Stella & Rose's Books

PEG WOFFINGTON
Written by Charles Reade. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1325899
Published by George Allen. 1st 1899. Good condition.

Large Paper Copy (one of 200 copies printed on hand-made paper). Red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and front cover. 297 numbered pages, edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to covers. Neat writing in ink to endpapers, pictures and small paper clippings stuck to endpapers, prelims and to rear fly-leaf. Browning to endpapersl. Light foxing to page margins.

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"BATTLE OF BRITAIN": THE MOVIE
Written by Robert J. Rudhall.
Stock no. 1826581
Published by Ramrod Publications. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Premiered in 1969, Battle of Britain captivated a whole new generation, this book is a rare treat for the film and aviation enthusiast alike. Directory of aircraft used & current locations; Guide to film locations; Guide to film memorabilia, First-hand interviews. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, a few colour. ISBN: 0951983296. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly bumped. A few small indentations to boards, also corresponding marks to dustwrapper. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, slightly sticky from the removal of an old label to rear panel and a small nick to spine edge of rear panel.

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STEPSISTERS FOR LORNA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1325888
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Complete and unedited. Pictorial cardwraps. 223 pages. B/w text illustrations. Part of the Wynyards School Series. ISBN: 1904417310. Minimal rubbing to cover edges, crease to lower corner of rear cover. Some light marks to textblock.

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ECHO! ECHO! ECHO!
Written by A.M. Campbell; W. Mord. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1325881
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Circa 1911. Good condition.

Noel, Mary and Teddy Bear travel to the Land of Myths in order to hear some new stories. Cloth spine. Dark red boards with red title, decoration and colour onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges worn. Fading to covers and some scuffing to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint has been repaired. Browning to free-endpapers. Some grubby fingermarks to contents.

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THE SCARECROW'S WEDDING
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1325880
Published by Alison Green Books. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Will Reginald Rake spoil the best wedding ever? Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781407144412. Dustwrapper has two publisher stickers to the front panel ("by the creators of The Gruffalo" and Free Poster on reverse of cover). A super copy of a scarce book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BRITSCHE BALLADEN
Written by Albert Verwey. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325879
Published by Van Holkema & Warendorf. 1st thus 1920. Very good condition.

Dutch edition of British Ballads, translated by Verwey. Limited edition of 550 copies. Large format. Pale grey buckram with green titles and colour onlay to front. 15 tipped-in colour plates to the contents mounted on grey card with tissue-guards (16 plates listed but May Colven is the plate featured on the front cover). 198 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Some pale page browning and some light foxing.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1910
Written by M. Bainbridge; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Percy J. Barrow; Flora Waddington; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by G.E. Robertson; A. Bauerle; et al..
Stock no. 1325877
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1910. Almost very good condition.

Copyright date is 1910. Red cloth spine with black title and decoration. Front board shows a boy and girl leaving church (girl has red and white striped socks on!). Colour plates showing scenes from the life of David. Packed full of b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Tape repairs/reinforcements to edges of covers (tape folded over onto pastedowns inside). Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Old tape mark to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins. Light foxing to textblock and some page browning. Not as bad as it sounds!

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JACKANAPES AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Illustrated by Edna Cooke.
Stock no. 1325872
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with light blue titles. 8 colour plates. 426 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spotting to covers. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with damp stain to front fold and rear panel is grubby. Loss to top of spine.

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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1325868
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An adventure story for boys. Lord Fancis Westow finds it necessary to send the famous Westow Talisman to Egypt by aeroplane... Light tan cloth, brown titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with very slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Maxwell Armfield.
Stock no. 1325867
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Children's Illustrated Classics series. Beige decorated cloth. Decorated endpapers. 8 colour plates, many b/w line drawings. 278 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Name and address ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with old tape marks to spine and corners on verso.

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THE MOST FAMOUS CAR IN THE WORLD
Written by Dave Worrall.
Stock no. 1826562
Published by Solo. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

The complete history of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951750917. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Card covers a little rubbed at corners and scufffed. Top edge of text block a little berowned and grubby. Top corners of contents (margins) and rear cover lightly creased. Contents are clean.

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CUMIN (CUMINUM CYMINUM): PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
Written by M. Kafi; M.H. Rashed Mohassel; A. Koocheki; M. Nassiri.
Stock no. 1826559
Published by Science Publications Inc.. Circa 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Cumin is a spice widely used in the medicinal, cosmetic and food industry. It is a cash crop for the dry areas of South Asia and the Middle East. This book contributes to the better understanding of different aspects of cumin including history, botany, production, ecophysiology, crop protection, genetics, economics and processing. Green glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 1578085047. Still in original shrinkwrap which is splittling along the lower edge.

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