Stella & Rose's Books

STRAWBALE HOME PLANS
Written by Wayne J. Bingham; Colleen F. Smith.
Stock no. 1824882
Published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

An inspiring and diverse collection of strawbale buildings. Featuring everything from single-level country homes to cottages and studios, to community buildings. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos & b/w plans. ISBN: 9781586858612. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE XJ-SERIES JAGUARS (A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE)
Written by Paul Skilleter.
Stock no. 1824881
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090054984X. Light browning to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine an has remains of label to rear panel.

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OLD ENGLISH NURSERY SONGS
Written by Horace Mansion. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1324627
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Music by Horace Mansion. 8 quite charming colour plates plus b/w drawings illustrate this selection of nursery rhymes. Includes musical score for voice and piano. Buff boards with blue pictorial onlay to front cover. 11 x 8.5". 88 pages. Spine and corners bumped, top corner of rear cover quite badly worn. Scuffing to front cover edges. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. One of the plates is loose with ragged edges. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some foxing to contents.

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NUMBER NINE JOY STREET
Written by Michael Lynn. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; Eve Garnett; C.T. Nightingale; et al..
Stock no. 1324625
Published by Basil Blackwell. Good condition.

A medley of prose & verse for boys and girls. Contributors include Laurence Housman, Compton Mackenzie, Hugh Chesterman etc. One story illustrated in colour, packed with b/w illustrations. Cream cloth with blue titles and decorations on covers. Spine and corners rubbed, spine slightly browned. Half title-page is detached at lower 2". Colouring to quite a number of the b/w illustrations. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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THE TRACTION ENGINE COMPANION
Written by Peter Haining.
Stock no. 1824877
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, silver titles. B/w photos. The development and manufacture of traction engines from the 1850's. ISBN: 0709010214. Minor foxing and browning to text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and browned to rear panel.

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YANGTZE SHOWDOWN: CHINA AND THE ORDEAL OF HMS AMETHYST
Written by Brian Izzard.
Stock no. 1824876
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The dramatic story of the Communist Chinese attack on the British frigate HMS Amethyst in the Yangtze in 1949. Navy blue boards, yellow title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848322240. Boards marked, a few tiny knocks to lower edges of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
No author listed. Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 1324621
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. 24 colour plates. The Sunshine Series. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight damp stain to lower edge of rear board. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some damp stains.

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ENID BLYTON'S BOOK OF HER FAMOUS PLAY NODDY IN TOYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1824872
Published by Sampson Low. Very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. gilt illustration of the toytown train on front and rear cover. Colour plates, some double page spreads. A play in three acts. 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Vertical crease to spine and spine lightly faded. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Vertical mark to front board. A few pin-holes to front edge of spine. Joints starting to split at top & tail. Text block lightly browned with some foxing. A few minor margin marks but contents generally very nice and binding is tight. Slight loss to lower corner of rear free endpaper, vertical crease to same.

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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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MY DOG POMPEY
Written by C.B. Poultney. Illustrated by C.B. Poultney.
Stock no. 1324614
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 5th 1933. Very good condition.

The author's life with his terrier, originally published in the Daily Sketch. Charming b/w pictures. Grey boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. Spine bumped and slightly browned, small spot to rear edge of spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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JANE'S COUNTRY YEAR
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bernard Bowerman.
Stock no. 1324610
Published by George Newnes. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Orange/brown cloth with cream title to spine and vignette/title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped, a few small, light marks to covers. Endpapers browned. Ex Libris plate to half title-page. Some light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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ENID BLYTON'S TREASURY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Stanley Lloyd; Geoffrey Higham; E. Mansell; et al..
Stock no. 1324609
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

A treasury of stories, puzzles, things to make and much more. Numerous colour plates and b/w illustrations. Green cloth, gilt titles. 214 pages. Published for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper, name in black crayon to free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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