Stella & Rose's Books

UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead. Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1826675
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby mainly to rear panel.

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THE RIVER BOY
Written by Theresa Whistler. Illustrated by Theresa Whistler.
Stock no. 1325812
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a boy who meets his own reflection and explores with him the countryside of an enchanted river. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 154 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to spine, light stain to lower corner of front cover. Endpapers lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby. Price has been torn from front flap with piece of front panel also missing.

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SANDI, THE KING-MAKER
Written by Edgar Wallace.
Stock no. 1826289
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 26 in the Target Series. "Sanders of the River," who with a handful of Houssas, and a steam launch, kept order in a Central African territory larger than Great Britain. As soon as native Chiefs realised that "Sandi" had gone the fat was in the fire. This story stells of his recall and how he restored peace to the land. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Endpapers and text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine, lightly edge-worn and is scuffed and grubby to rear panel.

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SEVERN BRIDGE
Written by Samuel Baldwyn Rogers.
Stock no. 1325708
Published by Merlin Bookshop. Circa 1974. Nearly fine condition.

Facsmile of the 1845 'Memoranda Relative to a Magnificent Toll-Free Stone Bridge Across the River Severn...Between the New Passage in Gloucestershire and the Black-Rock in Monmouthshire. Small card wrap booklet. 8 pages. ISBN: 0904376001. Staples rusty. Some very slightly fading to spine and cover edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1975
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1325595
Published by Daily Express. 1975. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert talking to a Merboy who is in the sea and holding a shell of fruit. 1st story Rupert and the Little River. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink (black felt-tip) in belongs to box (date in blue biro outside box). Price NOT cut. Some very pale page edge browning and a light musty smell to contents.

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LOST LANDS OF EDEN: PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPE IN EARLY EAST CUMBRIA, FROM ABOUT 10,000BC TO 700AD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825902
Published by East Cumbria Countryside Project. Slightly better than very good condition.

East Cumbria as shaped by 6,000 years of human history. The River Eden runs right through East Cumbria and, as a result, much of the area has been known, simply, as Eden. Each chapter of the book describes a scene of life in Eden. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Two tone illustrations throughout. 36 numbered pages. Light browning to covers. Previous owner's rainbow coloured address label to title page. Else contents clean.

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BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1825690
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781473823839. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has corresponding crease to top of spine (minor).

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NEWPORT EAST OF THE RIVER (IMAGES OF WALES)
Written by Rachael Anderton.
Stock no. 1825560
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

A pictorial journey around the east side of the River Usk in Newport, South Wales. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752424629. Covers lightly rubbed and scuffed. Large gift inscription in felt-tip pen to half-title page. Else contents clean.

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BONNY BAIRNS
Written by Annie Ingham; Elsie Blomfield; Natalie Joan; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1324632
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on a sledge on a river which has iced over. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison. B/w text illustrations throughout. A book of short stories and verses. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and to page margins. One hinge is cracked showing webbing beneath.

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UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead. Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1824824
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. Spine & corners of boards lightly bumped, top corners of contents have a tiny crease, a result of bumped board corner. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lighty scuffed to rear.

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THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL AFRICAN HIPPOPOTAMUS RACE
Written by Morris Lurie. Illustrated by Richard Sawers.
Stock no. 1824383
Published by Collins. 1st UK 1969. Almost very good condition.

Eight year old Edward Day, the hippo, trains for the greatest river race of them all - the annual African hippopotamus race. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Ex-library with usual library marks. Spine browned, boards a little discoloured. A few grubby marks to contents.

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A SUMMER ON THE NENE
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2139837
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

BB forsakes his familiar caravan and Landrover and embarks on the motor cruiser Jolly Enterprise on the quiet byway of the River Nene in Northamptonshire. Green mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. 158 pages. 10 x 6 inches. ISBN: 0718207513. Bumping to base of spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and prelim pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

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