Stella & Rose's Books

WILLIAM THE DICTATOR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324705
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1938. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. 256 pages. B/w illustrations. Second Edition. Spine and corners bumped. Some darkening to cover edges. Neat inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxspots and fingermarks to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is very worn and very grubby, loss to spine and corners with most loss to base of spine.

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OUT WITH GARIBALDI
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324702
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles, red, blue and beige illustrations to spine and front cover. 8 b/w plates plus 2 maps. All edges green. A story of the Liberation of Italy. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light scuffing and a few marks to covers. Initials in ink and a tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some heavy foxing to contents.

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HEMMED IN: A TALE OF THE WESTERN SOUDAN
Written by A.F. Mockler-Ferryman. Illustrated by John Jellicoe.
Stock no. 1324701
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Green cloth with vignette to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. 10 b/w plates. 301 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to corners. Prize plate to front pastedown. Slight fingering to margins and some light foxing else contents clean.

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JACK LOCKE
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1324699
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1888. Very good condition.

A tale of the War and the Wave. Green pictorial cloth with gilt title-blocks. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some foxing else contents clean.

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DORA: A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Written by May Baldwin. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1324698
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue vignettes and titles. 6 b/w plates. 319 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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FOOD FOR POWDER
Written by D.H. Parry. Illustrated by G.C. Glover.
Stock no. 1324696
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

A tale of the Light Dragoons. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Chromolithograph frontis plus b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Name plate to front pastedown. A few hinges pulled. Browning to contents otherwise clean.

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THE SPORTS CAR DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
Written by John Stanford. Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 1825007
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

101 b/w illustrations which include 36 whole page drawings by John Dunscombe, presenting an historical panorama of sports cars through more than half a century. Second impression.Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Some minor foxing/browning mainly to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed , worn at corners, large closed tear to rear panel, tape repairs to edges.

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WRECK OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE
Written by Robert Leighton. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn.
Stock no. 1324695
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1894. Good condition.

The Story of a North Sea Fisher-Boy. Grey pictorial cloth with picture of a fisherman to front and spine. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages plus 32 page book catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. Endpapers partly browned.

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ALF FRANCIS: RACING MECHANIC
Written by Alf Francis; Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 1825006
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1958. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

His own story as told to and written by Peter Lewis. B/w photos. Green cloth, gilt titles. Reprint. Light fading to top of spine. Text block and endpapers browned and foxed. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Some minor foxing to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and repaired with tape, faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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KING OF RANLEIGH
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1324693
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

A school story. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 6 tinted plates. 416 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins. Small splash mark to textblock.

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FIFTY YEARS WITH MOTOR CARS
Written by A.F.C. Hillstead.
Stock no. 1825003
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. The author's life in motoring and motor sport. Boards a little rubbed. Foxing and browning to text block and endpapers. Name in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to b/w plates else contents clean. Price-cut green dustwrapper is strengthened at corners with tape, edge-rubbed and a little grubby.

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WITH ROBERTS TO CANDAHAR
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324689
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1907. Very good condition.

A tale of the third Afghan war. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 352 pages plus 16 page catalogue to rear. All edges are olivine. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper and name in ink to half title-page. Foxing otherwise contents clean.

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