Stella & Rose's Books

ANGLO-SAXON ORNAMENTAL METALWORK 700-1100 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Written by David M. Wilson.
Stock no. 1827742
Published by Trustees of the British Museum. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon Period Volume I. The first in a series planned to cover the antiquities of the later Saxon period, including the Celtic antiquities. This catalogue lists all the objects of the British Museum of precious metal or decorated bronze, made in an Anglo-Saxon context in the period between 700 and 1100. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. Some minor mottling to board edges. Text block browned with some foxing. Contents are clean. Blue dustwrapper is foxed, a little grubby, lightly edge-worn with a little loss.

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RECOLLECTIONS OF A MALTA HAA GUNNER
Written by Maurice G. Agius.
Stock no. 1327456
Published by Allied Publications. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

The author narrates his story in an easy going way, describing how he and his troop of some 70 men lived in the claustrophobic gun positions. Cardwraps. 200 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9789990931303. Covers edge worn. Previous booksellers ink stamp and black felt-tip pen marks to lower edge of textblock.

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MARDIE
Written by Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by Ilon Wikland.
Stock no. 1327455
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st UK 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the Swedish by Patricia Crampton. Blue covers with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0416576400. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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GOLDEN WINGS
Written by Alison King.
Stock no. 1327454
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of some of the women ferry pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0856174483. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly dusty. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and torn with fading to spine and spine edges.

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POLICE CASUALTIES IN IRELAND 1919-1922
Written by Richard Abbott.
Stock no. 1327453
Published by Mercier Press. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

The history of the RIC and the nationalist groups that rose to oppose them. Cardwraps. 340 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 1856353141. Rubbing to cover edges. Light vertical crease to centre of rear cover. Foxing to textblock.

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THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL: A RECORD OF COURAGE 1918-1982
Written by I.T. Tavender.
Stock no. 1327452
Published by J.B. Hayward & Son. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition (published same year as first edition). Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 632 pages. ISBN: 0903754479. One page has a tiny piece of text highlighted in yellow, no other annotation marks. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and is slightly grubby to rear panel (with the remains of a sticky label).

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Ingahild Grathmer; Eric Fraser.
Stock no. 1827741
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King. Reissue Folio edition. Cream paper boards with metallic red titles to spines; decorations to front covers. Very minor bumping to corners of The Return of the King. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with a few grubby scuffs.

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BRITISH RAILWAY DISASTERS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TRAGEDIES ON THE TRACKS
Written by Robin Jones.
Stock no. 1327451
Published by Gresley Books. 1st thus 2019. Very good condition.

Originally published in 20116 as Britain's Railway Disasters by Mortons Media. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781911658016. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small dents to top edges of covers. A couple of small marks and an erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAM: KING'S CROSS TO ABERDEEN
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1327450
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

The Bill Reed Collection. Cardwraps. 128 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781550533. Minimal rubbing at corners else a fine copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1954 - THE NEW RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1827740
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial laminated boards - Rupert and friends building a snowman. 1st story Rupert and the Friendly Sea-Lion. 123 pages. 10x7 inches. Not published in facsimile form as some of the content was considered politically incorrect. Boards clean and bright with light rubbing to corners. Spine is slightly cocked towards top, therefore boards do not quite line up when laying flat. Top of spine lightly worn. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Text block lightly browned with a few minor foxspots. Puzzle pages are all clean. Contents clean.

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RAILWAY MEMORIES No. 5 RETURN TO YORK
Written by Peter Rose.
Stock no. 1327449
Published by Bellcode Books. Circa 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1871233046. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1956 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1827739
Published by Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. 1956. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert flying through the air on a sledge. 107 pages. Painting page, cinema show and puzzle pages. A Daily Express annual. Not published in facsimile form as some of the content was considered politically incorrect. Boards nice and bright with just a few very minor marks, spine is very slightly browned with very minor rubbing to top. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Cinema show page intact. Painting contest present and clean. Text block is lightly browned with a few minor foxspots. Contents lovely and clean.

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