Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT PAINTING AND TRACING BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1325679
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Red and yellow paper wraps. 10 b/w pictures to colour and trace including the Wise Goat, Dapple the pony and Princess Annabel. 8 x 9.25". Top corner tip of front cover has been torn off. Colouring to the Rupert illustration on front cover. Staples rusty. The tracing pages have been used and there is colouring to two of the illustrations.

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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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ALADDIN'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1323510
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1876. Almost very good condition.

Containing Aladdin, The Yellow Dwarf, Princess Belle-Etoile and The Hind in the Wood. Blue cloth with white titles and illustrations. 24 full-page colour plates. Possibly the rarest of Walter Crane's works. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some very slight loss of cloth to top of spine. Small dent to top edge of front cover. Cover edges slightly darkened. Heavy foxing to contents and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. A couple of small closed margin tears. A very decent copy of a scarce book.

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SEVENTH (PRINCESS ROYAL'S) DRAGOON GUARDS: THE STORY OF THE REGIMENT (1688-1882) AND WITH THE REGIMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA (1900-1902)
Written by C.W. Thompson; N.D.H. Campbell; W.S. Whetherly; J.E.D. Holland.
Stock no. 2137722
1st thus 1913. Good condition.

Large format. Maroon cloth with black titles. B/w photos. Some fold-out pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing marks to covers. Joints are a bit cracked and weak. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some page corners are creased. Grubby margin marks.

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BROGEEN AND THE PRINCESS OF SHEEN
Written by Patricia Lynch. Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 2137061
Published by Burke. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fourth in the Brogeen series. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Top half inch of spine is browned; smaller area to base of spine. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; top half inch of spine is torn off; also small triangular piece of loss along bottom edge of front panel.

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PRINCESS GIFT BOOK FOR GIRLS 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322068
Published by Fleetway Publications Ltd.. 1969. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0900376147. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Front joint is slightly cracked. Textblock is foxed. Slight musty smell to contents.

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PRINCE RABBIT AND THE PRINCESS WHO COULD NOT LAUGH
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Mary Shepard.
Stock no. 2135648
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

First story is about a clever rabbit who wished to become heir to the throne... Second story is about a lovely princess who never laughed. Pictorial boards. 10 x 8". Colour and b/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and nicks; foxed with grubby marks to rear panel.

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THE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES
Written by Iona Opie; Peter Opie.
Stock no. 2135646
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Each tale has an historical introduction, showing the development of the story. Colour & b/w illustrations. 255 pages. ISBN: 0192115596. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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A SOLDIER'S HISTORY
Written by C.W. Dunbar.
Stock no. 1320171
Nearly fine condition.

A history of The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment). Cardwraps contained in a blue plastic wallet. 72 pages. Some colour and b/w photos. Family Tree of the Fusiliers contained in pocket at back of book. Book itself is fine, plastic wallet is just a little grubby.

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PRINCESS SULAMITH
No author listed. Illustrated by Jupo.
Stock no. 1319232
Circa 1943. Very good condition.

Square format. Black, red and white pictorial paperwraps. 10 pages. B/w text illustrations. Some light rubbing to cover edges and light page browning to contents.

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PRINCESS 1800 1800 HL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2132244
Published by Leyland Cars. 1977. Good condition.

Card wraps. B/w diagrams. Covers are creased with foxing and splash marks. A reading copy.

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PRINCE RABBIT AND THE PRINCESS WHO COULD NOT LAUGH
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Mary Shepard.
Stock no. 2132025
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

First story is about a clever rabbit who wished to become heir to the throne... Second story is about a lovely princess who never laughed. Pictorial boards. 10 x 8". Colour and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges; some scuffing. Inscription in ink, partially crossed out to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased and grubby with some large tears and chips; some small pieces of loss.

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