Stella & Rose's Books

THE WILD CHERRY
Written by Diana Ross. Illustrated by Gri.
Stock no. 1325819
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories. Orange cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight darkening to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly marked, faded to spine and front edges.

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CREATURES THAT WALK
Written by June Morton. Illustrated by Winifred Vaizey.
Stock no. 1325818
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peeps at Nature for Little Folk. Pale brown covers with dark green titles and vignette. Colour frontis and illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, minimal loss to spine and corners, and foxed on verso.

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THE IRON TONIC
Written by Edward Gorey. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 1325817
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Or A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley. Oblong format, 5 x 8.5". Pictorial mustard boards with black titles. B/w illustrations. Minimal text. ISBN: 0747556458. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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MY BROTHER'S BOOK
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1325814
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's final expression of longing to be reunited with his dead brother, Jack. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007509164. Bumping to lower corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed and lightly grubby to rear panel.

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THE RIVER BOY
Written by Theresa Whistler. Illustrated by Theresa Whistler.
Stock no. 1325812
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a boy who meets his own reflection and explores with him the countryside of an enchanted river. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 154 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to spine, light stain to lower corner of front cover. Endpapers lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby. Price has been torn from front flap with piece of front panel also missing.

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ERNEST THE BRAVE AND THE TOYTOWN MYSTERY
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman; Betty Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1325811
Published by Oldbourne Press. Circa 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Two stories in one volume. Ernest the Policeman climbs to the top of the Magician's Tower in the first, and in the second the Mayor's statue is mysteriously painted green! Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of Larry the Lamb and his friends throughout. 7.5 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Toytown Series Book 1. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Name in ink in belongs to box. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby with slight loss to top of spine.

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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.

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CHUCKLES
Written by Jessie Pope. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1826484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover showing kitten and puppy. Blue cloth spine. Colour plates and two-tone illustrations throughout. Minimal text in verse below pictures. Board edges rubbed and worn. Boards grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. A few margin marks. All plates present. Musty odour present.

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BAYERLEIN: THE DENAZIFICATION TRIAL OF ROMMEL'S CHIEF-OF-STAFF, AND PANZER LEHR DIVISION COMMANDER, GENERALLEUTNANT FRITZ BAYERLEIN
Written by P.A. Spayd; Nicole Insanally.
Stock no. 1826473
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The fourth and final book in the complete series on the life of Rommel's former Chief of Staff, and the commander of the elite Panzer Lehr Division, Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein. This volume covers his trial by the Denaizfication Tribunal conducted in September 1947. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780764339547. A nice copy.

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TOMB OF THE PANZERWAFFE: THE DEFEAT OF THE 6TH SS PANZER ARMY IN HUNGARY 1945
Written by Alexei Isaev; Maksim Kolomiets.
Stock no. 1826463
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The major defeat suffered by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS is described and analyzed using data from both Soviet and German archives. Operation Spring Awakening and the preceding Konrad offensives. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781909982161. A nice copy.

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PICKETT'S CHARGE: THE LAST ATTACK AT GETTYSBURG
Written by Earl J. Hess.
Stock no. 1826455
Published by University Of North Carolina Press. Circa 2001. Very good condition.

Definitive history of the most famous military action of the American Civil War. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9780807871294. Covers lightly rubbed at corners. Text block just a little grubby. Else contents clean.

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DUBNO 1941: THE GREATEST TANK BATTLE OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Alexei Isaev; Kevin Bridge.
Stock no. 1826451
Published by Helion & Company. 1st thus 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated by Kevin Bridge. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781911628439. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Minor mark to top of text block. Light creasing to top rear corner of covers and last few pages. Contents clean.

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