Stella & Rose's Books

NEVER A DULL MOMENT AT SUPERMARINE: A PERSONAL HISTORY
Written by Denis Le P. Webb.
Stock no. 1324732
Published by J&kh Publishing. 1st 2001. Almost very good condition.

Tracing the subtle changes of management style throughout the author's service in the Company from 1926-1970. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 295 pages. ISBN: 1900511738. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front joint cracked. Some fingering to textblock but contents generally clean.

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WILLIAM THE FILM STAR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324725
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Formerly entitled William and the Evacuees. Red boards, black title label to spine. Vignette to front cover. 160 pages. Abridged edition. Ninth impression (cheap edition). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout and light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to spine and rear panel.

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JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324722
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title label to spine. Small vignette of boys head to front board. B/w frontis piece and text illustrations. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fifth impression. Spine bumped. Some foxspots and contents browned throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and grubby to rear panel.

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WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324717
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1958. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Formerly entitled 'William and A.R.P.'. Red boards with title to spine with black background. Black vignette of William's head to front cover. B/w frontis and text illustrations. 252 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and worn with small splits to top and tail of spine. Cover edges worn. Evidence of library labels being removed from front endpapers and erasure of an ink stamp to title-page. Endpapers have been replaced and hinges reinforce. Contents are well browned and fingered with some small margin tears. Some hinges cracked. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some felt-tip pen marks to margins. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with only slight loss to top of spine. SOLD WITH ALL FAULTS (no returns).

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WILLIAM AND THE SPACE ANIMAL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324715
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front. B/w illustrations. 158 pages. Abridged Impression. Third impression (cheap edition). Spine very slightly bumped. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge browned and slightly edge rubbed but complete.

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HEMMED IN: A TALE OF THE WESTERN SOUDAN
Written by A.F. Mockler-Ferryman. Illustrated by John Jellicoe.
Stock no. 1324701
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Green cloth with vignette to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. 10 b/w plates. 301 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to corners. Prize plate to front pastedown. Slight fingering to margins and some light foxing else contents clean.

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JACK LOCKE
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1324699
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1888. Very good condition.

A tale of the War and the Wave. Green pictorial cloth with gilt title-blocks. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some foxing else contents clean.

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DORA: A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Written by May Baldwin. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1324698
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue vignettes and titles. 6 b/w plates. 319 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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FOOD FOR POWDER
Written by D.H. Parry. Illustrated by G.C. Glover.
Stock no. 1324696
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

A tale of the Light Dragoons. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Chromolithograph frontis plus b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Name plate to front pastedown. A few hinges pulled. Browning to contents otherwise clean.

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THE SPORTS CAR: DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
Written by John Stanford. Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 1825007
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

101 b/w illustrations which include 36 whole page drawings by John Dunscombe, presenting an historical panorama of sports cars through more than half a century. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and steering-wheel vignette to front board. B/w photos and illustrations. 224 pages including index. Second impression. Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Some minor foxing/browning mainly to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, worn at corners, large closed tear to rear panel, tape repairs to edges.

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WRECK OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE
Written by Robert Leighton. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn.
Stock no. 1324695
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1894. Good condition.

The Story of a North Sea Fisher-Boy. Grey pictorial cloth with picture of a fisherman to front and spine. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages plus 32 page book catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. Endpapers partly browned.

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ALF FRANCIS: RACING MECHANIC
Written by Alf Francis; Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 1825006
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1958. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

His own story as told to and written by Peter Lewis. B/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 336 pages including index. Reprint. Light fading to top edge of spine. Text block and endpapers browned and foxed. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Some minor foxing to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and repaired with tape, faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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