Stella & Rose's Books

THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Beryl Irving; Doris Pocock; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; D.L. Mays; et al..
Stock no. 1325121
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Front cover shows two girls on a motorbike. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is 'The Feud at St. Fabian's' by Irving. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing/grubby marks to covers but generally covers are still bright. Endpapers foxed with some foxspots to contents. Evidence of pencil erasure marks to front free-endpaper.

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MARKING THE HOURS ENGLISH PEOPLE AND THEIR PRAYERS 1240-1570
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1325120
Published by Yale University Press. 1st PB 2011. Very good condition.

A richly illustrated book discussing the Book of Hours. Black cardwraps. 201 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300170580. Spine faded with some fading to front edge too. Corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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FEEDING NELSON'S NAVY
Written by Janet W. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1325118
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The true story of food at sea in the Georgian Era. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. B/w plates. ISBN: 186176233X. Spine slightly bumped. Small, yellow address label to front free-endpaper. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 1325115
Published by Putnam. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0851778119. Spine and corners bumped. Light vertical crease to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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MAGIC IN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Written by Sophie Page.
Stock no. 1325114
Published by The British Library. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

How magic texts and images formed part of life in the Middle Ages. Blue cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0712348131. Small, yellow address label to half title-page (first page upon opening the book) else a fine copy.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325109
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red textured boards with black title to spine. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Colour frontis. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to white spine and rear panel, large tear across front panel has been neatly repaired on verso (so hardly noticeable on front now).

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1325108
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1917. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and vignettes. 16 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations. 288 pages. Top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers marked. 2 plates are creased and 1 other has a tiny corner crease. Foxing to text pages and some margins of plate mounts. Tissue-guards are browned/foxed. Textblock is foxed and slightly stained at top edge.

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1325107
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator to Limited Edition page. This is marked 'Complimentary' (doesn't have a number). Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of nicks to top of spine; some edge-wear.

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ONE MAN ONE ROD THE ART OF CLASSIC SPLIT CANE
Written by David Petty.
Stock no. 1325106
Published by Dave Watson Solutions Ltd. 1st 2020. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 195 pages. ISBN: 9781916093522.

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CAVE BABY
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Emily Gravett.
Stock no. 1325104
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to every page. ISBN: 9780230743083. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and has a small nick to rear edge of spine.

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THE CREATURE CHOIR
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1325103
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A delightfully wonderful story about doing what makes you happy and being loud about it! Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780008262198. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/creased.

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MICHAEL FOREMAN'S MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie; Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1325102
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Iona Opie. Blue oblong boards with gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744507758. SIGNED by the artist to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fingermarks to prelims else a clean copy. Price-cut wrapper is slightly faded to spine and ever so slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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