Stella & Rose's Books

SHAG THE CARIBOU (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827754
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. A story founded on facts about Caribou and their habitats. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers lightly browned and scuffed, corners rubbed, base of spine worn and split, top of spine starting to split. Text block browned. Contents a little creased, browned, some grubby margin marks. Overall a decent copy of a scarce item.

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THE CONJUROR'S BOX
Written by Ann Lawrence. Illustrated by Brian Alldridge.
Stock no. 1327469
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A strange and exciting story full of colour, magic and humour. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 190 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722668066. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and rear spine edge.

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THE RAVEN
Written by Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1827753
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Small format (11.5 x 8.25cm). Black silk covers with gilt titles. Engravings by Tute. Very slight fading to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is rubbed at corners and scuffed (VG).

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PETER THE PANDA
Written by Patience Powell.
Stock no. 1827752
Published by Perry Colour Books Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Peekobook. Very small format. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Undated. Boards rubbed and worn at corners. Contents creased. Staples rusty.

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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS THE TRUTH ABOUT MAL, KENNY & ME
Written by Alan Carter.
Stock no. 1327468
Published by Retro Speedway. 1st 2011. Very good condition.

An astonishinly frank autobiography from the motocycle racing sensation. Cardwraps. 320 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955934063. Covers edge rubbed. Some light score marks to textblock else contents clean.

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ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF BATTLE
Written by Harold James.
Stock no. 1327467
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Behind Japanese lines with Wingate's Chindits Burma 1943. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 250 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863327982. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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HURRAH FOR MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1827751
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Small oblong format strip book. Pictorial card wraps with red front cover and red linen spine. Rear cover has b/w illustration of Mary Mouse looking at notice board which has 8 Mary Mouse titles on it, from 'Dolls' House' to Hurrah'. 124 red and black illustrations. Light staple rust marks showing to front of spine. Very minor surface paper loss to lower edge of front cover (due to rubbing). Rear cover is browned and a bit grubby. Text block browned. Contents clean. Overall a nice copy.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1327466
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication on title-page. Covers edge rubbed. Remains of a small label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE GREEK MYTHS
Written by Robert Graves; Kenneth Mcleish. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1827750
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark brown leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial boards. Attractive two-tone colour illustrations. Originally published in two volumes, this is the combined edition. Introduced and edited by McLeish. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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SELECTED POEMS AND PROSE
Written by Gerard Manley Hopkins; Ruth Padel. Illustrated by Elizabeth Magill.
Stock no. 1827749
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Ruth Padel. Square format; silver/grey cloth with onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at open edges and is scuffed (VG).

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A HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Steven Runciman.
Stock no. 1827748
Published by Folio Society. 1994. Very good condition.

Contains: The First Crusade; The Kingdom of Acre; The Kingdom of Jerusalem. Light brown boards with blue and gold decoration. Colour plates. Second printing. Light browning and minor foxing to text block of all three volumes. Else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little browned, lightly faded to bottom edge.

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TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.
Stock no. 1827747
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth, elaborate gilt decoration. Pictorial endpapers. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded at open edges and has a couple of grubby marks (VG).

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