Stella & Rose's Books

ESSEX-CLASS CARRIERS (WARSHIP DESIGN HISTORIES)
Written by Alan Raven.
Stock no. 1830009
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Of all the vessels that helped win the war in the Pacific, U.S. warship the Essex-class aircraft carriers made some of the most significant contributions. In postwar years, these carriers underwent a continual series of modernizations that allowed them to effectively participate in both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, some folding. 191 pages. ISBN: 0870210211. Old price-label to front flap of dustwrapper else a lovely copy!

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THE ESCORT CARRIER GAMBIER BAY (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1830008
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The ecort carrier Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a ship of the mid-war Casablanca class, which operated with distinction in the Pacific, even fulfilling frontline roles never envisaged for earlier ships. The most famous of all American escort carriers. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 112 pages. ISBN: 0851776132. A lovely copy!

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BATTLESHIP: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830007
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A guide to the design process, the factors which governed the development of capital ships, and the reasons why battleships were built in a particular way. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0851771351. A lovely copy with price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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THE DESTROYER CAMPBELTOWN (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1830005
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The destroyer Campbeltown is not only famous for her part in the commando raid on the St Nazaire drydock in 1942, but is also representative of an important type. Built as the USS Buchanan (DD131), she was one of over 270 flush-decked destroyers put into service towards the end of World War I. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851775438. A lovely copy!

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THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830004
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The battlecruiser Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. Early on in her career she was employed on several international assignments as a representative of the British Empire, and thus became one of the most recognisable symbols of the Royal Navy; her destruction by Bismarck in 1941 was received with shocked disbelief throughout the country. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851772501. Third impression. A lovely copy!

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THE BATTLESHIP WARSPITE (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Ross Watton.
Stock no. 1830003
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Arguably one of the finest capital ship designs of all time, Warspite and her sister-ships were the prototypes of the modern fast battleship, the ultimate development of the dreadnought type. This volume features a complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 120 pages. ISBN: 0851774121. A lovely copy!

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS REVISITED
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329880
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 350 copies. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. SIGNED and numbered (30) by Wayne Cryer to publishers page. Limited edition sticker to half-title page. There is a card included with the book which has space for each contributor to sign, only Buteux, O'Reilly and Cryer have signed it.

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THE BROTHERS GRIMM - POPULAR FOLK TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm; Brian Alderson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1329879
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w throughout. Illustrated endpapers. 192 pages. 10 x 7". ISBN: 0575024461. SIGNED by the artist to title-page. Spine very slightly bumped. Slight evidence of some pencil erasure to verso of front free-endpaper.

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HEINRICH VOGELER DAS GRAPHISCHE WERK
Written by Hans-Herman Rief. Illustrated by Heinrich Vogeler.
Stock no. 1329878
Published by Worpsweder Verlag. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

A catalogue of b/w works with text in German. Lovely decorated cloth with white title-label to front cover and to spine. ISBN: 3922516343. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Small mark to edge of title-label on front cover. Some evidence of erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper and a neat annotation note to the publishers page else contents fine.

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DARTMOOR: A STATEMENT OF ITS TIME (NN 111)
Written by Ian Mercer.
Stock no. 1830000
Published by Collins. Circa 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 111. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007184996. Still in original shrinkwrap which has a couple of minor splits.

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LAKELAND: THE WILDLIFE OF CUMBRIA (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1829996
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 92. The story of the whole region of Cumbria from the perspective of its natural history, and from the personal view point of the author. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 384 pages including index. ISBN: 000711303X. A lovely copy, looks and feels unread! Very light scuffing to dustwrapper. Spine is NOT faded (as is often the case).

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THE TOLKIEN DIARY 2000
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Ted Nasmith.
Stock no. 1329872
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Includes quotations from Tolkien's famous books. ISBN: 0261103903. Spine sunned and corners slightly bumped. Contents unused.

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