Stella & Rose's Books

THE GOLDEN BIRD (PROOF)
Written by Edith Brill. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1828988
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is a rough and uncorrected proof. Polish folk tales. This book grew out of stories told to the author as a child by her Polish father. Orange cardwraps. 8 striking full-colour plates plus silhouette illustrations. 151 pages. ISBN: 0460057510. Minor damp stain to top rear corner. Text block browned with some foxing/marks. Tiny damp stain to top corner tip of contents. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, torn to top rear corner (small), front flap is staple to front panel at top edge, a few damp stains to verso (not visible to front).

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RAILWAYS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Written by John R. Day.
Stock no. 1828987
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the building of the railways of Southern Africa. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Endpapers are maps. 143 pages including index. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut orange pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, grubby to rear panel and lightly faded to spine.

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PERRAULT'S COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
Written by Charles Perrault. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1828986
Published by Longman Young Books. 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the French by A.E. Johnson and others. Contains 14 tales. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. ISBN: 0582152682. Third impression. A nice, clean copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge, lightly faded to spine and just a little grubby to white rear panel.

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NATURAL HISTORY: MOLLUSCA
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1828984
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1854. Almost very good condition.

Gosse's Natural History. Small format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 328 pages including index. Sp[ine browned, boards a little grubby and marked. Wear to top & tail of spine. Tiny nick to vertical edge of rear board. Text block browned. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Name & address ink-stamped to half-title page. Some foxing, a few grubby marks and stains to contents.

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THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN ENGLAND
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1828983
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book deals with monks and friars in all their activities from 1216 to about 1340. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to front. xvi and 348 pages including index. Reprint. Boards a little grubby and mottled. Edge of boarfds lightly rubbede. Corners bumped. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Price-cut yellow dustwrapper is browned, heavily so to spine, slight loss to top & tail of spine, a few marks. Strong musty odour present but contents otherwise clean.

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THE LITTLE WHITE BEAR
Written by Enid Marx. Illustrated by Enid Marx.
Stock no. 1328698
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1945. Good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Each page is illustrated in colour with text over printed (not all pages have text). Covers slightly grubby. Small name in ink to top corner of front cover and also to front free-endpaper. First couple of pages are almost detached. Last couple of pages have small brown tape reinforcements to the margin.

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THE VEGETABLE THIEVES
Written by Inga Moore. Illustrated by Inga Moore.
Stock no. 1328697
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Des and Letty (two mice) gain a family! ISBN: 0862640474. Some slight browning to top half of rear cover.

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NATURE & THE DESIGNER
Written by T.J. Corbin.
Stock no. 1328696
Published by Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A practical study of the use of natural objects in the design of fabrics, embroidery, wood engraving and other crafts. Pink boards with red title, dark pink cloth spine with silver title. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations and photos throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is grubby, foxed and edge chipped with slight loss.

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MY KITTEN BOOK
Written by Sheena Morey. Illustrated by Kippy.
Stock no. 1328695
Published by Childhood Publications Limited. Very good condition.

Black pictorial boards. Cute colour pictures printed on black paper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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TIMOTHY
Written by Elizabeth Ramal. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1328694
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, blue titles and vignette. Illustrated endpapers. Lovely colour and b/w lithograph illustrations throughout. 47 pages. 8.5 x 6.25". Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine. Wrapper is well worn and a bit grubby, most of wrapper spine is missing, what remains is very fragile.

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ONE DAY ON BEETLE ROCK
Written by Sally Carrighar. Illustrated by Eileen Mayo.
Stock no. 1328693
Published by Pleiades Books Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

What happens to the whole animal community of Beetle Rock, in the High Sierra, during one typical day. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 152 pages. B/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pencil writing to front free-endpaper has been erased. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped and a little grubby.

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THE CATS' ARABIAN NIGHTS OR KING GRIMALKUM
Written by Abby Morton Diaz. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1328692
Published by D. Lothrop & Company. Circa 1900. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. 227 pages. B/w illustrations throughout by Francis, Boz, Palmer Cox and others. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight browning to spine. Name in ink on small label to front free-endpaper (this has caused a small patch of browning on opposite pastedown and the label is now partially removed). Light page edge browning.

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