Stella & Rose's Books

ELOISE IN PARIS
Written by Kay Thompson. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 1404470
Published by Max Reinhardt. 1st UK 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza... Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything. The effect is rawther extraordinaire. If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always by glad you did. Large format. Blue boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners are a little bumped. Bottom edge of boards slightly browned. Light browning to endpapers. Light foxing to top edge of text block otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and rubbed. Price has been torn off front flap. Wrapper is browned, foxed and a little grubby.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; Louis Wain; Edith Harries; Marjorie Slade; et al..
Stock no. 1504941
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, red flowers and green leaves, circular pictorial onlay shows boy fishing, girl holding puppy. Red title to front cover, black title to spine. Colour illustrations mounted on brown card. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. First story: Stories of Robin Hood by Charles Herbert, features a few times in book. A couple of b/w illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with marks. Light scuffing to onlay. Joints cracked. Dated ink inscription to front endpaper (1928). Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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THE BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1404468
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with beautiful gilt illustration to front cover and highly decorated spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 16 black-and-red plates and numerous b/w text illustrations. Large format. All edges gilt. Spine bumped and cloth faded but gilt remains fairly bright. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of little bumps to board edges. Some marks to covers. Both joints are cracked showing webbing beneath but binding remains firm. Dated inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and some pages otherwise contents are clean. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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THE HEAD OF KAY'S
Written by P.G. Wodehouse. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1504928
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with white titles to front cover, gilt to spine. 8 b/w plates. 280 pages plus 8 page publication list. Spine bumped and worn with a couple of tiny splits to cloth, also faded. A little bumping and wear to corners and tiny bump to bottom edge of front cover. Both covers are marked, light stain to front cover below title. Small neat ink name and address to top corner of front endpaper. Repaired tear to inside margin of contents page. A couple of hinges cracked. All plates present but two partially detached and crease to corner of plate opposite page 210. Some browning, mainly to half-title page and last page in publication list. Some foxing throughout.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1504915
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1969. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Beige boards with red titles and pictorial onlay. Small format. Colour illustrations. 34 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723206120. A little bumping to spine and corners. Crease to top corner of front cover. Covers and onlay slightly grubby. Homemade bookplate to verso of front endpaper. A few fox spots to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby and foxed.

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INLAND BIRDS OF SAUDI ARABIA
Written by Jill Silsby.
Stock no. 1607372
Published by Immel. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 160 pages. ISBN: 0907151000.

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EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF AUSTRALIA
Written by David Hollands.
Stock no. 1607370
Published by Nelson. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 212 pages. ISBN: 0170064115. Tape marks to endpapers. A few small scuffes to board edges. Contents fine.

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THE PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, AND SNIPES OF THE WORLD
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Stock no. 1607369
Published by University of Nebraska. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w plates, plus b/w illustrations. 491 pages. ISBN: 0803225539. Tape marks to endpapers. Contents are fine. Slight scuffing to edge of wrapper.

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THE KNOT SQUIRREL TIED
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1404441
Published by Collins. 10th 1955. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, red titles and picture to front. 95 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Small green pencil mark to rear endpaper. A little foxing to page edges. Light browning to some pages. Tiny ink spots to margins of pages 90 and 91. Contents otherwise are generally clean. Slight musty smell to book. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small tears. Spine is browned and the wrapper is grubby and marked. Verso is browned.

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CALICO PIE
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 1504888
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1940. Very good condition.

Small format 4.5 x 3.5". Pictorial boards show birds flying to a tree, cloth spine. B/w illustrations. A little wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned, and odd fox spot otherwise contents clean.

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KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1504887
Published by W.K. Kellogg. 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Card wraps. Pictures of jungle animals in strips which can be moved around to form peculiar creatures! A few lines of rhyme to each page. Covers creased and worn, small closed tear to top edge of front cover. Scribble to elephant's head on front cover, surface paper damage to centre of rear cover. Light marking to a couple of pages from light dampstain. Some creasing and wear. Staples rusty. All strips present. Some illustrations slightly off line.

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LMS ENGINE SHEDS THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME TWO THE MIDLAND RAILWAY
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1713624
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Includes a detailed account of each of the ex-MR depots still operating in 1947 and brief notes on sites closed prior to that date. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 258 pages. ISBN: 0906867053.

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