Stella & Rose's Books

THE MAGIC PUDDING
Written by Norman Lindsay. Illustrated by Norman Lindsay.
Stock no. 1328416
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1968. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Jubilee Edition of 2000 copies. Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 171 pages. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Faint damp stains to covers. A few foxspots to endpapers. Some slight page wrinkling to first 20 pages at lower margins. Unfortunately there are damp stains at the lower inner margins of the colour plates (the actual illustrations are not affected). Damp damaged dustwrapper has large piece of loss to lower edge of front panel, is edge worn, torn and creased and is price-cut.

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THE BABY'S BOUQUET
Written by Lucy Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1328414
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1878. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. Square format. Decorated endpapers. Printed in colours by Edmund Evans. "A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes and Tunes". Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera". Spine and covers worn and marked with fraying of tail ends of spine and light paper loss at corners. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Front joint was broken but has been repaired, although the inner margin of the front free-endpaper has torn. Foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents. Rear joint cracked.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS 1895-97
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328413
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1897 Good condition.

Contains Jan 1895 to Dec 1897. Dark blue textured cloth, gilt title to spine. 40 chromolithograph plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light page browning and foxng. Some hinges pulled but binding still tight.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John Tenniel.
Stock no. 1328412
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Very good condition.

Reissue. Red cloth spines with gilt titles. Blue boards, with red vignettes. Red and white text illustrations. 13th printing. Spine are slightly faded. Slipcase is grubby.

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WHIRLAWAY: A STORY OF THE AGES
Written by H. C. F. Morant. Illustrated by Jean Elder.
Stock no. 1328411
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

A delightful story of the Earth's past through successive geological eras, in the company of Helen and her little elf-like friend Whirlaway. Dark pink cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 9 colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. 237 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some fading to covers and foxing to spine, there is a horizontal black felt-tip(?) pen mark to centre of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims, endpapers and textblock.

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THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1328410
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The eighth in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partially browned. A few pages are a little marked (text still readable). Small damp stain to lower corner of textblock. Price-cut wrapper is browned to spine and slightly edge worn, there are tape repairs on verso and some touching up of colour.

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HOOF PROBLEMS
Written by Rob Van Nassau.
Stock no. 1328409
Published by Kenilworth Press. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Hoof Construction; Trimming and Shoeing; Hoof Problems and Solutions. With the aid of over 1000 colour photographs, internationally renowned farrier Rob van Nassau looks at every aspect of hoof care, and describes in detail more than fifty common foot problems. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 9781905693009. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn, split to rear top of spine. Some pale page browning else contents clean.

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BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping. Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 1328408
Published by Penguin. Circa 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial boards. Slight wear to cover edges. Covers a little grubby. Inscription in purple felt-tip pen to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328407
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1954. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt vignette of William to spine and gilt lettering to spine/front cover. 248 pages. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine bumped and browned. Slight discolouration to cover edges. Some erasure damage to front endpapers (erasure of ink inscription and pencil pricing). Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Some grubby marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is creased with a few small nicks, rear panel is grubby. A few pencil marks to front flap.

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WILLIAM'S TELEVISION SHOW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328406
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles. Gilt vignette of William saluting to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top of spine and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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SHORT SORTIES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1328405
Published by Latimer House Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. A variety of stories for the older reader by Johns. 202 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges slightly faded. Light scratch marks to the cloth on the front cover. Foxing to contents. Tiny piece torn from top corner of foreword page (no loss of text). Some page corner creases and some light marks to page margins. Lacking rear free-endpaper.

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THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1328404
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The eighth in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light mark to top corner of front cover else covers are bright and clean. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed with a few small tears.

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