Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

9,315 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.

LAVENDER LEIGH AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1321852
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition.

Number 19 - Pictorial card wraps, White spine. ISBN: 000692946X. Some rubbing to cover edges. Price on rear cover has been blotted out with small blue biro mark. Pale page edge browning.

Buy now for £24.00 Add to Wish List

BILL BADGER'S VOYAGE TO THE WORLD'S END
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1321847
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Captain Bill Badger and his friends are off on a journey to World's End, where they have been told they can have their leaky old barge made new again. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations throughout. 88 pages. Early Bird Series No. 12. ISBN: 071820171X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some light spotting to textblock. Slight evidence of erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper flaps are lightly browned else a nice, bright wrapper.

Buy now for £54.00 Add to Wish List

THE RUBY OF KISHMOOR
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Stock no. 2135904
Published by C.F. Braun & Co.. 1965. Very good condition.

Red leather spine with gilt title, marble-effect boards. 73 pages. 10 plates (including colour frontis). Spine is faded. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

Buy now for £18.00 Add to Wish List

FIONN DER HELD UND ANDERE IRISCHE SAGEN UND MARCHEN
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2135903
Published by Herder & Co.. Very good condition.

Brown cloth spine with paper title onlay to top. Text in German. Colour plates by Rackham. Title: Fionn the Hero and other Irish Sagas and Fairy Tales. Foxing; heaviest to endpapers and outer page edges; but some to pages throughout. Pencil annotation to title page.

Buy now for £48.00 Add to Wish List

JUNK, THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 2135896
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial paperboards showing puppy in dog kennel. B/w illustrations of cute little pup. Grubby marks to covers. Bumping and chipping to corners. Front joint is partially broken at top of pages; binding starting to become weak. Marks to outer page edges and page margins.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

THE BEAST OF MONSIEUR RACINE
Written by Tomi Ungerer. Illustrated by Tomi Ungerer.
Stock no. 2135895
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1st USA 1971. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Olive green cloth with black title to spine. Colour illustrations. American edition. ISBN: 0374306400. Uneven fading to cover edges. Grubby marks to endpapers. Slight musty odour; a few foxspots to pages. Wrapper is torn and chipped with a little loss; some grubby marks.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

JOHN PATRICK NORMAN McHENNESSY-THE BOY WHO WAS ALWAYS LATE
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2135892
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224025252. Bumping to spine and corners; couple of tiny chips. A few marks and some browning to covers.

Buy now for £28.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135874
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Small chips and top and tail of spine. Belongs to box is clean. NOT price-cut. Colouring contest is partially (neatly) coloured. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. The odd margin mark.

Buy now for £58.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135871
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine is damaged (split) and has been re-glued and taped; a small piece of loss; also browned. Bumping and wear to corners; some foxing to covers. Inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper and belongs to box. Price-cut. Margin loss to bottom margin of pages 51-52. Page edge browning with some foxing. Page corners are a bit creased.

Buy now for £68.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135862
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Spine is split nearly all the way up rear side; tape repair to top of spine for a good couple of inches. Scuffing to covers; some foxing; wear. Front joint is partially broken at top. Light surface paper damage to front endpaper. NOT price-cut. Some pencil annotation to contents page. Painting contest is CLEAN. Pencil scribble to Fishes puzzle at rear; some other pencil annotation. Lower margins are creased. A reading copy.

Buy now for £48.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 9 - RUPERT AND THE NEW ROSE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135861
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert and the New Rose. Also includes Rupert and the Ticking Box - 2 original Bestall stories for the series. Front cover shows Rupert holding a black and white rose. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Wear to spine, with small nicks to top and tail. Light page corner creases. Some marks to covers.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135820
Published by Daily Express. 1969. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert sitting on rock looking into stream. 1st story Rupert & the Whistlefish. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Belongs to box is clean. Price-cut. Page edge browning; a few marks to outer page edges.

Buy now for £32.00 Add to Wish List