Stella & Rose's Books

DRAGON'S SMOKE
Written by Wes Magee. Illustrated by Catherine Brighton.
Stock no. 426480
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An anthology of poems collected by Wes Magee. Poetry One. ISBN: 0631900098. SIGNED by Wes Magee - 'For David' 1996 on title page. Spine a little faded. A couple of corners lightly creased.

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A SHOOTING STAR
Written by Wes Magee. Illustrated by Lorraine White.
Stock no. 426481
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Poetry Two. Poems collected by Wes Magee. ISBN: 063190011X. SIGNED by Wes Magee - 'For David, Happy Daze!' on title page. Covers a little unevenly browned.

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WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by R.J. Lloyd.
Stock no. 426501
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Farmyard Fable for the Young. Large oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0571131557. SIGNED by author - "For Jenny, David's Wife. Greetings from Ted Hughes 15th November 84" on front endpaper. Very small amount of red marking to one corner of outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased to edges.

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THE GHOST OF TANTONY PIG
Written by Julia Jarman. Illustrated by Laszlo Acs.
Stock no. 426379
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Laurie Gell thinks he has problems enough...then a pig starts speaking to him - could the legend of Tantony Pig be true? ISBN: 0862642957. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Very corners a little bumped.

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PIG
Written by Paul Geraghty.
Stock no. 426388
Published by Hutchinson. 1st thus 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. When Michael's family has to move from the farm in the wild hills of Natel to the city of Cape Town, he leaves behind a lifelong Zulu friend and the old farm school to face a sinister and unwelcoming gang at his new school. ISBN: 0091763940. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page.

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THE STAR TRAP
Written by Marjorie Darke. Illustrated by Michael Jackson.
Stock no. 426392
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. Frances Redmayne runs away from Mrs. Harpers Seminary for Young Ladies to seek success as an actress... ISBN: 0582162629. SIGNED by author on title page. JAB in pen on front endpaper. Pages 17-24 have not been cut properly when published - so these page edges stick out above the rest and are now creased. Some light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped and creased to edges.

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A DISTURBING INFLUENCE
Written by Patricia Miles.
Stock no. 426394
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. Andrew Gifford is 16 and bright beyond his years. A mathematician by direction - but what by inclination?... ISBN: 0241100224. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Name in pen on front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and faded to spine.

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JACOB'S LADDER
Written by Brian Keaney.
Stock no. 426421
Published by Orchard Books. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Silver and red 'fingerprint' covers with white title to spine. A boy wakes up in the middle of a field. He can't remember how he came to be there, what his life was like before. Only one thing remains in his memory - His name is Jacob. ISBN: 1843627205. SIGNED by author - 'To David and Jenny' best wishes on title page.

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NIFFS AND WHIFFS
Written by Jennifer Curry. Illustrated by Susie Jenkin-Pearce.
Stock no. 426363
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Compiled by Jennifer Curry. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Smells evoke memories - this is an anthology of poems - a plethora of pongs, both pleasant and putrid! ISBN: 0370315561. SIGNED by compiler, with inscription on verso of half-title page. Small bump with a little wear to top of spine. Contents are fine.

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THE BEST OF FRIENDS
Written by Tony Bradman. Illustrated by Madeleine Baker.
Stock no. 426364
Published by Blackie. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. The 'Poems for me' series. Poetry for younger readers that explores just what friendship means to a child... ISBN: 0216923301. SIGNED by Bradman with inscription on title page. A little bumping to base of spine, else fine.

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THE COTTAGE HOMES OF ENGLAND
Written by Stewart Dick. Illustrated by Helen Allingham.
Stock no. 576017
Published by Edward Arnold. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Large format. White cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. Gilt-ruled decoration. Top edge gilt. 64 tissue-guarded colour plates. Limited edition of 500 copies. SIGNED by illustrator (Allingham). Copy no. 475. All plates present. Contents very good. Rear cover soiled, front cover and spine browned. REDUCED FROM £480.

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SEPTIMUS HONEYDEW
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by Carol Thompson.
Stock no. 426238
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. When Septimus Honeydew can't sleep - he makes sure that no one else in the house sleeps either! ISBN: 0862034574. SIGNED by illustrator, with inscription on title page. A few light marks to covers. Contents fine.

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