Stella & Rose's Books

WINGS OVER THE SOMME 1916-1918
Written by G.H. Lewis.
Stock no. 2140052
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Gwilym Lewis was sent to the Somme in 1916 as a boy of eighteen only just out of school. During his service he wrote long letters to his family who preserved them. These letters have been edited by Chaz Bowyer and illustrated with b/w photos from private albums. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0718303245. Spine and a couple of cover edges are faded. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; browned.

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THE RED BARON'S LAST FLIGHT: A MYSTERY INVESTIGATED
Written by Norman Franks; Alan Bennett.
Stock no. 2140046
Published by Grub Street. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697752. Spine is a bit cocked. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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"THAT'S MY BLOODY PLANE": THE WORLD WAR I EXPERIENCE OF MAJOR CECIL MONTGOMERY-MOORE
Written by Peter Kilduff; John W. Baker.
Stock no. 2140043
Published by The Pequot Press. 1st USA 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos. As told to Peter Kilduff. ISBN: 0871060574. Blue mark to front cover. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some scuffing; chips and nicks.

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THE ADVENTURES OF HERR BABY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2140039
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1881. Almost very good condition.

Pale pink pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 171 pages, all edges stained pink. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; Browning to covers, with some other marks. Ex-Lib. with some usual markings; surface paper damage and inserts to prelims. Some foxing and margin marks.

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GREAT-UNCLE HOOT-TOOT
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; E.J. Walker; Lizzie Lawson; et al..
Stock no. 2140038
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Good condition.

Larger format. Dark blue cloth with gilt title and pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Page edge browning; some foxing; margin marks. Some page corner tips torn off (and missing) but no loss of text, margin tear to last page.

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A HOUSE TO LET
Written by Mrs. Molesworth.
Stock no. 2140036
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt title. Coloured text illustrations throughout. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping/fraying to cloth at top and tail. Marks to covers, including red marks to rear cover. Foxing to various degrees throughout.

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STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Robert Barnes; M. Ellen Edwards; W.H.C. Groome.
Stock no. 2140035
Published by Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1st 1897. Good condition.

Pictorial grey cloth. B/w illustrations throughout. 264 pages. In Illustration of the Lord's Prayer. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks and browning to covers. Some fraying to cloth in places. Foxing and browning, with some margin marks to pages.

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SWEET CONTENT
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
Stock no. 2140032
Published by Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh. 1st 1891. Good condition.

Light brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Green and yellow decorations to front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; faded to spine and edge of front cover. Some other marks to covers. Hinges are pulled in various places - so binding is starting to weaken. Foxing.

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NUMBER TWO JOY STREET
Written by A.A. Milne; Walter De La Mare; Rose Fyleman; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Alec Buckels; C.T. Nightingale; et al..
Stock no. 2140030
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls. Large format. Cream cloth with blue decorations and titles. 8 colour plates tipped-onto brown card. Packed with b/w text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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NURSE HEATHERDALE'S STORY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 2140028
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1891. Almost very good condition.

Orange decorative cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w plates. 191 pages plus 55 page publishers booklist. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Some marks, especially to rear cover. Foxing and page browning.

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THE TAPESTRY ROOM
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2140026
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1885. Good condition.

A Child's Romance. Red cloth with black vignette of girl looking behind a curtain. Black endpapers. Eight b/w illustrations by Crane, seven of which are full page. 237 pages plus catalogues. 7 x 4.5". Dated from catalogue at rear (May 1885). Spine is a bit cocked and browned; bumping and wear. Corner are bumped. Front joint is weak and cracked - can see webbing through; some hinges internally are pulled. Rear joint also a bit cracked. Page edge browning.

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MONTY WOODPIG'S CARAVAN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140014
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, green title to spine and vignette to front cover. 4 wonderful colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Monty was a Bachelor Hedgehog of settled habits but he was lonely... Some browning and brown tape glue marks to edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All colour plate are present - some browning. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; a little loss to top of spine; some grubby marks; has been strengthened with sticky tape to edges and folds to verso.

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