Stella & Rose's Books

WINTER KING: THE DAWN OF TUDOR ENGLAND
Written by Thomas Pennant.
Stock no. 1331404
Published by Allen Lane. Circa 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the tragic, magnetic figure of Henry VII - controlling, paranoid, avaricious, with a Machiavellian charm and will to power. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Red endpapers. 448 pages including index. Some colour plates. ISBN: 9781846142024. 2nd printing. Heavy foxing at inner margins and to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges.

PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1331278
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400868. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby. Some light fingermarks to prelims else contents clean. Tally 370.

DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1331277
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1967. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400825. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is very slightly grubby. Contents are clean. Tally 200.

EASY TO MAKE PUPPETS
Written by Alan Stockwell; Brenda Stockwell. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1831363
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1973. Almost very good condition.

Series 633. Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403492. Edges of boards rubbed, corners worn. Spine worn with slight lifting of surface paper. Rear board is grubby, front board less so. Contents are clean. Tally is 320.

JACKIE ANNUAL 1978
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831296
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards depicting young teen in a striped multi-coloured jumper. First article is 50 Way to Warm Up Your Winter. Cartoon script style stories and text stories, articles, quizzes etc. Colour & b/w illustrations. 92 pages. A lovely copy, NOT price-cut or inscribed.

JACKIE ANNUAL 1979
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831292
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1979. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards depict a young teen in a red beret. First article is 50 Ways to be a Winter Winner. Colour & b/w illustrations. Cartoon script style stories and text stories. 95 pages including pastedowns. Boards lightly scuffed. Puzzles on pages 8 and 26 neatly completed. Else contents clean. NOT price-cut or inscribed.

JACKIE ANNUAL 1980
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831291
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards show colour photo of young teenageer in red & yellow jumper, holding a soft toy. First article is Fifty Ways to Get That Warm Winter Feeling. Colour & b/w illustrations. Cartoon script style stories and text stories. 93 pages. Minor knock to top edge of front board. A few minor marks and light rubbing to corners. One quiz has been neatly completed else contents are clean. NOT price-cut or inscribed.

CAROLINE'S WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Jane Carruth. Illustrated by Pierre Probst.
Stock no. 1831281
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 1973. Very good condition.

First published in 1959, this is the UK edition. Caroline and her friends are off on their winter skiing holiday. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0001222066. A few minor marks to boards, corners lightly worn. Some light browning to boards. Contents are very nice indeed. Musty odour present.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTER
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1331113
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Light damp stains to lower edge of rear cover (also affecting rear flap of dustwrapper and rear pastedown). Errata slip has been glued to lower edge of rear free-endpaper. Name in ink to top margin of title-page. Some light foxing and a small brown spot to margin of rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby with spotting to verso.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTER
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1331072
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1960. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine else a fantastic copy. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.

WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330904
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1933. Good condition.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing throughout. Some light corner tip creasing. Small brown mark to top margins of last few pages. A decent copy of a scarce first edition.

PRICKLY PIG
Written by Gillian McClure. Illustrated by Gillian Mcclure.
Stock no. 1830724
Published by Andre Deutsch Limited. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A hedgehog goes in search of a home for his long winter sleep. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 023396780X. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear laminate and stuck to pastedowns, faded to spine. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Contents clean.