Stella & Rose's Books

SEX, DEATH, AND FLY-FISHING
Written by John Gierach.
Stock no. 1329339
Published by Flycatcher Books; Robinson Publishing. 1st UK 1995. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An engaging, humourous and often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 238 pages. ISBN: 1854872982. Spine and corners bumped. Pale grease(?) stain to lower half of covers and endpapers. Contents bright and clean. Grease stain also affects dustwrapper (only visible on verso and wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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JOHN GODDARD'S WATERSIDE GUIDE
Written by John Goddard.
Stock no. 1329338
Published by Unwin Hyman. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pocket reference to insects of rivers and lakes. How to identify them and choose the matching artificial. Colour photos. ISBN: 0044401795. Minimal bumping to spine. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge browned and rubbed, slightly faded to top of spine.

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GERMAN KNIGHTS OF THE AIR 1914-1918: THE HOLDERS OF THE ORDEN POUR LE MERITE
Written by Alan C. Wood; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1829632
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Orden Pour le Merite, or 'Blue Max' as it was popularly known, was the highest decoration that could be won by a member of the Imperial German Armed Forces in the First World War. 81 illustrated biographies of all the German airmen who won the award. Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 1857532317. Front spine edge of boards is grubby, small patch of surface cloth missing. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly marked.

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WET-FLY FISHING TREATED METHODICALLY
Written by E.M. Tod.
Stock no. 1329337
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Dark green cloth, black title to spine, black title and decorations to front cover. B/w plates and text illustrations. 243 pages includes index. Plus four page press reviews to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, a few small, light marks to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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DRY-FLY FISHING THEORY AND PRACTICE
Written by F.M. Halford.
Stock no. 1329336
Published by Barry Shurlock. 1st thus 1973. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Reprinted from the first edition of 1889. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 288 pages. 26 b/w plates. ISBN: 0903330024. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed and slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Some blue marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with some small pieces of loss and some marks.

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THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829631
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This history of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers covers the period between the wars, in outline, when for most of the time it was a normal infantry regiment, and in greater detail the war years from 1939 to 1945, when it was a machine-gun regiment. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Many fold-out b/w maps. xxii and 241 pages including index. Light rubbing to base of spine and lower corners. Else boards clean and bright. Text block browned. Pink scuff marks to front endpaper. Contents generally clean, perhaps one or two minor marks. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners with some slight loss.

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THE VORTICISTS: MANIFESTO FOR A MODERN WORLD
Written by Mark Antliff; Vivien Greene; et al.
Stock no. 1829628
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of Vorticism, born in London during the summer of 1914. The Vorticists set out to break decisively with the past and to forge an art that expressed the dynamism of the moder age. Published to accompany a major, touring exhibition of the same name. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 9781854378859. Light rubbing to cover corners. Rear cover scuffed with a small mark. Contents clean.

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SOMETHING IN THE CELLAR
Written by Ronald Searle. Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Stock no. 1829624
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ronald Searle's Wonderful World of Wine. Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine, orange endpapers. Humorous full page b/w and colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0285627651. Light foxing to text block. Very pale browning to page edges else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly browned and a little grubby.

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HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF IREBY
Written by W.H. Chippindall.
Stock no. 1829621
Published by The Chetham Society. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

'Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester: volume 95 - New Series.' Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black embossed border pattern and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 114 pages including index plus xvi pages concerning the Chetham Society to rear. A few marks & scuffs to rear board,spine lightly faded. Foxing to text block. Endpapers a little browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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HISTORY OF THE WELSH GUARDS
Written by C.H. Dudley Ward.
Stock no. 1829619
Published by The London Stamp Exchange. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Welsh Guards in the first world war. Facsimile edition of the 1920 edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w maps. 505 pages. ISBN: 0948130121. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and edge-creased across the top.

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CHESHIRE AND THE TUDOR STATE 1480-1560 (STUDIES IN HISTORY)
Written by Tim Thornton.
Stock no. 1829618
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book asserts the importance of the semi-autonomous political, administrative and judicial system of the palatinate of Chester, and of other similar jurisdictions, in the early Tudor period. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. xii and 320 pages including index. ISBN: 086193248X. Boards clean and bright. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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WITH THE CARRIERS IN KOREA: THE FLEET AIR ARM STORY 1950-1953
Written by John R.P. Landsdown.
Stock no. 1829616
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Forty years after a war which is seen by some as a lapse of taste or good judgement, With the Carriers in Korea now presents the first true account of the part played by the Royal and Commonwealth navies in Korea. A vital reference for the survivors and families of those involved and fascinating reading for historians. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 485 pages including index. ISBN: 1872017460. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is creased and slightly grubby.

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