Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

62 stock records found. Did you know that you can now search our sold stock? Look for the 'sold stock' filter at the bottom of the filter options.

THE WEST INDIES
Written by John Henderson. Illustrated by A.S. Forrest.
Stock no. 2137139
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Cerulean blue cloth with attractive sailing ship, crab and sun vignettes. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. 74 tissue-guarded colour plates. Top edge gilt. Index and booklist to rear that lists books later than 1905. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine and edges are browned; a few nicks to cloth to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Frontis is MISSING! Tape marks to tissue-guard of plate opposite page 104. Some light foxing and browning. Assumed reprint from books listed in booklist to rear.

Buy now for £68.00 Add to Wish List

NAPLES
Written by Sybil Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Augustine Fitzgerald.
Stock no. 2137138
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 80 tissue-guarded colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; darkening to spine. Crease to bottom corner on rear cover. Joints are a little cracked. Some browning and foxing. Smal, patch surface paper damage to front endpaper. Stains to plate margins and lower textblock.

Buy now for £70.00 Add to Wish List

GREECE
Written by J.A. McClymont. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 2137137
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Navy blue pictorial cloth showing Greek ships. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. Booklist to rear with latest books listed first published in 1906. Possible first variation or very early reprint going from the books listed to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Base of spine is damaged; chipped with some fraying and a little loss of cloth. Scuffing to covers. Joints are pulled. Some light foxing. A little browning to plates.

Buy now for £90.00 Add to Wish List

THE STONES OF ITALY
Written by C.T.G. Formilli. Illustrated by C.T.G. Formilli.
Stock no. 2137128
Published by A. & C. Black. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. 32 colour plates. A. & C. Black Colour Book. Bumping to cover edges and corners. Some grubby marks. Large fox spots throughout. All plates present.

Buy now for £25.00 Add to Wish List

THE TOWER OF LONDON
Written by Arthur Poyser. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 2137123
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding plan of the Tower. Booklist to rear (shiny). Possible variant first/early edition, as booklist to rear lists books published 1908. Spine is browned with couple of splits to top. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. A few grubby margin marks. All plates present.

Buy now for £35.00 Add to Wish List

THE HOMES OF TENNYSON
Written by Arthur Paterson. Illustrated by Helen Allingham.
Stock no. 2137119
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1906. Good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles and gilt, pink and green decorations. Top edge gilt. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. 7/6 series. Black's Beautiful Books booklist to rear (4 sides). Some books to booklist were published 1906. Spine is faded. Some marks to covers. Bumping. Fraying to cloth at base of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Front joint is a bit cracked. Page browning and heavy foxing. Newspaper clipping stuck opposite page 53. Tissue guard is torn to plate page opposite page 56.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

MIDDLESEX
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 2137118
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1907. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt titles and sabre vignette to front cover and spine. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. Top edge gilt. Folding map to rear. A & C Black Colour 7s 6d Series. Black's Beautiful Books Booklist to rear (4 sides). Possible first variant or early reprint, but has booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Browning to spine. Some foxing and browning. Plate opposite page 28 is slightly ragged. Grubby margin marks. Margin marks plate opposite page 94. Some hinges are cracked.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

LAUSANNE
Written by Francis Gribble. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137080
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Maroon/burgundy cloth with gilt titles and small decorations. 20 colour plates. Top edge gilt. A & C Black 7/6 Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing to covers. Joints are a bit cracked. Front endpaper is detached, but loosely inserted; has triangle of loss. Browning throughout. All plates present.

Buy now for £25.00 Add to Wish List

MONTREUX
Written by Francis Gribble. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137077
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and small decorations. 20 colour plates. Top edge gilt. A few marks to covers. Page edge browning; light foxing. All plates present.

Buy now for £35.00 Add to Wish List

CORNWALL
Written by G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by G.F. Nicholls.
Stock no. 2137075
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Blue-grey cloth. Dark titles to spine and front cover. 24 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d series. Spine is browned with bumping and wear. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper which has small margin tear and creasing to corner. Page edge browning. Margin browning to plate pages. Some fingering to margins.

Buy now for £15.00 Add to Wish List

WILLIAM CALLOW R.W.S., F.R.G.S.
Written by William Callow; H.M. Cundall.
Stock no. 2137057
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

An Autobiography. Green cloth with gilt title to spine, black title to front cover and red/brown decorations. Edited by Cundall. A. & C. Black 7/6 series. Spine is browned. Corners are bumped. Cracking to joints. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

Buy now for £18.00 Add to Wish List

WINCHESTER
Written by Telford Varley. Illustrated by Wilfrid Ball.
Stock no. 2137056
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1910. Good condition.

24 tissue-guarded colour plates. 2000 copies printed. Top edge gilt. Blue cloth, gilt titles and coat of arms to front cover. A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. Covers are heavily marked and faded. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some pages internally. Some plate pages are starting to become detached. A reading copy.

Buy now for £15.00 Add to Wish List