Stella & Rose's Books

THE POINTER AND HIS PREDECESSORS
Written by William Arkwright.
Stock no. 2124495
Published by Firth Productions. 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Republication of the second edition. An illustrated History of the Pointing Dog from the Earliest Times. Red boards, gilt titles and border. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906924030. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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WANDERING WITH NOMAD
Written by Norman Ellison. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 2124492
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. Photo frontis. B/w illustrations. Thrilling adventures among the wild life of the countryside. Spine and over edges are browned. Some bumping to corners. Lengthy inscription in pencil to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Top corners of pages have a bit of creasing. Wrapper is foxed with edge-tears and chips; some loss.

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ANT AND BEE TIME
Written by Angela Banner. Illustrated by Angela Banner.
Stock no. 2124445
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 3rd 1977. Very good condition.

Book 9 in the Ant and Bee series. Small oblong format. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 071820039X. Spine is a little faded, with small nick to top. Foxing to outer page edges and a few light margin marks.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2124414
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. Good condition.

Cream/yellow boards with black titles and small image to front board. Stories We Love Series. 4 Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 63 Pages. Heavy foxing to rear cover. Brown stains to front cover. Heavy wear to corners and spine. Top half - one inch of spine is MISSING. Some other chipping to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to pages. All colour plates present. A few page corners are chipped off. Contents are still generally very good.

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BLACKIE'S STORY-TIME BOOK
Written by Chris Tent; Gladys Davidson; Theodora Wilson Wilson; May Byron; Florence Harrison; et al. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson; Thomas Maybank; Harold C. Earnshaw; Louis Wain; Florence Harrison; N. Buchanan; Hilda Cowham; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 2124405
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title. Pictorial paper boards show young boy saluting behind a young girl waving a handkerchief. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. A book of stories by various authors and illustrated by various illustrators. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven fading to spine. Scuffing and marks to covers, with heavy wear and chipping to corners. Some foxing and finger marks.

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THE MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2124402
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Set of 4 books, each containing 10 colour plates. Books cover following periods: William I-Henry III; Edward I-Richard III; Henry VII-Elizabeth and James I-Edward VII. Red cloth spines. Pictorial onlays to front covers. SIGNED by author with dedication to previous owner to first volume of set. Bottom 1" of spine to first volume has splitting with some fraying of cloth. Some other nicks and chips to spine, with varying degrees of fading. Couple of covers are a bit bowed with some marks. Corners are worn, with some chipping. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks to pages. Closed tear (repaired with magic tape) to one front endpaper.

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SPITFIRE AT WAR
Written by Alfred Price.
Stock no. 1610162
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711005605. Fron endpaper has small red sticker, and inscription to verso. Light browning to wrapper.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORY
Written by Mac Hawkins.
Stock no. 1610161
Published by Hawk Editions. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Recollections of Somerset at War 1939-1945. Supplement edition. 19 pages. B/w photos. SIGNED by author (without dedication) on title page. Light fading to cover edges.

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HISTORY OF THE RAF
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1610155
Published by Hamlyn. c. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0600375889. Small damp stain to base of front pastedown next to spine. Small red sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper edge rubbed.

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CIVIL AIRCRAFT AND GLIDER REGISTERS OF UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND 2007
Written by Barrie Womersley.
Stock no. 1610153
Published by Air Britain. 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed illustrated boards. 626 pages. ISBN: 9780851303833. Lower corner of textblock is slightly grubby.

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THE BEST OF GIRL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1815627
Published by Prion Books. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

For girls growing up in 1950s Britain, Girl, companion to the legendary Eagle, was essential reading. The Best of Girl is a fascinating window onto this hilariously wholesome bygone age of fine upstanding virtue for those too young to remember it, and a completely compulsive nostalgia trip for those who aren't. Very Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour pictorial endpapers. 144 pages. ISBN: 9781853756115.

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THE JOURNAL OF THE MOUNTAIN CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA 1939
No author listed.
Stock no. 1815624
Published by Cape Times. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Being number Forty-Two for the year 1939 (published in January 1940). Grey cardwraps, black titles. B/w plates. Covers browned. Spine edges rubbed. Joints pulled. Name in ink to inside front cover. Staples rusty. Some foxspots. Internal binding tight.

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