Stella & Rose's Books

THE TALE OF NAUGHTY KITTY CAT
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308108
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Some hinges pulled/cracked. A few light fingermarks else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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A NEW PLAN FOR SPEEDILY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEE-HIVES IN SCOTLAND
Written by James Bonner.
Stock no. 1706224
1st 1795. Very good condition.

Which may be extended with equal success to England, Ireland, America or to any other part of the world Campbell of producing flowers. Printed by J. Moir and Sold by W. Creech, Bell & Bradfute, P. Hill, Mudie & Son, and by the Author. Leather spine and corners, marble boards. Boards scuffed. Book plate to front pastedown. A few margin marks.

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AN ALPHABET OF ANIMALS
No author listed. Illustrated by Carton Moorepark.
Stock no. 1307920
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

Magnificent b/w plate for each animal along with a paragraph of text on each. Large format. Green boards and spine, front shows a pair of shire(?) horses. Spine rebacked with green cloth keeping most of the original title-strip. Corners worn and some slight scuffing to covers. Endpapers professionally replaced. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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PICTURESQUE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRESS AND MANNERS OF THE ENGLISH
No author listed. Illustrated by Alexander William.
Stock no. 1805998
Published by John Murray. 1st 1814. Very good condition.

50 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each followed with a page of descriptive text. Modern calf binding, three quarters red leather with blue title block & gilt title and raised bands to spine. Red cloth boards. New, grey marbled endpapers. Leather binding nice and clean. Slight mottling to vertical edge of cloth boards. Scattered spotting throughout and a few grubby marks. All plates present. A delightful copy.

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WALKS THROUGH WALES
Written by Thomas Evans.
Stock no. 2107248
Published by Sherwood & Co.. 2nd circa 1815. Almost very good condition.

Containing a Topographical and Statistical Description of The Principality: To Which is Prefixd a Copious Travelling Guide, Exhibiting the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Inns, Distances of Stages and Nobelmen and Gentlemen's Seats. Illustrated by engravings and maps of North and South Wales. Small format. Green leather binding, gilt titles. 2 maps are fold-out. Scuffing and wear to covers; some 'repair' to chips - have been coloured in green. Foxing and some damp marking to pages.

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THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Written by W.A. Doust.
Stock no. 2107235
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Remarkable Life of a Marine Salvage Engineer. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854220887. Wrapper is price-cut with browning/fading to spine.

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NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ASSOCIATED WITH A FLY FROM GLOUCESTER TO ABERYSTWITH AND FROM ABERYSTWITH THROUGH NORTH WALES
Written by Thomas Turner. Illustrated by D. Cox.
Stock no. 2107056
1st 1840. Good condition.

Green cloth covers; gilt title to spine. 11 b/w plates plus portrait frontis. The journey was undertaken July 21st to September 8th 1837. Privately printed. 2" split to cloth on spine down one edge and then horizontally across both ends of split. Spine is browned. Corners are bumped. Covers are marked. Dedicated by author (No Signature). Browning to pages.

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NORTH WALES
Written by Rev. W. Bingley.
Stock no. 2107048
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 2nd 1814. Very good condition.

Delineated From Two Excursions Through All the Interesting Parts of that Highly Beautiful and Romantic Country, and Intended As a Guide to Future Tourists. Modern half calf binding; marbled boards. 2nd edition. 4 engraved plates with folding map that has outline colour. A little fading and a few scuffs to spine. Some page browning/foxspots. Fold-out map has edge-tear (about 2-3").

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VIEWS IN WALES AND CUMBERLAND
Written by Henry Gastineau.
Stock no. 2107047
Published by Jones & Co. Very good condition.

Large format. Contemporary binding; red leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine; gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Contains: 'Wales Illustrated, In A Series of Views, North and South (2 vols), plus Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland Illustrated and 'The People's Gallery of Engravings, 4 vols in one. Contains numerous steel engraved plates. 3 plates have been professionally hand-coloured. Wear to cover edges; a little bumping to corners. A few scuff marks to covers and top of spine. Foxing and browning to some pages.

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RIFLE AND FIELD EXERCISES AND MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION FOR HER MAJESTY'S FLEET
No author listed.
Stock no. 2106937
1882. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Dark blue covers with brass clasp. Front part of clasp has now broken off and is missing. Heavy wear to covers; creasing to a couple of corners. Some scuff marks. Front joint is cracked and weak at this part of binding. Chipping to some page edges; small loss. Page browning. A little pencil to fold-out pages to rear, which also has a couple of edge-tears.

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DADDY CAT
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 2106927
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, dark green paper boards with pictorial onlay to front. 32 colour illustrations including half-title page and title page. All about 'Daddy Cat'. Covers are heavily worn; bumping and chipping to corners; grubby marks; some red crayon scribble to rear cover. Onlay has a little chipping to edges. Front joint is cracked. Grubby marks and some foxing to pages internally. Tears to edges of some pages; one has 1" x 1" semi-circle of loss to margin (with tiny piece of loss from actual illustration). Classic charming Louis Wain cat illustrations!

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SESSILE ANIMALS OF THE SEA SHORE
Written by Vernon A. Harris.
Stock no. 1805653
Published by Chapman & Hall. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

A synthesis of current ideas on the diverse structural, biochemical, behavioural and physiological adaptations which have led to sessile animals successfully invading the intertidal region of the sea shore. B/w diagrams. x and 379 pages including index. ISBN: 0412337606. Corners lightly bumped. Contents fine.

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