Stella & Rose's Books

FIRST AMONG CHAMPIONS
Written by David Venables.
Stock no. 1330823
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars. Square format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606318. Spine slightly bumped. Some light spotting to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine and foxed on verso.

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BRITTEN MOTORCYCLES THE JOHN BRITTEN STORY
Written by Felicity Price.
Stock no. 1330822
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue boards, silver titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 076032056X. A couple of light marks to cover edges. Spine slightly bumped. A tiny knick to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel else fine.

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FROM MOTORCYCLES TO MONOPLANES
Written by David Snow.
Stock no. 1330821
Published by Diana Snow. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of George Barnes, an Edwardian Record Breaker, Sportsman and Entertainer. Large format. Cardwraps. 130 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780952902911. SIGNED by the author to inside front cover. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean.

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LAVERDA TWINS AND TRIPLES THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1330820
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Background history of the company. Complete development history. Full specifications. ISBN: 1861262205. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine, appears unread. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a light vertical crease to rear panel.

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HOW TO POWER TUNE JAGUAR XK 3.4, 3.8 & 4.2 LITRE ENGINES
Written by Des Hammill.
Stock no. 1330819
Published by Veloce Publishing. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

How to build a high-performance version of Jaguar's 6-cylinder XK engine. Updated and revised edition. Pictorial card wraps. 128 pages. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1845840054. Updated and revised edition. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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JAGUAR MONTHLY CAR MECHANICS: JAGUAR XJ40 BUYING & MAINTENANCE
Written by Peter Simpson.
Stock no. 1330818
Published by Kelsey Publishing Ltd. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. 119 pages. Absolutely packed full of colour photos. ISBN: 1873098480. Spine has faded to white (was yellow). Name in ink inside front cover. Corner tips of covers and pages lightly creased.

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THE AUSTIN SEVEN SOURCE BOOK
Written by Bryan Purves.
Stock no. 1330817
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2004. Very good condition.

The indispensable 'Bible' for the Austin Seven owner, restorer and enthusiast. Re-issue. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 544 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854295577. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Textblock is slightly grubby contents otherwise clean.

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TAXI JUBILEE
Written by Bill Munro.
Stock no. 1330816
Published by Earlswood Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Fifty Years of the Austin FX4 London Taxi. Cardwraps. 71 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780956230805. Minimal rubbing to cover edges.

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ROYLE: FROM VINTAGE TO CLASSIC TO AMPHIBIAN
Written by David A.C. Royle.
Stock no. 1330815
Published by Cardox Limited. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Including the world's first High Speed Amphibious Vehicles. Combining his passion for all things mechanical and his love of the water, David passionately describes the story behind the creation and development of the world's first High Speed Amphibious Vehicles and sets out the pleasures and problems of running a highly specialised business. Large, very heavy format. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 767 pages. ISBN: 9780956935502. Contents are fine. Boards are bumped at edges (including spine and corners).

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EDWARD WILSON OF THE ANTARCTIC: NATURALIST AND FRIEND
Written by George Seaver; Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
Stock no. 1830946
Published by John Murray. 1948. Very good condition.

Polar icon, doctor and naturalist, who died with Scott on the return home from the 'Terra Nova' ill-starred expedition to the South Pole. Includes a Memoir of Oriana Wilson. Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cheap Edition. Grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. xxxiv and 310 pages including index. Spine cocked and lightly browned. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, contents generally clean.

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KING GEORGE III AND THE POLITICIANS: THE FORD LECTURES DELIVERED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 1951-2
Written by Richard Pares.
Stock no. 1830945
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1954. Very good condition.

This study of British politics from 1760 to 1832 deals with the reasons why people went into politics, the functions of party and patronage and the balance of power between King, Lords and Commons. George III is the central figure of the work and the author discusses the King's conception of his mission and his struggles with "that hydra faction". Reprinted lithoghraphically from corrected sheets of the first edition of 1953. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 214 pages including index. A few tiny air bubbles between cloth and boards. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Top rear edge of board knocked. Text block browned with a few minor foxspots. Endpapers browned. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots mainly to prelims.

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LLOYD GEORGE: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION 1902-1911
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830944
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This sequel to the author's "The Young Lloyd George", describes the career of David Lloyd George from 1902 to 1911. The book's central drama is the political and constitutional drama surrounding his 1909 Budget, but there are many sub-plots, including his dealings with the suffragettes. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0413326209. Minor scuffing to boards. Text block a little grubby, foxed to top edge. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly rubbed at edges.

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