Stella & Rose's Books

SANDI, THE KING-MAKER
Written by Edgar Wallace.
Stock no. 1826289
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 26 in the Target Series. "Sanders of the River," who with a handful of Houssas, and a steam launch, kept order in a Central African territory larger than Great Britain. As soon as native Chiefs realised that "Sandi" had gone the fat was in the fire. This story stells of his recall and how he restored peace to the land. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Endpapers and text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine, lightly edge-worn and is scuffed and grubby to rear panel.

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THE ARMOURER'S HOUSE
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1826287
Published by Oxford University Press. 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Children's Library series. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. A story of Tudor London. ISBN: 0192770276. Reprint. Pale horizontal glue mark to lower end of boards (caused by the glue on the dustwrapper laminate). Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is clean but creased to rear panel where the publisher's laminate has been attached.

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THREE JAYS GO TO ROME
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1826286
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sixth adventure of the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block. A little (very minor) grubbiness to prelims. Some top corner creases (where page has been turned over to mark position in book). Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, has a few small stains, surface paper loss to spine andlower front panel, a little grubby to rear panel. Sounds much worse than it is.

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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE MILLS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Stephen Mills; Pierce Riemer.
Stock no. 1826275
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small and large, steam and water driven, cloth and corn, silk and iron - the buildings and the people of the county's past. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860234177. Faint pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Bookplate to half-title facing page. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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WOOL & WATER: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY AND ITS MILLS
Written by Jennifer Tann.
Stock no. 1826273
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Almost very good condition.

For those interested in the industrial heritage of Gloucestershire. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. ISBN: 9780752462158. Crinkling of covers and contents. Stain to vertical edge of text block. A few scuffs to laminate of covers. Otherwise, contents clean.

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STEEP HOLM: THE STORY OF A SMALL ISLAND
Written by Stan Rendell; Joan Rendell.
Stock no. 1826272
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Steep Holm is a small uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel five miles west of Weston-super-Mare with a long and fascinating history. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750903236. Text block slightly grubby else a nice, clean copy.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE MILLS IN CAMERA
Written by Stephen Mills; Pierce Riemer.
Stock no. 1826269
Published by Quotes Limited. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book records the county's industrial past - its craftsmen, millers, machines and buildings - in a largely photographic record, with extensive information, a brief introduction and a useful list of illustrations. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 086023388X. Faint pencil erasure marks to free front endpaper. Contents clean. Boards slightly grubby (minor).

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THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1826267
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.

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THE SEVERN VALLEY: A SERIES OF SKETCHES, DESCRIPTIVE AND PICTORIAL OF THE COURSE OF THE SEVERN
Written by J. Randall.
Stock no. 1826265
Published by James S. Virtue. 1st 1862. Almost very good condition.

Containing Notices of its Topographical, Industrial, and Geological Features; with Glances at its Historical and Legendary Associations. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, gilt vignettes and borders to boards. B/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Spine browned, worn at top & tail, corners rubbed & worn, rubbing to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint starting to crack. Scattered foxing throughout.

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'IN THE BEGINNING,' SAID GREAT-AUNT JANE
Written by Helen Bradley. Illustrated by Helen Bradley.
Stock no. 1826264
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt titles to front and spine. Large, oblong format. Yellow endpapers. Colour paintings throughout. ISBN: 0224011499. Some foxing present, mainly to text block and rear pastedown. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine and lower edges.

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THE LEADER OF THE LOWER SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1826261
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth, cream titles. Colour frontis plate, 4 b/w plates. 7 x 5". 256 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small split to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page browning; some foxing. Wrapper spine is very browned with foxing and couple of small pieces of loss to base; grubby marks also to wrapper; some edge-creasing.

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