Stella & Rose's Books

DOBSON ON DOBSON
Written by Henry G. Dobson.
Stock no. 1828337
Published by The Pentland Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A photographic record of works associated with the celebrated Newcastle architect John Dobson (1787-1865). Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1858218136. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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A BATTLE HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY (1941-1945)
Written by Paul S. Dull.
Stock no. 1828336
Published by United States Naval Institute. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the pacific War from the viewpoint of the Japanese themselves, focusing on both the celebrated and lesser-known sea battles. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 402 pages including index. B/w photos & maps. ISBN: 0870210971. Top edge of text block is unevenly cut meaning that some pages are still unopened (binding fault). Else a clean copy. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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WARLORDS: ANCIENT CELTIC MEDIEVAL
Written by Tim Newark. Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1828334
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An omnibus edition of three volumes. The real story of a tough, battle-ridden world where power came with military might and disappeared with weakness and defeat. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854093495. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ANGLO-NORMAN CASTLES
Written by Robert Liddiard.
Stock no. 1828333
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. 414 pages. B/w photos and illustrations. A collection of some of the most significant articles in castle studies with contributions from experts in history, archaeology and historic buildings. Edited by Liddiard. ISBN: 0851159044. A lovely copy.

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THE FIGHTING GRASSHOPPERS
Written by Ken Wakefield; Wesley Kyle.
Stock no. 1327985
Published by Midland Counties Publications; Speciality Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. US Liaison Aircraft Operations in Europe 1942-1945. ISBN: 0904597784. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, rubbed at spine and corners and slightly faded to spine.

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AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WARPLANE 1939-45
Written by Philip Jarrett.
Stock no. 1327981
Published by Putnam. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Putnam's History of Aircraft series. A combined study of an outstanding era in the evolution of the flying machine. B/w photos. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0851778755. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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BIGGLES FORMS A SYNDICATE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327978
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1961. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Reissued the same year as the first. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Laminate to spine edges has cracked. Contents clean.

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THE WETLANDS OF MERSEYSIDE (NORTH WEST WETLANDS SURVEY 1)
Written by R.W. Cowell; J.B. Innes.
Stock no. 1828331
Published by Lancaster University Archaeological Unit. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Based on original fieldwork carried out in recent years and provides a completely new survey of the county's archaeology and changing environment. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps contained in matching wallet, along with 18 loose-leaf figures. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0901800406. A nice, clean copy contained in the publisher's wallet, along with the loose-leaf figures which are all present.

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CLAY DABBINS: VERNACULAR BUILDINGS OF THE SOLWAY PLAIN
Written by Nina Jennings.
Stock no. 1828330
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The mud buildings of the English Solway Plain known locally as "Dabbins" or "Daubins" are little known outside the immediate area, but they continued to be built until the early years of the twentieth century. The author has studied in detail most of the 150 or so farmhouses, cottages and farm buildings which remain and has attempted to trace their development in form and in constructional methods. These were peasant buildings, build by their owners for their own use, and they continue to provide warm, comfortable, well-insulated homes to this day. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 1873124384. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else contents clean.

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SCYTHIANS: WARRIORS OF ANCIENT SIBERIA (THE BP EXHIBITION)
Written by St John Simpson; Svetlana Pankova.
Stock no. 1828329
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book accompanies the BP exhibition Scythians: Warrors of Ancient Siberia at the British Museum from 14 September 2017 to 14 January 2018. Edited by Simpson & Pankova. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780500293645. Rear cover heavily scuffed. Date written in ink to top corner of half-title page and has imprinted on the following title page. Otherwise, contents clean.

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THE LOWLAND WETLANDS OF CUMBRIA (NORTH WEST WETLANDS SURVEY 6)
Written by D. Hodgkinson; E. Huckerby; R. Middleton; C.E. Wells.
Stock no. 1828328
Published by Lancaster University Archaeological Unit. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The results of a survey, spread over the years 1991-1997, of the archaeological and palaeoecological significance of the lowland wetlands of Cumbria. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & maps. 4 map figures included in rear pocket. ISBN: 1862200823. Some light scuffing to rear cover. Initials & date in ink to top corner of title page else contents clean.

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LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS FIGHTERS 1939-1945
Written by Walter Schick; Ingolf Meyer.
Stock no. 1327975
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Secret fighter development in Germany between the years 1939 and 1945. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781857800524. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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