Stella & Rose's Books

THE GATES OF BANNERDALE
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330545
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. One of the Bannerdale series. 223 pages. ISBN: 9781847450234. Very slight creasing to corner tips of cover, and also to first few page corner tips.

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ANOTHER STORY PLEASE!
Written by Richard Wilson. Illustrated by M. Joyce Davies.
Stock no. 1830711
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1936. Almost very good condition.

Reading for Action - Book 1. A Book of Enjoyment and Wonder Made up by Richard Wilson. Short stories and poems. Beige cloth boards, Green title to front board which is illustrated with clock, candle and mother reading to her two children. Black title to spine with vignette of young girl. Chequered endpapers. Large text. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. Reprint. Boards browned and a little marked. Edge of boards worn with fraying, exposing board beneath cloth. Text block lightly browned. A few grubby marks to margins.

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ROGER WAS A RAZOR FISH AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jill Bennett. Illustrated by Maureen Roffey.
Stock no. 1830708
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. 1st USA 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of twenty-two short verses compiled by Jill Bennett. Specially selected to offer an enticing adventure in poetry for young readers. White boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0688419860. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, covered with clear laminate and stuck to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Last page (acknowledgements) is a little grubby. Else contents clean.

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DARK DREAMS
Written by C.L. Rinaldo.
Stock no. 1830707
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A young boy, Carlo, is sent to live with his grandmother when his father goes to fight in WWII. He is unable to stand up to the members of the tough neighbourhood gang. He is befriended by Joey J who has all the strengths that Carlo lacks but is himself victimised for he is brain damaged. Carlo's battle on Joey J's behalf and his confrontation with the people who intend to commit Joey J to a home for the mentally handicapped, make this a memorable and touching story. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. ISBN: 0575019530. Boards clean. Endpapers lightly browned. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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LORD JIM: A TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Gavin Young. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830704
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. Introduced by Gavin Young. Dark blue cloth with blocked design to front board, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 294 pages. Text block very slightly grubby else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf scuffed.

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KING PIPPIN AND THE GIANT WITCH CATS AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1330499
Published by James Henderson & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1912. Good condition.

Young Folk's Tales No. 228. Green, red and black pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations throughout. For information, the competition closing date is September 1912. Covers are slightly grubby and a little edge chipped. Page browning to contents else clean.

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MR. FERDINAND FISK, CAT DETECTIVE
Written by Tony Linsell. Illustrated by Tony Linsell.
Stock no. 1330494
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A mystery story for the very young! Illustrated paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Large, easy to read text. Unpaginated. 10 x 7.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and some slight rubbing to cover edges. Foxing to contents and a light mark to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

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MISS EMMA OF DUSTBIN ALLEY
Written by Isobel St. Vincent. Illustrated by Helen Haywood.
Stock no. 1330462
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Miss Emma was a maiden lady cat who had made a delightful home for herself in a dustbin. Pale blue boards, red titles. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 80 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Faint vertical score mark to spine edge of rear cover and light (damp?) stain to fore-edge of rear cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Musty smell to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut (with 'new' price sticker above) and is a bit grubby. Dustwrapper is edge worn and has tape repairs on verso

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DRAWN TO ENCHANT
Written by Timothy G. Young; Patrick Kiley. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1330448
Published by Beinecke Rare Book And Manuscript Library; Yale University Press. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Original Children's Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection. Large format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, colour pictorial boards. 223 pages. Packed full of colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300126730.

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DEEDLE DUMPY AND MIMI'S NEW FRIENDS
Written by Willy Schermele. Illustrated by Willy Schermele.
Stock no. 1830575
Published by Young World Productions. Circa 1969. Very good condition.

Deedle Dumpy the Pixie and Mimi Mouse. Yellow glazed pictorial boards, colour illustrations. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards very lightly scuffed. Light foxing to text block. Child's name in crayon to belongs to box. A few grubby margin marks.

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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.

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KING ARTHUR: THE SWORD IN THE STONE
Written by Hudson Talbott. Illustrated by Hudson Talbott.
Stock no. 1830501
Published by William Morrow & Company Inc. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The only person able to draw a sword from an anvil, a young boy proves himself to be the successor to the throne of all Britain. Books of Wonder; Morrow Junior Books. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0688094031. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly edge-worn to top & tail of spine, lightly scuffed, grease spot to top edge of rear panel, previous bookseller's label to rear.

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