Stella & Rose's Books

THE TAYLOR'S CUSSION
Written by George Owen; Emily M Pritchard.
Stock no. 590718
Published by Blades, East & Blades. 1st 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

A facsimile reproduction from the original manuscript which was in two volumes, issued with a short biography of the author by Pritchard. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. xx + 106 pages + 4 blank pages + title page for the Seconde Parte + 2 blank pages + 116 pages + 4 blank pages + 4 pages "A Table To The Seconde Parte" + prospectus for this book + 3 pages of prospectus with reviews + 4 pages hand-written index (presumably done by previous owner) + 1 illustrated page "The Taylor's Cussion" + 3 pages handwritten (in Latin) notes and genealogy. Limited to 300 copies. Includes list of subscribers. Contents very good. Skillfully rebacked in matching green cloth. Corners worn. Two bookplates to front pastedown and a note to say that this was a copy that belonged to one of the subscribers (Henry Owen), possibly the author of the handwritten text.

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THE CAMBRIAN POPULAR ANTIQUITIES
Written by Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 590723
Published by E. Williams. 1st 1815. Very good condition.

The Cambrian Popular Antiquities or An Account of Some Traditions, Customs, and Superstitions of Wales With Observations as to Their Origin. 9 colour + 1 b/w plate + b/w text illustrations. viii + 360 pages. Modern three-quarter leather binding, gilt title and decorations to spine. Marbled boards. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. One small stamp to title page and one to verso of title page (no stamps to plates). Half-title has been strengthened at foredge. All plates present. A handsome copy.

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MOSS AND BLISTER
Written by Leon Garfield. Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 738777
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1976. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Garfield's Apprentices Series. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 043494033X. Wrapper is very lightly foxed on verso. A super copy.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 738815
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges very very slightly grubby. Large but light foxspots throughout. One plate was detached, now reinserted but with slightly ragged edges. A nice copy of the first edition.

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THE COMING OF MAMMALS
Written by Melvin Berger. Illustrated by Robert Cremins.
Stock no. 590670
Published by Child's Play (International) Ltd.. 1st UK 1986. Very good condition.

A New World, In Three Dimensions. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Pop-ups. Some of the largest and most unusual mammals of the past. ISBN: 0859532186. Front cover a little bowed. Some foxing. All pop-ups are very good.

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BIRD STUDY VOLUMES 5-6
No author listed.
Stock no. 590603
Published by British Trust for Ornithology. 1958. Fine condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles.

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RUPERT FUN
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 590532
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1988. Fine condition.

Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0850791782.

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CAMBRIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by William Rowlands; D. Silvan Evans.
Stock no. 590439
Published by Meridian Publishing Co.. 1st 1970. Fine condition.

A complete and unabridged reprint of the 1869 edition. An Account of the Books Printed in the Welsh Language, or Relating to Wales, From the Year 1546 to the end of the 18th century with Biographical Notices by Rowlands, edited and enlarged by Evans. Some text in Welsh. Pages: xxii, 762. Grey cloth, black title label to spine with gilt titles.

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LOWER WHARFELAND
Written by Edmund Bogg.
Stock no. 590441
Published by Old Hall Press. 1st thus 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 1904 edition. Title on cover and spine "Lower Wharfedale" The Old City of York and the Ainsty. Cream pictorial boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations.

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SIR TOADY CRUSOE
Written by S.R. Crockett. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 738737
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1905. Good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. B/w plates and text illustrations. 406 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped, covers a bit grubby. Front free-endpaper removed. Front joint slightly cracked. Rear endpaper browned. Contents clean.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 590317
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1ST 1929. Very good condition.

A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners are bumped. A few light marks to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges. Front hinge next to frontis and title page is cracked. All plates are present and beautifully bright!

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REVOLVING PICTURES
Written by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 590328
Published by Collins. 1979. Fine condition.

A reproduction from an Antique Book by Ernest Nister. Original published in 1892. Pictures changed by moving the tab. Glazed boards. ISBN: 0001956477. All revolving pictures are in excellent working order.

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