Stella & Rose's Books

PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325809
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1912. Slightly better than good condition.

This is the "New Edition", a reprint of the first but with a new colour frontis and an additional 7 b/w drawings. 50 superb tipped-in colour plates distributed throughout the book. Numerous b/w drawings including some full-page. Green cloth, elaborate gilt decorations to front cover and spine. 126 pages. Large format, 11.25 x 8.5 inches. Covers are unevenly faded. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small booksellers label to rear pastedown. Light foxing throughout, endpapers browned. All plates are present and in fine condition.

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MR. BUMBLETOES OF BIMBLETON
Written by L.C. Ockenden. Illustrated by Maben.
Stock no. 1826401
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some Jolly Tales of Bimbleton. Blue cloth. Dark blue title to spine and vignette to front. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight discolouration to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock and page margins, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with tape repairs on verso, some slight loss to spine and corners and foxed on verso.

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MADAME DOUBTFIRE
Written by Anne Fine.
Stock no. 1826329
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is a bittersweet, touching, and above all very funny book, about a family which has split up, yet finds its own way to function effectively. Cream cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0241120012. Boards browned at horizontal edges. Top & tail of spine have light shelf wear. Contents heavily browned and crinkled vertically. Slight musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly creased at top edge of spine.

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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by Nick Harris.
Stock no. 1325794
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Lila wants to be a Firework-Maker - she must make the journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! B/w illustrations. Blue glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0385405278. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.

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ZERO HOUR Z DAY 1ST JULY 1916: XIII CORPS OPERATIONS BETWEEN MARICOURT & MAMETZ
Written by Jonathan Porter.
Stock no. 1826160
Published by Jonathan Porter. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of XIII Corps and the successful assaults by 30th and 18th Divisions as the only Coprs to achieve all of its objectives for Z Day. Large heavy format. Brown paper boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and colour illustrations & maps. ISBN: 9780995691100. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A few 'spots' to top edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, lightly scuffed, and a few minor marks.

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TIGER I IN ACTION 1942-1945
Written by Jean Restayn.
Stock no. 1826156
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A compilation of the two volumes dealing with Tiger units on the Eastern front, the Western front, and Africa; tank profiles, details of markings and insignia, camouflage, and a short history of each Tiger unit. This edition has been revised and augmented, with more accurate captions as to dates and locales, together with new illustrations and a chapter on additional units. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9782352502944. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Small stain to top edge of text block (coffee?) also affects last few pages to top margins. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents otherwise clean.

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DADDY CAT
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1325677
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1915. Fair condition.

Cloth spine, dark green paper boards with pictorial onlay to front. 35 colour illustrations including half-title page and title page. All about 'Daddy Cat'. Covers are worn with some creasing and some slight surface paper damage. Spine bumped and rubbed. Contents are well fingered with creases and some small tears. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to lower margin of frontis (doesn't actually affect the illustration). Overall a good reading copy of a scarce Wain book.

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PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1325646
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis illus. 7.5 x 5 inches. 256 pages. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper (inscribed to Marjorie). Spine bumped with some slight browning at top and tail. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Tear to page 95/96 has been professionally repaired. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, chipped at spine and corners, slightly faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325626
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Some slight rubbing to cover edges and a few very small, light marks to covers but otherwise covers are lovely and bright. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Minimal foxing to textblock. Puzzle pages are clean. A super copy of this scarce annual.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325566
Published by William Heinemann. 1910. Very good condition.

Frontis and 50 superb colour plates, tissue-guarded and mounted on green card at rear of book, one pair of plates are on facing pages. 62 text pages. Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, small split to top of spine. Some light marks to covers. Evidence of removal of a small label to front pastedown. Some light margins marks else contents clean. All plates present, one is lightly creased but the others are fine.

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