Stella & Rose's Books

THE MAGIC STONES: THE STORY OF THE ARCH
Written by Alain. Illustrated by Alain.
Stock no. 1830864
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

High on the Cathedral of Notre Dame is an ugly old gargoyle, the effigy in stone of Mr. Down who, so the story tells, sent the high towers tumbling down time after time in the days before men learned how to buttress an arch. This book tells in story form how early architects defeated Mr. Down and discovered the secret of raising a roof more than a hundred feet, with tall stained-glass windows instead of heavy walls. A fascinating introduction to one of the basic principles of building and architecture - the use of the arch. Blue pictorial paper boards. B/w and red, blue, black & white illustrations. 31 pages. Lower board edges & corners rubbed. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss) and is scuffed.

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IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: A VISUAL PRIMER
Written by Yves Abrioux; Stephen Bann. Illustrated by Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Stock no. 1830863
Published by Reaktion Books. 2nd 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Includes biographical notes. This book describes and illustrated Ian Hamilton Finlay's whole artistic career. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 318 pages including index. ISBN: 0948462353. Light rubbing to cover edges. Vertical reading crease to spine. Couple of minor marks to lower edge of text block. Contents clean.

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ENGLISH MEDIAEVAL ARCHITECTS: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY DOWN TO 1550
Written by John Harvey; Arthur Oswald.
Stock no. 1830862
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A bringing together of what is known of the lives and works of over 1,300 of the artists and craftsmen who designed England's buildings of the Middle Ages. Including Master Masons, Carpenters, Carvers, Building Contractors and others responsible for Design. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xxiii and 411 pages including index. A few light scuffs to boards. Foxing to text block. Light browning to endpapers. Bookplate to front endpaper and signature in pencil. A few minor foxspots to contents else clean. Grey dustwrapper is a little grubby, browning to spine, light wear to top & tail of spine, some foxing to verso.

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WADERS OF EUROPE
Written by Lars Gejl.
Stock no. 1830860
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic guide to wader identification, ecology and biology. Waders are spectacular members of our avifauna. They are epecially prevalent along coasts and in wetlands during the spring and autumn migration periods, when members of several species may form dramatic flocks that wheel and turn in flight. Packed with information on the lives of these birds. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photography throughout. 368 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472947055. Boards very lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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TENT WORK IN PALESTINE: A RECORD OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE
Written by Claude Reignier Conder. Illustrated by J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1830859
Published by Richard Bentley & Son. 1880. Almost very good condition.

New Edition. This book details the author's journey and survey of Palestine as part of the Palestine Exploration Fund, blending personal experiences with descriptions of the terrain and ancient sites. Yellow/brown cloth with black titles and gilt vignette to front. B/w illustrations. xvi and 397 pages plus 1 page advertisement for books by the author to rear. Spine heavily browned, boards grubby. Knock to horizontal and vertical edges of rear board. Rear board marked. Text block browned. Name and price in pencil to front endpaper, 2 contemporary names in ink to verso of frontispiece. A little pencil annotation else contents clean.

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WILLIAM MORRIS: STORIES IN PROSE, STORIES IN VERSE, SHORTER POEMS, LECTURES AND ESSAYS (CENTENARY EDITION)
Written by William Morris; G.D.H. Cole.
Stock no. 1830857
Published by The Nonesuch Press. 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This one-volume Morris is representative of the whole range of his genius. Mr. Cole has chosen from the verse and prose so as to show the diversity as well as the greatness of Morris as a craftsman in words. Edited by G.D.H. Cole. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Leaf & branch patterned endpapers. xxiv and 671 pages. Small blue mark to rear board. Text block browned. A few foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with small chips to corners, lightly browned ot spine, closed tears to edges of rear panel, foxed.

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SANDY CANDY AND OTHER SCOTTISH NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Norah Montgomerie; William Montgomerie. Illustrated by Norah Montgomerie.
Stock no. 1830856
Published by The Hogarth Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

There are more than three hundred songs, riddles and jingles in this treasury of nursery rhymes. They come from all over Scotland, and fit every sort of occasion from guessing games to bed-time magic. Selected and edited by Norah & William Montgomerie. Green cloth boards, with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 190 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block browned, with some foxing. Browning to endpapers else contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine, and some light wear to top edges.

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HISTORY OF THE BURGH OF DUMFRIES
Written by William McDowall.
Stock no. 1830855
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 1st thus 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprinted from the 1906 edition (originally published in 1867). This is the story of a large but beautiful town, with the advancement hand-in-hand of its civilization and material improvement, developing rapidly, in size, population and wealth, from a rude, insignificant, timber built village. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 878 pages includuing index. ISBN: 0854097716. Light shelf-rubbing to top & tail of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine, lightly creased.

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HEATHLANDS (NN 72)
Written by Nigel Webb.
Stock no. 1330691
Published by Book Club Associates. Circa 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 72. Book Club edition - no price and no 'Collins' at base of spine of dustwrapper. Green cloth. 20 colour photos and over 100 b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0002190206. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers else contents clean. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine (as normal with these NN books) and has a light crease in the laminate on front panel.

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NOW WE ARE SIX
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330690
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1927. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles, vignette and border. Top edge gilt. Pink pictorial endpapers. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout. 103 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some small, light marks to covers. Light scratch mark to rear cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Half title-page is browned. Some light spotting and fingering to page margins but generally contents clean.

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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1330689
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Book sits a little 'twisted' on the shelf but is otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330688
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Nearly fine condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Spine is very slightly bumped. Contents are fine. Red tab to opening of slipcase has been partially removed. Slipcase is edge worn.

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