Stella & Rose's Books

THE DAYDREAMER
Written by Ian McEwan. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 1407142
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"Peter unlocks the door to the secret world of his imaginings and invites us to step inside". Green boards, gilt titles to spine. Cream endpapers. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0224036718. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed. Book feels unread.

ENTERPRISING ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1507539
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1968. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with yellow vignette to front and full page colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. 4 x 5.5". Oblong format. ISBN: 0718200225. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tiny chips at ends of spine and folds, small tear at top of spine, rear panel grubby, mark where label has been on front flap, foxing to rear fold.

THE POLLINATION OF FLOWERS (NN 54)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo.
Stock no. 1609579
Published by Collins. 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. ISBN: 0002195046. Price-cut wrapper is faded to spine; contained in laminate sleeve which is attached at verso.

AVIATIK B-TYPES
Written by Peter M. Grosz.
Stock no. 1814210
Published by Albatros Productions Ltd.. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Windsock Datafile 102. Large format. Stapled cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. 32 pages. ISBN: 1902207572. Minor bump to top of spine, old price label to rear cover.

DUKE THE LOST ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1316742
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1970. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Railway Series No. 25. Small oblong format. Blue boards with red title and vignette of Duke to front. Plain endpapers, colour illustrations. 56 pages. ISBN: 0718208404. A couple of tiny spots to edge of front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper has a few tears at edges, and small piece of loss to lower edge of front panel and there is a damp stain which is only visible on verso of front panel.

HENRY IN LOVE
Written by Peter McCarty. Illustrated by Peter McCarty.
Stock no. 1507163
Published by Balzer And Bray. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Henry is a bit of a dreamer and not much of a talker. Then there's Chloe, who says what she thinks and knows how to turn a spectacular cartwheel. This is the story of how one blueberry muffin makes all the difference. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Minimal text. ISBN: 9780061142888. Three small marks to one page otherwise a lovely copy. Dustwrapper has a slightly faded spine and a couple of faint marks.

CITY OF GOLD AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
Written by Peter Dickinson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1813291
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 10 x 7 ins. 24 full page colour illustrations and b/w textual illustrations throughout. A highly unusual rendering of 33 Old Testament stories by the author, who has fused the individual stories into an account of the development of the scattered Tribes of Israel, who were to build the Temple in Jerusalem; suffer a decline, culminating in the destruction of the City of Gold. Each story is re-told with vigor from a different contemporary perspective, as would have been the case in the earliest oral traditions before these stories were written down. A Carnegie Medal winner. ISBN: 0575028831. Minor foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122362
Published by Collins. 2nd 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 82. Second Edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. ISBN: 0007197160. A lovely copy!

THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122323
Published by Collins. 2nd 2005. Nearly fine condition.

New Naturalist No. 82. Second Edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. Card wraps. ISBN: 0007197152. A couple of small marks to covers.

NATURE CONSERVATION (NN 91)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122319
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

New Naturalist No. 91. A review of the conservation of wildlife in Britain 1950-2001. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0007113064. Spine is faded with bump to top.

ENGLAND'S NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES
Written by Peter Marren. Illustrated by Ruth Lindsay.
Stock no. 1208626
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 140 national nature reserves of England. Looking at the background and philosophy of National Nature Reserves and the role they play in protecting wildlife and landforms. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856610836. Very slight bump at base of spine.

A NORTHERN SCHOOL
Written by Peter Davies.
Stock no. 1608701
Published by Redcliffe Press Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Lancashire artists of the twentieth century. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0948265736. Spine and corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper edge creased.