Stella & Rose's Books

IN XANADU: A QUEST
Written by William Dalrymple.
Stock no. 1827517
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

With a new introduction by the author. The author's quest across Asia to Coleridge's Xanadu. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).

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A BOOK OF TRAVELLERS' TALES
Written by Eric Newby.
Stock no. 1827514
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An anthology of travellers' tales assembled by Eric Newby. Green cloth boards with blocked design and gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. xiii and 558 pages including index. Light bump to base of spine. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. Publisher's slipcase is bumped at one open corner and a little scuffed.

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OF HUMAN BONDAGE
Written by W. Somerset Maugham; Selina Hastings. Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1827512
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth with cream title to spine. Introduced by Selina Hastings. Colour plates. Top of inner spine pulling away from outer board spine (see photo) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).

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BENTLEY "OLD NUMBER ONE"
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827510
Published by Number One Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the car that won Le Mans. The car crashed and rebuilt several times during its life. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0953582701. A lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY SPECIALS & SPECIAL BENTLEYS
Written by Ray Roberts.
Stock no. 1827509
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. Describing in depth seventy years of works-built special cars from Cricklewood, Derby and Crewe, and the privately-created Specials of owners the world over. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296999. Light rubbing to lower board edges (minor), tiny bump to top front corner. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY FACTORY CARS 1919-1931
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827508
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the Bentley golden era which covers the personalities, the commercial and financial complexities, the engineering and development work - and the primum mobile of the company, racing. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 352 pages. ISBN: 1855322404. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly scuffed, small nick to lower rear edge of spine (no loss).

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ALVIS THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1827507
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Why Alvis survived so many other high quality car makers and signposts the story of the company's success in a risk-fraught business. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 375 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854296670. Slight bumping to top corner of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PRE-1940 TRIUMPH MOTOR CARS FROM FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
Written by Graham Shipman.
Stock no. 1827506
Published by Graham Shipman. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

This book features Triumph motor cars produced between 1923 and 1940, presented alongside the changing fashions and lifestyles of the owners from the 1920s to the 1970s. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0955042216. A lovely copy.

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TRIUMPH CARS THE COMPLETE 75 YEAR HISTORY
Written by Richard Langworth; Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1827505
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. From the 1923 10/20 to the latest TR7. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900549440. Slight lean to spine. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby, slightly faded to spine.

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LAGONDA AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1900-1950
Written by Geoffrey Seaton.
Stock no. 1827504
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An essential reference book for motoring historians and Lagonda enthusiasts, providing technical details of every model produced at Staines, and describing some of the influential personalities who designed, built and raced Lagondas. Large format. B/w photos. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1852231076. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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LE MANS 'THE BENTLEY & ALFA YEARS' 1923-1939
Written by R.M. Clarke; Anders Ditlev Clausager.
Stock no. 1827503
Published by Brooklands Books. Nearly fine condition.

Contemporary Le Mans race reports from leading British journals covering the vintage years 1923 to 1939. With detailed results and annual summaries by Anders Ditlev Clausager. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1855204657. Covers lightly scuffed else contents clean.

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AERO-ENGINED RACING CARS AT BROOKLANDS
Written by Bill Boddy.
Stock no. 1827502
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The stories of the monster aero-engined racing cars which, between the wars, raced round the famous banked Brooklands track. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854298673. Some light reading wear to contents (creasing from turning pages), else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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