Stella & Rose's Books

ESIO TROT
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1330069
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, has a secret passion for the attractive widow, Mrs Silver. But she, alas, lavishes all her affection on another - Alfie, her pet tortoise! Mr Hoppy hatches a wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival which involves no fewer than 140 tortoises! Wonderful b/w illustrations throughout. A delight for Dahl fans. Blue boards with gilt tile to spine. 63 pages. ISBN: 0224027867. Base of spine is bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased/rubbed.

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THE SEPTEMBER BABY
Written by Noel Streatfeild.
Stock no. 1330066
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition.

A gift for the mother of a new baby and, in fact for all parents and parents-to-be. An anthology giving suggestions for names, noting the influence of the stars and listing some of the distinguished people born on each day of the month as well as information about them. B/w illustrations. Red boards with blue titles and vignettes. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Light browning to half title-page and to rear free-endpaper.

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BILLY BUNTER AND THE BLUE MAURITIUS
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1330064
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green covers, dark titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 238 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Spine faded. Small mark to front cover and rear cover slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is very edge worn and faded to spine, front panel is slightly grubby. Front panel of another wrapper has been stuck to rear pastedown of the book.

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JENNINGS ABOUNDING
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1330062
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red title to spine, top edge red. 4 b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Light fading to cover edges and some light damp staining to corners. Small red mark to rear cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Damp spot to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is damp stained at edges and is a little faded to spine.

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TAKE JENNINGS FOR INSTANCE
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1330061
Published by Collins. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jennings joins the Natural History club. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. Red boards, black title to spine. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine bumped and a few tiny dents to cover edges. Old tape marks to endpapers and half title-page and some light browning to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Slight surface paper loss (from pencil erasure) to verso of frontis. Very small annotation mark to margin of page 156. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with minimal loss at corners.

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NORTH-EASTERN BRANCH LINES PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Ken Hoole.
Stock no. 1330060
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860931897. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly edge browned.

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MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1330059
Published by HMSO. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777. Very light crease to lower corner of front cover.

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WHITE FUNNEL MAGIC
Written by Nigel Coombes.
Stock no. 1830168
Published by Twelveheads Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Story of the Campbells Excursion Trade Steamers based at Bristol. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 120 pages. ISBN: 0906294347. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards lightly marked with tiny specks, base of spine shelf-rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and spine edge at front and rear, light scuffing, rubbing to top & tail of spine, small closed tear to lower corner of front flap (no loss).

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UNIFORMS & WEAPONS OF THE CRIMEAN WAR
Written by Robert Wilkinson-Latham.
Stock no. 1830167
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A close look at the uniforms and hand weapons of all the armies involved in the Crimean war. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour illustrations. 95 pages including index. ISBN: 0713406569. Light discolouration to top edge of boards (minor). Text block browned. Some browning and small marks to margins else clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has remains of a label to front flap, and is lightly edge-creased.

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NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM SHELL GUIDE
Written by Thomas Sharp.
Stock no. 1830166
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1939. Good condition.

Metal spiral binding encased in white cloth boards with title to spine. Colour maps and b/w photos and illustrations. 54 pages. Boards grubby and marked, spine browned and worn at top & tail. Small piece of surface paper loss to front pastedown. Front endpaper missing and possibly a page after the illustrations list (not sure about this...). Light crinkling of contents to lower margins. Light page browning.

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PRINCE CHARLIE'S COUNTRY AND ITS NEIGHBOURING CLAN LANDS
Written by Donald B. MacCulloch.
Stock no. 1830165
Published by The Moray Press. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One Hundred and One Photographs with Foreword and Descriptive Notes of Scotland. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine and sivler vignette to front board. Map to endpapers. B/w photos. Boards rubbed to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is just a little grubby.

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THE KING'S BREAKFAST
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830164
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

One of the most popular poems in that most popular book 'When We Were Young' is 'The King's Breakfast,' here is has been isolated with music written especially for it. Also contains 'Feed-my-Cow' set to music. Music by Fraser-Simpson. Cloth spine, pink pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. VI and 17 pages. A few minor foxspots to boards. Endpapers browned. Joints starting to crack but the binding is still tight. A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pink pictorial dustwrapper has a large piece missing from lower front panel and is edge-worn with a few closed tears (some of which have been repaired with clear tape to verso) and small chips, a little grubby.

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