Stella & Rose's Books

MY VERY OWN SISTER
Written by Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by Hans Arnold.
Stock no. 1327295
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416814506. Spine and corners bumped, corners slightly worn. Some grubby fingermarks to first couple of pages.

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OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS FROM 1453 TO 1850
Written by John Smith.
Stock no. 1827688
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 2nd 1921. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled from original sources with notes. Pages untrimmed. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 433 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light scuff marks to rear board. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some pages unopened due to being untrimmed and therefore unread. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with chips to corners, large closed tear to front panel, is browned with age and has a horizontal crease across the middle.

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HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914
Written by R. Dallas Brett.
Stock no. 1827687
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

'Although there have been many publications dealing with various incidents of early aviation and individual experiences of early aviators, Mr Dallas Brett is the first author to review the whole tangled mass of data and to present a comprehensive picture of the whole exicitng early years of aviation. In this book is given a coherent story of Great Britain's part in the conquest of the air by the human race.' Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos. xxiv and 388 pages including index. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower corners lightly worn. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. Endpapers & text block browned. Contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and marked, Closed tear (no loss) to top front panel.

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M.G. ROAD CARS VOLUME ONE - FOUR CYLINDER O.H.C. 1929-1936
Written by Malcolm Green; et al.
Stock no. 1327283
Published by Magna Press. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the OHC Midget produced between 1929 and 1936, regarded by many as the 'golden age' of the marque, as well as many photographs and drawings to help restorers. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 095194231X. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Some page corner tips lightly creased else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and a little edge creased.

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ELSA PUTS THINGS RIGHT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1327255
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, green title to spine and vignettes to front cover. 188 pages. B/w frontis and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, tiny dent to lower edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink and name and date in ink to front free-endpaper (which has had the very top corner tip neatly removed). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight chipping and tears. Small hole to spine.

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MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS
Written by Hiromasa Kiyota.
Stock no. 1327153
Published by Springer. Circa 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry 58. A compilation of the latest achievements of leading researchers in marine natural products with extremely diverse structures and biological activities. Cardwraps. 517 pages. A physical print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9789811646393. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Textblock edges are very slightly grubby.

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INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTORS
Written by Luc Reydams; Jan Wouters; Cedric Ryngaert.
Stock no. 1327139
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

First book to analyse the crucial role played by the prosecution in international criminal trials. Glazed pictorial boards. 968 pages. ISBN: 9780199554294. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991
Written by Ian Briggs.
Stock no. 1327042
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yearly summaries and annual reviews of the FIA and IMSA championships are linked to summarised reports and results for ever World Championship Group C race between 1982 and 1990 - and of course, each running of the Le Mans 24 hours. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 1855322285. A unique copy SIGNED to title page by multiple drivers in the 1994 62nd Le Mans 24 hours race and throughout by other racing drivers. A unique record of endurance motor racing. Signatures include: Jeff Krosnoff, Eric van de Poele, Jurgen Lassig, Frank Jelinski, Yannick Dalmas, Mauro Baldi, George Fouche, Steven Andskar, Justin Bell, Richard Lloyd, Nick Adams, Tom Walkinshaw, Jan Lammers, Thorkild Thyrring, Andy Wallace, Peter Falk, Kenny Acheson, Mark Blundell, Robin Donovan, Richard Piper, Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy, Thierry Boutsen, Philippe Alliot. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate (John Atkins) has had some pencil writing erased from it. Previous owner and written his name in ink to edge of front pastedown, the date in ink to top of front free-endpaper and has also written the names of the drivers under their signatures. Some very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1327039
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Spine and corners bumped, slight dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with tears, large tear to rear panel repaired with tape on verso. Slight browning to wrapper.

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BENTLEY SPECIALS & SPECIAL BENTLEYS
Written by Ray Roberts.
Stock no. 1827509
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. Describing in depth seventy years of works-built special cars from Cricklewood, Derby and Crewe, and the privately-created Specials of owners the world over. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296999. Light rubbing to lower board edges (minor), tiny bump to top front corner. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY FACTORY CARS 1919-1931
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827508
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the Bentley golden era which covers the personalities, the commercial and financial complexities, the engineering and development work - and the primum mobile of the company, racing. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 352 pages. ISBN: 1855322404. Light shelf-wear to base of spine and a light crease to corner of front free-endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly scuffed, small nick to lower rear edge of spine (no loss).

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THE DUKE'S CHILDREN AND COMMENTARY TO THE FIRST EDITION (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Anthony Trollope; Joanna Trollope; et al.
Stock no. 1326740
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Green leather spines and corners to 'The Duke's Children volume' - raised bands to spine and red title block with gilt title. Limited to 1980 numbered copies. The Complete text, reconstructed and edited by Steven Amarnick assisted by Robert F. Wiseman with Susan Lowell Humphreys. Introduced by Joanna Trollope. Commentary volume is green cloth with gilt titles. Books are fine, this is copy no. 896. Contained in slipcase which is very slightly scuffed.

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