Stella & Rose's Books

VILLAGE PEOPLE
Written by Paula Yates. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1829382
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A typical year in the country, season by season - from rearing sheep to joining the Women's Institute, from entertaining house guests to a burgeoning relationship with the local vicar. A refreshingly witty view of the eccentrics and eccentricities of English country life. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 230 pages. ISBN: 0316905895. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of minor marks to front board. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and is creased.

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THE SAXON CONQUEST OF SOMERSET AND DEVON
Written by H.M. Porter.
Stock no. 1829381
Published by James Brodie Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's attempt to solve the many obscure problems surrounding the origins of Somerset and Devon. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 87 pages including index. Includes 2 page letter from the author to the recipient. Fading to rear board. Foxing and browning to text block. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears, is a little scuffed and is grubby to rear panel.

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JAN STEWER: A WESTCOUNTRY BIOGRAPHY
Written by Douglas J. Cock.
Stock no. 1829380
Published by Moonraker Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the story of two people who were almost indivisibly one: A.J. Coles, the creator, and Jan Stewer, the creation. The whole of the west country knew Jan Stewer who was 'one of the most relishing dialect humorists the regions of Britain have ever produced.' This book is both a period piece and an evocative account of a character who was the authentic popular voice of a region. Mustard brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. 103 pages including index. ISBN: 0239001923. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots present. Yellow dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine.

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SUMMER VISITORS
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1329172
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

It was another world and he didn't like it... Michael Taylor had looked forward for months to summer camp in Yorkshire, but now he was there he longed to be home again... Yellow boards, burgundy title to spine. 232 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light damp staining to covers. Light creasing to lower corners of preliminary pages. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is stained (tea/coffee?) but this shows mainly on the white rear panel.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1329170
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed and lightly stained. Gilt titles faded. Foxing, mainly to textblock but affecting some pages as well.

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SOUTHEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Written by Allen Rowley.
Stock no. 1829376
Published by The Manor Publishing Co. (bradford) Ltd.. Circa 1967. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Undated (1960s at a guess). 96 pages including index of advertisers. Covers creased and a little grubby. Text block a little grubby, minor damp stain to vertical edge affecting a few page margins. Last few pages creased.

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STORIES FROM OLD-FASHIONED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Andrew W. Tuer.
Stock no. 1329168
Published by Evelyn, Adams & Mackay. 1st 1899. Good condition.

Compiled from books for children dating from as early as 1770-1820's. Contains over 250 illustrations - woodcuts, drawings and silhouettes. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 439 pages, including index plus publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Light spotting to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated '99). Endpapers browned. Foxing and fingering and one b/w illustration very neatly coloured in. Some page edges are torn from rough opening after the binding process.

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MOTHER NATURE'S QUEER CREATURES
Written by Jane Lucas. Illustrated by Dorothy Fitchew.
Stock no. 1329167
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Mother Nature Books. Cream boards, green titles and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w plates and b/w illustrations. 64 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly foxed/browned. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly foxed on verso.

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THE GLOSTERS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A COUNTY REGIMENT
Written by Christopher Newbould; Christine Beresford.
Stock no. 1829373
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Gloucestershire Regiment was formed nearly 300 years ago, and is perhaps best known as the only regiment of the British Army which is permitted to wear its badge at the back of the cap as well as the front. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 143 pages including index. ISBN: 0750900415. Front joint pulled but binding tight. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.

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SHADE'S CHILDREN
Written by Garth Nix.
Stock no. 1329166
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Imagine a world where your fourteenth birthday is your last and where even your protector may not be trusted... Black boards, purple metallic title to spine. 345 numbered pages. ISBN: 9780007232123. Top edge of textblock is very slightly foxed/dusty. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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ABHORSEN
Written by Garth Nix.
Stock no. 1329164
Published by Collins. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An ancient evil has arisen... can Lirael defeat the Destroyer? Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0007137346. Spine slightly bumped. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty and browned. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges and is lightly foxed on verso.

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SABRIEL
Written by Garth Nix.
Stock no. 1329163
Published by Collins. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

First novel in the Old Kingdom series. White glazed boards with colour vignette. A gripping good versus evil tale. ISBN: 0007137303. Small mark to front free-endpaper. Top edge of textblock is slightly grubby. A few tiny, light marks to clear wrapper.

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