Stella & Rose's Books

MALCOLM SAVILLE'S COUNTRY BOOK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330950
Published by Cassell. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A lovely country book for young people who are just discovering the delights of nature. Light blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w text illustrations to contents. 85 pages. Some slightly bumped. Very slight fading to top edge of front cover. Foxding endpapers (and prelims) and heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss, front flap is creased and is foxed on verso.

DUXFORD TO KARACHI: AN RAF ARMOURER'S WAR
Written by Fred Roberts.
Stock no. 1831122
Published by Victory Books. 1st 2006. Almost very good condition.

The author, an RAF armourer, who served on a famous Spitfire squadron at Duxford throughout the Battle of Britain in 1940, and later in India. This memoir is a window on the wartime years, seen through the eyes of an ordinary young man who found himself in extraordinary circumstances and did his 'bit'. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w photos. 202 pages. ISBN: 0955043182. Slight lean to spine, covers lightly worn at corners. Previous price-label to rear cover. Front joint starting to pull away (glue drying out). Contents clean.

TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Thomas Hughes; An Old Boy.
Stock no. 1831119
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A semiautobiographical novel that explores the life and experiences of a young boy named Tom Brown at Rugby School in England. The story highlights Tom's journey through the challenges of school life, including camaraderie, bullying, and moral dilemmas, as he navigates the complex social hierarchy of a Victorian boys' school. Blackie's Library of Famous Books; Blackie's Stories of School Life. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed patterned boards. 4 colour plates. 272 pages. Undated. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards clean. Endpapers and text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims, margins and text block. Thin, cream pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips and is a bit grubby.

CARROTS JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1831110
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a young boy nicknamed Carrots due to his red hair. The book focuses on Carrots' experiences and adventures, highlighting his personal growth, the challenges he faces, and his interactions with family and friends. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine; blue decorations to front cover. 7 b/w plates. 241 pages plus publisher advert to rear. A few minor marks to boards. Spine is leaning. Text block is browned/dusty. Hinge between page 198 and 199 is pulled but binding is tight. A few scattered foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss, spine is sunned/faded, a little browned and grubby.

THE LOST POTHOLE
Written by Showell Styles. Illustrated by C.W. Bacon.
Stock no. 1831054
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Young Anthony Carter didn't expect to become involved in a dangerous pot-holing rescue and treasure hunt when he joined his friends on the rain-sodden Yorkshire Moors... Children's Book Blub Edition. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations based on the author's sketches. 136 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards clean. Foxing to top edge of text block with some bleeding to very top of page margins (minor). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly faded to spine, and lightly browned with minor scuffing to rear panel.

THE CROSSING OF INGO
Written by Helen Dunmore.
Stock no. 1831053
Published by HarperCollins Childrens Books. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Sapphire, Conor and their Mer friends Faro and Elvira are ready to make the Crossing of Ingo – a long and dangerous journey that only the strongest young Mer are called upon to make. No human being has ever attempted this thrilling voyage to the bottom of the world. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 367 pages. ISBN: 9780007270255. A lovely copy.

THE CLIMATE OF TREASON: FIVE WHO SPIED FOR RUSSIA
Written by Andrew Boyle.
Stock no. 1330886
Published by Hutchinson. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How did it happen that three young men, all contemporaries, all members of the English upper class, all products of public schools and Cambridge University, should join the profession in the service of the Soviet Union and, over a period of years, consistently betray their country? Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 504 pages including index. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 009139340X. Reprint of December 1979 (published in same year as first edition). Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN - DESTINATION MOON
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1830990
Published by Methuen. 1st 1959. Very good condition.

Young reporter Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock receive an invitation from Professor Calculus to come to Syldavia, where Calculus is working on a top-secret project in a secure government facility to plan a crewed mission to the Moon. Large format. Red cloth spine, blue pictorial boards. Colour cartooon strip illustrations. 61 pages. Spine & board edges rubbed and worn. Boards a little scuffed and grubby. Top edge of rear board has a small knock. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Page edge browning. A few minor foxspots to text block. Else contents clean.

ALBERT AND BALBUS AND SAMUEL SMALL
Written by Marriott Edgar. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1330860
Published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.. Circa 1970. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial onlay 'The Doctor Visits Young Albert' to front cover. Cardwraps. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Contains 12 poems. Priced at 40p to front cover. Foxing to contents throughout. Light browning to covers.

A FAMILY TREASURY OF POETRY
Written by Neil Philip. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830980
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

First published as A New Treasury of Poetry by Blackie and Son Ltd 1990. Delight in language and delight in life sing through the pages of this rich collection of poetry for the young. Selected and introduced by Neil Philip. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0751305065. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830974
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tales of Christmas past and present, in the country and the city, among the rich and the poor, the young and the old - Christmas in its many different moods and aspects. Green boards, gilt title to spine. A collection of five Christmas stories by Susan Hill, with wood engravings by John Lawrence. 143 pages. ISBN: 0744525012. Boards and contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly foxed to verso (not visible to front) and is lightly scuffed.

THE YOUNG LLOYD GEORGE
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1330834
Published by Eyre Methuen. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Covering Lloyd George's life from his birth in 1863 to the end of the Boer War in 1902. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 320 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0413256901. Minimal shelf wear to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and top edge a bit dusty. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges.