Stella & Rose's Books

HERMANN & VALENTINY AND PARTNERS
Written by Liesbeth Waechter-Bohm.
Stock no. 2116832
Published by Birkhauser Verlag. Circa 2008. Nearly fine condition.

CODES. Large format. Pictorial boards. Dual-language book: German and English. ISBN: 9783764387679. Still in original shrink wrap (unopened), but a few corners have become bumped.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116830
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Fair condition.

Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Backstrip (spine) is completely MISSING. Cover edges are bumped with some wear; marks to covers. Binding is still good. Belongs to box has been completed with ink and then scribbled out in pencil. Price-cut. Painting contest has been partially completed with crayon. 3-4" tear to first story page. A few marks to first few pages, else contents are generally very good; illustrations are nice and bright. A few margin marks. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. A reading copy.

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THEY MELTED HIS BRAIN!
Written by Simon Cheshire.
Stock no. 1810978
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Matthew Bland is a school boy director of a series of sensational movies each starring his trusty friends. His genius receives little appreciation because his movies are rubbish! Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0744559170. Dustwrapper lightly scuffed.

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SKYE: WALKING, SCRAMBLING AND EXPLORING
Written by Ralph Storer.
Stock no. 1810960
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author introduces us to the mountains of Skye, leads us on a series of wonderful coastal walks ranging from short strolls to adventurous expeditions, takes us underground to explore a mysterious hidden landscape and retraces the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie in flight across the island from the Redcoats. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0715392239. Hinge between half-title page and front endpaper pulled but binding tight. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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BEAUTIFUL YORKSHIRE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1810951
Published by The Yorkshire Post. Circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

9.75 x 7.5 ins. Blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to front. Published circa 1920. Beautiful 'period' sepia photographs throughout. Covers heavily damp marked. Light browning to contents else clean.

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STOW-ON-THE-WOLD GLIMPSES OF THE PAST
No author listed.
Stock no. 1810937
Published by Stow-on-the-Wold and District Civic Society. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Contains articles which have appeared in the Stow-on-the-Wold & District Civic Society's Newsletters over twenty-five years and have been written by members and friends who have been interested in different aspects of Stow history. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photos. 116 pages. ISBN: 0953294102.

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THE BIRDS OF BERKSHIRE
Written by Peter Standley; N.J. Bucknell; Andy Swash; Ian D. Collins. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1810932
Published by The Berkshire Atlas Group. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive summary of the records of every species observed in Berkshire since records began. Green boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and distribution maps. vi and 388 pages including index. ISBN: 0952929708. Includes Birds of Berkshire Bookmark.

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PIERRE BICHET
Written by Roland Bouheret. Illustrated by Pierre Bichet.
Stock no. 1810929
Published by Cetre Et Fondation Le Grand-Cachot. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The works of French painter Pierre Bichet. Text in French. Large format. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 2901040438. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is worn across top edge and has some closed tear repairs in clear tape.

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THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE
Written by Algernon C. Swinburne; Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1404092
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1918. Almost very good condition.

As the close of his life approached, Swinburne often expressed his desire to extract from his various volumes those poems addressed to children. He died without doing so. Edmund Gosse has brought together this collection of Swinburne's poems which are concerned with infancy. Rackham's delicate and romantic illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. 8 colour plates plus b/w text decorations. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Green/white decorated endpapers. 133pp. cr 4to. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Gilt on the spine is dulled. Light scuffing to rear board. Writing in pencil to top of front pastedown. Rear endpaper has horizontal crease. Foxing throughout otherwise contents generally clean. Plates are bright.

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INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY GENETICS
Written by F.W. Nicholas.
Stock no. 1810919
Published by Blackwell Science. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

A general introduction to basic and molecular genetics followed by chapters on single-gene disorders, chromosomal aberrations, immunogenetics, pharmacogenetics, parasites and pathogens, and control of inherited disorders. Cardwraps. xiv and 317 pages including index. ISBN: 0632056398. Covers lightly scuffed, corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean, no marking.

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ON THE EXAMINATION OF A HYBRID DIGITALIS 1831
Written by J.S. Henslow; S.M. Walters; V.H. Heywood.
Stock no. 1810912
Published by University Botanic Garden Cambridge. 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile of the 1831 edition. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Volume 4, pp. 257-278. Blue cardwraps. 4 plates including one folded.

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FOUR PERSONALITIES FROM THE FOREST OF DEAN
Written by Ralph Anstis.
Stock no. 1810905
Published by Albion House. 1st 1996. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Biographies of Sir John Wyntour, Catharina Bovey, Timothy Mountjoy and Sir Charles Dilke. ISBN: 0951137131. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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