Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

  Basket is empty
  Login Register

265 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.

THE NATURE OF WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by G.H. Green; Brett Westwood; Brian Adlam. Illustrated by R.M. Bishop; Brett Westwood.
Stock no. 1830154
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Wildlife and Ecology of the Old County of Worcestershire. Limited Edition with list of subscribers to rear. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w and colour photos. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0860234878. Lengthy inscription in ink to top margin of half-title page. Otherwise, a nice, clean copy in a very nice dustjacket. This is copy 168 of a limited edition.

DEER OF THE WORLD
Written by Valerius Geist.
Stock no. 1329887
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Their Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 421 pages. ISBN: 1840370947. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge creased.

LAKELAND: THE WILDLIFE OF CUMBRIA (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1829996
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 92. The story of the whole region of Cumbria from the perspective of its natural history, and from the personal view point of the author. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 384 pages including index. ISBN: 000711303X. A lovely copy, looks and feels unread! Very light scuffing to dustwrapper. Spine is NOT faded (as is often the case).

AN ANGLER'S ENTOMOLOGY
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 1329302
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. New Naturalist reprint series. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1870630499. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to page edges and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

TRAVEL DIARIES OF A NATURALIST (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329190
Published by Collins. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Miranda Weston-Smith. Each volume covering different regions. Blue boards, gilt titles to spines. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. Each volume is a first edition, published 1983, 1985 and 1987 respectively. Spines slightly bumped. Dustwrapper spines are sunned and edges are slightly rubbed.

HOW TO SEE INSECTS
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish. Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1329189
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

The Children's Nature Series. Beige boards. Black titles and small vignette. B/w illustrations. Spine and cover edges browned. Lower front corner bumped. Top 2" of front free-endpaper has been neatly cut out. Some light foxing to contents. Remains of dustwrapper is tucked into the back of the book (the wrapper is in two pieces and the spine is missing).

NATURE ABOUNDING
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1329183
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

This is a book of Nature showing how living things on the earth and under the earth, in the air, and in the water, have been appreciated by naturalists, physicists, explorers, sportsmen, novelists, essayists, gardeners, and farmers, and also by mere ordinary men and women who stand and stare in wonder. New Edition. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 384 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers lightly browned, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is heavily foxed with slight edge chipping. Tiny hold to spine which is also browned.

THE EYE OF THE WIND
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1961. Very good condition.

Autobiography. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. Blue pictorial endpapers. xxii and 679 pages including index. Second impression. SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Spine faded and creased with use. Boards just slightly grubby, lower edges rubbed. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. A few foxspots to contents.

OUT WITH ROMANY
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328961
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and vignettes. B/w photographic plates and b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5.25". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing and page browning. Dustwrapper is chipped, browned and grubby and has large section of spine missing.

OUT WITH ROMANY BY THE SEA
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328960
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A continuation of Romany's adventures with Tim, the farmer's boy. Blue cloth. B/w text illustrations and photos. Spine bumped and faded. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is browned to spine with slight chipping at top and tail and a little grubby to rear panel.

OUT WITH ROMANY AGAIN
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328957
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Romany of the BBC. Peach cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. B/w photos and text illustrations. vii and 182 pages. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

OUT WITH ROMANY ONCE MORE
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328955
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed to rear panel and browned to spine with damp stain at base.