Stella & Rose's Books

PREHISTORY: THE MAKING OF THE HUMAN MIND
Written by Colin Renfrew; Alice Roberts.
Stock no. 1829042
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Alice Roberts. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split to top of spine and is scuffed.

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STRONG POISON
Written by Dorothy L. Sayers; P.D. James. Illustrated by Natacha Ledwidge.
Stock no. 1829041
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by P.D. James. Colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. x and 234 pages. Fourth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded to spine and spine edge, shelf-scuffed (VG).

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OWLS (NN 125)
Written by Mike Toms.
Stock no. 1829040
Published by William Collins. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

A Natural History of the British and Irish Species. New Naturalist Series. This is the cardwraps edition. Colour photos. 419 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007425570. Some light scuffing to covers. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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DARTMOOR: A STATEMENT OF ITS TIME (NN 111)
Written by Ian Mercer.
Stock no. 1829039
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series 111. This is the cardwraps edition. The extensive history and physical landscape of Dartmoor, also its cultural place within Great Britian. A look at the wild and rugged landscape that has inspired so many poets, painters and musicians over countless centuries. Colour photos. xiv and 402 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007185009. Spine slightly faded and has a vertical crease (from page turning). Rear cover a little scuffed. Old price label to rear cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 1829038
Published by Collins. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

New Naturalist Series. A comprehensive account of the natural history these fascinating animals. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour plates. 218 pages including index. ISBN: 000220147X. Vertical crease to spine. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.

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IRISH FAIRY TALES
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1829037
Published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. 1st IRELAND 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of the 1924 edition. A book in which Rackham broke new ground in the illustration of Irish literature. Stephens had attempted to create an Irish equivalent of The Arabian Nights in his own poetic retelling of the stories which existed in the oral tradition. 16 in full colour plates. Dusky pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 318 pages. Top edge maroon. ISBN: 0717109526. Lower edges of boards rubbed. Text block browned and a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, remains of old price label to rear panel.

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BADGER BEHAVIOUR: CONSERVATION & REHABILITATION
Written by George E. Pearce.
Stock no. 1829035
Published by Pelagic Publishing. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

70 Years of Getting to Know Badgers. A fascinating insight into the badger's world. Badger biology, life in the sett, rescue & rehabilitation, consultancy, badgers & farming, and badger-watching with George Pearce - an expert on badgers. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few colour photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907807039. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HITLER V HAVERING 1939-1945
Written by Peter Watt.
Stock no. 1829034
Published by Carlton Armitage Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

The bombing of East London during World War II. Researched and compiled by Peter Watt. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 190 pages including Roll of Honour of civilians. ISBN: 095240320X. Light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

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BMW 320-323-325 SERIES 3 - 6 CYLINDER CARS GOLD PORTFOLIO 1977-1990
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1829033
Published by Brooklands Books. Very good condition.

Road & Comparison Tests; Tech. Data; Long Term Reports; Owner Survey. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations throughout. 180 pages. ISBN: 1855201526. Old, green price label to top of front cover. Couple of creases to lower front edge of covers. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THREE CHEERS SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328752
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Eighth Secret Seven Adventure. Blue boards with light and dark blue bands around the boards and vignette of the Seven holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small red label to front pastedown with name written on it, name in ink written to centre of same page. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock, also affecting page margins a little. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with some loss, old tape mark to spine and to wrapper flaps.

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SECRET SEVEN FIREWORKS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328751
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Eleventh Secret Seven adventure. What a shock for the Secret Seven when Jack's annoying sister Susie forms a rival club called the Tiresome Three. The sparks fly! Dark and light blue pictorial boards showing the SS holding hands. 120 pages. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Heavy foxing, mainly to endpapers, first few and last few pages and to textblock but there is also some throughout the contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with slight loss.

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GOOD OLD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328750
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340034319. 3rd impression. Spine bumped. Brown mark to front free-endpaper from removal of a label. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and creased with a tiny tear to top corner of rear panel.

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