Stella & Rose's Books

HAMBURG
Written by Hans Leip.
Stock no. 1828318
Published by Velhagen & Klasing. 1st thus 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Text in German. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block & endpapers browned. Hine pulled but binding tight. Contents clean. Wrapper edge-chipped, loss to top rear spine edge and is scuffed and browned.

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MEDIEVAL CARLISLE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Henry Summerson.
Stock no. 1828316
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The City and the Borders from the Late Eleventh to the Mid-Sixteenth Century. Two volumes (complete). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 187312418X. Text block of both volumes lightly browned, minor foxspots to top edge. Front endpaper of both volumes has a small, neat name & date in ink. Else contents are clean. Dustwrappers are both slightly faded and lightly scuffed.

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NEPTUNE'S INFERNO: THE U.S. NAVY AT GUADALCANAL
Written by James D. Hornfischer.
Stock no. 1828314
Published by Bantam Books. Circa 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An epic and intimate account of the contest for control of the seaways of the Solomon Islands, America's first concerted offensive against the Imperial Japanese juggernaut and the true turning point of the Pacific conflict. Endpapers are maps. B/w photos. 516 pages. ISBN: 9780553806700. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY
Written by Fred T. Jane.
Stock no. 1828312
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st thus 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published 1899, this impression is reprinted from the fully revised 1904 edition. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0851772951. Remains of small price-label to front pastedown. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and a little browned and grubby.

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COAL MINING IN LUNESDALE
Written by Philip John Hudson.
Stock no. 1828309
Published by Hudson History. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

An introductory study into the hsitory of coal mining in the valle of the River Lune and its tributaries in North West England. White & blue cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0953364305. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (no dedication). Two diagonal marks to lower edge of text block. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE EARLY IRON INDUSTRY OF FURNESS AND DISTRICT
Written by Alfred Fell.
Stock no. 1828308
Published by Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1968. Very good condition.

Cass Library of Industrial Classics No. 21. Facsimile of original edition published in 1908. An Historical and Descriptive Account from the Earliest Times to the End of the 18th Century with An Account of Furness Ironmasters in Scotland, 1726-1800. Burgundy cloth boards, Black title label with gilt title to spine, gilt title to front. Spine lightly faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper. Text block slightly grubby.

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THE DRESS OF THE PEOPLE: EVERYDAY FASHION IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
Written by John Styles.
Stock no. 1828307
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The unknown story of ordinary consumers in eighteenth century England and what they wore. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780300121193. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper. A few instances of annotation in pen to index pages. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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500 PORTRAITS: BP PORTRAIT AWARD
Written by Sandy Nairne.
Stock no. 1828306
Published by National Portrait Gallery. Circa 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A selection of over 500 contemporary works from the world's leading showcase for artists working in painted portraiture. Introduction by Sandy Nairne. Matt black paper boards, white titles. Full of colour portraits dating 1990-2010. ISBN: 9781855144484. Reprint. White dustwrapper is lightly browned. A lovely copy.

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MAKING MEDIEVAL ART
Written by Phillip Lindley.
Stock no. 1828305
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The practical aspects of the production of medieval art: manufacturing techniques and media, distribution methods and the mechanics of patronage. A thorough introduction to medieval painting and sculpture, combining an analysis of media techniques with case sutdies of important examples such as Giotto's Arenal Chapel frescoes and the superb winged altarpieces of the Netherlands. Essays on key examples of other medieval arts such as the mosaics of Ravenna and the Bayeux Tapestry. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations to rear. ISBN: 1900289598. Spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else contents clean.

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THE ORIGINS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1828304
Published by Hertfordshire Publications. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

The history of Hertfordshire from late prehistoric times to the thirteenth century. A look at the origins of the county and the early evolution of its landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781905313952. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else a lovely, clean copy.

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ARMIES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Chris McNab.
Stock no. 1828302
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars as well as many of the minor powers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846034701. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE IRON INDUSTRY OF THE WEALD
Written by Henry Cleere; David Crossley.
Stock no. 1828301
Published by Merton Priory Press. 2nd 1995. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised, edited by Jeremy Hodgkinson. The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex was the leading ironmaking centre of Great Britain. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1898937044. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

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