Stella & Rose's Books

THE GREEN FIDDLER
Written by George Kalkar. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 2117988
Published by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Black cloth spine, white pictorial front board. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations featuring fairies. The Green Fiddler is a cricket. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing to cover edges. Grubby marks with some erased pencil marks to covers. Title page has small margin tear and is browned, with a little foxing. Colour illustrations are in beautiful condition - nice and bright, just a few foxspots to page margins. Last page (which is a plate page) has a large repaired tear.

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VISIONS OF JAPAN (BOXED SET)
Written by Arata Isozakie; Hidetoshi Kato; Simon Hoggart; Peter Popham; et al.
Stock no. 2117982
Published by Victoria & Albert Museum; The Japan Forum. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. This set was produced to go along with the 'Japan Festival' held in 1991. The exhibition took place at The Victoria and Albert Museum. there are 3 items in card case. First is a text volume, second is concertina style photographic album. Lastly in another slip-case and card cover is 'scrapbook', with a captions leaflet to accompany it. One volume (text) has some wear to edges and spine - otherwise rest are nearly fine. Slip-case has some edge-wear.

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THE STORY OF DOLA: JULIUS CAESAR'S LANDING PLACE (A ROMANTIC HISTORY OF EARLY BRITAIN)
Written by Henry S. Chapman.
Stock no. 2117960
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1921. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt titles. B/w plates. Spine and a couple of cover edges are faded. Wear to corners. Some foxing. Couple of pages to prelims have small nicks to edges.

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WE THREE AND GRANDPA
Written by J.D.. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Edith A. Cubitt; P.B. Hickling; et al..
Stock no. 1314906
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Almost very good condition.

A Picture Story Book For Little Ones. Large format (10.5 x 8"). Pictorial boards, front shows Grandpa guiding a donkey and cart with three little ones in the cart. First story is "A Windy Day". B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Front free-endpaper removed(?). A piece of white paper has been stuck to the front free-endpaper (covering previous inscription perhaps?). Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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AUNT LOUISA'S BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Mrs. L. Valentine.
Stock no. 1314901
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1904. Good condition.

Attractive blue cloth with black title to spine, gilt title (Animal Stories For Children) to front cover and vignette of boy on a donkey. 94 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Not sure if the book had free-endpapers, if it did then they have been removed. Inscription in ink to half-title. Front joint and some hinges cracked. Grubby fingermarks and some foxspots to contents.

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OSCAR THE GUARDIAN CAT
Written by Chiara Valentina Segre. Illustrated by Paolo Domeniconi.
Stock no. 2117940
Published by Ragged Bears Limited. 2015. Fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Oscar is no ordinary cat! He lives at Hope House; there are 73 bedrooms and a large park to play in. ISBN: 9781857144642. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE CHILDREN'S BLUE BIRD
Written by Georgette Leblanc. Illustrated by Albert Rothenstein.
Stock no. 1314890
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1913. Very good condition.

Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial boards. Colour plates. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges rubbed. Foxing to contents and a mark to one page (2) otherwise contents clean.

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THE BATTLE BOOK OF YPRES
Written by Beatrix Brice.
Stock no. 2117932
Published by Spa Books. 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1927 edition. A chronological account of the fighting at Ypres. ISBN: 0907590179. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little browning.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 2117931
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - the first Rupert annual in this format. Cover design of Rupert playing with glove puppets. 1st story Rupert and the Flavours. ISBN: 0850790964. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is also faded. Price-cut with inscriptions in ink to belongs to box. Some damp staining to page margins - which is also wrinkling page edges.

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TIME AND THE CLOCKMICE ETCETERA
Written by Peter Dickinson. Illustrated by Emma Chichester-Clark.
Stock no. 2117918
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0385403658. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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LATER, GATOR!
Written by Erik Brooks. Illustrated by Erik Brooks.
Stock no. 2117907
Published by Sterling Children's Books. 1st USA 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Gator's moving, and he's so sad to say goodbye to his friends. Worst of all, he doesn't know anyone in his new neighbourhood! Easy-to-read text. American edition. ISBN: 9781454918165. Bumping to base of spine; some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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BABY BUNTING'S BIG PLAY BOOK
Written by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Stock no. 1314878
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Contains 4 colour plates, numberous b/w illustrations, an ABC, short stories and dot-to-dot puzzles. Spine bumped and rubbed, corners worn. Front cover edges ever so slightly grubby. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Foxing to contents. Dot-to-dot puzzles not done.

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