Stella & Rose's Books

TANNHAUSER A DRAMATIC POEM
Written by Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 1830158
Published by G.G. Harrap & Co.. 1st 1911. Slightly better than very good condition.

Limited to 525 signed and numbered copies. Dark green calf binding with tooled design and title on front cover. Tooled title and decoration to spine. 16 beautiful tipped-in colour plates. Printed on thick grey paper, every page has lithographed orange or black illustrations. Endpapers and prelims are illustrated in multiple colours, predominantly blue. Top edge gilt. Copy no. 16 SIGNED by Pogany. Inscription on front endpaper. Covers edges slightly rubbed, rear cover very slightly scuffed. One corner bumped. Spine browned. Vertical crease to lower margin of half-title page. Contents fine. An exquisite book.

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DRAGON RIDER
Written by Cornelia Funke. Illustrated by Cornelia Funke.
Stock no. 1330041
Published by The Chicken House. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, and his loyal brownie friend Sorrell and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together they embark on a magical journey to find the place where silver dragons can live in peace forever. Translated by Anthea Bell. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour folding pop-up map. B/w chapter headers and illustrations. ISBN: 1903434904. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE GRIZZLY REVENGE
Written by Ruth Brown. Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1830110
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

An original and intriguing picture book in which animals wreak and terrible revenge on a hunting lord and his lady. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations, minimal text. ISBN: 0862640245. SIGNED by the author/illustrator with personal dedication to front pastedown. Spine lightly faded. Last stitch of binding was missed during the binding process so lower section of gutter is loose but minimally so. A few minor grubby finger marks to margins else contents are clean.

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THE HOUSE OF SILK
Written by Anthony Horowitz.
Stock no. 1830086
Published by Orion Books. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The new Sherlock Holmes novel. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Ribbon page marker. Red endpapers. 294 pages. ISBN: 9781409133827. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Text block browned with some light foxing. Page marker starting to fray. Black dustwrapper is rubbed and scuffed, a few marks to front panel.

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WEMBLEY AND BEYOND
Written by Barry Briggs.
Stock no. 1329956
Published by Circle Productions. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Barry Briggs, a speedway rider like no other. Black boards, silver title to spine. 464 pages. B/w photos throughout, a gathering of colour photos to the centre pages. ISBN: 9780356255743. SIGNED by Briggs to the front free-endpaper. Includes a ticket to the Book Signing event. Spine slightly bumped. Slight creasing to wrapper edges.

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RUNNING THE NUMBERS AN AMERICAN SELF-PORTRAIT
Written by Chris Jordan; Chris Bruce; Lucy R. Lippard; Paul Hawken. Illustrated by Chris Jordan.
Stock no. 1329924
Published by Museum Of Art. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Astonishing photographs revealing the devastating consequences of our culture of consumption. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 110 pages. Colour photographs. ISBN: 9780975566251. SIGNED by Jordan to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Original 'blurb' band to rear cover still present but a little browned witha small crease at one corner. Contents fine.

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FISHING WITH WALKER
Written by Dick Walker; Peter Maskell.
Stock no. 1329886
Published by Peter Maskell Publishing Services. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A selection of articles that covers the major coarse fishing species, detailing how to catch them and tactics to use, plus some outspoken opinions on topics that remain controversial today. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages. Limited edition of 500 signed copies. SIGNED by Pat Marston Walker (and someone else) to title-page. This is copy no. 106 SIGNED by the publisher.

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS REVISITED
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329880
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 350 copies. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. SIGNED and numbered (30) by Wayne Cryer to publishers page. Limited edition sticker to half-title page. There is a card included with the book which has space for each contributor to sign, only Buteux, O'Reilly and Cryer have signed it.

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THE BROTHERS GRIMM - POPULAR FOLK TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm; Brian Alderson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1329879
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w throughout. Illustrated endpapers. 192 pages. 10 x 7". ISBN: 0575024461. SIGNED by the artist to title-page. Spine very slightly bumped. Slight evidence of some pencil erasure to verso of front free-endpaper.

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COTSWOLD STONE HOMES: HISTORY - CONSERVATION - CARE
Written by Michael Hill; Sally Birch.
Stock no. 1329722
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The architecture of the Cotswolds in terms of its characteristic building material, Cotswold stone, and a practical and informative guide to its use and care. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0750903228. SIGNED by Birch to title-page (by means of dedication). Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and to front edge, small tear to base of spine.

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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329713
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a faded spine. Odd foxspot. Also includes letter SIGNED by author to a previous owner, which has become creased to edges.

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AS MAD AS A HATTER!
Written by David E. Evans.
Stock no. 1329708
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of Nonconformism in Dursley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904387909. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal bumping to top of spine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine, is lightly scuffed and has minimal edge rubbing.

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