Stella & Rose's Books

THE SIGN ON ROSIE'S DOOR
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1330040
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. Circa 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780060287955. 11th printing of this edition. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. One lower page corner is creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1330038
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1938. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to spine. Name and date in ink in belongs to box (partially faded). Foxing, otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/worn with small tears at corners, slightly larger tear to top front corner by spine (2"). Rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE DANDY BOOK 1968
No author listed.
Stock no. 1330037
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1968. Very good condition.

Covers show Korky as Santa Claus and mice up to mischief. Black glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Laminate to spine edges is cracked. Some pencil initials(?) erased to front free-endpaper. Light musty smell to contents else clean.

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TO DRAW A LONG LINE
Written by C.E. Johnson.
Stock no. 1330036
Published by Bookmarque Publishing. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's days with a British sports & Grand Prix racing car maker Connaught. Connaught hold the honour and the distinction of being the first-ever all-British car to win a Grand Prix with a British Driver. Since that day in 1955, British GP teams have never looked back - yet just two years later, Connaught folded through lack of finance. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 202 pages including index. ISBN: 1870519043. Spine and corners bumped. Some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Pale browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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CROSSWORD BOOK 1
Written by Norman Pritchard. Illustrated by Lynn N. Grundy.
Stock no. 1330035
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series S812. Yellow pictorial paperwraps. Bright colour pictures. Crosswords to complete throughout. ISBN: 0721406491. Small green crayon mark to front cover. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Light foxing to covers. Approximately half of the puzzles have been completed with heavy pencil. A scarce item.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green. Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1330034
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 30th 1981. Very good condition.

Observer book No. 11. Laminate boards. 30th edition. Describing 142 aircrafts with 247 illustrations. Small format. Glazed pictorial boards. Some light browning to spine and covers. Very pale browning to endpapers and textblock. A tiny mark affects the page edges of a few pages.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green. Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1330032
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 10th 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No.11. Tenth Edition. Describing 150 aircraft with 272 illustrations. Small format. Pale blue boards with dark blue titles. Minimal bumping to spine and some very slight fading to base of spine. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge rubbed and is slightly sunned to spine.

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DAVID TENIERS DE JONGE: SCHILDERIJEN . TEKENINGEN
Written by Margret Klinge. Illustrated by David Teniers.
Stock no. 1830157
Published by Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts 11 May - 1 September 1991. Text in Dutch. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 335 pages. ISBN: 9053490175. Covers lightly edge-rubbed and lightly creased. Vertical crease to spine (reading wear). A few light marks to prelims but contents generally clean.

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THE NATURE OF WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by G.H. Green; Brett Westwood; Brian Adlam. Illustrated by R.M. Bishop; Brett Westwood.
Stock no. 1830154
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Wildlife and Ecology of the Old County of Worcestershire. Limited Edition with list of subscribers to rear. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w and colour photos. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0860234878. Lengthy inscription in ink to top margin of half-title page. Otherwise, a nice, clean copy in a very nice dustjacket. This is copy 168 of a limited edition.

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THE FATAL SHORE: A HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS TO AUSTRALIA 1787-1868
Written by Robert Hughes.
Stock no. 1830153
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

The epic of Australia's founding. Orange pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Endpapers are maps. A few colour illustrations. xxv and 643 pages including index. Top edge organge. Slight fading to spine (not obvious). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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PORSCHE 911 STORY
Written by Paul Frere.
Stock no. 1830151
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 5th 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Fifth Edition, Updated and Expanded. The Porsche 911, one of the world's most coveted high-performance sports cars, has earned itself a place among that special breed of cars that are classics during their own production lifespan. This book traces the evolution of the 911. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. 350 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605022. Musty odour present. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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HIT & RUN: DARING AIR ATTACKS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Robert Jackson.
Stock no. 1830149
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book describes some fo the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding successes and sosme were unmitigated disasters. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 202 pages including index. ISBN: 184415162X. A lovely copy.

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