Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

461 stock records found. Did you know that you can now search our sold stock? Look for the 'sold stock' filter at the bottom of the filter options.

SACRED HISTORY IN FAMILIAR DIALOGUES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by H. Neale.
Stock no. 2112209
4th 1817. Almost very good condition.

For the instruction of youth: with maps. To which is added, the history of the Jews, from the time of Nehemiah to the destruction of Jerusalem. Fourth Edition. Brown leather with small raised bands to spine. Gilt decorations and borders. Scuffing to covers, with some wear to edges; couple of splits to spines. A few ink stamps to prelims. Page browning and some foxing. There are some red ink annotations to two of the maps and a light red stain to map of The Travels of the Apostle Paul. Still a very good set for its age.

Buy now for £120.00 Add to Wish List

CURIOSITIES OF NATURAL HISTORY SECOND SERIES
Written by Francis Buckland.
Stock no. 1807771
Published by Richard Bentley. 4th 1963. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Small format. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w frontispiece. xxiv and 360 pages including appendix. One or two instances of pencil annotation to margins.

Buy now for £35.00 Add to Wish List

THE COMPLETE ANGLER'S VADE-MECUM
Written by Capt. T. Williamson.
Stock no. 1807687
Published by Payne And Mackinlay. 1st 1808. Almost very good condition.

...Being A Perfect Code of Instruction on the Above Pleasing Science: Wherein are Detailed, A Great Variety of Original Practices and Inventions; Together With All That Can Contribute to the Sportsman's Amusement and Success. Paper boards. 10 b/w engraved plates to rear. xi and 316 pages. Expertly re-backed with matching modern paper, board edges also expertly repaired to match boards. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Deckled edges. Page 9-16 have loss to top margin corner. A few grubby finger marks to margins. Some slight bleeding of text. All plates present. A good working copy for the books age of over 200 years old.

Buy now for £260.00 Add to Wish List

GERANIACEAE THE NATURAL ORDER OF GERANIA (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Robert Sweet.
Stock no. 2111584
Published by James Ridgway. Very good condition.

This is Volumes 1 & 2 ONLY (of a 5 volume set). More modern binding of plain green covers. 192 beautiful hand coloured engraved plates. Comprising the numerous and beautiful mule-varieties cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, with directions for their treatment. Plain covers are very marked, with uneven browning. Corners are bumped and worn. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Page browning and some foxing. A few margin marks. Some tissue-guards are worn and creased, but all present, as are all hand coloured plates.

Buy now for £1900.00 Add to Wish List

A GUIDE TO CARMARTHEN AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD
Written by William Spurrell.
Stock no. 2111302
Published by W. Spurrell. 1882. Good condition.

Modern binding; cloth spine and marbled blue boards. B/w illustrations. Book was originally in cardwrap form, but has been bound into a hardback. Original paper wrapper covers are still present and inserted to rear of book. Possibly ex-lib., with 'withdrawn stock' ink stamp to title page. A few grubby margin marks.

Buy now for £50.00 Add to Wish List

BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL
Written by Beverley R. Morris.
Stock no. 2109803
Published by Groombridge & Sons. 1st 1855. Very good condition.

Large format. Red leather spine and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Green decorated cloth with gilt vignettes. 60 hand-coloured engraved plates. Wear to cover edges; some darkening marks to edges of leather. Front joint is cracked, with some chipping. Some foxing and grubby marks to pages internally, but illustrations are exquisite!

Buy now for £1200.00 Add to Wish List

IRELAND ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS
Written by G.N. Wright. Illustrated by G. Petrie; W.H. Bartlett; T.M. Baynes.
Stock no. 2109692
Published by H. Fisher, Son And Jackson. 1831. Almost very good condition.

Large format. 11 x 9". Leather spine and corners, Marbled boards and endpapers. 40 b/w plates with 2 views per plate. Engraved title page. Cities, Towns, Public Buildings, Streets, Docks, Churches, Antiquities, Abbeys, Towers, Castles, Seats of the Nobility Etc. Top of spine has 2" split to rear side. Some marks and wear to covers, especially to leather spine and corners. Names in ink to prelims. Quite heavy foxing throughout. Damp mark to a few pages, mostly to rear.

Buy now for £220.00 Add to Wish List

THE CAMBRIAN TOURIST
No author listed.
Stock no. 2109478
5th 1821. Very good condition.

Or, Post-Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of The Welsh Territories, and a description of the manners, customs, and games of the natives. With charts, Comprehending at One View, the Advisable Route, Best Inns, Distances and Objects most worthy of Attention. 5th edition. More modern binding (possibly library), dark leather covers with gilt title to spine. Some light bumping and wear to covers. Mark to base of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing and page browning, especially to uncut page edges.

Buy now for £60.00 Add to Wish List

A TOUR IN WALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2109474
1778. Almost very good condition.

Volume TWO ONLY! The Tour in North Wales MDCCLXXIII. Leather binding. Many fold-out illustrations. Printed by Henry Hughes. Book appears to have a new, but contemporary looking leather spine, with raised bands, gilt decorations and red/green boxes. Scuffing and marks to covers, bumping and wear to corners. Ink stamp to front free endpaper. Some page browning and foxing.

Buy now for £200.00 Add to Wish List

THE HISTORY OF THE PARISH AND PRIORY OF LENTON IN THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM
Written by John Thomas Godfrey.
Stock no. 1604351
Published by Bemrose & Sons. 1884. Good condition.

B/w illustrations and folding pedigree charts. Re-bound in brown boards with original spine laid down. Joints reinforced with brown binding tape, new endpapers. contents very good.

Buy now for £80.00 Add to Wish List

MIDDLESEX COUNTY RECORDS CALENDAR OF THE SESSIONS BOOKS 1689 TO 1709
Written by W.J. Hardy.
Stock no. 1207508
Published by Sir Richard Nicholson. 1905. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. xxvi + 403 pages. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Top and tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed.

Buy now for £54.00 Add to Wish List

MIDDLESEX COUNTY RECORDS VOLUME IV
Written by J.C. Jeaffreson.
Stock no. 1207507
Published by The Middlesex County Record Society. 1892. Very good condition.

Indictments, Recognizances, Coronors' Inquisitions-Post-Mortem, Orders and Memoranda and Certificates of Convictions of Conventiclers Temp 19 charles II to 4 James II. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. lxxix + 350 pages + 6 b/w plates. Bookplate to front pastedown. Spine faded and bumped.

Buy now for £40.00 Add to Wish List