Stella & Rose's Books

THE THIRD CLASS AT MISS KAYE'S
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1326279
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt title blocks. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus publication list to rear. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light scuffing and a small damp stain to rear cover. Remains of a label to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing and a light tobacco smell to contents. A nice copy of the first edition.

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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Written by Charles Lamb. Illustrated by John Gilbert.
Stock no. 1326278
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1903. Very good condition.

Red decorated cloth with gilt titles. 4 chromolithograph illustrations. 405 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light spots to rear cover, also a gilt school stamp (Holland House School Beverley) to centre of rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown (dated 1903). Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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BIGGLES IN MEXICO
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326277
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Dark green boards, black title to spine. Biggles looks for diamonds among the prickly pear. A nice copy with light foxing to textblock and a light tobacco smell to contents. Dustwrapper has marks at edges where sellotape has been used to reinforce but has unfortunately browned. A few other small, light marks to wrapper.

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THE LIGHT BEYOND THE FOREST
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Shirley Felts.
Stock no. 1326276
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A magnificent poetic retelling of one of the world's greatest legends - the Quest For The Holy Grail. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0370301919. Slight bumping to spine. Faint tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper has a light crease to front flap.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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THE JAPANESE GARDEN
Written by Molly Brett. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1326274
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with tape repairs on verso, some surface paper damage to front panel.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 1326273
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat gilt school stamp to rear cover (Welsh School Ashford). Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing and a light fingermark to textblock. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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VISITING MR. ANT
Written by Nicolas Bebbington. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1326272
Published by Blandford Press Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story for children. Delightful & instructive look at the life of the ant. Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. 69 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is grubby, worn and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso.

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THE 13 CLOCKS
Written by James Thurber. Illustrated by Marc Simont.
Stock no. 1326271
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

"How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, fairy tale or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three"! Burgandy boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrated endpapers. Large colour text illustrations. 124 pages. 8.5" x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and rubbed with slight loss and rear panel is grubby.

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THE TENEMENT TREE
Written by Kate Seredy. Illustrated by Kate Seredy.
Stock no. 1326270
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, white title to spine and vignette to front cover. 96 pages. Superb b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with minimal loss. Wrapper slightly grubby and lightly foxed on verso.

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THE PUPPY THAT LOST ITS WAG
Written by Marjorie Sinclair. Illustrated by Marjorie Sinclair.
Stock no. 1326269
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine, pictorial front board. 32 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover slightly grubby. Foxing and light page browning to endpapers.

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FROST AT MORNING
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326268
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The childhood of three 'unwanted' children. Pink cloth, black title to spine. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Textblock is slightly dusty. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to spine and is a bit grubby, especially to rear panel.

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