Stella & Rose's Books

LIABILITY FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
Written by G. Granville Slack.
Stock no. 1605937
Published by Butterworth & Co. (publishers) Ltd. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Being the National Service Acts, 1939-1941, the Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts, 1939-1940, and Regulations and Orders thereunder, and all other relevant Acts and Regulations. 355 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Pocket Supplement MISSING. Front joint pulled, spine cocked.

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POSTCARDS FROM DETROIT: REMEMBERING FORMULA 1 IN THE MOTOR CITY
Written by Roger Hart.
Stock no. 1605923
Published by David Bull Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Capturing the uniquely American atmosphere of the Detroit Grand Prix and a bygone era in Formula 1 racing. Roger Hart's compelling b/w photographs and accompanying recollections convey the relaxed camaraderie among drivers and a sense of fun that is hard to imagine in today's more intense paddock area. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 1893618722. A lovely copy.

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TRACKRAT: MEMOIR OF A FAN
Written by Bob Englehart.
Stock no. 1605899
Published by Bob Englehart. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

What compels a young man or woman to spend ungodly amounts of time and money driving a racecar every weekend at the local track, risking life and limb at 150 miles per hour, entertaining friends and total strangers? The author felt he had to find out after witnessing the tragic wreck that killed Boston-area driver Shane Hammond at Thompson International Speedway. Trackrat explores a slice of American culture, the short track racing obsession and how the author became a fan. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 244 pages. ISBN: 9781491065402. Slight grubbiness to lower edge of text block else contents clean.

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THE CUCKOO TREE
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1402899
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dido Twite and Captain Hughes set out from Chichester Harbour with urgent dispatches for London. Their coach overturns in the middle of nowhere leading Dido to become involved in some 'havey cavey goings in' with smugglers, witches, kidnappers and treasonous pirates. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illus. 251 pages. ISBN: 0224005146. Spine and corners bumped. Ex -Library with stamps to front and rear endpapers. Textblock edge a little grubby but contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn. Spine is darkened.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1402893
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name label and handwritten date to belongs to box. Light foxing to prelims and endpapers. Small mark to bottom edge of text block. Still has original wrap-around band to book which is slightly faded to spine. Copy no. 07987.

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THE CINEMA OF JOHN MARSHALL
Written by Jay Ruby.
Stock no. 1712413
Published by Harwood Academic Publishers. 1999. Fine condition.

Exploring the life and art of the pioneering ethnographic filmmaker. Glazed pictorial boards. Volume 3 in The Visual Anthropology. 282 pages includes index. ISBN: 3718605570.

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MOTHER GOOSE COOKED
Written by John H. Myrtle; Reginald Rigby. Illustrated by John H. Myrtle; Reginald Rigby.
Stock no. 1313591
Published by John Lane. circa 1901. Good condition.

Pale blue boards with black title orange/green vignette to front cover. Floral decorated endpapers. 52 pages. Colour illustrations throughout with adapted rhymes below. 9.5" x 7". Spine and corners bumped and worn with some loss of surface paper. Covers damp stained and browned. Endpapers browned with name in ink to front endpaper. Some light page browning and fingering else contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF PENNY TOYS
Written by Mabel Dearmer. Illustrated by Mabel Dearmer.
Stock no. 1313589
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Burgundy cloth spine with green pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations throughout. 94 pages, all edges red. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some light scuffing to covers. A few small chips to spine cloth, cleverly disguised with matching ink(?). Quite heavy foxing and a musty smell to contents. A couple of pages have very slightly ragged edges. A very nice copy of an extremely rare book.

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PRETTY TOY PICTURES
Written by L.L. Weedon.
Stock no. 1313586
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Almost very good condition.

A Colour Book of Favourite Objects. Oblong format. Pictorial front board. Thick board pages with colour illustrations showing every day objects with words beside them and short rhymes as well. Covers edge rubbed, wear to corners with minimal loss to lower corner tip of first page as well (no loss of text or illustrations). Some grubby fingermarks and foxspots and name in ink inside front cover. Pale page browning to contents. A nice copy overall of a scarce book.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2007
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1712399
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The last Rupert annual to be illustrated by John Harrold. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Front cover shows Rupert with a shopping list in his hand and a basket full of shopping in his other hand. Annual No. 72. ISBN: 9781405231015. Maze has be completed in pencil. Book: not price-cut or inscribed

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PUSSYCATS AND BOW-WOWS
No author listed. Illustrated by Gilbert Haldane Dodd.
Stock no. 1313583
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. circa 1915. Good condition.

Untearable pages, mounted on cotton cloth. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title and pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations plus multi-colour text and text illustrations. Includes the rhyme "Three Little Kittens" and a story "The Dog's Party". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers replaced. Inscription in ink to title-page. Title-page and first text page separated at lower corner, some page creases and grubby marks to contents.

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THE BEDTIME BOOK
Written by Mrs. Ernest Ames. Illustrated by Mrs. Ernest Ames.
Stock no. 1313582
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1901. Good condition.

Large oblong book, 8 x 10". Cloth bound pictorial boards. Full page colour illus throughout accompanied by adaptations of well known nursery rhymes. Printed one side of paper only. 103 pages. Covers are edge worn with some slight loss of surface paper. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers have been replaced. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins/edges. Generally contents clean.

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