Stella & Rose's Books

THE SCARLET HERRING AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by A. D. Rusden.
Stock no. 1827946
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Green cloth with red and black title and vignette to front; gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. 252 pages. Boards a little grubby. Gilt text block nice and bright. Light browning to endpapers. Top margin of prelims a little chipped and torn (likely from being prised open). Front joint is pulled between verso of front endpaper and half-title page else binding is tight.

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THE POLE STAR FAMILY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ruth Gervis.
Stock no. 1827945
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mike, Belinda and Ann had been ill, and they wanted a real change! So they left their caravans and went off with their parents and Granny in a big ship, the Pole Star. Blue boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 88 pages Foxing present, mainly to text block, endpapers and page edges. Tiny closed tear to lower edge of title page (no loss, minor). Contents browned. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped at corners.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF THE LAKE DISTRICT
Written by John Parker.
Stock no. 1827944
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer Series No. 74. With 8 Colour plates and 67 Black and white photographs. ISBN: 0723215707. Minor fading to lower edge of boards. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, red title to spine faded to orange. A nice copy.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF KITCHEN ANTIQUES
Written by John Woodforde. Illustrated by Trevor Aldous.
Stock no. 1827943
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Observer book No. 97. Laminate boards. Illustrating and describing of 230 household objects from the 17th century to the 20th century. ISBN: 0723216371. Spine lightly browned and red title to spine faded to pink. Lower corners lightly bumped. Edges of pastedowns are grubby. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF HERBS
Written by Mary Page. Illustrated by Norman Barber.
Stock no. 1827942
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Observer Series No. 85. Laminate Boards. With 10 b/w and 63 colour illustrations. ISBN: 072321610X. Boards browned. Some minor foxing present. Contents otherwise clean.

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GREENWITCH
Written by Susan Cooper. Illustrated by Laura Carlin.
Stock no. 1827940
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Third title in 'The Dark is Rising' series. Green cloth spine, wilver title. Green pictorial paper boards. New Preface by the author. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at one end and has a few minor marks (VG+).

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THE GREY KING
Written by Susan Cooper. Illustrated by Laura Carlin.
Stock no. 1827938
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fourth book in "The Dark Is Rising" series. New preface by the author. Grey cloth spine, silver title. Grey pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Small mark to base of text block. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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SILVER ON THE TREE
Written by Susan Cooper. Illustrated by Laura Carlin.
Stock no. 1827937
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fifth and final book in "The Dark Is Rising" series. New preface by the author. Purple cloth spine with silver title, purple pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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FIRST FOLIO
Written by Catherine Taylor.
Stock no. 1827935
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Very good condition.

A Little Book of Folio Forewords. Introduced by Catherine Taylor. Small format. Black cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards. B/w and colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of large grease spots to one side and a few scuff marks (VG).

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PARADISO
Written by Dante Alighieri; Henry Francis Cary; Michael Prodger. Illustrated by Giovanni Di Paolo.
Stock no. 1827933
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Dark blue leather spine with gilt titles. Pale blue silk moire sides. Top edge blue. Superb colour illustrations by Di Paolo. Translated by Cary with an introductory essay by Prodger. A few minor (very light) marks to leather spine. Contents fine. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light shelf-scuffing (NR F).

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LIFE
Written by Richard Fortey.
Stock no. 1827928
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

An Unauthorised Biography. A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, gilt & peach floral design to front. Colour endpapers showing fish fossils. Colour photos throughout. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of minor grubby marks and light fading to edges (VG+).

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COLD COMFORT FARM
Written by Stella Gibbons. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1827925
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Very good condition.

Decorative green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour plates. Tenth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light shelf-scuffing, and a few speckles (fading/bleached) to one corner (VG).

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