Stella & Rose's Books

ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY: THE CREWE YEARS
Written by Martin Bennett.
Stock no. 1330698
Published by Haynes Publishing. 3rd 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third Edition. The illustrated history of all Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars built at Crewe from 1945 to 2002. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Gloucester. Large , heavy format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. 480 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844254811. Spine and corners quite heavily bumped. A couple of tiny dents to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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VANWALL: GREEN FOR GLORY
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1330697
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Vanwall in new light. Reappraising the contributions of the engineers and drivers, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vendervell's part in the story, a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265425. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn/rubbed.

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TRIUMPH T90 & T100 UNIT TWINS 1960-1974 (MOTORCYLE MONOGRAPHS - No. 15)
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1330695
Published by Niton Publishing. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

All the variations are described in words and pictures. Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. 55 pages. ISBN: 1855790076. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Price covered with small white label on rear cover, evidence of larger label having been removed to same. Contents fine.

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SIDEWAYS TO VICTORY!
Written by Roger Clark; Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1330694
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's story as a rally driver. B/w photos. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 189987027X. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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THE BOOK OF THE TRIUMPH TWINS
Written by W.C. Haycraft.
Stock no. 1330693
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman. 1970. Very good condition.

The Pitman Motor-cyclists' Library. Thirteenth edition. A comprehensive and practical guide to the proper handling and maintenance of 1956-69 twin-cylinder spring frame models except 1967-9 models T100T, T120 and T150 (Trident). Card wraps. 132 pages. B/w diagrams to text. ISBN: 0273417401. Reprint of the thirteenth edition. Covers edge rubbed, faded to spine and marked by a sticker (which is no longer present) to rear cover. Textblock is very slightly marked else contents clean.

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MOTORCYCLING THROUGH THE THIRTIES
Written by Jack Gray.
Stock no. 1330692
Published by Gannet Books. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

A fascinating record of motorcycling life in the 1930s. Yellow cardwraps. B/w photos. 190 pages. ISBN: 0952718405. Minimal rubbing to corners. Slight browning to white rear cover. A sticker covers the ISBN number to rear cover and to colophon page (correct ISBN printed on sticker).

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DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED?
Written by Jean Chapman. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1830867
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Measles; Slippery dip; Toppling Boxes; Apple: these are a handful of the expressive headings given to this collection of brief incidents - each one occupying no more than a page, and told in very simple language - which together form a kaleidoscope of typical events in the everyday life of a small child. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Single-colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0207951160. Browning to text block and endpapers else a nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little browned and worn at corners.

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THE SCOTTISH TOWN IN THE AGE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT 1740-1820
Written by Bob Harris; Charles McKean.
Stock no. 1830866
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A pioneering study of 18th-century Scottish urbanism. The story of a profound transformation in the nature of the urban environment and urban society. It exxplores the development of Scots burghs, their changing material cultures, regulation and cultural life, and shows the true character of the Scottish urban experience in a period often identified with the intellectual flowering that later became identified as the Scottish Enlightenment. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour illustrations. xx and 604 pages. ISBN: 9780748692576. Old barcode price to rear cover. Text block a little grubby. Else contents clean.

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JOHN LELAND'S ITINERARY: TRAVELS IN TUDOR ENGLAND
Written by John Chandler.
Stock no. 1830865
Published by Sutton Publishing Limited. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

John Leland was a humanist scholar and royal servant who wrote this famed account of his journeys through England as 'the king's antiquary' in the 1540s, though the Itinerary was not published until 1710. This edition retians everything in the Itinerary of historical or topographical interest, turning the text into modern English and arranging it by historic county. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. xxxvi and 601 pages including index. ISBN: 0750917512. Sight reading crease to spine. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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THE MAGIC STONES: THE STORY OF THE ARCH
Written by Alain. Illustrated by Alain.
Stock no. 1830864
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

High on the Cathedral of Notre Dame is an ugly old gargoyle, the effigy in stone of Mr. Down who, so the story tells, sent the high towers tumbling down time after time in the days before men learned how to buttress an arch. This book tells in story form how early architects defeated Mr. Down and discovered the secret of raising a roof more than a hundred feet, with tall stained-glass windows instead of heavy walls. A fascinating introduction to one of the basic principles of building and architecture - the use of the arch. Blue pictorial paper boards. B/w and red, blue, black & white illustrations. 31 pages. Lower board edges & corners rubbed. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss) and is scuffed.

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IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: A VISUAL PRIMER
Written by Yves Abrioux; Stephen Bann. Illustrated by Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Stock no. 1830863
Published by Reaktion Books. 2nd 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Includes biographical notes. This book describes and illustrated Ian Hamilton Finlay's whole artistic career. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 318 pages including index. ISBN: 0948462353. Light rubbing to cover edges. Vertical reading crease to spine. Couple of minor marks to lower edge of text block. Contents clean.

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ENGLISH MEDIAEVAL ARCHITECTS: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY DOWN TO 1550
Written by John Harvey; Arthur Oswald.
Stock no. 1830862
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A bringing together of what is known of the lives and works of over 1,300 of the artists and craftsmen who designed England's buildings of the Middle Ages. Including Master Masons, Carpenters, Carvers, Building Contractors and others responsible for Design. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xxiii and 411 pages including index. A few light scuffs to boards. Foxing to text block. Light browning to endpapers. Bookplate to front endpaper and signature in pencil. A few minor foxspots to contents else clean. Grey dustwrapper is a little grubby, browning to spine, light wear to top & tail of spine, some foxing to verso.

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