Stella & Rose's Books

SOUL THOUGHTS
Written by Felicity Pyke. Illustrated by Jennie Preece.
Stock no. 1109168
Published by Felicity Pyke. 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author. Some light wear and a little bumping to spine.

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THE WEATHERCOCK
Written by Simonne Ratel. Illustrated by Gertrude Mittelmann.
Stock no. 1502528
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. circa 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Nothing could be undertaken in the small French village without consulting the weathercock but he wanted to extend his importance to world dimensions. One day he was blown of his belfry in a hurricane, he was at first delighted.... Pink cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Illustrated title page plus 20 illustrations, some in colour. 84 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Top edge of spine faded. Foxing to spine and top edges of covers. Erased pencil writing to front endpapers and an odd fox spot otherwise contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of chips. Spine is browned and rear panel is a little grubby.

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FORTY FINE LADIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109160
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 250 copies. White vellum spine, burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Large format. B/w and two tone illustrations. Top edge gilt. Verses to do with fox-hunting which have appeared in Punch previously . SIGNED by author and illustrator. This is copy no. 96. Vellum spine is grubby. Some foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are very nice!

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MY DOG
Written by Maurice Maeterlinck. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109156
Published by George Allen and Co. Ltd.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Stories of a cute little bulldog. Translated by A. Teixera de Mattos. Brown cloth, gilt titles. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. 6 colour plates. Some light bumping to spine and corners. Page browning and some foxing - mostly to prelims and outer page edges. One hinge badly cracked but binding remains tight.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TOMMY
Written by H.G. Wells. Illustrated by H.G. Wells.
Stock no. 2114357
Published by The Amalgamated Press. Circa 1928. Very good condition.

Large format. Paperwraps. Limited and numbered edition-de-luxe. Published for private circulation. Appears to be facsimile of an edition first published in a magazine. Colour illustrations and 'hand written' text. Copy no. 499. Covers are grubby, with some creasing; 2 ink stamps to top of front cover. A few light margin marks.

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VELVET PAWS AND SHINY EYES
Written by Carol Cassidy Cole. Illustrated by Dudley Ward; Leo. L. Stead.
Stock no. 2114353
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1940. Almost very good condition.

"The Adventures of a Little Boy in Nature's Wonderland among Furry Friends and Feathery". Pockets contain card models of animals which can be taken out and made to stand up. B/w illustrations. Pretty pale blue pictorial boards. 232pp. 8.5 x 6.5". An unusual novelty book. Spine appears to have been repaired - still has a couple of splits to top and tail. Scuffing and wear to covers; a few grubby marks. All characters that stand up are still present in their correct places. A few page margin marks. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Couple of page corners have chips of loss. A cute book - in good condition for it's age - with all pieces present!

Price: £90.00 £67.50.

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THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO
Written by Helen Bannerman. Illustrated by Helen Bannerman.
Stock no. 2114330
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Grey/blue boards with dark titles and decorations. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; grubby marks to covers. Spine has been repaired with glue (was at one time split). A few pages to prelims partially stuck back in (possibly incorrectly). Grubby margin marks. Foxing to outer page edges.

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HONK RUNS AWAY
Written by Joy K. Seddon.
Stock no. 2114327
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Very good condition.

A strip Book. Pictorial card wraps. 124 frames. Fading and staples rusting to spine. Contents are better than very good.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PETER PUSS
Written by G.F. Christie. Illustrated by G.F. Christie.
Stock no. 2114317
Published by Rudd & Co.. Very good condition.

Paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Staples to spine have rusted. A little creasing to covers; a few grubby marks.

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CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY PILGRIMAGE
Written by William Calder; Geoffrey Chaucer.
Stock no. 2114309
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1892. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Fold-out b/w illustration to front. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping and fraying of cloth to top and tail of spine. Marks to covers. Some foxing and page browning.

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IN STRANGE QUARTERS
Written by Edwin Hodder.
Stock no. 2114292
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1919. Very good condition.

New Edition. Green cloth with white titles. Onlays to spine and front cover. 4 colour plates. Some darkening to spine. Bumping to corners. A few grubby marks. Bookplate to front endpaper. Page edge browning.

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A PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Written by Salim Ali; S. Dillon Ripley. Illustrated by John Henry Dick.
Stock no. 1808830
Published by The Bombay Natural History Society; Oxford University Press. 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Map to front endpapers. ISBN: 0195616340. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased and faded at spine.

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