Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

267 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.

JAGUAR A TRADITION OF SPORTS CARS
Written by Bernard Viart; Michel Cognet.
Stock no. 1822624
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0854294562. Light mottling to boards and verso of dustwrapper. Light pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and rubbed at corners. Musty odour present.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

FROM CHAIN DRIVE TO TURBOCHARGER: THE A.F.N. STORY
Written by Denis Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1822586
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A story of people and in particular the three Aldington brothers and their friends. From their enjoyment of racing and rallys to the serious business of manufacturing the Frazer Nash car. The author traces the fame and fortunes of AFN to their present position as a major Porsche centre. Black cloth. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850596319. Light pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Musty odour present.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

ASTON MARTIN: MODEL BY MODEL
Written by Andrew Noakes.
Stock no. 1822341
Published by The Crowood Press. 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Tracing the turbulent history of Aston Martin and Lagonda through the cars these two famous British marques have produced. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781847973221. Price cut white pictorial dustwrapper.

Buy now for £24.00 Add to Wish List

BIMOTA: 25 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
Written by Giorgio Sarti.
Stock no. 2135136
Published by Giorgio Nada Editore. 1st ITALY 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photographs. ISBN: 8879111981. Light wear to corners and top and tail of spine. A few small marks to endpapers. Pale page edge browning. Contents are still excellent and bright. Wrapper has some edge-creasing and tiny nick to base of spine.

Buy now for £380.00 Add to Wish List

SALMONS & SONS: THE TICKFORD COACHBUILDERS
Written by Dennis C. Mynard.
Stock no. 2135135
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photographs throughout. ISBN: 9781860774225. SIGNED by author to title page. Light wear to cover edges. Couple of knocks to top and tail of spine. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of small nicks to corners.

Buy now for £130.00 Add to Wish List

ZAGATO MILANO (1919-2009)
Written by Leonardo Acerbi; et al.
Stock no. 2135133
Published by Giorgio Nada Editore. 1st ITALY 2009. Very good condition.

Large square format. Glazed boards. Colour and b/w photographs throughout. Text in Italian and English. ISBN: 9788879114875. Top 1" of spine is bumped, with what appears to be a repair. Bumping also to other corners and base of spine. The odd margin mark, else contents are lovely and bright!

Buy now for £90.00 Add to Wish List

ERF 'THE WORLD'S BEST OIL ENGINED LORRY'
Written by Peter Davies.
Stock no. 2135025
Published by Roundoak Publishing. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Sixty Years of Truck Building. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1871565189. Bumping to spine, corners and a couple of cover edges. Browning/foxing to outer page edges. Inscription in ink, partially scribbled out to rear pastedown. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear hole and a little loss to spine.

Buy now for £40.00 Add to Wish List

ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY: SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE
Written by Jonathan Wood.
Stock no. 1822112
Published by Haynes. 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of the famous Rolls-Royce motor cars including those which have carried the Bentley badge, majoring on the post-war years. Haynes Classic Makes Series. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185960692X. Reprint. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very faintly scuffed, spine slightly faded.

Buy now for £40.00 Add to Wish List

WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1822012
Published by The Newport Printing Co.. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Wildings retail store in Newport's Commercial Street. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0907143210. Slight bumping and rubbing of board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and a few minor marks.

Buy now for £14.00 Add to Wish List

AUTOCAR ON BENTLEY SINCE 1919
Written by Warren Allport.
Stock no. 2134651
Published by Bay View Books. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with silver title to spine. A unique history. All the material is reproduced in facsimile from the leading magazine Autocar, and includes descriptions, technical articles, driving impressions, road tests and retrospective features, all accompanied by hundres of diagrams, drawings, cutaways and photographs. ISBN: 1870979036. Bumping to top of spine. Browning to endpapers. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with a few spots.

Buy now for £18.00 Add to Wish List

MEN OF STEEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821923
Published by The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. A chronicle of 88 years of trade unionism in the British iron and steel industry. Spine a little creased, gilt title to spine is dull. Boards are lightly marked. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and grubby. Endpapers grubby. Frontis and title page creased with a little damage to title page (edge of). Hinges pulled but binding tight. Contents generally clean. A well used copy.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

LOTUS RACING CARS: CLUB RACERS TO WORLD CHAMPIONS 1948-1968
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 1821769
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2001. Nearly fine condition.

The first volume of illustrated history telling the exciting story of these pioneering cars. A fascinating insight into the evolution of Lotus racing and into the brilliant early career of Colin Chapman himself. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 075092389X. Reprint.

Buy now for £40.00 Add to Wish List