Stella & Rose's Books

SPRING-HEELED JACK
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Stock no. 1804085
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1989. Fine condition.

A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. ISBN: 0385269757. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MILITARIZATION AND DEMILITARIZATION IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN
Written by Glenn D. Hook.
Stock no. 1803966
Published by Routledge. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Routledge Japanese Studies Series. The gradual transformation of Japan into a 'normal' military state, the political forces supporting and opposing this transition, and the underlying values at the base of the critique of militarization. Black boards, silver title to spine. xiv and 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0415022746.

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 1304589
Published by R.T.S.; Girl's Own Paper. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title and black vignette to spine, black title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 222 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small split to base of spine. Remains of very small white sticker to front endpaper. Foxing and some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss, 2" loss to base of spine, tape repair to top of spine on verso and a few tiny holes (caused by scratches) to front panel. Rear panel is a bit grubby. A nice copy in a decent enough dustwrapper.

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ALPINE BYWAYS OR LIGHT LEAVES GATHERED IN 1859 AND 1860
Written by A Lady.
Stock no. 1204149
Published by Longman, Green, Longman And Roberts. 1861. Good condition.

The higher region of the Swiss Alps. Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 8 colour plates and 4 maps. viii plus 232 pages. Covers scuffed, corners bumped. Bookplate and name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers. One plate missing, one plate has a repaired closed tear. One map edge chipped with slight loss to map. Most tissue guards to plates missing. One plate partly detached. Plates themselves are very nice. One hinge pulled. Some pencil annotation.

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MONT BLANC A TREATISE
Written by E. Viollet-Le-Duc; B. Bucknall.
Stock no. 1204139
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1st 1877. Good condition.

A Treatise on its Geodesical and Geological Constitution; its Transformations; and The Ancient and Recent State of its Glaciers. Blue cloth with gilt & black title and decoration. 112 woodcut illustrations. xvi plus 378 pages and 2 page book list to rear. Edges worn, corners bumped. 1" split to side of spine which is browned. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. One section detached but present pages 65 to 80.

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AUVERGNE, PIEDMONT, AND SAVOY: A SUMMER RAMBLE
Written by Charles Richard Weld.
Stock no. 1204133
Published by John W. Parker. 1850. Good condition.

Green cloth with embossed decoration and gilt title to spine. xi and 351 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners chipped. New endpapers. Ex-library with only one stamp suggesting thus. A little foxing. Small name in ink to front pastedown.

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ALPINE ASCENTS AND ADVENTURES
Written by H. Schultz Wilson. Illustrated by Marcus Stone; Edward Whymper.
Stock no. 1204125
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 2nd 1878. Very good condition.

Or Rock and Snow Sketches. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. Spine is browned with chipping to top and tail. Corners are bumped. Some foxing. Inscription in ink to front pastedown.

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A FAIRY GARLAND
Written by Charles Perrault; Madame D'Aulnoy; et al. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1304202
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being nine Fairy Tales from the Old French. Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine. 12 superb colour plates throughout. 251 pages. 9.5 x 7". Spine bumped and slightly worn. Slight rubbing to corners. Very pale page browning to endpapers. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight loss, spine slightly browned and lower 2" of front flap torn off. A nice copy in very scarce dustwrapper.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAPE CLEAR ISLAND
Written by J.T.R. Sharrock. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1803389
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1973. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cape Clear Island, the most southerly point of Ireland, apart from the nearby Fastnet Rock, has been the site of a bird obsservatory since 1959. This account of the island, it flora and fauna, its inhabitants and history is weighted in favour of the birds since the island offers much of exceptional ornithological interest. Mottled blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w sketches. 207 pages. ISBN: 085661002X. A fine copy in a blue wrapper which is rubbed at edges and corners, a little scuffed and has a small closed tear to top of front edge of spine.

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THOUGHTS ON FOX AND HARE HUNTING
Written by Peter Beckford. Illustrated by John Scott.
Stock no. 1203369
Published by The Albion Press. 1st 1810. Very good condition.

In a series of familiar letters to a friend. Modern binding. Leather spine with raised bands and gilt titles. 8 engravings from original paintings, includes title page. Some fold-out plates. 314 pages. Mark to top of spine. Old book rebound with new endpapers.

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A CENTURY OF FERNS
Written by William Jackson Hooker.
Stock no. 1203352
Published by William Pamplin. 1st 1854. Good condition.

Being figures with brief descriptions of 100 new, or rare, or imperfectly known species of ferns, from various parts of the world. Leather spine with gilt titles. 100 colour plates. Spine edges are worn. Corners are bumped. Front and rear joints cracked. Inscription in ink to title page. Some light foxing. Illustrations are bright. Title page detached.

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HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1303954
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of stories about the days when the world was brand new, and the animals were still making up their minds just what they wanted to be. Blue mottled boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning to half-title page else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby on rear panel and slightly worn at top and tail of spine. A nice copy of the scarce first edition.

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