Stella & Rose's Books

F-15 EAGLE
Written by Jeffrey Ethell.
Stock no. 2108632
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Modern Combat Aircraft 12. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and some colour photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0711010730. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Outer page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine with edge-creasing.

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CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE
Written by Charles King.
Stock no. 1806614
Published by M.D.E. Publications. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

An Illustrated Victorian view. A slim booklet, not paginated. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0090633080. Cardwraps a little grubby to rear. Contents fine.

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FROM ROOT TO MCNAMARA ARMY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 1900-1963
Written by James E. Hewes.
Stock no. 1806606
Published by Center Of Military History United States Army. 1983. Very good condition.

Special Studies Series. Cardwraps. B/w photos and folded charts. xvii and 452 pages. Covers scuffed. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Title page slightly grubby. Contents otherwise fine.

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THE TOPOGRAPHER FOR THE YEAR 1791 VOLUME IV
No author listed.
Stock no. 1806601
Published by Robson And Clarke; J. Walker; C. Stalker. 1791. Very good condition.

Containing a variety of original articles, illustrative of the local history and antiquities of england. Embellished with thirteen engravings. Full leather binding, raised bands to spine with gilt title. All plates present. Rear edge of spine starting to crack, small chip in leather at base of spine. Scattered foxspots.

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THE TOPOGRAPHER FOR THE YEAR 1790 VOLUME III
No author listed.
Stock no. 1806600
Published by Robson And Clarke; J. Walker; C. Stalker. 1791. Very good condition.

Containing a variety of original articles, illustrative of the local history and antiquities of england. Embellished with thirteen engravings. Full leather binding, raised bands to spine with gilt title. Two plates missing. Scattered foxing throughout.

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GAMES FOR PLAYTIME & PARTIES
Written by Stanley V. Wilman. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1308598
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.. Circa 1920. Good condition.

With and Without Music. Large format. White cloth spine, white pictorial front board. Tipped-in colour frontis, colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 82 pages. 12" x 9". Corners worn. Spine bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Child's name in ink to front pastedown. Book opens to verso of frontis so possibly free-endpaper is missing? Some light fingering to contents and a couple of corners lightly creased. Slight surface paper damage to title-page and a small tear at base of margin. A decent copy of a scarce book.

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THE WATERING PLACES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND FASHIONABLE DIRECTORY ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS
No author listed. Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett.
Stock no. 1806586
Published by I.T. Hinton. 1831. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Three-quarters leather binding with gilt title to spine and marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers. Engraved title page plus 30 engraved plates. Engraving by J.C. Allen. Edges rubbed, corners worn with some loss to leather at sides. Boards rubbed/scuffed. Front joint cracked, broken at bottom edge where leather has worn away from spine. Rear joint is sound. Some foxing present. Plate opposite page 149 is torn almost right across at the lower margin of the plate not affecting the plate itself. A few other plates may have small closed margin tears. Most plates have browning to margins of page. It is possible that there is a page or more missing at the end although the book appears to be complete in itself - the last printed page number is 216 and this ends partway through a sentence. Overall, a good working copy.

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THE BOOK OF MODERN ENGINES (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Rankin Kennedy.
Stock no. 1806583
Published by Caxton Publishing Company Limited. Good condition.

An Entirely New and Revised Edition. 6 volumes. A practical work on prime movers and the transmission of power steam, electric, water, gas, and hot air. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. 2 volumes have elaborate colour diagrams at front of book. Top & tail of spines worn with fraying to cloth. Volume I - spine is split to both sides and backstrip is worn, one hinge is broken so that contents are in two halves. Foxing to text blocks. Contents are generally clean. A good working copy.

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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1308562
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1915. Almost very good condition.

A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. Rebound with white cloth spine and gilt title, red cloth covers. Grey endpapers. 8 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 319 pages. Spine bumped and slightly grubby, some slight fading to top edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint (between fly-leaf and frontis) cracked. Foxing and some fingering throughout. Erased crayon name to verso of frontis.

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MIXED GAUGES
Written by J.B. Snell.
Stock no. 2108600
Published by Camden Miniature Steam Services. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Travels in the years of steam. Large oblong format. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780954713164. A few small marks to covers. Corner creasing to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of nicks to corners and closed tear to rear panel.

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MAVERICK AIRMAN
Written by Michael J. Partridge.
Stock no. 2108593
Published by Eastbourne College. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary life of Frederick Frank Reilly Minchin. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955494017. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small marks. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A FAIRY GARLAND
Written by Charles Perrault; Madame D'Aulnoy; et al. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2108586
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Being nine Fairy Tales from the Old French. Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine. 12 superb colour plates throughout. 251 pages. 9.5 x 7". Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges, prelims and some page margins.

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