Stella & Rose's Books

THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Henrietta Merriman; Phyllis I. Norris; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325125
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing two girls at a fence looking at lambs. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "A Good Word for Captain Bob" by Merriman. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, two small white spots to front cover. Partially erased inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by George Surrey; J.H. Ambrose; R.C. Barnard; et al. Illustrated by W. Bryce Hamilton; Conrad H. Leigh; Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1325123
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing two girls beside a lake - one looking out of binoculars. Dalmation dog is laid on grass beside them. First story is Grizzy's Clump by Surrey. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some foxing to contents, heavy to textblock.

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MARKING THE HOURS ENGLISH PEOPLE AND THEIR PRAYERS 1240-1570
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1325120
Published by Yale University Press. 1st PB 2011. Very good condition.

A richly illustrated book discussing the Book of Hours. Black cardwraps. 201 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300170580. Spine faded with some fading to front edge too. Corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325109
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red textured boards with black title to spine. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Colour frontis. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to white spine and rear panel, large tear across front panel has been neatly repaired on verso (so hardly noticeable on front now).

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1325107
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator to Limited Edition page. This is marked 'Complimentary' (doesn't have a number). Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of nicks to top of spine; some edge-wear.

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ONE MAN ONE ROD THE ART OF CLASSIC SPLIT CANE
Written by David Petty.
Stock no. 1325106
Published by Dave Watson Solutions Ltd. 1st 2020. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 195 pages. ISBN: 9781916093522.

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CAVE BABY
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Emily Gravett.
Stock no. 1325104
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to every page. ISBN: 9780230743083. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and has a small nick to rear edge of spine.

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MICHAEL FOREMAN'S MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie; Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1325102
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Iona Opie. Blue oblong boards with gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744507758. SIGNED by the artist to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fingermarks to prelims else a clean copy. Price-cut wrapper is slightly faded to spine and ever so slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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THE MOTOR CAR
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325101
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

A small, shaped book. 13 pages told in verse how a group of children take a motor car. Heavy vertical crease to front cover. Covers rubbed and otherwise lightly creased. Child's name and address in heavy pencil inside front cover. Centre pages are detached but still present. Some grubby marks to pages (small ink splodge to one page).

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THE SPORTSMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1325099
Published by The Country Library. 1940. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The essence of the English countryside captured in text and superb wood-engravings and sepia plates. 7 etchings by BB, 5 drawings by G.D.Armour and chapter tail-pieces by BB. 237 pages. Green cloth, yellow title to spine. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is worn and marked with damp stains to spine and loss to spine and corners.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 8TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Harold Markham; Major J.T. Gorman; et al. Illustrated by K.W. Coales; Ellis Silas; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1325097
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1926. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, spine shows totem pole and front shows two scouts on a bouy. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations and plates. First poem is The Shining of the Sun by Markham. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby, some fading to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock. Small sticker to top margin of page 97 ("April 14 to 19. Easter. House Parties. Worthing & Bexhill").

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Olaf Baker; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Alfred Sindall; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325090
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title and rugby player vignette. Front board shows cowboy on horseback. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. First story "Prairie Boy" by Baker. Covers are slightly edge worn. Spine a bit grubby. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some foxing & grubby fingermarks to contents. Hinge pulled between half-title page and frontis. One plate half detached.

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