Stella & Rose's Books

THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DON QUIXOTE
Written by Eric Allen. Illustrated by David Knight.
Stock no. 1329935
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A new version of the adventures of Don Quixote of La Mancha. Cream cloth, brown title label to spine with gilt title. 168 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Wrapper is edge rubbed, slightly foxed and slightly browned.

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UNCLE REMUS OR MR. FOX, MR. RABBIT, AND MR. TERRAPIN
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by A.T. Elwes.
Stock no. 1329934
Published by George Routledge and Sons Limited. Circa 1900. Good condition.

50 b/w illustrations. Brown cloth with black titles. 248 pages plus booklist to rear. Covers are edge worn and grubby. Contents are lightly fingered and browned.

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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER AND OTHER TALES
Written by John Ruskin; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1329933
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Good condition.

Also contains: The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Ten Pieces of Gold by Mrs. Craik; The Golden Apples of Lough Erne told from traditional sources. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour plates, 4 by Rountree to the first story. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cloth covers marked. Plates all present, a couple have creased/ragged margins. Some grubby marks to contents. Hinges cracked but binding still tight.

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AIR MIDWEST: THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS
Written by I.E. Quastler.
Stock no. 1329932
Published by Airline Press Of California. 1st USA 1985. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. Black and white maps. This book is an update of the author's previous book 'Pioneer of the Third Level', which covered the history of Air Midwest from it's founding until 1980. This book extends its coverage to include May 15. 1985, the 20th anniversary of the company. ISBN: 0960255427. The joints have been pulled exposing the binding dried glue. The binding is still tight. Small nick to base of spine; some edge wear and a little creasing.

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CARTOONS & CORONETS THE GENIUS OF OSBERT LANCASTER
Written by James Knox. Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster.
Stock no. 1329926
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An unrivalled selection of illustrations from the Lancaster archive, published to coincide with the Exhibition at the Wallace Collection, London. Yellow boards, blue title to spine. 224 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780711229334. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn to spine and corners.

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RUNNING THE NUMBERS AN AMERICAN SELF-PORTRAIT
Written by Chris Jordan; Chris Bruce; Lucy R. Lippard; Paul Hawken. Illustrated by Chris Jordan.
Stock no. 1329924
Published by Museum Of Art. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Astonishing photographs revealing the devastating consequences of our culture of consumption. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 110 pages. Colour photographs. ISBN: 9780975566251. SIGNED by Jordan to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Original 'blurb' band to rear cover still present but a little browned witha small crease at one corner. Contents fine.

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A TOUR OF THE ENGLISH LAKES
Written by John Murray; Thomas Gray. Illustrated by Joseph Farington.
Stock no. 1329923
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 159 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780711232686. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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LOST GARDENS OF ENGLAND FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Kathryn Bradley-Hole.
Stock no. 1329921
Published by Aurum Press. 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 150 photographs reproduced in duotone. 192 pages. ISBN: 185410991X. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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PARLICOOT
Written by Alex W. MacLeod. Illustrated by Alex W. Macleod.
Stock no. 1329919
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

And How He Set Out to Find A Playmate. Parlicoot is a strange little creature who appears in the Dell one day looking for a Playmate. An enchanting story delightfully illustrated. 23 pages. Slightly oblong format. Foxing to cloth spine. Light scribble marks to front cover, scuff marks to rear. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Marks to front pastedown and half-title page. Contents generally clean. A nice, bright copy of a scarce little book (not as bad as it sounds!).

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1329918
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Grey/green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 12 pastoral colour plates capture the spirit of this well-loved book. B/w text illustrations. Grey/green pictorial endpapers. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine is lightly browned. Mark to front cover. Endpapers and prelims lightly browned. Name and date in ink (neat) to half title-page. Some light fingermarks to margins of first few pages. A nice copy.

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THE TYGER TRAY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329917
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A rich blend of mystery and excitement involving an Indian tray, a tiger skin and some very powerful hocus-pocus! Purple boards with gilt title to spine. B/w woodcut illustrations. ISBN: 041665830X. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. A few small, light marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly faded to spine.

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THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTORIOUS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Ross Watton.
Stock no. 1329915
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. A full description of the ship, including the armoured box hangar, and the postwar modifications, as well as an outline of her service history. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 0851775802. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of wrapper.

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