Stella & Rose's Books

BY RIVER AND SEA STORIES OF FAR-OFF BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Mary Entwistle. Illustrated by Helen Jacobs.
Stock no. 1406506
Published by Edinburgh House Press. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Round the World Series No. 5. Cream pictorial board with black title to spine. Blue and black titles to front cover. B/w pictorial endpapers and text illustrations. Colour frontis. 62 pages. 7 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Small split to top of spine. Light foxing to covers. Light foxing and some fingering to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears. Area of loss to bottom of rear panel. White labels to verso to cover tears and loss. Some spots to front panel (possibly grease). Wrapper is grubby.

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA AND MARTIN B-57
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 2122907
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the Canberra, starting with the design and covering its legendary Farnborough airshow appearances, record breaking flights and incredible service life that now sees some Canberras that are almost twice as old as their pilots. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Crowood Aviation Series. ISBN: 1861262558. Wrapper is edge-creased with small tear to one corner.

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THE BOXER OF GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1506967
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 15. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 985-990, 994 + 995 from 1927. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001280. SIGNED by publisher, copy no: 270. Bump to top edge of rear cover. Light rippling to top of pages at start of book. Tissue paper dustwrapper is edge worn with a little creasing to top corner. Spine lightly browned with small tear near rear edge. Contained in slipcase that is edge worn with some fading to edges.

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57 THE LAST FRENCH BUGATTI
Written by Barrie Price.
Stock no. 2122870
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The magnificent Type 57 Bugatti. A concise history of the T57 and its derivatives the T59, T64 and T101. Together with an engineering analysis and the most thorough survey yet of the many coachbuilt bodies. The appendices are crammed with detailed information ranging from chassis numbers and original owners to sales and service statistics. Large format. B/w photos. Limited edition to 2000 copies. 192 pages. ISBN: 1874105073. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has some light scuffing, with couple of tiny nicks to corners.

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THE FALL OF THE BOUNDER
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1506958
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1979. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 24. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Maget issue nos. 487 - 494. Simulated green leather, gilt title. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001655. SIGNED by publisher, copy no: 251 P. Tissue paper dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small nicks and tears, spine lightly browned. Contained in a slipcase which is edge worn with a tiny split to top corner of open edge.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE AND FLIP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1406491
Published by George Newnes Limited. circa 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red covers with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners a little bumped. A few light marks to covers. Light browning to endpapers and some pages. A few light foxspots and a little light fingering otherwise the contents are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some tears. Spine is faded and rubbed. Rear panel is grubby. Dark marks to verso of spine.

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THE PROMISED ONE
Written by David Alric.
Stock no. 1813297
Published by Bladon Publishing. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Lucy, a schoolgirl of eleven, finds that the animals of the world have been expecting her for more than a million years. She is the only person on earth with her awesome and extraordinary powers and her destiny is to save the planet. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. 310 pages. ISBN: 1904218393. SIGNED by the author with dedication to title page. Corners bumped & rubbed. Prologue page lightly creased. Small name in ink to front pastedown.

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THE MARIGOLD PAINTING BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1506949
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial covers show two children sat on brick steps. Kate Greenaway illustrations to paint, some in colour with same illustration opposite. Instructions on rear pastedown. 33 pages. Covers grubby with browning and stains. Bumping and wear to spine and corners, small sharp bump to front edge of faded spine. Front cover is slightly bowed. Small dark mark to text block. Light stains to outside edges of endpapers and a few pages otherwise contents clean and unused.

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CITY OF GOLD AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
Written by Peter Dickinson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1813291
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 10 x 7 ins. 24 full page colour illustrations and b/w textual illustrations throughout. A highly unusual rendering of 33 Old Testament stories by the author, who has fused the individual stories into an account of the development of the scattered Tribes of Israel, who were to build the Temple in Jerusalem; suffer a decline, culminating in the destruction of the City of Gold. Each story is re-told with vigor from a different contemporary perspective, as would have been the case in the earliest oral traditions before these stories were written down. A Carnegie Medal winner. ISBN: 0575028831. Minor foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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A RETURN TO CORRIS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1813286
Published by Avon - Anglia Publications & Services. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

The continuing story of the Corris railway. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0905466896.

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WANDERINGS IN WESSEX: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SOUTHERN REALM FROM ITCHEN TO OTTER
Written by Edric Holmes. Illustrated by Mary M. Vigers; Edric Holmes.
Stock no. 1813284
Published by Robert Scott. Circa 1922. Very good condition.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Top edge green. B/w full page drawings plus numerous illustrations in the text. 380 pages including index.

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THE LITTLE OLD ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1406479
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1959. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Tan Boards, with darker titles. Railway series No. 14. Oblong format. Colour illustrations. A little bumping to spine.Contents very good. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small tears.. Some surface paper damage to spine. Cover grubby with a couple of brown marks to verso.

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