Stella & Rose's Books

ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1829363
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE MONSTER GARDEN
Written by Vivien Alcock.
Stock no. 1329156
Published by Methuen. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Frances Stein - Frankie for short accquires some living tissue from the genetic engineering laboratory...she never imagined that her experiment would be so successful. ISBN: 041609192X. Spine slightly bumped. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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EGYPT REVEALED: ARTIST-TRAVELLERS IN AN ANTIQUE LAND
Written by T.G.H. James.
Stock no. 1829362
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Elaborate blue pictorial cloth in Egyptian design. Colour & b/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at lower edge.

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SKALLAGRIGG
Written by William Horwood.
Stock no. 1329152
Published by Viking. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A quest to find the truth of Skallagrigg, whoever or whatever it is. Blue boards with silver titles to spine. 572 pages. ISBN: 0670801321. Spine slightly bumped. Address and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

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THE 13 CLOCKS
Written by James Thurber. Illustrated by Marc Simont.
Stock no. 1329151
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, fairy tale or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three"! Burgandy boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrated endpapers. Large colour text illustrations. 124 pages. 8.5" x 5.5". Spine slightly bumped. Some foxspots and light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped and a little grubby to rear panel.

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ITALIAN CITIES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1829357
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition.

Three volume set: Venice; Florence; and Rome. Bound in full moire silk with gilt titles to spine and vignettes to front. Colour & b/w photos. Spines are very lightly browned else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split to either side of top but still firm, also worn to top & tail of spine, a few scuff marks (VG-).

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HEATHER HILL
Written by Elleston Trevor. Illustrated by David Williams.
Stock no. 1329150
Published by Gerald G. Swann Ltd.. 1st 1946. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A story of the animals who live in the Deep Wood. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading (damp?) to cover edges. Damp staining to endpapers. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with some loss. Name in ink to top edge of front panel. Large tear to rear panel which is also slightly grubby.

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FARAWAY LOOK ONE
Written by Peter Scott; Philippa Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329149
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. B/w illustrations. A natural history book for children. SIGNED by the authors to half title-page. Foxing to contents, heavy foxing to wrapper flaps and verso of wrapper. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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FARAWAY LOOK TWO
Written by Peter Scott; Philippa Scott.
Stock no. 1329148
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book tells of Peter and Philippa's travels and of the animals and birds they met in the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Panama and the Galapagos Islands. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photo illus throughout. 120 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to contents and to dustwrapper. Wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE STONOR EAGLES
Written by William Horwood.
Stock no. 1329146
Published by Country Life Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An extraordinary series of sculptures and paintings by a renowned artist are brought together at an exhibition in New York. This event compels the artist to reveal the true story of their creation. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 555 pages. ISBN: 0600368289. Slight bumping/rubbing to spine ends. Light foxing/fingering to textblock. In a nice, bright dustwrapper.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1957
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329145
Published by Daily Express. 1957. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert in air balloon with springs. 1st story is Rupert & the Crackerjack. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Minimal bumping to corners. Spine bumped and slightly worn at top and tail. Evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Name, address and date in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Colouring contest page and puzzle pages untouched. Slight grubbiness to page edges else contents clean.

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THE WEE LITTLE FLEA CIRCUS
Written by Dan Witkowski. Illustrated by Nathan Jarvis.
Stock no. 1329144
Published by Abracadazzle. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

American Edition. Glazed pictorial boards. This books contains 3-dimensional stage, a fabulous family of silly flea-circus puppets. To go with an amusing story that the kids will love. ISBN: 0679876987. Complete and unused.

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