Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT ANNUAL 2006
Written by Jim Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1313563
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2006. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert and a baby Yak on top of a reindeer. ISBN: 0850793203. SIGNED by the illustrator to front pastedown with an accompanying couplet. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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STRAVAGANZA CITY OF MASKS
Written by Mary Hoffman. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1711991
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A compelling, poweful novel about the parrallel world of Talia. Colour decorated boards. Map of Talia to front endpaper, b/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0747555338. SIGNED by author. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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LIGHTSLEEP
Written by Matthew S. Batham.
Stock no. 1313451
Published by Matthew S. Batham. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

A magical adventure set in a mysterious world of witches and warlocks. Pictorial cardwraps. 167 pages. ISBN: 1904623395. SIGNED by the author to half title-page and to a promotional card tucked inside the book. Spine faded (although it may meant to be like this!?). Lower edge of first 30 pages have a crease at the inner margin (book possibly dropped at some point?).

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NURSERY VERSES
Written by C.S. Argyle. Illustrated by C.S. Argyle.
Stock no. 1502977
Published by Vantage Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with silver titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 45 pages. SIGNED by author to front endpaper with best wishes greeting. Lower front corner of front cover bumped. Last page has some dark shading. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge worn and a bit grubby.

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THE PLANT-LIFE OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA A PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL STUDY
Written by W.B. Turrill.
Stock no. 1809254
Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Memoirs on Plant Geography. A monograph. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 11 maps & 10 plates. 490 pages including index. Slight mottling to rear board else boards nice and clean. SIGNED by the author to title page. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean. Price-cut, plain wrapper with blue titles is slightly browned.

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RECORDS AND CHAMPIONS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2114821
Published by Hulton Press. 1st 1959. Slightly better than very good condition.

An Eagle Book. Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Some edge-creasing. Includes a letter SIGNED by the editor, Clifford Makins.

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REMI
Written by Hector Malot. Illustrated by Rodney Shackell.
Stock no. 1402711
Published by MacDonald. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Aged 8 Remi is handed over to Signor Vitalis for 40 francs. Signor Vitalis was the owner of a troupe of performing animals and Remi soon learned to love and care for them. Translated and adapted by Constance Herd. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A sensitive adaptation of a classic story. SIGNED by the translator to the front endpaper. Spine and corners are a little bumped. Small bump to top of front board. Contents are clean. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn. Spine is browned. A few marks to panels which are grubby.

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THE WORKS MGS
Written by Mike Allison; Peter Browning.
Stock no. 1711388
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In Pre-war and post-war races, rallies, trials and record-breaking. B/w photos. 320 pages. ISBN: 1859606032. SIGNED by both authors to title page. Light creasing to bottom of wrapper next to spine.

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A FAIRY GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1711382
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Being nine Fairy Tales from the Old French. 12 superb colour plates throughout. 251 pages. 9.5 x 7". Modern bindning. SIGNED by illustrator ''To my friend Isaac Jones this '20 year old' with all best wishes Edmund Dulac Xmas 1948". This copy has been rebound with new endpaper, it has been done in the style of the original with 3/4 cloth and cream spine with the original title part of the spine laid on to the new spine. A little light foxing. All plates present.

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DIRECTORY OF GRAND PRIX CARS 1945-65
Written by Mike Lawrence.
Stock no. 1711238
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Every Grand Prix of the period together with specifications and racing history plus details of some projects which never even raced. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0946627460. A limited edition signed copy. This is no. 12 of 200. SIGNED by author Mike Lawrence and Tony Brooks, John Cooper, Stirling Moss, Roy Salvadori, R.R.C. Walker on a bookplate stuck to verso of front endpaper. Binding of book into covers is lower than expected, (publisher error). Wrapper lightly browned. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE RELUCTANT DRAGON
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1312776
Published by Holt Rinehart & Winston. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Limited edition of 350 copies containing a reproduction of a specially commissioned pen and ink drawing. Brown cloth spine, green cloth covers. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0030641626. SIGNED by the artist to limitation page, this is copy no. 349. Contents fine. There is a small mark to top of rear cover. Contained in original brown slipcase and also original cardboard box (which is very slightly grubby/worn). A lovely copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PRIVATE ZOO
Written by Georgess McHargue. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1312720
Published by Collins. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0001956434. SIGNED by the artist to title page ("for Abdullah Michael Foreman"). Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed to top of spine and is price-cut with new publisher price sticker above.

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