Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1328550
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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A SURVEY OF MATRIX THEORY AND MATRIX INEQUALITIES
Written by Marvin Marcus; Henryk Minc.
Stock no. 1328549
Published by Allyn & Bacon. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A concise and thorough treatment of matrix theory and matrix inequalities. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 180 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light damp(?) staining to front cover and spine. Foxing to textblock and light page browning to endpapers. Musty smell to contents but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Written by L.M. Montgomery; Margaret Atwood. Illustrated by Anna Cynthia Leplar.
Stock no. 1828824
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pretty green pictorial cloth. Colour plates. 266 pages. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. Tiny mark to top of text block (minor), a few minor spots to spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

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THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1328548
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1973. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402402. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some pale brown marks to prelims, contents generally clean.

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SHOCK FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328547
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Thirteenth Secret Seven story in which quarrels threaten to disband the Secret Seven. But dog-thieves are at work in the village so the children turn detective. Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped with slight browning to top and tail of spine. Textblock is foxed at top edge. Dustwrapper is edge worn with pencil (heavy) tick marks to title list on rear panel and patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

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THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
Written by Alexandre Dumas. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1828823
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Elaborate brown and gilt decorated boards. B/w illustrations. Light bump to base of spine and corresponding knock to one corner of slipcase. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is also slightly scuffed.

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THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1328546
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 316 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby. Book leans to one side. Some lower page corner tips lightly creased. Textblock is very slightly grubby.

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SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: A TRIUMPH
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Michael Asher.
Stock no. 1828821
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Mustard pictorial cloth. Maps drawn by Reginald Piggott. B/w photos. Foreword by Wilfred Thesiger. Introduction by Michael Asher. Top edge mustard yellow. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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FROG MODEL AIRCRAFT 1932-1976
Written by Richard Lines; Leif Hellstrom.
Stock no. 1828820
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete history of the flying aircraft & the plastic kits. Large format. Blue matt pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568636. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and lower edges. Boards clean. Minor knock to lower edge of front board. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor closed edge-tears (no loss) strengthened with clear tape to verso, lightly scuffed and just a little grubby. Old price label to front flap of dustwrapper.

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A CITY IN THE MAKING: DRAWINGS OF NOTTINGHAM
Written by Thomas William Hammond; John Beckett; Ken Brand. Illustrated by Thomas William Hammond.
Stock no. 1828819
Published by Nottingham City Museums; Nottingham Civic Society. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Published for the exhibition of the same name. Introductory Essay by John Beckett, Captions by Ken Brand. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour drawings. 72 pages. ISBN: 0905634322. Spine lightly faded. Light page edge browning. Some crinkling to cover and contents else a clean copy.

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THE ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS
Written by Freda Constable; Sue Simon. Illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
Stock no. 1828818
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Re-issue of the 1982 publication by Scolar Press. In his powerful yet exquisite watercolours, Ravilious's England reveals itself as a country of rolling downland, quiet countryside, tranquil gardens, greenhouses and farmhouse interiors, the calm and beauty of which are threatened by the gathering storm of an imminent war. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853318808. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents generally clean.

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OLD COPPED HALL 1258-1748: A MASSIVE OBJECT OF DESIRE
Written by Norah Carlin.
Stock no. 1828817
Published by West Essex Archaeological Group. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

Passing from an Anglo-Norman family through the hands of abbots, monarchs and courtiers, nobles and wealthy families, the thirteenth-century manor house called Copped Hall developed into a magnificent Renaissance mansion. People quarelled and schemed over it for centuries, with sex, violence and murder entering the story of its earliest owners... Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 9781910759592. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Tiny closed tear to margin of a few pages. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Else contents clean.

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