Stella & Rose's Books

MECHANICAL TOYS: HOW OLD TOYS WORK
Written by Athelstan Spilhaus; Kathleen Spilhaus.
Stock no. 1827855
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the development of the mechanical toy of which the authors are owners of more than three thousand mechanical and antique toys. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709038577. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has a small edge-tear (no loss) to top of spine, rear panel is lightly scuffed.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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OH! POOR AMELIA JANE!
Written by Kathleen Ainslie. Illustrated by Kathleen Ainslie.
Stock no. 1326293
Published by Castell Brothers Ltd.. Good condition.

Small format. Pictorial card wraps. Text in script. Colour illustrations. Covers are browned, grubby and edge rubbed. Contents browned, foxed and slightly grubby. Some ink writing and small doodles to last page and inside rear cover.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A CAMPING HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2140228
Published by Country Life. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

Very large format, approx 14.25" x 10.5". Green pictorial paper boards. Endpapers are b/w footprint design. Colour illustrations throughout. White spine. The first Orlando adventure. SIGNED by author 'With love to Katie' on verso of front endpaper. Spine is browned, with wear. Scuff/score marks to edge of rear cover. Bumping and chipping to corners and cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and some page margins.

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FOUR TO FOURTEEN
Written by Kathleen Lines; Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1322951
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A library of books for children compiled by Lines, introduction by De La Mare. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge faded and chipped with minimal loss.

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THE JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Kathleen Starr. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139478
Published by News Chronicle Publications. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows 'Here we go round the Golobosh Tree' picture. First story is 'Quiet as a mouse!'. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Splits to top and tail of spine, where cloth joins board. Staples to spine have rusted and are showing brown marks through. Scuffing and wear to covers; some creasing to corners. Foxing. Inscription in ink to inside rear cover.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Kathleen Starr. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139476
Published by News Chronicle Publications. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format, red cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing Japhet jumping through a paper hoop held by Santa Claus. Splits to top and tail of spine; a little fraying to cloth. A few marks and scuffs. Some marks and partially label to inside front cover. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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THE JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by J.F. Horrabin; Kathleen Starr; F.W. Thomas. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139475
Published by News Chronicle. 1952. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Front cover shows sledging down a hill, with dog, squirrel and tortoise looking on. Stiff card covers. Cartoon-strip-style pages with colour illustrations. Small splits to top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear along cover edges; some scuffing to cover. Inscriptions in ink and ink stamps to inside front cover, with partial old price label. Some browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good - illustrations are nice and bright.

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JIPPING STREET: CHILDHOOD IN A LONDON SLUM
Written by Kathleen Woodward. Illustrated by Leon Underwood.
Stock no. 2134066
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1st USA 1928. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine and corners; paper covered boards. Tipped-in frontis by Underwood. American edition. Paper title label to spine is starting to unstick. Browning. Bookplate to front pastedown. Wrapper is torn and chipped with some pieces of loss; browned with some foxing.

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THE WATCHERS OF WILLOWGREEN
Written by Kathleen M. Bell. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1318637
Published by Carey Press. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

The Wonderlands Library. White cloth with red titles and border lines. 176 pages. B/w frontis. Spine slightly bumped, covers slightly grubby. Name to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Frontis is part detached.

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Written by Kathleen Lines. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 2131035
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of Nursery Stories. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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