Stella & Rose's Books

GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1327900
Published by Tempus. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From its early beginnings during the First World War to its demise in 1963, the Gloster Aircraft Company produced some 13,000 aircraft. These ranged from some of the best fighter aircraft ever produced in Britain to prototypes which failed to win orders... Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752417002. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit scuffed to rear panel and lightly edge rubbed.

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ROTOL THE HISTORY OF AN AIRSCREW COMPANY 1937-1960
Written by Bruce Stait.
Stock no. 1327899
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Dowty Rotol. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951681508. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly faded to spine, light score mark to front panel of wrapper.

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SELECTIONS OF FAIRY TALES AND STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1327898
Published by William Clowes & Sons. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly browned. Some grubby marks to covers. Contents generally clean.

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SMALL CHANGE FOR STUART
Written by Lissa Evans.
Stock no. 1327897
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Stuart is swept up in a quest to find his great-uncle's lost workshop - a work-shop stuffed with trickery and magic. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 277 pages. ISBN: 9780385618007. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly edge creased and very slightly faded to spine.

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TALLY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Hazel Usherwood. Illustrated by Ionicus.
Stock no. 1327896
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Tally is a little orange training plane. Covers edge rubbed, a couple of marks to spine edge of front cover. Light foxing and other marks to page margins. Some hinges pulled causing stitching to be a little loose but binding still tight.

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SLIMTAIL'S FRIENDS
Written by Mary Chell. Illustrated by Mary Chell.
Stock no. 1327895
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fading to cover edges and to spine. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Contents clean.

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LAWS OF DEAN
Written by Cyril Hart.
Stock no. 1327893
Published by The British Publishing Company. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Being a Supplement to "The Laws of the Dean Forest and Hundred of St. Briavels, in the County of Gloucester" by James G. Wood 1878. Green cloth boards, gilt title to front. x + 25 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (with the authors' compliments). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and has a few edge tears.

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POOR CECCO
Written by Margery Williams Bianco. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327890
Published by George H. Doran Company. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt title and vignette to front cover. Tipped-in colour frontis plus 6 other colour plates. B/w chapter tailpieces. 2nd printing with 'B' to the colophon page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. A nice, clean copy.

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MOTHER GOOSE - THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327889
Published by Heinemann. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One volume edition. Green cloth covers, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Illustrated endpapers. 13 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 159 pages. 8 x 6". Spine slightly faded and bumped at top and tail. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Pale foxing to endpapers. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby, edge chipped/torn with slight loss to top and tail of spine.

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327888
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and browning.

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WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1327885
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 10th 1925. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition in publisher's blue calf binding. Gilt border to front cover with floral motif at corners and vignette of little girl in mop cap. Gilt vignettes and floral decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Cream and blue pictorial endpapers. Charming verses and b/w illustrations. The first of the Milne Pooh quartet in which we meet Winnie-the-Pooh for the first time in a poem entitled Teddy Bear. 'A bear, however hard he tries, Grows tubby without exercise...' Complete with blue ribbon page marker. This is the second deluxe edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine very slightly browned. Indentation to centre of front cover, pencil mark to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Small patches of surface paper damage to both pastedowns. Page marker is detached but still present. Some joints are cracked and some are lightly pulled but the binding is still tight.

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I FEEL SICK!
Written by Tony Ross. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1327884
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

A Little Princess Story. Glazed pictorial boards. Large colour illustrations to each page with a small sentence of text below. ISBN: 9781783441150. SIGNED by the author/artist with a dedication to David & Jenny and a doodle of the little princess too. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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