Stella & Rose's Books

THE AVENUE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129432
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Bumping and browning to top and tail of spine. Brown tape marks to endpapers. Small amount of margin loss to page 179. Wrapper is edge-chipped, with a little loss to top of spine.

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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 2129423
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Very good condition.

Lovely decorated lilac cloth covers, gilt titles. 25 exquisite tipped-in colour plates and other b/w text illustrations. 195 pages. 10.75 x 8 inches. Spine and rear cover have faded from lilac to grey. Red and black marks to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Odd margin mark. All plates present. Plates in fine condition!

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BILLY BUNTER BUTTS IN
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 2129410
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 234 pages plus adverts to rear. Damp staining to early pages (including frontis). Corner tip of title page has been torn off. Foxing. Wrapper is dulled and grubby to spine, with edge-creasing and chipping; minimal loss; tape repairs to verso.

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RICHARD AND THE GOLDEN HORSE SHOE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129405
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and very edges of covers are faded. Brown sticky tape marks to endpapers. Page edge browning. Wrapper is creased with some closed tears and chips; a little loss.

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THE SERENDIPITY SHOP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2129403
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 205 pages. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Top and tail of spine are faded; some browning to cover edges. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped; with loss to top and tail of spine and surrounding areas; sticky tape repairs; some to verso, but some visible to edges of wrapper.

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BILLY BUNTER THE BOLD
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1317687
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Blue boards, dark blue titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine browned. Some slight surface paper loss to pastedowns (from removal of small pieces of tape). Some titles unerlined on reverse of half-title page. Foxing throughout.

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PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Written by Roger Messenger; Jerry Ventre.
Stock no. 1817311
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive treatment of photovoltaic energy production, emphasizing system design along with performance prediction and evaluation. Green glazed boards. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0849320178. Spine bumped. Name in ink to top margin of title-page.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1932
No author listed.
Stock no. 1817304
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1932. Slightly better than very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour, sepia and b/w photos. Front shows John Boles and Evelyn Laye in "One Heavenly Night". Slight loss of surface paper to top of rear spine edge. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Glassine dustwrapper with title printed is in two halves and worn with loss.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1817300
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Light creasing to covers and scuffing/rubbing to spine. Top & Tail of spine worn with slight loss. NOT price-cut. Name in belongs to box. Harsh vertical crease from top to tail of page 33/34 which is starting to tear from lower edge (binding error). Small closed tear to lower margin of page 35/36. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE WONDERFUL CARPET AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1317643
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition.

My Third Nature Book. Green pictorial cloth. Two-tone illustrations. 12 stories. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A couple of worn patches to rear cover. A couple of small margin tears and some corner creases.

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EXCAVATIONS AT EL-ASHMUNEIN II THE TEMPLE AREA
Written by A.J. Spencer.
Stock no. 1817239
Published by British Museum Publications. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Very large format. British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt. A full publication of the excavations carried out between 1980 and 1985 in the temple area at El-Ashmunein. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0714109509. Some surface paper damage where free front endpaper stuck to front pastedown and was prised apart (not immediately noticeable). Contents clean. White dustwrapper is marked and slightly grubby.

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ENGLAND'S CONSTABLE
Written by Joseph Darracott; John Constable. Illustrated by John Constable.
Stock no. 2129376
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Life and Letters of John Constable. Grey cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. Onlay to front cover showing signs of wrinkling. Pictorial slip case is very good, with some light wear.

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