Stella & Rose's Books

THE LONDON VENTURE
Written by Michael Arlen.
Stock no. 2133858
Published by William Heinemann. 1924. Almost very good condition.

A novel. The author's first published book. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Rough cut edges to text-block. 141 pages. Spine slightly sunned and worn at top and tail. Corners bumped, lower front corner worn. Small bookseller's sticker on front pastedown. 4 marks on front endpaper where label has been removed. Some tiny spots to prelims and last few pages. Contents lightly browned.

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IT BEATS WORKING: MY 35 YEARS INSIDE MOTOR RACING
Written by Eoin S. Young.
Stock no. 1820310
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author's career reporting on 35 years of international motor sport. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604603. Reprint. Light yellowing to text block. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LONDON UP TO DATE
Written by George Augustus Sala.
Stock no. 2133854
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1895. Good condition.

Essays describing scenes and characters by 'an authority on London streets'. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, red titles and decorations to front cover. 378 pages. Spine faded and worn with tear in cloth at top. Corners bumped and rubbed. A few faint marks to covers. Newspaper cutting featuring Sala stuck to front pastedown. Endpapers foxed. Pages lightly browned.

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HOW TO PLAN AND BUILD A FAST ROAD CAR (SPEEDPRO SERIES)
Written by Daniel Stapleton.
Stock no. 1820306
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

With the help of this book you can plan in detail the best and most harmonious modifications for your car, buy only the right components and then build a car that fully meets your requirements - without wasting money. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 187410560X. Spine faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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FORLORN SUNSET
Written by Michael Sadleir. Illustrated by John Piper.
Stock no. 2133853
Published by Constable. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Set in the 1870's, this is a story of disreputable London characters, who pandered to the amusements and miseries of their poor helpless victims. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis by Piper plus 3 b/w plates. 499 pages. Frontis illustration reproduced on wrapper. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Pages lightly browned. Wrapper a little grubby and nicked and rubbed at top edge.

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SMITH'S LONDON JOURNAL
Written by H. Allen Smith.
Stock no. 2133852
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd.. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

The amusing journal of an American in London. Red cloth, white title to spine. 234 pages includes glossary. Spine bumped, sunned and slightly marked. Corners bumped. A couple of foxspots to endpapers. Pages lightly browned else clean.

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ODDITIES OF LONDON LIFE
Written by Paul Pry.
Stock no. 2133851
Published by E.L. Carey And A. Hart. 1st 1838. Fair condition.

Small format. Brown cloth spine and boards. 212 pages. Most of title label worn from spine. Boards worn with some pen marks to rear cover. Pencil annotation to rear endpaper. Front joint split but cover holding. Front endpapers soiled. Foxing throughout. Reasonable condition for age.

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ADVENTURES OF BINDLE
Written by Herbert Jenkins.
Stock no. 2133850
Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The further adventures of Joseph Bindle, furniture remover and 'the greatest cockney that has come into being through the medium of literature since Dickens wrote the Pickwick Papers'. Green boards, black titles. 176 pages. Corners very slightly rubbed. Pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and has closed tear to rear panel.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1319499
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper and wrap around band are sunned to spine, band is slightly foxed and has a couple of small tears.

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CLASSIC STEAM ON SHED
Written by David Hucknall.
Stock no. 2133844
Published by Book Club Associates. 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A portrait of the steam locomotive depot. Large format. B/w photos. Couple of corners are bumped. Contents are excellent! Wrapper is faded to spine, with a couple of small nicks.

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THE ELEGANCE OF THE EDWARDIAN RAILWAYS
Written by Geoffrey Williams.
Stock no. 2133843
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

British locomotives portrayed through the camera of James Grimoldby. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860934772. Wrapper is faded to spine and a couple of edges.

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THE POWER OF THE DUCHESSES
Written by David Jenkinson.
Stock no. 2133842
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860930637. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; unevenly faded to spine.

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