Stella & Rose's Books

HISTORY OF INSECTS
Written by Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn; Donald L.J. Quicke.
Stock no. 1826682
Published by Springer ScienceBusiness Media. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of insect palaeontology, the methods for studying fossils, the taphonomic processes leading to their formation, the diagnostic features of all insect orders, both extant and extinct, the major fossils of each order, and the implications that can be drawn from the palaeoentomological record about past ecology and climates. Large format. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789048158300. Reprint. A physical copy of a print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Light rubbing to corners. A few top corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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KEEPING AND BREEDING FRESHWATER TURTLES
Written by Russ Gurley.
Stock no. 1826676
Published by Living Art Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Information and ideas that can help keepers enhance their work and help them provide more interesting and appropriate environments for their turtles. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 096381303X. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing to title page else contents clean.

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IMPROVING ORGANIC CROP CULTIVATION
Written by Ulrich Kopke.
Stock no. 1826660
Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science No. 47. Pictorial glazed boards. A physical copy printed on Demand by Lightning Source. A few colour photos and charts. ISBN: 9781786761842. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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ALPINE ENVIRONMENT: GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Written by John G. Schmidt.
Stock no. 1826656
Published by Nova Publishers. Circa 2011. Fine condition.

Edited by Schmidt. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781612093925. Still in original shrinkwrap!

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A BUNDLE OF RAGS IN A CYCLONE: THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL
Written by Nick Waters.
Stock no. 1826636
Published by Nick Waters. 1st thus 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A celebration of a unique and versatile dog - a breed now recognised at the very top levels of competition in the show ring, a working gundog; a sniffer dog; an obedience and agility dog, but, above all, a character and companion. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 095346590X. SIGNED by the author on a compliments slip loosely included. Contents fine. Pictorial dust wrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRITSCHE BALLADEN
Written by Albert Verwey. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325879
Published by Van Holkema & Warendorf. 1st thus 1920. Very good condition.

Dutch edition of British Ballads, translated by Verwey. Limited edition of 550 copies. Large format. Pale grey buckram with green titles and colour onlay to front. 15 tipped-in colour plates to the contents mounted on grey card with tissue-guards (16 plates listed but May Colven is the plate featured on the front cover). 198 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Some pale page browning and some light foxing.

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THE MOST FAMOUS CAR IN THE WORLD
Written by Dave Worrall.
Stock no. 1826562
Published by Solo. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

The complete history of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951750917. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Card covers a little rubbed at corners and scufffed. Top edge of text block a little berowned and grubby. Top corners of contents (margins) and rear cover lightly creased. Contents are clean.

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THE BIOLOGY OF SEA TURTLES
Written by Peter L. Lutz; John A. Musick.
Stock no. 1826554
Published by CRC Press. Circa 1997. Very good condition.

Marine Science Series. How these endangered marine reptiles operate in, adapt to, and are dependent upon particular features of their marine environment. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w diagrams, charts and photos. ISBN: 0849384222. Third printing. Board corners lightly bumped. 'Property of Turtlewatch' written in ink to top of front endpaper. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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BROUGH SUPERIOR: THE ROLLS-ROYCE OF MOTORCYCLES
Written by Ronald H. Clark.
Stock no. 1826551
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

3rd edition reprinted. The story of the most distinguished marque in motorcycling history. Black boards, gilt title to spine B/w photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 1859604382. top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and has a few faint damp stains, corners lightly rubbed.

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THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE
Written by Algernon C. Swinburne. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325864
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1918. Very good condition.

Limited Deluxe edition of 765 numbered, signed copies. Vellum-style boards and vellum spine. Gilt titles and vignette. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 133 pages. 11.5 x 9.25". 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with captioned tissue-guards. 52 drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Contains extra colour plate not in trade edition. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 573. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby and marked. Endpapers lightly browned. Plates all present. Tiny corner crease to one plate else otherwise fine.

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BLOBBS AT THE STORES
Written by B. Parker. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes.
Stock no. 1325863
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1927. Good condition.

Title to cover is 'Blobbs Day at the Stores'. Blobbs has the appearance of an English bulldog. Large format 12" x 10". Buff pictorial boards show Blobbs on weighing scales with his friend Sam. Colour & b/w illustrations. Blobbs and Sam get up to mischief at the sales. Covers are edge worn with chipping to spine. Covers slightly grubby. Some light foxing and fingering else contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce book.

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MR. BUMBLETOES OF BIMBLETON
Written by L.C. Ockenden. Illustrated by Maben.
Stock no. 1826401
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some Jolly Tales of Bimbleton. Blue cloth. Dark blue title to spine and vignette to front. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight discolouration to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock and page margins, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with tape repairs on verso, some slight loss to spine and corners and foxed on verso.

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