Stella & Rose's Books

GREECE AND ROME AT WAR
Written by Peter Connolly.
Stock no. 1828113
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of twelve centuries of military development of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 185367303X. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Else a lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few light creases and scuffing.

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LA FONTAINE: FABLES CHOISIES POUR LES ENFANTS
Written by Jean De La Fontaine. Illustrated by M.B. De Monvel.
Stock no. 1327794
Published by Plon-Nourrit. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Decorated cream cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Text in French. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby with a couple of small marks to rear cover. Vertical creases to front free-endpaper. Some pale marks to page margins but contents generally clean.

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HAND TO EARTH: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY SCULPTURE 1976-1990
Written by Andy Goldsworthy; Terry Friedman; Clive Adams; et al. Illustrated by Andy Goldsworthy.
Stock no. 1828112
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photography. Terry Friedman has assembled Goldsworthy's lyrical photographs of his own works plus interviews and essays by ten contributors. ISBN: 0500511721. Lower board corners bumped and thus lower margins of first half of contents are also creased (dropped?). Green ink has imprinted from facing colour page onto page 73 lower corner (margin, not affecting text). Otherwise, contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper has narrow band of vertical fading along the front edge of spine, lightly creased at lower corners.

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GAINSBOROUGH'S FAMILY ALBUM
Written by David H. Solkin. Illustrated by Thomas Gainsborough.
Stock no. 1828111
Published by National Portrait Gallery. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Despite his famous antipathy towards portraiture, Gainsborough painted and drew over fifty portraits of his extended family. This book brings together some of his best loved works as well as many that are little known and rarely exhibited. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name that ran from 2018-2019. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781855147904. Corners of boards very lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

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BEFORE THE BATTLECRUISER: THE BIG CRUISER IN THE WORLD'S NAVIES 1895-1910
Written by Aidan Dodson.
Stock no. 1828110
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The two-hundred or so big cruisers that were built for the world's navies from 1865 are described and analysed in detail. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781473892163. Spine & corners lightly bumped & lightly rubbed (minor). Mark to title page (created during binding process). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top front edge and lightly scuffed.

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WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-190
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828109
Published by Caxton Editions. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1840675292. Minor mark to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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SANDWICH: THE 'COMPLETEST MEDIEVAL TOWN IN ENGLAND'
Written by Helen Clarke; Sarah Pearson; Mavis Mate; Keith Parfitt.
Stock no. 1828108
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A study of the town and port from its origins to 1600. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174005. Light bumping & rubbing to corners. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine.

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THE BIRTH OF A BOROUGH: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF ANGLO-SAXON STAFFORD
Written by Martin Carver.
Stock no. 1828107
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large scale examination of an ordinary county town. Over the course of a ten year project, archaeologists discovered that Staffoprd in the dark ages had acted as a centre for the delivery of grain tribute, and it was this centre which was commandeered by Aethelflaeda, Lady of the Mercians, for the construction of her 'burh'. This new foundation was a fort, provided with a 'vicus' in which there was practised the centralised production of pottery ('Stafford Ware') and animal products... Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780851156231. Boards lightly scuffed. Minor bumps to corners. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY IN LIVERPOOL
Written by Elizabeth E. Barker; Alex Kidson. Illustrated by Joseph Wright.
Stock no. 1828106
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In 1768 Joseph Wright left his native city of Derby and moved to Liverpool in search of recognition and success. He painted portraits of the prosperous merchants and their families, and he continued to develop the brilliantly illuminated subject paintings on which is reputation chiefly rests today. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name in 2008. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300117455. Name & date in ink to half-title page else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LORENZO LOTTO PORTRAITS
Written by Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo; Miguel Falomir. Illustrated by Lorenzo Lotto.
Stock no. 1828105
Published by Thames and Hudson. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition of Lorenzo Lotto's portraits of the Italian renaissance period. Edited by Dal pozzolo and Miguel Falomir. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500970935. A lovely copy with light scuffing to rear cover.

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THE INNHOLDERS: A HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS
Written by Stephen Coote.
Stock no. 1327793
Published by Collectors' Books. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The lively history of a London Livery Company which has survived five hundred years of continuous challenge, occasional danger, and sometimes the threat of dissolution. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and crest to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0946604223. Minimal bumping to spine.

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HEPOLITE SERVICE MANUAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327792
Published by Hepworth & Grandage Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 132 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Slight lifting of laminate to spine edge on front cover. Small mark to foreword page else contents clean.

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