Stella & Rose's Books

ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 2135987
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. ISBN: 9780007267378. SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. This is Copy No. 86. Has plain white (not pictorial) 'jacket' over book. Slip case is near fine - a few small threads to edges.

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VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Eleanor Bron. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1822993
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Eleanor Bron. Blue pictorial cloth with silver title to spine. 352 pages. Full-page b/w illustrations. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE CORAL ISLAND
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 2135124
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Children's Illustrated Classics Series. Beige and green decorated cloth. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Damp staining to top edges of pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with chips and nicks; some uneven fading.

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ALISON'S ISLAND ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1320709
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1954. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine slightly bumped, light rubbing to spine and corners. Book leans to one side a little. Foxing to textblock. Small brown mark to top margins of some pages.

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ANNE OF THE ISLAND
Written by L.M. Montgomery.
Stock no. 1320116
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1936. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and floral decorations to spine. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Faint foxing to spine. Book leans to one side. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is torn with slight loss, rear panel is in two pieces. Old tape repairs on verso have dried and browned.

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THE POPPER ISLAND REBELS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319784
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 46. Includes Magnet issue nos. 1374 to 1382. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Individual titles include: The Bunking of Billy Bunter; Backing up Bunter; Bunter the Dodger; In Open Revolt; The Island Schoolboys; The No-Surrender Cricketers; The Secret of the Old Oak; Fish's Fearful Fix; The Rebels at Bay. ISBN: 0703001035. Minimal bumping and fading to cover edges. Pale page browning. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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WIGWAM ISLAND
Written by Elinore Havers. Illustrated by Phyllis Ladyman.
Stock no. 1319041
Published by Country Life. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of the four Conways and two Westwood boys. Brown boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Front free-endpapers have been replaced. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is worn with loss to spine and corners and heavily foxed on verso (showing through on panels a little).

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THE WAR IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS THEN AND NOW
Written by Winston G. Ramsey.
Stock no. 1819016
Published by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd.. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 254 pages. ISBN: 0900913223. Second impression. Light mottling to boards.

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MUSSOLINI'S GREEK ISLAND: FASCISM AND THE ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF SYROS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Sheila Lecoeur.
Stock no. 1818600
Published by Tauris Academic Studies. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781845116705. Light scuffing to dustwrapper and clear tape remains to verso (not noticeable to front).

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ROBINSON CRUSOE CORAL ISLAND TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Daniel Defoe; R.M. Ballantyne; Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by John Harcourt Finnie; J.E. Sutcliffe; Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1318496
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth, gilt title to spine. Three volumes in one. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Pencil writing (name and address) to front free-endpaper. Endpapers slightly browned, textblock slightly grubby.

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HEALTH RESORTS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
Written by Neville Wood.
Stock no. 1818173
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 2nd 1919. Good condition.

Second Edition. Health resorts and progress in Hydrology of the time. Cloth boards. B/w plates. xvi and 253 pages including index. Boards scuffed, title to spine faded, corners worn and bumped. Previous owner's 'ex libris' label to front pastedown (small). Browning to text block and a few margin marks. Hinges pulled but binding tight. All plates present.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S DESERT ISLAND
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 1318243
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1907. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Large, oblong format. Wonderful colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and scuffed, stain to spine edge of front cover where colour has seeped from cloth. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper (dated 1907). Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint is cracked (between endpaper and title-page). Contents are foxed and slightly grubby. A nice copy overall.

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