Stella & Rose's Books

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831494
Published by MacGibbon & Kee. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine. Imaginative b/w illustrations in typical Steadman style. A different Alice altogether! 143 pages. ISBN: 0261633325. Text block browned with a little foxing. '85p' written in black ink on black free front endpaper at top corner. Minor foxing to lower edge of title page. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF GLASS
Written by Mary Payton; Geoffrey Payton.
Stock no. 1331367
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 62. 95 half-tone illustrations and 8 colour plates. Small format. Dark blue boards. ISBN: 0723215499. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal dents to lower cover edges. A couple of corner tips creased. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just lightly browned and edge creased.

THE KING'S GLASS: A STORY OF TUDOR POWER AND SECRET ART
Written by Carola Hicks.
Stock no. 1830942
Published by Chatto & Windus. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Each year more than 250,000 people visit the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, one of Europe's best known buildings. This book tells the untold story of the Chapel's crowning glory, its stained glass windows, and of the people who created them - the triumphant culmination of a project completed despite wars, the death of kings and violent religious conflict. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine.Colour & b/w plates. ix and 246 pages including index. ISBN: 9780701179922. Fifth impression. Boards clean. Small mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

THE SONGS OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Dudley Glass. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1830502
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1979. Very good condition.

Based on "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter. Large format, pictorial card wraps. Musical scores with words and b/w text illustrations. 31 pages. ISBN: 0723210357. Reprint. Foxing to covers and a few spots to contents. Light pencil marks to front cover. Light damp stains to lower edge of rera cover (not bad). Else contents clean.

ARTS & CRAFTS
Written by Judith Miller.
Stock no. 1830183
Published by Miller's. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An elegant and informative guide for all those who want to know more about this hugely influential movement. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colourful endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 239 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845339432. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at top of spine and lightly scuffed, small closed tear to lower corner of rear panel (no loss).

THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED PRINCE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1326918
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red title. Magnifying glass vignette to front. B/w illustrations. The 9th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped, some slight browning to top and tail of spine. Minor dents to front cover edge. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased. Substantial loss to front panel (top half of front panel mostly missing).

THE SONGS OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Dudley Glass. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1326303
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Based on 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter. Words & music score by Dudley. Blue & white illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (Happy Brithday). Contents are clean.

THE IMAGE ON THE GLASS
Written by Laurence Whistler.
Stock no. 1826339
Published by John Murray. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Detailed notes on the engraved glass and a complete check list of work by Laurence Whistler and his sons. Black boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. ISBN: 0719532752. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STAINED GLASS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Written by Paul Williamson.
Stock no. 1825575
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The stained glass collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest in the world. This book represents a treasury of medieval and Renaissance imagery. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1851774033. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, minor scuffing to rear panel.

THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS: THE ART OF LIGHT MEDIEVAL TO CONTEMPORARY
Written by Virginia Chieffo Raguin.
Stock no. 1825478
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780500287521. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1323046
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 158 pages. ISBN: 0670853054. Spine bumped. Damp stain to lower edge of rear cover. Light foxing to textblock and page browning to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, faded to spine and damp stained to lower edge of rear panel.

GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS IN THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Written by Geraldine J. Casper.
Stock no. 1822328
Published by The Art Institue Of Chicago. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Since their invention in the last century, spherical glass paperweights have fascinated viewer and collector alike. This book is an introduction to the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, which includes over fourteen hundred paperweights in the Arthur Rubloff Collection, on of the finest in the world. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0810933632. Small bump to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and lightly edge-creased across top.