Stella & Rose's Books

SALLY SCATTERBRAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Betty Ladler.
Stock no. 1328461
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with minimal loss at spine and corners.

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THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328459
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story for the young in heart. Cream boards, red titles. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. 255 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fourth printing. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased but leaves impressions of the writing. Two page corner tips are slightly creased. One hinge is slightly cracked. Some foxing to front endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and creased, faded to spine with some loss at top.

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DIMSIE MOVES UP AGAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1328458
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and motif of the letter D to front cover. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, light brown stain to lower edge of spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a bit marked.

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SNAIL AND THE PENNITHORNES
Written by Barbara Willard. Illustrated by Geoffrey S. Fletcher.
Stock no. 1328457
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, cream title to spine and snail vignette to front cover. Excellent b/w text illustrations. 182 pages. 8" x 5.5". Minimal bumping to spine. Light crease to lower corner of page 53/4. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine with minimal loss at top.

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POEMS
Written by Dorothy Frances Gurney.
Stock no. 1828626
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

White spine with title block. Blue/grey paper boards. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed and uncut. xiii and 111 pages. SIGNED by the author with a gift inscription to her husband on the free front endpaper. Spine browned, title label peeling just a little. Boards browned and mark to rear board. Corners a little worn. Some foxing present throughout. Some pages unopened. Overall a decent working copy.

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THE NEW POLY-OLBION: TOPOGRAPHICAL EXCURSIONS
Written by Andrew Young.
Stock no. 1828622
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Andrew Young is well known not only as a poet of unquestioned stature but also as a weriter with a great love for the British countryside. In this book, he takes us on a leisurely, affectionate journey through an England that is rapidly disappearing. A gently, lyrical guide to pastoral Britain, written in prose with the vision of a poet. Small format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 95 pages. Text block foxed with some foxing bleeding on to the margins (minor). Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE TRAVELLER'S HANDBOOK FOR NORMANDY & BRITTANY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828621
Published by Thos. Cook and Son. 1914. Almost very good condition.

Dark red cloth, gilt titles. Folding colour map of Normandy and Brittany to front, b/w maps and plans, some folding. Cook's Guide. viii and 288 pages including index plus 68 pages of advertisments to rear. Spine rubbed at front & rear edge, text block grubby. Endpapers browned. Small piece of loss to top corner of front endpaper. Writing in ink to rear endpapers. A few grubby & age related marks present. All maps present. Some hinges pulled. Overall, a nice working copy.

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AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES
Written by Willis J. Abbot.
Stock no. 1828620
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1st 1918. Good condition.

The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Green pictorial endpapers. 8 colour plates plus 100 b/w other illustrations and plates. xiv and 388 pages including index plus publisher ads to rear. Spine worn at top & tail with fraying, a few holes to front edge, faded. Boards a little marked. Lower rear corner of board worn. Text block browned. Joints pulled. A little pencil annotation to contents. A few marks to contents. Hinges a little pulled but binding is tight. Sold with all faults, a good reading copy.

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THE ART OF THE FIRST FLEET & OTHER EARLY AUSTRALIAN DRAWINGS
Written by Bernard Smith; Alwyne Wheeler.
Stock no. 1828619
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Smith & Wheeler. In 1788, the First Fleet landed in New South Wales, and European settlement in Australia began. Among those on board the eleven ships of the fleet were artists who recorded their impressions of the land, its indigenous people, its flora and fauna, and incidents or events which they considered significant. This volume contains many little-known works of art from the voyage and from the early years of settlement. Large format. Pale grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0300041187. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, mainly to front panel.

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WINDSWEPT: LIFE, NATURE AND DEEP TIME IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Written by Annie Worsley.
Stock no. 1828616
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author trades a busy life in academia to take on a croft on the west coast of Scotland. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour photos. 284 pages. ISBN: 9780008278373. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little worn with surface paper loss to lower front corner (very minor) and just lightly scuffed.

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THE ROAD: A STORY OF ROMANS AND WAYS TO THE PAST
Written by Christopher Hadley.
Stock no. 1828615
Published by William Collins. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look. A mesmerising journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 9780008356699. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few tiny closed tears, a little scuffed.

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MATILDA: HER LIFE AND LEGACY
Written by Joyce Stevens Smith; Joyce Savidge.
Stock no. 1828611
Published by Matilda And War Memorial Hospital. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of Matilda L. Sharp and the hospital she founded in Hong Kong. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 166 pages. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Top edge of text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, slightly faded to spine, stained to rear panel. There is a second dustwrapper beneath the outer which is clean.

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