Stella & Rose's Books

FIVE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330624
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The 11th Famous Five adventure. Red boards, black lettering. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight chipping, light foxing to flaps.

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FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330623
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title to spine and authors name to front cover. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-tone text illustrations. 192 pages. Fifth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Small, faint mark to spine edge of front cover. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with minimal loss, fading to spine.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330622
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Name and address in ink to verso of front fly-leaf. Dustwrapper is worn with tear to front edge of spine and loss to top and tail of spine. Front flap of dustwrapper is detached (but still present).

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A SECOND BOOK OF NAUGHTY CHILDREN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 1330621
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Yellow covers, blue titles. Twenty-four short stories. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers are lightly browned A few foxspots to textblock. Tiny nibble to lower edges of pages 125 to 151. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears, slightly grubby and foxed and small damp stain to front edge of spine.

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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330620
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Name and address written in ink to front pastedown. '6' written in a small circle to both front pastedown and rear free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel, a few small tape repairs to verso and name and address written on verso of wrapper.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330619
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper removed, front joint cracked. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and chipped, tape repairs on verso and faded to spine. Rear panel is a bit grubby.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1330618
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners bumped. Child's name in ink in belongs to box and another name in ink to top margin of title page (also in child's hand). Price NOT cut. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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ROCKING HORSES
Written by Emma Marsden; Tony Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830849
Published by Courage Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Collector's Guide to Identifying, Buying and Enjoying Rocking Horses. Large format. Brick red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 80 pages including index. American Edition. ISBN: 1561382191. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly marked, verso is affected by damp mottling (not visible to front).

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BRISTOL AT WORK
Written by John Penny.
Stock no. 1830848
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive, highly illustrated history of Bristol's working life. Vivid accounts of lost industries and trades. Over 250 archive photographs showing every aspect of commerce and manufacturing in the city. Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 195 pages including index. ISBN: 1859833551. A few minor foxspots to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MILITARY VEHICLES
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1830847
Published by Hermes House. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

The story of over a century of development and production of the military vehicle, from the first basic trucks produced before and during World War I, through the technical advances made during the inter-war years, to the rapid development of specialized vehicles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857239532. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing, else a lovely copy.

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THE EAGLE BOOK OF CUTAWAYS
Written by L. Ashwell Wood; Denis Gifford.
Stock no. 1830846
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first book to bring together a selection of the best of the painstakingly accurate technical drawings that ran across the centre spreads of the Eagle comic for more than a decade. Oblong format. Red boards, black title to spine and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. ISBN: 0863502857. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Minor foxing and browning to top edge of text block. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed to verso (not visible to front), has a 2" closed tear to lower edge of front panel repaired to verso with clear tape, lightly scuffed.

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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS
Written by Chris Marshall.
Stock no. 1830845
Published by Blitz Editions. 1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history and specifications of over 1200 ships. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of each ship described. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1856052885. Minor spotting to top edge of text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly browned and lightly scuffed.

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