Stella & Rose's Books

ML AVIATION LTD: A SECRET WORLD
Written by Graham Carter.
Stock no. 1327362
Published by Keyham Books. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

The story of how two ment took over a near bankrupt company in 1940 and transformed it into one of the most successful aviation research establishments in the UK. Cardwraps. 164 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 095277156X. SIGNED by the author to half title-page (inscribed to Don). Rubbing to cover edges.

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

KLEMANTASKI & ASTON MARTIN 1948-1959
Written by Louis Klemantaski; Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 1327358
Published by Automobilia. 1st ITALY 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth, white titles. Three language edition: English, Italian, French. B/w photos. This is a Limited edition to 1700 copies; 1500 of which in this format. ISBN: 8879600893. SIGNED by author (Chris Nixon ONLY) to title page. This is Copy No. 1126. A few light marks to covers, with a few margin marks internally. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear/pin hole to spine - with tape to it, mostly at verso.

Buy now for £120.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

TISBURY BLUE
Written by Jim Smith. Illustrated by Jim Smith.
Stock no. 1327310
Published by The Hobnob Press. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Tisbury is a remarkable cat that lived in a corner shop. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0946418012. SIGNED by the author with a small doodle to front free-endpaper. Spine very slightly bumped. A few small, light scratch marks to rear cover. Contents fine.

Buy now for £78.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

WIZZIL
Written by William Steig. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327309
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Wizzil is a bored witch. So she turns herself into a common housefly and sets off to Frimp Farm to cause a little trouble. ISBN: 0747550328. SIGNED by the illustrator to title-page.

Buy now for £90.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

HMS HAMPSHIRE: A CENTURY OF MYTHS AND MYSTERIES UNRAVELLED
Written by James Irvine; Brian Budge; Jude Callister; et al.
Stock no. 1327297
Published by Orkney Heritage Society. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953594572. SIGNED by one of the authors (Neil Kermode) to title-page by means of a dedication. Spine and corners bumped.

Buy now for £58.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

CHIPMUNKS AROUND THE WORLD: A ROYAL AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY FLIGHT
Written by Tony Cowan; Ced Hughes; Bill Purchase.
Stock no. 1327137
Published by Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. The cicumnavigation of the northeren hemisphere across Russia, North America and the North Atlantic. Colour photos. Limited to 1000 numbered casebound copies. ISBN: 1899808310. SIGNED by Cowan, Hughes and Purchase on book plate to front free-endpaper. This is copy no. 94. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded.

Buy now for £50.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

LNER REFLECTIONS
Written by Nigel Harris.
Stock no. 1327122
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Green boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0947971033. SIGNED by the editor to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased with slight wear to top of spine.

Buy now for £10.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THAT'S JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Rodney Sutton.
Stock no. 1327096
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles to spine. Last of the Jennings books. Incorrect ISBN 0333611330 printed on publisher information page in some books. 121 pages. ISBN: 0333617932. SIGNED by the author to title page, tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwraoeor is just a little edge creased and slightly sunned to spine.

Buy now for £80.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991
Written by Ian Briggs.
Stock no. 1327042
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yearly summaries and annual reviews of the FIA and IMSA championships are linked to summarised reports and results for ever World Championship Group C race between 1982 and 1990 - and of course, each running of the Le Mans 24 hours. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1855322285. A unique copy SIGNED to title page by multiple drivers in the 1994 62nd Le Mans 24 hours race and throughout by other racing drivers. A unique record of endurance motor racing. Signatures include: Jeff Krosnoff, Eric van de Poele, Jurgen Lassig, Frank Jelinski, Yannick Dalmas, Mauro Baldi, George Fouche, Steven Andskar, Justin Bell, Richard Lloyd, Nick Adams, Tom Walkinshaw, Jan Lammers, Thorkild Thyrring, Andy Wallace, Peter Falk, Kenny Acheson, Mark Blundell, Robin Donovan, Richard Piper, Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy, Thierry Boutsen, Philippe Alliot. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate (John Atkins) has had some pencil writing erased from it. Previous owner and written his name in ink to edge of front pastedown, the date in ink to top of front free-endpaper and has also written the names of the drivers under their signatures. Some very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

Buy now for £340.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1327021
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2018. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 189 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781912101764. SIGNED by the author to bookplate which is on front free-endpaper.

Buy now for £16.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

PEPPERCORN'S PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey; Mark Allatt.
Stock no. 1327016
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w and colour pictures of 50 of Peppercorn's A1 locomotives and 15 of his A2 locomotives. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781912101702. SIGNED by the author to a bookplate which is stuck to the front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.

Buy now for £20.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

ALL QUIET ON THE IRRAWADDY
Written by John Tim Finnerty.
Stock no. 1326909
Published by New Horizon. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors story of service with the British Army during WWII., arriving back in India in 1945 the author learns that he has been offcially reported as killed in action in 1942 and must await to be officially resurrected! Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 225 pages. ISBN: 0861161572. SIGNED by the author to the rear flap of the wrapper. Small hole to spine of wrapper with corresponding slight damage to spine of book below.

Buy now for £40.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List