Stella & Rose's Books

JERRY THE STORY OF AN EXMOOR PONY
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328179
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black title to spine. B/w drawings. 160 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Page browning and slight foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has a few edge tears and some old tape marks on verso.

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THE BURIED RING
Written by Amy Le Feuvre.
Stock no. 1328178
Published by Pickering & Inglis. Circa 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Crystal Series. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn/torn with slight loss.

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DIDCOT TO SWINDON (WESTERN MAIN LINES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1828450
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Western Main Lines series. Including the Faringdon and Highworth Branches. Blue & green glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1901706842. Boards bright. Old price-label to rear board. Printing imprint to title page. Else contents clean.

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WAR IN SHANGRI-LA: A MEMOIR OF CIVIL WAR IN LAOS
Written by Mervyn Brown.
Stock no. 1828448
Published by The Radcliffe Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mervyn Brown and his time as deputy to the British Ambassador in the 1960s. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1860647359. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has slight surface paper loss at top of spine.

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DRAWINGS OF BRITISH PLANTS PARTS I - XXIX
Written by Stella Ross-Craig. Illustrated by Stella Ross-Craig.
Stock no. 1828445
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. Very good condition.

A run of parts I to XXIX. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations of flowering plants that occur naturally in the British Isles. An almost complete run of 29 volumes, parts 30 & 31 missing. Volume I is a first edition, 1948... Volume XXIX is a first edition 1972. Almost all copies covered in clear laminate, some of the older copies have tape to spine (under the clear laminate). Covers are browned. Neat name in ink to top of front covers. Front endpapers have a small, neat identification number. A few hinges are pulled. Contents are otherwise clean.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 5 - TALES OF THE TOYS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 1328163
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Almost very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Some foxing and page creasing.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1328162
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1943. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. More adventures of the naughtiest girl in the school. Spine bumped with faded patches and a damp stain at base. Date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and page margins.

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RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH OF IRELAND
Written by Alan Gailey.
Stock no. 1828444
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of Irish traditional houses to set the field evidence in the context of historical documentation over a major part of Ireland. Discusses constructional and typological aspects as well as exploration of the social-historical background and semiotic interpretations. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0859760987. From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on the history of architecture. Includes letter for permission to review from the Ancient Monuments Society and handwritten two sided review sheet. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Small patch of slight discolouration to front board. A little foxing to text block. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little creased and lightly scuffed.

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THE ADVENTURES OF KING MIDAS
Written by Lynne Reid Banks. Illustrated by George Him.
Stock no. 1828442
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1976. Almost very good condition.

An extension of the old legend of the greedy, dissatisfied king who wished for, and to his sorrow received, the magic 'golden touch'. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460067524. Spine slightly cocked, base of spine rubbed. Light scuffing to rear board. Front endpaper a little grubby. Some foxing throughout, heavy at times.

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A HISTORY OF CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE VOLUME 2
Written by Harold Kalman.
Stock no. 1828441
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed and comprehensive study of Canadian architecture. A rich panorama, describing a vast range of Canadian building, from the dwellings of the native peoples and the first settlers to buildings of the recent past and present day. The second of a two volume set. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0195411609. Light fading to spine and spine edge of covers. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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MAN WITH THREE FINGERS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Michael Whittlesea.
Stock no. 1328151
Published by Newnes. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This exciting and fast-moving story is the 16th adventure of the Lone Piners once more set against the background of the Shropshire hills. Green covers, gilt titles and Lone Pine vignette. Maps to endpapers. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. Spine is very slightly bumped. Pale foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and just a tiny bit grubby to white rear panel.

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A HISTORY OF CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE VOLUME 1
Written by Harold Kalman.
Stock no. 1828432
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed and comprehensive study of Canadian architecture. A rich panorama, describing a vast range of Canadian building, from the dwellings of the native peoples and the first settlers to buildings of the recent past and present day. The first volume of a two volume set. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0195411595. Light scuff marks to covers. Light vertical reading crease to spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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