Stella & Rose's Books

GOLDEN LOCKS AND PRETTY FROCKS
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Hilda Hart; Grace C. Floyd; M. Dorothy Belgrave. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson.
Stock no. 1324637
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1918. Very good condition.

Cloth spine with black titles, brown paper boards with white titles, black and pale yellow vignettes, onlay shows two children looking at fairy in boat. 14 stories. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus 4 page book list. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Odd small mark to covers. Ink inscription to half-title page dated 1918. Small bookseller's price label to rear pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Foxing to text block. Odd grubby fingermark to contents. All plates present, a couple are starting to detach from bottom.

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THE UNTIDY GNOME
Written by Stella Gibbons. Illustrated by William Townsend.
Stock no. 1324616
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The only children's book by the author of Cold Comfort Farm. Gerda, a little girl who is taken prisoner by the Elves and kept in a cave with an old gnome, is rescued by the princess of the fairies. Beige cloth, red titles and illustration to front cover. 180 pages. Two-colour text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped, some very slight darkening to lower edge of front cover. Name in ink and small embossed booksellers stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned, chipped and torn to front edge of spine with loss at top and tail of spine. There are splash marks to spine of wrapper. A nice copy of a very scarce children's book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1824724
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes. Very large format. Beige cloth spine. Light grey boards. Parts I, II and III of volume IV. B/w illustrations. Boards lightly browned, cloth spines very slightly grubby. Foxing to text blocks. Tape marks at gutter edge of title page and first page of volume I. A few foxspots present. Volume I is first edition 1929, volume II is first edition 1932, volume III is first edition 1933. A very handsome set.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1824663
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel, previous bookseller's label covering the isbn to rear panel.

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CELEBRATING THE JAGUAR E-TYPE 50 YEARS OF A DESIGN ICON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824661
Published by Fp Creative Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Matt black boards, white title to spine and sketch to front & rear board. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780956801302. Top front corner bumped, top of spine bumped and small knock to top horizontal edge of rear board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and has previous bookseller's label to rear (unobtrusive, covering the isbn).

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BIGGLES SCORES A BULL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324415
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Priceless champion bulls start disappearing from English farms and as Biggles says "This racket isn't being run by one or two country yokels". The crooks are highly organised and dangerous! Spine slightly bumped. Some light marks to covers. Light browning to endpapers and textblock. Front endpapers are slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a little grubby.

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TRAPPING AND THE DETECTION, CONTROL, AND REGULATION OF TEPHRITID FRUIT FLIES
Written by Todd Shelly; Nancy Epsky; Eric B. Jang; et al.
Stock no. 1824636
Published by Springer. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

Lures, Area-Wide Programs, and Trade Implications... Tephritid fruit flies are among the world's most notorious pests of commercially important fuits and vegetables. Green glazed boards, white titles. ISBN: 9789401791922. Light rubbing to lower edges of boards. Corners lightly bumped. Boards lightly scuffed. Previous seller's label to rear board. Front hinge pulled but binding still tight. Contents clean.

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THE LITTLE HORSE BUS
Written by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Dorothy Craigie.
Stock no. 1324393
Published by Max Parrish. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. Some light staining to front cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed with a small tear to lower corner of front panel, foxing on verso and some light marking to rear panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - FIREWORKS
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1324391
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 2nd 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 417. Green boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: THE DIAMOND RING AFFAIR. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light fingering else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and torn at top rear corner.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1324390
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 2nd 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 417. Grey boards with pale brown vignette and titles. Also contains: ADVENTURE IN THE NIGHT. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight browning to spine and cover edges. Some light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss and a bit grubby.

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DEER OF THE WORLD
Written by Valerius Geist.
Stock no. 1324351
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Their Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 421 pages. ISBN: 1840370947. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name plate (Garfield the cat) to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears and barcode label stuck to rear panel.

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JUST SO STORIES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1324332
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Red and black and white pictorial cloth with white titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Title to spine and border edges rubbed off. Name in pencil to front fly-leaf. Foxing to endpapers, crease to corner of rear free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby. Contents generally clean.

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