Stella & Rose's Books

THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN
Written by Anton Chekhov.
Stock no. 2139445
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition.

Beige cloth boards, blocked design to front and spine, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers and top edge of text block. B/w photos. xvii and 287 pages. Name in ink to title page. Slip case is very good - a few light marks.

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CANTON ISLAND: AERIAL CROSSROADS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Written by Carl Oates; John M. Sully.
Stock no. 2139171
Published by Paladwr Press. Circa 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Purple cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1888962216. Spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has light edge-creasing and a few small nicks.

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LOST ISLANDS
Written by Henry Stommel.
Stock no. 2138630
Published by University of British Columbia. 1st CANADA 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of islands that have vanished from nautical charts. Large format. Grey cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0774802103. Some light edge-creasing and browning to wrapper.

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NATURAL HISTORY IN THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS (NN 6)
Written by Frank Fraser Darling.
Stock no. 1823040
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 6. 303 pages. Abundant in knowledge, lucidity and ease of style. 46 colour photos, 55 b/w photos, and 24 maps & diagrams. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Cloth boards mottled to lighter green. Text block & endpapers browned. One or two hinges pulled. Price-cut dustwrapper is foxed to verso, edge-worn and a 1" chip to top of spine, rear panel is foxed.

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ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 2135987
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. ISBN: 9780007267378. SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. This is Copy No. 86. Has plain white (not pictorial) 'jacket' over book. Slip case is near fine - a few small threads to edges.

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VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Eleanor Bron. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1822993
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Eleanor Bron. Blue pictorial cloth with silver title to spine. 352 pages. Full-page b/w illustrations. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE CORAL ISLAND
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 2135124
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Children's Illustrated Classics Series. Beige and green decorated cloth. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Damp staining to top edges of pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with chips and nicks; some uneven fading.

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ALISON'S ISLAND ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1320709
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1954. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine slightly bumped, light rubbing to spine and corners. Book leans to one side a little. Foxing to textblock. Small brown mark to top margins of some pages.

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ANNE OF THE ISLAND
Written by L.M. Montgomery.
Stock no. 1320116
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1936. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and floral decorations to spine. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Faint foxing to spine. Book leans to one side. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is torn with slight loss, rear panel is in two pieces. Old tape repairs on verso have dried and browned.

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THE POPPER ISLAND REBELS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319784
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 46. Includes Magnet issue nos. 1374 to 1382. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Individual titles include: The Bunking of Billy Bunter; Backing up Bunter; Bunter the Dodger; In Open Revolt; The Island Schoolboys; The No-Surrender Cricketers; The Secret of the Old Oak; Fish's Fearful Fix; The Rebels at Bay. ISBN: 0703001035. Minimal bumping and fading to cover edges. Pale page browning. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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WIGWAM ISLAND
Written by Elinore Havers. Illustrated by Phyllis Ladyman.
Stock no. 1319041
Published by Country Life. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of the four Conways and two Westwood boys. Brown boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Front free-endpapers have been replaced. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is worn with loss to spine and corners and heavily foxed on verso (showing through on panels a little).

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THE WAR IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS THEN AND NOW
Written by Winston G. Ramsey.
Stock no. 1819016
Published by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd.. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 254 pages. ISBN: 0900913223. Second impression. Light mottling to boards.

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