Stella & Rose's Books

WOBBLE THE WITCH CAT
Written by Mary Calhoun. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 1330485
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1960. Good condition.

Burgundy spine, pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Covers are edge rubbed, slightly bumped to spine and corners. The front endpapers are a little messy with previous inscriptions and pencil marks. Endpapers lightly foxed. Some light page browning to the white pages (some of the pages are black). A decent copy of this scarce book.

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NAPPER TANDY: THE STORY OF A GOOD CAT BY HIS FRIEND ARGOS
Written by Hazel Brill Jackson. Illustrated by Hazel Brill Jackson.
Stock no. 1330484
Published by Hazel Brill Jackson. 1962. Very good condition.

Burgundy cardwraps with gilt title and vignettes to front cover, small gilt vignette to rear cover. B/w illustrations throughout. SIGNED by the author to colophon page and also to dedication page (this copy dedicated to Una(?)). This is copy no. 9. Covers are edge worn with slight fading and a couple of small tears. Staples are rusty (the lower one has partially broken away on the outside of the book). Minimal foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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LOUIS WAIN
Written by Brian Reade. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1330483
Published by HMSO. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition.

Oblong format, purple card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. An essay written some time between 1947 and 1951 but not accepted for publication. The essay is presented alongside a Louis Wain Exhibition held in the Victoria and Albert Museum during December and January 1972-73. The text of 1947-51 was slightly revised in 1959. This edition of the text has been corrected, and altered but is substantially as it was in 1951. ISBN: 090148654X. Slight rubbing to corners. Slight browning to cover edges. Light page browning else contents clean.

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THE TALE OF MR. TOD
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208907
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Light brown boards and lettering. Pictorial onlay of Mr. Tod to front cover. 93 numbered pages. 5.5 x 4.25". The dedication page states William Francis (instead of Francis William) which denotes a 1st printing. Some slight wear to spine which has been professionally restored (only visible on close inspection). Some light fingering to margins and some very light foxing else contents are generally clean. A couple of small marks to covers and some very slight wear to lower corner of rear cover. A nice copy of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GOLF BOBBY JONES "FLICKER" No. 11C OUT THE ROUGH AND PUTT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830632
Published by Flicker Productions Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Flicker Book No. 11c. Orange Card wraps. Very small format, 7cm x 5cm. Sepia photos showing Jones in action as you flick through the book. Copyright Reserved, Harrods Ltd to spine. Staples rusted and stains around staples to covers. Rear cover marked. Contents clean.

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GOLF BOBBY JONES "FLICKER" No. 11B BRASSIE AND IRON
Written by Bobby Jones.
Stock no. 1830631
Published by Flicker Productions Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Flicker Book No. 11b. Orange card wraps. Very small format, 7cm x 5cm. Sepia photos showing Jones in action as you flick through the book. Copyright Reserved, Harrods Ltd to spine. Covers lightly browned. Staple binding is rusty and stain from rust shows on covers. Covers lightly creased through use. Contents clean.

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THE GREY GENTLEMEN
Written by Michael Ende.
Stock no. 1830630
Published by Burke Publishing Company Ltd.. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fantasy novel about the concept of time and how it is used by humans in modern societies. Originally published in German in 1973. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text in brown and illustrations brown & white. 238 pages. ISBN: 0222003677. Spine lightly rubbed and worn. Text block browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, worn at top & tail of spine with 1" split at tail. Overall, a very nice copy of an unusual title.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
Written by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Jim Kay.
Stock no. 1830626
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Circa 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware. Large format. Fully illustsrated edition by Kate Greenaway Medal winner, Jim Kay. Large format. Orange cloth boards, metallic green title to spine, orange ribbon page marker. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations. 258 pages. ISBN: 9781408845653. Second printing. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge with very light scuffing to rear panel.

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WEE WILLIE WINKIE NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1830624
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A book of nursery rhymes illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler. One rhyme and colour picture to accompany it per page. First rhyme is Rub-A-Dub-Dub. Cloth spine, green pictorial paper boards with Wee Willie Winkie clasping a lantern to front and Little Bo-Peep to rear board. Not paginated. Board edges rubbed, corners worn. Spine faded and rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Some finger creasing and marks to contents. Some foxing to gutters (minor).

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THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS
Written by Joseph Conrad; Richard Woodman. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830620
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

A novel. Introduction by Richard Woodman. Blue pictorial cloth. 351 pages. B/w illustrations. 351 pages. Minor foxing to text block and top edge of text block is a little grubby. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few faint marks to rear board.

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CHANCE: A TALE IN TWO PARTS
Written by Joseph Conrad; Malcolm Bradbury. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830619
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. Introduced by Malcolm Bradbury. Dark blue, black and silver pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. Top edge of text block a little grubby else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed and has a small watermark to one open edge.

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MADAME BOVARY
Written by Gustave Flaubert. Illustrated by Grau Sala.
Stock no. 1830618
Published by Folio Society. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. Second folio edition with fully revised text and pictorial binding. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Dry-point illustrations. 331 pages. Minor foxing to text block and a little grubbiness to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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