Stella & Rose's Books

QUIET AS MOSS
Written by Andrew Young. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330433
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Thirty-six poems chosen by Leonard Clark. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 39 numbered pages. Small mark to front edge of spine. Spine very slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Pale blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn, foed and faded to spine and folds. Small damp stains to front fold.

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AMONG US CATS
Written by W.E. Hill. Illustrated by W.E. Hill.
Stock no. 1330432
Published by Harper & Bros. 1st 1926. Good condition.

Cat conversations and illustrations in b/w. Red cloth, black title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front. Tipped in colour frontis 'Au Magazin du Chic Chat'. B/w illustrations throughout. Front joint starting to crack and hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked but binding is still tight. Grubby fingermarks to endpapers and some page margins. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby. A good copy of a scarce book.

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A NATURE LOVER'S NOTE BOOK
Written by Eric Pochin. Illustrated by John Read.
Stock no. 1330430
Published by The Brockhampton Book Co. Ltd.. 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pale brown cloth spine, cream boards with illustration to front. Brown and white text illustrations. 62 pages. Spine and corners bumped, wear to lower front corner. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean. Original price-cut glassine wrapper is browned and slightly edge chipped.

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GREEN TIDE
Written by Richard Church. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330429
Published by Country Life. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A series of essays on the theme of country life in wartime, life in the Weald of Kent. Green cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light damp stains to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is chipped with loss to spine and slightly grubby.

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WALKING WITH FANCY
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330428
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Sketches of country life. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing, mainly to textblock but does affect some page margins.

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IN THE MASTER'S GARDEN
No author listed. Illustrated by Fred Hines; et al..
Stock no. 1330427
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Circa 1890. Very good condition.

A daily companion for a month (a devotional companion). Brown cloth spine, cream boards with illustration to front. Black endpapers. Beautiful chromolithograph and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers just slightly marked. Light foxing and page browning else contnets clean. Cracking to joints with glue repair to front joint.

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A SLENDER REPUTATION
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330426
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Autobiography of the creator of Orlando the Marmalade Cat. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0723237972. Covers are slightly damp(?) spotted. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

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THE COLD MOONS
Written by Aeron Clement. Illustrated by Jill Clement.
Stock no. 1330424
Published by Kindredson Publishing. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tale of a group of badgers. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine. B/w text illustrations. 322 pages. 9 X 5.5". ISBN: 0951299808. Spine bumped. Textblock is slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with pale browning to spine.

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CRANFORD
Written by Mrs. Gaskell. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330422
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Grey and dark pink decorated endpapers. 255 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Some foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock a little dusty. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is slightly edge chipped with minimal loss and has a large tear to rear panel. There is a message from the publisher on the colophon page stating "the first impression of this edition of Cranford was published in 1940, and most of it was destroyed by enemy action".

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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330421
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Introduction by William J. Roberts. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Grey and white decorated endpapers. B/w wood engravings. 228 pages. Spine slightly bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is chipped at edges with minimal loss and some loss to top of spine. Wrapper is slightly browned to spine and rear panel edges.

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CHRISTMAS BOOKS
Written by Charles Dickens; Christopher Hibbert. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830555
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Contains: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Re-issue of 1988 edition with cream pictorial cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Burgundy endpapers. B/w illustrations. xii and 403 pages. Browning to top edge of text block (not affecting margins or contents) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
Written by Charles Dickens; Christopher Hibbert. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830553
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Re-issue of 1987 edition with cream pictorial cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Burgundy endpapers. B/w illustrations. xxii and 528 pages. Light browning to top of text block (horizontally and vertically), not affecting margins. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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