Stella & Rose's Books

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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POSTER TO POSTER RAILWAY JOURNEYS IN ART VOLUME 3: THE MIDLANDS AND WALES
Written by Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1830901
Published by Jdf & Associates Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A mixture of documentary reference, geographic study, historical view and artists review using the central theme of posters. View the wonderful poster images issued bye the Pre-grouping companies, through the era of the 'Big Four', then the British Railway period and into the age of Intercity and Contemporary posters. Large oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour railway poster art throughout. xii and 208 pages. ISBN: 9780956209245. Minor knock to top of spine nad lower board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pixtorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, rear panel depicts Tintern Abbey.

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MRS. FOX'S WEDDING
Written by Brothers Grimm; Sara Corrin; Stephen Corrin. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830899
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

A very sweet teling of a lady fox with many tails who is a widow. She soon finds herself facing many suitors, most of whom she rejects, until finally she finds one who reminds her of her late husband. As well as being a lovely story there are beautiful illustrations. Adapted from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Re-told by Sara and Stephen Corrin. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571114571. Spine faded. Small nick to top rear edge of spine. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean.

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THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Written by Barbara Hazen. Illustrated by Tomi Ungerer.
Stock no. 1830898
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

More than anything in the world Humboldt wants to be a magician. His master, a famous sorcerer, teaches him witchcraft and wizardry, but also makes him clean the castle! So when Humboldt finds the secret book, Complete Magic Spells and Incantations, the first thing he looks for is a spell to magic the housework away! Large format. Black pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0416080804. Boards are covered with clear sticky-backed laminate, spine is cocked. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents are clean. Musty odour present.

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WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1830897
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

A graphic account of one ordinary couple's attempt to stand firm in the face of nuclear annihilation. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Story related in cartoon script. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241107210. Boards lightly scuffed. Small name & address label to front pastedown. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean.

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HOW RABBIT STOLE THE FIRE
Written by Joanna Troughton. Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 1830896
Published by Blackie. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

As the leaves fall from the trees and the wind blows colder, the animals wish they had fire to keep them warm. But only the Sky People living high in the mountains have fire, and they guard it jealously. Rabbit has a plan, however: he makes a special resin-covered headdress, tricks the Sky People and steals some fire. A North American Indian folk tale. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0216907071. Spine faded else boards clean. Old price label to rear board. Endpapers browned. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents are clean.

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TORTOISE'S DREAM (FOLK-TALES OF THE WORLD)
Written by Joanna Troughton. Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 1830895
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.; Peter Bedrick Books. 1st USA 1986. Very good condition.

Tortoise dreams of a miraculous tree, bearing all the fruits of the earth - but who will be clever enough to find it? A folk-tale from the Bantu people of Africa. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0872260399. Spine lightly faded. A few minor scuffs to board edges. Name in black pencil to front pastedown. Contents clean and bright. Musty odour present.

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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 4: SANDGROUSE TO CUCKOOS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Richard Allen; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1830894
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 679 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334229. A few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few light scuffs else very clean in appearance. Overall, a lovely copy.

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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2: NEW WORLD VULTURES TO GUINEAFOWL
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Francesc Jutglar; Lluis Sanz; et al..
Stock no. 1830893
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour plates and photos throughout. 638 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334156. Top of spine bumped, top & tail fo spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of small marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and lower front corner is a little grubby and creased. Overall, a very nice copy.

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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 16: TANAGERS TO NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; Chris Rose; et al..
Stock no. 1830892
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 893 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9788496553781. Very light scuff to front board, lower corner of front board lightly bumped. Text block very slightly grubby, top edge has a few minor foxspots. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bumped corner. Includes laminated Index of Passerines, loosely inserted. Overall, a very nice copy.

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