Stella & Rose's Books

WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross. Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 2113320
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to cover edges. Small tear to base of spine. Some browning. Foxing; mostly to prelims.

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THE KIDDIES' ANNUAL
Written by Nellie Fielding; Ethel Talbot; John Lea; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Savile Lumley; Harry Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1311837
Published by The Epworth Press; J. Alfred Sharp. circa 1923. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board showing children on tricycle with dog running beside them. First story is "The Young Adventurers" by Fielding. Colour plates plus b/w and two-colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some slight wear to cover edges. Prize plate to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn and a little grubby on rear panel, tape repairs/reinforcements on verso.

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SECRETS
Written by Jacqueline Wilson. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Stock no. 2112908
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A chance meeting sparks a great freindship between two girls. Blue pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385601824. Light wear to spine and corners.

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ARTHUR AT THE CROSSING-PLACES
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Stock no. 1710331
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The second volume in the Arthur Trilogy following The Seeing Stone. It is 1200, and young Arthur de Caldicot is all set to accompany Lord Stephen de Holt on the Fourth Crusade... Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green on yellow maps to endpapers. 367 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 1858813980. SIGNED by author. Wrapper spine lightly faded.

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PRINCE PRIGIO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Stock no. 1402308
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a young prince whose mother didn't believe in fairies and would n't invite them to the christening. They came anyway and one of their gifts was the quality of being too clever which led to the prince being unpopular.Orange cloth boards with blue title to spine and vignette to front board. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 108 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Browning to board edges. Couple of marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front flyleaf. Foxing mainly to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased. Loss to top and bottom of spine with a few closed tears. Some sellotape to verso of wrapper to repair some of the tears.

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MIRRORS
Written by Wendy Cooling. Illustrated by Sarah Young; Tim Stevens.
Stock no. 1207959
Published by Collins. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Sparkling new stories from prize-winning authors, edited by Cooling. ISBN: 0007105886. Light page-edge browning.

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YOUNG ENGLAND (58TH ANNUAL)
Written by Jay Watts; Lawrence A. Audrain; et al.
Stock no. 1808353
Published by The Pilgrim Press. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, ice hockey player to front, black title to spine and skier vignette. 2 colour plates, b/w illustrations and plates. 240 pages. First story is "Dinka's Drum" by Jay Watts. Spine worn with small split to top. A few grubby marks to contents.

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GAFFER SAMSON'S LUCK
Written by Jill Paton Walsh. Illustrated by Brock Cole.
Stock no. 2112398
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A warm and satisfying story for young readers. Blue boards. B/w pictures. ISBN: 0670801224. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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HERE'S TO YOU RACHEL ROBINSON
Written by Judy Blume.
Stock no. 1501905
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Rachel Robinson, gifted musician and straight-A student, is rapidly finding boys to be the biggest problem in her life... Red boards, white title to spine. 196 pages. ISBN: 0434966142. Lower corners bumped, base of spine lightly bumped. Erased pencil marks to front endpaper otherwise contents clean. Rear flap of dustwrapper is edge creased.

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COME OUT TO PLAY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1108873
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1918. Almost very good condition.

Home and Abroad Series. Cloth spine, stiff cardwarps with paper covering. Front cover shows a young girl on her horse jumping a fence. First story is A Visit to the Country. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Large print. Edges rubbed, corner worn. Creasing to front board. 2" tear to paper covering on rear cover. Foxing mainly to endpapers and prelims.

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SMILES AND DIMPLES: HAPPY HOURS FOR LITTLE PETS
Written by J.D..
Stock no. 1108838
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 2nd 1892. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Pictorial glazed boards show a young girl in a high chair with title banner and cat looking up at two butterflies. First story is 'A Lesson in Kindness'. 4 Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 70 pages. Cracking to laminate at spine edge with some loss of surface paper. Corners worn. Boards bowed. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few marks to contents but generally a lovely copy.

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SPELL SEVEN
Written by Richard Parker. Illustrated by Trevor Ridley.
Stock no. 1108658
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

When Norman is given a conjuring set for his birthday, his younger sister Caroline can't resist experimenting with the magic wand....Blue covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0582152542. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and nicks; damp marked to verso.

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