Stella & Rose's Books

HOW LIFE GOES ON THE DOLPHIN
Written by Iliane Roels; Claude Nicolas. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1506711
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Chambers Quest Books. Interesting and attractive information books for 7-11 year olds. White glazed boards, pictorial front cover shows dolphins. Colour illustrations throughout. Adapted from the text written by Nicolas. ISBN: 0550319166. Some light browning to covers. Original price label to rear cover. White marks to top edge of front endpaper, looks like it has been stuck to top edge of pastedown. Contents clean.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE AVIATION: A HISTORY
Written by Ken Wixey.
Stock no. 2122695
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Describes the county's influential role in British aviation and relates the story of the three aircraft manufacturers and their products over seventy momentous years. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages includes index. ISBN: 0750907479. Light bumping along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with small mark to spine and browned.

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SQUADRON CODES 1937-56
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer; John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 2122689
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The work of 40 years research, listing and identifying the highly secret identity code letters allocated to British Commonwealth and many English-based USAAF units during the period of their currency from 1937 to 1956. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages. ISBN: 0850593646. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with some browning.

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MOTOCOURSE 1995-96
No author listed.
Stock no. 2122679
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

20th Year of PUblication. The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual. Large format. Colour photos. Motorcycle racing. Foreword by Michael Doohan. ISBN: 1874557411. Wrapper is price-cut and a little edge-creased.

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MOTOCOURSE 1996-97
No author listed.
Stock no. 2122677
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

21st Year of Publication. The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual. Motorcycle racing. Large format. Colour photos. Foreword by Michael Doohan. ISBN: 1874557969. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing.

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DARK ESTUARY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2122674
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A source of abiding delight to all those who love wildfowl and the lonely firths of Scotland. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 15 glorious colour plates plus b/w drawings. SIGNED by author to dedication page. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks with a little scuffing to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with edge-tears and chips; some repairs; only a little loss. Wrapper also has some grubby marks.

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A GENERAL HISTORY OF MALVERN
Written by John Chambers.
Stock no. 2122667
1817. Almost very good condition.

Embellished with plates, intended to comprise all the advantages of a guide, with the more important details of chemical, mineralogical and statistical information. Leather binding. Printed for Wm. Walcott and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. New leather spine, with original covers laid down; a bit of loss to edges of original leather. New endpapers. Foxing and damp marking to contents.

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AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Written by John Price.
Stock no. 2122666
1796. Very good condition.

Three-quarter burgundy leather, marbled boards and endpapers. With Some Remarks on the River Wye and the Natural and Artificial Beauties Contiguous to its Banks from Brobery to Wilton Embellished with Elegant Views, Plans etc. 7 b/w engraved plates. 262 pages. Printed by D. Walker. Contents are original; binding is more modern, with new endpapers. Some fading to leather on spine. Foxing and a bit of page browning. Damp corner marks to a couple of pages.

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THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316349
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1906. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Contained in a green hinged box with silver title and triangular onlay to front. Also includes a green leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723257299. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to the binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316346
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723249881. This is copy no. 23. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316343
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream Italian leather and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark and 6 individual prints. ISBN: 0723249887. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'leather' written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316341
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1905. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan. Contained in a grey hinged box with silver title and circular onlay to front. Also includes a grey leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723256861. This is copy no. 59. There are a couple of light scuff/scratch marks to top of presentation box else fine. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front, small dent to one edge of the box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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