Stella & Rose's Books

AVRO LANCASTER
Written by Bill Sweetman. Illustrated by Rikyu Watanabe.
Stock no. 2122809
Published by Jane's Publishing Company. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations, some fold-out. 56 pages. ISBN: 0710601328. Bumping to corners. A few light scuff marks to covers and the remains of a labe to rear cover. Spine faded.

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BONZO'S COUNTRY HOLIDAY
Written by G.E. Studdy; George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1406355
Published by John Swain & Son Limited; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1925. Very good condition.

Small format (13 x 10.5cm). Pictiorial cardwraps. Full-page colour illustrations plus double-spread centre fold. Unpaginated, 14 pages. Staples rusty. Rear cover a little grubby. Some light spotting to a couple of pages. Light margin marks to centre pages. Contents are otherwise very good. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GHOSTS VINTAGE AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Philip Makanna; Jeffrey Ethell; Chuck Yeager.
Stock no. 2122792
Published by Thomasson-Grant. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Foreword by Yeager. Compiled by Ethell. Colour photos. ISBN: 0934738297. Light foxing to a few pages. Wrapper is edge-creased and a little browned with a few grubby marks.

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GRUMMAN C.A.T.S.
Written by Michael O'Leary.
Stock no. 2122790
Published by Osprey Aerospace. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Osprey Classic Aircraft Series. Colour photos. ISBN: 1855322471. Foxing to outer page edges and a few pages of prelims. Small area of surface paper damage to first few pages. Light scratches to front cover.

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SPARKLER ANNUAL 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406353
Published by The Fleetway House. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing a party scene featuring a clown. Advert to rear board. Colour frontis plus 2 other colour plates and 2 picture stories with colour illustrations. B/w and two tone illustrations. 108 pages. First story is Monk's Clue. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth is frayed at edges and there is a small split on rear spine. Corners bumped and darkened. Board edges rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Some erased writing from front pastedown and endpaper. Rear joint beginning to crack. Name and address to belongs to box. Pages browned.

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RUTHLESS ROGER
Written by Geoffrey Lowis. Illustrated by Winslade.
Stock no. 1506822
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A lively, stirring tale of pirates on the Spanish Main, thrilling but never frightening, told by a sailor with a glorious sense of humour. Red cloth, dark blue titles and vignette to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Spine bumped, darkening to top edges of covers. Endpapers browned. Tear to margin of pages 25-32. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with loss from top of spine and rear fold. Spine browned.

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CHOPS ADVENTURES IN THE AIR
Written by E.J. Barks. Illustrated by Dora Barks.
Stock no. 1506821
Published by Warrillows Ltd.. circa 1925. Good condition.

Chops the Pekingese didn't want to wear a muzzle so he left home. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour plates plus green and white illustrations. 23 pages. Text in rhyme. Spine bumped with small holes to top half, front edge browned. Covers grubby and marked, loss of surface along bottom edge of rear cover. Endpapers browned. Ink inscription to front endpaper. A couple of hinges cracked. A few fingermarks to contents. Light browning to margins of plates.

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DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1813167
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The design and operation of the first jet airliner. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861267339. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover else a fine copy.

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MERRY HOURS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506815
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1924. Very good condition.

Stories and Pictures for the Little Ones edited by Mabel Mackintosh. Stiff card covers, pictorial front shows boy and girl collecting mussels. B/w illustrations, at least six by Wain. Staples rusty. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Contents very good, just an odd fox spot.

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LITTLE PETS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506814
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Brown stiff card wraps with black titles and decoration, onlay of dog in basket. Advert to rear. 4 colour plates, 1 is by Wain. Short stories and rhymes. Repaired split to base of spine. Contents generally clean. Foxing to verso of three plates but not the Wain one.

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PAPER MODELLING FOR SIX-YEAR-OLDS
Written by Clare Craig.
Stock no. 1506813
Published by A. Brown & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige stiff card wraps with dark blue titles and diagrams. 6.75 x 8.25". B/w frontis. Instructions and diagrams to make simple furniture and buildings. 31 pages plus publication list. Covers grubby with some marks and browning. Wear to spine and corners. A couple of ink blots, some fingermarks and small marks to contents. Small amount of foxing from binding thread to centre pages.

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THE ZOO BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1406349
Published by George Newnes Limited. circa 1926. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows chimpanzee dressed in red jacket and hat. 6 Colour plates plus 49 b/w plates. 96 pages. Spine is bumped and faded with a little fraying to top of spine. Corners bumped and very worn. Some rubbing to board edges. Covers scuffed and grubby. Front endpaper removed. 1 colour plate is MISSING. Front joint and several hinges cracked. Erased blue pencil marks to front endpaper and verso of frontis. Colour pencil lines to front and rear joint. Some marks to page margins. Browning to endpapers.

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