Stella & Rose's Books

LIGHTLY: MILAN'S NEW TRADE FAIR
Written by Giuseppe Ripa.
Stock no. 2117041
Published by Charta. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Dual-language book. Text in English and Italian. ISBN: 9788881586745. Light rubbing to lower rear corner else a lovely copy, unread.

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THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HOW THEY INVENTED THE AIRPLANE
Written by Russell Freedman.
Stock no. 2117040
Published by Holiday House, New York. 1991. Very good condition.

Slightly oblong format. Card wraps. With original photographs by Wilbur and Orville Wright. ISBN: 082341082X. 'Newbery Honor Book' sticker to front cover. Some light edge-creasing and browning to cover edges.

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KENJI AND THE CRICKET
Written by Adele Wiseman. Illustrated by Shizuye Takashima.
Stock no. 1504438
Published by The Porcupine's Quill. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Who is little Kenji? Why is he so sad? Lonely little Kenji, What will make him glad? See a boy discover, What he's never had, Kenji finds a cricket, And a mom and dad. Oblong format, maroon cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, cricket vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0889841268. SIGNED, with dedication, by author on title page. Some faint light blotches to rear cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby.

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THE TVRS A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 2117038
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of TVR, one of Britain's best-known specialist car manufacturers, is one of triumph over extreme and persistent adversity, for few if any other companies in modern times can have endured so many crises along the path to financial security. A fascinating pictorial path from the first kit cars to the TVRs of the late 1980s. Second edition. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 144 pages. ISBN: 0947981179. Couple of corners are lightly bumped. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Pale page edge browning and minor foxing to top edge, else contents are excellent. Dustwrapper is edge-creased and has publisher's price label to rear panel.

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THE WELSH MARCHES
Written by Roger Siviter.
Stock no. 2117021
Published by Baton Transport. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos of steam engines. ISBN: 085936254X. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a few nicks; some browning.

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ARCHIE AND THE STRICT BAPTISTS
Written by John Betjeman. Illustrated by Phillida Gili.
Stock no. 1504435
Published by John Murray. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Archibald Ormsby Gore, the teddy bear. This book tells of his youthful adventures while hunting for history and flying with home-made wings over the Berkshire Downs and over the village with its church, its four chapels and four public houses. Yellow boards with small gilt vignette of teddy and title in gilt to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0719534291. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Odd tiny spot to covers. Page edges are browned otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss from top 2" of rear fold. Spine slightly faded.

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A STEP OFF THE PATH
Written by Peter Hunt.
Stock no. 2116991
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A children's story set in Wales. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0862031923. Some light fading to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine.

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THATCHING AND THATCHED BUILDINGS
Written by Michael Billett.
Stock no. 2116989
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0709172052. Foxing/brown marks to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with some foxing to flaps; faded to spine, with edge-creasing.

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HELLO, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1314603
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

More stories of Mr. Twiddle, who makes the most ridiculous mistakes and does the most amazing things, much to the surprise and annoyance of his wife! Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small rust(?) spot to lower edge of rear cover. Covers ever so slightly faded. Front free-endpaper has been neatly removed. Heavy foxing to endpapers and outer page edges else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby but only minimal loss.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116968
Published by Daily Express. 1940. Poor condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Top 4" of backstrip is MISSING. Rest of backstrip is only attached to book at one side, with some chips of loss and wear. Covers are scuffed, with edge-wear. Corners are bumped. Belongs to box has been completed, with some ink crossings out. Page 13/14 is MISSING!!! Foxing and grubby marks to some pages. Pages 76/77 have ink writing around in margins. Page margin loss to a few pages. Scribble in orange crayon to a couple of pages. A working copy only!!!

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CLOSE TO THE EDGE
Written by Dick Sheppard; Jacquie De Creed.
Stock no. 2116967
Published by Tweenbrook Publishing. 1st 2011. Almost very good condition.

So you'd like to know more about stunting..... Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780956532916. SIGNED by Sheppard, with dedication to title page. Spine has crease vertically down it. Cover corners are creased. Glued binding is drying out and thus contents are liable to become detached, indeed several pages are detached.

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THE IRON REDSKIN
Written by Harry V. Sucher.
Stock no. 2116958
Published by Haynes. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Indian motorcycle. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 335 pages (includes index). ISBN: 0854291814. Light bumping to spine. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is a little browned to spine and a couple of cover edges, with edge-creasing.

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