Stella & Rose's Books

BRITISH ZOOLOGY (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Pennant.
Stock no. 1209025
Published by Benjamin White. 4th 1776. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Four volumes, complete. B/w plates. Calf leather binding with 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Title to spines is: 'Pennant's Works: British Zoology XI to XIV.' Marbled endpapers. Text block is red. A heavy set. Leather bindings are worn at top & tail of spine and rubbed at edges, worn at edge of spine and board corners, black stain to lower front board of volume III and a few other minor marks. Top edge of spine of volume I and III is broken but holding, volume II top of spine edge is missing. Bookplate to front pastedowns. All plates are present. Some foxing and age-related marks to contents. Binding is tight. Overall a decent copy of an antiquarian tome.

POPULAR HISTORY OF THE AQUARIUM OF MARINE AND FRESH-WATER ANIMALS AND PLANTS
Written by George Brettingham Sowerby.
Stock no. 1209024
Published by Lovell Reeve. 1st 1857. Good condition.

A fascinating history of the creation of the aquarium by an illustrious British naturalist and marine biologist. Burgundy leather binding with four raised bands and gilt title to spine, gilt London College vignette to front. 20 handcoloured plates. xvi and 327 pages including index. All edges gilt. Spine faded and rubbed. Board edges rubbed and worn, boards scuffed. Bookplate from King's College, London and dated 1859 to front pastedown. A few faint school stamps to margins. Froint joint is split and holding together by last two cords. Some light browning to contents and a few age-related marks. All plates are present.

A MANUAL OF MARINE ZOOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH ISLES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209023
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1855. Good condition.

Gosse provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of over 300 species of marine animals, including fish, shellfish, and other invertebrates. Small format. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations within the text. Boards marked and stained, especially volume I. Book plate of Leolyn Louise Everett (contemporary poet) to front pastedowns. Rear joints starting to crack, some hinges pulled. Page xi in volume I detached but present. Contents are clean.

THE ROMANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY VOL. I
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209022
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. 9th 1861. Very good condition.

First Series; Volume I; Ninth Edition. The author seeks to paint a series of pictures, the reflections of scenes and aspects in nature, which in his mind awaken poetic interest, leaving them to do their proper work. Blue cloth boards, gilt title and vignette of mammals to spine, gilt vignette of wolves to front board. Bevelled edges. 12 b/w illustrations. xiv and 344 pages including index. Spine is browned, lightly shelf worn at top & tail, rubbed at sides. Joints pulled but binding is tight. Name and date in ink to title page. A few small foxspots and margin marks present. Generally a very nice copy.

THE CANADIAN NATURALIST
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1209021
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1840. Slightly better than very good condition.

A series of Converstaions on the Natural History of Lower Canada. Modern rebind. Three-quarters red leather with 5 raised bands to spine and gilt title to spine. New endpapers (red). 44 b/w wood engravings in the text. xii and 372 pages including index plus 4 page publisher advert to rear. Text block browned but recently planed smooth. Large previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few age-related grubby marks to contents but overall a lovely copy considering its age.

THE FISHES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Francis Day.
Stock no. 1209020
Published by Williams and Norgate. 1st 1880. Very good condition.

Rebound with speckled calf leather spine, green title band and gilt title. Brown cloth boards. Year below publisher on title page is '1880-1884'. 180 b/w plates (including plate 172A). A few b/w illustrations to text. A heavy set. Boards are a little scuffed, rear board of volume 2 is marked. Spines are very good, a few scuffs but overall clean. Text blocks are browned and little grubby. New endpapers given during rebind. Plate 52 in Volume I has a small closed tear at top gutter edge. Page 1 of Volume II has slight margin loss at top edge - does not affect text. All plates are pres3ent. Some plates have a few foxspots or age-related marks. A very nice set.

GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330921
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The last Gimlet book. Plain red boards, black titles to spine. B/w plates. Slight bumping to spine. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty else contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 8/6 net in U.K. printed above. A few small edge tears to wrapper and rear panel very very slightly grubby. A nice copy of the first edition.

GIMLET GETS THE ANSWER
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330920
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey patterned boards with blue title and scottie dog vignettes to spine. 4 b/w plates. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper, name in ink to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, rear panel is grubby.

GIMLET BORES IN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330918
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small mark to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned/foxed. Blue biro doodles to rear free-endpaper (both sides). Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with slight loss. Ink mark to front panel.

GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330917
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Pale green boards with embossed scottie dog design to front and spine. Blue title (and scottie dogs) to spine. 189 pages. 4 b/w plates. Second impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Very slight browning to cover edges. Some light foxing and page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (6/6 net printed above), is edge worn with small tears and slight chipping and is slightly grubby to rear panel.

GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330916
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1947. Good condition.

Cream cloth, brown titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus green and black full-page illustrations. 185 pages. 7.25 x 4.75". Covers slightly foxed and grubby. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Ink "No. F/32" to half title-page. Ink name to rear free-endpaper. Light page browning to endpapers. A few small foxspots to textblock.

GIMLET OFF THE MAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330915
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Covers lightly marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panel slightly grubby.