Stella & Rose's Books

THE GOLDEN BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Katharine Tynan; R.D. Blackmore; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by M. Sankey; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 1325520
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Orange cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. D.F. Bruce story is 'Enid's Extreme Measures'. Spine bumped. Covers edge rubbed. Heavy foxing to textblock and some foxing to contents. Name in belongs to box has been erased (causing slight surface paper damage). Front free-endpaper has been removed. Scarce dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss and a bit grubby.

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THE VIOLET BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Estrith E. Mansfield; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1325519
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Good condition.

Violet cloth spine with black title and illustrations. Purple boards, white titles and decoration, oval onlay. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story "Aurora's Ride" by Mansfield. Also includes "The Prefect of the Third Form" and "The Chetwold Scholarship" by Brazil. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers faded and discoloured. Front joint cracked. Heavy foxing to prelims, textblock and some page margins.

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THE SQUADRONS AND UNITS OF THE FLEET AIR ARM
Written by Theo Ballance; Lee Howard; Ray Sturtivant.
Stock no. 1825946
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Brief histories of every Naval Air Squadron - including Australian, Canadian and Dutch squadrons where these have been numbered in the 700- and 800-series - aircraft- and helicopter-capable ships, bases, Battle Honours, Trophies and Awards, detailed sections on helicopter Flights and notes of many of the Schools, Sections and Units that have supported the Fleet Air Arm for more than eight decades. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth boards, silver title so spine. B/w photos and a few colour, colour badges. ISBN: 9780851304892. A lovely copy.

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RAF LITTLE RISSINGTON: THE CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL YEARS 1946-1976
Written by Roy Bagshaw; et al.
Stock no. 1825944
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A remarkable and lasting record of the highly significant contribution made by RAF Little Rissington and the Central Flying School to flying excellence within the Royal Air Force and beyond. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 316 pages plus Index. ISBN: 9781844153817. Light rubbing to base of spine. Contnets clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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TSR2: BRITAIN'S LOST COLD WAR STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1825941
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 2nd 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised and Expanded second edition. Includes significant new material in the form of extracts from previously classified documentation including detailed systems illustrations and descriptions. Large format. Illustrated glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781910809136. Tiny imperfection to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a lovely example.

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THOMAS TOMPION: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by R.W. Symonds.
Stock no. 1825939
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Thomas Tompion has been called the 'Father of clockmakers': without a doubt he was one of the finest horologists in history. This book is a definitive record of Tompion's life and work. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and several colour. Top edge blue. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners. Includes contemporary press release of the book

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THE ROMAN FORTS OF TEMPLEBROUGH NEAR ROTHERHAM
Written by Thomas May.
Stock no. 1825937
Published by Henry Garnett And Co., Limited. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and fold-out plan to rear. Boards lightly browned. Rear board marked/stained. Text block and endpapers browned.

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THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: BEING THE STORY OF THE AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1911-1914
Written by Douglas Mawson.
Stock no. 1825922
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1930. Very good condition.

Abridged Popular Edition. Illustrated with ninety-two photographs, eighteen diagrams and three folding maps. Blue patterned cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Boards browned and just a little marked. Endpapers and text block browned. A few scattered foxspots. All maps present.

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THE WONDER BOOK OF EMPIRE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Harry Golding.
Stock no. 1825919
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. 3rd Very good condition.

Third Edition. With fifteen colour plates and over three hundred illustrations. Red cloth spine with black title and vignette of Britannia, pictorial paper board to front shows soldiers of the Empire. 264 pages. Spine faded to top and bottom. Rear board scuffed. Board edges rubbbed. Name in ink to lower edge of front pastedown. Contents browned. All plates present.

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QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GENTLEWOMAN AND OTHER SKETCHES
Written by Sybil Cust.
Stock no. 1825916
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

A series of sketches too miscellaneous to form a connected work, ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a dormouse. Contains a chapter on Penallt Church, Monmouthshire. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title to front. 8 b/w plates Spine lightly browned and slightly cocked. Text block browned. Foxing througout. 1 plate missing (Furstin Pauline of Lippe).

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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF WESTMORELAND AND CUMBERLAND - KELLY'S 1858 DIRECTORY REPRINT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825915
Published by Titus Wilson & Son. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

This is your Family Genealogy reprint of the original Kelly's directory 1858. With maps engraved expressly for the work. Folding maps. xii and 344 pages, 58 numbered pages of ads to rear. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Top of spine lightly worn. Minor marks to boards. Contents clean.

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THE STORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE RAILWAYS
Written by Michael Blakey.
Stock no. 1825911
Published by Bedfordshire Education Service. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Yellow cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0907041027. Covers lightly marked, old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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