Stella & Rose's Books

THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1810355
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the past with knights, monks, bandits and warriors flitting across the scene. Yellow cloth, brown title to spine. B/w illustrations. 255 pages, lower edges untrimmed (as originally published). Boards grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some b/w illustrations very neatly coloured in. Browning to text block.

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ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314250
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Seen through the eyes of a child. Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor production. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. A Tuck Book with four delightful colour pop-up scenes. Covers very slightly grubby and edge rubbed. Some foxing and fingering to page margins else contents clean. Pop-ups in good working order.

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A DISCOURSE UTTER'D IN PART AT AMMAUSKEEG-FALLS IN THE FISHING-SEASON 1739
Written by Joseph Seccombe. Illustrated by Michael McCurdy.
Stock no. 1503753
Published by Barre Publishers. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

The annual fishing party at Amoskeag to which the gay and gorgeous aristocrats flocked was only, through geographical accident, the most famous of this type of gathering. And the man who reported it for us had the worst case of social inferiority in his generation, which gives this tract an odd slant. Brown leather spine, patterned boards. 43 numbered pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. Signed Limited Edition. ISBN: 0827171033. Wear to spine, most at base. An odd grubby mark to contents. Limited edition page has been signed by Illustrator but not numbered. Contained in original slipcase which is edge worn with a few marks. Surface paper damage to spine part of label.

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MODERN BOY No. 32 SEPTEMBER 24TH 1938
Written by W.E. Johns; Murray Roberts; George E. Rochester; et al.
Stock no. 1503752
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Weekly Magazine. Paperwraps. Contains Pirate and Gentleman the strange story of Captain Misson from the They Flew the Jolly Roger series by W.E. Johns. Staples rusty. Some damage at base of spine. Pencil writing to top margin of front cover. Browned with a couple of edge chips.

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SWANBROOKE DOWN A CENTURY OF CHANGE IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Written by Rosamond Richardson. Illustrated by Peter Firmin.
Stock no. 1810335
Published by Scribners. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An intriguing and poignant study of village life and the way it has changed through the twentieth century. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0356190706. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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GONO IN 'DIVIDE ET IMPERA' LAND
Written by Bramamtyo Priyosusilo. Illustrated by Gono Sudargono.
Stock no. 1810333
Published by Gono Studio. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Biography and modern art of Gono. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. SIGNED by the author to title page (with dedication). Covers rubbed and creased. Contents clean.

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GET ROMMEL: THE SECRET BRITISH MISSION TO KILL HITLER'S GREATEST GENERAL
Written by Michael Asher.
Stock no. 1810325
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The truth behind the brave but impractical plan to send a commando team deep into the desert to assassinate General Rommel. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w plates. 303 pages including index. ISBN: 029784685X. A fine copy in a dustwrapper which is slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR
Written by Rhiannon Ifans. Illustrated by Helen Holmes.
Stock no. 1810303
Published by Y. Lolfa. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Lilac glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862432103. Small holes to board edges else a clean copy.

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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS
Written by Thomas Ingoldsby. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314241
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st thus 1907. Very good condition.

Olive green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes to front cover and spine. Large format. Dark green pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 24 mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 full-page tinted illustrations plus numerous b/w drawings. Spine and corners slightly bumped with minimal rubbing. Small indentations to cover edges. All plates present, a couple have light corner creases all others are fine. Foxing to contents and some light fingering to page margins.

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KING DIDDLE
Written by H.C. Davidson. Illustrated by E.A. Lemann.
Stock no. 1314238
Published by J.W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Hugh and Amy find the key to the lumber-room! Grey pictorial boards. 99 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine professionally re-backed with red cloth and new endpapers. Covers edge worn, covers a little grubby and scratched. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to front cover. Grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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BOM AND HIS MAGIC DRUMSTICK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye.
Stock no. 1403321
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Bom book no. 2. 61 pages. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Couple of small indentations to rear board. Boards are a little browned. Erased writing from belongs to box. Some grubby margin marks otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and a little creased with some small tears. Clear tape to most to wrapper edges to cover tears. A few scratches to panels. The front has been leant on to write as indentations are visible in certain light.

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BOM GOES ADVENTURING
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye.
Stock no. 1403320
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Bom Book 3. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Bad bump to bottom of back board which has also affected contents. Bottom of boards a little rubbed. A little browning to rear endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and badly creased with several tears and a little loss. Rear panel is grubby and scratched. Some browning to verso.

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