Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

1,809 stock records found. Did you know that you can now search our sold stock? Look for the 'sold stock' filter at the bottom of the filter options.

A SOURCE-BOOK OF GEOLOGICAL, GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND SOIL MAPS FOR WALES AND THE WELSH BORDERS (1800-1966)
Written by Douglas A. Bassett.
Stock no. 692899
Published by National Museum of Wales. 1st 1967. Fine condition.

Includes a summary of the evolution of geological, geomorphological and pedological cartography, with extensive notes on the sources of information. Contains comprehensive lists and indexes of the maps of Wales and the Borders Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 239pp. 10 x 8".

Buy now for £19.00 Add to Wish List

CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 8
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 693169
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 090080761X. Wrapper spine faded.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE BASIN OF THE TAY
Written by James Knox.
Stock no. 693734
Published by John Anderson; William Hunter. 1st 1831. Good condition.

Brown cloth. 2 b/w engravings. Contents very good but rear joint cracked. A few foxspots. Corners worn. Boards rubbed.

Buy now for £55.00 Add to Wish List

ANATOMY OF WALES
Written by R. Brinley Jones; F.V. Emery; Prys Morgan; et al.
Stock no. 694536
Published by Gwerin Publications. 1st 1972. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Geography, history, society, economy, industry and religion. Purple cloth. gilt titles to spine. ISBN: 0903453002.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Frederick Mort.
Stock no. 694582
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth. B/w photos. Contents near fine but spine browned and nicked.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

THOMAS HOWELL AND THE SCHOOL AT LLANDAFF 1860 TO 1890
Written by Jean E. Mccann.
Stock no. 695376
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Inscription in ink and some colouring to front endpaper. Wrapper corners worn.

Buy now for £16.00 Add to Wish List

ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF THE MORRISES OF ANGLESEY (1735-1786) Vol. XLIX Part II
Written by Hugh Owen.
Stock no. 696181
Published by The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. 1st 1949. Slightly better than very good condition.

Beige cloth covers. 6" x 9". 981pp. A collection of greatly valued letters. Spine lightly browned.

Buy now for £15.00 Add to Wish List

OUR ENGLISH MINSTERS
Written by A.P. Purey-Cust. Illustrated by Herbert Railton.
Stock no. 696750
Published by Isbister & Company Limited. Very good condition.

Grey decorative cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 2nd series. Endpapers browned.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

A PORTFOLIO AND FRAGMENTS AND ANTIQUITIES OF LANCASHIRE
Written by Matthew Gregson.
Stock no. 900316
Published by G.H. Harris's Widow And Brothers. 1824. Very good condition.

The book consists of the book "Fragments" bound with other material in modern brown cloth with black and gilt title label. Consists of: A page of manuscript notes relating to the text. The "Notice of Publication Sheet" for the book dated 1817. Title Page for 1817 edition. Portrait of Matthew Gregson. Title Page for 1824 (second) edition. ix pages including updated subscribers list. Page vii repeated from original edition. Large folding map. 152 pages completes Part I. Part II dated 1817 continues the pagination through to page 302. Part III has cviii pages. One page prospectus for forthcoming fourth part. A coloured page titled "A List of the Sheriffs of Lancashire copied from Gregson's fragments of the History of that County" followed by pages 295 to 302 repeated but with all the heraldic shields hand coloured. A further document title "To the Freemen of Lancaster" seemingly one of 200 printed in 1780. 4 small pages with a review of Gregson's book. Two manuscript pages with notes relating to the book. One printed page which is a a letter from Gregson probably printed in a newspaper Titled "National Education in Drawing" and dated 1813. Numerous black and white illustrations and original card covers bound in. Bookplate to front pastedown. The contents are superb. Reduced from £350.

Buy now for £280.00 Add to Wish List

THE JOURNAL OF THE WELSH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY VOL. II No. 1 TO VOL. II No. 8 INCLUSIVE
No author listed.
Stock no. 984799
Published by Welsh Bibliographical Society. 1916. Very good condition.

Includes three short title catalogues of Welsh books: 1546-1640; 1641-1680; 1681-1700. Pages: 320. Bound in green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, with original wrappers bound in. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Contents very good.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

LEICESTER CITY AND COUNTY
No author listed.
Stock no. 985033
Published by Leicester & County Chamber Of Commerce. 1946. Slightly better than very good condition.

Industry, Commerce, Transport and something of the history. First edition. Pages: 156. Stiff pictorial board covers, blue cloth spine. Illustrated in colour throughout. Corners lightly rubbed.

Buy now for £35.00 Add to Wish List

CREFYDD A DIWYLLIANT
Written by D. Miall Edwards.
Stock no. 986413
Published by Hughes A'I Fab. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

First edition. Pages: 250 + 3. Original green cloth with gilt lettering. Text in welsh. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List