Stella & Rose's Books

ALONE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton.
Stock no. 1323472
Published by Faber and Gwyer, Ltd.. 1st 1927. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

No 4 of The Ariel Poems. White boards with black title and illustration to front. Colour frontis. Limited to 350 copies. This is copy no. 118. Covers and contents clean. Original tissue-paper dustwrapper is browned and edge chipped with quite a bit of loss.

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DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 1323471
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

A Book of Fairy Poems. Limited edition of 325 copies, cream boards with gilt titles and vignette to front cover.. Colour frontis and 2 other plates. B/w illustrations throughout. 193 pages, top edge gilt others untrimmed. SIGNED by the author to the limitation page. This is copy no. 214. Spine and corners are slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine is browned, covers are grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers and tissue-guard of frontis are browned else contents are clean.

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THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN 2
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1323470
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Do you dare to meet the world's worst children? 10 delightully dreadful tales within.... White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008259624. Minimal bumping to spine and slight bumping to top front corner. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly creased at spine and corners.

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GRANDPA'S GREAT ESCAPE
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1323468
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In his old age Grandpa has become confused. He believes he is back in World War II when he was an RAF Spitfire pilot. Only one person can understand him: his grandson Jack. Together they embark on the adventure of their lives. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007494019. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a bit creased at edges.

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ALMANACK FOR 1883
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323443
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1883. Good condition.

Cream pictorial boards, yellow cloth spine. Blue/green endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout, some full-page. 4 x 3 inches. Wear to cover edges with some loss of surface paper. Front cover is lightly faded. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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ALMANACK FOR 1927
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323442
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1927. Very good condition.

'The coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1891 Almanack, the text for the year 1927 is now inserted'. Very small format. Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. Pretty colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper.

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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323432
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1962. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has some light creasing to front flap.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323425
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small bookworm hole to top front edge of spine. Foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Name and address in red ink to front pastedown (hidden below wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is well worn with slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a horizontal tear across front panel (tape repaired on verso).

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2011
Written by Alfred Bestall; Beth Harwood. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1323419
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Cover: Rupert being held and flown by Robo. Glazed pictorial boards. 3 Bestall stories previously published and 1 new Harwood/Trotter story. No. 76. ISBN: 9781405257084. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1323418
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329330. Certificate no. 08427 enclosed. Spine slightly faded else a fine copy contained in a lightly foxed slipcase.

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1898-1998 SERVE & OBEY: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF WEST MONMOUTH SCHOOL
Written by Arthur Crane.
Stock no. 1323411
Published by West Monmouth School. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 129 pages. ISBN: 0953466809. Bumping to lower edges of front and rear boards.

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