Stella & Rose's Books

SIERRA LEONE: A MODERN PORTRAIT (THE CORONA LIBRARY)
Written by Roy Lewis.
Stock no. 1830910
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sierra Leone is a little-known land whose strange and romantic history enered a new phase when at the end of the eighteenth century British philanthropists chose it as a settlement for freed and destitute slaves. its story since then has turned upon the attempt, under the leadership of governors and missionaries, for whom the place was literally the White Man's Grave, to make a new nation out of the disparate elements of Negro ex-soldiers, Africans liberated from slave ships by the Royal Navy, and the tribesmen of the hinterland. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. ix and 263 pages including index. Fold-out map to rear. Boards mottled and gilt to spine has faded. Text block browned. Tiny piece of surface paper loss to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-worn, and has three white spots to spine which is faded to grey.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by David Berryman.
Stock no. 1830909
Published by Countryside Books. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thoroughly researched and action-packed book describing the history of each airfield, highlights of some of the operations carried out from them, and putting them into overall context of a country and nation at war. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9781853069499. Reprint. A nice copy.

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WILD THING: A LIFE OF PAUL GAUGUIN
Written by Sue Prideaux. Illustrated by Paul Gauguin.
Stock no. 1830908
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An original and revealing portrait of the misunderstood French Post-Impressionist artist, Paul Gauguin. Mustart paper boards, light blue title to spine. Colour photos & illustrations. XIV and 399 pages including index. ISBN: 9780571365937. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Spine is cocked. Faint stain to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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GUGLAG TO SPITFIRE: A POLISH SERVICEMAN'S FIGHT TO SURVIVE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Andrew Hubert Von Staufer.
Stock no. 1830907
Published by The History Press. 1st 2024. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In this moving tale of endurance against all odds, Andrew Hubert von Staufer traces his father's footsteps from the gulags of Siberia to flying Spitfires in air battles against the Luftwaffe. This is a remarkable account of the Second World War and its long-reaching impact. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos. 287 pages. ISBN: 9781803995212. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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A SCULPTOR'S MANUAL
Written by Bainbridge Copnall.
Stock no. 1830906
Published by Pergamon Press Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An illustrated account of experiences in a number of different media with which the author has experiments, and which he has mastered or been governed by during a period of forty-five years in the field of sculputure. Short, oblong format. Bown cloth boards, purple title block with gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. ix and 266 pages including index. ISBN: 0080155774. SIGNED by the author/artist with an inscription to the front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a few small chips, strengthened to verso with brown paper, verso is very browned. Musty odour present.

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TILLY'S HOUSE
Written by Faith Jaques. Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 1830905
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tilly the wooden doll, leaves the doll's house to find her own home with the help of Edward Bear. The first picture book both written and ilustrated by Faith Jacques. Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0434944408. Title to spine lightly faded. Boards very lightly browned and very lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE SNOWMAN
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1830904
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

A little boy builds a snowman in his garden and it comes to life. The boy shows the snowman his home and in return, the snowman takes him on a magical journey. When the boy rushes into the garden to see his friend the next morning, the snowman has melted away. A story of magic and dreams. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations, a story without text. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241100046. Boards lightly browned and have been covered with protective sticky-back clear laminate. Top & tail of spine slightly worn. Contents clean.

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KING ARTHUR'S SWORD
Written by Errol Le Cain. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830903
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story suggested by the Arthurian legends but not attempting to follow them closely. Remarkable illustrations ranging from delicately romantic to startlingly dramatic, all in full colour. Errol Le Cain's first book. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout including endpapers. Unpaginated. Dustwrapper stuck to boards with clear laminate which has bobbled. Board edges rubbed. Surface paper damage to front endpaper (possible removal of tape or label). Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Contents well fingered, creased and grubby, splash marks to bottom of a few pages. Tiny closed tear to gutter edge of one page (0.75"). Binding is tight. A well-loved copy.

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THE CABBAGE PRINCESS
Written by Errol Le Cain. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830902
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a King with a very bad temper who offended a powerful enchanter. Matt colour pictorial boards. Bright colour illustrations and endpapers. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571091555. Clean pictorial boards. Minor spotting to text block and inside edge of boards. Name in ink to half-title page. Else a beautiful, clean copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly browned to spine and unevenly faded to rear panel witha few minor marks. Overall, a very nice copy.

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POSTER TO POSTER RAILWAY JOURNEYS IN ART VOLUME 3: THE MIDLANDS AND WALES
Written by Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1830901
Published by Jdf & Associates Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A mixture of documentary reference, geographic study, historical view and artists review using the central theme of posters. View the wonderful poster images issued bye the Pre-grouping companies, through the era of the 'Big Four', then the British Railway period and into the age of Intercity and Contemporary posters. Large oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour railway poster art throughout. xii and 208 pages. ISBN: 9780956209245. Minor knock to top of spine nad lower board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pixtorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, rear panel depicts Tintern Abbey.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Lewis Carroll; Philip Pullman. Illustrated by John Tenniel; Harry Theaker; Diz Wallis.
Stock no. 1830900
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Macmillan Alice 150 years. With original Sir John Tenniel illustrations in full colour by Harry Theaker and Diz Wallis. Foreword by Philip Pullman. Large format. Paper boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781509801060. Couple of scuffs to boards of Through the Looking Glass. Dustwrappers are lightly scuffed (minor). A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor knocks.

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MRS. FOX'S WEDDING
Written by Brothers Grimm; Sara Corrin; Stephen Corrin. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830899
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

A very sweet teling of a lady fox with many tails who is a widow. She soon finds herself facing many suitors, most of whom she rejects, until finally she finds one who reminds her of her late husband. As well as being a lovely story there are beautiful illustrations. Adapted from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Re-told by Sara and Stephen Corrin. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571114571. Spine faded. Small nick to top rear edge of spine. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean.

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