Stella & Rose's Books

FERNS (NN 74)
Written by Christopher N. Page.
Stock no. 1823173
Published by Collins. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 74. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 21 colour photos and over 160 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002193833. Boards clean and bright. Minor grubby mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is usual) else clean and bright.

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THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by John S. Allen; Gordon J. Jones.
Stock no. 1823067
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. The GT40, placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. ISBN: 1844251136. Light score mark to front board. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 2135987
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. ISBN: 9780007267378. SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. This is Copy No. 86. Has plain white (not pictorial) 'jacket' over book. Slip case is near fine - a few small threads to edges.

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SOUTHERN ENGLAND (NN 108)
Written by Peter Friend.
Stock no. 2135986
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 108. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 250 copies. Colour photos, maps & graphs. ISBN: 9780007247424. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper. This is Copy No. 149. Has plain cream 'jacket' (not pictorial), over book. Slip case is near fine.

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 2135984
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 110. Brown leather, with gilt titles. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007146581. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper; This is Copy No. 139. Has cream paper cover (not pictorial) jacket. Slip case is near fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1321969
Published by Daily Express. 1940. Fair condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Covers are worn, grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and name and address in belongs to box. Doodles/scribbles to both pastedowns have been partially erased. Pencil doodles to verso of title-page. Contents are very grubby with some stains at margins and some tears. A good copy to work with.

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ART OF THE NEW NATURALISTS
Written by Peter Marren; Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2135917
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

The history of the artwork of the dustwrappers, describing the frantic workings behind the seemingly serene collection of illustrations that have shaped Britain's most iconic natural history series. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ix and 310 pages including index. Limited to 50 copies. Full leather. All edges gilt. ISBN: 9780007284719. This is Copy No. 17, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Light wear to covers. Contents are excellent! Slip case is better than very good - light fraying at edges to cloth.

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GROUSE (NN 107)
Written by Adam Watson; Robert Moss.
Stock no. 2135916
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Leather Bound limited edition to 250 copies. Gilt title to spine and blind logo to front. New Naturalist no. 107. All edges gilt. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780007150977. This is Copy No. 184, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Tiny spot mark to top of spine/front cover. Slip case is better than very good - a few light marks.

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WOODLANDS (NN 100)
Written by Oliver Rackham.
Stock no. 2135915
Published by Collins. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. Leather bound edition to mark the 100th volume of the New Naturalist Library. Limited to 100 copies. All edges gilt. ISBN: 0007202431. This is Copy No. 52, SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. Bookplate has small red smudge mark to one edge. Slip case is near fine.

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BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.

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FERRARI 250 GTO: THE HISTORY OF A LEGEND
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1822851
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Celebrating the 250 GTO by combining a detailed account of every aspect of this charismatic car's history with a magnificent collection of over 250 period photographs gathered from all over the world. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781844255467. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE VOYAGE OF ARGO THE ARGONAUTICA
Written by Apollonius Of Rhodes; E.V. Rieu; Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrated by Daniel Egneus.
Stock no. 1822839
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

Blue pictorial boards. Translated by Rieu with an introduction by Norfolk. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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