Stella & Rose's Books

THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF ENGLAND
Written by L.T.C. Rolt.
Stock no. 1830138
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A summary of waterway history followed by chapters in notable engineering works, waterway maintenance, types of boats, traffic working and the life of the boatman. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. Large folding map to rear of the Inland Waterways of England (showing their ownership prior to January 1, 1948). Top edge red. 221 pages including index. Boards clean and bright. Endpapers and text block browned. Front joint is cracked but binding is tight. Map at end is present. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to verso, lightly rubbed at corners, a lovely example. Musty odour present.

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MILITARY BADGE COLLECTING
Written by John Gaylor.
Stock no. 1830137
Published by Leo Cooper. 7th 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised Seventh Edition. The evolution of the present regimental badges from the numbered regiments of foot up until 1881, of the Volunteers, of the Territorials, of the Home Guard, military cyclists, Kitchener's Army, the Brigade of the Gurkhas and many unusual units. The period of 1881 to the present day is covered by illustrations of almost 800 badges. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527589. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. A few minor marks to boards. A few minor foxspots mainly to text block and endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, scuffed to rear panel.

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FIELD AND HEDGEROW
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
Stock no. 1830135
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 388 pages. Spine has a slight lean. A few marks to boards. Bookplate to front endpaper. A little foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a large closed tear to lower half of front panel repaired to verso with selotape and a smaller closed tear to top of front panel (no loss), has some foxing and is a little grubby.

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WILD LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1830134
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Animals and flowers, clouds, wagons and country crafts - these were the natural material around which Jefferies spun his web of lovely prose; and Marlborough Forest, Burderop, Aldbourne, Surbiton, and above all, Coate and Coate Farmhouse, the settings which he has chosen here. With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 384 pages. Lower corners of boards bumped. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Bookplate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges, lightly faded to spine, and a little grubby.

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BEVIS: THE STORY OF A BOY
Written by Richard Jefferies. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830131
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book for boys who are still boys, and also for boys who are masquerading as men and fathers. New Illustrated Edition. Green cloth, cream titles and dark green vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 519 pages. Top edge green. Third impression. A few minor foxspots to text block. Bookplate to verso of free front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine, browned across the top edge and a small closed tear to top front of spine edge (no loss).

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"LET'S GO CLIMBING!" (THE NELSONIAN LIBRARY)
Written by C.F. Kirkus.
Stock no. 1830129
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr. Kirkus has climbed in many places from the English Lake District to the Himalayas. Believing climbing to be an ideal exercise, he describes his childhood initiation, the importance of mountain walking, the preparation and equipment for serious ascents, methods of practice, the acquiring of a steady head, and the rest of the hundred and one directions in which a climber perfects his technique. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and a map of the Berwyns, North Wales. Top edge green. 200 pages including index. Reprint. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and grubby, one tape repair to verso.

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WHITHER FROM AULIS: A CHILDHOOD AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Anke Weihs.
Stock no. 1830127
Published by Floris Books. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Anke Weihs was one of the founders of the Camphill Movement. Born in Australia, she spent her childhood in Japan, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and later in Europe. In this book she describes the tortuous path that eventually led her to Vienna where she met Dr Konig, who was in the centre of the group which later in Scotland founded Camphill. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 272 pages. ISBN: 0863150985. Boards slightly grubby along horizontal edges. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and is scuffed.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Janet Grahame Johnstone; Anne Grahame Johnstone.
Stock no. 1330030
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1979. Good condition.

"The De Luxe Edition". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0603001629. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine sunned. Front joint was cracked and has been covered with magic tape. Large tear to title-page has been repaired (old tape mark still shows on both sides). Child's name in ink to top margin of first text page. Some light fingering but contents still very good.

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THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1330027
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. Seventh impression. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. Small, light brown spot to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a small brown spot to rear flap.

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THE MOUNTAIN OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1330026
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Blue titles. 327 pages. The fifth story in the Adventure series. Third reprint of November 1949. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover is very very slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, name and address in ink to half title-page. Pale splash marks to pages 54, 55 & 57. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and slightly worn to spine and corners (minimal loss).

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH
Written by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330019
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

First trade edition. Dark red-brown simulated leather cloth, stamped in gilt on both front and back covers with differing cupid designs. Gilt lettering and 4 gilt cupid designs on spine. White endpapers. 30 magnificent colour plates, mounted on vellum-like paper with black descriptive letterpress beneath and all framed with elaborate border design in black. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small nick to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims, last (blank) page and textblock. A few hinges are cracked but binding is still tight. A few tissue-guards are slightly torn or creased. A lovely copy which would make a wonderful gift.

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SWALLOWDALE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330016
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth gilt title to spine. Blind title to front. B/w illustrations. 453 pages. Twenty-Sixth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing and fading to cover edges. Light page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned at edges.

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