Stella & Rose's Books

CHAPTERS OF STEAM
Written by John Sagar. Illustrated by John W. Holroyd.
Stock no. 1810119
Published by Kingfisher Railway Productions. 1st 1984. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Steam Locomotives of the Worth Valley Railway. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0946184119. A clean copy in a dustwrapper with a few grubby marks.

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THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE AND THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE
Written by Mrs. Dinah Craik. Illustrated by Lucille Corcos.
Stock no. 1403272
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. circa 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Little Lame Prince was banished to a solitary tower on a barren plain by his wicked uncle. He led a lonely life until one day his fairy godmother brought him a miraculous travelling cloak. The Brownie is full of tricks and mischief but never does anyone any harm. Purple spine black titles in cream text block and vignette of a prince. Crown symbols to boards. pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Top corners of many pages bumped or creased. Top of text block is dusty. Browning to some pages otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased with chipping and a couple of closed tears. Spine is browned. White label to verso to cover one of the tears.

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TWELVE HAPPY MONTHS
Written by Marjorie E. Kirtley. Illustrated by Audrey Brunton.
Stock no. 1314142
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A charming little book of verse and prose about the months of the year. Written with the idea of teaching children to entertain themselves with their own drawings. Pictorial boards. Green/orange illustrations. 7.5 x 6". Spine bumped, small split at top. Endpapers partly browned/foxed. Small mark to verso of front endpaper. A few light fingermarks but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and torn to front panel, score marks to rear panel (where book has been lent on to write).

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UP THE CHIMNEY TO NINNY LAND
Written by A.S.M. Chester.
Stock no. 1314136
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Good condition.

A Fairy Story for children. Green pictorial cloth. Floral decorated endpapers. 86 pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small ink name stamp to preliminary pages and some text page (top margins). Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to contents and light pencil marks to frontis. There are 5 plates in this copy (I believe that there is at least 1 missing, possibly 2).

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THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE
Written by M.A. Titmarsh.
Stock no. 1314124
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 2nd 1866. Almost very good condition.

2nd edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 87 pages plus publishers booklist to rear. Top edge gilt. 15 plates hand-coloured. Tissue-guard to frontis. Yellow endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light spots to covers. Light pink damp stains to edges of endpapers. Browning to half-title, tissue-guard of frontis and to last page of booklist. Foxing and some page edge darkening throughout. A good example of the 2nd edition.

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TIKO THE TREE BEAR
Written by Gaye Knowles. Illustrated by Gaye Knowles.
Stock no. 1314123
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Light green cloth with dark green title to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations of Koalas and other animals. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page browning to endpapers and removal of a lable to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges, also affecting front cover (including onlay).

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THE BOY IVORY-HUNTER
Written by G. Warren Payne.
Stock no. 1503605
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers with black border and titles. Colour frontis. 167 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small hole to rear edge of browned spine. Rear cover has a few small marks. Prize plate to front endpaper. Joints cracked. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Foxing and some marks to contents.

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THE WRECK OF THE DEUTSCHLAND
Written by Sean Street.
Stock no. 2115498
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0285630512. A few grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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A CENTURY OF CROSS-CHANNEL PASSENGER FERRIES
Written by Ambrose Greenway.
Stock no. 2115470
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0711010692. Fading to spine and cover edges. Some bumping. Wrapper is faded to spine with 1" tear to top; some edge-creasing.

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SUMMER SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2115451
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige paper boards with green titles. Green cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. 12 poems with accompanying tipped-in colour plate and music by Linnell. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges. Red marks to cloth spine. Some scuff marks and indentation marks to rear cover. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115433
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Fine condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Contained in very good slip case. Top edge is starting to come unstuck. Original sticker tab has been torn (as book has been read before).Belongs to Box is clean.

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THE HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW AND STIRLINGSHIRE HUNT 1775-1910
Written by James H. Rutherfurd.
Stock no. 1810090
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates and large map in rear pocket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by the author with dedication to front free-endpaper ('from the author'). Boards scuffed and marked. Spine browned. Some grubby marks/foxing to contents but generally a clean copy. Map still in rear pocket.

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