Stella & Rose's Books

MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Michel De Montaigne; John Florio; Graham Swift.
Stock no. 1830385
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Very good condition.

Three volumes. Blue cloth spines with gilt title and decorations. Marbled boards. B/w frontis. Translated by John Florio and introduced by Graham Swift. A lovely set, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is 2" split to either side of top join and is scuffed.

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A JOURNAL OF A THREE MONTHS' TOUR IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN, AFRICA
Written by The Marchioness Of Londonderry.
Stock no. 1827124
1st 1843. Almost very good condition.

'The object in publishing this Volume is to contribute the Profits towards the projected erection of an Infirmary, on a small scale, at Seaham Harbour, in the County of Durham.' Pink cloth boards with gilt title to front and embossed decoration to front and rear. Plain yellow endpapers. A few b/w plates. Lengthy subscribers list (31 pages). Spine browned, boards very grubby, corners bent. Name in ink to front endpaper. Joints just starting to split. Page browning, some foxing, one page has vertical edge crease. Small damp stain to prelims at lower gutter edges. A scarce item.

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MONTE CASSINO JANUARY-MAY 1944: THE LEGEND OF THE GREEN DEVILS
Written by Angelos Mansolas.
Stock no. 1826180
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Allied attempts to break through the German defences on the rocky hill of Monte Cassino ended up as one of the longest and deadliest engagements ever fought on European soil... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9781781556023. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at base of spine.

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THE HAPPY TALE OF MONTY MOUSE
Written by L. Van Bree. Illustrated by Nans Van Leeuwen.
Stock no. 1325602
Published by Young World Productions. Circa 1969. Very good condition.

Tall format (11.75 x 5.75"). Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations every page. First couple of pages are torn at inner margin. Printed price inside front cover is blotted out.

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"THAT'S MY BLOODY PLANE": THE WORLD WAR I EXPERIENCE OF MAJOR CECIL MONTGOMERY-MOORE
Written by Peter Kilduff; John W. Baker.
Stock no. 2140043
Published by The Pequot Press. 1st USA 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos. As told to Peter Kilduff. ISBN: 0871060574. Blue mark to front cover. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some scuffing; chips and nicks.

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MONTY WOODPIG'S CARAVAN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140014
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, green title to spine and vignette to front cover. 4 wonderful colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Monty was a Bachelor Hedgehog of settled habits but he was lonely... Some browning and brown tape glue marks to edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All colour plate are present - some browning. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; a little loss to top of spine; some grubby marks; has been strengthened with sticky tape to edges and folds to verso.

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THE MARCH OF THE MONTANA COLUMN
Written by James H. Bradley; Edgar I. Stewart.
Stock no. 2135387
Published by University of Oklahoma Press. 1st USA 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Prelude to The Custer Disaster. Grey cloth with silver title to spine. B/w photos. Bumping to corners. Page edge browning; some foxing. Wrapper has top corner of front flap cut off; faded to spine; some small tears and chips; couple of repairs to verso.

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MONTCALM AND WOLFE
Written by Francis Parkman.
Stock no. 2134947
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A continent at war - the Seven Years' War in America. First published in two volumes in 1884. This edition has an Historical Foreword by Esmond Wright, Professor fo Modern History in the University of Glasgow. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps to endpapers. B/w frontis. Top edge blue. xx and 719 pages including index. Spotting to covers. Browning and a few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with tears and chips, but minimal loss; some browning.

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MONTE CARLO METHODS
Written by J.M. Hammersley; D.C. Handscomb.
Stock no. 1319607
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1967. Fair condition.

Methuen's Monographs on Applied Probability and Statistics. Reprinted with minor corrections. Green boards, silver titles. 178 pages. Badly ex-lib with laminated binding and the usual library stamps and labels. Some pencil and biro underlining to the introduction and first chapter.

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A MONTH IN LONDON
Written by Jeffrey Tayler.
Stock no. 2133865
Published by Harvey And Darton. 1st 1832. Good condition.

The American Mr. Hazelford voyages across the Atlantic to "inform himself of the real progress of England in the grand improvements of the age". Author is Jeffrey Taylor although no author named. Small format. Dark green cloth, gilt title and decoration to spine. Frontis and illustrated title page plus 4 other b/w plates. 182 pages plus booklist. Rebacked with original spine covering laid down. New endpapers. Corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly marked. Foxing to frontis and title page. Some foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Pages lightly browned. A few corner tips creased.

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CALENDARBEARS A BOOK OF MONTHS
Written by Kathleen Hague. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 2130599
Published by Henry Holt and Company. 1st USA 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0805038183.

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GUIDE TO MT KAINDI: BACKGROUND TO MONTANE NEW GUINEA ECOLOGY
Written by J.L. Gressitt; Nalini Nadkarni. Illustrated by Margaret K. Gressitt.
Stock no. 2127988
Published by Wau Ecology Institute. 1978. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Handbook No. 5. B/w illustrations and photos. Foxing to covers and some internal pages. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author.

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