Stella & Rose's Books

THE HEAD OF KAY'S
Written by P.G. Wodehouse. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1504928
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with white titles to front cover, gilt to spine. 8 b/w plates. 280 pages plus 8 page publication list. Spine bumped and worn with a couple of tiny splits to cloth, also faded. A little bumping and wear to corners and tiny bump to bottom edge of front cover. Both covers are marked, light stain to front cover below title. Small neat ink name and address to top corner of front endpaper. Repaired tear to inside margin of contents page. A couple of hinges cracked. All plates present but two partially detached and crease to corner of plate opposite page 210. Some browning, mainly to half-title page and last page in publication list. Some foxing throughout.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1504915
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1969. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Beige boards with red titles and pictorial onlay. Small format. Colour illustrations. 34 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723206120. A little bumping to spine and corners. Crease to top corner of front cover. Covers and onlay slightly grubby. Homemade bookplate to verso of front endpaper. A few fox spots to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby and foxed.

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INLAND BIRDS OF SAUDI ARABIA
Written by Jill Silsby.
Stock no. 1607372
Published by Immel. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 160 pages. ISBN: 0907151000.

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EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF AUSTRALIA
Written by David Hollands.
Stock no. 1607370
Published by Nelson. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 212 pages. ISBN: 0170064115. Tape marks to endpapers. A few small scuffes to board edges. Contents fine.

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THE PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, AND SNIPES OF THE WORLD
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Stock no. 1607369
Published by University of Nebraska. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w plates, plus b/w illustrations. 491 pages. ISBN: 0803225539. Tape marks to endpapers. Contents are fine. Slight scuffing to edge of wrapper.

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THE KNOT SQUIRREL TIED
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1404441
Published by Collins. 10th 1955. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, red titles and picture to front. 95 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Small green pencil mark to rear endpaper. A little foxing to page edges. Light browning to some pages. Tiny ink spots to margins of pages 90 and 91. Contents otherwise are generally clean. Slight musty smell to book. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small tears. Spine is browned and the wrapper is grubby and marked. Verso is browned.

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CALICO PIE
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 1504888
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1940. Very good condition.

Small format 4.5 x 3.5". Pictorial boards show birds flying to a tree, cloth spine. B/w illustrations. A little wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned, and odd fox spot otherwise contents clean.

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KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1504887
Published by W.K. Kellogg. 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Card wraps. Pictures of jungle animals in strips which can be moved around to form peculiar creatures! A few lines of rhyme to each page. Covers creased and worn, small closed tear to top edge of front cover. Scribble to elephant's head on front cover, surface paper damage to centre of rear cover. Light marking to a couple of pages from light dampstain. Some creasing and wear. Staples rusty. All strips present. Some illustrations slightly off line.

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LMS ENGINE SHEDS THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME TWO THE MIDLAND RAILWAY
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1713624
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Includes a detailed account of each of the ex-MR depots still operating in 1947 and brief notes on sites closed prior to that date. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 258 pages. ISBN: 0906867053.

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LOOKING BACK AT STANIER LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Kevin Derrick.
Stock no. 1713615
Published by Strathwood Ltd. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781905276257.

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INDIAN SUMMER
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1607324
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

BB, in his personal Indian Summer, records his own vivid impressions of summer's end. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Exquisite scraperboard illustrations. 183 pages. ISBN: 0718123670. Address sticker to corner of front endpaper. Wrapper is edge creased and has a couple of small marks.

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RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2118022
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Inscription in ink and white label stuck to front endpaper. Odd foxspot to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased with some light edge-browning.

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