Stella & Rose's Books

THE TALE OF ADMIRAL MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 629499
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Sequel to The Charge of the Mouse Brigade. White glazed pictorial boards. White decorated endpapers with repetitive blue mouse pattern. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862640091. SIGNED by the author & illustrator. Corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Spine lightly browned. One or two small marks to contents. A nice copy.

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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 382540
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1909. Very good condition.

Autograph Edition De Luxe, Limited to 50 copies. Large format (32 x 26cm). Bound in attractive brown leather with gilt titles, vignettes and borders. 30 lovely tipped-in colour plates mounted on cream card with green decorative borders and captioned paper guards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. This is copy no. 22, SIGNED by the author. Corners are slightly worn and covers a little edge rubbed. Spine has been professionally rebacked retaining the original spine piece (which is worn). A few light fingermarks and tiny foxspots else contents clean. A very nice copy of a handsome and very scarce book.

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MEXICO AS I SAW IT
Written by Mrs. Alec Tweedie.
Stock no. 814550
Published by Hurst & Blackett. 1902. Slightly better than good condition.

Second edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. Colour plates and b/w photos. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by author. All plates present. Endpapers lightly foxed. Joints slightly cracked. Contents very good. Spine faded and rubbed.

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THE SPIRIT OF THE POND
Written by Tom O'Reilly. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 629337
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st thus 2007. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 495 copies. Dark green cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations and photographs throughout. SIGNED by author, copy no. 220. There is slightly rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and a little creasing at top of spine.

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TEWKESBURY
Written by Anthea Jones.
Stock no. 812263
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1987. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

Tewkesbury's history in relation to the fabric of the town today. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850336317. SIGNED by author.

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JOHN HARE COMEDIAN 1865-1895
Written by T. Edgar Pemberton.
Stock no. 811531
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1895. Very good condition.

Biography of the Victorian actor and manager of the Garrick theatre in London. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 202 pages. Bookplate of author to front pastedown plus 2 page handwritten letter SIGNED by John Hare.

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BIG GEORGE
Written by Eric Pringle. Illustrated by Colin Paine.
Stock no. 809954
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. This book is about England's very first visitor from Outer Space in The Year of our Lord 1103. It's the story of how he got his name and how, helped by the smallest of girls, he became The Biggest Hero England Ever Had. ISBN: 0747551596. SIGNED by author - 'To Jenna, Caitlin and Daniel' to title page. Pictorial wrapper is creased to edges, with some wear.

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THE GOOD SHIP GOLDEN EFFORT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with black titles and black/orange pictures to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. SIGNED by author on title page. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Wear to cover edges. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Split next to joint next to title page. frontis is partially detached. A few gatherings ar starting to come a little loose. Foxing to outer page edges and to some page margins internally. One plate (last plate) is missing. REDUCED from £100.

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WE REMEMBER IT WELL
Written by Joan Collins.
Stock no. 807370
Published by Penarth Past Oral History Group. 1st 1995. Fine condition.

A Patchwork of Personal Recollections of Penarth. Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872808360. SIGNED by author.

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CALIBAN'S HOUR
Written by Tad Williams.
Stock no. 438320
Published by Legend Books. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A stunning return to the magnificent isle of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0099263610. SIGNED by author on title page. Pictorial wrapper is edge-creased, with some light wear.

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DRAGON QUEST
Written by Allan Baillie. Illustrated by Wayne Harris.
Stock no. 438229
Published by Scholastic. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Oblong format. Colour illustrations. Be a hero and great warrior - hunting the last dragon! ISBN: 1863881190. SIGNED by author - 'Cheers Rebecca, good luck in finding the dragon!' with small knights helmet illustration. Spine and corners are bumped and worn, with a little chipping. A few indentation marks to covers. Binding is starting to come a little loose in places.

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HELLO WORLD
Written by Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 806216
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

Large square format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. As the day begins, Teddy and Baby set out to discover the world around them... ISBN: 074459281x. SIGNED by author to title page. A beautiful copy.

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