Stella & Rose's Books

DUCK ON A POND
Written by Barbara Willard. Illustrated by Mary Rose Hardy.
Stock no. 1330476
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Tim and Janie rescue a duck from the common pond. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. Vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light stain to base of spine (affecting spine edges of covers). Endpapers partly browned. Small mark to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso.

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TORTY OF WOODEND
Written by Fred J. Speakman. Illustrated by Jill Gaze.
Stock no. 1330475
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Brown mottled boards, silver titles. 93 pages. Story about a very old and wise tortoise. A few b/w drawings to text. ISBN: 0071351731. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Light browning to front free-endpaper and some light foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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THE FESTIVAL OF CATVILLE
Written by Charles Griffiths.
Stock no. 1330474
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards, silver title to spine and seagull vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Mr. Marmalade, one of the cleverest cats in Catville and owner of the Marmalade Milk Bar, organises a festival. Spine bumped. Child's name in green felt-tip pen and red ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned and foxed throughout. Price-cut wrapper is a little edge worn.

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TOLKIEN'S HOBBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Alan Lee; John Howe; Pauline Baynes; et al..
Stock no. 1330472
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

A book of 20 postcards. Oblong cardwraps. ISBN: 0261183512. Unused. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers. Tiny scratch to centre of front cover.

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A SLENDER REPUTATION
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330469
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Autobiography of the creator of Orlando the Marmalade Cat. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0723237972. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn.

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AND ANOTHER THING...
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 1330468
Published by Michael Joseph; The Penguin Group. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy part Six of Three. An Englishman's continuing search through space and time for a decent cup of tea! Black boards, silver title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 359 numbered pages. ISBN: 9780718155148. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Foxing and page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE WOODEN HORSE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley.
Stock no. 1330467
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black title to spine and border to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers browned and foxed. Foxing to textblock. A few small marks to page margins.

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TIBBY OF THE ORANGE FUNNEL LINE
Written by Kaye Fox. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 1330465
Published by The R.T.S. Office. Circa 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of how Tibby saved the ship, and of how she saved her friend Ginger (the bell boy to whom she belonged) from disgrace. Green cloth with black titles and black illustration to front cover. 227 pages. Colour frontis, b/w chapter headers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly torn, rear panel is a little grubby.

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UNDERCOVER CAT
Written by The Gordons.
Stock no. 1330463
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1st US 1963. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The lighthearted story of the cat who became and FBI informant. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. 180 pages. Covers are damp stained. Endpapers are lightly browned and foxed. A couple of small marks to top edge of front free-endpaper. Musty smell to contents else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to top of spine, rear panel is a ltitle grubby.

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MISS EMMA OF DUSTBIN ALLEY
Written by Isobel St. Vincent. Illustrated by Helen Haywood.
Stock no. 1330462
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Miss Emma was a maiden lady cat who had made a delightful home for herself in a dustbin. Pale blue boards, red titles. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 80 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Faint vertical score mark to spine edge of rear cover and light (damp?) stain to fore-edge of rear cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Musty smell to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut (with 'new' price sticker above) and is a bit grubby. Dustwrapper is edge worn and has tape repairs on verso

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BIRL THE STORY OF A CAT
Written by Alexander M. Frey. Illustrated by Hans Fischer.
Stock no. 1330461
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue cloth, red titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 108 pages. A story about a cat with character. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight/faint damp stain to top edge of front cover. Musty smell to contents else clean. Price-cut wrpaper is edge worn and browned to spine.

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THE MIRROR OF THE SEA AND A PERSONAL RECORD
Written by Joseph Conrad; Jeffrey Meyers. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830603
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Jeffrey Meyers. A novel. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine, blocked design to front board. B/w illustrations. 311 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks and is lightly scuffed.

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