Stella & Rose's Books

ORCOP: THE STORY OF A HEREFORDSHIRE VILLAGE FROM PRE-HISTORY TO PRESENT TIMES
Written by Delphine Coleman.
Stock no. 1830081
Published by Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The small Herefordshire village of Orcop, with its scattered farms and cottages, is rimmed by a ring of hills which have, for centuries, served to isolate it from the world around. A fascinating amalgram of events and personalities that over the centuries combined to create the Orcop of today. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 304 pages. ISBN: 1854211943. Top edge of text block is lightly browned with minor foxing. Else a lovely clean copy. Black dustwrapper is scuffed.

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LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES: THE FINAL PART OF HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by L.T.C. Rolt.
Stock no. 1830080
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The third and final volume of L.T.C. Rolt's autobiography. L.T.C. Rolt's fame rests on the fact that he was unique in producing works of literature from subject matter which has not before his time, been considered the stuff of literature - engineering, canals, railways, steam engines, agricultural machinery, and vintage cars. This volume was published posthumously and is a fitting tribute to the man who, through his appreciation of the 'aesthetics of technology', could be said to have given a literary shape to the Industrial Revolution. Black cloth baords, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 246 pages. ISBN: 0862999987. Slight slant to spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and top of rear panel (minimal) and is lightly scuffed.

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LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1329969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

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FERRARI
Written by Hans Tanner; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1329968
Published by Book Club Associates. 6th 1985. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

6th edition. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Spine lightly cocked, corners lightly rubbed. Text block just slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, has tape to corners, is slightly faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1329962
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 189 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781912101764. A couple of very pale marks to covers (dust marks?). Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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SLINGSBY SAILPLANES: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ALL DESIGNS
Written by Martin Simons.
Stock no. 1329961
Published by Airlife. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book describes Slingsby sailplanes and gliders from the British Falcon of 1931 to the last motorless aircraft produced, the Vega. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1853107328. Slight bumping to spine. Creasing to pages 115-119 and a small margin tear to one page. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge creased and has a couple of small indentations to front spine edge.

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THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1329960
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The complete story of one of the most famous of flying boats. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0946627347. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at spine ends.

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THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329959
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.

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TWO WELSH REVIVALISTS
Written by Eifion Evans.
Stock no. 1329958
Published by Evangelical Library Of Wales. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Humphrey Jones, Dafydd Morgan and the 1859 Revivial in Wales. Small format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 1850490147. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Remains of a small price label to rear cover (covering original printed price).

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THE SNOWMAN
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1329957
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations, a story without text. ISBN: 0241100046. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Some slight creasing to spine edges. Foxing and page edge browning to contents. Top margins of pages are lightly creased (from the spine bump). Light indentations to front cover where book was leant on to write/draw.

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WEMBLEY AND BEYOND
Written by Barry Briggs.
Stock no. 1329956
Published by Circle Productions. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Barry Briggs, a speedway rider like no other. Black boards, silver title to spine. 464 pages. B/w photos throughout, a gathering of colour photos to the centre pages. ISBN: 9780356255743. SIGNED by Briggs to the front free-endpaper. Includes a ticket to the Book Signing event. Spine slightly bumped. Slight creasing to wrapper edges.

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MORE CONFESSIONS
Written by John Berry.
Stock no. 1329955
Published by Retro Speedway. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Speedway revelations and memories from the 70s & 80s plus forthright views on where the sport is going wrong. Cardwraps. 255 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0955117615. Minimal rubbing at corners.

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