Stella & Rose's Books

LANTERNS ACROSS THE SNOW
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830961
Published by Long Barn Books. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

A beautifully descriptive recollection of a child's Christmas at a country rectory; her final Christmas before her life alters forever. The story begins with an old lady watching the snow start to fall on Christmas Eve, and she remembers. She's the only one left who remembers. Purple cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Purple and white decorated endpapers. B/w wood engraving illustrations. 70 pages. ISBN: 1902421019. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards clean and bright. Minor corner crease to a couple of pages else a lovely copy contained in publisher's red card slipcase with very light wear.

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OENONE IN JANUARY
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830957
Published by The Old Stile Press. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

There is a stanza for each day of the month of January which explores the world through the eyes of a three-year-old; people, relationships and the language they use. Small format. Peach paper boards, gilt to spine, black title and vignette to front board. B/w wood engravings. 21 pages. Limited edition of 350 signed by author and illustrator. ISBN: 0907664172. SIGNED by author and illustrator in pencil to verso rear endpaper. Very light, minor rubbing to corners of boards. Contents clean. This is copy 63. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed.

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THE MAGIC APPLE TREE: A COUNTRY YEAR
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830955
Published by Long Barn Books. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition.

The Magic Apple Tree is Susan Hill’s memoir of her life in the Fen country of England where she and her husband bought a cottage in the village of Barley. She tells of their life in an old cottage, of finding logs for the fire, fighting the clay soil and insects and weather in the garden, raising chickens, watching the birds and local wildlife, participating in the community life in the village, cooking in each season, going for walks with her dog through the local countryside, and of the magic apple tree, a tree growing in their back garden which gives them new views and comforts throughout each season. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front board. B/w headers and footers and full page b/w chapter illustrations. 198 pages. ISBN: 0952828537. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. A lovely copy contained in publisher's card slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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FROM MOTORCYCLES TO MONOPLANES
Written by David Snow.
Stock no. 1330821
Published by Diana Snow. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of George Barnes, an Edwardian Record Breaker, Sportsman and Entertainer. Large format. Cardwraps. 130 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780952902911. SIGNED by the author to inside front cover. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean.

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OOH-LA-LA (MAX IN LOVE)
Written by Maira Kalman. Illustrated by Maira Kalman.
Stock no. 1830927
Published by Viking Penguin Inc.. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Max the millionaire poet dog has landed in Paris, the city of lights, the city of dreams, everyone is in a froufrou of delight over Max. Matt pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0670841633. SIGNED & doodled by the author (no inscription) to title page. Circular 'Autographed' sticker to front panel of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper spine is faded and lightly rubbed to top & tail, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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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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MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTELLECTUAL CONTEXT: STUDIES IN HONOUR OF PETER KIDSON
Written by Peter Kidson; Eric Fernie; Paul Crossley.
Stock no. 1830884
Published by The Hambledon Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Presented by ex-pupils and friends to Peter Kidson, Professor of Medieval Architecture at the Courtauld Institute, as a mark of respect and affection for arguably the most influential historian of medieval architecture of his generation in the English-speaking world. The essays in this volume reflect the range of Peter Kidson's own interests and are united in following his approach to medieval architecture and art: a determination to see buildings and objects in the intellectual terms of the time in which they were created. Edited by Eric Fernie and Paul Crossley. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxvii and 304 pages including list of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 1852850345. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed. Includes letter from and signed by Peter Kidson.

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CROZ: LARRIKIN BIKER
Written by Graeme Crosby.
Stock no. 1330678
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Ltd. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

In 1979 Graeme Crosby arrived in Britain with his worldly possessions in a carry-bag. Four years later 'Croz' as he is affectionately known to millions of fans, walked away from the glamour world of world championship Grand Prix racing, taking with him a bag full of trophies and his ever-present sense of humour... Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781869508579. SIGNED by Croz by means of a dedication to title-page. Slight rubbing to spine and corners.

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NOTHINGMAS DAY
Written by Adrian Mitchell. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1330667
Published by Allison & Busby. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of poems for children combined with irresistible woodcuts. Black boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. ISBN: 0850315328. SIGNED by the author with an elephant doodle and dedication to Heather(?). Slight bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is a little edge creased and a little sunned at rear edges.

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ABOUT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters; C. Gordon Jolliffe. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 1330582
Published by Newport & Monmouthshire Historical Association; The Chepstow Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting account of Chepstow with 9 black and white illustrations and pictorial map. Preface by Jolliffe. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight rubbing to edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little browned to spine.

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SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Brian Lavery; Simon Stephens.
Stock no. 1830763
Published by Zwemmer. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich houses one of the most celebrated collections of ship models in the world and its riches are presented here, from the magnificent Navy Board models of Samuel Pepy's day through replicas of frigates, steamships, clippers, battleships, cargo and passenger ships, to aircraft carriers and submarines. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0302006540. SIGNED by both authors. Boards clean. Light pencil erasure mark to blue front endpaper (small). Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby.

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