Stella & Rose's Books

WHO KILLED SURCOUF?
Written by George Young.
Stock no. 1818289
Published by George Young. 3rd 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Third Edition. The untold story of the occupation of the Islands of St. Pierre and Miguelon by Free French forces under General de Gaulle at the instigation of Winston Churchill, in defiance of the wishes of Canada and the USA. This was followed by the mysterious loss of the giant French Cruiser/Submarine Surcouf... Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 103 pages. ISBN: 0920454062. SIGNED by the author with dedication to verso of front endpaper. Matching card dustwrapper slightly faded at spine.

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KATY AND THE NURGLA
Written by Harry Secombe. Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont.
Stock no. 1318211
Published by Robson Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Katy's holiday in Majorca turns into an adventure when she meets the Nurgla, a hideous sea monster with a wicked past. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0860510425. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Contents are clean. Spine is faded and slightly rubbed at top and tail.

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THE HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Cecil Aldin; John Hassall. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin; John Hassall.
Stock no. 1318020
Published by William Heinemann. 1907. Almost very good condition.

Very large format (14 x 10"). Pictorial paperwraps showing Miss Muffet with cobweb and spider. Colour illustrations throughout. SIGNED by Cecil Aldin on small piece of white paper which has been tipped onto the title-page. Cover edges are slightly worn, splits to spine. There is some loss to the top edge of the rear cover. Some light stains and creases to covers. Some light fingermarks to page margins and some light foxspots but generally contents are clean.

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THE MAKING OF A NATIONAL MUSEUM PART III
Written by Douglas A. Bassett.
Stock no. 1317967
Published by The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Very good condition.

White card wraps. B/w photos. The National Museum of Wales. Reprinted from The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 1984. Includes a compliements slip from National Museum of Wales SIGNED by the author. Slight rubbing to spine and corners of covers slightly turned.

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THE CHIEFS OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
Written by Robert William Love.
Stock no. 2131459
Published by Naval Institute Press. Circa 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0870211153. SIGNED by Publisher, with a dedication to a previous owner on title page. Bumping to corners; small chip to cloth; small fray along bottom edge of front cover. Wrapper is edge-creased with 1" closed tear to top of spine.

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A TRADITION OF INTEGRITY
Written by Bruce Leonard.
Stock no. 2131458
Published by University Of New South Wales Press. 1st AUSTRALIA 1994. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. The Story of Qantas Engineering & Maintenance. ISBN: 0868401102. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Knock to top of spine; light creasing to corners.

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GASWORKS TO GALLERY THE STORY OF TATE ST. IVES
Written by Janet Axten.
Stock no. 2131153
Published by Janet Axten; Colin Orchard. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0952477009. SIGNED by author and designer to title page. Has dedication to previous owners.

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SAVING SINBAD!
Written by Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2131152
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A doggy-eyed view of life in a busy Cornish fishing village. ISBN: 1842700081. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper, which has some light edge-creasing. A few small knocks to cover edges.

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GUY BOYD
Written by Anne Von Bertouch; Patrick Hutchings.
Stock no. 2130755
Published by Lansdowne Press. 1st 1976. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt titles. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. Limited edition to 1,000 SIGNED and Numbered copies. B/w photos. ISBN: 0701800798. SIGNED By Boyd to special plate to prelims. This is Copy No. 252. Ex-lib. with some usual markings; bookplate removed to front endpaper, which shows marks. Foxing and marking to outer page edges. Some margin marks.

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PASSAGE TO DESTINY
Written by Brian James Crabb.
Stock no. 2130289
Published by Paul Watkins. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Sinking of the S.S. Khedive Ismail In the Sea War Against Japan. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1900289105. SIGNED by author to title page. Light bumping to spine. A few small indentation marks to covers.

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THE ENTICING STRANGER
Written by J.K. Stunt.
Stock no. 2130284
Published by Victory Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black title to spine. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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LITTLE MAGIC HORSE
Written by Peter Ershoff; Tatiana Balkoff Drowne. Illustrated by Vera Bock.
Stock no. 2130166
Published by The Macmillan Company. 1st thus 1942. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Russian tale translated by Drowne. Blue cloth, black title to spine. Pink and white pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by translator, with dedications on half-title and title page. Damp marks and spotting to covers. Numbers in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn with uneven fading; some loss.

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