Stella & Rose's Books

ADVENTURE ON THE MOON
Written by Nina Carroll. Illustrated by Nina Carroll.
Stock no. 2118564
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Written & illustrated by 12-year-old Nina Carroll. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Blue cloth boards with blue title to front. Cup ring stain to front cover. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a few bits of loss; creased and grubby.

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CHILDHOOD A COLLINS ANTHOLOGY
Written by Penelope Hughes-Hallett; et al.
Stock no. 2118548
Published by Collins. 1st 1988. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Through her skilful choice of extracts, from memoirs and letters to poems that echo through the generations, the author draws us into the child's own vision of things, be it the humble pleasures of travelling by pram or the more stately progress of the young Queen Victoria. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0002177951. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some light edge-creasing and small nick to one corner.

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PICNIC ON THE MOON
Written by Brian Morse. Illustrated by Joep Bertrams.
Stock no. 2118461
Published by Turton & Chambers. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

48 new and amusing and thoughtful poems for young readers. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 187214800X. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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PRINCE DANDE LION
Written by May Gibbs. Illustrated by May Gibbs.
Stock no. 1505079
Published by Ure Smith. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A Garden Whim-Wham. The young Prince Dande Lion sets off to see the world with Bill Bergia the Smuggler, Captain Sturt Pea, Reds the Poinsettier dog and a pup, little Black Tulip. They meet with many exciting adventures. Brown cloth spine, green paper boards with brown vignette of Dande Lion. 4 colour plates(incl. title page), 12 full page black and white and many small illustrations. 117 pages. Spine bumped with wear to ends. A little wear to corners. Fading to edges of both covers and a few faint dark marks to rear cover. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Margin tear to lower edge of page 99/100, just reaches text. Some black spots to colour plate pages, mostly faint and on versos. Light browning to endpapers and an odd fox spot but generally a nice clean copy. Dustwrapper has loss from ends of spine, top corner of rear panel and top of front fold and a few small chips. Rear flap is almost detached. Large tear to rear panel repaired on verso with clear tape, now yellowed. 4 pencil numbers/marks and a couple of creases to front flap. Panels and spine a bit grubby.

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OLD SONGS FOR YOUNG ENGLAND
Written by Clarence Forsythe. Illustrated by B. Ostertag.
Stock no. 1314989
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

Harmonized by Clarence Forsythe. Large oblong format (10.25 x 12"). Brown cloth with illustration to front cover. Floral decorated endpapers. 46 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper which is also very slightly edge chipped. Page browning to half-title. Foxing to textblock. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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MY FAVOURITE
No author listed. Illustrated by Percy Holland; Victor Prout; et al..
Stock no. 1314965
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1906. Very good condition.

Stories for Little People. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows two young girls huddled under brolly on ferry crossing in snow scene. B/w & two-tone illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, some slight rubbing to corners. Rear cover is lightly browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light page browning and fingering but generally contents clean.

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BO-PEEP A TREASURY FOR THE LITTLE ONES
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1314964
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1900. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows young boy and girl washing dolls in bath tub in front of fire. First story is "Uncle Tom's Story". 8 colour plates plus two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 184 pages plus publication list to rear. Spine bumped, covers grubby and edge worn. Some colouring to the b/w illustrations. Page browning, mainly to publication list. Grubby marks to front endpaper and small embossed booksellers stamp to top corner of front free-endpaper.

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MCTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND
Written by Tom Angleberger. Illustrated by John Hendrix.
Stock no. 2117904
Published by Abrams Books For Young Readers. 1st 2015. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large square format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781419716508.

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AN AFTER BEDTIME STORY
Written by Shoham Smith. Illustrated by Einat Tsarfati.
Stock no. 2117901
Published by Abrams Books For Young Readers. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Slightly oblong. Colour pictorial boards. Easy-to-read text with colour illustrations throughout. Translated by Annette Appel. ISBN: 9781419718731.

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SEE HOW IT GROWS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Robert Micklewright.
Stock no. 1504788
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

With the help of many drawings and useful information on weeds, soil and plant families, Malcolm Saville shows simply and entertainingly how to avoid the pitfalls that beset the young gardener. Colour and b/w pictures, many full page. Pictorial boards. 72 pages. ISBN: 0192731246. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wear to lower edges of covers. Dustwrapper flap is stuck to front pastedown along bottom edge. Spot of surface paper damage to rear pastedown where flap has been stuck to it, now free. Contents clean. Clear cover on dustwrapper stuck on verso along top and bottom edges.

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SPACE & TEXTURE HERTL.ARCHITEKTEN
Written by Matthias Boeckl. Illustrated by Paul Ott.
Stock no. 1607163
Published by Springer. c. 2009. Fine condition.

Large format. Gernot Hertl is one of Austria's most successful young architects. This volume includes a subject overview and documentation that gives the reader an inspiring view of the architect's work. ISBN: 9783211791615. Still in original shrinkwrap. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE YOUNG BUGLERS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by John Schonberg.
Stock no. 1403685
Published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited.. circa 1905. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Peninsular War. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 8 b/w plates. 10 battle plans. 346 pages. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Spine is browned. Bottom front corner is heavily bumped. Top of front cover is bumped. A few marks to covers. Front and back joints beginning to crack. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and a name printed in ink. 'Special Prize' written in ink to rear pastedown. Rear endpaper creased. Foxing especially to endpapers and fingering to page margins.

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