Stella & Rose's Books

LAST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 1331470
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles and vignette to front. Blue and white endpapers show map of Malory Towers. 150 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Some foxing to textblock. Covers and contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped with slight loss else bright.

THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1331469
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping and browning to spine. Foxing to textblock and a few light foxspots to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with minimal loss and a few small tears and is slightly browned to rear panel.

THE PRACTICAL DICTIONARY OF MECHANICS (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward H. Knight.
Stock no. 1831593
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1880. Almost very good condition.

A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering; history of inventions; general technological vocabulary; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts. Three-quarter maroon leather binding (spine & corners). Brown cloth boards. 5 raised bands to spines. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and plates, some folding. Title page to volume I (A to D) only. D to M, M to S and S to Z follow on in page numbering. 2831 pages spread over the four volumes. Undated but approximately 1880s. Leather is rubbed and worn with some surface loss. Boards marked/stained. Some foxing present as to be expected for a book of its age. Else contents clean. 2 pages detached from volume II (D to M) else binding is tight.

SKARA BRAE: A PICTISH VILLAGE IN ORKNEY
Written by V. Gordon Childe.
Stock no. 1831590
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was discovered following a storm exposing the presence of stone structures within the coastal sand dunes. Childe, who would be the first to admit he was better at writing than digging, which he loathed, excavated carefully, acknowledging the work of every digger involved in the process of carefully examining and cataloguing the site. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. xiii and 208 pages plus plates to rear. Top edge brown. Spine lightly faded to top & tail, a few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing present, mainly to text block and prelims. A lovely copy overall.

THE SILVER TRUST: NATIONAL COLLECTION
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831581
Published by The Silver Trust. Circa 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Trust was established in 1987 by Rupert Hambro, Lady Falkender, Lady Henderson and Jean Muir. The Trust helps encourage and publicise the work of practising British silversmiths; silver commissioned and owned by the trust is made available on loan for use in British government buildings and embassies overseas. Blue cloth boards, silver title and vignette to front board. Colour frontis and b/w photos, last page is colour. A scarce book. SIGNED by the Chairman of The Silver Trust to Lord Howe, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and a Conservative Minister of State for Defence. Boards a little dusty. Contents clean.

SOME ACCOUNT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by T. Hudson Turner.
Stock no. 1831572
Published by John Henry Parker. 1st 1851. Very good condition.

Volume I: From The Conquest to the End of the Thirteenth Century; Volume II: From Edward I. to Richard II.; Volume III: From Richard II. to Henry VIII. Part II.; Volume IV: From Richard II. to Henry VIII Part I. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Vol I 1st 1851; Vol II 1st 1853; Vol III 1st 1859; Vol IV 1st 1859. Volume III and IV are possibly bound with incorrect number on spine ie III should be IV and IV should be III. Boards are lightly scuffed at edges, bumped at corners but otherwise in very good condition for the age of the volumes. Some foxing present but not bad. A nice set.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL CHURCH 1100-1560
Written by Richard Fawcett.
Stock no. 1831498
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first in-depth survey of Scotland's medieval church architecture covers buildings constructed between the early 12th century and the Reformation in 1560. From majestic cathedrals and abbeys to modest parish churches and chapels, Richard Fawcett places the architecture in context by considering the varied sources of ideas that underlay church designs. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos. xiii and 456 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300170498. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Top corners of boards bumped giving rise to a light corner cease to contents (minor). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1331343
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small dents to cover edges. Spine is foxed and has a small worn patch to rear edge with slight loss of cloth. Front joint is cracked. There is some light foxing to the contents. Some of the tissue-guards are creased but all plates are present and in fine condition.

GREENWITCH
Written by Susan Cooper.
Stock no. 1831399
Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The third book of The Dark is Rising series. In this dreamlike novel set in Cornwall, magic often occurs during the hours of darkness and yet readers are not left with the feeling that experiences have been merely imagined. The Greenwitch, a figure created by village women, comes into possession of a great secret coveted by the powers of Light and Dark. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 147 pages. ISBN: 0701150483. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly bumped. Tail of spine slightly discoloured. Small knock to top edge of front board. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Includes publisher's compliments slip. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to front panel gutter edge and top edge, rear panel is grubby and has the remains of a label.

AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS OF INDIA
Written by Christopher D.K. Cook.
Stock no. 1331195
Published by Oxford University Press. 2011. Very good condition.

A physical print on demand book. A reference book and identification manual for the vascular plants found in permanent or seasonal fresh water in the subcontinent of India south of the Himalayas. Large format. Green glazed boards with yellow titles to spine and front cover. 385 pages (including index). B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9780198548218. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. A few tiny rubbed patches to cover edges. Contents fine.

GENERA ORCHIDACEARUM VOLUME 1
Written by Alec M. Pridgeon; Phillip J. Cribb; Mark W. Chase; Finn N. Rasmussen.
Stock no. 1331194
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A robust and natural classification of the Orchids. This volume begins with a general introduction outlining the history of the classification of Orchids, followed by detailed chapters on Apostasioideae and Cypripedioideae. Black boards, silver title to spine. Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 0198505132. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a small tear to top of spine.

THE HISTORY OF EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES, COMMONLY TERMED THE BLACK PRINCE, ELDEST SON OF KING EDWARD THE THIRD
Written by Alexander Bicknell.
Stock no. 1831317
Published by J. Bew. 1st 1776. Good condition.

With a Short View of the Reigns of Edward I; Edward II; and Edward II; and a Summary Account of the Institution of the Order of the Garter. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. B/w frontis. xvi and 352 pages. All edges red. Front board detached. Boards scuffed, corners worn, top of spine worn. Small patch of loss to leather spine. Bookplate of Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy to front pastedown - the eldest son of Mark Beaufoy the astronomer. Prelims badly bound in i.e. glued too far in. This leads to tearing and creasing of front hinge between title page and frontis (it is possible that the prelims have been glued in such a fashion to help hold the book together but it does make a bit of a mess to the prelims). 'Introduction' written in ink above the Introduction page xiii (also imprinted to facing page). Light page browning and scattered foxing throughout. A few old grubby marks to margins. Overall, a good working copy.