Stella & Rose's Books

BURRELL SHOWMAN'S ROAD LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Michael R. Lane.
Stock no. 1830665
Published by Model & Allied Publications. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Story of Showman's Type Road Locomotives Manufactured by Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, pull-out diagram to rear. 319 pages including index. A few small marks to boards, lower board edges have a few minor knocks. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn, spine is slightly faded and is re-inforced to verso neatly with paper, rear panel is marked.

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TOWNLIFE IN FOURTEENTH-CENTURY SCOTLAND
Written by Elizabeth Ewan.
Stock no. 1830663
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A complete picture of Scottish medieval townlife. In particular, the conditions of life, government, property-holding, trade and industry, the sense of community and the place of the burgh within the wider realm of scotland. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ix and 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0748601287. A few marks to boards. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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AN ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE HAFOD
Written by George Cumberland; Jennifer Macve; Donald Moore; Andrew Sclater. Illustrated by Thomas Jones.
Stock no. 1830662
Published by The Hafod Trust. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

At the close of the eighteenth century, the isolated Cardiganshire estate of Hafod was an essential destination for the early tourist in Wales. Its owner, Thomas Johnes (1748-1816), transformed the wild country into a paradise, practising the most advanced Picturesque landscaping of his day. An Attempt to Describe Hafod, published in 1796, provided the fullest account of the aesthetic experience of Hafod, as viewed from Johnes' extensive walks. Its author, George Cumberland, was a close friend of Johnes. This edition is produced to mark the 200th anniversary of its first publication, the original text and map are reproduced in facsimile. Also an introductory essay by Donald Moore. Cream cardwraps. B/w illustrations. viii and 50 numbered pages. ISBN: 0952794101. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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LITTLE FOLKS 7-8
Written by Mrs. Greene; Julia Goddard; et al.
Stock no. 1330509
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin. Good condition.

3/4 black leather with purple cloth covers. Volumes 7 and 8 bound together. 416 + 416 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Colour frontis for volume 8. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and marked. Some colouring (doodles to the rear of one plate and one b/w illustrations lightly coloured, there may be more that we have missed?). One page is part detached but is still present and hanging on by a 'thread'. There is foxing. Binders sticker to rear pastedown (H. Walker of Hyson Green).

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL 1888
Written by Katharine Macquoid; Rev J.G. Wood; Mrs. Molesworth; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330507
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1888. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "Puff: An Autobiography" by K.S. Macquoid. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby with browned spine. Endpapers lightly browned. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock and some page margins else contents clean.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL 1889
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Rev J.G. Wood; Katharine Macquoid; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330506
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1889. Slightly better than good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Pictorial front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is A House to Let by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers grubby with some slight bubbling to the cloth. Endpapers browned. One pages was torn out but has been reinserted with (now old) tape. Foxing to textblock.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1890
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Ascott R. Hope; Rev J.G. Wood; Harrison Weir; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330505
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1890. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is "Family Troubles" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby, spine slightly browned. Creases to both free-endpapers (and some loss at edges of front free-endpaper), both are browned. Foxing to textblock. Some slightly grubby marks to page margins else contents clean.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1892
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; Ascott R. Hope; A.F. Imlach; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330504
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1892. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Pansy's Pansy" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers browned. Some light fingering to margins and a few small margin tears else contents clean.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1891
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; Ascott R. Hope; Isla Sitwell; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330503
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1891. Fair condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Pig-Betty" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped, covers grubby and spine slightly browned. Front free-endpaper has been removed, title page has been re-inserted with old tape (which is browned and loosing its sticky properties). Title-page and rear free-endpaper are browned. A couple of page tears have been repaired with tape.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1895
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1330502
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1895. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, a few early Charles Robinson illustrations, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Mr. Old Year" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped, crease in cloth to lower front corner. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers browned. Large tear to page 57/8 which has been repaired with white stickers at margins. Some other, small margin tears and some hinges pulled. Contents still tightly bound.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1894
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al; Ascott R. Hope. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330501
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1894. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "A Long Ago Piano" by Mrs. Molesworth. Covers are edge worn and grubby, spine is browned. Some hinges pulled, joints cracked, this causes contents to be little loose but still tightly bound. There is a small hole to the centre of page 63/4 and a couple of large tears.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1893
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; G.C. France; C.S. Flint; et al..
Stock no. 1330500
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Ducks, not Geese" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly browned. Name in ink to title-page. Endpapers are browned and there is some light fingering to page margins but the contents are generally clean. There are some small margin tears at lower edges.

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