Stella & Rose's Books

THE BEST-KEPT SECRET
Written by Emily Rodda. Illustrated by Noela Young.
Stock no. 631106
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Pink boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0207158096. Corners a little worn.

THE TIZZLE SISTERS & ERIK
Written by G.P. Taylor. Illustrated by Dan Boultwood.
Stock no. 447285
Published by Markosia Enterprises Ltd.. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

Adapted by Tony Lee. Glazed pictorial boards. Comic book style interspersed with normal text pages. St Dunstan's school for wayward children is not an ordinary school and Sadie and Saskia Tizzle are not ordinary young people... ISBN: 9781905692224. Front cover is faded.

MY WORLD
Written by Kilmeny Niland. Illustrated by Kilmeny Niland.
Stock no. 446976
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A delightful book for young children, depicting elements of a baby's world. Each superb painting is accompanied by a simple and charming verse describing the child's-eye view of familiar surroundings. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0340266260.

DOLLY THE STORY OF A LONDON MOUSE
Written by Jenny Thorne. Illustrated by Jenny Thorne.
Stock no. 446779
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1984. Fine condition.

There once was a young mouse called Dolly Pocket who lived behind the walls in a house in old London. Sim Twitcher was the mouse she loved - but one day he is caught in a machine - can Dolly save him? Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333371860.

WE HIDE, YOU SEEK
Written by Jose Aruego; Ariane Dewey. Illustrated by Jose Aruego; Ariane Dewey.
Stock no. 383969
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st UK 1980. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Using the animals of East Africa as protagonists, Aruego and Dewey present and ingenious lession in camouflage and provide young viewers with endless hours of delightful seeking - and finding. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout, some easy to read text. ISBN: 0862030099.

RUPERT ACTIVITY BOOK 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 446307
Published by Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. 1959. Very good condition.

Recreational and educational for young children. Games, stories and colouring pages. Pictorial paper wraps. Name in red pencil crayon to front cover. Some grubby marks/foxing to covers. Colouring pages have been completed.

THE MAGIC MIRROR
Written by William Gilbert. Illustrated by W.S. Gilbert.
Stock no. 383552
Published by Alexander Strahan. 1st 1866. Good condition.

A round of tales for young and old. Purple cloth with gilt titles and decorative borders. 290 pages, all edges gilt. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine faded and rear cover just lightly spotted. Front joint is cracked and a couple of hinges also cracked. Light foxing throughout. A few marks to page margins but contents are generally clean.

THE SAINT AND THE HUNCHBACK
Written by Donald A. Stauffer.
Stock no. 383562
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A young Irish monk and his companion set off over the northern seas to find adventure and convert unbelievers. Grey cloth, brown title to spine and authors monograph to front cover. 246 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped. Covers and contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper (design by Artzybasheff) is edge chipped with slight loss to spine and corners.

OUT ON THE PAMPAS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Frank Feller.
Stock no. 818985
Published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited.. Circa 1897. Very good condition.

The Young Settlers. Blue ribbbed cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 8 b/w plates. Top edge gilt. Corners bumped. Spine browned. Front and rear joints cracked. Endpapers browned and foxed.

RUPERT ACTIVITY BOOK 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 817042
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Same format as Adventure Series but full of puzzles, activities and things to do. Recreational and educational for young children. Pictorial paperwraps. A little surface paper chipping to a few places near top of spine. Light creasing to corners. A few marks to covers. Contents are bright and clean.

PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by R. Andre.
Stock no. 816683
Published by McLoughlin Bros.. 1st 1888. Almost very good condition.

Young Folks Series. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. 6 full page chromolithographs. 14 pages. Book has been affected by damp so that the covers and pages are lightly crinkled. Spine is rubbed and worn. Vertical edges of cover has slight surface paper loss. Heavy foxing to text. Chromoliths are beautifully clean and sharp. A lovely copy of a scarce title. REDUCED from £100.

THE YOUNG SEA OFFICER'S SHEET ANCHOR
Written by Darcy Lever.
Stock no. 815466
Published by M. Carey & Sons. 1st USA 1819. Good condition.

Or, a Hey to the Leading of Riggins, and to Practical Seamanship. With an appendix containing several figures illustrative of novelties and improvements in rigging. The First Philadelphia, From the Second London Edition. 1st US Edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Re-bound with new endpapers. Title page worn and repaired professionally with Japanese paper. It is possible that some of the prelims may be missing i.e. pages i to vi (first numbered page is vii). Plates to face page 7 and 18/19 missing else all other plates present. Damp staining to contents especially towards the end. Contents still quite readable. A good working copy. Reduced from £400.