Stella & Rose's Books

PHINEAS FINN: THE IRISH MEMBER
Written by Anthony Trollope; J. Enoch Powell. Illustrated by Llewellyn Thomas.
Stock no. 1830748
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Very good condition.

A novel. Introduction by Enoch J. Powell. Green cloth spine with black title blocks and gilt title. Green paper boards with green floral borders. B/w illustrations. Top edge green. xix and 631 pages. Second impression. Headbands have come away from the inner spine (common fault). Tet block lightly browned. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and worn at open edge corners.

ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1208927
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 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 lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed at lower end.

THE FOLIO GOLDEN TREASURY
Written by James Michie; et al. Illustrated by Simon Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1830569
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition.

The Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in English Language chosen and introduced by James Michie. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by various artists selected by Simon Brett. Leather spine with gilt titles. Yellow cloth boards with repeating pattern. B/w wood engravings. 733 pages including index. Top edge yellow. Tiny fox-spots to text block, not affecting contents. Last few pages have been miscut by binder so top corner of page is folded in a crease. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked.

QUIET AS MOSS
Written by Andrew Young. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330433
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Thirty-six poems chosen by Leonard Clark. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 39 numbered pages. Small mark to front edge of spine. Spine very slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Pale blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn, foed and faded to spine and folds. Small damp stains to front fold.

WALKING WITH FANCY
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330428
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Sketches of country life. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing, mainly to textblock but does affect some page margins.

THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330404
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition.

Limp burgundy calf binding, gilt titles and borders with vignette to front cover. 479 pages plus game record pages at rear. 6.5 x 4". B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. A couple of small stains to front endpapers. Fronty joint is starting to crack. A few page corner tips are lightly creased. Contents otherwise clean.

THE RUPERT ANNUAL 2024
Written by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1330281
Published by Farshore. 2024. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Cover shows an autumn scene of Rupert with a wheel barrow full of logs. 117 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008616922. Minimal rubbing at corners.

JOHN BETJEMAN: SELECTED POEMS
Written by John Betjeman; Alan Powers. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1830380
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Alan Powers. Pictorial paper boards, black titles with yellow highlighting. Blue endpapers with b/w illustration to centre. B/w and colour illustrations. xiv and 222 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

WILD PRAIRIE: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S PERSONAL JOURNEY
Written by James R. Page.
Stock no. 1830181
Published by Greystone Books. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

Matt boards, brown spine with cream title, cream boards. Stunning colour photography of wild landscapes in North America. vii and 135 pages. ISBN: 1553651219. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. A few dints to boards (minor). Rear board lightly scuffed. Rear joint between rear free endpaper and last page is pulled at the top half but the binding is tight.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1955 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1830088
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Fine condition.

Limited edition of 11,000 copies. Reproduction of the 1955 annual. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A lovely, clean copy. Includes authenticity certificate. This is copy 02575 of 11000. Contained in blue slipcase which is lightly scuffed along the bottom.

44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE ON OPERATIONS
Written by A.N. White.
Stock no. 1829948
Published by A.N. White. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

An operations record and roll of honour. Published to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of No 44 Squadron RAF. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos. 76 pages. Light creasing to rear cover. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean.

OXFORD IN WATERCOLOURS
Written by Hugh Pragnell. Illustrated by Hugh Pragnell.
Stock no. 1329684
Published by Spire Books Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A personal impression of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, where there is the almost perfect marriage of landscape with buildings. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations to each page with a paragraph of text to describe the scene. ISBN: 9781904965305. Slight bumping to spine. Light rubbing to covers. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at edges.