Stella & Rose's Books

FARAWAY LOOK ONE
Written by Peter Scott; Philippa Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329149
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. B/w illustrations. A natural history book for children. SIGNED by the authors to half title-page. Foxing to contents, heavy foxing to wrapper flaps and verso of wrapper. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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FARAWAY LOOK TWO
Written by Peter Scott; Philippa Scott.
Stock no. 1329148
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book tells of Peter and Philippa's travels and of the animals and birds they met in the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Panama and the Galapagos Islands. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photo illus throughout. 120 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to contents and to dustwrapper. Wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Peter Matthiessen; C.J. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1829348
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

"Written during Eight Years' Travel amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America". Introduced by Matthiessen, edited and abridged by Shepherd. Pale peach cloth. Colour photos throughout. 470 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly creased (minor) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a bump at one open corner and is lightly scuffed.

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JOURNAL OF A COUNTRY CURATE: SELECTIONS FROM THE DIARY OF FRANCIS KILVERT 1870-79
Written by Francis Kilvert; Peter Waite.
Stock no. 1829315
Published by Folio Society. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Abridged edition. Selected and with an introduction by Peter Wait. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Map to endpapers. 338 pages. Top edge brown. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has browned to edges and is rubbed top & tail of open edge (VG).

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'THE REMAINS OF DISTANT TIMES': ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL TRUST
Written by David Morgan Evans; Peter Salway; David Thackray.
Stock no. 1829286
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The National Trust owns approximately 40,000 archaeological sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. During its centenary year the Trust, in close cooperation with the Society of Antiquaries, held a conference designed to highlight the important part archaeology now plays in the management of its properties - ancient monuments and landscapes, historic houses, and other historic buildings. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ix and 235 pages including index. ISBN: 0851156711. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn and light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Pale foxspots to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE EYE OF THE WIND
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1961. Very good condition.

Autobiography. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. Blue pictorial endpapers. xxii and 679 pages including index. Second impression. SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Spine faded and creased with use. Boards just slightly grubby, lower edges rubbed. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. A few foxspots to contents.

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MARTIN LUTHER: CATHOLIC DISSIDENT
Written by Peter Stanford.
Stock no. 1829267
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2017. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An examination of the man, the myth and the mass movement that his act of rebellion in nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg provoked. An intimate portrait of this complex, often charismatic, man of God. The man who risked his life to challenge the corruption and complacency of late medieval Catholicism. Black boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. xiv and 434 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473621664. A few minor marks to boards. Damage to some page corners whereby the book has a few pages with corner tips turned over (relatively minor). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

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THE IMPROBABLE CAT
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1329048
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Red boards, gilt title to spine and gilt decoration of cat before a fire to front. B/w illustrations. 107+ pages. 'Something happens in this story which I can't account for. Something crazy - impossible - horrific'... ISBN: 0670912891. Slight damp stains to top edge of rear cover. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel.

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CHRISTMAS!
No author listed. Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Stock no. 1329016
Published by Collins. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

A picture book without words, a series of over 90 full colour illustrations giving a nostalgic account of a family at this very special time of the year. Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0001846493. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight crack in laminate to base of spine. Spine slightly browned. Foxing to endpapers and prelims.

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WILD CHORUS
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329010
Published by Country Life. 1948. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, faded and slightly foxed. Light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss and slightly grubby. Also a number of newspaper clippings related to Peter Scott.

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MORNING FLIGHT A BOOK OF WILDFOWL
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329009
Published by Country Life Limited. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. 9 x 11.5". 138 pages. Written with charm and vigour. Exquisite colour plates. B/w illustrations. 11th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Front endpapers have been professionally replaced. Foxing to textblock, rear endpapers and some page margins. Some pale page edge browning, generally contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, has large tear (repaired) and crease to rear panel and is a bit grubby.

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THE SWANS
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329007
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations and photos. Comprehensively and scientifically dealing with all eight species of swans. ISBN: 0718107071. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, edge worn with slight lifting of laminate and a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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