Stella & Rose's Books

ENID BLYTON READERS 1
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1319086
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Decorated cardwraps. Two-tone text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. 13 short stories, the first being "The Peppermint Party". Spine and corners a little worn. Covers a little grubby. School ink stamp to verso of front cover. Small nick to the top of the first few pages. Tick marks to contents list and occasional margin mark but contents generally clean.

LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S SPRING-CLEANING PARTY
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth.
Stock no. 1318829
Published by Collins. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Yellow pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures throughout. 63 pages. ISBN: 0001941313. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper and evidence of removal of a label to front flap. Dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, particularly at spine and has a small tear to lower edge of front cover.

ENID BLYTON READERS 1
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1318209
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Decorated cardwraps. Two-tone text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. 13 short stories, the first being "The Peppermint Party". Inscription in ink inside front cover. Foxing else contents clean.

THE PARTY BOOK
Written by Madeline Barnes. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2130778
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Large format. Pictorial front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping along edges. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing to outer page edges and page margins.

TOM MERRY'S PARTY
Written by Martin Clifford; Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126665
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Gem No. 9. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0703001744. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to outer page edges and some browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

PROBLEM PARTY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1317421
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of the Lockett family. Peach cloth, green title to spine. B/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few light foxspots. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to spine ends. Remains of spine is browned and there are tape repairs on verso. Wrapper is foxed and marked on rear panel.

AMELIARANNE GIVES A PARTY
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2124960
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine, with black titles. Front cover shows a girl offering her cheek to a boy for a kiss. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine is unevenly faded. Corners are bumped and worn, with a little chipping. Inscription in ink and ink stamp name to front endpaper. A few light margin marks. Contained in a LATER wrapper (3/6 net) which is torn and creased, with loss to top and tail of spine and a couple of edges; faded to spine.

AMELIARANNE GIVES A CHRISTMAS PARTY
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2124834
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

reddish brown cloth spine with black title. Red pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine is unevenly faded. Wear to cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has bottom 3" of spine MISSING; smaller piece of loss to top of spine. Horizontal, repaired tear across full width of front panel; some other chips and tears with small bits of loss.

LET'S HAVE A PARTY
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1316995
Published by Blumenthals Ltd. circa 1955. Slightly better than very good condition.

A 'fine drinking' book issued by the houses of Ayala Champagne Croizet Brandy & Rocher Liquers. To help you make your party a success. White paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Staples rusty. A few foxspots. A super copy of a scarce booklet.

ELLEN AND THE QUEEN
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Stock no. 1507389
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ellen felt convinced that she would be the first person to catch sight of Queen Victoria but she was banished from the school party. But she would see her by some means or another. Antelope Book. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 84 pages. Slight wear to lower edges of covers, light browning to top edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with light browning to top of spine and front panel.

PROBLEM PARTY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1507346
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A story of the Lockett family. Peach cloth, green title to spine. B/w illustrations. 214 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to some cover edges. Name in pen to half-title page otherwise contents clean. Pages a bit wrinkled (binding error), Top 1" and bottom half of dustwrapper spine missing, edge worn with some small pieces of loss. Panels and spine browned. Name in pen to top of front flap.

SINU PIDUPAEV
Written by A. Barto. Illustrated by Aino Bach.
Stock no. 1813874
Published by Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Literal translation of the Estonian is: 'Your Party Day'. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Green text in Estonian. 10 numbered pages, colour illustrations. Covers a little grubby and creased. A few grubby marks to contents. Small pinhole to top edge of pages.