Stella & Rose's Books

RING MASTER
Written by Mark Ring; Delme Parfitt.
Stock no. 1330747
Published by Mainstream Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Incredible Story of Welsh Rugby's Clown Prince. Red cloth boards, gilt ttitle to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1845962311. Spine bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased with small tears and a barcode label to rear panel.

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ON TREK AGAIN
Written by J.B.G. Thomas.
Stock no. 1330746
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The British Rugby Lions in South Africa 1968. ISBN: 0720702364. Minimal bumping to spine. Name in ink to front pastedown (hidden by wrapper flap). Endpapers lightly and partly browned. Small brown mark to edge of prelims. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, small printed price on inside wrapper flap has been blotted out.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1990
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1330745
Published by Daily Express. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

No. 55. 70th anniversary edition. Tall 4to pictorial glazed boards - Rupert on a bench with Baby Badger and Little Yum. 99 pages. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792061. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed and slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is complete and bright.

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BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330744
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red embossed scottie dog design with black title and scottie dogs to spine. 6 colour plates. 181 pages. Spine slightly bumped and darkened. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and slightly grubby.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by David Berryman.
Stock no. 1830909
Published by Countryside Books. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thoroughly researched and action-packed book describing the history of each airfield, highlights of some of the operations carried out from them, and putting them into overall context of a country and nation at war. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9781853069499. Reprint. A nice copy.

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WILD THING: A LIFE OF PAUL GAUGUIN
Written by Sue Prideaux. Illustrated by Paul Gauguin.
Stock no. 1830908
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An original and revealing portrait of the misunderstood French Post-Impressionist artist, Paul Gauguin. Mustart paper boards, light blue title to spine. Colour photos & illustrations. XIV and 399 pages including index. ISBN: 9780571365937. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Spine is cocked. Faint stain to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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GUGLAG TO SPITFIRE: A POLISH SERVICEMAN'S FIGHT TO SURVIVE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Andrew Hubert Von Staufer.
Stock no. 1830907
Published by The History Press. 1st 2024. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In this moving tale of endurance against all odds, Andrew Hubert von Staufer traces his father's footsteps from the gulags of Siberia to flying Spitfires in air battles against the Luftwaffe. This is a remarkable account of the Second World War and its long-reaching impact. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. 287 pages. ISBN: 9781803995212. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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A SCULPTOR'S MANUAL
Written by Bainbridge Copnall.
Stock no. 1830906
Published by Pergamon Press Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An illustrated account of experiences in a number of different media with which the author has experiments, and which he has mastered or been governed by during a period of forty-five years in the field of sculputure. Short, oblong format. Bown cloth boards, purple title block with gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. ix and 266 pages including index. ISBN: 0080155774. SIGNED by the author/artist with an inscription to the front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a few small chips, strengthened to verso with brown paper, verso is very browned. Musty odour present.

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TILLY'S HOUSE
Written by Faith Jaques. Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 1830905
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tilly the wooden doll, leaves the doll's house to find her own home with the help of Edward Bear. The first picture book both written and ilustrated by Faith Jacques. Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0434944408. Title to spine lightly faded. Boards very lightly browned and very lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE SNOWMAN
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1830904
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

A little boy builds a snowman in his garden and it comes to life. The boy shows the snowman his home and in return, the snowman takes him on a magical journey. When the boy rushes into the garden to see his friend the next morning, the snowman has melted away. A story of magic and dreams. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations, a story without text. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241100046. Boards lightly browned and have been covered with protective sticky-back clear laminate. Top & tail of spine slightly worn. Contents clean.

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KING ARTHUR'S SWORD
Written by Errol Le Cain. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830903
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story suggested by the Arthurian legends but not attempting to follow them closely. Remarkable illustrations ranging from delicately romantic to startlingly dramatic, all in full colour. Errol Le Cain's first book. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout including endpapers. Unpaginated. Dustwrapper stuck to boards with clear laminate which has bobbled. Board edges rubbed. Surface paper damage to front endpaper (possible removal of tape or label). Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Contents well fingered, creased and grubby, splash marks to bottom of a few pages. Tiny closed tear to gutter edge of one page (0.75"). Binding is tight. A well-loved copy.

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THE CABBAGE PRINCESS
Written by Errol Le Cain. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830902
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a King with a very bad temper who offended a powerful enchanter. Matt colour pictorial boards. Bright colour illustrations and endpapers. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571091555. Clean pictorial boards. Minor spotting to text block and inside edge of boards. Name in ink to half-title page. Else a beautiful, clean copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly browned to spine and unevenly faded to rear panel witha few minor marks. Overall, a very nice copy.

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