Stella & Rose's Books

AVRO LANCASTER (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Ken Delve.
Stock no. 1825686
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The full story of the aircraft's design, development and operational use from its beginnings in the form of the Avro Manchester through to its retirement and beyond. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 1861262221. A very nice copy, no significant faults.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1324901
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1910. Fair condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front. Decorated endpapers. 12 colour plates with tissue-paper guards. Numerous b/w text illustration. Top edge gilt. Covers are very worn and badly dampstained. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name in ink to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint cracked between endpaper and half-title, showing webbing beneath. Some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Winifred F. Peck; Florence Harrison; C. Bernard Rutley; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1324830
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Front board shows a girl in skirt and blazer with a black dog on a lead. First story is "The First Flight" by Peck. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations throughout. Corners are worn, edges rubbed. Spine and rear cover slightly grubby, front cover lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1324585
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Light marks to covers. Endpapers are lightly browned, slight evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Name, adderess and date in belongs to box (blue biro). NOT price cut but price also written (in blue biro) 3 times to other corners of title-page. Crossword done in pencil. Painting contest part completed with entry form completed. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1824462
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Light bumping to top front corner of board, base of spine shelf-worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF YESTERDAY
Written by Philip James; C. Geoffrey Holme.
Stock no. 1323931
Published by The Studio Ltd.. 1933. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Studio Special Autumn Number. Large format. Green cloth, blue titles. 128 pages. Full of b/w photos and some colour illustrations. Spine bumped. Slight browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby and chipped with some loss.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1983
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1323206
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1983. Very good condition.

Tall 4to glazed boards - Rupert in plane flown by clown. 1st story Rupert and the Black Circle. 92 pages. ISBN: 0850791308. There is a small crease/tear to the surface paper on the lower edge of the front cover. A few tiny scuff marks to front edge of spine. Contents are fine (not price-cut or inscribed).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2139679
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Fine condition.

Limited edition of 11,000 copies. Reproduction of the 1955 annual. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. This is Copy No. 10959 and still includes original certificate of authenticity. Slip case is near fine - a few light marks/scuffs.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138087
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. This is Copy No. 4576. Light bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased, faded to spine, with some foxing; mostly to flaps; a few nicks at corners.

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THE BLOODY ELEVENTH HISTORY OF THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT VOLUME II 1815-1914
Written by W.J.P. Aggett.
Stock no. 2137407
Published by The Devonshire & Dorset Regiment. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, green and gilt title block to spine. 518 pages. B/w and colour photos, diagrams and maps. ISBN: 0951265512.

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BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135417
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. Offset browning/yellowing, which looks a little like foxing to endpapers and first and last few pages of book, all in the same place. Rest of contents are excellent. This is copy No. 12192. Still has wrapper and original wrap around band which has a few browning marks; light wrinkling along a couple of edges. Original postal box is still present with some foxing/marks.

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