Stella & Rose's Books

OLD TESTAMENT MINIATURES
Written by Sydney Cockerell; John Plummer.
Stock no. 1829105
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Medieval Picture Book with 283 Paintings From The Creation to The Story of David. Reproduced from the Illuminated Book belonging to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with additional leaves from the collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Dr. Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen. Introduction and Legends by Sydney C. Cockerell. Preface by Plummer. Very large format. Light grey speckled cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. 208 pages. ISBN: 0714813265. Top & bottom edge of boards browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn and a little scuffed.

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MEDIEVAL COMIC TALES
Written by Derek Brewer; Peter Ackroyd. Illustrated by Becca Thorne.
Stock no. 1829089
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Bawdy tales of medieval times. Edited by Derek Brewer, Preface by Peter Ackroyd. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy, still in original shrinkwrap.

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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST OR THE PARISH BOY'S PROGRESS
Written by Charles Dickens; Peter Ackroyd. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1829074
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy leather spine with gilt title on black title label. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt titles. Introduction by Ackroyd. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. xxvii and 418 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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THE PATRIOTS: A PICTORIAL RECORD VOLUME ONE 45500-45525
Written by Peter Sikes.
Stock no. 1829069
Published by The LMS-Patriot Company Ltd.. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first 26 locomotives of the class, 45500-45525. Oblong pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos. 123 pages. ISBN: 9781999581800. A lovely copy, no significant faults.

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THE VENTNOR WEST BRANCH
Written by Peter Paye.
Stock no. 1829064
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Isle of Wight railway of old. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 124 pages. ISBN: 187410302X. Rear cover lightly scuffed, spine is lightly creased. Contents clean.

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HITLER V HAVERING 1939-1945
Written by Peter Watt.
Stock no. 1829034
Published by Carlton Armitage Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

The bombing of East London during World War II. Researched and compiled by Peter Watt. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 190 pages including Roll of Honour of civilians. ISBN: 095240320X. Light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

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40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE HISTORY OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX 1923 - 1998
Written by Peter Kneale; Bill Snelling.
Stock no. 1829002
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

This book chronicles 'The Manx', asw it is recognised world-wide, with race reports of every single race by Peter Kneale and Bill Snelling. The performance of every rider who has started in a Manx GP race is listed, together with stories from winners (and others!). Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 1901508048. Covers lightly creased at corners and a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Corners of contents are lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

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BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1828995
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A simple locomotive that was cheap to build and easy to maintain, capable of hard work. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Subscribers to the Webb Coal Tank Engine Preservation Fund listed. ISBN: 9780956929204. Text block and margins lightly browned. Tiny mark to lower edge of page 64 and 65. Otherwise contents clean. Includes Audio CD in pocket to front pastedown (unknown if it is working). Black pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly scuffed with heavier score mark to rear panel.

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FAIRCHILD-REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1828979
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The A-10 story ws born in the skies above Vietnam and came of age over the Cold War battle zones in Europe. Large format. Crowood Aviation Series. B/w and colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263244. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is slightly faded to spine.

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SIXTEEN STRING JACK AND THE GARDEN OF ADVENTURE
Written by Tom Pow. Illustrated by Ian Andrew.
Stock no. 1328646
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Where Peter Pan began. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781780272269.

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WILDFOWL OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Peter Scott; Hugh Boyd. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1328620
Published by Country Life. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine very slightly faded. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with a faded spine.

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