Stella & Rose's Books

COPS AND ROBBERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1330617
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

On Christmas Eve while children sleep the scallyway robbers prowl and creep... Glazed pictorial boards. Lively colour illustrations. ISBN: 0434925012. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Indentation to top edge of rear cover. Some light/faint scoremarks to covers. Foxing throughout. A couple of hinges pulled but binding still tight.

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THE JENNINGS COMPANION
Written by Anthony Buckeridge; David Bathurst.
Stock no. 1330616
Published by Summersdale. 1st 1995. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. Fossilised fish hooks! Crystallised cheesecakes! This book is the definitive companion volume to the 25 Jennings titles that appeared between 1950 and 1995. ISBN: 1873475497. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly creased. Page edges are lightly browned and wrinkled (possibly affected by damp?). Textblock is well thumbed.

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THE MIDNIGHT HORSE
Written by Monica Edwards.
Stock no. 1330615
Published by John Goodchild. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Romney Marsh story. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 204 pages. Revised edition. ISBN: 0863910076. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight fading to base of spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and rubbed to head and tail.

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SEVEN YEARS WITH SAMANTHA
Written by Clive Ball. Illustrated by Cedric Baxter.
Stock no. 1330614
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Around the World in a Vintage Austin Seven. Packed with incidents, anecdotes and perceptive portraits. B/w photos and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 247 pages. ISBN: 0850591686. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn, sunned to spine.

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THE DEMON HEADMASTER
Written by Gillian Cross. Illustrated by Gary Rees; Mark Thomas.
Stock no. 1330613
Published by Oxford University Press. 1986. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 174 pages. B/w text illustrations by Rees, cover illustration by Thomas. ISBN: 0192714600. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Covers slightly grubby. Light page edge browning. Book leans to one side a little.

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THE CORN DOLLY
Written by Margaret Elliot. Illustrated by Colin Dunbar.
Stock no. 1330612
Published by Abelard-Schuman. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Grasshopper Book. Susan and her brother Jack find a corn dolly which has powers for good, which are tested to the utmost when the enemy struck. An unusual adventure story based on folk lore of the English countryside. Bright green boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0200723715. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Very pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed. Light fading to wrapper spine.

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THE MYSTERY AT THE CHALET SCHOOL WITH ROBIN HEEDS THE CALL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Sheena Wilkinson; Susanne Brownlie.
Stock no. 1330611
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2014. Very good condition.

Mystery At was originally published in "The Chalet Book For Girls" (1947) and Robin Heeds is a novella about when Robin realises she has to answer God's call to be a nun. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations to Mystery At. ISBN: 9781847451804. Minimal creasing to corners and light rubbing to edges. A couple of tiny marks to textblock. Some page corner tips lightly creased.

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RUN AWAY HOME
Written by Elinor Lyon. Illustrated by Elinor Lyon.
Stock no. 1330610
Published by Fidra Books. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Originally published in 1953 by Hodder & Stoughton. Cream cardwraps. 199 pages. ISBN: 9781906123048. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Tiny indentation to lower edge of textblock. A few page corner tips lightly creased. A super copy.

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BOURNEMOUTH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION (COUNTRY RAILWAY ROUTES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830836
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

This beautiful and interesting length of rural railway has always been relegated to a small section in books on the Somerset & Dorset line. This book is fully illustrated, together with the early station at Poole and long lamented terminus at Bournemouth West. Old tickets, timetables and maps add flavour to this generous helping of steaming through nostalgia. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520460. Boards a litte scuffed, old price-label to rear board. Contents clean.

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BATH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830835
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

One of the most loved railways in Britain, the Somerset & Dorset line had unique features and a special charm. This album recaptures its spirit in the attractive and varied landscape of the Mendip Hills. Tickets, timetables and old maps add to the unplublished photographs of this very exceptional route. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520606. Boards a little edge-worn at corners and are lightly scuffed, old price-label to rear board. A few small foxspots to half-title page else contents clean.

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BALLOONS AT WAR: GASBAGS, FLYING BOMBS & COLD WAR SECRETS
Written by John Christopher.
Stock no. 1830834
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Barrage balloons helped prevent incursions by enemy aircraft and new, ingenious uses were found for balloons, including dropping bombs, destroying enemy aircraft, espionage and other clandestine operations. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0752429957. A lovely copy.

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CRANHAM: THE HISTORY OF A COTSWOLD VILLAGE
Written by Cranham Local History Society.
Stock no. 1830833
Published by Cranham Local History Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Rearched and written by members of the Cranham Local History Society. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xii and 308 pages including subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0953633926. Foxing to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Boards clean. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed with a tiny closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss).

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