Stella & Rose's Books

THE BIOLOGY OF THE CRYPTIC FAUNA OF FORESTS
Written by R.F. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1809530
Published by A.A. Balkema. 1st 1953. Good condition.

With Special Reference to the Indigenous Forests of South Africa. B/w photos and illustrations. 408 pages including index. 'L' in green biro to top of spine. Top rear edge of spine split for 1.5". Joints cracked but binding tight. Tippex to front pastedown. Previous owner's embossed stamp to front endpaper. Front hinge at title page split. Contents clean.

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MISS MOUSE AND HER BOYS
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1605976
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1897. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Corners bumped, some wear and splitting to spine. Spine scuffed with some fading of gilt. Joints cracked, inscription to front pastedown. One plate MISSING. One plate has been coloured.

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A HISTORY OF FRANCE
Written by Mrs. Markham.
Stock no. 1605970
Published by John Murray. 1859. Good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. "For The Use Of Young Persons". Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers scuffed. Partial splitting of joint at frontis. Rear joint cracked. Contents very good. Some corner creasing.

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THE YOUNGEST ANNUAL
No author listed. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Jack Orr; Lilian A. Govey; J.M. Rickard; et al..
Stock no. 1313654
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy in a toy car with girl sat on the bonnet waving to the reader. First story "The Rabbity Ruffikins Family". Colour plates plus b/w illustrations to text. 144 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few light spots to covers and some light rubbing at edges. Old price (75p) in black biro to front pastedown. Some grubby fingermarks but contents generally clean.

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NOAH'S ARK
Written by Jasper Dimond. Illustrated by Jasper Dimond.
Stock no. 1313650
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

A book and press-out model. Large oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241109663. Spine and corners slightly bumped. The book originally came in a slipcase but this is missing. Contents are fine and unused.

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BABY'S OWN ANNUAL 1953
No author listed.
Stock no. 1313640
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1953. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Nursery rhymes, ABC, reading primer. Covers are grubby, edge rubbed and creased at corners. Price NOT cut. Page corner tips creased throughout. Staples rusty. Grubby fingermarks to page edges.

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ARTISTS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GAUTIER DEBLONDE
Written by Mel Gooding. Illustrated by Gautier Deblonde.
Stock no. 1605941
Published by Tate Gallery. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Photographs by Gautier Deblonde. With an essay by Mel Gooding. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854372912. Sticky remains from label to front cover.

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LIABILITY FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
Written by G. Granville Slack.
Stock no. 1605937
Published by Butterworth & Co. (publishers) Ltd. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Being the National Service Acts, 1939-1941, the Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts, 1939-1940, and Regulations and Orders thereunder, and all other relevant Acts and Regulations. 355 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Pocket Supplement MISSING. Front joint pulled, spine cocked.

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POSTCARDS FROM DETROIT: REMEMBERING FORMULA 1 IN THE MOTOR CITY
Written by Roger Hart.
Stock no. 1605923
Published by David Bull Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Capturing the uniquely American atmosphere of the Detroit Grand Prix and a bygone era in Formula 1 racing. Roger Hart's compelling b/w photographs and accompanying recollections convey the relaxed camaraderie among drivers and a sense of fun that is hard to imagine in today's more intense paddock area. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 1893618722. A lovely copy.

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TRACKRAT: MEMOIR OF A FAN
Written by Bob Englehart.
Stock no. 1605899
Published by Bob Englehart. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

What compels a young man or woman to spend ungodly amounts of time and money driving a racecar every weekend at the local track, risking life and limb at 150 miles per hour, entertaining friends and total strangers? The author felt he had to find out after witnessing the tragic wreck that killed Boston-area driver Shane Hammond at Thompson International Speedway. Trackrat explores a slice of American culture, the short track racing obsession and how the author became a fan. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 244 pages. ISBN: 9781491065402. Slight grubbiness to lower edge of text block else contents clean.

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THE CUCKOO TREE
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1402899
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dido Twite and Captain Hughes set out from Chichester Harbour with urgent dispatches for London. Their coach overturns in the middle of nowhere leading Dido to become involved in some 'havey cavey goings in' with smugglers, witches, kidnappers and treasonous pirates. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illus. 251 pages. ISBN: 0224005146. Spine and corners bumped. Ex -Library with stamps to front and rear endpapers. Textblock edge a little grubby but contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn. Spine is darkened.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1402893
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name label and handwritten date to belongs to box. Light foxing to prelims and endpapers. Small mark to bottom edge of text block. Still has original wrap-around band to book which is slightly faded to spine. Copy no. 07987.

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