Stella & Rose's Books

TALES IN VERSE FOR THE YOUNG
Written by Mary Howitt.
Stock no. 2134931
Published by William Darton And Son. Circa 1845. Almost very good condition.

Leather spine and corners, marbled boards. B/w illustrations. Wear and scuffs to covers/edges; a bit of chipping to spine. Name label and inscription in ink to front pastedown/endpaper. This book was gifted to and belonged to Godfrey Wedgwood - Great grandson of Josiah Wedgwood and partner in the firm from 1859-1891. Foxing and page browning.

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SONG DEVICES AND JINGLES
Written by Eleanor Smith. Illustrated by Florence Young; S.B. Pearse; Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1321165
Published by Waverley Book Company Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine with black title. Paper boards with large pictorial onlay to front. Delightful colour plates. Words and music. Covers are edge worn with slight loss of surface paper. Spine bumped and slightly worn. Covers a little grubby/marked. Light foxing and fingering to contents.

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WHEN ALL IS YOUNG
Written by Robert Ellice Mack. Illustrated by Harriett M. Bennett.
Stock no. 2134716
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Circa 1890. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards show young girl in a blue & white pinafore holding a baby and watching a kitten and puppy at her feet. Verse for children. Colour chromolithographic illustrations plus two tone illustrations. Bumping and wear to cover edges, corners and spine. Scuffing and marks to covers. Has possibly been rebound or restitched at some point; the front fly-leaf is now missing. Foxing and marks to pages throughout. Illustrations are still bright.

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EYES LIKE STARS
Written by Lisa Mantchev.
Stock no. 1320679
Published by Feiwel And Friends. Circa 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with metallic blue title to spine. 356 pages. 17-year-old Bertie strives to find a useful role for herself at the Theatre Illuminata. ISBN: 9780312380960. SIGNED by the author, another signature and small fairy drawing below but we are not sure who that is by! Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed to top and tail of spine.

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SHADOW WAVE
Written by Robert Muchamore.
Stock no. 1320678
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Not suitable for the younger reader. James must choose between loyalty to CHERUB, and loyalty to his oldest friend (CHERUB agents are highly trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that kids are spying on them. Black boards with metallic copper titles. 343 pages. ISBN: 9780340956472. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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THE YOUNG VISITERS OR MR SALTEENAS PLAN
Written by Daisy Ashford. Illustrated by Diana Brough.
Stock no. 1821299
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1956. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, yellow decorative paper boards. 8 hand-coloured plates. Spine lightly browned, corners of boards lightly bumped, slight mark to spine edge of front board. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Slight discolouration to spine edge of text block. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily worn with browning and splitting and slight loss of surface paper.

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HABITS, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821068
Published by Edward Lacey. Circa 1860. Very good condition.

Brown blind stamped boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. vi and 248 pages. Top & tail of spine worn, corners lightly rubbed. Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper missing. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Top corner creases to contents and a few grubby marks.

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HOSPITABLE ENGLAND IN THE SEVENTIES: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG AMERICAN 1875-1876
Written by Richard Henry Dana.
Stock no. 2133991
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1921. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. Spine is browned. Splash and other marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some page corners creases. Foxing to outer page edges.

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STORIES FROM AUNT JUDY
Written by Mary Senior Clark; Minnie Young; et al. Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett.
Stock no. 2133978
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. 1913. Almost very good condition.

The Queen's Treasure Series. Grey cloth covers, white titles and decorations. Illustrated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Front cover is a bit bowed. White title to spine has faded. Inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some browning and foxing throughout.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1900
No author listed. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; A.G. Walker; W.H.C. Groome; Helen Miles; George Woolliscroft Rhead; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 2133964
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1900. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth boards with white decorative borders and embossed white illustration of girl and boy to front. Bevelled edges. Colour frontispiece entitled 'Preparing for the Flower Service'. B/w illustrations by various artists. 412 pages plus 24 page publisher advert to rear. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to over edges. A few marks to covers and uneven fading to rear. Reward plate to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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IT BEATS WORKING: MY 35 YEARS INSIDE MOTOR RACING
Written by Eoin S. Young.
Stock no. 1820310
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author's career reporting on 35 years of international motor sport. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604603. Reprint. Light yellowing to text block. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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A YEAR OF COUNTRY LIFE; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF THE YOUNG NATURALISTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1319310
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1856. Good condition.

Embossed blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Cream endpapers. 247 pages, all edges gilt. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and stain to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny binders sticker to rear pastedown. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally contents clean.

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