Stella & Rose's Books

THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1973
Written by Frank Richards; Edwy Searles Brooks.
Stock no. 2106079
Published by Howard Baker. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Omnibus No 21. Best-loved works from the Golden Years of boys' fiction. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 235 pages. 10 x 7.25". ISBN: 0703000144. Uneven fading to cover edges. Foxing and a few grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing.

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THE NEST OF THE SCARECROW
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 2106059
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An exiting adventure involving a remote and lonely bungalow and a cruel sea. Dark red cloth, black titles to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers, b/w illustrations. 214 pages. A little bumping to spine. Small hole to spine cloth. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Wrapper has some tears, with a little loss to top of spine and 1" hole loss to spine. Wrapper is also marked with some scuffs.

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THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 2106037
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Bumping to spine. Name in ink to half-title page. Foxing/brown markings to outer page edges.

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GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 2106024
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

Green boards with cream cloth spine and gilt title. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. What look like dart/pin holes to front cover and some pages to prelims. Corners are bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Tape residue to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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THE FORMULA ONE YEARS
Written by Timothy Collings; Sarah Edworthy.
Stock no. 1602529
Published by Index. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Traces the sport's development from its early roots in the 1950s to the current Formula One Championship series, with a season-by-season entry covering every major event and enhanced with crucial statistics of each Grand Prix. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 304 pages. ISBN: 1842227386. Light scoring to rear board and rear panel of dustwrapper. Contents clean.

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THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORMULA ONE
Written by David Tremayne; Mark Hughes.
Stock no. 1602528
Published by Parragon. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Complete Guide to the Fastest Sport in the World. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 0752530283. Corners bumped.

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BRITISH STEAM THE CLASSIC YEARS
Written by John Westwood.
Stock no. 1602526
Published by Bison Group. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0861245555. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Corners bumped. Contents near fine. Wrapper edge creased.

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NIGEL MANSELL: THE MAKINGS OF A CHAMPION
Written by Christopher Hilton.
Stock no. 1602487
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the story of the battle to the fore of motor racing by Nigel Mansell, culminating in his challenge for the world championship in 1986. This biography charts his childhood, his early driving in Formula Ford and Formula Three until he attracted the attention of Colin Chapman of Lotus. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0718306368. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Pages browned.

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AVENTURES DE TROIS RUSSES ET DE TROIS ANGLAIS DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
Written by Jules Verne. Illustrated by Jules Ferat; Francois Pannemaker.
Stock no. 1306717
Published by J. Hetzel Et Cie. Very good condition.

Possibly rebound? Green cloth with red title label and 7 gilt stripes to spine. 202 pages. 53 b/w illustrations engraved by Pannemaker. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A couple of tiny dents to lower edges of covers. Some slight rubbing to covers. Name plate to front pastedown. Rear joint is cracked. Light page browning throughout else contents clean.

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PLAYFELLOWS
Written by Hilda Hart; Norman Gale; Grace C. Floyd. Illustrated by G.H. Thompson; Agnes Richardson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1306716
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Father Tuck's Golden Gift series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards with front showing dog and puppy. Colour frontis plate, b/w and two-tone illustrations to text. First verse is "Good Manners and Bad". Quite a few cat illustrations by Wain. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (ink thumb print to top edge of same page). Page browning and some small marks to margins else clean.

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PORTRAITS OF NIAGARA
Written by Preston Haskell.
Stock no. 1804936
Published by The Dam Publisher Inc.. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Journey of Visions and Words to the World Behind the Falls. A snap-shot of an area known as the Niagara Region, which is considered to be one of the most photogenic regions in the world. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt titles. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0969562586. White pictorial wrapper is edge-creased, slightly grubby and has a 1" closed tewar (no loss) to lower rear edge.

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THE LINE THAT REFUSED TO DIE
Written by Stan Abbott; Alan Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1602478
Published by Leading Edge Press and Publishing. 1990. Very good condition.

Card wraps. The story of the successful campaign to save the Settle and Carlisle Railway. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948135182. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Indentation marks to rear cover.

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