Stella & Rose's Books

LEAVES
Written by Fulvio Testa; Naomi Lewis. Illustrated by Fulvio Testa.
Stock no. 1831556
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

A poetic celebration of the changing seasons and the miracle of rebirth, the falling autumn leaves look back nostalgically to the warm summer days when birds and insects sheltered in their branches. English text by Naomi Lewis. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0905478746. SIGNED by the author with doodle of falling leaves to free front endpaper which has imprinted on to the facing front pastedown. Spine lightly browned. Boards very lightly scuffed. Else contents clean.

THE MINSTREL AND THE DRAGON PUP
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1831553
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One fine spring day a down-at-heel minstrel finds a beautiful egg on the seashore. To help it hatch, he plays a tune on his harp. Out comes a dragon pup, no bigger than a kitten - and a special friendship is born. This book tells of the adventures of the pup and the minstrel. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 42+ pages. ISBN: 0744521742. SIGNED by the illustrator (with dedication) to colophon page. Top corners of boards lightly worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is foxed to verso (not visible to front).

RUPERT ANNUAL 1983
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1331263
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall 4to glazed boards - Rupert in plane flown by Clown. 1st story Rupert and the Black Circle. 92 pages. ISBN: 0850791308. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN AUTUMN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1331115
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series. 536. Buff pictorial boards. Full-page colour pictures. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is sunned to spine and slightly edge rubbed.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN AUTUMN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1331075
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series. 536. Buff pictorial boards. Full-page colour pictures. Slight bumping to spine. Tiny brown spot to front cover. Two names in ink to front free-endpaper and one to rear free-endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel. Last title to rear flap is Trees.

A MUDLARKING YEAR: FINDING TREASURE IN EVERY SEASON
Written by Lara Maiklem.
Stock no. 1831047
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2024. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A gentle ode to nature, history and the simple art of looking, searching the foreshore of the Thames through the changing seasons. Guided by Lara's curiosity, warmth and wisdom, it is your invitation to discover hidden objects in the most overlooked part of the city of London, the secrets they reveal and the stories that are patiently waiting to be told. Light grey cloth boards, blue foil title to spine. xx and 335 pages. ISBN: 9781526660756. Top & tail of spine ligthly shelf-worn else a lovely copy. Minor creasing to top & tail of spine of dustwrapper.

ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1330858
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A fine copy contained in publishers original slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 1330857
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. Small crease to pictorial onlay to front cover (beside spine), else a fine copy. Contained in original publishers slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

ROYLE: FROM VINTAGE TO CLASSIC TO AMPHIBIAN
Written by David A.C. Royle.
Stock no. 1330815
Published by Cardox Limited. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Including the world's first High Speed Amphibious Vehicles. Combining his passion for all things mechanical and his love of the water, David passionately describes the story behind the creation and development of the world's first High Speed Amphibious Vehicles and sets out the pleasures and problems of running a highly specialised business. Large, very heavy format. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 767 pages. ISBN: 9780956935502. Contents are fine. Boards are bumped at edges (including spine and corners).

WADERS OF EUROPE
Written by Lars Gejl.
Stock no. 1830860
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic guide to wader identification, ecology and biology. Waders are spectacular members of our avifauna. They are epecially prevalent along coasts and in wetlands during the spring and autumn migration periods, when members of several species may form dramatic flocks that wheel and turn in flight. Packed with information on the lives of these birds. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photography throughout. 368 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472947055. Boards very lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1330689
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Book sits a little 'twisted' on the shelf but is otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

THE BEST OF BB AN ANTHOLOGY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330583
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of extracts from all BB's adult books and a few extracts from his timeless children's books as well. Accompanied by the superb scraperboard illustrations of the author. Grey boards, black title to spine. 277 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0718125649. Spine bumped. Some light browning to cover edges. Books leans to one side a little. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.