Stella & Rose's Books

LANDSCAPES & MEMORIES AN INTERMITTENT AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by John Prebble.
Stock no. 1608922
Published by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Moving backwards and forwards between the distant and recent past, between Prebble's recollections of his own life and of the lives and history he has written about. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002151847. Spine and corners bumped. SIGNED by author on title page (with dedication). Wrapper is edge creased.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1608913
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped. laminate is split and lifting at top of spine. Belongs To box completed in ink. NOT price-cut. First Magic Painting page has been completed with coloured pencils; remaining Magic Paintings appear to be untouched.

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THE QUEEN OF THE PIRATE ISLE
Written by Bret Harte. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1506557
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1954. Slightly better than good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth, colour onlay to front cover. 64 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. All edges green. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A few brown spots to bottom edges of covers. Browning to endpapers. Small bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Pages 52 and 53 are stuck together along full length of outside edge for a depth of about 1". Rest of contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a little loss to top of spine and folds. Browned, mainly to spine and folds, also slightly grubby.

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CHILDREN IN THE LIBRARY
Written by I.J. Leng.
Stock no. 1506544
Published by University of Wales. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A Study of Children's Leisure-Reading Tastes and Habits. Blue cloth covers with silver titles to spine. 219 pages. A little browning and wear to some edges of covers and spine. Stain to bottom of rear cover and spine. Browning to endpapers. Foxing and a couple of marks to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, laminate lifting alongside spine, light stain to verso to correspond with covers.

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IMMORTAL MEMORY BURNS AND THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE
Written by Christopher A. Whatley.
Stock no. 1608908
Published by John Donald. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. ISBN: 9781910900086. SIGNED by author on title page (without dedication). This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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FIGHTER BOYS
Written by Patrick Bishop.
Stock no. 1608903
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Saving Britain 1940. What it was to be a fighter pilot, in war, peace and love. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xiii and 434 pages including index. ISBN: 0002571692. Spine bumped. Pages lightly browned. Wrapper edge creased.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1406056
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. circa 1930. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

12 enchanting tipped-in colour plates. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 240 pages. Large format. Published for Boots the Chemist. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little darkened. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint and some hinges cracked. One plate is MISSING. Other plates present and in very good condition. Tissue guard for frontis is creased and has tape to top 42, partially detached at bottom. Browning to endpapers. Foxing mainly to page margins and some margin marks. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with areas of loss to top and bottom of spine and front fold and bottom of rear panel. Some creasing to front panel and spine. Wrapper is grubby.

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THE SINGING WOOD
Written by Lady Frazer. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 1506504
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A charming collection of 18 original fairy stories in the classic manner. Illustrated blue cloth covers. Colour frontis plate, b/w chapter headings and tail pieces throughout. 144 pages. 8.25 x 6". Spine a little bumped. Foxing to prelims and text block. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and chips. Also a bit grubby, especially spine. 1" tear to top edge of front panel.

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BOOKANO STORIES NO. 4
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 1506496
Published by Strand Publications. Almost very good condition.

With Pictures that Spring Up in Model Form. 5 pop-ups; first one is "Pipes Of Pan". Spine bumped and worn, vertical crease to centre and wear to edges, also lightly browned. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few hinges cracked but binding is firm. Name in ink to top margin of verso of front endpaper. Neat colouring to about 3 b/w illustrations. Some foxing and browning to contents. All pop-ups work well, a couple of small tears to first one.

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LIMPY THE DWARF AND OTHER STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Ann Griffiths.
Stock no. 1506491
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format, 7.25 x 5", pale blue stiff card covers with black titles and illustration to front cover. 5 stories. B/w illustrations to text. 47 pages. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Contained in original plain opaque dustwrapper which is slightly edge worn with browning to spine and folds.

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POLLYANNA'S JEWELS
Written by Harriet Lummis Smith.
Stock no. 1406007
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. Dark blue titles and borders. 256 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Spine faded and a little foxed. Front board slightly bowed. Small piece of blue sticky paper to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. A few foxspots to page edges. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and torn with small area of loss to bottom of rear panel. Spine is faded. Foxing to flaps and verso.

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A CAGE OF ARMS
Written by Sylvia Read.
Stock no. 1506456
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Life in Catholic Spain is conventional and tradition-bound. Beatriz rebels against staying at home and travels to London as an au pair. Here her eyes are opened to some of the realities of life and love. Red boards with gilt titles to spine. 240 pages. SIGNED by author to front endpaper with inscription. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing, mainly to text block and top margins. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a browned spine and grubby rear panel.

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