Stella & Rose's Books

HISTORY OF INSECTS
Written by Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn; Donald L.J. Quicke.
Stock no. 1826682
Published by Springer ScienceBusiness Media. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of insect palaeontology, the methods for studying fossils, the taphonomic processes leading to their formation, the diagnostic features of all insect orders, both extant and extinct, the major fossils of each order, and the implications that can be drawn from the palaeoentomological record about past ecology and climates. Large format. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789048158300. Reprint. A physical copy of a print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Light rubbing to corners. A few top corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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KEEPING AND BREEDING FRESHWATER TURTLES
Written by Russ Gurley.
Stock no. 1826676
Published by Living Art Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Information and ideas that can help keepers enhance their work and help them provide more interesting and appropriate environments for their turtles. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 096381303X. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing to title page else contents clean.

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IMPROVING ORGANIC CROP CULTIVATION
Written by Ulrich Kopke.
Stock no. 1826660
Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science No. 47. Pictorial glazed boards. A physical copy printed on Demand by Lightning Source. A few colour photos and charts. ISBN: 9781786761842. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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ALPINE ENVIRONMENT: GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Written by John G. Schmidt.
Stock no. 1826656
Published by Nova Publishers. Circa 2011. Fine condition.

Edited by Schmidt. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781612093925. Still in original shrinkwrap!

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1326009
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

With a Proem by Austin Dobson. Limited edition of eleven hundred and thirty copies, of which 1100 were for sale and the remaining 30 copies were reserved for presentation. Large format. White cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 13 tipped in colour plates plus b/w illustrations. xi and 161 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine and a small section of the front edge starting to split (but hasn't yet). Spine is grubby/sunned with grubby marks to covers are well (see photos). Endpapers are browned. Rear joint is cracked (possibly very neatly repaired). There is a light crease to one of the plates, all others are present and in fine condition. Light page browning and fingering to contents and some light foxing. A small brown spot affects the margins of pages 105 to 113. Overall this is still a very decent copy of the scarce limited edition Rackham Alice.

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A BUNDLE OF RAGS IN A CYCLONE: THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL
Written by Nick Waters.
Stock no. 1826636
Published by Nick Waters. 1st thus 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A celebration of a unique and versatile dog - a breed now recognised at the very top levels of competition in the show ring, a working gundog; a sniffer dog; an obedience and agility dog, but, above all, a character and companion. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 095346590X. SIGNED by the author on a compliments slip loosely included. Contents fine. Pictorial dust wrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE SWALLOWS & AMAZONS ADVENTURES (6 VOLUME SET)
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome; Nancy Blackett.
Stock no. 1325977
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Boxed set of 6 of the 'Swallows & Amazons' titles: Swallows and Amazons; Swallowdale; Peter Duck; Pigeon Post; We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea; The Picts and the Martyrs. Spines of books and dustwrappers slightly bumped else a fine set. Contained in green slipcase which has some slight surface paper damage to lower edge.

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SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Rachel Cloyne.
Stock no. 1325945
Published by Tango Books. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

A pop-up fairytale. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. 7 pop-up scenes. ISBN: 9781857078817. Some light marks to page margins and minimal bumping to spine else a super copy.

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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1325925
Published by Collins. Circa 1924. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

8 glorious colour plates, 7 full page b/w line drawings. Pale grey cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour pictorial onlay to front cover. 159 pages. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. 2 of the plates have small tape repairs to the margins and 1 plate has a small mark. Foxing to textblock. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is well worn and grubby, section across rear panel has been torn off and replaced with magic tape, another small piece has been torn and creased. Tape repairs on verso of wrapper.

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BRITSCHE BALLADEN
Written by Albert Verwey. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325879
Published by Van Holkema & Warendorf. 1st thus 1920. Very good condition.

Dutch edition of British Ballads, translated by Verwey. Limited edition of 550 copies. Large format. Pale grey buckram with green titles and colour onlay to front. 15 tipped-in colour plates to the contents mounted on grey card with tissue-guards (16 plates listed but May Colven is the plate featured on the front cover). 198 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Some pale page browning and some light foxing.

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ALFA ROMEO 8C MODELLO 2300
Written by Angela Cherrett.
Stock no. 1826565
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In production for just four short years, the 8C - for eight cylinder - was an automotive Diva enjoying huge success at the best venues and sharing the limelight and stardom. An eventful and important story to stir the soul oif any vintage Alfa Romeo enthusiast. Limited edition of 2000 copies (not numbered). Brown cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1874105014. Board corners a little bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE MOST FAMOUS CAR IN THE WORLD
Written by Dave Worrall.
Stock no. 1826562
Published by Solo. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

The complete history of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951750917. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Card covers a little rubbed at corners and scufffed. Top edge of text block a little berowned and grubby. Top corners of contents (margins) and rear cover lightly creased. Contents are clean.

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