Stella & Rose's Books

PRINCE PETER AND THE TEDDY BEAR
Written by David McKee. Illustrated by David McKee.
Stock no. 1710245
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1997. Fine condition.

Prince Peter insists he only wants a teddy bear for his birthday... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862647487.

THE GREAT FLOOD
Written by Peter Spier. Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Stock no. 2112582
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1979. Very good condition.

A picture books with minimal text. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437765121. 2nd impression. Spine a bit faded. Some browning to covers. Bookplate to half-title page. Light page browning.

VESPA ITALIAN STREET STYLE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2112528
Published by Piaggio; Scriptum Editions. Circa 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The untold story of the Vespa, from Piaggio's Historical Archives and the most renowned models comes this unique tale. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1902686322. 2nd printing. A little edge-creasing and textblock slightly grubby.

A VIEW FROM THE GARTH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF TAFFS WELL RUGBY
Written by Peter Thomas.
Stock no. 1808280
1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

A brief survey of rugby in Taffs Well and Dstrict during the years 1887-1987. Black and white glazed boards. B/w photos and illustrations. 104 pages. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.

SONGS OF JOLLY BOY LAND
Written by Peter Broom. Illustrated by Yvonne Gough.
Stock no. 1402175
Published by Paterson's Publications. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

Seven songs with words and music. Blue and cream pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Black title to front board. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges a little scuffed. Name in ink to top of front board plus pencil mark and small scratch. Few marks to rear cover. Covers are a little grubby. Couple of grubby marks otherwise contents generally clean.

BOSKY GOLDFISH (POET)
Written by Peter Thornhill.
Stock no. 2112172
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Large print. Byron Omar Shakespeare Kipling Yeats Goldfish was so small when he was born that if he hadn't been all shining gold...nobody would have known he was there at all. Bumping and wear to corners; a little chipping. Front cover is a little bowed. Odd foxspot and margin mark. Illustrations are remarkably bright!

CYRIL THE SQUIRREL
Written by Leonora Fry. Illustrated by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 1501885
Published by Partridge Publications Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Cyril thinks his home, Tree-Trunk Lodge, is to be felled. Colour pictorial boards. Blue and white and blue, pink and white illustrations. 48 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some small splits to backstrip. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. A few coloured pencil marks to endpapers and a couple of illustrations at the start of the story. Contents slightly pulled.

THE OOJAH ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster. Illustrated by H.M. Talintyre.
Stock no. 1108866
Published by Peter Pitkin. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing Uncle Oojah as doorman at the cinema. Red cloth spine. Two-tone pictures throughout. 100 pages. First story is "Uncle Oojah's Curious Cousin". Corners worn, rear board is grubby and bumped at top edge. 2" closed tear to gutter-edge of page 13/14. Page 14-17 have pencil scribble. After these pages, contents exceptionally clean.

M1 ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANK 1982-1992
Written by Steven J. Zaloga. Illustrated by Peter Sarson.
Stock no. 1605401
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. New Vanguard 2. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 1855322838. Rear cover corner creased.

PETER-KVAEK
Written by Louis Moe. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 1108586
Published by Henrik Koppels Forlag. 1921. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Text in Danish. A frog fairy tale. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Some damp marking to covers and spine. Scuffing also to covers, with heavy wear to corners. Illustrations are still beautifully bright; a few grubby margin marks; one b/w illustration has been coloured in by a child.

SEARCH FOR A SONG
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1311185
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, red title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 150 pages. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Erase pencil writing to top corner of front endpaper. Inscription in biro to title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a little grubby to rear panel, some foxing to flaps and verso.

WELLINGTON: MAINSTAY OF BOMBER COMMAND
Written by Peter G. Cooksley.
Stock no. 1604988
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850598516. Spine bumped. Pages browned. Price-cut wrapper.