Stella & Rose's Books

A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1506624
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. Spine bumped, worn and darkened, gilt title block rubbed, some loss from lady and child. A little bumping and wear to corners. A few small marks to covers, picture on front is rubbed with some spots of loss. Presentation plate to front pastedown, surface paper damage to plate. Joints and some hinges cracked but binding is firm. Small tear to top edge of front endpaper. An odd mark to contents. Some foxing, especially top of first few text pages. All plates present.

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PRINCESS BADOURA
Written by Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1505035
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

White cloth beautifully decorated in pale green and gilt to front cover. Pale green endpapers. 10 tipped-in paper-guarded richly coloured plates. A tale from The Arabian Nights retold by Housman. Spine browned, bumped and worn with small nicks to cloth at either end. Corners worn. Covers grubby and marked. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked but binding still firm. A little foxing and browning. Fingering to contents but generally clean. All plates present and in very good condition.

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THE RUPERT PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2118348
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards, front shows Rupert hiking and gnome on a hare. Colour illustrations. First story is "Rupert and the Enchanted Princess". Spine is browned, with wear. Scuffing to covers; patch of surface paper lifting to front cover. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. A few grubby margin marks and some marks to outer page edges.

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NEW PLAYS FROM OLD STORIES
Written by Hermon Ould. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1402702
Published by Oxford University Press. 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

Contains three stories (Peter the Pied Piper, The Princess in the Sleeping Wood, Rip van Winkle) adapted into plays. Black boards with gilt titles to front and spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Fading to gilt on spine and some of gilt on front cover. Front endpaper is MISSING. Browning to endpapers which are also a little grubby. Some foxing and a few margin marks.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1402630
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Corners and board edges rubbed. Scuffing to boards. Gilt worn in places. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Heavy browning to half title and last page of text. Some foxing and grubby marks. Slight musty smell. Five colour plates present with one plate ("What a dear coat") appearing twice.

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THE WIND
Written by Nicky Young. Illustrated by Kate Gartner.
Stock no. 1312315
Published by Vantage Press. 1st USA 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The charming story of Philip and Elizabeth, a little prince and princess who find their way to the enchanted world of Fairyland on the mystical wind. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 31 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0533071151. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Pink dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed with a few small, light marks.

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SNAIL AND THE PENNITHORNES AND THE PRINCESS
Written by Barbara Willard. Illustrated by Geoffrey S. Fletcher.
Stock no. 1502292
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Dark pink boards, cream title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Endpapers partially lightly browned. Foxing, mainly to prelims and text block. Grubby mark to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a few small tears. Unevenly browned and foxed, very foxed on verso.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1311858
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. SIGNED by author by means of a dedication to half-title. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed, covers just a little grubby and illustration to spine has faded a little. Front joint cracked. Hinges cracked. Foxing to contents. A nice copy of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE MIDNIGHT FEAST
Written by Lindsay Camp. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1710218
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1996. Fine condition.

Alice and Freddie are preparing a secret midnight feast for a beautiful princess... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862646847. SIGNED by illustrator.

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THE ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK
Written by Ida May.
Stock no. 1310575
Published by Albert E. Marriott. circa 1931. Very good condition.

Blue boards, black titles. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos of the very young Princess Elizabeth and two-tone illustrations for the children's stories. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small nick to lower edge of spine. Inscription in ink and small Xmas sticker to front endpaper. Pale page browning and light foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean.

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THE PRINCESS'S BIRD
Written by Phyllis R. Mann. Illustrated by Phyllis R. Mann.
Stock no. 1310412
Published by Museum Press Limited. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The beautiful legend of how Ping Mei fell in love with the Princess, was put to death by her father and how his prayer was answered. Slim format. Pink cloth, gilt title/vignette to front cover. 16 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine bumped. Some browning to cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is a little bit grubby, edge chipped with loss, was torn in two pieces at spine but has been taped together on verso.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2109464
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1915. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis plate. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Prize plate to front endpaper. Front joint is a little cracked. Some foxing and page browning.

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