Stella & Rose's Books

BEARING THE YOKE
Written by Helen Shipton. Illustrated by Walter J. Allen.
Stock no. 1502985
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. circa 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Dark blue covers with gilt titles and yellow fan decoration. Black endapers. B/w illustrations and chapter headers. 223 pages plus publication list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby with a little scuffing. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Rear endpaper is partially stuck to rear pastedown and has a tear. Some foxing and marks to contents.

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY OVERLAND FROM SIMLA TO PEKIN
Written by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce.
Stock no. 1711750
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

A journey made by the author, written up for those less fortunate than himself in opportunities they may have had for gratifying that passion for wandering which is inherent in the Anglo-Saxon race, and to afford them a few hours of interest and amusement. Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette. B/w plates. Folding map to end of volume. Top edge gilt. Spine lightly browned. Corners bumped. Some mottling to covers. Front and rear joints just starting to crack. Name in ink to front free endpaper. A little foxing to contents. All plates present. Map has some edge-creasing and pale fox-spots but generally very good.

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BY CONDUCT AND COURAGE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1313330
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles, bevelled edges. Grey endpapers. 8 b/w plates. 384 pages and 16 page catalogue to rear. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Uneven fading to rear cover. Title to front cover is slightly grubby. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Some light foxing and page browning otherwise contents clean.

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AN ANALYSIS OF BRITISH FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES
Written by G.W. Francis; Arthur Henfrey.
Stock no. 1711745
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1856. Very good condition.

Fifth edition. Revised and enlarged by Henfrey. 10 b/w plates (9 numbered and one supplementary.) Spine faded. Possible new endpaper. Some foxing.

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THE DOG CRUSOE AND HIS MASTER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1313322
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1897. Very good condition.

R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title-labels. Colour frontis and title-page. Floral decorated endpapers. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine very slightly darkened. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some pink stains to edges of first few pages.

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A SPORTING GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1711743
Published by Sands & Co.. 1st 1902. Fair condition.

Large oblong format. Green cloth spine. Green front board with white banner to left edge. A delightful selection of colour plates throughout contents. Binding weak with 3 plates and rear endpaper detached. Believed to be complete. Detached plates are also have some loss to margins and generally browned. Front endpaper creased. Front joint almost broken. Spine has some splitting and fraying to top and tail. Board edges worn.

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ABOARD THE ATALANTA
Written by Henry Frith.
Stock no. 1313315
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1902. Very good condition.

The story of a truant. Blue cloth with gilt titles. 3 b/w plates. 192 pages plus 32 page adverts. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small grubby marks to covers. Prize plate to front endpaper. Foxing to page edges else contents clean.

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1402766
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Contains: The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House That Jack Built; the Babes In The Wood; An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. Beige and red pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. All edges red. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some bumping to cover edges. Covers are grubby. Name on a label to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers. Page browning and the occasional light mark otherwise contents are generally clean.

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NURSERY VERSES
Written by C.S. Argyle. Illustrated by C.S. Argyle.
Stock no. 1502977
Published by Vantage Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with silver titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 45 pages. SIGNED by author to front endpaper with best wishes greeting. Lower front corner of front cover bumped. Last page has some dark shading. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge worn and a bit grubby.

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BOB AND BABS
Written by Nancy M. Hayes; J.H. MacNair; et al.
Stock no. 1402763
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Good condition.

Red pictorial board showing Bob and Bobs. Red cloth spine. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Contains 3 stories. Cover illustration by Agnes Richardson. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. 1.5" tear to front cover which also has a very small patch of surface paper damage. Damp mark to top of rear cover which is also a little grubby. Board edges are rubbed. Name and date to front pastedown. Front joint cracked, showing webbing underneath. Page browning, a little fingering otherwise contents are generally clean.

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ROGER PLOWMAN'S EXCURSION TO LONDON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1502971
Published by Kent & Co.. Almost very good condition.

With Adventures and Recollections in Gloucestershire. Also contains Roger Plowman's Second Excursion to London with his marriage to Sarah Jane. Marbled boards with red spine and corners, gilt title to spine. Marbled text block. B/w illustrations. 109 and 111 pages. Spine, corners and cover edges worn. Split at top of spine. Some scuffing and scratching to boards. Front joint cracked next to frontis. Endpapers browned. Pink mark to top corner of frontis. Rusty staple marks to edges of title page and frontis. Contents generally clean.

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PLAYMATES AND PETS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1402761
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Stories and poems about pets. Pictorial boards showing three children at a gate and a small black dog. Green cloth spine. Mounted colour frontis (chromolithograph) plus b/w illustrations. 3 page book list to rear. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. Some marks to rear board. Front board a little grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Front joint and a couple of hinges cracked. Some pages a little detached at bottom but binding generally tight. Tears to a couple of pages. Page edge browning. Some fingering and a few marks to contents.

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