Stella & Rose's Books

THE JOLLY BOOK - SIXTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Hugh Orton; Bessie Marchant; Mary Shrewsbury; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; Hilda Cowham; Harold Earnshaw; Thomas Henry; et al..
Stock no. 1505448
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1936. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial cloth spine shows boy hanging from title. Pictorial front cover shows two children fishing, they have caught a boot. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 278 pages. First story: The Magic Matchbox. Spine bumped, wear to picture on spine. Corners bumped and worn, heavy bump to lower front corner. Bump to top edge of rear cover. Covers slightly grubby and worn. Ink inscription to front endpaper and name to top edge. Tear alongside spine to top edge of page 87. Endpapers browned, foxing to text block. Light browning to about 6 pages, possibly something has been pressed between them, contents generally clean otherwise.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - FIFTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Christine Chaundler; S. Rosamond Praeger; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Harold Earnshaw; Margaret Tarrant; Hilda Cowham; M.D. Spooner; et al..
Stock no. 1505445
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

For all Boys and Girls who are Good Chums. Edited by Chisholm. Cloth spine, pictorial front board (by Lawson Wood) called Full of Plums for Little Chums. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 320 pages. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers a bit grubby, browning to edges of rear cover. Bottom of rear joint starting to crack. Small bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Some light foxing and just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1404947
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and elaborate peacock and elephant design to front cover. 20 superb colour plates, tipped onto cream card with decorative border and each with a tissue-guard. Spine and corners bumped. Uneven fading to spine and boards. Dated inscription in ink to front endpaper, the imprint of which can be seen on the half-title page. Some page browning and foxing with many pages being clean. Plates are in fine condition.

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THE BLINDED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GIFT BOOK
Written by George Goodchild; et al. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson; C.E. Brock; W. Heath Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1404945
Published by Jarrold & Sons. Almost very good condition.

Compiled by G. Goodchild, stories by John Galsworthy, G.K. Chesterton, Mrs. E. Nesbit, H.G. Wells and many others. Beige decorated cloth, brown titles. Colour frontis by Hugh Thomson 'The Blinded Soldier' tipped in. B/w and colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some bumping to cover edges. Covers are grubby and marked. Both joints are slightly cracked. Foxing to page edges and margins and some fingering but many pages are clean.

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LA LOCALISATION DES VALEURS CARACTERISTIQUES DES MATRICES ET SES APPLICATIONS
Written by Maurice Parodi.
Stock no. 1811522
Published by Gauthier-Villars. 1st 1959. Slightly better than very good condition.

Traite de Physique Theorique et de Physique Mathematique XII. Cardwraps, black titles. x and 172 pages. Light browning to edges of cardwraps. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents fine.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - THIRTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Frank Hart; Joyce Mercer; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Chloe Preston; G.E. Studdy; Harry Woolley; Frank Hart; et al..
Stock no. 1505441
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

For all Boys and Girls who are Good Chums. Edited by Chisholm. Pictorial cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows Punch and Judy show. 16 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine bumped and worn. Corners worn and lightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby, rear cover a little rubbed. Corner, including two words text, almost torn off page 239. Puzzles completed. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - EIGHTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Angela Brazil; Ethel Talbot; Amy Whipple; et al. Illustrated by Edmund Blampied; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Peter Fraser; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505439
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red pictorial boards showing various children and fairy folk. Edited by Chisholm. Brazil story is Two Little Scamps and a Puppy. 14 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 287 pages. Spine bumped and worn, wear to edges of onlay. Bumping to corners, wear to corners and cover edges. Covers rubbed with a few light scratches. Front joint cracked next to contents page. ink inscription to front endpaper. Title page is partially detached. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. A few fox spots and marks to contents. All plates present.

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THE TREASURE OF THE INCAS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1404935
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. 8 b/w plates + b/w map of Peru. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. A story of adventure in Peru. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small split in cloth at top of spine. Spine is browned. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink written on hexagonal shaped label and stuck to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - NINETEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Dorothy Russell; Barbara Todd; Constance Heward; et al. Illustrated by Laurie Tayler; Stanley Lloyd; et al..
Stock no. 1505438
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Cream spine with black titles and vignette, green pictorial front cover shows two girls chasing a boy, red title. Edited by Chisholm. 6 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Nasty dent to lower edge of front cover and some nicks along top edge. Rear cover slightly grubby, a couple of light scratches to front cover. Text block is grubby with some foxing. Contents very good. All plates present.

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TALES OF DARING AND DANGER
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1505437
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1900. Very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title blocks and yellow and grey floral decorations. B/w frontis. 5 tales. 160 pages plus two page booklist. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and some uneven fading to covers. A few marks to covers too. This has been a publisher's prize with prize plate to front pastedown. One hinge cracked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing and an odd fingermark to contents.

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QUESTIONING GRAVITY: A NEW HYPOTHESIS
Written by A. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1208138
Published by A. Wilkinson. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An attempt to demonstrate a physical cause of Gravity that can elucidate many phenomena that are otherwise inexplicable. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. ISBN: 1854210726. A nice, clean copy.

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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 1607801
Published by Collins. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 93. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201402. Bumping at top of spine. Slight creasing to edge of wrapper. A clean bright copy.

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