENCY ESCAPADE
Written by Phillida Gili. Illustrated by Phillida Gili.
Stock no. 1831112
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

In early nineteenth-century England, Charles' prank with a mouse backfires during his family's vacation in Bath. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0233975926. Light page edge browning. Else contents clean.

JOHN AND ME & THE DICKERY DOG
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1831111
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1930. Slightly better than good condition.

A book of children's rhymes about a dog. Blue and gold mottled boards, light blue cloth spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. 143 pages. Spine & boards browned and stained. Top front edge of spine is frayed. Board edges are rubbed and worn. Text block browned. Small doodle in ink to front endpaper. Hinges are pulled but binding is tight. A few grubby marks to contents.

CARROTS JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1831110
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a young boy nicknamed Carrots due to his red hair. The book focuses on Carrots' experiences and adventures, highlighting his personal growth, the challenges he faces, and his interactions with family and friends. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine; blue decorations to front cover. 7 b/w plates. 241 pages plus publisher advert to rear. A few minor marks to boards. Spine is leaning. Text block is browned/dusty. Hinge between page 198 and 199 is pulled but binding is tight. A few scattered foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss, spine is sunned/faded, a little browned and grubby.

WAR HORSE
Written by Michael Morpurgo.
Stock no. 1831109
Published by Egmont. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 181 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9781405264716. Minor white mark to base of spine. Pale foxspots to text block. A few foxspots to contents but generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top and tail of spine, slightly fading to spine, a little scuffed.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF VICTORIANA
Written by Geoffrey Palmer; Noel Lloyd.
Stock no. 1831108
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Observer Series No. 90. Laminate boards. 13 colour and 87 b/w photographs. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0723216207. Boars are ligthly browned. Red title to spine is sunned and therefore faded to a pale orange. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

ALPINE FLOWERS: 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831107
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Warne's Zig-Zag books. This book contains 48 colour photos (2 per page) with names in English, Latin, then German, French and Italian equivalents on reverse. The book is printed concertina style. Small format. Pictorial cardwraps. Last title on reverse is 4: Minerals. Undated. Spine sunned, edges of covers lightly rubbed and lightly creased. Contents clean.

A GOWER FAMILY: THE LUCASES OF STOUTHALL AND RHOSILI RECTORY
Written by Robert Lucas.
Stock no. 1831106
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

The Lucas family have been part of Gower History for 500 years. Robert Lucas reassesses the legends and traces his forbears from Yeoman origins, through the Palladian grace of the 18th Century to more recent frugal days at the lonely parsonage at Rhosili. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. ISBN: 0863321267. Spine is sunned. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE ISLE OF PURBECK, BROWNSEA AND SANDBANKS
Written by Edward A. Pratt.
Stock no. 1831104
Published by Brambleby Books. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Where to find them and help with identification of species. This book directs you to precise localities where you can see species in public places, including in the recently designated open access areas. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w drawings plus colour photos and maps. 296 pages plus plates and maps at rear. ISBN: 9780955392849. Spine is lightly sunned. Text block ever so slightly grubby. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

HANDBOOK FOR TELESCOPE MAKING
Written by N.E. Howard.
Stock no. 1831103
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is primarily concerned with the construction, mounting, testing and use of an 8 inch reflecting telescope. New, revised edition. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. x and 322 pages including index. ISBN: 0571046800. Reprinted with corrections. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and lower edge of boards. Slight lean to spine. Text block slightly grubby/browned. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, mostly covered over by the front flap of the dustwrapper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is light browned and scuffed to rear panel, spine is sunned and worn at top & tail.