Stella & Rose's Books

A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1402630
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Corners and board edges rubbed. Scuffing to boards. Gilt worn in places. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Heavy browning to half title and last page of text. Some foxing and grubby marks. Slight musty smell. Five colour plates present with one plate ("What a dear coat") appearing twice.

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THE MOTOR RACING MERCHANTS
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1808992
Published by Leslie Frewin. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A review of drivers, circuits, stars and cars from 1922 to 1976. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 292 pages. ISBN: 0856320803. Text block lightly browned and just a little grubby. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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MORE MOTOR RACING THE POSTWAR YEARS
Written by Rivers Fletcher.
Stock no. 1808981
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing up to date, the author's story of his life in and around the motorcar. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 221 pages plus index. ISBN: 0854296875. A few foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a small closed tear and laminate creasing to bottom of the spine, a little scuffed/grubby.

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TRIBUTE BY TROPHY
Written by Rex Hays. Illustrated by Rex Hays.
Stock no. 1808965
Published by MacGibbon & Kee. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's own story of his two dominant interests: motor racing and model making. Taking different models he has made as trophies as his starting point, he reflects on the great achievements, famous personalities, thrilling or tragic situations associated with each. Black boards, title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 165 pages including index. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to text block. A few age related marks to margins of contents. Price-cut b/w dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with some pale foxing to flaps.

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BENETTON FORD: A RACING PARTNERSHIP
Written by Phil Drackett.
Stock no. 1808956
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of one of the brightest and most promising names on the Formula 1 scene at the time of writing - the Benetton Ford motor racing team. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1852233745. Text block a little grubby. Half-title page and rear index page foxed. Some damp marks. Else contents clean. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a few small marks to rear.

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LA CORONA AND THE TIN FROG
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1808945
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Nicola Bayley Miniature Collection. Small format. Glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Slight loss to lower corner of free front endpaper and small hole to spine otherwise a fine copy.

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ELOISE
Written by Kay Thompson. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 1808932
Published by Simon & Schuster. Circa 1970. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book for precocious grownups, about a little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel. Large format. White boards with red titles. Two-tone illustrations. ISBN: 067122350X. 16th printing. White boards are stained. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips and is grubby to rear panel.

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SUNNYSIDE TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1808926
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl on barrel in the sea. Colour plates and b/w illustrations, all by the same artist, a few very similar to the style of Arthur Rackham. First story is "John, Topsy and the Raven". Lower edges rubbed, corners worn. Small patch of surface paper loss to top front corner of cover. A few stains to cloth spine. Belongs to box completed in pencil. Page browning else contents fine.

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COMFORTING THOUGHTS
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1402623
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Golden Thoughts Booklet. Small format. White pictorial paperwraps. Approx 5 x 3.5 inches. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. Covers a little grubby. Staples a little rusty. Contents clean.

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YOUNG SIX-FOOT
Written by Mrs. Charles Garnett.
Stock no. 1502688
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. circa 1883. Very good condition.

And what became of him. Green boards with gilt titles and foliage decoration. Black titles to spine. B/w frontis. 80 pages plus 4 page publication list. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Ink stamp and presentation inscription to front endpaper plus a few small marks to endpapers. Foxing, mainly to page edges.

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THE STORY BOOK OF SUGAR
Written by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham. Illustrated by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Stock no. 1312840
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Story Books of Foods From the Field series. Square format. Pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations throughout. 32 pages. Spine and corners bumped, nick to base of spine. Small spot to front pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and grubby. Slight loss to top and tail of spine and light foxing on verso.

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THE STORY BOOK OF WHEAT
Written by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham. Illustrated by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Stock no. 1312838
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Story Books of Foods From the Field series. Square format. Pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations throughout. 32 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. A couple of page corners creased. Some light fingermarks to margins. Two pages are slightly damaged (surface paper) where there were once stuck together (text unfortunately affected). Dustwrapper is worn and grubby with slight loss at corners, child's pencil/crayon doodles and foxing on verso.

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