Stella & Rose's Books

MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813618
Published by Newnes. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

Brick red cloth with title to spine. The third book in the Steeley Series. 252 pages. Spine faded. Covers lightly marked.

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WINGS OF ROMANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813619
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

A Steeley Adventure. Orange cloth, black title to spine. 220 pages. Covers slightly faded and marked. Corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Outer page edges a little foxed.

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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 813620
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top and tail of spine faded. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pages lightly browned with odd foxspot. Pictorial wrapper is grubby with slight loss to corners and top and tail of spine. Red title to wrapper spine is faded.

Price: £82.00 £61.50.

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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 813628
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top of spine bumped. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Page edges are browned, with the odd foxspot. Wrapper is edge-chipped with surface paper damage, mainly to top of spine. Reduced from £160.

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THE HISTORIC TAF VALLEYS VOLUME TWO
Written by John Perkins; Jack Evans; Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 813581
Published by Merthyr Tydfil and District Naturalists' Society. 1st 1982. Fine condition.

Illustrated glazed boards. Maps, b/w text illustrations and b/w photographs. Looking at the geology, social and natural history of the Taf Valleys within the Brecon Beacons National Park. ISBN: 0905928210. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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COLLECTIONS FOR THE HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by Tredway Nash.
Stock no. 813546
Published by John White. 1799. Almost very good condition.

Second edition with additions. Two volumes. Very large format. 18 x 11 inches. Full brown leather, gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers and edges. Plates and pedigrees checked against book index and Upcott page 1330. Variations: Vol II - the book index calls for Kyre plate. This is a repeat of the one in Vol I (Upcott) but is not duplicated. Vol I has b/w frontis not in book index or Upcott. Vol I has illustrated title page with Bevere Elm (not listed) as well as Bevereye (listed). Vol I: 39 b/w plates + frontis + large folding map + text illustrations. Vol II: Illustrated title page + 37 b/w plates + plan of Worcester as frontis + text illustrations. Vol I: xcii + 609 pages + 1 page list of plates and pedigrees. Vol II: 484 + clxviii + dedication page to Lord Sandys + 13 pages Domesday facsimile + 104 pages. Rebacked with modern leather spine. Gilt decorations to spines. Red and black leather title labels with gilt titles to spines. Original covers scuffed and slightly worn at edges and corners. Slight damage to front endpapers where a bookplate has been removed and replaced by a slightly smaller one. Last two pages of Vol II detached. Contents very clean and bright. A handsome set.

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EXCURSIONS IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX
No author listed.
Stock no. 813549
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1st 1822. Good condition.

Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together With Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity. Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist. Small format. 6.5 x 4 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Red title label to spine. Brown boards. 43 b/w plates. Title page states 50 plates but 43 present. Boards a little unevenly faded.

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CAT STUDIES
Written by Edward Greenly.
Stock no. 813572
Published by The Cats' protection League. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

All about the domestic cat. Chapters include the origin of domestic cats, the cult of the sacred cat, names of the cat, physical endowments and much more. Green boards, black title to spine. 79 pages. 10 b/w photos. Bookplate to front endpaper. Pale foxing to endpapers and text block else a nice, clean copy.

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ARTEMIS FOWL THE OPAL DECEPTION
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 441156
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Evil pixie Opal Kobi is planning world destruction... Light blue pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 0141381647. Wrapper is edge-creased with light wear to corners.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 381849
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2001. Fine condition.

The first in the series. An unhappy tale about unlucky children. Pictoral boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0749746114. Minimal bumping to lower front corner. First printing of first UK edition.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 441126
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An exciting story following the Buckingham's, set in Ludlow and Hereford. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Some foxing to covers. Front endpaper has been torn out and is missing. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Some foxing mostly to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some areas of loss. Rear panel is a little grubby. Price crossed out in pen.

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JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS AND RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS 1978
Written by Paul J. Goldsack.
Stock no. 813443
Published by Jane's Yearbooks. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 053103285X. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Half-title page browned else contents fine. Wrapper spine faded.

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