Stella & Rose's Books

ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MILITARY MODELS
Written by Claude Boileau; Huynh-Dinh Khuong; Thomas A. Young.
Stock no. 574201
Published by Airlife. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Aircraft, missiles, science-fiction, vehicles, artillery, figures and warships. Colour photos. A study of 1/72 models in the world. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 1853100196. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Some highlighting to contents.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 576259
Published by David McKay Company. 1st 1929. Fine condition.

Deluxe edition limited to 775 copies (575 for England and 200 for the United States). Bound in vellum with gold lettering and border to front cover. Gold titles and vignette to spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 232 pages. 10.25 x 8". 12 coloured plates and 22 b/w drawings. Grey-green and white pictorial endpapers. SIGNED by Rackham. This is copy no. 133 of the American issue. This is a stunning copy with no marks on the vellum other than a tiny rub to the edge of the rear cover and a small crack (0.5") at top and tail of the spine. The front endpaper has a 0.5" closed margin tear, there is a tiny gold gallery label to the rear pastedown, otherwise the contents are fine with all plates present and no foxing. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

Price: £980.00 £686.00.

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COUNTRY WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN
Written by Rev. W. Houghton.
Stock no. 576307
Published by Groombridge & Sons. 1870. Very good condition.

Full blue leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. 8 colour plates and numerous b/w wood engravings. 2nd edition. Inscription in ink to half-title. Prelims and last few pages foxed. Corners worn.

Price: £60.00 £45.00.

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NODDY'S ARK OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 589049
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Five small format paperwrap books contained in shaped pictorial slipcase with opening door at front. Story books are: Noddy and the flying elephant; Big-ears loses some jewels; Noddy and the 3 bears; Noddy's car rides in the air; Noddy and the big balloon. B/w illustrations. Some surface paper damage to a couple of covers and edges. Child's writing to rear cover of 'Noddy and the Flying Elephant' and margin of page 9. Contents internally are beautifully clean and very good. Contained in the original Noddy's Ark slipcase, which is also in very good condition - still bright with only light wear.

Price: £140.00 £98.00.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 595719
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Corners worn, cloth spine worn with holes and fraying. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Contents clean.

Price: £190.00 £133.00.

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THE LONESOMEST DOLL
Written by Abbie Farwell Brown. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 596084
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A charming story of the proud little queen and her beautiful lonesome doll. 31 unique illustrations including four in colour. Attractive tan pictorial cloth, black title to spine. A rare Rackham title being published only in America. Spine just very slightly bumped. Pale stain to front cover which is hardly noticeable. Tiny bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Very light water stain to margins of pages in second half of book. Pages very lightly browned. First gathering pulled at hinges and slightly misaligned. Closed tear to gutter edges of first gathering. Prelims almost detached. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby with a few light stains, chipped at corners with a few small edge-tears. Difficult to find in good condition due to paper used being of poor quality, this is an exceptionally bright copy, rare in original wrapper.

Price: £875.00 £612.50.

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THE MIDSUMMER BANQUET
Written by John Patience. Illustrated by John Patience.
Stock no. 601380
Published by Peter Haddock. Nearly fine condition.

Fernhollow series. Large format. ISBN: 0710503334.

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THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK
Written by Geoffrey Holme.
Stock no. 601935
Published by The Studio. 1942. Very good condition.

Tipped-in colour and b/w plates by various artists as well as other illustrations. Teaching children to draw and paint.

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MICKEY MOUSE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 602117
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Good condition.

With Scenic Illustrations. Bright colourful pictorial boards and endpapers. 4 super double-page pop-up scenes. B/w illustrations. One figure missing from second pop-up. Some faint colouring. Large name and address to half-title. Small piece missing from top corner of half-title. Loss of surface paper to top and tail of spine. Edges worn. Some grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled.

Price: £90.00 £67.50.

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KATAWAMPUS ITS TREATMENT & CURE
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by Archie Macgregor.
Stock no. 602228
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1927. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. B/w plates. Originally published by David Nutt in 1895. Small piece torn from corner of front endpaper.

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ROME
Written by M.A.R. Tuker; Hope Malleson. Illustrated by Alberto Pisa.
Stock no. 602274
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st thus 1925. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Popular Series. 32 colour plates. Blue cloth. Covers marked, light stain to rear, joints just starting to crack. Some light foxing throughout.

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THE WENSLEYS OF CHEEDAM
Written by David Gibbon; Lee Thomas. Illustrated by Caroline Anstey.
Stock no. 602868
Published by Colour Library Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. ISBN: 086283077X. price-cut wrapper chipped at head and tail of spine.

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