Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

8,518 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.

KATIE AND THE BIG, BRAVE BEAR
Written by Hermann Moers. Illustrated by Jozef Wilkon.
Stock no. 2138617
Published by North-South Books. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1558583971. Some light page edge browning. A few marks to covers.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

THE UN-WEDDING
Written by Babette Cole. Illustrated by Babette Cole.
Stock no. 2138616
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1st USA 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A refreshing way of discussing divorce with young children. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0679888985. Light browning to page edges.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 2138614
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 1982. Very good condition.

A Just So Story. Green pictorial glazed boards. Red endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 31 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0333341384. Spine is faded. Foxing to endpapers. Browning to page edges.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List

FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 2138613
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Circa 1960. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Kingfisher Colour Book. My First Reading Book Series. Top half inch of spine is split with some chipping. First couple and last couple of pages have quite heavy browning. Rest of illustrations internally are nice and bright.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

BEN BO'SUN
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by G.E. Shepheard.
Stock no. 2138603
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1930. Good condition.

A Little Wonder Book. A Tale of the King's Navee. 16 excellent colour plates. Colour pictorial boards, cloth spine. Decorated endpapers. 96pp. 6" x 4.75". Spine has been replaced with paper spine; original boards and contents. Some scuffing and wear to covers. Scribble to a few blank pages. Inscription in ink to prelims. Grubby marks throughout. Some page margin nicks/tears.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

MARCHEN
Written by August Strindberg. Illustrated by Thorsten Schonberg.
Stock no. 2138601
Published by Georg W. Dietrich. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

"Fairy Tales", text in gothic german script. Limited edition of 200 copies. Bound in red leather with gilt title to spine. Green silk page marker. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. Top edge gilt. Uneven fading to covers. Boards slightly scuffed, with a few marks. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean, but some browning.

Buy now for £240.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138315
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Some light wear/rubbing to cover edges. This is Copy No. 02229. Belongs to box is clean! Light foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

Buy now for £50.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES SEES TOO MUCH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138313
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Originally published by Brockhampton Press, this was the last novel completed by the author before his death. This is a Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is further Limited and contains a hand-drawn illustration to front endpaper by Skilleter. SIGNED by Illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Original hand drawn illustration to front endpaper has been protected by a loose tissue guard. Glue shadows to joints at front and rear (production error).

Buy now for £380.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES IN FRANCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138312
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Limited to 300 Copies, this edition also has an original hand drawn illustration by Skilleter to front endpaper. The first and only hardback edition. 12 stories, plus b/w illustrations. This is Copy No. 229. Tiny knock to top of spine of book and to wrapper. Pale browning to top edge of rear panel of wrapper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

Buy now for £680.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 2138308
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Originally these stories were serialised in Modern Boy between 15th of July and 7th October 1933. The first 13 stories in this edition follows that of the John Hamilton editions, with some spelling corrections. As a bonus story, the R.F.C. adventure 'The Ace of Spades' is also included in this collection. The Colour frontis and 4 half-tone illustrations from the John Hamilton editions have also been included. B/w illustrations originally printed in Modern Boy have also been included where possible. Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is further Limited to 50 copies and includes a hand drawn and coloured illustration to front endpaper by Skilleter. SIGNED by Illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Hand drawn and coloured illustration to front endpaper is protected by loose tissue-guard; illustration is lovely and bright! Colour frontis is browned. Wrapper also has some light browning. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

Buy now for £200.00 Add to Wish List

BIGGLES IN THE UNDERWORLD
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138307
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2011. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. This title was originally published by Brockhampton Press in 1968, the republished as a Green Knight Paperback during the 1970s. Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is Limited even further and contains a hand-drawn b/w sketch by illustrator to front endpaper. SIGNED by illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Original hand drawn illustration to front endpaper has been protected with a loose tissue-guard (slight browning). This copy would make a wonderful gift.

Buy now for £380.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 (FACSIMILE) - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322864
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2000. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1902836324. Copy no. 03529, complete with certificate. Slipcase is very lightly marked, original price label to rear and a small chip from the isbn label.

Buy now for £38.00 Add to Wish List