Stella & Rose's Books

BEASTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
Written by Henry Tegner. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330553
Published by Galley Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From Whales to Shrews. Dealing with warm-blooded land and sea animals found in, and off the coast of, Durham and Northumberland. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine on black surround. Six pages of b/w plates, 26 drawings by D. Watkins-Pitchford (also known as BB) and one engraving by Bewick. 144 pages. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR BOYS
Written by W.E. Johns; W. Rigby. Illustrated by W. Rigby.
Stock no. 1330552
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1935. Good condition.

Foreword by Captain W.E. Johns (editor of Popular Flying and author of Biggles). Pictorial boards. 96 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and worn. Backstrip is browned and has possibly been re-glued. Some light foxing but contents generally very good.

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PETER RABBIT PAINTING AND DRAWING BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208965
Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company. Circa 1925. Poor condition.

Oblong format, shaped book. Black cloth spine, pictorial front board. B/w illustrations of everyday objects throughout to be coloured in. Contents are disbound from covers. Covers are edge worn, spine is frayed. Light damp staining to rear cover. Inscription in pencil and a Christmas sticker to front pastedown. Contents are used (all illustrations coloured in with crayons). Light page browning throughout. Some grubby marks to title-page.

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PETER RABBIT AND LITTLE WHITE RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208964
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine tips slightly faded. Light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked but binding still firm. Tear to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean. White dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss.

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THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208963
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Good condition.

Altemus' Wee Books For Wee Folks series. Small format (14 x 10.75cm). Pale blue pictorial boards with pink cloth spine. 63 pages. 31 colour illustrations (not by Potter). Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Spine slightly faded. Page browning and foxing to endpapers and prelims. Some marks to page margins.

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PETER RABBIT AND THE TINYBITS
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by Margaret Campbell Hoopes.
Stock no. 1208961
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Blue cloth, black titles and colour onlay to front cover. Pictorial endpapers with reinforced joints. 62 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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HOW PETER RABBIT WENT TO SEA
Written by Duff Graham.
Stock no. 1208960
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Red cloth spine, lilac boards with onlay to front cover. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. 29 illustrations, (colour). 61 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front cover is faded and edges of rear cover also. Top and tail of front joint cracked. Grubby fingermarks a light page creases throughout.

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PETER RABBIT AT THE FARM
Written by Duff Graham.
Stock no. 1208959
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Yellow cloth spine, blue boards with onlay to front cover. Altemus' Wee Books for Wee Folk Series. 30 Illustrations, (colour). Unpaginated. Slight wear to lower corners. Spine and top corners slightly bumped. Child's name in black crayon (or heavy pencil?) to front pastedown. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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PETER RABBIT AND THE LITTLE GIRL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by Bess Goe Willis.
Stock no. 1208957
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Red cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover. Orange endpapers with reinforce joints. 58 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine slightly faded. Front free-endpaper has been removed, surface paper damage to top corner of rear pastedown. Light mark to half title-page from removal of a small label else contents clean.

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WHEN PETER RABBIT WENT TO SCHOOL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond.
Stock no. 1208956
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Red cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover. Orange endpapers with reinforced joints. 58 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded, a few small splash marks to rear cover. Contents clean.

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CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE: A COMPLETE HANDBOOK
Written by Robert Adam. Illustrated by Derek Brentnall.
Stock no. 1830777
Published by Viking. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the history of lassical architecture to the present day with detailed examples of every aspect of classical design. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 0670826138. Boards clean. Top edge of text block is foxed with minor staining. Contents are clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RENAISSANCE DECORATIVE PAINTING IN SCOTLAND
Written by Michael Bath.
Stock no. 1830775
Published by National Museums Of Scotland Publishing Limited. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

An exploration of the rich inheritance of decorative painting found in Scottish buildings of the 16th and 17th centuries, of which more than 100 examples survive or are recorded. These painted walls and ceilings show striking images of religious, classical, emblematic or grotesque subjects that have never before been comprehensively documented or described. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ix and 286 pages. ISBN: 1901663604. Spine faded. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Else a lovely copy.

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