Stella & Rose's Books

THE PRINCES' GIFTS
Written by John Yeoman. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1507572
Published by Pavilion. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A rich collection of folklore from China, Iraq, Portugal, Romania, Norway, America etc. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 92 pages. ISBN: 1857938798. Slight wear to bottom edges of covers. A couple of small indents to rear cover. Security label stuck to rear pastedown. Small blue line to margin of page 26. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge worn.

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THE HEDGEHOG FEAST
Written by Rowena Stott. Illustrated by Edith Holden.
Stock no. 1507571
Published by Michael Joseph; Webb & Bower. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Based on Edith Holden's exquisite water-colour illustrations, Rowena Stott has added the words to the paintings to make up a delightful story about the hedgehog family. Brown glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0718116933. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. All pages slightly rippled. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a faded spine. Small yellow label to front flap.

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GRETA'S DOMAIN
Written by Bessie Marchant. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
Stock no. 1407052
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Slightly better than good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine and front. 6 b/w plates. 282 pages plus 32 page book list at rear. Some bumping to spine and corners. Corners rubbed. Couple of little bumps to top and bottom of rear board. Book leans to one side. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint and some hinges badly cracked meaning binding feels loose. Marks mostly to margins of some pages. 1 plate is MISSING and one is detached.

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BARBARA IN BRITTANY
Written by E.A Gillie. Illustrated by E. Heatly.
Stock no. 1407047
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w plates. 192 pages. Bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Front endpaper is MISSING. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to half -title page which is a marked by transfer of colour from pastedown. Rear joint and several hinges cracked. A few foxspots and some grubby margin marks.

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SARAH FOR SALLY
Written by Rosaleen Whately. Illustrated by Ann Linton.
Stock no. 1407046
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Sally persuades her grandmother to tell her stories of long ago, when she was a little girl called Sarah. So these are the tales of Sarah for Sally. Pale green boards with gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 152 pages. Spine a little bumped and browned. Light browning to endpapers and prelims. Light vertical crease to front endpaper. Some foxing, mainly to prelims and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears and some creasing. Wrapper is grubby and foxed.

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CARS: THE EARLY YEARS
Written by Brian Laban.
Stock no. 1609600
Published by Konemann. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hulton Getty Picture Collection. A collection of historic, amusing or thought-provoking images. Large, oblong format. Black cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos. Captions in English, German and French. 349 pages plus index. ISBN: 3829028997. Some marks to textblock. Some offsetting of ink from facing frontis on title page. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper edge creased and worn; some fading to spine.

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CARROZZERIA TOURING
Written by Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni; Angelo Tito Anselmi.
Stock no. 1609597
Published by Autocritica. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 351 pages. Text in ITALIAN. Contents in near fine condition. Wrapper is foxed to verso.

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THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1407026
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1914. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of 500 SIGNED by Hugh Thomson. White vellum, heavily decorated with gilt. 20 beautiful tipped-in colour plates. Top edges gilt. 235pp. 12.5 x 10". A very handsome book. SIGNED by Thomson. This is copy no. 148. Bumping to spine and corners. Covers are grubby and rear cover has a couple of marks. Creasing to front endpaper and prelims including mount and tissue guard for frontis but plate itself is not affected. Browning to endpapers. Some light page browning. Light foxing mostly to prelims and page edges and some fingering. One page and last tissue guard creased. Plates all present and in very good condition.

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THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Annie R. Rentoul. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 1407025
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Very good condition.

Dedicated "to all who love fairies and have found The Little Green Road". 8 magical colour plates and 8 b/w plates, all of fairies. Pale green cloth, dark green titles and vignette to front cover. 102 pages. 10.75 x 8". Bumping to spine and corners. Spine browned. Uneven fading to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Light browning to endpapers and some internal pages. Some light foxing mostly to prelims and page edges otherwise contents are very good. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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CONTES BLANCS DE JULES LEMAITRE
Written by Jules Lemaitre. Illustrated by Henry Morin.
Stock no. 1407024
Published by Boivin & Cie, Editeurs. 1st 1924. Very good condition.

Cream cloth with gilt titles to spine and front. Coloured illustration to front cover. Patterned endpapers. Tipped in colour plates and b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. 158 pages. Text in french. 11.5" x 9". Bumping to spine and corners. Covers are grubby and marked. Small booksellers sticker to top of verso of endpaper. Couple of hinges beginning to crack. Light browning to page edges and some fingering otherwise contents are very good. Corner crease to one plate otherwise they are in fine condition.

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ENTERPRISING ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1507539
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1968. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with yellow vignette to front and full page colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. 4 x 5.5". Oblong format. ISBN: 0718200225. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tiny chips at ends of spine and folds, small tear at top of spine, rear panel grubby, mark where label has been on front flap, foxing to rear fold.

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THE POLLINATION OF FLOWERS (NN 54)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo.
Stock no. 1609579
Published by Collins. 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. ISBN: 0002195046. Price-cut wrapper is faded to spine; contained in laminate sleeve which is attached at verso.

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