Stella & Rose's Books

THE RELUCTANT DRAGON
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1312776
Published by Holt Rinehart & Winston. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Limited edition of 350 copies containing a reproduction of a specially commissioned pen and ink drawing. Brown cloth spine, green cloth covers. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0030641626. SIGNED by the artist to limitation page, this is copy no. 349. Contents fine. There is a small mark to top of rear cover. Contained in original brown slipcase and also original cardboard box (which is very slightly grubby/worn). A lovely copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GAMMON AND SPINACH
Written by John Brymer. Illustrated by Stewart Orr.
Stock no. 1312737
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Verses with accompanying colour illustrations. Large oblong format. Beige pictorial boards with green cloth spine. Covers edges worn, spine a little bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Some fingermarks to page margins and a couple of small page edge tears.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1109456
Published by Daily Express. 1950. Very good condition.

Annual format returns to hardback with this issue but is much thinner than earlier hardbacks. Pictorial boards - Rupert riding a huge seashell. 1st story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. 120 pages. 10x7 ins. Spine slightly cocked. Corners worn. Small foxspots to boards. Spine browned and has a 1" split to top rear edge. Small patch of surface paper loss to front board just above the 'RT' of 'Rupert'. Name in belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Closed repaired tear to lower margin of page 63 (very neat and no loss). Rupert's Garden Puzzle faintly completed. Contents are clean.

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GENETIC CLASSIFICATION OF GLACIGENIC DEPOSITS
Written by R.P. Goldthwait; C.L. Matsch.
Stock no. 1710874
Published by A.A. Balkema. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial Boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9061916941. Tape marks to endpapers.

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MARVIN K. MOONEY WILL YOU PLEASE GO NOW!
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1312545
Published by Random House. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Bright & Early Series. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0394824903. Spine and corners bumped with a couple of small splits to base of spine. Inscription in blue biro to front pastedown. Very pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper ($2.50 printed price on front flap) is edge creased and torn with some slight loss and a few light marks.

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TEN SONGS FROM CHILD WHISPERS
Written by Enid Blyton; Sydney Twinn.
Stock no. 2114430
Published by J. Saville & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Cream cardwraps with red titles. 19 pages. Words by Blyton, music by Sydney Twinn. Covers are grubby, with some wear; small splits to top and tail of spine. Contents are very good - just a few odd margin marks.

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THE HUMPTY DUMPTY NURSERY RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 2114427
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial board showing child sitting on a wall. Numerous chromolithograph illustrations. Colour frontis and title page. Spine is very browned. Corners worn. Rear board scuffed. One hinge pulled. Some foxing and page margin marks.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.

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TIP & TOP BUILD A MOTORCAR
Written by V. Kubasta. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2114414
Published by Bancroft & Co. Ltd.. 1961. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. 6 double-page pop-up scenes. Title is "Tip Top Build A Motorcar". Bumping and a little browning to spine and cover edges. A few marks to covers. Pop-ups are in good working order; just a few tears. Some marks to contents. Box on crane to last scene is MISSING.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1312475
Published by Harry N. Abrams. 1st 1980. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming fun-filled book. 94 full-colour illustrations and more than 165 b/w illustrations. Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth showing scene from "Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0810916002. A few very light scartch marks to the heavy plastic original dustwrapper.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S TALES FOR ALL TIMES
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1710684
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

Beige/brown boards with pictorial onlay to front cover - shows girl with two dolls and three birds sat on a branch. Pictorial endpapers. 4 colour plates. Spine edge chipped. A few marks to covers. Front joint a little weak. Belong to box completed. Endpapers browned.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WILLY AND NILLY
Written by Phyllis Morris. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 1710683
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

Green cloth with dark titles. B/w illustrations and 8 colour and 7 b/w plates. Willy and Nilly are twins. Spine faded with a couple of small marks. Pictorial endpapers browned. All plates present.

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