Stella & Rose's Books

RINGED ROUND WITH FOES
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by C.P. Shilton.
Stock no. 1328013
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of thrills, capture and escape. Tower House Series. Blue cloth with dark titles to spine and front cover. Small Tower House motif to bottom right hand corner of front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name and date in pencil to front free-endpaper (child's writing). Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, marks to rear panel.

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YOUNG ROBIN BRAND DETECTIVE
Written by Freeman Wills Crofts.
Stock no. 1328012
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, grubby and slightly foxed with loss to top and tail of spine.

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CARROTS AT ORCHARD END
Written by Rodney Bennett. Illustrated by Alison Fuller.
Stock no. 1328009
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Cream cloth, green titles and small vignette. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped and faded. Date in ink to half title-page. Some foxing to textblock and endpapers. Front hinge cracked at lower 1". Only the front half of the dustwrapper remains, this also has loss at edges and to spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PETER & TIM
Written by T. Barton Brown. Illustrated by G.W. Goss.
Stock no. 1328008
Published by Hammond, Hammond & Company Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peter and Tim find themselves caught up in a number of exciting escapades including exploring an underground tunnel, trying to fly an aeroplane and a battle of wits with gangsters. Blue boards with dark titles to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 157 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some fading and light spotting to covers. Some light foxing, page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and torn with loss to top and tail of spine and a bit grubby to rear panel.

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THE ISLAND OF HORSES
Written by Eilis Dillon.
Stock no. 1328007
Published by Paperview Uk Ltd. 1st thus 2006. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Great Children's Books series no. 18 (Irish Independent). Blue boards, black title to spine. 155 pages.

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FLIGHT FROM FEAR
Written by Deirdre Hill.
Stock no. 1328005
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Turquoise covers with white title to spine. ISBN: 0340419350. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Light scratch marks to front cover. Contents fine.

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THE SPRING ON THE MOUNTAIN
Written by Judy Allen. Illustrated by John Hurford.
Stock no. 1328003
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 155 pages. B/w illustrations at chapter headers. ISBN: 0224008617. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing at edges.

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THE FAR ISLAND
Written by M. Pardoe. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1328002
Published by Fidra Books. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Far Island was Margot Pardoe's first book and introduces Dean and Jean Fraser who later appear in the Bunkle series of books for which the author is best known. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0955191009. Minimal rubbing to corners. Foxing to prelims but looks unread.

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FORTESCUE OF THE FOURTH
Written by Reginald Browne.
Stock no. 1328001
Published by Gerald G. Swan Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. 168 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pages are browned but clean. Dustwrapper is well worn and chipped with loss at edges.

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RED SHIFT
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1327995
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story in which lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside of space and time. ISBN: 0001841572. Corners slightly bumped. Tiny mark to front cover. Foxing and page browning to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut with 'new' printed price erased, foxed on verso, small tear to top edge of front panel repaired on verso.

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BRITISH CRUISERS TWO WORLD WARS AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by A.D. Baker; John R. Dominy; Alan Raven; Paul Webb.
Stock no. 1327994
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Seeking to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. Large, heavy format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 432 pages including index. B/w photos and ship plans. ISBN: 9781848320789. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Small, light mark to rear cover. Minimal creasing to dustwrapper edges and some fading to spine edge and top edge of rear panel. A super copy.

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ALLIED COASTAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II VOLUME 1: FAIRMILE DESIGNS AND US SUBMARINE CHASERS
Written by John Lambert; Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327992
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dealing comprehensively with the technical detail of these boats. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and extensively detailed diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775195. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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