Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

288 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.

BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1323913
Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press. 1947. Good condition.

Red boards, front covers shows biplane flying over Oslo. 6 b/w full-page illustrations. Spine is split at top and tail. A few light foxspots and a small mark to lower edges of textblock else contents clean.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1323883
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 214 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Browning to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby to rear panel which also has two large stains. Last title listed on rear panel is Biggles in the Cruise of the Condor.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323879
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped, is grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

Buy now for £18.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323878
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed and cloth slightly grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with some loss and very grubby to spine and rear panel.

Buy now for £25.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323874
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock.

Buy now for £14.00 Add to Wish List

ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323872
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. No illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby.

Buy now for £15.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323869
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light fingering to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with some ink writing to rear panel and a small tear/hole to centre of spine.

Buy now for £45.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES' CHINESE PUZZLE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323864
Published by The Children's Book Club. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some marking to rear cover. Front joint is broken with front free-endpaper and frontis MISSING. Number in ink to front pastedown (1021). First gathering of pages is loose but still attached. Dustwrapper is well worn and grubby with som loss to spine and edges.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323850
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Light fingermarks to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and creased and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.

Buy now for £25.00 Add to Wish List

DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1323790
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. Green text block. 8 b/w plates. 383 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Ink address stamp on the front free-endpaper has been partially erased. Heavy fox spots throughout.

Buy now for £14.00 Add to Wish List

MENHARDOC
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 1323787
Published by Blackie & Son. Circa 1888. Almost very good condition.

A story of Cornish nets and mines. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. vii + 352 pages + 48 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few spots to covers. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also effecting the page margins.

Buy now for £34.00 Add to Wish List

WHEN BEATTY KEPT THE SEAS
Written by Frank H. Shaw. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1323785
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1917. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates. 312 pages. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's heavy pencil inscription to front pastedown. Vertical crease to centre of front free-endpaper. Foxing. One plate is loose but all still present.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List