Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 23 - RUPERT AND THE SNOW SPORTS
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330584
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Snow Sports. Also includes Rupert And The Vanishing Pet. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Some light fingering to margins else contents clean.

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THE BEST OF BB AN ANTHOLOGY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330583
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of extracts from all BB's adult books and a few extracts from his timeless children's books as well. Accompanied by the superb scraperboard illustrations of the author. Grey boards, black title to spine. 277 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0718125649. Spine bumped. Some light browning to cover edges. Books leans to one side a little. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1330582
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight rubbing to edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little browned to spine.

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NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1330581
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A super copy contained in publishers original pictorial slipcase which is lightly foxed on top edge and slightly rubbed on open edges.

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THE CHILDREN'S LIFE OF CHRIST
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330580
Published by Methuen. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Peach cloth with white titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock, also affecting page margins and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly foxed.

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THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1330579
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1974. Good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402402. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Small mark to rear cover. Some light fingermarks and foxspots to contents. Tally 370 to rear cover.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1949
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330578
Published by Daily Express. 1949. Fair condition.

Last Rupert annual issued in card wraps - Rupert carol singing. 1st story Rupert & Ninky. 120 pages. 9.5x7 ins. Lower half of backstrip is missing. Covers creased and edge rubbed. Tear to inner margin of rear cover. Biro marking to RUP of the title on front cover. Neat name to top and tail of last puzzle page. Belongs to box completed with heavy biro and biro spots to same page. Price NOT cut. Page corner tips lightly creased. Textblock is slightly grubby but otherwise contents are generally clean.

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THE BARSETSHIRE CHRONICLES (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Anthony Trollope. Illustrated by Alexy Pendle.
Stock no. 1208979
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Very good condition.

Two sets of 3 volumes. B/w illustrations. Titles are: The Warden; Doctor Thorne; Barchester Towers; The Last Chronicle of Barset; The Small House at Allington; Framley Parsonage. Second printing. Tiny piece of surface paper loss to vertical edge of front board of The Small House at Allington. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which are shelf-scuffed.

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CLASSIC SHORT STORIES (3 VOLUMES) ENGLISH, RUSSIAN & AMERICAN
Written by Alexander Pushkin; Washington Irving; Mrs. Gaskell; et al. Illustrated by Rod Waters; Paul Gulla; Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1208978
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Very good condition.

Three volume set, each volume bound in different colour cloth. B/w illustrations. Second printing. English Short Stories has slightly faded spine and light bleaching to spine (not immediately obvious). Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with some shelf-scuffing.

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COLLECTED SHORT STORIES (4 VOLUMES)
Written by W. Somerset Maugham; Simon Raven. Illustrated by Christopher Brown.
Stock no. 1208977
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

4 volumes. Introduced by Simon Raven. Pictorial boards in pastel colours. B/w illustrations. Spines very slightly faded (only noticeable when out of the box). A few minor foxspots to spines. Pink volume is lightly crushed at top of spine. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1208976
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A few minor foxspots to spines else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few scuffs.

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THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by C.V. Wedgwood.
Stock no. 1208975
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Titles are: The Trial of Charles I; The King's Peace 1637-1641; The King's War 1641-1647. Colour plates. Pictorial cloth with black title label and gilt title to spine. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

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